Indoor bowling: Prestwick senior gents lose to Paisley

Oct 21 2011 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

PRESTWICK gents seniors fell by 29 shots against a strong Paisley side who used their home advantage to the full.

They returned two winning cards and a draw which was more than enough to cover a 16-12 win for Prestwick's Billy McArthur over Tom Pattison.

A 10 shot defeat for Michael Higgins, a 23 shot defeat for Morris Sturgeon, and a respectable 14-14 draw for Alan Paxton leaves Prestwick still seeking their first win in this season's Scottish Seniors League.

The Bellevue Road side entertain Dumbarton on Saturday at 11am.

Rink 1: C Eade, T Collins, A Thomson, M Sturgeon; Rink 2: S Watson, W Fulton, J Fortune, M Higgins; Rink 3: W Craig, W Ferguson, J Reid, A Paxton; Rink 4: W Kennedy, T Howson, H Berretti, W McArthur; Reserves: J Docherty, S Gibson.

The gents team had no game due to the national singles championships playdowns and return to action this Saturday with a home game against Alloa.

Rink 1: A Hendry, C Cobbledick, C Lindsay, P Foster; Rink 2: S Wyllie, J Keir, P Brown, J Carswell; Rink 3: J Cole, M Kerr, J McGinlay, D Boyd; Rink 4: J Slaven, G Martin, S Reid, P Boyd; Reserves: A Cathie, S Dunlop, C Cathie.

Former internationalist, Kevin Nibloe represented the club in the national singles at Abbeyview and after a closely contested opening match in which he saw off Headwell's Craig Watson 21-18, he was edged out in the next round by the same scoreline against Dumbarton's Kenny Paton.

Coaching sessions are held at the club every Monday and Wednesday at 9am. Details from 01292 477802.