Kirkbride Rosebowl Semi-Finals

 Francis McCrossin and his team of Jimmy Niblock, David Hope and Anne Hay started their game by scoring three against Ken Ross's team.   Thereafter they seemed to show no mercy.  To be fair, they let Ken score 2 at the third end, but that was all.  A resounding win by 11 shots to 2.

On the other sheet, David Gray scored singles at the first two ends, but Ronnie Peat's team of Euan Lawrence, Gillian Watson and Bob Cherry then took control.  They finished up winning by 9 shots to 2.

Next week the two victors will play each other, at 5.15, for the trophy.   

Kirkbride Rose Bowl First Round

 The Kirkbride Rose Bowl is our Knockout Competition and the first round was played tonight. When there are only 6 teams the draw can get quite complicated, but after this round it begins to make sense.

The Highest Winner was Ronnie Peat's team, who found some form again and beat Team Reynolds by 10 shots to 1.

Second Highest Winner was Francis McCrossin, who had a close game with Peter Galloway. Four ends where they scored two shots were sufficient to win by 8 shots to 5.

The closest game was between David Gray and Ken Ross, with David winning by 7 shots to 6.  These two teams fill the places of 3rd and 4th Highest Winners.

The draw for next week's games is therefore 

Ronnie Peat  v  David Gray

Francis McCrossin v Ken Ross

Earlier in the day, Richard Morrison skipped Ronnie Peat, Ernest Mutter and Fraser Hogg in the final group game of the Ross Low Trophy.  A tied game against Ayr &  Alloway was sufficient to top their section and progress to the semi final, which will be on 28th February at 12.00, against Dundonald.  The winners will play that afternoon at 2.30 against either Galston or Troon Portland.

Gangrels v Tarbolton 10 Feb 22

 We faced Tarbolton for the 21^st time in this annual inter-Club event for the Wilkie Trophy.  To date, Tarbolton had won it 14 times and the Gangrels 7, so it was all to play for.  The President’s Rink of President Peter, Ronnie Peat, Richard Morrison and Peter Galloway started well and were 5-2 up by the 6^th end but Tarbolton came back in the 7^th end with a steal of 3 to peel 5-5.  

The Vice Pres Rink of Vice Pres Jim Dunlop, Willie Scott, David Gray and Jimmy Begg scored consistently in the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6^th and 8^th ends to win 7-3 against a 1 man depleted Tarbolton Rink.  Overall, it was a 12-8 win to Gangrels who retain the Wilkie Trophy for another year.

A most enjoyable and social meal concluded the evening’s events.

Final Week of President's Cup Competition

 Francis McCrossin's rink completed a perfect 5 out of 5 wins tonight and cemented their position as winners of the President's Cup.

Skipped by Jummy Niblock, or Jimmy Nibbie as the score card has it, they were in a tight game against George Hay and the David Gray team but eventually won by 6 shots to 4.

Ronnie Wilson's rink, with Peter Galloway in charge, had a comfortable win over Gordon Todd and the Peat team. They only lost one end and won the game by 7 shots to 2.

Ernest Mutter also had a comfortable win.  He led Ken Ross's team to a 10-6 victory over Peter Reynolds, whose team was skippped by Jim Dunlop.  A score of 5 at the last end made the score respectable!

Next week's games are the start of the Kirkbride Rose Bowl.  This is a knock-out competition where the three winners and the top loser progress to the semi finals.

The final table for the President's Cup is here.