Competitions roll on at Forres Bowling Club with joint leaders in the Scott Cup
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THERE'S new joint-leaders at the top of Forres Bowling Club's Scott Cup tournament rankings.
Steve Gill has joined Ed Harris at the summit following his win in the latest round of the four-month-long competition.
Gill and partner Peggy Locke turned in a solid performance, losing just five ends to Charlie Watt.
Alex Porter was leading 16-1 after six ends against Harry Sutherland, who then scored a six at the next end to get a foothold in their match.
Winning five ends on the spin early in the second half set Brian Riddell up for victory over Sandy Burgess.
Stuart Robertson enjoyed a great finish to his match against Derek Sobey, scoring seven shots without reply in the final two ends.
Scores:
Steve Gill 22, Charlie Watt 7
Alex Porter 20, Harry Sutherland 13
Brian Riddell 15, Sandy Burgess 11
Stuart Robertson 16, Derek Sobey 13
In Wednesday's afternoon hat competition, Ann MacPherson and Derek Sobey were 10-0 up after just three ends and ended up with victory despite losing a five early in the second half.
Mary Sobey was involved in a lot of high-scoring ends, including a six for and against, and it was fitting that she ended all-square.
Ed Harris started badly but finished strongly while Charlie Watt fought back from a slow start but losing the final five ends cost him.
Scores:
Derek Sobey 13 up
Mary Sobey peels
Ed Harris 4 down
Charlie Watt 9 down
The moving hat night saw Henry Davidson pick up a further victory last week, joined by Roy Anderson and John Matthews.
A score of seven in their third set of their match against Steve Gill was the highlight of the night.
Alex Porter was looking to gain a Thursday hat night quadruple but was denied by the loss of a treble in the penultimate end.
Derek Sobey had the two sets against his wife Mary to thank for finishing on a positive note, after losing his other two sets.
Harry Sutherland never recovered from going behind in his second set, while Steve Gill started with a five, but lost 15 shots over four ends midway through the evening.
Scores:
John Matthews 9 up
Alex Porter 6 up
Derek Sobey 2 up
Harry Sutherland 4 down
Steve Gill 5 down
Mary Sobey 8 down
