Melton Indoor Bowls: A night of fightbacks in Triples League

The match between Syston and Barnstone saw both teams gunning for control from the start, and after nine ends Barnstone had surged into a 16-shot lead.

Syston fought back and after 15 ends the scores were level at 56 shots apiece, but Barnstone pushed hard and picked up 13 shots in the final three ends to Syston’s seven to clinch the aggregate win. The rinks were shared, two each,

Belvoir Vale started fast in the other match, but Melton IBC B had forged a five-shot lead at the halfway stage.

Both teams battled hard and the Hose-based club came back well to win the match on aggregate shots, while, again, the rinks were shared.

House of Townend

Warren Triples League

SYSTON BC 63

BARNSTONE BC 69

Rink scores: K. Toon, K. Renshaw, T. Jordan beat W. Snowdown, S. Payling, L. Payling 18-17; P. Bennett, J. Dewick, R. Heggs lost to R. Spencer, S. Taylor, R. Smith 11-19; P. Murray, D. Hudson, G. Stone lost to A. Parker, K. Drew, J. Parker 17-22; C. Smith, C. Wilkinson, G. Horobin beat J. Higg, S. Sherriff, N. Drew 17-11.

MELTON IBC B 65

BELVOIR VALE BC 76

Rink scores: Jenny McConnell, David Poate, Keith Blackshaw lost to Viv Pugh, Jill Lambert, Tim Warrener 16-17; Peter Craddock, John Evans, Arnodl Browne lost to Clive Underwood, Jen Merrick, David Keegan 9-28; Chuck Kershaw, Les Woodcock, Malcolm Reeds beat John Lambert, Evelyn Underwood, Brian Birch 20-16; Anne Reeds, Marilyn Vye, Ron Vye beat Daphne Birch, Lawrie Pugh, Richard Warrener 20-15.