Tough start goes on for Sleaford Town bowlers

In the ASC Metals League at Eslaforde Park, Town lost on all rinks, and 32-67 on overall shots aggregate for no points.

Andrew Morris, Brian Srawley and Gwen Campbell lost 11-25, Linda Morris, Bas Gilbert and Kris Moore lost 12-19, and David Thomas, Calum Campbell and Neil Mapletoft went down 9-25.

* In the City League against Moorlands/Rail, the Town again lost all three rinks.

Robin Wilson, Ken Irwin and Andrew Bird were defeated 17-19, Andrew Morris, Neil Mapletoft and Kris Moore were beaten 11-15, while Martin Titley, Peter Stokes and Richard Barnes lost 15-28.

* Away at Cranwell in the Woodhall Friendly League, two winning rinks gave the Town four points to the hosts’ two points.

Robin Wilson, Brian Srawley and Mick Faulkner won 34-10, while Jackie Wareham, Richard White and Bas Gilbert were victorious 23-14.

The losing rink was Cecilia Faulkner, Mick Jarrald and Ken Irwin (12-17), but Town comfortably took the aggregate score 79-41.

* In the EBA National Two Fours, the Town travelled to play Skegness Foreshore at the Sun Castle green.

But Sleaford lost out on both rinks, and the aggregate by 28-39.

The quartet of Andrew Morris, Ken Irwin, Richard Barnes and Andrew Bird lost on the last end by just one shot, 16-17, and the four of Richard White, Mick Faulkner, Kris Moore and Trevor Cope were defeated 12-22.