Published at 13:06, Monday, 27 July 2009

WITH six matches remaining in the Rothay Bowling League, the top three teams in Division One are starting to pull away from the rest of the field.

BOWLS

Burneside A have closed the gap to only four points on current leaders, Coniston A, with both teams having had good away wins this week.

Staveley A are only a further point behind in third and are favourably placed with a game in hand on both the teams above them.

In Division Two, Ambleside A have increased their lead at the top of the table and one more good result next week should confirm their promotion.

Meanwhile, their main rivals for the title, Allithwaite A, suffered their first defeat of the season, losing a closely-fought match 6-4 away to Hawkshead A.

RESULTS – DIVISION ONE

LOWER HOLKER A 7 BOWNESS A 3

N Chanin 21 I Porter 5, A Salisbury 21 K Dunlop 16, M Burns 15 J Salton 21, K Salisbury 16 A Darling 21, A Taylor 18 I Dobson 21, G Critchley 21 D Dunlop 6, J Taylor 21 P Fell 7, R Unsworth 21 A Kemp 12.

BOWNESS B 2 BURNESIDE A 8

S Watson 17 D Heness 21, A Rothwell 21 A Slinger 20, B Wilson 20 G Bingham 21, P Spinks 13 A Batty 21, E Jones 8 C Slinger 21, G Sharp 18 S Barron 21, J Haslam 10 P Crawford 21, L Jewell 21 D Tugman 19.

LEVENS B 4 CONISTON A 6

K Foster 17 S Bray 21, M Anderton 19 C Knipe 21, K Nugent 21 T McBratney 8, R Bainbridge 21 M Sim 12, T Dennison 21 A Athersmith 13, D Hayton 9 J Athersmith 21, N Fishwick 21 A Townley 18, J Clement 3 W Wilson 21.

WINDERMERE 5 LEVEN VALLEY B 5

R Jones 14 P Clark 21, P Green 20 A Silvester 21, S Carruthers 21 A Salter 12, R Lord 19 E Worsley 21, J Loveland 21 H Clark 12, B Slater 21 D Menzler 10, L Gledhill 17 K Clark 21, B Laidler 12 B Worsley 21.

CONISTON B 8 CROSTHWAITE 2

L Valentine 21 D Wilson 14, S Todd 21 M Wilson 16, J Taylforth 21 D Robinson 15, D Whelan 17 M Stott 21, A Hemsley 21 C Hudson 14, J Stonehouse 21 De Wilson 19, I Waring 12 G Herd 21, B Bateman 21 J Pearson 14.

STAVELEY A 9 LEVENS A 1

K Tomlinson 21 P Milner 15, R Crompton 21 A Milliard 11, J Johnson 21 P Brook 18, K Donoghue 19 K Ashcroft 21, I Stansfield 21 C Burrow 20, D Reid 21 M Baxter 7, T Clancy 21 J Hallas 6, D Monks 21 G Long 19.

DIVISION TWO

BURNESIDE B 1 AMBLESIDE A 9

D Ward 7 D Tebay 21, B King 15 J Harris 21, D Jackson 21 B Tebay 15, J Walker 20 J Muirhead 21, J Hartley 16 R Wilson 21, M Atkinson 9 D Nelson 21, J Crawford 18 D Woodhouse 21, J Tugman 16 M Dixon 21.

AMBLESIDE B 7 LOWER HOLKER B 3

P Foster 21 S Banks 12, S Fawkes 4 G Wood 21, J Dodd 21 P Banks 14, K Robinson 21 M Airey 7, J Allonby 21 Anne Akrigg 13, R Swainson 21 M Hemmings 10, W Cook 6 A Akrigg 21, D Dixon 10 M Lang 21.

HAWKSHEAD A 6 ALLITHWAITE A 4

J Glaister 21 A Burton 11, J Haddow 21 F Foster 15, V Wood 8 M Tordoff 21, R Wilson 18 M Butcher 21, D Vaughan 16 J Kendall 21, G Wilkinson 21 B Burton 13, J Poole 12 J Beckett 21, T Butterworth 21 Je Kendall 8.

ALLITHWAITE B 6 LANGDALE 4

A Balderstone 17 D Blair 21, J Tattersall 20 T Thomas 21, P Cavender 21 E Rigg 16, R Tattersall 21 G Brown 9, R Moorby 20 R Holmes 21, H Tordoff 21 C Ainsworth 16, J Johnston 8 V Cousins 21, E Butcher 21 C Allonby 16.

LEVEN VALLEY A 8 HAWKSHEAD B 2

E Hubbard 21 H Kelly 18, P Cahill 15 A Harrison 21, J Hamilton 21 S Broadhurst 8, S Ellwood 21 A Broadhurst 11, I Young 21 E Ireton 16, R Milburn 21 J Ireton 15, P Appleton 20 A Wilson 21, D Woods 21 P Irvine 7.

STAVELEY B 6 HAWKSHEAD A 4

N Mackereth 14 J Glaister 21, C Williams 15 J Haddow 21, A Noble 17 V Wood 21, J Holliday 21 D Vaughan 14, M Bell 8 G Wilkinson 21, J Irving 21 T Butterworth 7, A Monks 21 J Butterworth 17, N Martin 21 A Thackeray 13.

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