Bowls - Two tied for top spot after early-season skirmishes (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Bowls - Two tied for top spot after early-season skirmishes

11:18am Thursday 28th April 2011 in Sport

THE TOP two are tied for top spot in Division One of the Kendal and District League after Holme A beat Lower Holker A 9-1 and Kings Arms Hale A saw off Netherfield B 8-2.

Both teams have 25 out of 30 points from the first three matches. Bowness A are the only other team to still an unbeaten record in Division 1 after a 7-3 win at Windermere.

In Division Two Crosthwaite A remain unbeaten after an 8-2 home win over Victoria B, along with Netherfield C from Division 3, who won make it three out of three away with a 7-3 win at Heversham A.

Other unbeaten teams are Ambleside B new to Division 4 who won excellently away at Burneside B 2,8, Levens C and Hawkshead from Division Five both won at home 9,1 this week.

This week’s results: Div 1: Arnside A 4 v 6 Levens A; Holme A 9 v 1 Lower Holker A; KA Hale A 8 v 2 Netherfield B; Netherfield A 8 v 2 Staveley A; Victoria A 7 v 3 Holme B, Windermere A 3 v 7 Bowness A.

Div 2: Abbot Hall A 3 v 7 Ambleside A; Allithwaite A 8 v 2 K A Hale B; Burneside A 9 v 1 Subscription A; Burton 7 v 3 Ingleborough A; Crosthwaite A 8 v 2 Victoria B; Levens B 7 v 3 Milnthorpe A.

Div 3: Heversham A 3 v 7 Netherfield C; Kirkby Lonsdale 7 v 3 Endmoor A; Lindale A 3 v 7 Holme C; Netherfield D 5 v 5 Sedbergh; Staveley B 2 v 8 Crosthwaite B.

Div 4: Allithwaite B 9 v 1 Arnside B; Burneside B 2 v 8 Ambleside B; Langdale 8 v 2 Bowness B; Victoria C 6 v 4 K A Hale C.

Div 5: Bowness C 3 v 7 Staveley C; Endmoor B 7 v 3 Heversham B; Hawkshead 9 v 1 Burneside C; Holme D 7 v 3 Lindale C; Levens C 9 v 1 Allithwaite C; Milnthorpe C bye; Subscription C 2 v 8 Lindale B.

VIOLET Dennison of Levens came out on top in the British Crown Green Ladies Individual Merit qualifier at Abbot Hall .

Dennison beat Mary Smith of Ulverston Cons 21-12 in the final and will represent Cumbria at the Merit Finals in Shropshire on July 9.