Kirkby Lonsdale 51, Windermere 22.

AN UPSET proved beyond Windermere's scope when they found Kirkby Lonsdale too strong for them overall, but they contributed significantly towards an entertaining spectacle for their Thwaites Cumbria Cup quarter-final at Underley Park on Saturday.

Faced with Kirkby's probing, Windermere's defence ultimately buckled, but on attack they claimed some well-worked scores and were still in the match at half time before their opponents stretched away.

Windermere got the perfect start when a Kirkby knock-on in the opening five minutes presented Neal on his right wing with ball and he sprinted from the halfway line to score an unconverted try in the corner.

Kirkby came straight back, getting a push on at a couple of scrums before Potts escaped on the left wing and turned play inside for R.

Robinson to touch down and Hadwin add the conversion for a 7-5 lead.

Windermere gained dangerous ground from two short penalties but Kirkby cleared their lines and took play into the Windermere half, where Dowker made a good break and Barton, coming up from full back, went over in the corner for another five points.

Windermere pressed the Kirkby tryline in a threatening spell but Barton's long clearance took play downfield and from broken play Potts got away and found plenty of support inside for Wylder to drive over.

Although the conversion attempt again failed, Kirkby had a opened a promising 17-5 lead.

Another score quickly followed when A.

Robinson broke through and J.

Ladell came through for a good unconverted try which made it look a winning margin.

Windermere had other thoughts, however, and their hard-working forwards produced some good driving play to suck in the Kirkby defence.

Moving the ball quickly left to find a big gap, Wood went over behind the posts and Gillespie's conversion brought them back wo within two scores as they turned round 22-12 down.

Lively scrum-half J.

Ladell set Kirkby alight with a long break, but play flowed to and fro before Kirkby pressure forced a penalty which Mallaband converted.

It was not long before Kirkby put another score on the board when R.

Robinson powered past three defenders to cross by the posts and Mallband added the extra points to make it 33-12.

Windermere had shown they coudl score quality tries and put together some good passing moves until a high floated pass was intercepted by Storey in the centre and he sprinted under the posts, Mallaband again converting.

Storey broke through the centre again and set Atkinson over for another five points and at 44-12, the match looked beyond Windermere's recall.

Kirkbydid not relax and R.

Robinson broke several tackles and found Hadwin in support for a neat score, which Mallaband converted to pass the half-century.

Windermere stil lgained a second wind and excellent passing saw the ball reach Lightburn, who went over to reduce the lead to 51-17.

Finding more space, Widnermere's forwards and backs combined for Tweedale to cross on the right, the unconverted try completing the scoring.

Kirkby's victory sets up an interesting semi-final at home with Netherhall.

Wanderers beat Cockermouth away 5-13 and Vipers defeated North Ribblesdale Thirds 48-12.