Contrasting fortunes for Kerr in Spa double

Jenny Wickens skipped a 25-13 win to consolidate the victory, with only a 19-15 reverse for Donna Kerr’s triple preventing the clean sweep.

Kerr bounced back three days later, however, skipping a 16-9 success as Leamington overturned a six-shot fifth-end deficit to beat hosts Coventry Halfways 55-46.

Cynthia Briggs skipped Isobel Cox and Chris Davison to a 28-18 win, while Jean Smithard suffered a 19-11 loss.

Rink wins for Malcolm Wickens (24-17) and Dick Allibon (26-16) failed to prevent Leamington’s men slumping to a 114-93 defeat at home to Bidford-on-Avon.

Whitnash’s anniversary celebrations carried on apace with a visit from a touring side of Lincolnshire vice-presidents.

Bob Cook (27-13) and Derek Owen (24-10) both enjoyed 14-shot winning margins as Whitnash eased past their hosts 120-92.

Dave Gibbons also tasted success - 22-13 - with Ken Dolby again holding his nerve to skip a narrow 19-18 win.

All six Whitnash rinks won their matches as the hosts earned a comprehensive 123-87 victory over The Grange.

Grev Reader skipped a 20-12 for the highest winning rink, but The Grange can look back ruefully on several close encounters which did not go their way.

Colin Haywood (20-13), N Walker (23-16), Les Clarkson (17-15), Hamish Crawford (24-19) and Graham Cluff (19-12) were the other successful Whitnash bowlers.

A 20-11 success for Nigel Roach’s rink could not prevent Lillington going down to a 132-100 defeat at Three Spires.

Malcolm Welsh, with a 21-19, was Lillington’s only other victor in the six-rink contest.

Division One: RLS P RLS 4ths P; Whitnash 64 (6pts) Norgren 52 (2pts); Avenue 47 (4pts) Wellesbourne 42 (4pts); Homeguard 40 (0pts) Little Compton 66 (8pts). Division Two: Lillington 2nds 46 (2pts) WCC A 63 (6pts); Lillington 64 (5pts) RLS 3rds 53 (3pts); Whitnash 2nds 57 (8pts) Southam 38 (0pts); Welford 62 (8pts) RLS 2nds 36 (0pts); Welford 2nds 59 (8pts) Homeguard 2nds 38 (0pts). Division Three: Warwick Boat Club 34 (0pts) Shipston Sports 66 (8pts); Snitterfield 2nds 51 (3pts) Lillington 3rds 53 (5pts); Fenny Compton 48 (4pts) FISSC 50 (4pts); Snitterfield 88 (8pts) Avon 36 (0pts); Kineton 47 (2pts) Fenny Compton 51 (6pts).