City slickers
The first was a home match in the City (Evening) League against Monks Road.
Wendy Pateman, with Carol Croft and Jim Barclay, won 26-20.
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Hide AdPaul Butterworth, with Trevor Harding and John Hurst, fell victims to a good Monks Road set and lost 13-30.
David Miller ‘s set of Kath Booth and Graham Croft restored fortunes with a solid 28-15 victory including a five at a critical moment which seemed to crumble their opponents.
The fourth set of Tony Codd, with Les Wilkinson and Keith Pilbeam, just missed out losing 20-21, but scored a single on the final end which gave the aggregate 87-86 and 10 league points.
Ruskington hosted Cherry Willingham in the Lincoln and District League.
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Hide AdTony Codd, with Trevor Harding and Trevor Thackray, lost 13-18.
John Booth’s set of Les Wilkinson and Les Warren managed a draw 16-16, and Wendy Pateman’s set of Kath Booth and Sue Mitchell also drew 14-14.
David Miller’s set of Cecil Hall and Lin Clifton were crushed 8-34, leading to just two league points in a match curtailed by rain.
The final match was a home fixture in the City (Afternoon) League against Nettleham.
A good result saw all three sets winning.
Jim Motson, with Jim Barclay and Les Warren, won 21-15.
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Hide AdJohn Booth, with Wendy Pateman and John Hurst, lost the first five ends but pulled back well and finished 17-15 up.
Lastly. Les Jenkins, with Les Wilkinson and Sue Mitchell, had a close game which was not reflected in the score.
However, they won 22-10 for all 10 league points.