Stronvaar bowlers lift county bowling shield
Campbeltown bowlers have beaten Argyll and Bute’s best in a county shield in six of its eight years. Campbeltown Bowling Club’s John McCormick presented Argyll and Bute County Bowling Association with the shield, in his name, in 2010, to be competed for by the entrants in the county top 10. The latest victory was on Sunday, in Ardrishaig when the Stronvaar club defeated Dunoon opponents Kirn and Hunter’s Quay 6 – 2 in the final. The road to victory started back in May when the team travelled to Bute where they defeated Ardbeg. This was followed by home wins against Oban and Dunoon Argyll with the latter match only being decided by shots accumulated by Bobby Dalziel in the singles and a fortuitous last bowl by Steven Dickson in the fours. Kirn and Hunter’s Quay were offered the option of a toss of a coin for choice of home venues but refused. They settled to play the final on the heavy, neutral green in mid-Argyll thinking that this would be to their advantage only to be soundly beaten. The day’s team was singles: Bobby Dalziel, who was the only losing player; pairs: Jimmy Anderson and Archie Johnston; triples: Gavin McLachlan, Dugald Graham and Robert Coffield and the fours: Steven Dickson, John McLean, David Brown and Neil McCormick. Gary Anderson and Steven McCallum both featured in the earlier rounds and were very much part of the team. This Sunday there is a charity pairs match to raise funds for Argyll FM.