Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Foster beaten in quarter-finals
Canterbury Whitstable
Peter Foster was narrowly beaten in the national under-25 quarter finals but has another chance of glory in the men’s singles next week.
Canterbury ladies were beaten 161-106 by the club’s men in the annual Belmore Cup.
The ladies won on one rink, drew on one but lost on the other six.
The two captains’ teams played each other with the men winning 26-8. Canterbury men 161 Canterbury ladies 106 Brian Wheeler (captain), Dave Rickard and Malcolm Nicholson beat June Baker (captain), Rosemary Wheeler and Christiane De Weduwe 26-8; Peter Cole, Roger Blissett and Dave Todd beat Pat Vaughan, Val Lundin and Carole Nelson 20-7; Duncan Ellis, Roger Gowan and Colin Goldsack. lost to Shiela Holden, Sandra Swann and Christie Bar 15-14; Peter Fawcett, Mick Doyle and Bernard Woodhams drew with Liz Long, Gale Hone and Bim Bishop 18-18; John Cananur, Maj Lloyd and Michael Hutchinson beat Kay Lloyd, Barbara Grundy and Sue Mates 18-7; Barry Dilnot, Bill Hillman and Dave Swann beat Maureen Aitkin, Junko Lord and Sally Blissett 16-13; Mansell Jagger, Tim Woods and Mervyn Gulvin beat Alison Mc Donald, Jenny Wilkinson and Marion Patmore 21-16; Hugh Lundin, Damien Hone and Brian Nicholson beat Vivien Piggot, Heather Goldsack and Maureen Dilnot 28-10.
Sixteen teams took part in the annual men’s drawn pairs competition on a round-robin basis, playing three games each.
Two teams won all three games, with Rod Hummel and Bryan Nicholson coming out on top after a countback on ends. Canterbury 83 Aylesham 107 Barry Jordan, Michael Hutchinson and Dave Charlton lost 21-10; Simon Willis, Alan Burnap and Bernard Woodhams won 19-16; Ian Mitchell, Brian Wheeler and Colin Strouts won 13-11; Peter Fawcett, Russell Feast and Dick Mortley lost 22-9; John Cananur, Colin Goldsack and Dave Swann. won 20-13; Tom Nelson, George Long, Ian Burton lost 24-12. Canterbury ladies 33 Aylesham 52 Angie Hudson, Sue Longley and June Baker lost 20-9; Maddie Mcconomy, Barbara Grundy and Heather Goldsack lost 17-11. Barham 97 Ash 67 Pauline Bradburn, Mick Bullman and Neil Sladden won 24-11; Hazel Hatton, Selwyn Lewis and Phil Cross lost 17-12; Linda Lewis, Ray Hatton and Glyn Hicks won 16-15; Eric Marsh, David Hatton and Brian White won 20-16; Mike Hurlock, Eira Osborne and Damian Conroy won 25-8. Phillips and Bill Robb won 17-13. Whitstable won on six mixed rinks against visitors Bovingdon, losing on one and drawing the other for a 113-77 victory. Whitstable 113 Bovingdon 77 Brian Watson, Ronald Vaz, Barbara Mcgillicuddy and Sylvia Hender won 28-12; Trevor Hall, Derek Boots, Sue Fisher and Gareth Porter won 22-13; Ray Mcdonald, Patricia Vaz, Sue Quilter and Malcolm Scott won 23-12; Jim Ratcliffe, Dino Fella, Rex Beard and Yvonne Gann won 20-19; Jim Hatton, Rosemary Field, P Smith and Gerald Hender drew 17-17; Garth Coates, Derek Gann, Irene Fairhall and Stan Robinson lost 21-20. won on two rinks of the four played but lost 67-62 overall. Chislet 62 Ash 67 B Hill, J Symes and D Gowing won 15-14; M Harris, N Mallett and L Eames won 20-15; T Kirkbank, D Clarke and J Symes lost 18-11; M Holmes, W Laughton and S Clarke lost 20-16.