Wins Mount up in league for A team
MOUNT A were playng catch-up in the Northumberland Winter League’s Premier Division and found themselves up against Cramlington Tigers and Prudhoe United Services Club A.
Both matches proved fairly comfortable for Mount.
Their line-up of Graeme Barella, Phil Prady and Anthony Ainley cruised to a 10-0 whitewash of the Tigers and an 8-2 victory over Prudhoe.
With the Tigers’ James Bradbury out injured, Division Two player Blair Carmichael stepped up but was unable to take any ends off the experienced players of Mount.
Rob Reed and Gareth Pearson both captured a few ends each but could not string a result together in any match.
Prudhoe fared marginally better as top over-60s’ veteran Jeff Salter beat both Prady and Ainley but succumbed to Barella.
Teammates John Williamson and Peter Stempczyk were unable to pick up any wins.
Mount’s B team travelled to China Town to face NECA A.
Jamie Dent managed to beat recently-signed Newcastle University student Harry Saxton but neither he nor teammates Rodney Roberts and Dan Dodds were able to beat Chun Yin Yu or Adam Webster.
Saxton also played in Division One as NECA B travelled to Cramlington Reivers.
The home side’s Steve Pearce and Paul Jamieson were in good form as they beat Bernie Morris and Ken Lee, but Philip Smith recorded one of his best wins to date as he beat Ken Lee 3-2.
Smith, playing up from Division Three, also took an end off both Morris and Saxton and was arguably unlucky to take more.
Saxton took Player of the Match honours as he secured his hat-trick - but the home side took the doubles to claim a narrow 6-4 victory overall.