Huntingdon IBC Ladies through to national quarter-finals
NATIONAL quarter-finals are on the agenda for Huntingdon Indoor Bowls Club ladies after a nail-biting three-shot win in the Mason Cup against Northampton B. The two rinks from Huntingdon travelled to Northampton expecting a close game and after Marg
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NATIONAL quarter-finals are on the agenda for Huntingdon Indoor Bowls Club ladies after a nail-biting three-shot win in the Mason Cup against Northampton B.
The two rinks from Huntingdon travelled to Northampton expecting a close game and after Margaret Elstub's rink had suffered a 15-17 shot reversal, a place in the next round looked unlikely.
But the second rink, led by Cathy Snitch, held their nerve to record a solid 24-19 win to book a place for Huntingdon in the next round.
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Last week also saw the ladies in action in the County League.
They carried on their good form against Peterborough, though they suffered two home rink defeats.
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The rinks playing at St Peter's Road, skipped by Margaret Elstub and Pat Purssord, missed out 20-22 and 19-20 respectively in games that could have gone either way.
The two away rinks needed something special at Peterborough IBC, and skip Nicky Verlander and her team obliged with an 18-18 tie. It was the rink skipped by Daphne Cooper that saved the day, with a 30-19 trouncing in which they were seldom in trouble.
The win keeps Hunts IBC Ladies sitting in second place in the County League.
