Walking on Ayr!
Against all odds,
Liberton Bowling Club have performed a hat-trick of giant killing acts
to reach the Scottish National Bowling Finals in Ayr in August.
Their winning rink
comprises David Ramage (Skip), Bill Laing, John Thorburn and Dave Watson
who fought through the initial local South Edinburgh knock-out matches
before encountering the larger east of Scotland clubs Carrick Knowe in
the quarter-final, Mayfield in the semi-final and eventually Currie in
the District finals at Bainfield on 12 June. Their success follows on
from last year when the Club won both the South of Edinburgh League and
the Top-Ten competitions.
Club President Bob
Cardwell added, "This is a great achievement for our local Club. It
is the ambition of all bowlers to play in the National Finals and for
the second time in twelve years we have qualified against the odds to
represent the South of Edinburgh Bowling Association and our District.
Small Club or not, we look forward to participating in a great bowling
competition in August. We’ll be taking through a busload of support
for the lads."
The District final at
Bainfield was crammed with hundreds of spectators including a great
support from the Liberton bowlers and families. What surprised those at
the event was the margin of the victory with an unbeatable winning
scoreline of 23-6 with still two ends left to play. Again, Liberton and
South Edinburgh bowling is on the map.
The more formal National
finals in Ayr will be a different experience entirely for the Liberton
club with games against even more County players and internationalists,
but having performed so well to date, the Rink are totally undaunted by
this challenge and are really looking forward to having their name
emblazoned in lights!
Best of luck in
August, chaps! Walk on Ayr!
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