Cloughwater inflict first defeat of campaign on Ahoghill

First Ahoghill’s near-perfect start to the Ballymena & District Churches League campaign was brought to an abrupt halt last week.
Bertie McWhirter of Killymurris Bowling Club presents Macmillan Cancer Care Unit Antrim with a cheque for £1200.Bertie McWhirter of Killymurris Bowling Club presents Macmillan Cancer Care Unit Antrim with a cheque for £1200.
Bertie McWhirter of Killymurris Bowling Club presents Macmillan Cancer Care Unit Antrim with a cheque for £1200.

The defending champions had made a blistering start to this season’s campaign, dropping just two points from their opening eight fixtures but they suffered their first defeat, at the hands of Cloughwater.

Latest results are:

Second Broughshane A 2.5, Second Broughshane B 2.5: Ian Montgomery 5, W Barr 9; Jean Montgomery 11, D Murray 8; M Montgomery 7, N Graham 12; C Turtle 13, C Currie 7.

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First Ahoghill 4, Second Broughshane A 1: T Morrison 14, Jean Montgomery 6; D Morrison 14, Ian Montgomery 4; W Morrison 6, M Montgomery 8; A Morrison 16, W J Surgenor 5.

Grange 5, Cuningham A 0: B Millar 16, L McIlroy 6; M McCullough 11, J Calderwood 5; H McCullough 9, S McKee 4; R Duffin 12, D Stewart 2.

St Patrick’s 3.5, Ballymena Methodist 1.5: T Agnew 6, T Dillon 5; D McCullough 12, M Arbuthnut 6; J Gage 10, J Simms 11; M O’Neill 8, C McAleese 8.

Harryville 4.5, Clough A 0.5: J Patterson 10, W Stewart 10; B McLaughlin 13, A McCrea 3; R Law 16, A Alexander 4; A Lowry 12, D Wasson 6.

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First Broughshane 3.5, Cuningham B 1.5: G Davidson 5, J Kerr 12; J Gaston 11, I Craig 5; A Hunter 7, B Russell 7; D Calderwood 15, H Lynn 6.

Craigs 5, Clough B 0: P Boyd 11, S Johnston 8; R Kirkpatrick 10, S Anderson 8; B Herbison 9, L Cubitt 5; R Rodgers 11, C Orr 10.

Cuningham A 3.5, High Kirk 1.5: L McIlroy 6, T McPeake 6; G Logan 5, D Robinson 20; S McKee 13, J Brown 6; D Stewart 18, D McMaster 3.

Cloughwater 3, Ahoghill 2: S Gregg 6, D Morrison 8; R Adams 9, T Morrison 7; D Turtle 13, J Graham 5; W Adams 6, A Morrison 13.

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Ballymena Methodist 3, Harryville 2: M Arbuthnut 9, A Lowry 10; T Dillon 9, B McLaughlin 9; J Simms 10, J Patterson 8; C McAleese 9, R Law 9.

TOP OF TABLE

First Ahoghill, played 10, points 43; Second Broughshane A 10-31.5; Ballymena Methodist 10-29; First Broughshane 10-26.5; Cloughwater 8-29; St Patrick’s 8-25.5; Cuningham B 7-24.5.