Garvey give White a fright as seven up puts the fizz back in B

LISNAGARVEY 67 (2)

Lisnagarvey gave second placed Whitehead a fright in NIBA Division One when they took two points and only lost by a single shot.

Philip Cromie was down 10-11 with four ends left but finished with one, three, one, two to win by six shots.

After starting with a four, Keith Morrison added three threes and then a five at 19 ends to win by seven shots.

It was always a struggle for Neil Mulholland though and Garvey lost this one by 11.

Noel Graham had a tough fight and at 19 ends was 8-18 ends and a three, four finish still left him three shots short.

S. Wilson 11, G. Riley, K. Armstrong, S. Skelton, P. Cromie 17; M. McHugh 16, C. Aicken, P. Hughes, G. McCloughlin, K. Morrison 23; B. Browne 23, S. Irwin, M. Beattie, D. Boal, N. Mulholland 12; J. Caldwell 18, S. Jess, J. Chapman, M. Nelson, N. Graham 15.

Seven up puts fizz back in Garvey B

LISNAGARVEY B 111 (7)

GLENGORMLEY 59 (0)

Seven points put Lisnagarvey B back in the promotion hunt in NIBA Division Four and with Finaghy beating Holywood, their chances were further enhanced from a 52 shots home win.

Denis Rankin lifted a four but it was 10-10 at the tenth and Garvey were 12-15 down at 15 ends. They hit back to win by eight shots.

Three threes and a four gave Bobby Carroll a 20-6 lead at the tenth and a four and a three made it 27-6. Garvey added another four and went on to win by 26 shots.

A four and a three gave Alton Reid a 14-3 lead at the tenth and a five made it 21-6 at 15 ends. Garvey added a four to win by 17 shots.

A four and a three gave Adrian McNevison a 13-7 lead at the tenth but it was 15-14 at 15 ends. A dropped last end double still allowed Garvey to win by a shot.

G. Riley, M. Wilson, B. Lemon, D. Rankin 25, J. Martin 17; M. Simpson, A. O’Rourke, J. Nelson, B. Carroll 38, W. Nesbitt 12; B. McMullan, M. Adamson, P. Lavery, A. Reid 29, E. Foster 12; A. Smyth, I. Kane, A. Morrison, A. McNevison 19 D. Burton 18.