This seasons inter club game against Riccarton CC was played at Greenacres on Tuesday evening. Representing Stewarton were the Cuthbertson League rinks of Hugh Reid and Tom Reid.
Tom Reid 5 – 6 Hugh Guthrie
This was a close game where, with the exception of the fifth end, there was only 1 shot between the teams throughout. Hugh opened with a single and Tom countered with a deuce. The teams then swapped singles before Tom stole a 1 in the fifth to lead 4-2. Hugh levelled the score with a deuce in the sixth and, keeping Tom to single in the seventh, took another deuce to win the game in the eighth.
Hugh Reid 13 – 2 Jim Wilson
In contrast, this game was much more one sided, with Hugh winning the first six ends. Opening with a 3, Hugh then stole a 6, followed by further steals of 2, 1, 1 & 2. Having scored his first 2 shots in the seventh, Jim conceded the game.
Teams
Stewarton Heather
Tom Reid, Billy Smith, Iain Dunlop, Jack Mitchell
Hugh Reid, Billy Jackson, Ewan Jackson, Martin Johnstone
Riccarton
Hugh Guthrie, Tom Steel, Alan Grant, Andrew Smith
Jim Wilson, Mark Guthrie, Scott Brown, Jane Guthrie
With all teams now having played six games, there is a three way tie at the top. At the bottom, a 4 point gap has opened between the bottom three and safety.
David Mundell 6 – 5 Robert Wilson
David took the advantage early on in this game with a steal of 3 in the third to lead 4-1. Rabbie scored a deuce and stole a single to level the scores after 5 ends. Blanking the sixth, David scored a single and stole another, then restricted Rabbie to a single in the ninth.
Douglas Reid 6 – 10 David Reid
Having swapped singles in the first two ends, David took control of this game with a 4 in the third end. Keeping Dougie to a single in the fourth, David then scored a deuce and then stole another to lead 9-6 after six. Dougie pulled a 4 of his own out of the bag in the seventh but it was too late and David finished with a single on the eighth.
Tom Reid 4 – 8 Gavin Reid
Tom failed to build on the good foundations he had produced in the first three ends. Gavin took control with a triple in the fourth and followed this with three single steals to lead 7-3 after seven ends. Having swapped singles in the eighth and ninth ends, Gavin’s win sees his team top the league on shots.
Jim Kirkwood 9 – 10 Peter Barrett
Drawing for a 4 in the first, Peter left Jim drawing against 5 in the second. Having wrecked on the guards Jim was 9-0 down after two ends. With Peter lying three in the third (see main picture), Jim salvaged the end with a hit and roll to the button. Stealing singles in the next three ends, Jim was building a bigger head in the seventh. A poor shot choice by Peter with his first stone, left him drawing against 4 and playing tight. Another steal for Jim in the eighth completed the comeback and tied the game at 9-9. Already lying two, Jim’s final draw was heavy, leaving Peter to draw the shot for the game with the last stone.
The annual Glazert Cup (Pairs) competition took place on Sunday 10th February with 24 players taking part. Twelve pairs were drawn into two sections of six, each playing three games using the Schenkel system. The section winners and runners-up went through to the high road finals and, the third placed teams played a low road final.
Section A
In the first round of games, James Whiteford beat Colin Reid 3-2, John Craig peeled against David Reid 2-2 and, David Mundell peeled against Hugh Reid 3-3.
In round two, James beat Hugh 5-3, David Reid beat David Mundell 4-1 and John beat Colin 4-2.
Round three, saw another peel between James and David Reid to see both through to the semi-finals. Hugh got the better of John 4-2, both ending on 3 points. Having already lost two games, Colin handed skips duties to Tommy Wilson for their last game against David Mundell. Tommy must have thought that was a poisoned chalice with David winning 10-1.
James won the section with 5 points, David Reid was second on 4 points. Despite being tied on 3 points and 6 ends with Hugh Reid, David Mundell’s big win saw him finish third on shots.
Section B
Gavin Reid was quickly out of the blocks with a 7-1 win over Douglas Reid. Peter Barrett beat Michael Reid 4-2 and Jim Kirkwood beat Alex Wilson 3-1.
In the second round it was Michael’s turn to heap misery on Douglas with a 6-1 victory. Gavin got his second win with a 3-1 victory over Jim, while Alex beat Peter 3-2.
In round 3, Michael beat Gavin 6-2 and Peter beat Jim 5-1, leaving three teams on 4 points. Douglas peeled the game against Alex 2-2, despite his best efforts to lose the game with the final stone.
Michael won the section with 4 points 8 ends, Gavin came second on 4 points 7 ends with Peter third on 4 points and 6 ends.
Semi-Finals
The first semi-final saw James Whiteford and Ewan Jackson take on Gavin Reid and Penny Adam. On the adjoining sheet, Michael Read and Alistair Muir took on David Reid and Colin Adam.
Both games were tight affairs and after three ends, both games were tied. Gavin won 4-3 and David won 3-2, both taking the winning shot in the final end.
Low Road Final
David Mundell and Andy Steel took on Peter Barrett and Billy Jackson in the low road final. Tied 2-2 after 3 ends, Peter failed to remove the shot with his last stone to hand David and Andy a 3-2 win.
Glazert Cup Final
The final was an all Reid/Adam affair, with Gavin Reid and Penny Adam taking on David Reid and Colin Adam. After another close game, Gavin and Penny come out winners 4-2 (word has it that Colin has never beaten Penny in any game).
Glazert Cup Winners – Gavin Reid & Penny AdamGlazert Cup Runners-Up – David Reid & Colin AdamGlazert Cup Results
The midway point of the league saw a change at the top with, Craig Reid taking a 2 point advantage. The next four teams are all on 8 points, with Gavin having a game in hand.
Douglas Reid 2 – 10 Craig Reid
Having reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Seniors, Dougie returned early to suffer his second league defeat this week.
Craig took the game by the horns with a deuce in the second and a triple in the fourth. Following up with steals in the fifth, sixth and seventh prompted Dougie to call an early end to the game.
Tom Reid 5 – 11 Peter Barrett
This game was decided by the relative performance of the two front ends. With Tom’s rink struggling to find their weight, Peter’s rink were setting up the ends nicely. Tom got to play his first draw of the night in the fifth, while Peter was able to draw every shot.
Opening with a deuce Peter then stole a 2. In the third, Tom hit and rolled in for a single, before Peter drew for another 3 in the fourth. Laying shot Tom could only try a draw for two in the fifth, but the stone hung wide. Peter drew for another 4 in the sixth before Tom played raised takeout for 2. Tom conceded after stealing a single in the eighth.
David Mundell 3 – 11 Hugh Reid
Hugh took full advantage of David being absent, with Billy Smith playing as skip. Hugh opened with a deuce then stole another 2 before Billy scored a single.
Hugh then repeated the score 2, steal 2 pattern before Billy got a deuce himself. When Hugh scored a 3 in the seventh, Billy shook hands and adjourned to the bar.
David Reid 3 – 8 Gavin Reid
Going up against Gavin’s rink with two substitutes, David had his work cut out from the start. The first four ends went Gavin’s way, opening up a 4 shot lead, before David scored a deuce in the fifth.
After swapping singles in the next two ends, Gavin scored a 3 in the eighth to round out the game.
James Whiteford 9 – 3 Robert Wilson
Rabbie’s wait for a win continues as Jimuk edges closer to safety from relegation. After swapping singles, Jimuk stole singles in the third and fourth ends before Rabbie got another in the fifth.
The game changer came in the sixth as Jimuk took a 5 to lead by 6. The game then fizzled out, swapping singles again in the last two ends.
