East Lothian take charge at top of Premier Division B

East Lothian gents gave their prospects of clinching top spot in the indoor bowls Premier League Division B a tremendous boost with a brilliant 78-59 away victory over Aberdeen.
Graham Robertson was in fine form for East LothianGraham Robertson was in fine form for East Lothian
Graham Robertson was in fine form for East Lothian

The outcome – made even more vaulable as fellow joint-leaders Ardrossan suffered a shock 74-68 defeat at home to bottom side Balbardie – reflects a strong team performance with wins chalked up by the rinks skipped by Graham Robertson, Scott Kennedy and Billy Mellors while the defeat of Derek Oliver was just by a single shot. Robertson inspired the EL effort with the team captain skipping Mark Johnston, Willie Wood MBE and Joe Mower to a 21-10 win over Gary Forbes while Andrew Jeffrey, Dean Riva, Dougie Berwick and Scott Kennedy added a 20-15 success over Eric Gallen.

Mellors skipped Calum Darling, Lewis Betts and Glenn Blair to a battling 19-15 win over Mike Stephen while Ross Thomson, Stewart Thomson, Jamie Higgins and Oliver were pipped 19-18 by Kevin Currie.

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The league table with seven of the ten fixtures completed reads: East Lothian 10, Ardrossan 8, Lanarkshire 8, Aberdeen 6, Paisley 6, Balbardie 4.

Elsewhere, Bainfield edged an 81-80 thriller at home to Blantyre in Division A while high-flying West Lothian made it seven wins out of seven in Division 1 North with their 90-76 win away at Abbeyview.