Monday, October 23, 2023

WEST OF SCOTLAND INTER COUNTY LEAGUES - Lanarkshire secure first A league title since 2000

Lanarkshire are the 2023 West of Scotland Inter County A League winners for the first time since 2000, beating Ayrshire on tie difference over the series of five matches, after both teams won four of their five fixtures. 

Lanarkshire beat Dumbartonshire 7.5-0.5 at Kirkhill on Sunday the 22nd of October to win the West of Scotland Inter County A league, by tie difference, from Ayrshire, who finished their campaign with a 6-2 away win over Glasgow at Glasgow Gailes. In the other outstanding fixture, Renfrewshire beat Stirlingshire 4.5-3.5 at Stirling.

Lanarkshire’s win is their first in the A League since their successes in 1999 and 2000.

 

LANARKSHIRE Vs DUMBARTONSHIRE

Lewis Irvine (Kirkhill) beat C Clark Bearsden) by 7&6

Dylan Burt (Colville Park) beat C Bissett (Dumbarton) by 5&4

Mark O’Donnell (Hamilton) halved with G. Roger (Clober)

Scott MacPherson (Bothwell Castle) beat S. Brown (Clydebank & District) by 4&3

Kieran McVicar (East Kilbride) bear C. Smith (Clober) by 2&1

Stewart Henderson (Hamilton) beat D. Lindsay (Lenzie) by 7&6

Gregg Watson (Hamilton) beat C. McAteer (Clydebank & District) by 5&4

Callum Connacher (Wishaw) beat M. McCluskey (Lenzie) by 2&1

 

LANARKSHIRE 7.5 DUMBARTONSHIRE 0.5

 

GLASGOW Vs AYRSHIRE

Alan Waugh (Cowglen) halved with Blair Morton (Royal Troon)

Fraser McNeil (Haggs Castle) lost to Harvey Broadfoot (Royal Troon) by 1 hole

Gordon Sangster (Cathkin Braes) lost to John Shanks (Irvine) by 2&1

Blair Dalgleish (Ralston) halved with John Haggarty (Loudoun)

Neil Macrae (Glasgow) lost to Scott Brown (Turnberry) by 1 hole

Jonny McLeish (Cathcart Castle) lost to Steven Stamper (Turnberry) by 6&4

Greg Brown (Cathkin Braes) beat Louis Alberts (Troon St Meddans) by 3&2

Scott Wearing (Bishopbriggs) lost to Calum Nairn (Prestwick St Cuthbert) by 5&4

 

GLASGOW 2 AYRSHIRE 6

 

STIRLINGSHIRE Vs. RENFREWSHIRE

James Donaldson (Stirling) beat Paul Dorrian (Greenock) by 3&2

Alex Marshall (Grangemouth) lost to Stewart Watt (Old Ranfurly) by 2&1

Greg McLellan (Stirling) halved with Michael Dailly (Erskine)

Mark Hyslop (Glenbervie) halved with Martyn Paton (Gleddoch)

Callum Davidson (Dunblane) beat Willie McMillan (Bonnyton) by 5&4

Ben Liddell (Stirling) lost to Owen Lavelle (Paisley) by 3&1

Craig McGann (Dunblane) halved with Derek Anderson (Cochrane Castle)

Lee Wilson (Stirling) lost to Davy Miller (Fereneze) by 3&2

 

STIRLINGSHIRE 3.5 RENFREWSHIRE 4.5

 

The final placings in the A league in 2023 were:-

2023 A LEAGUE

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Dif.

Pts.

LANARKSHIRE

5

4

1

0

27.5

12.5

+15

18

AYRSHIRE

5

4

1

0

24.5

15.5

+9

18

RENFREWSHIRE

5

3

0

2

22.5

17.5

+5

12

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

1

1

3

14

26

-12

6

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

1

0

4

18

22

-4

4

GLASGOW

5

0

1

4

13.5

26.5

-13

2


In the remaining youth league matches, also played on Sunday the 22nd of October, Dumbartonshire lost 5 – 3 at Lenzie to their visitors from Lanarkshire, while Renfrewshire beat Stirlingshire 6-2 at Greenock

 

DUMBARTONSHIRE YOUTHS Vs. LANARKSHIRE YOUTHS

Sam Somerville (Bearsden) lost to Scott Thomson (Drumpellier) by 1 hole

David Hood (Cardross) lost to Luke Robertson (East Kilbride) by 1 hole

Fergus Allan (Windyhill) beat Rudy Brown (Torrance House) by 4&2

Greg Chambers (Cardross) lost to Alan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) by 2 holes

Grant Wilson (Balmore) beat Alastair Riddell (Strathaven) by 5&4

Adam McGarry (Clydebank & District) lost to Euan Bogle (Lanark) by 2 holes

Anthony Sheridan (Windyhill) lost to Tyler Sneddon (Lanark) by 5&4

David Gilmour (Cardross) beat Ben Paterson (Bellshill) by 4&2

 

DUMBARTONSHIRE YOUTHS 3 LANAKRSHIRE YOUTHS 5

 

RENFREWSHIRE YOUTHS Vs. STIRLINGSHIRE YOUTHS

Kevan Ingram (Greenock) beat Scott Johnston (Falkirk Tryst) by 7&6

Stuart Dickson (Fereneze) beat Liam McKinnon (Glenbervie) by 4&3

Jamie Sinnamon (Gourock) lost to Adam Smith (Stirling) by 2&1

Hugh Shiels Jr. (East Renfrewshire) lost to Thomas Kelly (Stirling) by 1 hole

Lewis Wilkie (Greenock) beat Cameron Russell (Dunblane new) by 7&6

Struan Brooksbank (Kilmacolm) w/o

Callum McLelland (Fereneze) w/o

Neil Rainey (Erskine) w/o

 

RENFREWSHIRE YOUTHS 6 STIRLINGSHIRE YOUTHS 2

 

The final placings in the 2023 West of Scotland Inter County Youths League were:-

 

2023 YOUTHS LEAGUE

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Dif.

Pts.

AYRSHIRE

5

4

0

1

23

17

+6

16

RENFREWSHIRE

5

3

1

1

23.5

16.5

+7

14

LANARKSHIRE

5

3

1

1

22.5

17.5

+5

14

STIRLINGSHIRE

5

1

1

3

18

22

-4

6

GLASGOW

5

1

1

3

16

24

-8

6

DUMBARTONSHIRE

5

1

0

4

17

23

-6

4

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