AYRSHIRE SCRATCH LEAGUES - Prestwick St Cuthbert lead Division 1 whilst Ayr Dalmilling withdrawal gives Moorpark the Division 5 title

The destination of the five Ayrshire Scratch League Championships are rapidly nearing a conclusion. Following completion of a number of matches recently, with the withdrawal of Ayr Dalmilling from Division 5 resulting in Moorpark winning the division from Crosshouse.

In DIVISION 1, Prestwick St Cuthbert have established a clear lead at the top of the table following a 3.5 – 2.5 away win at Turnberry and a 5.5 – 0.5 home win in thir latest match against Ballochmyle at home.

Defending champions Irvine moved clear of the relegation zone with home wins by 4 – 2 over Turnberry and 5 – 1 over Kilmarnock (Barassie), whilst Turnberry returned to winning ways in their latest match with a 5 – 1 home win over Kilmanrock (Barassie).

Present positions in Division 1 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
PR. ST CUTHBERT	7	25.5	16.5	22
TURNBERRY	7	23.5	18.5	16
KIL. BARASSIE	8	21	27	14
IRVINE	7	21	21	12
BALLOCHMYLE	6	17	19	10
LOUDOUN	5	12	18	6

The remaining fixtures in Division 1 are:-

IRVINE		LOUDOUN
KIL. BARASSIE		BALLOCHMYLE
BALLOCHMYLE		LOUDOUN
PR. ST CUTHBERT		IRVINE
LOUDOUN		TURNBERRY
LOUDOUN		BALLOCHMYLE
PR. ST CUTHBERT		TURNBERRY
BALLOCHMYLE		PR. ST CUTHBERT
LOUDOUN		KIL. BARASSIE
TURNBERRY		IRVINE

In DIVISION 2, West Kilbride and Irvine Ravenspark are neck and neck at the top of the division. Following a 3 - 3 draw between the two clubs at Irvine.

Ayr Belleisle moved into mid table with a good 3 – 3 draw away to West Kilbride.

Present positions in Division 2 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
WEST KILBRIDE	8	31	17	24
IRV. RAVENSPARK	8	29.5	18.5	24
TR. ST MEDDANS	8	18.5	29.5	12
AYR BELLEISLE	6	16.5	19.5	10
GIRVAN	6	15.5	20.5	8
TROON WELBECK	6	15	21	6

The remaining fixtures in Division 2 are :-

AYR BELLEISLE		TROON WELBECK
WEST KILBRIDE		GIRVAN
GIRVAN		TROON WELBECK
AYR BELLEISLE		IRV. RAVENSPARK
TROON WELBECK		GIRVAN
TROON WELBECK		AYR BELLEISLE
TR. ST MEDDANS		WEST KILBRIDE
GIRVAN		AYR BELLEISLE
TR. ST MEDDANS		IRV. RAVENSPARK

In DIVISION 3, it is too close to call, with three clubs locked together on 12 points at the top of the table.

Kilbirnie Place dented the hopes of Largs with a 5 – 1 win at Kilbride but Rowallan Castle inflicted a defeat on visitors Kilbirnie by the same margin to keep things close in the title chase.

The withdrawal of Ardeer means that the remaining teams in the section will not be subject to relegation this year.

Present positions in Division 3 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
LARGS	4	16	8	12
ROWALLAN CASTLE	5	16.5	13.5	12
KILBIRNIE PLACE	6	15.5	20.5	12
PR. ST NICHOLAS	5	15.5	14.5	8
CAPRINGTON	6	14.5	21.5	8
ARDEER	0	0	0	0

The remaining fixtures in Division 3 are :-

PR. ST NICHOLAS		LARGS
KILBIRNIE PLACE		ROWALLAN CASTLE
PR. ST NICHOLAS		CAPRINGTON
ROWALLAN CASTLE		LARGS
KILBIRNIE PLACE		CAPRINGTON
LARGS		ROWALLAN CASTLE
LARGS		PR. ST NICHOLAS

In DIVISION 4, a 3.5 – 2.5 home win by Troon Portland over title rivals Brunston Castle keeps the two teams locked together at the top of the table.

Present positions in Division 4 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
BRUNSTON CASTLE	5	17.5	12.5	12
TROON PORTLAND	3	11	7	12
TAM O SHANTER	3	8	10	4
NEW CUMNOCK	3	5.5	12.5	0

The remaining fixtures in Division 4 are :-

NEW CUMNOCK		TROON PORTLAND
TAM O SHANTER		TROON PORTLAND
NEW CUMNOCK		TAM O SHANTER
NEW CUMNOCK		BRUNSTON CASTLE
TROON PORTLAND		TAM O SHANTER

In DIVISION 5, Ayr Dalmilling became the second team in the league to withdraw before completing their fixtures, leaving only Moorpark and Crosshouse in the section. As the two fixtures between the remaing teams have already been completed, Moorpark become Division 5 league Champions, 

following a home win and an away draw in the two matches played.

Final positions in Division 5 are :-

	Played	For	Against	Points
MOORPARK	2	8	4	6
CROSSHOUSE	2	4	8	2
AYR DALMILLING	0	0	0	0
AYR SEAFIELD	0	0	0	0