The chase for the two qualifying places in each of the four sections
of the Ayrshire handicap League competition is intensifying, with only a few fixtures
remaining to be completed.
In SECTION A, Rowallan Castle and Ballochmyle are in pole
position to claim the qualifying spots.
A 5 – 1 win at home to Auchenharvie 88 in their latest tie
moved Rowallan Castle ahead of Ballochmyle in the table.
Ayr Dalmilling kept their qualification hopes alive with a
3.5 – 2.5 win away to Ayr Belleisle, though they would need to win their final
two games, home and away to Prestwick St Cuthbert, and hope that Ballochmyle
slipped up in their final fixture.
Similarly, after a 3 – 3 draw between Auchenharvie and
Prestwick St Cuthbert, both those clubs need to win all their remaining matches
and hope other results go their way in order to claim a qualifying place.
Alton completed their campaign with a 4 - 2 home win over Ayr Belleisle in their final sectional match.
Both Rowallan Castle and Ballochmyle have one match
remaining to be played and victory for the two clubs would ensure they
qualified for the knockout stages. In their final fixture Ballochmyle travel to
Ayr Belleisle whilst Rowallan Castle visit Prestwick St Cuthbert.
Present positions in Section A are:-
|
Club
|
Played
|
Win
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
For
|
Against
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
|
Rowallan Castle
|
11
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
42.5
|
23.5
|
19
|
30
|
|
Ballochmyle
|
11
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
34
|
32
|
2
|
28
|
|
Auchenharvie 88
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
34
|
32
|
2
|
24
|
|
Ayr Dalmilling
|
10
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
29.5
|
30.5
|
-1
|
22
|
|
Alton
|
12
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
32.5
|
39.5
|
-7
|
18
|
|
Pr. St Cuthbert
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
24.5
|
29.5
|
-5
|
16
|
|
Ayr Belleisle
|
10
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
25
|
35
|
-10
|
10
|
The remaining fixtures in Section A are:-
Auchenharvie
88 Vs Ayr Belleisle, Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Rowallan Castle,
Ayr
Belleisle Vs Ballochmyle, Prestwick St Cuthbert Vs Ayr Dalmilling,
Ayr Dalmilling Vs Prestwick St Cuthbert
In SECTION B, the two qualifying places can still be claimed
by any of the teams in the section, as the three matches played recently all
finished as 4 – 2 wins for the home sides, Stewarton, Royal Troon and Prestwick
St Nicholas, over Tam O’ Shanter, Kilbirnie Place and Largs Routenburn
respectively.
Present positions in Section B are:-
Club
|
Played
|
Win
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
For
|
Against
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
Kilbirnie Place
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
36.5
|
23.5
|
13
|
26
|
Pr. St Nicholas
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
35
|
25
|
10
|
26
|
Tam O Shanter
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
30.5
|
29.5
|
1
|
22
|
Ayr Seafield
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
32
|
28
|
4
|
20
|
Royal Troon
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
29
|
25
|
4
|
20
|
Stewarton
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
26.5
|
39.5
|
-13
|
18
|
Largs Routenburn
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
14.5
|
33.5
|
-19
|
4
|
The remaining fixtures in Section B are:-
Royal Troon
Vs Prestwick St Nicholas, Tam O Shanter Vs Largs Routenburn,
Stewarton Vs
Ayr Seafield, Kilbirnie Place Vs Tam O Shanter,
Royal Troon
Vs Largs Routenburn, Largs Routenburn Vs Ayr Seafield,
Kilbirnie
Place Vs Royal Troon, Largs Routenburn Vs Prestwick St Nicholas.
In SECTION
C, a 6 – 0 home win over Troon Merchants ensured that Kilmarnock Barassie
became the first club to claim one of the qualification spots for the knockout
stages this year, whilst Irvine Ravenspark completed their fixtures with a 3 –
3 draw at home to Troon Welbeck.
Present positions
in Section C are:-
Club
|
Played
|
Win
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
For
|
Against
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
Kilmarnock Barassie
|
9
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
35
|
19
|
16
|
30
|
Annanhill
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
26.5
|
15.5
|
11
|
20
|
Troon Welbeck
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
24.5
|
23.5
|
1
|
14
|
Irvine Ravenspark
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
26.5
|
33.5
|
-7
|
14
|
Troon Merchants
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
16.5
|
25.5
|
-9
|
12
|
Tr. St Meddans
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
21
|
33
|
-12
|
10
|
The remaining fixtures in Section C are:-
Troon
Merchants Vs Kilmarnock Barassie, Troon Welbeck vs Annanhill,
Annanhill Vs
Troon Merchants, Troon Welbeck Vs Troon St Meddans,
Troon
Merchants Vs Annanhill
In SECTION
D, Redburn sit on top of the table, having completed their fixtures and must
now wait on the outcome of outstanding fixtures to see if they will qualify for
the knockout stages.
Moorpark
boosted their qualification hopes with a 6 – 0 home win over Troon Portland in
their last match, and a draw in their final fixture at Beith would ensure them
one of the two qualifying places.
In the other
tie played last week, Troon Portland dented Beith’s qualifying hopes with a 3.5
– 2.5 win at Troon, though with just a home match against Loudoun still to
play, the Portland team will fall just short of the second qualifying spot.
Despite a 5 –
1 home win over Loudoun, West Kilbride, with two fixtures remaining, will not
be able to secure one of the qualifying spots this year.
Present positions
in Section D are:-
Club
|
Played
|
Win
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
For
|
Against
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
Redburn
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
31.5
|
28.5
|
3
|
24
|
Moorpark
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
34
|
20
|
14
|
22
|
Beith
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
25.5
|
22.5
|
3
|
18
|
Troon Portland
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
24.5
|
29.5
|
-5
|
16
|
West Kilbride
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
22.5
|
25.5
|
-3
|
12
|
Loudoun
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
18
|
30
|
-12
|
12
|
The remaining fixtures in Section D are:-
Loudoun Vs
West Kilbride, Beith Vs West Kilbride,
Beith Vs
Moorpark, Troon Portland Vs Loudoun.
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