WINNING ways continued at Broadway with victories in two mixed friendlies last weekend.

Saturday's visitors were from Worcester BC but it was the hosts who recorded a comfortable victory with wins on five of the six rinks that brought a 23-shot margin of success.

Greenkeeper Ron Ryman was the star bringing his rink home with 33-9 victory.

There were also wins for Brian Ford, Peter Springell, Colin Cooper and John Chapman.

Rink scores: A Morley, P Bowes, B Sturgess, D Dennis lost 38-12. T Hall, J Barlow, B Clarke, B Ford won 27-14. M Allen, M Barnes, D Turner, P Springell won 21-15. L Rafferty, T Chambers, T Morley, C Cooper won 25-23. D Gleghorn, P Smith, K Speakman, J Chapman won 22-18. F Green, J Barnes, M Rainbow, R Ryman won 33-9.

In glorious conditions the next day, the Leicestershire the seven rinks to run out 162-132 winners.

Paul Speake scored 14 shots without reply midway through his game and ran out an easy 33-14 winner.

Viv Hall, playing her second game of the day, scored a seven on the first end and never looked back eventually winning 29-15.

Colin Cooper also won well 27-16 to ensure a Broadway victory.

Rink scores: B Gould, P Smith, J Moore, P Speake won 33-14. D Gleghorn, M Barnes, R Ryman, S Aldren lost 25-15. P Mason, W Taylor, J Chapman, H Keyte lost 22-19. M Allen, F Green, D Turner, C Cooper won 27-16. T Hall, L Rafferty, D Speake, D Hall lost 19-18. K Speakman, P Bowes, J Barlow, D Jackson drew 21-21. T Chambers, L Skett, S Irons, V Hall won 29-15.

County competitions are now reaching the later stages and Broadway will have at least one representative in the semi-final of the singles when Andrew Walters takes on John Oliver.

Walters and Dave Cresswell take on Brian Borthwick in the quarter-finals of the Pairs competition, while Dennis Hall's rink play a rink from Brintons.

Walters is also in the last four of the Under-25 competition, where he will face Mark Stones from Gilt Edge, and the last eight of the Champion of Cham-pions.

Sue Davies, meanwhile, has reached the final of the Ladies County Singles and will meet Littleton's Sue Heming.

Concorde League

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Men

P W D L F A Pts

Broadway 8 8 0 0 899 627 31.75

Overbury 9 6 0 3 862 844 24

Pershore 9 6 0 3 833.5 756.5 23.75

Evesham 7 4 0 3 646 672.25 17.25

Droitwich 4 2 0 2 402.75 373 10

Littleton 8 2 0 6 703 822 10

Bredon 7 1 0 6 450 609 4.5

Hewell 6 0 0 6 450 609 4.5

Ladies

P W D L F A Pts

Broadway 9 6 1 2 634 503 25

Hewell 8 5 2 1 591 485 22.5

Overbury 9 6 0 3 676 601 21.5

Pershore 9 5 1 3 634 586 20.75

Littleton 9 6 0 4 638 730 20.25

Evesham 8 4 0 4 558 461 18.25

Bredon 9 2 0 7 544 635 11.5

Worcester 8 1 0 7 431 549 7.75

Droitwich 6 1 0 5 310 466 4.5