Barking Bowls Club are through to the last 16 of the Denny Cup, and will go on to play Risbygate in the next round. At home CIBC won on one rink and lost on the other. The overall scores for home were 38-39. On the away rinks Barking won both games, with a shot count of 27-44. Overall Barking took the shot count 65-83.
At home Dan Rodger had Geoff King, Darren Dellar and Andy Squire in his team. After seven ends they were 9-4 up. They were still on course for a win after fifteen ends and leading 14-9. The wheels came off as they lost the next three ends and trailed 14-17. After going down 5 shots on the eighteenth CIBC scored 5 on the nineteenth to regain the lead. They also won the last end to win the game 20-17.
Shaun Cook played with Brian Finney, Matt Lace and Andy Smith. They say bad news comes in threes but in this game it was the fours that that sunk the hosts. Mind you there were three of them. Barking picked up four shots on the 5th end, but CIBC still led 6-5. They picked another four on the ninth end, but CIBC still led 11-10. The visitors did grab the lead on the 12th end but CIBC got it back on the 15th. The lead changed twice more and CIBC led 18-17 after nineteen ends. Then it was tied 18-18 after twenty, before Barking produced yet another four to win 18-22,a cracking game going down to the final wood. Quotes were audible, but not printable.
Away from home James Rippey had Brian Smith, Martin Hogg and Elliot Mann in his team. They trailed 2-9 after seven ends and things had not improved after fourteen ends – 5-16. CIBC won four of the next five ends and were only 5 behind after nineteen. However, a 3 for Barking on the next end ended the contest 12-20.
Jack Butcher played with Dave Fisher, Len Oakes and Bradley Mann. They grabbed an early lead by winning the first three ends but then lost the next four to trail 3-5 after seven. After fourteen ends they were 8-15 down and struggled to make head way over the final seven ends and the game was lost 15-24.