Royal Musselburgh deliver imperious win
Royal Musselburgh marked their home debut by beating league leaders Longniddry 4.5-0.5 while up at Monktonhall the home side picked up the points with a 3-2 victory over Tantallon.
North Berwick are the new leaders, though Gordon Milligan’s men were fortunate to emerge with a share of the spoils when they entertained Gullane.
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Hide AdThe visitors looked set to record a valuable away win before Mike Gray and Chris Brown, this year’s Lothians Champion of Champions, stole a last-gasp win in the anchor match against veterans Rob Jack and Mike Corrie.
In Division 2 Haddington were untroubled by the visit of Castle Park, the home team running out comfortable 5-0 winners. And Craigielaw got off the bottom of the table with a win in a hard-fought match against local rivals Kilspindie.
Results: Division 1: Royal Musselburgh 4.5 Longniddry 0.5: Craig Johnstone & Chris Ratcliffe beat Michael Bacigalupo & Iain Wilson 2 holes; Jamie Ramsay & Chris Mackie halved with Nick Aiken & Graham Clarke ; Lewis Reid & Scott Cunningham beat Alan MacDonald & Daniel Eardley 5/3; Darren Fee & Stuart Blair beat David Porteous & Peter Henderson 4/3; Kenny Fee & Robert Cochrane beat J Watt & Fraser Johnstone 6/4. Juniors: Royal Musselburgh won w/o
North Berwick 2.5 Gullane 2.5: Chris Wood & Ally Simpson lost to Scott Walker & Duncan Low 2/1; George Cochrane & Richard Johnston halved with Stewart Menzies & Kenny Wright ; Horry Lawson & Craig Hardie beat Ross Thomson & Keith Millar 2/1; Euan Donaldson & Gordon Milligan lost to John Clelland & Greg Houlston 4/3; Chris Brown & Mike Gray beat Robert Jack & Mike Corrie 1 hole. Juniors: Clara Young & Cameron Hutchison lost to Graham Swan & Scott Gillies 2 holes.
Musselburgh 3 Tantallon 2: Calum Burgess & Lewis Bain beat Simon Holt & Andrew Doig 7/6; Brian Henderson & Norman Horsburgh lost to Fraser Symon & Michael Davidson 1 hole; Andrew Millar & Craig Dewar beat Eddie Danks & Neil Brown 5/4; Myles Clapperton & Benn McLeod beat James Park & Neil Park 5/4; Ian Fyfe & Tom Cordery lost to Mike Medine & Roddy Stevenson 1 hole. Juniors - Musselburgh won w/o.
Division 2: Craigielaw 3 Kilspindie 2: Tony Whitelaw & Ollie Duffy beat Martin Hay & Ross Colquhoun 7/6; Marcus Cullen & Andrew Mowley beat Graeme White & Gary Porteous 2 holes; Gary Webb & John Mann lost to Duncan Hamilton & Rob Paterson 3/2; Donald Palmer & David Neilson lost to Cameron Bourhill & Derek Naples 3/2; Martin McKechnie & Andrew Limmer beat George Gray & Grant Robertson 6/5.
Haddington 5 Castle Park 0: George Blair & David Warner beat Ian Sellwood & David Connachan 7/5; Glenn Anderson & Stuart Hamilton beat Nicky Brown & Andy Milligan 8/6; Neil Bain & James Patterson beat Ricky Thorburn & Duncan McNeil 3/2; Graeme McCann & Andrew Doctor beat Brian Thomson & Ian Laing 2/1; Craig O’Neill & Conor Bowles beat Allan McNeil & Wosckech Prus 3/2.