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JR Dundas on a roll for the Surf 'n Turfs

Last Wednesday night saw the welcome return of Davy Thompson from injury. Having confounded the medical profession with such a speedy return to fitness, he also confounded those who may have fancied their chances of getting him 'cold'. Fast out of the blocks, Davy enjoyed a comfortable win with Andrea Crawford for the Thai Monks over Donal Burns and Bernie Hall (Baked Oysters). However Donal got his revenge within a couple of hours when partnering James Wilson against Davy and JR Dundas eventually taking the match 7-5. The improving Jenny Kelly combined well with Maxine Leary for the Monks to score a resounding win over Bennie Sheridan and Joy Fletcher. However it was a tighter contest in the mixed for Jenny when partnering Iain Kennedy against Joy and Mark Cousins. Although Joy and Mark found themselves 6-2 down they showed their mettle with a flourishing finish to tie the match at 6-6. Overall it was the Monks who triumphed on the night beating the Oysters 52-44.

Derek Elliot is another who is playing particularly well and partnered Kevin Burns to a 7-5 win for the Crab Claws over Martin Sharkey and Hugh Maguire (Peking Ducks). Incredibly all the matches between these two teams were either drawn or won by the narrowest possible margin with Martin Dillon proving the exception. Martin's convincing victories when partnering Allen Reynolds in the men's doubles and Sheila Colville in the mixed proved decisive in giving the Ducks a 52-44 win over the Crabs.

The Surf 'n Turfs overcame the Buffalo Wings 55-41. Innes Redmond and JR Dundas contributed handsomely to their team's win with a very strong performance at number one doubles. JR continues his upward progress to the top and will have his eye on even greater prizes in the months ahead. Josie Boyle and Gwen Wilson were the other pairing to win decisively for the Turfs.