Other Border reivers were the three senior rinks who travelled to Murrayfield to do battle with the Crerar Seniors – and for the first time completed a clean sweep against the home rinks in three entertaining games.

The following day four hastily-assembled entries took part in a Waldie-Griffiths round against West Lothian province. This went against the Borderers, due to the opposition’s inability to field four complete rinks. The numerically-challenged Lothian rink were well beaten, but the game was null and void, and the remaining matches went in Lothian’s favour.

Last week’s round in the Border League saw only a solitary section one game played – and a cracking encounter it proved to be with Kelso and Duns trading shots and ends all the way. The score was 9-7 in the Dingers’ favour.

In section two, St Boswells overwhelmed Teviotdale 15-2 and a bottom-end tussle resulted in Lammermuir triumphing 12-3 against Lees.

Club bonspiel results saw Frank Forrest’s rink win the Ayton Castle event, while the entry of Andrew Reed emerged victorious at Foulden, despite of losing a five in the first end. Ian Walkenshaw was involved in a road accident on his way to this event, but was uninjured.

The open pairs competition was won by ‘Starsky’ Dudgeon and Costar ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson.