Caithness ‘A’ celebrate inter-county success
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CAITHNESS “A” badminton select are celebrating retaining the spoils in their annual tussle versus their counterparts from across the Pentland Firth.
Buoyed by a 7-5 win they carried forward from the match in Kirkwall in December, they clinched an overall victory 13-11 in the return leg in Thurso Games Hall after edging 2-1 wins in both level doubles and then securing the top two mixed contests.
The islanders gained some consolation by scoring a runaway 20-4 win in the ‘B’ fixture.
The Dunnet husband-and-wife pairing of Mark and Shona Mackay managed wins in both their level doubles and mixed matches. The only others to get wins in both were James Henderson and Carole Begg.
Trailing 9-3 from the Orkney leg, the Caithness cause was holed below the waterline after the level doubles were completed. The only home winners were at 1st ladies when Jane Grant and Marina Swanson won in two sets.
Results: “A” match (Caithness names first) – men’s doubles: Mark Mackay & James Henderson bt Ross Groundwater & Eion Ballantine 21-18, 21-18. Martyn Cook & Euan Jappy bt Gary Nicolson & David Delday 21-18, 16-21, 21-14. Benjie Mackay & Alan Larnach lost to Richard Bailey & Trevor Kinghorn 17-21, 8-21.
Ladies doubles: Shona Mackay & Pam Bain bt Moira Nicolson & Elaine Gray 21-14, 21-15. Carole Begg & Casey Sangster bt Ruth Flett & Jane Hill 21-14, 21-13. Donna Majilton & Michelle Cowie lt to Laura Gray & Joanne Pottinger 21-11, 9-21, 18-21.
Mixed doubles: M. Mackay & S. Mackay bt D. Delday & J. Pottinger 21-9, 21-10. J.Henderson & C.Begg bt R.Groundwater & J.Hill 21-11, 21-16. M Cook & P. Bain lt to E. Ballantine & E Gray 17-21, 11-21.
E. Jappy & M. Cowie lt to T. Kinghorn & M. Nicolson 16-21, 19-21. B. Mackay & C. Sangster lt to G. Nicolson & R. Flett 18-21, 21-16, 17-21. A. Larnach & D. Majilton lt to R. Bailey & L. Gray 11-21, 10-21.
“B” match – men’s doubles: Craig Jappy & James Swan lt to Marty Flett & Ronald Thomson 9-21, 16-21. Ciaran Duffy & Andy Nicolson lt to Ewan Gray & Graham Beck 10-21, 10-21. Mathew Sinclair & Owen Harrold lt to Owen Reid & Liam Delday 11-21, 11-21.
Ladies doubles: Jane Grant & Marina Swanson bt Lynn Cursiter & Victoria Linklater 21-19, 21-15. Joanne Mackay & Lynn Gunn lt to Cath Bremner & Karen Kent 25-27, 21-19, 15-21. Chelsea Lightley & Christy Ross lt to Claire Johnstone & Emma Work 11-21, 15, 21.
Mixed doubles: C. Jappy & J. Grant lt to G. Beck & L. Cursiter 18-21, 21-14, 16-21. J. Swan & M. Swanson lt to E Gray & V Linklater 21-13, 17-21. 16-21. C. Duffy & L. Gunn lt to R. Thomson & K. Kent 14-21, 14-21.
A. Nicolson & J. Mackay lt to M. Flett & C. Bremner 19-21, 7-21. M. Sinclair & C. Ross lt to O. Reid & C. Johnstone 15-21, 12-21. O. Harrold & C. Lightley lt to L. Delday & E. Work 10-21, 17-21.
