A LATE surge from Berkshire helped them gain revenge for their defeat to Rivermead the previous year as they won their Banarette match 123-95.

Things were even at the half-way stage, with the two sides locked at 54-54, but Rivermead gained confidence as Berkshire vice president Terry Davies’ rink – who were level 10-10 in their match – dropped 10 shots in the next three rinks before going on to lose 23-16.

However, the rink skipped by county secretary Colin Brown, from level at 10-10 with Rivermead’s Jack Emmons, took control and raced away to hand in a 24-16 card.

A similar picture emerged from 8-8 after 11 ends when Michael White’s county rink blitzed John Eatwell to win 26-10 and pick up the highest-winning rink prize.

Scores (Rivermead first):

R. Brown, R. Courtnage, D. Comley, T. Willey (skip) 19-21 R. Taylor, D. Rooke, M. Braily, A. Brown (skip).

B. Payne, T, Rumble, F, Clanfield, J, Emmons (skip) 16-24 M. Drinkwater, R. Sparkman, L. Hillier, A. C. Brown (skip).

D. Rumble, B. Jacobs, M. Vaughan, T. Partridge (skip) 23-16 J. Fontenla, I. Burns, D. Ward, T. Davies (skip).

L. Elgetti, S. Smith, J. Jeffries, J. Eatwell (skip) 10-26 D. Andrew, G. Crowdy, W. Manley, M. White (skip).

B. Smith, P. Yong, P. Keep, R. West (skip) 17-14 N. Penn, J. Pye, S. Broadley, S. Rushton (skip).

P. James, D. Parker, M. Fowkes, P. Cowen (skip) 10-22 J. Caddy, K. Walters, G. Thorne, L. Pond (skip).