Midlothian roar back from early fright to win PL opener

Colin Walker skipped his rink to victory for Midlothian

Midlothian recovered well from an early fright to launch their indoor bowls Premier League campaign with a 105-78-shot victory over newly-promoted Cumbernauld at The Dalkeith Stadium.

Cumbernauld stormed into an astonishing 25-4 lead after three ends having made whirlwind starts on three rinks across the carpet with scores of 9-0, 9-1, and 6-0, negated only by a 3-1 loss on the fourth.

But a superb comeback, culminating in double-figure wins on the rinks skipped Danny McDougall and Colin Walker, lifted Midlothian team morale and, supported by a peel for Graeme Archer, handsomely covered the narrow setback suffered by team captain Ronnie Duncan.