Yorkshire lost by only two shots by Lincolnshire in their Liberty Trophy match at South Forest.

Lincolnshire who beat last year's winners Lancashire in the previous round, clinched the match 118-116 in the later stages after Yorkshire were two up after 18 ends.

Seven members of York and District Indoor Bowls Club were in the Yorkshire team - Paul Mooring, Graham Brooke, Mick Parker, Iain Boyle, Mal Harrison, Stuart Bryan and David Stroughair - and Anthony Scruton of New Earswick was also in the Yorkshire side.

Having received a walkover in their Egham Trophy preliminary round, York started the defence of the cup with victory over Barnsley.

At home David Stroughair, Gordon Smith, Joyce Chelin and Joan Jackson had a superb 29-9 win which set the tone of the match. York went on to win all four rinks.

Mick Parker, Dave Hewick, Melanie Brooke and Michelle Mooring, were never in danger as they won 26-17.

At Barnsley, Iain Boyle, Stuart Bryan, Betty Richardson and Shirley Stacey won 24-17, the home team scoring nine shots on the last five ends .

Paul Mooring, Mal Harrison, Carol Instone and Dot Kennelly won 24-11.

It was a different story in the Egham Trophy first round when New Earswick won a see-saw battle with Scarborough to go through to meet Hull in round two.

The Huntington Road team led 73-55 lead after 15 ends, but Scarborough reduced the deficit to 79-71 after 18 ends and led 84-82 going into the last end.

New Earswick won three of the rinks on the last end, gaining four shots to Scarborough's one.

At home, Dave Birch, Jean Bartnett, Mavis Clare and Tony Taylor won 28-19, while Kevin Fort, Gill Clark, John Snowden and Liz Jerrum had a tough match against Alan Hodges' rink, losing 21-9.

Mal Beavers, Gordon Thomson, Pat Storey and Pat Walker won their last five ends at Scarborough to win 22-19 after being 19-14 down.

The New Earswick rink of Bob Edwards, Bob Howland, Margaret Moss and Clarice Robinson dropped a four, five and an eight in losing 30-15, but they won the last end by what turned out to be a crucial one shot.

York showed remarkable resilience in their Yorkshire Over 55s League game against North Cave.

York's two rinks struggled in the first leg away. Brian Thomas, Alwyn Johnson, John Berridge and Alan Storey lost 22-9 and Barry Walker, Alwyn Redhead, Roy Henderson and Ken Patterson were well beaten, 25-13.

That left York 25 shots to make up in the second leg - but they managed it.

The home rink of Peter Littlewood, Tom Ellis, Arthur Dunbar and Doug Mitchell raced 20-1 ahead after only seven ends on their way to winning 34-14.

In the Thanet Road rink, Fred Clayden, Dennis Haw, Ken Ogden and Dudley Williams, were 4-4 after seven ends but nine ends later led 21-7 and went on to win 26-13 to give York an 82-74 aggregate win and eight points from the game to North Cave's six.

Last year's finalists New Earswick picked up only four points out of a possible 14 as they lost 85-70 to Hornsea in their second match in the Yorkshire Over 55s' League.

Eric Ward, Ralph Tiplady, Barry Harrison and John Allan scored six on the last two ends to win 25-18 at home.

Ken Harrison, Colin Fawcett, Alf Lewis and David Clayton were 10-0 down at the fifth end at lost 22-10.

At Hornsea,Bob Edwards, Bob Howland, Alistair Sugden and Harry Rhodes won 23-18, but Barry Johnson, Gordon Thompson, Dave Sykes and Ron Wood lost nine shots in the last two ends and were beaten 27-12.