By Colin Farquharson
A Rose by any other name ... Alison helps Stirling and Clackmannan to draw with hosts East Lothian
Former British international Alison (Rose) Davidson won both her foursomes tie (in partnership with Laura Bisset) and her singles match by 5 and 4 as Stirling and Clackmannan dented East Lothian's hopes of winning the East Division women's inter-county team jamboree at their home venue of Dunbar.
The first day ended with East Lothian and Stirling & Clackmannan figuring in a 4.5-4.5 draw while Midlothian justified favouritism to win the title at the end of three days by beating Fife 6-5-2.5
The divisional champions will go forward to join Aberdeenshire in the four-cornered Scottish county finals at Kilmacolm Golf Club from September 14 to 16.
EAST LOTHIAN 4.5, STIRLING and CLACKMANNAN 4.5
Foursomes: 2-1
East Lothian names first
Joanne Free and Lesley Atkins bt Louise Macgregor and Mhairi Hall 3 and 2.
Kay Lannin and Annabel Hosie bt Alexis Hutton and Jennie Allan 2 holes.
Jill McNicoll and Alyssa Balding lost to Laura Bissett and Alison Davidson 2 and 1.
Singles: 2.5-3.5
Free bt Macgregor 1 hole.
Pam Hall lost to Allan 4 and 3.
Dawn Young halved with Fiona Watt
McNicoll bt Alison Goodwin 1 hole.
Balding lost to Bisset 5 and 3
Lannin lost to Davidson 5 and 4
MIDLOTHIAN 6.5, FIFE 2.5
Midlothian names first
Foursomes: 2.5-0.5
Gabrielle MacDonald and Hannah Darling bt Gillian Paton and Karin Sharp 4 and 3.
Karen Marshall and Kate McIntosh halved with Jocelyn Mackie and Susan Jackson.
Louise Fraser and Alison McBride bt Lynn Newton and Brogan Clark 2 and 1.
Singles: 4-2
MacDonald lost to Paton 4 and 2.
Darling bt Jackson 4 and 3.
Karen Ferguson-Sneddon lost to Mackie 1 hole.
Caroline Steedman bt Lorraine Morrow 5 and 4.
McIntosh bt Sharp 3 and 2.
Karen Marshall bt Clark 2 and 1.
