WELLINGTON Bowling Club welcomed six teams of four from Victoria Bowling Club, Weston-super-Mare. This was a major all rink friendly battle between two very competitive bowling clubs - and won in the end by Wellington.

On the first rink June Anderson, Geoff Stamp, Monica Carter and skip Pete Nichols were chasing the game early on but by the halfway point they had drawn level on 10 shots each. However the Weston foursome won most of the the remaining ends to win 20 – 13.

The game on the second rink was also very closely fought. Weston’s Victoria team picked up a big lead early on. They led 14 – 4 after eight ends but Brian Wombwell, Diana Dagg, Derek Vile and skip Jay Merrell gradually came back and with one to play they led by one. The Weston foursome collected one shot in the last to draw the game 17 all.

On rink 3 almost exactly the same thing happened the other way round. Liz May, Arthur Carter, Ed Dilley and skip Graham Brown were one shot down 19 – 18, with one to play. This time it was the Wellington four who managed a single shot which gave them a 19 – 19 draw.

Janet Lovell, David Dagg, Pete White and skip Tony Gibson put up a good fight but lost by just two shots 17 – 15.

Janet Moore, Ian Stewart, Bill Warnett and skip Henry Richbell were 5 – 7 down early on but they gradually caught up and overtook for a good victory 15 – 11.

The heroes of the the day for Wellington were Tracey Richbell, Bernard Barnes, Alan May and skip David Beaudet who cruised to a comfortable win by 22 shots to 7, giving Wellington a closely fought overall victory by 103 shots to 89.