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SADLBA PAIRS WINNERS

Jane Dixon and Rena Williamson of Townsend Bowls club in St Albans, staged a remarkable comeback in the final of the St Albans and District ladies pairs tournament.

At 4-11 down they were facing certain defeat against a very experienced duo from Hatfield. Remarkably they fought back and won no less than 11 of the next 12 points to lead by 15-12. With one end to go the score was 15-14 and still anyone’s match, but predictably the Townsend pair kept their composure and closed out the game, winning the match and title by 16-14.

TOWNSEND WIN COUNTY LEAGUE TROPHY!

Local bowls clubs were divided at the start of the season into two divisions, with ultimately the winners of each league playing the runners up of the other. Two rink of bowlers from Townsend of St Albans, as Divisional winners, were pitched against Hatfield in the first semi final, which they duly won. The quartet of NN, Russell Hansard, Jason Hall and Gary West won by eight clear shots- a most convincing margin, and one that booked the club’s place in the afternoon final.

Welwyn Garden City, having defeated Harpenden in the morning, found the going a great deal less to their liking against Townsend, especially the rink of Matt Stuart-Reid, Bob Lawrie, Peter Thomson and Alan Charran who started proceedings with a four on the first end, were12-5 ahead at the halfway stage and ultimately recorded a match winning 19-10 score line.