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National women's inter-county championship (Johns Trophy) at Leamington, semi-finals: Devon bt Essex 125-111 – Rink scores (Devon skips first): S Parnell 20, M Norgate 16; T Thomas 19, S Bloomfield 18; K Page 14, B Brown 21; N Melmore 20, E Scarborough 14; L Smerdon 29, D Searle 17; S Evans 23, J Polley 25. Hampshire bt Cumbria 123-119 – Rink scores (Hants skips first): K Kerley 20, N Fleet 14; K Patrick 16, M Eccles 24; B Plumpton 26, K Baxter 17; L Hayward 30, S Parker 13; A Flint 17, E Bell 30; M Holden 14, C Bannister 21. Final: Hants bt Devon 112-99. Hayward 18, Parnell 18; Holden 16, Melmore 24; Flint 29, Thomas 15; Plumpton 13, Smerdon 20; Patrick 18, Page 8; Kerley 18, Evans 14.

National women's fours championship at Royal Leamington Spa (local results, Preliminary round: I Bird, A Leach, K Gent, P Gunn (Caer Glow) bt E Bolland, M Romans, W Anderson, J Willis (Stratton Churchway) 19-18; J Ayris, B Colby, K Holmes, M Burton (Yeovil) bt Ryde Marina (J Green) 30-8. First round: Burradon, Northumb (J Davison) bt Yeovil 19-17; Caer Glow bt Poole Park (P Cresswell) 21-20; March Town (C Salisbury) bt V Ayres, D Hemsley, F Hargest, R Hughes (Royal Forest of Dean) 22-13; J Walmsley, C Elley, P Cox, C Shearing (Bath) bt Pershore (A Cartwright) 22-18; J Dunford, S Day, K Smith, S Burgess (Warminster) bt Suttons (P Holland) 22-9. Second round: Caer Glow bt Burradon 18-17; Alton (M Holden) bt Warminster 23-6; Norfolk BC (B Whitehead) bt Bath 23-10. Third round: Birstall bt Caer Glow 27-13.

Men's county matches, at Swindon WE – Wilts bt Bucks 126-121 (Wilts first): C Fernandes 27, A Anderson 12; B Crabb 13, P Tottman 33; A Lloyd 24, S Moore 18; W Collier 17, R King 19; C Burrows 26, J Bamblin 20; T Wilkins 19, L Smethurst 19. At Clevedon Promenade – Somerset bt Glos 121-98 (Som first): A Gray 15, T Griffiths 19; M Talbot 17, E Kavanagh 16; T Steer 21, N Wheeldon 16; D Bendall 20, D Hopkins 14; I Blatchford 25, J Tombs 18; B Hoad 23, A Taylor 15.

Women's county match, at Wilton – Wilts bt Dorset 128-104

Mixed county match, at Faringdon – Bowls Wiltshire bt Faringdon 126-101 .

City & County of Bristol interclub knockout (Clarence Davey Cup) at Portishead, Semi-finals: G B Britton bt Bristol St Andrews 82-78; Bristol Greenbank bt Knowle 86-66. Final: Greenbank bt G B Britton 80-71 (after extra end).

Somerset Bowls League, Premier 1: Clevedon Promenade A bt Street A 55-52 (8-4); Bristol A bt Portishead RBL A 62-51 (8-4); Yeovil A bt Victoria A 66-51 (10-2); Bath A bt Taunton A 66-50 (12-0); Clevedon A bt Banwell A 57-53 (8-4). Premier 2: Watchet A bt North Petherton A 77-44 (10-2); Mineheaad A bt Bloomfield A 62-48 (12-0); Weston (Bath) A bt Nailsea A 76-65 (8-4); Clarence A bt Burnham-on-Sea A 60-58 (8-4); Knowle A bt Bridgwater BCL 75-50 (10-2). East 1: Bath B bt Frome Selwood 63-47 (10-2); Keynsham A bt Imperial A 69-60 (10-2); Stothert & Pitt A bt Purnell B 77-48 (12-0); Purnell A bt Fosseway 67-49 (11-1); Sydney Gardens bt Prattens 81-44 (11-1). East 2: Knowle B bt Frome Park B 63-53 (10-2); City of Wells bt Norwest B 74-39 (12-0); Paulton bt Keynsham B 70-56 (12-0); Knowle C bt Alexandra A 78-54 (10-2); Weston (Bath) B bt Bath C 55-45 (12-0); Alexandra B bt Weston (Bath) C 74-44 (10-2). East 3: Imperial B bt Bloomfield C 57-47 (12-0); Bloomfield B bt Norwest C 89-43 (12-0); Keynsham C bt Stothert & Pitt B 72-50 (10-2). North 1: Chew Stoke A bt Winscombe A 65-52 (10-2); Isle of Wedmore A bt Congresbury A 69-47 (10-2); Portishead RBL B bt St Andrews A 76-47 (10-2); Ashcombe A bt Victoria B 67-57 (10-2); Clevedon B bt Yatton A 57-45 (10-2). North 2: Banwell B bt St Andrews B 81-39 (12-0); Portishead bt Isle of Wedmore B 68-47 (12-0); Mark Moor bt Yatton B 73-66 (10-2); Winscombe B bt Congresbury B 51-44 (8-4). North 3: Victoria C bt Clevedon Promenade C 67-60 (10-2); Bristol C bt Nailsea B 90-48 (12-0); Wrington bt Yatton C 75-56 (10-2). South West 1: Wyrral Park A bt Crewkerne 59-43 (12-0); Bridgwater A bt Taunton Deane A 71-41 (12-0); Wellington A bt Williton 64-53 (10-2); Yeovil B bt Minehead B 62-53 (10-2). South West 2: Taunton C bt Yeovil D 68-51 (10-2); Victoria Park (Bridgwater) t/w Bridgwater B 60-60 (7-5); North Petherton B bt Wellington B 55-51 (8-4); Watchet B bt Wyrral Park B 74-46 (11-1).

Bristol & District League, Div 1: G B Britton A bt Keynsham A 47-43 (6-4); Bristol A bt Knowle A 56-36 (8-2); St Andrews bt Greenbank 61-42 (10-0); Yate A bt Willmott Park 61-35 (10-0); Ardagh bt BAC 50-44 (6-4). Div 2: Bristol Arrow bt Henleaze A 58-41 (10-0); Redland Green bt Avonvale 45-41 (8-2); Imperial bt St Annes Park 57-47 (8-2); Knowle B bt Weston (Bath) 44-36 (8-2). Div 3: Bristol B bt Long Ashton 50-34 (10-0); Avonmouth bt Severn Vale 52-49 (8-2); Page Park B bt City & Port of Bristol 61-30 (10-0); Page Park A bt G B Britton B 54-39 10-0); Canford bt Greenbank B 50-44 (8-2). Div 4: Knowle C bt Yate B 48-42 (6-4); Keynsham B bt Begbrook B 66-39 (8-2); Henleaze B bt Henleaze C 65-41 (9-1); Begbrook A bt St Andrews Park 44-40 (8-2); Victoria Park bt Frys 55-46 (7-3); Olveston bt Bradley Stoke 58-33 (9-1).

North East Bristol League, Div 1: SLAT bt Whitehall 50-41 (8-2); Page Park A bt St Annes Park 48-35 (10-0); G B Britton bt St George 50-45 (10-0); Avonvale bt Olveston 49-47 (8-2); Greenbank bt Kingswood & Hanham 62-34 (10-0). Div 2: BAC bt Bristol Arrow 53-45 (8-2); Bristol Omnibus bt Eastvillians 55.75-39 (6-4); St Andrews bt Eastville Park 50-46 (8-2).