WATCHET Bowling Club were hosts to a very friendly group of bowlers from Reading. They belong to the Island Bohemians Bowling Club and their bowling rinks are on an island in the RiverThames.

This was Watchet’s first outdoor match of the season, so everyone was slightly apprehensive before play commenced. There proved to be no need for concern as Watchet won on all 6 rinks.

Watchet players only: Marilyn Binding. JackieHutchings, Phil Bowden and Ryan Hooper 22 - 7; Chrissie Bendle, Martin Downer, Ron Antony and Geoff Woodward 22 - 14; Stephen Waterman, Colin Bowden, Ro McKay and Pam Perkins 16 - 15; Diane Downer, Tickle Daley, Peter Starmer and Cherril Starmer 23 - 14; Peter Bowden, Phil Preston, Brenda Woodward and Alan Knight 28 - 9; Janet Groves/Steve Gunner, Jackie Eling, Norma Wilkinson and Ian Trunks 20. 131-76.

Watchet’s Corey Rendell and Somerset Under 25’s regained the Four Counties trophy at Broadway Bowling Club, coming out on top against Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.