This week saw the start of the Lincolnshire county bowls league fixtures.
On Thursday, Spalding Indoor Bowls Club hosted Sleaford in the over 60s county league.
Spalding took a narrow lead early on, 22-19, but this was extended to 58-39 before winning overall 84-66.
Spalding won on three of the four rinks and won 12-2 on points.
The top winning rink was skipped by Graham Wright, with Derek Overton, Roger Perkins and Robin Roffe, who won 27-16.
Rink scores: D Overton, R Perkins, R Roffe and G Wright – won 27-16; W Hodges, G Deaton, R Billingsley and M Jennings – won 23-15; M Taylor, P Turner, T Windsor and C Stagles – won 19-14; T Westland, A Belding, G Hicks and D Nunney – lost 15-21.
qSaturday saw the mens team host Stamford A in their first match of the season.
Spalding were dominant from the start against the defending champions and at eight ends, were 54-15 up.
Winning on all rinks, the final score was 117-46 and Spalding won 14-0 on points.
Top winning rink was skipped by Simon Lilley, with Kevin Ekins, Tony Westland and new member, Dan Mills, who had an impressive 34-10 rink win.
Rink scores: K Ekins, T Westland, D Mills and S Lilley – won 34-10; J Wells, O Stanley, B Martin and D McVittie – won 33-12; J Teesdale, R Roffe, A Cronin and D Nunney – won 23-9; N Puttrell, A Belding, K Jackson and G Hicks – won 27-15.
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