SWINDON and District ladies representative side entertained Norwest in a friendly match at Shrivenham.

They ran out narrow winners by three shots.

S&D ladies took the honours on three of the six rinks in the 116-113 success, while another match was drawn.

The biggest win was recorded by the rink skipped by Wroughton's Kath Lees.

Results

Rink 1: G Waite (Rodbourne Cheney), M Levine (Wootton Bassett), E Smith (Cricklade) and J Comley (Purton) lost to P Watson 10-24.

Rink 2: J Webb (Wroughton), J Charles (WB), J Jones (Swindon) and G Noke (Wro) lost to C Hawkes 13-23.

Rink 3: B Hunter (Wro), M Diegan (pres. Swindon), J Johns (Westlecot) and K Lees (Wro) beat J Smith 30-10.

Rink 4: D Croucher (WB), D Glass (County Ground), G Truman (Supermarine) and S Walker (WB) beat J Doyle 21-16.

Rink 5: M Child (Super), I Webber (Haydon Wick), P Stephenson (Purton) and I Gardiner (Super) drew with C Hill 22-22.

Rink 6: M Tucker (West End), C Cottle (Westlecot), S Baker (Cricklade) and J Daniell (WB) beat G Lillicap 20-18.

Swindon & District men travel to Little Compton tomorrow to face their old rivals South Warwickshire.

Due to the shortage of association bowlers, rinks will only be decided just prior to the match.

Players expected to represent the S&D include: Mike Large (president), Fred Edwards (fixture sec); Eddie Wells, Graham Hibberd, Dave Gough, Fred Rogers, Chris Payne (2002 president), Tony Bluett, Bob Hiles, Brian Hunt, Dave Woodbridge, Rob Williams, Ron Ansell, Norman Nicholls, Mel Williams, Frank Etherington, John Emmerson and Dave Herold.