BOTH Minehead teams played at home in the Somerset County Bowling League last Saturday.
The 'A' team's opponents Bridgwater 'A' found a fast green to their liking and ran out winners by 51 shots to 63 with Minehead only managing 2 points.
A very different story with the 'B' team who continued their unbeaten run when they outclassed Ilminster 'C' by 98 shots to 29 giving them maximum 12 points.
Scores: A team: J Bates, M Keough, N Cox, J maskell lost 17-24; T Everett, J Ware, G Murrell, J Male won 20-18; N Savage, B Harriss, J Morgan, M May lost 14-21. B team: L Salisbury, M Stapleton, R Carlin, N Ackland won 25-19; D Sturmer, B Mills, R Watts, M Cresswell won 36-4; J Freegard, D Stevens, T Jones, D Lowman won 37-6.
A very close match saw Minehead 'A' lose by 1 shot away to North Petherton 'A' in the West Somerset Bowling League scoring 52-53 whilst the 'B' team came up with another victory away to Williton winning by 47 shots to 39.
Scores: A team: T Everett, T Jones, J Male lost 17-18; J Ware, M Keough, J Maskell lost 16-17; N Savage, C Hales, M May won 19-18. B team (Minehead first): D Sturmer, R Watts, M Cresswell lost to C Beaver, H Husband D Donald 11-15; M Palmer, H Smith, N Cox beat A Wrightson,D Sully, R Amery 20-10; B Mills, R Carlin, N Ackland beat E Ferris, J Harrod A Sully 16-14.
Minehead sent six rinks to Ilfracombe in a mixed triples match and after a close encounter lost by just two shots 89-91.
Scores: I Brinkman, T Harris M Stapleton lost 16-19; G Thorpe, P Stevens, S Sully lost 15-17; D Stevens, L Salisbury, M Salisbury lost 14-15; C Simcock, N Savage, M Keough lost 15-17; M Roberts, A Harris, H Smith won 17-13; C Herbert, A Sully, T Saunders won 12-10.
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