CONNAUGHT Bowls Club (Attleborough) played many competitive short mat matches during December and January and several players continued to represent Norfolk at county level.

CONNAUGHT Bowls Club (Attleborough) played many competitive short mat matches during December and January and several players continued to represent Norfolk at county level.

Congratulations to Ollie Allen and Lee Fallows for reaching the last four of the county championships in the singles.

With Chris Mann (Wymondham) and John Turner (Yaxham) they will represent Norfolk in the national championship finals.

In the Breckland League Five Pairs cup competition Connaught A and Connaught B will face each other in the semi-finals and the winner will meet either Wymondham or Watton in the final.

In the Breckland League Connaught A have had a series of closely-contested matches.

Against Banham Connaught A lost 60-64 and 2-8 at home but won away by 60-57 and 8-2.

Two good wins were recorded against Yaxham, 62-61 and 7-3 away and 53-59 and 6-4 at home.

Other wins were at Watton by 64-59 and 6-4 and at home to Forncett by 68-49 and 8-2.

Also in the Breckland League Connaught B maintained this season's more competitive form apart from a bad loss by 47-83 and 0-10 at Carleton Rode. Connaught B did beat Carleton Rode at home by 70-60 and 6-4.

Two defeats against Banham were respectable, 47-70 and 4-6 at home and 57-68 and 4-6 away.

Defeat at Hingham A by 50-85 and 4-6 was reversed in victory at home by 72-61 and 6-4.

In the South Norfolk League Connaught beat Wreningham by 62-58 and 6-4 away and by 92-22 and 10-0 at home. Most recently Connaught beat Watton at home by 78-31 and 8-2.

In the very competitive Tens League Connaught lost at home to Hempnall by 35-65 and 0-4, away to Woodbastwick by 40-68 and 0-4, and away to Kirby Bedon by 30-77 and 0-4. Against those losses Connaught won 55-49 and 2-0 at Horsford and 70-48 and 4-0 at home to Coltishall.