Winning start for Wymondham bowls players

Wymondham Short Mat Bowls Club have got off to a great start in the winter season winning three out of the four matches played.

The first was an away first leg match in the Breckland Five Pairs tournament against Carleton Rode.

M Linsdell and C Mann had the biggest winning margin of 10-6 against P Rush and N Davidson in the last session to earn a 43-43 draw going into the second leg at home in November.

In the Breckland League the club's first fixture was away to Harling Recreation where a very satisfying 10-0 (90-44) points win was secured.

P Saunders, M Linsdell and S Phillips led the way with a crushing 32-9 win. The second league match was at home to Yaxham where the club again got another 10-0 (84-33) win, with S Archer, S Foster and D Phillips getting a massive 29-3 win.

The first round of the Norwich Cup saw Wymondham away to Horsford where they picked up a 14-10 (61-59) win. Wins of 6-1 and 6-2 by P King, M Linsdell and B Saunders helped them through to the second round.