On Sunday 4th June, around one hundred people were at Swanage bowling club to watch or play in the Dorset County Ladies senior fours knockout quarter and semi-finals.
Teams involved were from seven clubs:
SWANAGE (S. King, J. Smooker, L. Wallis and skip S. Bird).
POOLE PARK (S. Pinson, T. Cordial, J. Leake and skip B. Hodder).
DORCHESTER (H. Lannon S. Lawley, F. Dyer, and skip S. Willis).
SHERBORNE (D. Rock, C. Hart, S. Ford and skip A. Streets).
BRANKSOME PARK (V. Baxter, S. Harris, U. King and skip C. Assal).
BRIDPORT (F. Hewitt, L. Kennedy, A. Tibble and skip C. MacKenzie)
LYME REGIS had two teams qualify for the quarters (A. Allman, H. Dowling, L. Broom and skip P. Weech) and (M. Haseman, J. Parson, N. Discoll and skip E. Sarson).
Quarterfinals:
Poole Park played ‘out of their skins’ and comfortably beat Swanage. Lyme Regis team skipped by P. Weech, pulled away from their club mates in the latter ends of this game. Sherborne beat Dorchester by scoring more than singles when winning an end. Branksome Park beat Bridport with the last wood of the game, winning by one shot.
Semi-finals:
Poole Park were on fire against Lyme Regis and won this semi by 28 shots to 5 and progress to the finals.
Sherborne left it late to win this game against Branksome Park, taking it by two shots on the last end 19-17.