Taunton Bowling Club compete in Tony Alcock finals event

The Taunton BC team who got to the final <i>(Image: Taunton BC)</i>
The Taunton BC team who got to the final (Image: Taunton BC)
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At Leamington Spa on August 15, a team from Taunton celebrated coming second out of 492 entries in the Tony Alcock Trophy over 60s mixed Two Fours.

To get to the last 16 and bowl in the championship finals, they had won the Somerset South region and defeated a team from Bloomfield from Somerset North earlier this month.

On Friday, August 14, they beat Boscombe Cliff 29-26 in the quarter finals, then they played Edgham which they won by a shot 31-30 in the semi-finals.

The final was against Wellingborough from Northamptonshire where they lost 30-40 but put up a great fight.

Another Taunton team will also go to Leamington Spa for a national finals event.

On August 8, the men’s double rink progressed to Leamington when they beat Plymouth Sir Francis Drake BC by 2 shots 34-32.

They now meet Worcester BC in the quarter finals on August 27.

The club congratulated the team on getting to Leamington Spa.

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