Batchwood Hall Bowls Club edged to a 73-68 win over Welwyn Garden City in their district league match. 

With one Batchwood rink 13 shots down after nine ends, it didn’t look promising but that particular rink managed to win by ten shots (25-15) and become the top rink (Jim Gibb, Colin Watts, Adrian Baddams and Eddie Jacobs).

At the finish, Batchwood & Hatfield won on two rinks each with Batchwood winning overall by five shots.

Townsend were the latest visitors to Batchwood in closely fought district league match. In the end Townsend claimed victory winning on two rinks and Batchwood one with the fourth ending as a draw.

Batchwood’s top rink featured Gibb, Darren Gilbert, Baddams and John Harvey (27-14).