Harpenden Bowling Club’s Dena Roberts, Linda Newby, Jan Holland and Linda Brooks won their county fours match 26-11 against Potters Bar.
In the district league, Hemel Hempstead won on shots to take 50 points to Harpenden’s 30.
A Harpenden ladies team playing at home lost by just a small number of points to a side representing a district league side.
St Albans Bowling Club’s Alan Turner and Dave Church won 23-8 against Potters Bar’s Barrie Bowman and Terry Barker.
This was followed by Alan Turner and Tricia Gascoine with a 19-17 victory at Welwyn & District’s Val and Alwyn Challacombe in the national mixed pairs.
But St Albans lost 104-91 in their five-rink friendly at Cheshunt.
Top rink for the team were Alison Thomas, Sue Fogarty, Trevor Ewer, and skip Ken Budd who narrowly won 23-21.
The following day St Albans faced Welwyn Garden City.
Leading on three of the four rinks, the side eventually succumbed to the fightback from their opponents. St Albans lost 72-63 overall.
Their top rink was Jim Cockburn, Wendy Parsons, Kevin Hull and skip Andy Kay who won a close match 18-14.
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