Batchwood Hall narrowly misses Herts County League final win

On Sunday, the men's teams faced Welwyn Garden City in the semi-finals.

John Bell, Jerry McCauliffe, Brian Parkes and skip Dave Gauthier bagged an 18-13 win, while Eddie Clark, John Turkentine, Mark Trembling and skip Dave Richardson were narrowly defeated 14-16.

Batchwood advanced to the finals by a mere three shots.

Dave Richardson receiving the runners-up trophy of the Herts County Divisional League from the Herts County Ladies' President (Image: Supplied) In the afternoon final against Harpenden, Gauthier’s team lost 14-16, while Richardson’s team secured a close 16-15 win.

Batchwood narrowly missed the title by just one shot — an impressive achievement considering they played on Harpenden's home turf.

Changeable weather: Heatwaves have ended. Followed by torrential rain...and then rainbows with bowlers gradually returning to the green (Image: Supplied) Meanwhile, Batchwood Hall Bowling Club hosted the first of three semi-final days for the St Albans and District Ladies Bowling Association (SADLBA).

Five semi-finals took place at Batchwood Hall BC with commendable competitive play.

Liz Schlatter skip in the Batchwood Pairs playing in the semi-final at Hatfield BC (Image: Supplied) However, Batchwood’s Jackie Bell and the duo Sandra Clark and Liz Schlatter were defeated at Hatfield in the Champion of Champions semi-final and the Ladies’ Pairs, respectively.

Over the weekend, Batchwood Hall held a two-woods singles internal competition, open to all players.

New members also participated and marked some of the games.

The finalists were Jackie Bell and John Bell, who will face off on Finals Day.