Quinton Bowl

Quinton Bowl winners Ipswich BC with Suffolk Bowls (BE) President Colin Hunting

The Quinton Bowl is regarded as the Club Championship of the County and Sunday's Quinton Bowl Semi-Finals and Final were held at Marlborough BC against a threat of incoming heavy rain.

In the morning semi-finals Borough of Eye BC beat Haughley PFBC 90 - 55 and Ipswich BC eased past Felixstowe & Suffolk BC by a score of 59 - 50.

In an effort to beat the incoming weather, the final was started earlier with the agreement of both captains.

Borough of Eye start brightly, leading by 10 shots at the end of 5 ends. By 10 ends the lead has reduced to 3 shots and by the time we hit 15 ends, Ipswich have a slender 1 point lead.

The last 3 ends are a tense affair with a number of pressure shots, made or missed, until at 18 ends Ipswich BC finally run out 3 point winners with a score line of 65 - 62.

And the rain? Apart from some small showers outbreaks, the games and presentation were unaffected by rain