Spalding bowlers are successful at the Lincolnshire county semi-finals and finals day event held at the Blackstones Sports and Social Club in Stamford

Bowlers from the Spalding area were successful at the Lincolnshire county semi-finals and finals day event held at the Blackstones Sports and Social Club in Stamford.

Steve Hill, Harry Mycock, Dominic McVittie and Martin Spencer from the Royal Mail Cart Bowls Club successfully defended their county fours title, fresh from winning the British Isles fours crown last month.

In the semi-final, they won a close encounter 13-9 against Richard Vinter, David Gedney, David Bristow and Matt Whyers from Burton House.

They followed this up with an impressive 25-3 win in the final against Dave Cullum, Phil Willerton, Nigel Cordy and Alan Dent Jnr from Cleethorpes.

Spencer won his second county title of the day when he lifted the two bowl singles trophy for the first time.

In the semi-final, he beat Trevor Cope from Sleaford Town 16-4 and then defeated Dent Jnr from Cleethorpes 15-5 in the final.

Ruby Hill and Chelsea Spencer - who also play for the Royal Mail Cart - partnered up with Caroline Cullum and Amy Pharaoh from Cleethorpes and lifted the ladies county fours title.

In the final, they had an emphatic 27-7 win against a rink skipped by Tina Reeson from Blossom Way.

A second title of the day quickly followed for Hill as she won the ladies county under 25 singles crown by beating Keira Thurston from Whaplode Drove in the final, 21-11.

It got better for the Spalding area as Marion Perkins from Moulton Harrox Bowls Club won the ladies county four bowl singles title for the first time and Jack Wells won the county under 18 singles title.

Perkins beat Helen Butler from Burton House in the final, 21-16, while Wells retained his title as he beat Finlay Campbell from Sleaford Town in the final, 21-14.

There was further success for Mycock and McVittie as they lifted the county pairs title for the first time.

In the semi-final, they beat Martin Pulling and Mathew Orrey from Grantham, 25-9, and defeated David Bristow and Wayne Phoenix from Burton House in the final, 22-6.

The last final of the weekend saw Aidan Brickles from Royal Mail Cart join forces with Campbell from Sleaford Town to take on Owen Aspinall from Blackstones and Mycock in the under 25 pairs.

Brickles and Campbell won a close final 19-16 to win the title and book their place at the national championships.

All the men's and ladies qualifiers will represent Lincolnshire at the national championships at Leamington Spa next month.