Annie Dunham and Dominic McVittie from the Spalding Indoor Bowls Club have won the national mixed pairs title for the first time

Two bowlers from the Spalding Indoor Club are celebrating after winning the national mixed pairs title for the first time.

Annie Dunham and Dominic McVittie were triumphant in the competition which was hosted by the City and County of Bristol Indoor Bowls Club.

They had secured qualification from the local stages and recorded a comfortable 20-5 win against Jackie Stewart-Tallack and David Bolt from South Shields Vipers in their last 16 tie.

The Spalding Lightning duo then had to overturn an 11-5 deficit in their quarter-final against the England international pairing of Chloe Brett and Lewis Baker from Huntingdon.

Dunham and McVittie picked up a count of six shots to take the lead for the first time at 17-12 and finished strongly to win 23-13 and book their place in the semi-final.

They faced Sandy Hazell, who is the England ladies captain, and Isaac Jenner from Swale in the last four where Dunham and McVittie led from the outset as they won 18-5.

In 2020, McVittie had lost in the final of this competition when playing for Blackpool Newton Hall so he was hoping to go one better this time round.

They played Alice Phillimore and Martin Heitzman from Falaise in the final.

McVittie knows Heitzman well as they play in the same England international rink.

The final was played at a very high quality by all four players but Dunham and McVittie were always in control and they ran out 15-5 winners.

Spalding hosted Boston A in their latest fixture in the Men's Over 60 County League.

The away team proved too strong on the day as they won on three rinks and the aggregate by seven shots (68-75).

Spalding did manage one winning rink which was skipped by Martin Simpson, with Eric Wakefield, Ian Stafford and Terry Windsor who won 24-11.

Rink scores: Eric Wakefield, Ian Stafford, Terry Windsor and Martin Simpson won 24-11; Bill Hodges, Roger Billingsley, Gavin Staite and Chris Warboys lost 19-22; Mick Dolton, Mike Taylor, Rob West and Graham Wright lost 13-19; Tony Westland, Robin Roffe, Ian Harwood and David Nunney lost 11-23.

Spalding travelled to Boston on Saturday in their latest friendly fixture.

This was a highly contested match which went to the wire where Spalding won by seven shots, 107-100.

Top winning rink was skipped by Alan Tokley, with Gill Haydon and Derek Chamberlain who won 36-7.