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Bowls England Walker Cup final four

Teams from Cambridgeshire, Somerset, Sussex and Yorkshire will contest the finals of the Walker Cup at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa, on Sunday 19th August.

Results from Regional Finals held on Sunday 15th July are shown below:

North Area (played at Middlesbrough BC, Yorkshire)
Regional Semi-Finals:
Nottinghamshire beat Northumberland 49-31
Rink scores (Nottinghamshire names first): J Yelland, A Patten, R Lewis & T Wombell bt J Pritt, D Ariss, A Storey & R Brown 31-12; D Summerton, S Maguire, A Duckworth & J Eames lost to J Wilkinson, C Gardner, E Emmerson & N Craig 18-19

Yorkshire beat Lincolnshire 36-26
Rink scores (Yorkshire names first): M Morgan, D Padwick, A Russell & M Dowson bt L Catchpole, C Cullum, P Strong & A Dunham 19-13; M Roberts, M Watson, J Farnsworth & L Metcalfe bt R Hill, C Tomlin, J Edson & A Gowshall 17-13

Regional Final:
Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire 41-32
Rink scores (Yorkshire names first): M Morgan, D Padwick, A Russell & M Dowson lost to D Summerton, S Maguire, A Duckworth & J Eames 19-21; M Roberts, M Watson, J Farnsworth & L Metcalfe bt J Yelland, A Patten, R Lewis & T Wombell 22-11

South Area (played at Old Coulsdon BC)
Regional Semi-Finals:
Sussex beat Surrey 42-31
Rink scores (Sussex names first): S Taylor, E Cooper, D Hodd & L Kuhler bt S Crates, P Garden, S Maylin & D Souter 23-15; E Woodcock, G Hill, P Escott & R Mackriell bt T Orris, S Seddon, D Seward & M Smith 19-16

Berkshire beat Buckinghamshire 43-40
Rink scores (Berkshire names first): J Bacon, P Fowkes, J Murphy & B Wall lost to C Harvey, L Throup, S Turpie & M Price 16-24; H Moore, S Goodchild, M Merryweather & B Smith bt M Higgini, A Atkinson, J Skelly & V Room 27-16

Regional Final:
Sussex beat Berkshire 43-33
Rink scores (Sussex names first): S Taylor, E Cooper, D Hodd & L Kuhler bt H Moore, S Goodchild, M Merryweather & B Smith 22-14; E Woodcock, G Hill, P Escott & R Mackriell bt J Bacon, P Fowkes, J Murphy & B Wall 21-19

East Area (played at Newmarket Avenue BC, Cambridgeshire)
Regional Semi-Finals:
Leicestershire beat Suffolk 38-37
Rink scores (Leicestershire names first): J Elliott, C Dixon, P Walker & D Hurst bt J Edgar, S Butcher, M Self & S Bernard 21-8; C Inserra, J Everitt, L Green & J-L Winch lost to G Lamprey, T Johnson, J Spice & J Rowe 17-29

Cambridgeshire beat Huntingdonshire 46-37
Rink scores (Cambridgeshire names first): R Moorbey, A How, S Alexander & J Stephens bt E Thurston, S Newson, H Overton & P Reynolds 25-16; L Churchman, L Papworth, C Salisbury & E Falkner drew with S Purrell, C Brett, M Coleman & C Popple 21-21

Regional Final:
Cambridgeshire beat Leicestershire 35-30
Rink scores (Cambridgeshire names first): R Moorbey, A How, S Alexander & J Stephens lost to J Elliott, C Dixon, P Walker & D Hurst 16-18; L Churchman, L Papworth, C Salisbury & E Falkner bt C Inserra, J Everitt, L Green & J-L Winch 19-12

West Area (played at Victoria BC, Somerset)
Regional Semi-Finals:
Devon beat Warwickshire 47-38
Rink scores (Devon names first): H James, C Lenton, L Hackett & N Chestney bt H Smith, A Ward, H Mills & L Smith 29-13; S Tolchard, S Evans, H Stevens & L Smerdon lost to D Medhurst, G Maund, H Slimm & K Richards 25-18

Somerset beat Wiltshire 46-38
Rink scores (Somerset names first): R McMillan, C Whitmarsh, L Holden & S Branfield bt C Mitchell, S Cooke, A Fail & A Jacobs 27-19; C Manns, M Gozna, E Amery & K Hembrow drew with G Newman, K Newman, D Shadwell & M Hartley 19-19

Regional Final:
Somerset beat Devon 38-33
Rink scores (Somerset names first): R McMillan, C Whitmarsh, L Holden & S Branfield bt H James, C Lenton, L Hackett & N Chestney 21-19; C Manns, M Gozna, E Amery & K Hembrow bt S Tolchard, S Evans, H Stevens & L Smerdon 17-14

The semi-finals, which are scheduled to start at 9.30am, see Yorkshire play Cambridgeshire and Somerset play Sussex for a place in the final which will be held later on the same day.