LODDON VALE team skipped by Gary Lovett, went down 19-18 to Grattons in the London and Southern Counties Indoor Fours Championship, writes MAVIS GUEST.

The Loddon men played in the Bramley League against Palmerston and lost 84-69. The team skips were Peter Read 14-27, Ashley Nethercliffe 11-24, Geoff Green 20-19 and Steve Shaw 24-14.

In the County Triples semi-final, Loddon’s Dougie Morgan, Trevor Morgan and Geraint Jones had a narrow loss against Victory 15-13.

The club's Open Singles Ashley Nethercliff beat Gary Lovett 21-17. In the Novice singles Zac Miller enjoyed a 21-7 success over Nick Boyd-Marshall, while in theunder-25s singles Heather Statham beat Alice Lovett , two sets to nil.