Six of the best for Billingshurst Bowling Club

This game will go down in the record books not for who lost or won, but the fact for the first time since the late 1970s a Billingshurst Bowling Club friendly would be played across six rinks with 36 players on the green.

In recent times, to have a five-triple game is rare thing, but to have a six-triple game is unheard of, so it was a credit to both sides to agree to field a full green, with several players playing out of position in a higher role just to ensure that the outright winner was lawn bowls itself.

The result of a 100-80 win for the home side will not be the lasting memory, but the sight of every rink in use, will be for some time to come.

Burgess Hill 66

Billingshurst 50

It was a disappointing afternoon for Billingshurst at their second away fixture of the weekend. With a cold wind blowing, a tricky green and an opposition full of County players this was always going to be tough.

Billingshurst stuck to their task and as the teams went in at the halfway point the home team were only seven shots ahead. The second half began well and the away side began to find their form, but the last few ends were decisive resulting in a home win.