ON WEDNESDAY, August 23 the men's section of Murch Bowling Club played host to Barry Athletic in the Munro Cup.

A competitive closely fought game saw Barry Athletic triumph with wins for the rinks skipped by R. Bowen, D Jones and D Snellings. The ever reliable R. Mauchline did skip is rink to victory however.

A good evening's sport was enjoyed by all.

On Friday, August 25 the Murch men's section combined forces with the Murch ladies section to take on Dinas Powys Bowling Club in the village cup.

In a pleasant but competitive evening's sport the two local rivals tried to make the coveted trophy theirs.

Eventually Dinas Powys Bowls Club came out on top with wins for the rinks skipped by D.Ireland, G.White, R.Janes, N.Giles T.Hurcom.

S. Mauchline, however, did manage a fine victory for her rink.

On Saturday, August 26, Murch men's section took on top of the league Rumney Bowls Club.

The Murch did themselves proud against the strong opposition with wins for the rinks skipped by I Williams and R.Pratt.

However, wins for the Rumney rinks skipped by H.Mackie and A Bagulzy saw the league leaders win by five shots overall.

On Monday, August 28, the Murch men and ladies Sections faced each other to see who would win the Gerald Nicholas Trophy.

It was a closely contested match played in a convivial atmosphere. There were wins for the rinks skipped by Roger Mauchline and men's captain, Mark Hughes and the ladies won on the rink skipped by Sheila Mauchline.

However, there was an overall victory for the men's section .