Representatives from Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire and Surrey will contest the semi-finals of the Men’s National Senior Pairs Competition, supported by the Friends of English Bowling.

In the first semi-final Surrey’s Phil Pugh and Kevin Clarke will face Herefordshire’s Martin Smith and Mark Atkins, with the other semi-final being contested by 2017 champions Dave Labrum and Malc Drage (Buckinghamshire) and Hertfordshire’s Chris Sheriff and Phil Russell.

The semi-finals will commence at 9.30am at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa.

Results:
First Round (delayed match):
Middlesex (Attilio Ciampini and David Pitt) bt Devon (Rob Honeywell and Alan Hirst) 20-3;

Last 16:
Yorkshire (Cliff Holmes and Peter Oliver) bt Essex (Conway Fleming and Brian Payne) 15-14;
Surrey (Phil Pugh and Kevin Clarke) bt Berkshire (Aubrey Merry and Mark Hancock) 19-11;
Hampshire (John Keat and Colin Thresher) bt Norfolk (Barry Flatt and Gary Goodrum) 21-12;
Herefordshire (Martin Smith and Mark Atkins) bt Huntingdonshire (Stuart Woodcock and Tony Reed) 21-12;
Somerset (Colin Gazzard and Mike Cooper) bt Wiltshire (Terry Walton and David Jones) 18-12;
Hertfordshire (Chris Sheriff and Phil Russell) bt Oxfordshire (Raymond Gaskins and Howard Watts) 17-16;
Buckinghamshire (Dave Labrum and Malc Drage) bt Middlesex (Attilio Ciampini and David Pitt) 21-11;
Northamptonshire (Brian Briggs and Allen Simms) bt Lincolnshire (Paul Cook and Dave Cullum) 21-18

Quarter-Finals:
Surrey (Phil Pugh and Kevin Clarke) bt Yorkshire (Cliff Holmes and Peter Oliver) 15-11;
Herefordshire (Martin Smith and Mark Atkins) bt Hampshire (John Keat and Colin Thresher) 13-10;
Hertfordshire (Chris Sheriff and Phil Russell) bt Somerset (Colin Gazzard and Mike Cooper) 20-9;
Buckinghamshire (Dave Labrum and Malc Drage) bt Northamptonshire (Brian Briggs and Allen Simms) 22-14.

Official photographs can be viewed and purchased at: https://www.bobsaundersphotography.co.uk/bowls-events

Entry to the championships is free of charge. Chargeable parking is available in Victoria Park and in nearby town centre car parks. The Tournament Office will be open daily from 8.30am until close of play. Should you have any queries related to the National Championships please telephone 07444 272672.