BRAINTREE Bowling Club hosted their annual friendly match against Witham Mill Lane Bowling Club.

As usual, this early season friendly enabled all players to adjust to the variants of bowling on grass greens and was played with the traditional conviviality that is the basis of friendly club matches.

With home advantage, Braintree's five triple teams finally ran out the winners, taking the honours on three rinks to Witham's victory on the other two, with the overall shots total in favour of the hosts.