BOLTON Flat Green Bowling Club hosted the prestigious Lancashire v Nottinghamshire Middleton Cup match last weekend.

In the event, the Lancashire County Bowling Association rose to the occasion and notched up a 123 to 98 shots (20-2 points) victory

The outstanding performance came from Bob Stobie, Stephen Hemsley, David Lockhart and Tony Horobin as they notched up a 20 shot victory over Mark Owen's rink.

Rink Scores (Lancashire first): J Parkinson 21 D Robinson 17; B Kitson 18 R Rose 13; N A Atkinson 18 B Morley 17; A Horobin 31 M Owen 11; I Mayne 14 J Sellars 21; D Colbourne 21 R Pearce 19