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WESTLECOT will be bidding for a team double in the Four Rink League and Tourist Trophy when the Wiltshire Men’s competition finals are staged at Chippenham Town on Sunday, writes DAVE EATON.

They missed out last year on the double when losing in the Tourist Trophy final by the narrow margin of two shots to Purton.

Westlecot defend the Four Rink League title and will need to overcome Chippenham’s home advantage to retain the trophy for their third win in a row and six success in the last seven years.

While in the Tourist Trophy they face Rodbourne Cheney.

Chippenham Town booked their place in the Four Rink League final with a narrow 74-66 win over Amesbury despite losing on two of the four rinks at Trowbridge Westbourne.

Westlecot hammered Holt 100-60 in the semi-final staged at Rodbourne Cheney last Sunday although they lost on one rink. Mark Dyer’s quartet rink recording a massive 31-8 success while Mel Biggs’ rink was equally impressive winning 30-13 but Mike Jackson only edged home 21-18.

Besides the Tourist Trophy Rodbourne Cheney feature in two other finals - Over 60s Triples and Greenkeepers Singles.

Roy Carter, winner in 2006 and last year, bids for a greenkeepers’ title treble against Westinghouse’s Stuart Allison.

He also teams up with Cheney’s Rob Petrie and Tom Griffin to face Allison and Westinghouse in the Over 60s Triples.

The only other final with a local interest is the Champion of Champions where Dave Snell (Wootton Bassett) faces A Burnhope from Devizes.

RESULTS Four Rink League Semi-Finals Chippenham v Amesbury Rink 1: J Haselton beat M Crook 25-14; Rink 2: N Connor lost to S Mitchell 15-20; Rink 3: W Jones beat J Ellis 19-15; Rink 4: S Heseltine lost to P Long 15-17.

Score: Chippenham Town 74 (10pts) beat Amesbury 66 (4pts).

Westlecot v Holt Rink 2: Paul Kistle, Paul Sloman, Mike Shawyer and Neil Smith lost to Justin Davis 18-21; Rink 3: Mike Hall, Jeff Nichols, Jamie Titcombe and Mel Biggs beat Don Gray 30-13; Rink 4: Kevin Embling, Miles Roberts, John Thomas and Mike Jackson beat Ben Gadd 21-18; Rink 5: Michael Richards, Phil Reade, Des Rideout and Mark Dyer beat Keith Bailey 31-8.

Score: Westlecot 100 (12pts) beat Holt 60 (2pts).

FINALS PROGRAMME 10am - Four Rink League: Chippenham Town v Westlecot (holders).

1030am - Over 60s Triples: S Allison, R Leonard and M Drew (Westinghouse) v T Griffin, R Petrie and R Carter (Rodbourne Cheney).

11am - Champion of Champions: A Burnhope (Devizes) v D Snell (Wootton Bassett).

2.15pm - Tourist Trophy Double Rinks: Westlecot v Rodbourne Cheney.

2.45pm - Two Wood Singles: K Farrar (Spencer Moulton) v B Reynolds (Malmesbury).

Unbadged Singles: R Chalmers (Chippenham Town) v M Ashcroft (Cooper Avon).

Greenkeepers Singles: S Allison (Westinghouse) v R Carter (holder, Rodbourne Cheney).