BOWLS: Ilminster Bowling Club wins the Turnbull Cup

ILMINSTER Bowling Club is celebrating this evening (Sunday, May 1, 2016) after winning the prestigious Turnbull Cup in the Somerset Bowls Association.

They won the final of the competition – the association’s annual club knockout competition - by beating Clevedon Bowling Club by seven shots at Yeovil Bowling Club this afternoon.

The match was actually the 2015 Turnbull Cup Final which had been delayed from last year until today.

It means that Ilminster have retained the trophy having beaten Taunton BC to win the Turnbull Cup in 2014 - the first time since 1986 when they then beat Clevedon.

PHOTO - TOP: The triumphant Ilminster Bowling Club team.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Club captain Matt Hamilton with the Turnbull Cup and a bottle of bubbly!

Before that the club had a super tradition in the competition having been involved in 13 finals from 1964 to 1984.

Ilminster won the Turnbull Cup in 1979, 1975, 1972, 1971, 1970 and 1969. They were runners-up in 1964, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1977, 1983 and 1984.

The Ilminster Press would like to congratulate Ilminster Bowling Club, club captain Matt Hamilton and the team on today’s cup success.

PHOTOS: Courtesy of Sue Spurway.

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