BOWLS: Bowlers will be battling it out today to reach the final of the Southend Ladies’ Bowling Tournament ladies’ pairs competition.

Thompson and Kirby (Prittlewell/Acle) will take on the Elm Park pairing of Taylor and Woolward in the section A semi-final.

The other half of the draw will see Huggins and Bowyer (Runwell/Independent) take on Burgess and Gross (Hockley/Leigh) in the Section B semi-final.

Action continued in the mixed pairs yesterday, while the ladies’ singles competition starts tomorrow.

RESULTS l Preliminary and first round, Section A: Tillet/Wilson (Wickford) beat Robinson/Darby (Greenways) 22.19 and went through to the 2nd Round on a walkover; Taylor/ Woolward ((Elm Park) beat Butler/Hennessey (Runwell) 23/7; Horden/Melling beat Smale/Mardle 19/14; McCleave/Adams (Southend) won 19/8; Thompson/Kirby (Prittlewell Ladies) beat Goodwin/Newell (SB&C BC) 23/11; Kemp/Cooper (Greenways/Victoria) beat Sweeney/Carson (Hockley) 19/17; Hough/Hough (Elm Park) w/o; Murrell/White (Liberty of Havering) beat Walsingham/Tinson (Hockley) 19/17. /Section B: Huggins/Bowyer (Runwell/Independent) beat Durrant/Weedon (Victoria) 34/14 and then a w/o; Furne/McGregor beat Cockett Hawkins 22/4; Riley/Arnold beat Gimber/Davey 25/7; McGregor/Furne beat Riley/Arnold 17.15; Patrick /Potts (Southend) beat Fosted/Bruggink (Rayleigh/Whitehall) 22/14; Innes/Harris (Thorpe Bay) conceded to Pope/Brighton (Southend); Burgess/Gross (Hockley) beat Golding/Simmons (Greenways) 17/14; Campbell/Hyam (Southend) beat Hales/Freeman (Whitehall) 21/17; Appleford/Howe (Thorpe Bay) beat Spackman/Soar (Rochford) 22/16; Seal/Taylor ((Fairways) beat Frankum/Bell (Southend) 23/13.

l Section A Round 2: Taylor Woolward (Elm Park) beat Tillet/Wilson (Wickford) 25/3 - conceded on the 17th end; Horden/Melling ((Victoria) beat McCleave/Adams (Southend) 20/19; Thompson/Kirby (Prittlewell Ladies/Acle) beat Kemp/Cooper (Greenways/Rayleigh) 23/18; Hough/Hough (Elm Park) beat Murrell/White (Liberty of Havering) 30/6 - conceded on the 16th end. Quarter-final: Taylor/Woolward beat Horden/Melling 27/8; Thompson/Kirby beat Hough/Hough 20/16.

l Section B Round 2: Huggins /Bowyer (Runwell/Independent) beat Furne/McGregor (Hadleigh) 24/14; Pope/Brighton (Southend) beat Patrick/Potts 18/16; Burgess/Gross (Hockley/Leigh) beat Campbell/Hyam (Southend) 21/17; Seal/Taylor (Fairways)beat Appleford/Howe (Thorpe Bay) 21/14. Quarter-final: Huggins/Bowyer (Runwell/Independent) beat Pope/Brighton 14/1 - conceded due to illness; Burgess/Gross beat Seal /Taylor 19/13.