DOVERCOURT bowlers Christine Griggs and Val Green attended the Essex county finals at Chelmsford, on Saturday.

As winners of the Essex C area in the unbadged county pairs, they played in a magnificent match against A area winners Carol Repeti and Michelle Squires, from Thurrock.

They won by 21 shots to ten to put themselves into the Essex final against Marianne Smith and Pam Butler, from Runwell Hospital.

This was played on a green that had become very tricky in the hot sunshine.

Unfortunately, although playing well, they lost.

Congratulations must go to them, though, for being runners-up in the whole county.