The final county championship of the season, the Mixed Fours, saw nine teams competing initially in round robin groups for places in the semi-finals.

Ross still had two teams at the semi-final stage, including the defending champions, Elaine George, Ian Roe, Pam and Ian Park, who were looking for a third consecutive title and overcame Tim Rigden’s Weston team in a close match to secure their place in the final.

The other Ross team, skipped by Les Williams, fell to the Woolhope team of Shirley and Becci Cox, Anthony and Dominic Rogers. The final saw Ross establish an early lead before Woolhope settled and gradually played their way back into the match, which became very tight. Woolhope had established a two shot lead going into the last end and then ditched the jack to make Ross’s task even more difficult. Although Ross managed to get the shot back, they couldn’t get the second shot needed to take the match into an extra end. Woolhope took the title on a day when they had been dominant throughout.

The remaining qualification competitions for the National Championships saw Herefordshire’s places filled for the Triples, Fours and Mixed Fours disciplines.

In the Triples, the competition winners Ian Roe, Pam and Ian Park (Ross) will be joined in the finals by the Woolhope team of John Mills, Shirley and Becci Cox. The Fours was won by Mike Conway (Aston Ingham), Mark Cinderey (Llangarron), David Millington Jones and Anthony Rogers (Woolhope) and the second place went to Kate Williams (Ross), John Mills, Shirley and Becci Cox.

The county had a single place in the Mixed Fours and that was secured by Dominic Rogers, John Mills, Shirley and Becci Cox. Dominic Rogers will also represent the county in the Under-18s competition.

Special mention goes to John Mills who qualified in four of the six senior disciplines.