Monmouthshire gentlemen's touring team in good voice after defeating Maidenhead Town

Maidenhead Town Bowls Club hosted a Monmouthshire gentlemen’s touring team on Monday, who not only arrived with impressive bowls skills but were also in good voice.

Maidenhead fielded mixed teams of selected players and although this was a friendly occasion, each team was keen to show what they were made of.

The friendly was played in a good spirit, with generous and enthusiastic praise from both sides as bowls were delivered.

However, in deal conditions, the home side were given a display of the Welsh side’s considerable accuracy as Monmouthshire claimed an impressive 163 to 89 win.

The visitors’ liveliness and enthusiam continued after the game with spontaneous singing breaking out in tribute to certain players during the after-match speeches.

An additional bonus was the entire Monmouthshire contingent standing together to form a choir for a crowd-pleasing rendition of the Welsh classic ‘We’ll Keep A Welcome In The Hillsides.’

“It was one of the finest finishes to a bowls match one could have wished for,” said Maidenhead Town’s Geoff Motley.