BERE Alston Bowling Club’s new season was launched on Saturday with new shirts and a new captain.

A good turn out of members enjoying the sun and preparing for the first competitive match against Kingsbridge the following day. The needle match at Tavistock follows this Saturday

The new captain is Ian Murphy.

RESULT: Friendly Triples lost 75-107 away to Kingsbridge: L Squire, M Gregory and C Dyer 6-27; J East, M Symons and K Whitting 9-15; T Darke, J Whitworth and J Sowden 15-19; M East, Y Collom and C Squire 21-9; B McPhillips, A Marshall and S Whitting 11-26; I Murphy, R Appleton and K Wood 13-11.