Last updated 19:49, Thursday, 28 August 2008

WORKINGTON A increased their lead at the top of the Jennings Bitter bowls league with a 7-0 win over nearest rivals Whiteahven A in the latest round of matches.

Results, August 22: Seaton 4 Cockermouth 3, Keswick 5 Vulcan Park 2, Whitehaven B 5 Workington B 2, Workington A 7 Whitehaven A 0, Cleator Moor 2 Maryport 5.

Results, August 15: Whitehaven A 2 Maryport 5, Cleator Moor 2 Workington A 5, Workington B 0 Cockermouth 7, Keswick 5 Whitehaven B 2, Vulcan Park 2 Seaton 5.

Fixtures, August 29: Workington B v Cleator Moor; Maryport v Workington A; Vulcan Park v Whitehaven B; Whitehaven A v Seaton; Cockermouth v Keswick.

League positions: Workington A 99 points, Whitehaven A 70, Cleator Moor 66, Seaton 61, Maryport 61, Workington B 55.5, Keswick 55, Whitehaven B 38, Vulcan Park 33.

Mixed Triples results, August 19: Whitehaven B 4 Frizington 5, Seascale B 7 Workington A 2, Cleator Moor B 4 Whitehaven A 5, Workington B 5 Vulcan Park 4, Harris Park 2 Egremont 7, Egremont B 4 Croft 5, Seaton 5 Seascale A 4, Maryport 6 Cleator Moor A 3.

Results: Workington A 5, Egremont B 4; Egremont A 0, Whitehaven A 9; Seascale A 8, Harris Park 1; Whitehaven B 7, Seaton 2; Frizington 5, Cleator Moor B 4; Cleator Moor A 9, Workington B 0.

Final fixture of the season will be the league knockout cup final: Workington A v Vulcan Park on September 2 at Cleator Moor at 5.45pm.

l See page 44 for photographs and report on Workington’s historic finals day.