DURSLEY Bowls Club members Keith Hinder and Brian Burleigh shocked a Commonwealth Games medallist on their way to the semi-finals of the National Pairs Championships held recently at Leamington Spa.

The pair won four matches in the national competition, including an outstanding victory over Sam Tolchard, who won bronze for England at Glasgow 2014, and his partner Joe Melmore, from Devon, by 19-13.

Hinder and Burleigh had already won the County Pairs Championship this year.

Meanwhile, the annual match between the champions of Dursley and Cam Mills was held at Cam.

For the fifth successive year, Dursley were the winners, this time 6-1.

Results (Dursley first): Keith Hinder 21 Phil Beames 7; Gill Meadows 21 Angie Niblett 17; Colin Slee 8 Allan Norris 21; Geoff Williams 102 Stephen Crowcombe 88; Bob Stoneman & Brian Burleigh 24 Bruce Taylor & Richard Miles 16; John Mackriell, Marilyn King & Chris Livall 17 Christine Andrews, Averill Panes & Dave Smith 16; Teresa Dailly, Pauline Bryant, Dave Smith & Ray Edge won 21-17.

Trophies were presented by Austin Panes, the Cam Mills president.

Pauline Bryant thanked the host club for organising the event.