WHITE Hart did not have the best of weeks in the various crown green bowls leagues but July has been a good month overall for the club.

The Wednesday Yardley Wood and District team are still on course for promotion from Division Three after a hard fought 140-132 win at Henley B.

They had six winners, with Tim Hollingshead, Dave Kings, Neil Laxton, John Meredith, Dave Edwards and captain Paul Matthews all tasting success.

White Hart are now just one point behind leaders Ye Olde Knowle with only four games to play.

The Over-60s Heart of England B team beat Solihull RBL A 112-85.

Mike D’Abreu, playing his first team match for a while was an impressive 21-5 winner and was well supported by John Meredith (21-13) Rob Faulks (21-13) and Roger Broome (21-10).

The Warwick and Worcester Premier League team were soundly beaten at home in Division Three by title-chasing Ward End Social 182-236, having only three winners from the 12 ties.

Ian and Sheila Humphreys and Paul Matthews who battled back from a 5-11 deficit to win by five shots.

The Redditch club face an uphill struggle against relegation with seven games left Both White Hart teams in the South West Birmingham League were beaten by Wythall A and B teams while the Heart of England Thursday B team struggled against a talented Baldwins B who head Division Three.

The visitors had just two winners, with Brian Chatterley and Tom Hawks, with only two other players reaching double figures- Kirk Wright and captain Norman Batchelor.