A HALFWAY lead of nine shots proved insufficient as Evesham's men lost out to Overbury in the Concorde League.

The hosts secured a couple of rink successes in what was a closely-contested clash that eventually went the way of Overbury who won on the remaining three rinks for a five-shot triumph.

Rink scores - Evesham 100, Overbury 105: M Parsons, I Marshall, G Care, D Robbins 17, J Alsop, J Monks, D Baker, F Andrews 26. D Lovegrove, J Fisher, K Bridgewater, G Hunt 22, L Carr, T Willey, T Norman, N Williams 25. S Hill, G Revell, G Passey, D Brotherton 20, M Megginson, D Bartlett, C Nicholls, M Smith 15. J Curtis, J Branson, C Grinnell, N Gould 21, R Hewitt, J Kentfield, P Harrison, R Williams 14. T Hale, K Hardacre, W Higson, B Haines 20, G Wright, T Brown, N Jaques, B Hayward 25.