St Andrews Bowls Club's Sam Stocker produced a dominant performance to reach the final of the Somerset under-25 singles championship.

The 21-year-old, Saints’ youngest member, beat his county under-25 team-mate Cameron Bowen 22-4 at home and will meet Ilminster’s Oli Collins or Sam Dart (Purnell) in April's final.

Stocker’s victory was the highlight of a disappointing weekend for Saints as they lost both their national area finals at Ilminster, watched by a considerable number of supporters.

Judy Forse, Sue Sinclair and Becky McMillan found an impressive Moonfleet team too good for them in the women’s triples, losing by nine.

Barrie Forse, Don Bailey, Phil Villis and Darrell Johnston were not at their best against a Dorchester quartet in the over-60 fours as they battled to 10-10 with three ends left, but the rub of the green went Dorchester’s way and they won by four.

Saints learned at the weekend that their opponents in the first Wessex League play-off round on Sunday will be Swindon Westlecot, the former club of captain Denis Holborow.

Unfortunately, the game, at 10am, exactly coincides with St Andrews women’s Somerset two-fours final against Clevedon at Street, which will deprive the women of quite a few supporters.

National results - Women’s triples area final: J Forse, S Sinclair, R McMillan 10 (St Andrews) A Chislett (Moonfleet 2000) 19.

Men’s over-60 fours area final: B Forse, D Bailey, P Villis, D Johnston (St Andrews) 10 G Costello (Dorchester) 14.

Somerset under-25 singles championship semi-final: S Stocker (St Andrews) 22 C Bowen (Purnell) 4.

Club championship semi-finals - men’s singles: R Withers 21 G Cooper 10; B Forse 21 R Venn 4.

Women’s singles: R McMillan 21 C Venn 5.

Men’s pairs: K Curtis/M Ford 15 G Cooper/M Dew 13; R Venn/A Cooper w/o C Curtis/D Holborow scr.

Mixed pairs: M & G Millard 13 P Taylor/M Ford 12; T Wyatt/R McMillan 17 J & B Forse 12.

Mixed triples: T Wyatt, R McMillan, A McMillan 15 R Potter, A Cooper, S Sinclair 10.

Open triples: C & R Venn, A Cooper 16 D Reynolds, M Dew, J Keay 13.

Mixed friendly, St Andrews 37 Bridgwater 30: P Smart, Jenny Webb, R Brereton, A Cooper 21-18; Kate Dobney, A Dawes, Barbara Mangan, D Hurst 16-12.