WESTLECOT men will face Wiltshire men in a special match to celebrate the club’s centenary.

The match, which will take place on Saturday, May 15, at Westlecot (2.30pm), will also double up as the first Middleton Cup trial of the 2010 campaign.

Hosts Westlecot earned the right to the special game as they pulled-off again the double of Wiltshire Tourist Trophy and Four Rink League winners last season in the county competitions finals beating Spencer Melksham and Spencer Moulton respectively.

It was the seventh time in the last eight seasons that they had won the top men’s team competition – Four Rink League.

Their only loss in that period came in 2005 when they were beaten by eight shots in the final play-off by Swindon Bowling Club.

Westlecot’s success obviously has been earned in the Four Rink competition where their strenghth in depth at club has been great.

However, in this special match against the county their resources will be stretched to the limits as the game will be over six and not four rinks.

And the county team named contains Kevin Embling and Michael Richards, who were members of Westlecot last year, but have switched to Wootton Bassett for the 2010 season.

Embling was a member of the Four Rink final winning team against Spencer Moulton while Richards played in many of the league games during 2009.

The county team is only drawn from six clubs. Wootton Bassett supply 11 of the players, Spencer Moulton five, Holt four and Chippenham Town two while there are single representations from both Alderbury and Highworth.

WESTLECOT TEAM Rink 1: Denis Holborow, Phil Reade, Paul Sloman and Mike Jackson.

Rink 2: John Anderson, Gary Jackson, Des Rideout and Mark Dyer.

Rink 3: Paul Kistle, Michael Titcombe jnr, Dave Matthews and Ian Jefferies.

Rink 4: Kyle Anderson, Dan Bluett, Matt Webster and Graham Hatherall.

Rink 5: Rod Holborow, R Etherington, Jamie Titcombe and Mel Biggs.

Rink 6: Craig Hatherall, Jeff Nichols, Mike Shawyer and John Thomas.

WILTSHIRE TEAM Rink 1: Wayne Simmonds (Holt), Chris Cheesley, Michael Snell and Neil Smith (all Wootton Bassett).

Rink 2: Tony Keating, Mick Perrett (both Spencer Moulton), Justin Davis (Holt) and Russell Francis (S Moulton).

Rink 3: Kevin Embling, John Williamson, Ian Williams and Steve Snell (all W Bassett).

Rink 4: Richard Young (Highworth), Dave Godwin (Chippenham Town), Ben Gadd (Holt) and Gary Morphet (WB).

Rink 5: Nick Revell (Alderbury), Wayne Snook (Holt), Luke Meehan and Graham Shadwell (both SM).

Rink 6: Tom Walkley, Michael Richards (both WB), Neil Connor (Chippenham T) and Dave Snell (WB).

Reserves to attend: Micky Crook (Amesbury), Steve Snook (Box), Paul Macdonald (Chip T) and Rob Jeffery (Holt).