IN what was no doubt an exciting weekend of bowls action, Murray Downs faced off fourth placed side Barham for a spot in the preliminary final.

It was a cracking final, with Murray Downs winning two rinks led by Josh Thornton and Brian Lehmann.

Thornton's rink cleared Barham by 18 points, with them getting 36 shots and Mark Quor's rink only managing 18 shots.

Lehmann's rink was a bit of a diffe...