Peter Duncan and his Surrey tourists returned from their base in Sidmouth on Saturday following a highly successful President's Tour to South Devon, writes Mike Haigh.

His men's team played half a dozen six-rink matches while the players other halves' played five three-rink matches.

The men enjoyed four comprehensive victories and one suprise defeat by club sides as well as being handed a bowling lesson by a Devon county side including several of their 2007 Middleton Cup winning team at Topsham BC.

David Clarke, with fours wins out of five and a plus-65 bowls difference and Peter Jacobs, with the same win ratio and a plus-34 bowls difference, were Surrey's most successful bowlers during the week.

Surrey's women won all five of their games.

Nora Haigh and Jean Bailey, both with four wins and a draw, were the county's most suc Men's results: Feniton 125 Surrey 113, Budleigh Salterton 97 Surrey 146, Honiton 101 Surrey 136, Devon 145 Surrey 90, Exonia 78 Surrey 139, Sidmouth 101 Surrey President 159.

Women's results: Ottery St Mary 66 Surrey 79, Budleigh Salterton 54 Surrey 56, Feniton 59 Surrey 61, Heavitree 33 Surrey 80, Sidmouth 50 Surrey 80.