Area finals are being held across Surrey this week with competitors hoping to reach August's national finals at Worthing, writes Mike Haigh.

Surrey have three entries in each discipline at Worthing so the two county finalists, plus a third place play-off, will represent the county at the nationals.

MONDAY, JULY 2Fours Championship (at Shirley Park, 6pm) Dave Jones, Phil Burge, Brian Burden, Graham Craig (Cheam Fields) v James Shillingford, Terry Friday, Arnie Lewis, Gary Clark (Camberley)Dave Eyles, Steven Ward, Alan Waterman, Ron Rose (Heathfield) v Dave Candeland, Peter Pring, Doug Spittles, Norman Ross (Shirley Pk)Mick Blake, Keith Webbon, Jeff O'Leary, Joe Stevens (Epsom Park) v Gordon Wallis, Peter Wright, Andrew Barclay, Paul Bennett (Coulsdon)Matt White, Zak Abro, Duncan Heard, Steve Kercher (Woodbridge Hill) v Tony Paton, Ian Acus, Darren King, Michael Sigamoney (North Sheen)TUESDAY, JULY 3Triples Championship (at West Wimbledon, 6pm)Steve Sheppard, Bernard Grace, Anthony Gibbon (Chertsey) v Paul Foley, Nathan Beeson, Dennis Hennessy (Southey)Richard Hayward, Peter Wright, Alan Simon (Old Coulsdon) v Stephen Fortescue, Paul Vamvacopoulos, Mark Bishopp (Weybridge)Dennis Wilkins, Michael Stevens, Donald Leach (Magdalen Park) v Peter Lowe, Brian Wilkinson, Mike Reed (Croydon M.O.)Ossie Philip, Alf Lee, Martin Jewitt (Wimbledon Park) v John Everest, Edward Lewis, Edgar Wilkins (Milford)WEDNESDAY, JULY 4Unbaged Singles (at Epsom, 6pm) Frank Fairbairn (Malden) v Russell Stanley (Magdalen Park)Alan Bradshaw (Purley Bury) v John Hawley (Merton Manor)Mike Glitheroe (Purley) v Gary Wilkinson (Seale & Sands)Victor Taylor (Surbiton) v Andrew Cundy (Haslemere)THURSDAY, JULY 5Pairs Championship (at Knaphill, 6pm)Brian Paramour and Ian Ross (Albury) v Russell Stanley and Donald Leach (Magdalen Park)Duncan Heard and Steve Kercher (Woodbridge Hill) v Mike McDonagh and Gareth McDonagh (Cheam)Keith Searle and Ralph Bailey (Warlingham Park) v Martin Harbottle and Peter Miller (Epsom)Ted Barlow and John Gale (Croydon) v Ian Acus and Bill Searle (North Sheen)FRIDAY, JULY 6Singles Championship (at Leatherhead, 6pm) Andy Gladwell (Cranleigh RBL) v Mark Bishopp (Weybridge)Tim Orr (Mid-Surrey) v Steve Shanley (Sutton) Dave Warrington (Croydon) v John Farrell (South London)Adam White (Cranleigh RBL) v Gordon Wallis (Old Coulsdon)The winners of the above matches progress to the Semi-Finals which will be held at Cranleigh RBL BC, Mid-Surrey BC, Chipstead BC, Weybridge BC and Old Coulsdon BC respectively from Monday to Friday the following week.