The England quartet of Devon Cooper, Katherine Rednall, Andrew Walters and Tristan Morton enjoyed a promising start when the European Championships got underway in Guernsey yesterday. Results in the Mixed Fours as follows:

vs Wales 4-5, 8-7;
vs Jersey 14-3, 8-8;
vs Sweden 16-8, 19-0;

We currently sit in fourth place with nine points (+38) behind Guernsey (12 points), France (11 points) and President’s Select (nine points, +43).

Today’s schedule (Monday 23rd September):
9.30am – Men’s Pairs at Guernsey BC vs Presidents Select (John Colley & David Weale)
9.30am – Women’s Pairs at Northern BC vs Sweden (Kristina Akerlund & Lena Vedberg)
11.45am – Men’s Pairs at Guernsey BC vs Ireland (Simon Martin & Ian McClure)
11.45am – Women’s Pairs at Northern BC vs Jersey (Kim Gallichan & Fiona Archibald)
2.30pm – Men’s Pairs at Guernsey BC vs Isle of Man (Mark McGreal & Clive McGreal)
2.30pm – Women’s Pairs at Northern BC vs Scotland (Dee Hoggan & Natalie Docherty)

The results from the European Championships will be available at the end of each day’s play at www.europeanbowlsunion.com