England’s representatives secured a hat-trick of titles at the British Isles Women’s Bowls Council Championships this weekend.
The Championships commenced at Les Creux, Jersey, on Friday 14th June, with all finals taking place on Saturday 15th June.
Suzanne Cotton and Diana Jones enjoyed success in the pairs with victories over representatives from Ireland (21-13) in the semi-final and Wales (24-17) in the final.
Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson, Lorraine Hackett and Natalie Chestney secured the fours title by also defeating Ireland and Wales. A 20-16 defeat of Ireland in the semi-final was followed up by a five-shot win over Wales in the final.
Bowls England President Hazel Marke was part of the Hampshire quartet that claimed the senior fours crown. Lesley Johnson, Brenda Plumpton, Marke and Margaret Holden defeated a Jersey rink by two shots in the semi-final, before enjoying a 10-shot victory over Scotland’s representatives in the final.
Elsewhere there was disappointment for Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau and Margaret Smith as they were defeated by a single shot in the triples preliminary round to Jersey. Tolchard meanwhile was beaten 21-11 by Scotland’s Laura Welsh in the preliminary round of the singles.
Results:
Singles:
Prelim: Laura Welsh (Scotland) bt Sophie Tolchard (England) 21-11
Semi-Final: Laura Welsh (Scotland) bt Courtney Wright (Ireland) 21-14
Semi-Final: Chrissie Grimes (Jersey) bt Laura Daniels (Wales) 21-15
Final: Laura Welsh (Scotland) bt Chrissie Grimes (Jersey) 21-7
Pairs:
Prelim: Sarah Kelly & Noeleen Kelly (Ireland) bt Ethel Southern & Liz Simon (Jersey) 34-14
Semi-Final: Suzanne Cotton & Diana Jones (England) bt Sarah Kelly & Noeleen Kelly (Ireland) 21-13
Semi-Final: Gemma Amos & Steph Amos (Wales) bt Delia Flannigan & Angie Uttley (Scotland) 17-16
Final: Suzanne Cotton & Diana Jones (England) bt Gemma Amos & Steph Amos (Wales) 24-17
Triples:
Prelim: Ashleigh Rainey, Jean Boyd & Sally McAuley (Ireland) bt Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith (England) 22-21
Semi-Final: Jackie Knight, Eileen Vowden & Cath Le Sueur (Jersey) bt Ashleigh Rainey, Jean Boyd & Sally McAuley (Ireland) 25-24
Semi-Final: Donna Comrie, Julie Sword & Lynn Stein (Scotland) bt Gemma Amos, Steph Amos & Ann Lewis (Wales) 28-9
Final: Donna Comrie, Julie Sword & Lynn Stein (Scotland) bt Jackie Knight, Eileen Vowden & Cath Le Sueur (Jersey) 15-11
Fours:
Prelim: Nerys Lewis, Hazel Wilson, Isabel Jones & Caroline Taylor (Wales) bt Brenda Foord, Freda Videgrain, Gwen Stark & Ro Le Boutilli (Jersey) 19-11
Semi-Final: Nerys Lewis, Hazel Wilson, Isabel Jones & Caroline Taylor (Wales) bt Louise Noon, Jan Dochert Grant, Elizabeth Nelson & Anne Brown (Scotland) 24-8
Semi-Final: Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson, Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney (England) bt Sarah Kelly, Paula Russell, Margaret McNevin & Noeleen Kelly (Ireland) 20-16
Final: Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson, Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney (England) bt Nerys Lewis, Hazel Wilson, Isabel Jones & Caroline Taylor (Wales) 23-18
Senior Fours:
Prelim: Anne Blake, Mabel Jackson, Margaret Turner & Helen Girdler (Scotland) bt Hilary Owen, Christine Barr, Gill James & Karen Hopkins (Wales) 15-13
Semi-Final: Anne Blake, Mabel Jackson, Margaret Turner & Helen Girdler (Scotland) bt Andrea Sheridan, Bernie Doheny, Maeve Hoey & Iva Culligan (Ireland) 25-10
Semi-Final: Lesley Johnson, Brenda Plumpton, Hazel Marke & Margaret Holden (England) bt Chrissy Grimes, Jean Holmes, Sheila McGinnigle & Jane Mayo (Jersey) 16-14
Final: Lesley Johnson, Brenda Plumpton, Hazel Marke & Margaret Holden (England) bt Anne Blake, Mabel Jackson, Margaret Turner & Helen Girdler (Scotland) 23-13
The British Isles Women’s International Series is currently being played at the same club, with results and live scoring available to be viewed at www.biwbc.com