Representatives from Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire and Sussex will contest the semi-finals of the National Mixed Fours Competition, sponsored by Bowling Abroad.
Gloucestershire’s Joan Surman, Penny Callaghan, Lee Williamson and Nathan Kitchen will face Rachel Mackriell, Lorraine Kuhler, Paul Gandey and Carl Blinco from Sussex, with the other semi-final being contested by Lincolnshire’s Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin, Ashley Caress and Martin Spencer, and Hampshire’s Julie Hudson, Hazel Gabriel, Alan Geary and Chris Daniels.
The quarter-finals will commence tomorrow at 9.30am.
Results:
Last 16:
Gloucestershire (Joan Surman, Penny Callaghan, Lee Williamson and Nathan Kitchen) bt Surrey (Janet Robins, Ruth Newbury, David Sheppard and Eamon O’Flynn) 31-8;
Devon (Emma Cooper, Lauren Hackett, Harry Goodwin and Ryan Whitlock) bt Bedfordshire (Dawn Grisley, Leigh James, Jackie Bryant and Jim Allen) 27-10;
Sussex (Rachel Mackriell, Lorraine Kuhler, Paul Gandey and Carl Blinco) bt Huntingdonshire (Chloe Brett, Karen Leader, Lewis Baker and Nick Brett) 20-10;
Cambridgeshire (Wayne Bailey, Cheryl Salisbury, Ellen Falkner and Jamie Barker) bt Oxfordshire (Carole Galletly, Katherine Hawes, Mark Sykes and Howard Watts) 25-20;
Lincolnshire (Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin, Ashley Caress and Martin Spencer) bt Kent (Donna Burnham, Michelle Levett, Gary Clarke and Clive Burnham) 22-15;
Durham (Nina Riches, Anne Upsall, Gary Farquhar and David Bolt) bt Wiltshire (Lucy Smith, Katy Smith, Phil Gregory and Neil Smith) 19-18;
Hampshire (Julie Hudson, Hazel Gabriel, Alan Geary and Chris Daniels) bt Essex (Roy Etheridge, Sue Jones, Ann Gunn and Richard Gunn) 21-8
Somerset (Olivia Starr, Jade Poolman, Peter Birmingham and Neil Saunders) bt Middlesex (Chris Smith, Rose Mayo, Jay Head and Paul Cater) 20-11
Quarter-finals:
Gloucestershire (Joan Surman, Penny Callaghan, Lee Williamson and Nathan Kitchen) bt Devon (Emma Cooper, Lauren Hackett, Harry Goodwin and Ryan Whitlock) 26-25;
Sussex (Rachel Mackriell, Lorraine Kuhler, Paul Gandey and Carl Blinco) bt Cambridgeshire (Wayne Bailey, Cheryl Salisbury, Ellen Falkner and Jamie Barker) 26-16;
Lincolnshire (Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin, Ashley Caress and Martin Spencer) bt Durham (Nina Riches, Anne Upsall, Gary Farquhar and David Bolt) 24-5;
Hampshire (Julie Hudson, Hazel Gabriel, Alan Geary and Chris Daniels) bt Somerset (Olivia Starr, Jade Poolman, Peter Birmingham and Neil Saunders) 23-22
Official photographs can be viewed and purchased at: https://www.bobsaundersphotography.co.uk/bowls-events
Entry to the championships is free of charge. Chargeable parking is available in Victoria Park and in nearby town centre car parks. The Tournament Office will be open daily from 8.30am until close of play. Should you have any queries related to the National Championships please telephone 01926 430686.