Report courtesy of Bowls England…
Bowls England has named two new caps in the men’s senior international team that will defend the British Isles Series in Royal Leamington Spa on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014.
The new faces selected after the trials held in Royal Leamington Spa last weekend are Derbyshire’s Ashley Clipston and Perry Martin from Kent.
The selectors have also handed recalls to Cumbria’s Paul Barlow and Somerset’s Louis Ridout, whilst Durham’s Glenn Skipp retains his place having made his debut in the final match of the 2013 series in Dublin.
Selected team: Paul Barlow (Cumbria), Glenn Skipp (Durham), Tristan Morton (Huntingdonshire) & Stephen Farish (Cumbria); Ashley Clipston (Derbyshire), Louis Ridout (Somerset), Perry Martin (Kent) & Stuart Airey (Cumbria); John Rednall (Suffolk), John Hick (Somerset), Robert Paxton (Devon) & Richard Catton (Cambridgeshire); Lee Haywood (Devon), Mark Read (Cornwall), Simon Skelton (Derbyshire) & Sam Tolchard (Devon); Steve Mitchinson (Essex), John McGuinness (Buckinghamshire), David Hubbard (Sussex) & Robert Newman (Berkshire); Graham Shadwell (Wiltshire), Andrew Knapper (Berkshire), Jamie Walker (Northamptonshire) & Jamie Chestney (Devon);
Travelling Reserves: Ben Render (Yorkshire); Chris Yeomans (Northumberland)
Non-Travelling Reserves: Scott Dunham (Lincolnshire); Tom Millership (Warwickshire); Andrew Walters (Worcestershire) Captain: Stuart Airey (Cumbria)
Team Manager: John Bell (Cumbria)