Scotland win BIIBC Women’s International Series
Scotland have won the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council’s Women’s International Series for the first time since 2017, winning all three matches in convincing fashion at Belfast IBC.
The event, which was postponed from March due to COVID-19, kicked off on Monday morning (October 10) with England making a bold bid in the opening session to retain the Clara Johns Trophy they won when the event was last held in Wales in 2020.
They beat the hosts Ireland on five rinks drawing on the other and chalking up a 64-shot opening victory, while Scotland, series winners last time in 2017 when the event was held at the same venue, overcame Wales by 56 shots with five out of six rink wins.
Session two pitted England against Scotland, but it was the Scots who controlled the match from start to finish, leading by 30-shots for much of the contest. England did battle well towards to latter stages of the contest to lose 128-112. In the battle of the Celts, Wales comfortably beat Ireland 146-90 to overturn their opening match disappointment.
The final session saw Scotland defeat Ireland 147-79, with England winning on four rinks against Wales to secure a 150-90 win.
| Country | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Shot Diff | Points |
| SCOTLAND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +139 | 6 |
| ENGLAND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +108 | 4 |
| WALES | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -59 | 2 |
| IRELAND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -188 | 0 |
Session One results:
Scotland bt Wales 150-94
Scotland rinks first: Emma McIntyre (Paisley), Lauren Gregg (Tweedbank), Lorna Cameron (Glasgow), Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) bt Terrine Lane (Islwyn), Bethan Parrish (Newport), Melanie Thomas (Bro Myrddin), Caroline Taylor (Severn Valley) 27-6;
Kimberley Dodds (East Fife), Lynn Lees (Abbeyview), Laura Hall and Lynn Stein (both East Fife) bt Marion Purcell (Islwyn), Stephanie Amos (Islwyn), Emma Gittins (Severn Valley), Amy Williams (Newport) 25-11;
Rebecca Houston (Paisley), Mhairi Buchanan (Coatbridge), Celia Smith (East Fife) Lorraine Craig (Balbardie) bt Pauline Price (Merthyr Tydfil), Sophie Hollins (Cardiff), Tracey Gowen (Taff Ely), Denise Molan (Islwyn) 26-15;
Kara Lees (Abbeyview), Julie Sword (East Fife), Stacey McDougall (Mid Lothian), Caroline Brown (Blantyre) lost to Barbara Griffiths (Llanelli), Olivia Jackson (Cardiff), Sophie Brain (Port Talbot), Kelly Packwood (Newport) 24-33;
Claire Anderson (Glasgow), Sophie McGrouther (Abbeyview), Natalie McWilliams (Glasgow), Margaret Letham (Blantyre) bt Lauren Gowen (Taff Ely), Chloe Jackson (Cardiff), Jessica Berry (Taff Ely), Emma Woodcock (Sully) 26-11;
Beth Riva (East Lothian), Kim Watt (Stonehaven), Sarah Jane Ewing (Headwell), Catherine McIntosh (Stonehaven) bt Tegan Rees (Cardiff), Kerry Packwood (Newport), Jodie McCarthy (Port Talbot), Laura Daniels (Earlswood) 22-19.
England bt Ireland 144-80
England rinks first: Cassidy Hampton (Exonia), Hayley Robinson (St Neots and District), Sandy Hazell (Swale), Annalisa Dunham (Spalding) bt Zoe Stratton (Ballybrakes), Liz Bruce, Janet Bell and Sandra Bailie (all Belfast) 22-14;
Ruby Hill (Spalding), Laura Holden (Clevedon), Rebecca Willgress (Norfolk Bowling Club), Michelle Coleman (St Neots and District) bt Liz Kinder (Belfast), Wilma Adair, Ashleigh Rainey and Sally McAuley (all Co Antrim) 20-10;
Rebecca Moorbey (St Neots and District), Amy Walters (Welford On Avon), Katherine Hawes (Oxford and District), Lorraine Kuhler (Eastbourne) bt Roberta Tinsley (Co Antrim), Geraldine Flanagan (Belfast), Anne McKillop and Dessa Baird (both Ballybrakes) 30-6;
Devon Cooper (Hartlepool), Chloe Brett (Huntingdon), Anna Chalk (Lakenheath), Chelsea Spencer (Spalding) drew with Mia Patterson, Katherine Houston and Alison Morris (all Belfast), Shauna O’Neill (Ballybrakes) 17-17;
Nicole Rogers (Exonia), Jasmine Wilson (Huntingdon), Jamie-Lea Winch (Barwell), Katherine Rednall (Norfolk Bowling Club) bt Noelle Graham (Ballybrakes), Elizabeth Woods (Co Antrim), Lesley Mills and Catherine Beattie (both Belfast) 31-14;
Paige Dennis (Swale), Penny Strong (Lincoln and District), Kylie Jenkins (Egham), Wendy King (Swale) bt Helen Wilson and Doreen Wheelan (both Belfast), Sophie McIntyre (Ballybrakes), Lara Reaney (Co Antrim) 24-19.
Session Two results:
Scotland bt England 128-112
Scotland rinks first: Kimberley Dodds, Lynn Lees, Laura Hall, Lynn Stein lost to Ruby Hill, Laura Holden, Rebecca Willgress, Michelle Coleman 19-24;
Emma McIntyre, Lauren Gregg, Lorna Cameron, Julie Forrest bt Cassidy Hampton, Hayley Robinson, Sandy Hazell, Annalisa Dunham 19-15;
Beth Riva, Kim Watt, Sarah Jane Ewing, Catherine McIntosh bt Paige Dennis, Penny Strong, Kylie Jenkins, Wendy King 21-20;
Claire Anderson, Sophie McGrouther, Natalie McWilliams, Margaret Letham bt Nicole Rogers, Jasmine Wilson, Jamie-Lea Winch, Katherine Rednall 25-17;
Kara Lees, Megan Grantham, Stacey McDougall, Caroline Brown bt Devon Cooper, Chloe Brett, Anna Chalk, Chelsea Spencer 22-20;
Rebecca Houston, Mhairi Buchanan, Celia Smith, Lorraine Craig bt Rebecca Moorbey, Amy Walters, Katherine Hawes, Lorraine Kuhler 22-16.
Wales bt Ireland 146-90
Wales rinks first: Pauline Price, Sophie Hollins, Tracey Gowen, Denise Molan bt Roberta Tinsley, Geraldine Flanagan, Anne McKillop and Dessa Baird 26-17;
Barbara Griffiths, Olivia Jackson, Sophie Brain, Kelly Packwood lost to Mia Patterson, Katherine Houston, Alison Morris, Shauna O’Neill 15-22;
Lauren Gowen, Chloe Jackson, Jessica Berry, Emma Woodcock bt Noelle Graham, Elizabeth Woods, Lesley Mills and Catherine Beattie 38-9;
Tegan Rees, Kerry Packwood, Jodie McCarthy, Laura Daniels bt Helen Wilson, Doreen Wheelan, Sophie McIntyre, Lara Reaney 20-14;
Terrine Lane, Bethan Parrish, Melanie Thomas, Caroline Taylor bt Zoe Stratton, Liz Bruce, Janet Bell, Sandra Bailie 24-18;
Marion Purcell, Stephanie Amos, Emma Gittins, Amy Williams bt Liz Kinder, Wilma Adair, Ashleigh Rainey, Sally McAuley 23-10.
Session Three results:
Scotland bt Ireland 147-79
Scotland rinks first: Claire Anderson, Sophie McGrouther, Natalie McWilliams, Margaret Letham lost to Bethany Whittle, Elizabeth Woods, Lesley Mills and Catherine Beattie 15-17;
Beth Riva (replaced by Lauren Roddie at 10th end), Kim Watt, Sarah Jane Ewing, Catherine McIntosh bt Helen Wilson, Doreen Wheelan, Geraldine Flanagan, Lara Reaney 31-16;
Emma McIntyre, Lauren Gregg, Lorna Cameron, Julie Forrest bt Zoe Stratton, Liz Bruce, Janet Bell, Sandra Bailie 25-13;
Kimberley Dodds, Lynn Lees, Laura Hall, Lynn Stein (changed to K Dodds, J Sword, L Lees, L Stein at 10th end) bt Wilma Adair, Noelle Graham, Ashleigh Rainey, Sally McAuley 21-10;
Rebecca Houston, Mhairi Buchanan, Celia Smith, Lorraine Craig bt Roberta Tinsley, Joan Montgomery, Anne McKillop and Dessa Baird 24-11;
Kara Lees, Megan Grantham, Stacey McDougall, Caroline Brown bt Mia Patterson, Katherine Houston, Alison Morris, Shauna O’Neill 31-12.
England bt Wales 150-90
England rinks first: Devon Cooper, Chloe Brett, Anna Chalk, Chelsea Spencer bt Barbara Griffiths, Olivia Jackson, Sophie Brain, Kelly Packwood 24-11;
Rebecca Moorbey, Amy Walters, Katherine Hawes, Lorraine Kuhler bt Pauline Price, Sophie Hollins, Tracey Gowen, Denise Molan 36-19;
Ruby Hill, Laura Holden, Rebecca Willgress, Michelle Coleman lost to Marion Purcell, Stephanie Amos, Emma Gittins, Amy Williams 19-21;
Cassidy Hampton, Hayley Robinson, Sandy Hazell, Annalisa Dunham bt Terrine Lane, Bethan Parrish, Melanie Thomas, Caroline Taylor 31-13;
Paige Dennis, Penny Strong, Kylie Jenkins, Wendy King (changed to Kylie Jenkins, Morgan Merryweather, Penny Strong, Wendy King at 11th end) lost to Tegan Rees, Kerry Packwood, Jodie McCarthy, Laura Daniels 13-20;
Nicole Rogers, Jasmine Wilson, Jamie-Lea Winch, Katherine Rednall bt Lauren Gowen, Chloe Jackson, Jessica Berry, Emma Woodcock 27-6.
Full scorecards from the event can be found HERE.
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