Day 12 and 13 at Leamington Spa

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Surrey’s Margaret Smith won the Bowls England Women’s National Two Wood Singles Championship, supported by the Friends of English Bowling, on Thursday.

The Sutton BC bowler defeated Jessica Eley from Bushey BC in Hertfordshire 15-8 in the final.

Earlier in the day, Smith beat Dorset’s Julie Leake 16-13 whereas Eley reached the final by defeating Karen Leader from Huntingdonshire.

Semi Final J Eley (Bushey, Herts) bt K Leader (Sawtry, Hunts) 16-11 M Smith (Sutton, Surrey) bt J Leake (Poole Park, D’set) 16-13

Final M Smith (Sutton, Surrey) bt J Eley (Bushey, Herts) 15-8

WOMEN’S PAIRS

Further rounds of the Bowls England Women’s National Pairs Championship, sponsored by Sporting Highlights, also took place yesterday.  First Round: Felixstowe & Suffolk, Suffolk (K Rednall) bt Newton Hall, Durham (A Bernard) 25-10 Rugby Thornfield, Warks (M Edwards) bt Bletchley Town, Bucks (R Drage) 26-15 Sheerness St Georges, Kent (A Banes) bt West Ealing, M’sex (A Barrett) 32-3 Dukeries, Notts (J Baxter-Codrington) bt Barnwood, Gloucs (T Griffin) 25-23 Oxford City & County, Oxon (K Hawes) bt Wilton, Wilts (L Trattles) 23-7 Portishead RBL, S’set (M Gozna) bt Homefield Park, Sussex (P Hayward) 21-13 Silloth, Cumb (S Parker) bt Market Overton, Leics (A Oliver) 20-16 Cleethorpes, Lincs (A Gowshall) bt Burradon, N’land (K Proctor) 26-11

Taunton Deane, Somerset (K Hembrow) bt Bush Hall Park, M’sex (G Bignell) 27-20

Bramford, S’folk (S Utteridge) bt Brimfield & Little Hereford, Hereford (J Cole) 27-10

Parkway, Hunts (V Newson) bt Blaby, Leics (J Irons) 24-15 Littleport, Cambs (C Salisbury) bt Abingdon, Berks (M Booth) 22-13

Greenhill, D’set (B Hodder) bt Dunholme, Lincs (A Dunham) 22-18

Wigton, Cumb (N Bowe) bt South Molton, Devon (T McNeil) 27-13

Kings Langley, Herts (C Brown) bt Boroughbridge, Yorks (B Benson) 24-18

Henlow Park, Beds (H McConnell) bt Olveston, Glos (S Latham) 26-13

Burnham, Bucks (M Price) bt Bolton, Lancs (B Hill) 25-16

St Austell, C’wall (M Moore) bt Brierly Park, Notts (J Croxall) 24-21

Gilt Edge, Worcs (M Crowe) bt Hurstpierpoint, S’sex (B Davies) 24-18

Stute, Derbys (J Skelton) bt Plessey Radar, IoW (J Utteridge) 22-21

Desborough, N’thants (K Smith) bt Stratton Churchway, Wilts (J Willis) 27-12

Ashford Rail, Kent (M Hayes) bt Welford-on-Avon, Warks (M Parsons) 15-14

Alton Social, Hants (M Holden) bt Rainham, Essex (E Scarborough) 23-17

Windlesham, Surrey (A Rapley) bt Downham Market, N’folk (H Garner) 26-17

Second Round:

Poole Park, Dorset (P Cresswell) bt Redruth, Cornwall (M Trevennen) 26-16 The Springhouse, Essex (E Score) bt Hyde Abbey, Hants (J Williamson) 16-12 Parkway, Hunts (C Popple) bt Kingston, Yorks (D Jones) 20-17 Norfolk BC, N’folk (J Devitt) bt Littleport, Cambs (E Falkner) 24-15

Rugby Thornfield, Warks (M Edwards) bt Felixstowe & Suffolk, Suffolk (K Rednall) 24-17

Sheerness St Georges, Kent (A Banes) bt Dukeries, Notts (J Baxter-Codrington) 22-11 Oxford City & County, Oxon (K Hawes) bt Portishead RBL, S’set (M Gozna) 17-16 Cleethorpes, Lincs (A Gowshall) bt Silloth, Cumb (S Parker) 22-21

Taunton Deane, Somerset (K Hembrow) bt Bramford, S’folk (S Utteridge) 21-12

Littleport, Cambs (C Salisbury) bt Parkway, Hunts (V Newson) 21-9

Wigton, Cumb (N Bowe) bt Greenhill, D’set (B Hodder) 28-16

Henlow Park, Beds (H McConnell) bt Kings Langley, Herts (C Brown) 22-12

Burnham, Bucks (M Price) bt St Austell, C’wall (M Moore) 21-15

Stute, Derbys (J Skelton) bt Gilt Edge, Worcs (M Crowe) 21-12

Desborough, N’thants (K Smith) bt Ashford Rail, Kent (M Hayes) 31-8

Alton Social, Hants (M Holden) bt Windlesham, Surrey (A Rapley) 20-12

TWO FOURS

Meanwhile, the Quarter-Final stage of the Men’s National Club Two Fours, sponsored by Dales Sports Surfaces, was played.

Newmarket Avenue BC, Cambridgeshire bt Bath BC, Somerset 50-41 Rink Scores: (Newmarket Avenue BC skips first) T Just lost to D Taylor 25-27, R Catton bt D McGovern 25-14  Reading BC, Berkshire bt Gerrards Cross BC, Buckinghamshire 36-31

Rink Scores: (Reading BC skips first) G Stacey bt J McGuinness 16-15, R Newman bt A Price 20-16

Darlington Railway Athletic BC, Durham bt Romford BC, Essex 34-33 Rink Scores: (Darlington Railway Athletic BC skips first) R Chisholm bt S Reading 16-13, A Kirtland lost to S Mitchinson 18-20  Sandwich BC, Kent bt Shanklin BC, Isle of Wight 44-21 Rink Scores: (Sandwich BC skips first) P Briscoe bt D Griffith 26-5, S McCaughan bt T Meller 18-16

TRIPLES

Bedfordshire’s Jenny Mitchell, Kimberley Tift and Jenny Dowers from Leighton Buzzard BC defeated Di Hurst, Jan Everitt and Pa Walker from Birstall BC in Leicestershire in the Bowls England Women’s National Triples Championship, sponsored by HugoFox, at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa.

The Leighton Buzzard trio trailled 13-3 at nine ends, however eight shots over the next four ends narrowed the gap to just two shots. The Leicestershire side then increased their lead to five shots with four ends to play, however good play from the Bedfordshire side ensured the teams went into the final end tied at 17-17.

It looked like the title would be going to Leicestershire after Tift had unfortunately given the shot away, however Dowers, with her final bowl of the match secured the shot albeit with an element of fortune.

Earlier in the day, the Bedfordshire trio defeated Jane Johnson, Sandy Hazell and Wendy King from Milton Regis BC in Kent 24-18, whereas the Birstall bowlers defeated Abby Woodward, Dawn Owen and Sharon Hall from Desborough Town BC in Northamptonshire 18-14.

Semi-Final: Di Hurst, Jan Everitt and Pa Walker (Birstall BC, Leicestershire) bt Abby Woodward, Dawn Owen and Sharon Hall (Desborough Town, Northamptonshire) 18-14

Jenny Mitchell, Kimberley Tift and Jenny Dowers (Leighton Buzzard BC, Bedfordshire) bt Jane Johnson, Sandy Hazell and Wendy King (Milton Regis BC, Kent) 24-18

Final:

Jenny Mitchell, Kimberley Tift and Jenny Dowers (Leighton Buzzard BC, Bedfordshire) bt Di Hurst, Jan Everitt and Pa Walker (Birstall BC, Leicestershire) 18-17