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PREVIEW: BRITISH ISLES SCHEDULE AND PLAYERS

Pictured: Bowls England representative in the junior and senior women’s singles, Rebecca Moorbey (England).

The British Isles will see national champions from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Jersey compete for the British title in fourteen different disciplines. The event will take place at Ayr Northfield Bowling Club from Wednesday 28th June – Thursday 29th June. The event will be followed by the international series (10 player format) to be held at the same venue from Friday 30thย June โ€“ Sunday 2ndย July.

The schedule of play has been announced as below.

Please note that there may be some changes to players since the national finals last summer.

The British Isles will begin Wednesday 28th June. All finals will be played Thursday 29th June.

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Menโ€™s U18 Singles

Prelim 1: Wales (Oliver Whitchell) v Scotland (Jamie Noon) (9am)

Menโ€™s U18 Singles Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Jersey (Taylor Greechan) (2pm)

England (Charlie Beeton) v Ireland (Adel Bangoli) (2pm)

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Ladies U25 Singles

Ireland (Sophie McIntyre) v England (Rebecca Moorbey) (9am)

Scotland (Chelsea Bain) v Wales (Lauren Gowen) (9am)

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Ladies U25 Pairs

Ireland (A Carruth & S McIntyre) v England (I White & M Burgess) (5pm)

Wales (A Butten & K Dickinson) v Scotland (Amy Blyth & Emma Blyth) (5pm)

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Menโ€™s U25 Singles

Prelim 1: Jersey (Taylor Greechan) v Ireland (Adam McKeown) (9am)

Menโ€™s U25 Singles Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Wales (Ryan Davies) (5pm)

Scotland (Danny Stevenson) v England (Daniel Ellicott) (5pm)

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Ladies Singles

Prelim 1: Wales (Emma Gittins) v England (Rebecca Moorbey) (2pm)

Ladies Singles Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Jersey (Lindsey Greechan) (5pm)

Ireland (N Kelly) v Scotland (Natalie McWilliams) (5pm)

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Menโ€™s Singles

Prelim 1: Jersey (Thomas Greechan) v Scotland (Darren Gaultieri) (9am)

Menโ€™s Singles Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Wales (Daniel Salmon) (2pm)

England (Edward Morris) v Ireland (Adam McKeown) (2pm)

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Ladies Pairs

Prelim 1: Jersey (Sara Douglas & Fiona Archibald) v Ireland (A Morris & S Bailie) (9am)

Ladies Pairs Semi Finals

Scotland (Jean Fisher & Lauren Forgie) v Wales (Lauren Gowen & Tracey Gowen) (2pm)

Prelim 1 v England (Sophie Tolchard & Harriet Stevens) (5pm)

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Menโ€™s Pairs

Prelim 1: Wales (Chris Klefenz & Danny Davies Jnr) v England (Lewis Baker & Nick Brett) (9am)

Menโ€™s Pairs Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Jersey (Ross Davis & Malcolm de Sousa) (2pm)

Ireland (Kyle Bleakley & Jack Moffett) v Scotland (James Burnett & Sam Grey) (2pm)

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Ladies Triples

Prelim 1: Scotland (Chloe Thomson, Tracey Breslin & Nicole McKean) v Jersey (Chloe Greechan, Ethel Southern & Diane Canavan) (9am)

Ladies Triples Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v England (Rachel Mackriell, Nina Allbut & Denise Hodd) (2pm)

Wales (Alis Butten, Carolyn James & Anwen Butten) v Ireland (G Henry, B Cameron & D McCloy) (2pm)

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Menโ€™s Triples

Prelim 1: Ireland (Derek Smith, Gary McCloy & Ian McClure) v Wales (Cory Bayliss, Hugh Morris & Mark Harding) (9am)

Menโ€™s Triples Semi Finals

Jersey (Michael Rive, Guy Walton & David Black) v England (Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin) (9am)

Prelim 1 v Scotland (Francis Leitch, Stewart Gemmell & Steven Guthrie) (2pm)

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Ladies Fours

Prelim 1: Scotland (Alison Brown, Doreen Reeder, Margaret Kain & Vikki Turner) v Wales (Eileen Williams, Mary Garrett, Emma Gittins & Kathy Pearce) (9am)

Ladies Fours Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Jersey (Fiona Archibald, Sara Douglas, Lorraine Plante & Suzanne Job) (2pm)

Ireland (M Lynch, P Murray, G Morrissey & C Hamill) v England (Louise Whyers, Pearl Flowers, Penny Strong & Annalisa Dunham) (2pm)

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Menโ€™s Fours

Prelim 1: Jersey (Brian Bisson, John Le Goff, Alan Cadoret & Stuart Simon) v England (Ean Morton, Simon Law, Stuart Popple & Tristan Morton) (9am)

Menโ€™s Fours Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Wales (Ross Lewis, Gary Cox, Mark Letman & Daniel Salmon) (2pm)

Ireland (Nigel Beggs, Paul Daly, Ryan Cavan & Simon Martin) v Scotland (Josh Spalding, Dan Gormley, Andy Caldwell & Lewis Betts) (2pm)

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Ladies Senior Fours

Prelim 1: England (Christine Beamish, Sue Bard-Bodek, Sal Butcher & Sue Bernard) v Wales (Terrine Lane, Jackie Jones, Heather collins & Jean Kimberely) (9am)

Ladies O55 Fours Semi Finals

Prelim 1 v Scotland (Kay Purves, Veronica Cockburn, Sheila Douglas & Jane Carruthers) (2pm)

Ireland (A McDaid, L Vance, M McCord & S Bailie) v Jersey (Olive Crowhurt, Ann Richardson, Carol Ruderham & Ann Bisson) (2pm)

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Menโ€™s Senior Fours

Prelim 1: Scotland (Arthur Anderson, David Patulo, Don Stewart & Gordon Watson) v Ireland (Uel Gorden, Gerard Begley, David Calvin & Robin Brown) (9am)

Menโ€™s O55 Fours Semi Finals

Wales (David Vowles, Andrew Harvey, Chris Williams & Richard Bowen) v England (Vaughan Holland, Paul Buntin, Craig Shaw & Alan Symondson) (9am)

Prelim 1 v Jersey (Cyril Renoufm Alan Shaw, John Rowcliffe & Derek Boswell) (2pm)

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Full list of representatives below. Please note: there may be some changes to players since national finals were played last summer. We hope to receive the official program from the British Isles Council soon. British Isles Schedule information sourced from here – Which states some games may be subject to change due to duplicate entries.

Menโ€™s U18 Singles

Ireland: Adel Bangoli

Wales: Oliver Whitchell

England: Charlie Beeton

Jersey: Taylor Greechan

Scotland: Jamie Noon

Ladies U25 Singles

Ireland: Sophie McIntyre

Wales: Lauren Gowen

England: Rebecca Moorbey

Scotland: Chelsea Bain

Ladies U25 Pairs

Ireland: A Carruth & S McIntyre

Wales: A Butten & K Dickinson

England: I White & M Burgess

Scotland: Amy Blyth & Emma Blyth

Menโ€™s U25 Singles

Ireland: Adam McKeown

Wales: Ryan Davies

Jersey: Taylor Greechan

England: Daniel Ellicott

Scotland: Danny Stevenson

Ladies Singles

Ireland: N Kelly

Wales: Emma Gittins

Jersey: Lindsey Greechan

England: Rebecca Moorbey

Scotland: Natalie McWilliams

Menโ€™s Singles

Ireland: Adam McKeown

Wales: Daniel Salmon

Jersey: Thomas Greechan

England: Edward Morris

Scotland: Darren Gaultieri

Ladies Pairs

Ireland: A Morris & S Bailie

Wales: Lauren Gowen & Tracey Gowen

Jersey: Sara Douglas & Fiona Archibald

England: Sophie Tolchard & Harriet Stevens

Scotland: Jean Fisher & Lauren Forgie

Menโ€™s Pairs

Ireland: Kyle Bleakley & Jack Moffett

Wales: Chris Klefenz & Danny Davies Jnr

Jersey: Ross Davis & Malcolm de Sousa

England: Lewis Baker & Nick Brett

Scotland: James Burnett & Sam Grey

Ladies Triples

Ireland: G Henry, B Cameron & D McCloy

Wales: Alis Butten, Carolyn James & Anwen Butten

Jersey: Chloe Greechan, Ethel Southern & Diane Canavan

England: Rachel Mackriell, Nina Allbut & Denise Hodd

Scotland: Chloe Thomson, Tracey Breslin & Nicole McKean

Menโ€™s Triples

Ireland: Derek Smith, Gary McCloy & Ian McClure

Wales: Cory Bayliss, Hugh Morris & Mark Harding

Jersey: Michael Rive, Guy Walton & David Black

England: Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin

Scotland: Francis Leitch, Stewart Gemmell & Steven Guthrie

Ladies Fours

Ireland: M Lynch, P Murray, G Morrissey & C Hamill

Wales: Eileen Williams, Mary Garrett, Emma Gittins & Kathy Pearce

Jersey: Fiona Archibald, Sara Douglas, Lorraine Plante & Suzanne Job

England: Louise Whyers, Pearl Flowers, Penny Strong & Annalisa Dunham

Scotland: Alison Brown, Doreen Reeder, Margaret Kain & Vikki Turner

Menโ€™s Fours

Ireland: Nigel Beggs, Paul Daly, Ryan Cavan & Simon Martin

Wales: Ross Lewis, Gary Cox, Mark Letman & Daniel Salmon

Jersey: Brian Bisson, John Le Goff, Alan Cadoret & Stuart Simon

England: Ean Morton, Simon Law, Stuart Popple & Tristan Morton

Scotland: Josh Spalding, Dan Gormley, Andy Caldwell & Lewis Betts

Ladies Senior Fours

Ireland: A McDaid, L Vance, M McCord & S Bailie

Wales: Terrine Lane, Jackie Jones, Heather collins & Jean Kimberely 

Jersey: Olive Crowhurt, Ann Richardson, Carol Ruderham & Ann Bisson

England: Christine Beamish, Sue Bard-Bodek, Sal Butcher & Sue Bernard

Scotland: Kay Purves, Veronica Cockburn, Sheila Douglas & Jane Carruthers

Menโ€™s Senior Fours

Ireland: Uel Gorden, Gerard Begley, David Calvin & Robin Brown

Wales: David Vowles, Andrew Harvey, Chris Williams & Richard Bowen

Jersey: Cyril Renoufm Alan Shaw, John Rowcliffe & Derek Boswell

England: Vaughan Holland, Paul Buntin, Craig Shaw & Alan Symondson

Scotland: Arthur Anderson, David Patulo, Don Stewart & Gordon Watson

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Ireland’s Adam McKeown will compete in the men’s u25 and open singles following a double national singles win last summer.

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