English Indoor Bowling Association Ltd

Disability Bowls England
Official Press Release
England versus Scotland Test Match

Gedling IBC in Nottingham hosted an International Test Match between England and Scotland over the weekend of 14th /15th Nov 2015, which saw England victorious after a gruelling battle, played with great camaraderie and to a very high standard. Both Countries selected a mixture of new caps & seasoned International players and the 100+ supporters were enthralled by quality and standard produced by all the players.

The organisers were delighted when Ellen Falkner, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, accepted the invitation and took time out from her busy schedule to present the trophy and silver salver to the winning Captain.

This event, which was for players with a physical disability will now become an annual fixture in the International calendar with the Countries competing again in Scotland next year.

The weekend was such a success that Disability Bowls England plan to arrange further Test Matches and events involving players from other groups within the organisation.

For more information on playing or getting involved with Disability Bowls England, please go to the web site www.disabilitybowlsengland.org

ENGLAND RED ENGLAND BLUE

Bob Love (Captain) Steve Angus

Bob Henstridge George Pierrepoint

Ray Kirk Leslie Smith

Kieran Rollings Mac Otton

Gary Swift David Fisher

Res: Alec Newton

SCOTLAND RED SCOTLAND BLUE

Tracey Black Don Chalmers

John Wardrope Fraser Mathieson

Derek Hartley Craig Cameron

John Hughes George Guthrie

Garry Brown Martin Hunter

Res: Barry Jackson

Each team of 5 split into Pairs & Triples on day one, followed by Singles and 4’s on day two.

2 points were awarded for each win and the country with the highest number of points after both days play were presented with the trophy and winners shield. (Results table below)

	ENGLAND	Score		SCOTLAND	Eng Points	Scot Points
Session 1 PAIRS	Bob Henstridge Kieran Rollings	10	14	Derek Hartley Garry Brown	0	2
Session 1 PAIRS	Mac Otton David Fisher	16	12	Don Chalmers Martin Mathieson	2	0
Session 1 TRIPLES	Ray Kirk Gary Swift Bob Love	18	6	Tracey Black John Wardrope John Hughes	2	0
Session 1 TRIPLES	George Pierrepoint Leslie Smith Steve Angus	15	7	Barry Jackson Fraser Mathieson George Guthrie	2	0
Session 2 PAIRS	Bob Henstridge Kieran Rollings	6	17	Don Chalmers Martin Hunter	0	2
Session 2 PAIRS	Mac Otton David Fisher	4	16	Derek Hartley Garry Brown	0	2
Session 2 TRIPLES	Ray Kirk Gary Swift Bob Love	25	2	Barry Jackson Fraser Mathieson George Guthrie	2	0
Session 2 TRIPLES	George Pierrepoint Leslie Smith Steve Angus	7	10	Tracey Black John Wardrope John Hughes	0	2
Session 3 SINGLES	Bob Love	21	19	John Hughes	2	0
Session 3 SINGLES	Steve Angus	18	21	Martin Hunter	0	2
Session 3 FOURS	Ray Kirk Bob Henstridge Kieran Rollings Gary Swift	6	12	Tracey Black John Wardrope Derek Hartley Garry Brown	0	2
Session 3 FOURS	George Pierrepoint Mac Otton Leslie Smith David Fisher	15	7	Barry Jackson Craig Cameron Don Chalmers George Guthrie	2	0
Session 4 SINGLES	Bob Love	21	9	Martin Hunter	2	0
Session 4 SINGLES	Steve Angus	19	15	John Hughes	2	0
Session 4 FOURS	Ray Kirk Alec Newton Kieran Rollings Gary Swift	6	8	Barry Jackson Craig Cameron Fraser Mathieson George Guthrie	0	2
Session 4 FOURS	George Pierrepoint Mac Otton Leslie Smith David Fisher	9	8	Tracey Black John Wardrope Derek Hartley Garry Brown	2	0
				TOTAL	18	14

England lead 6-2 after session 1, but Scotland fought back in the second session taking 6 points to England’s 2 making the Countries level 8-8 going into day two. Points were shared in the penultimate session which left everything to play for in the final session involving 2 matches of singles and two matches of fours.

All players raised their game in the final session and the standard of play was breath-taking. However, it was England that held their nerve to win both singles and one of the 4’s matches to seal the victory.

For further information please contact: Paul Brown, Chairperson DBE
Email:paul.brown@disabilitybowlsengland.org.uk

17th November 2015

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