SURREY STARS RETAIN JOHNS TROPHY

Surrey have retained the Johns Trophy after defeating Wiltshire in a repeat of the final from 12 months ago.

Surrey reached the final after securing victory over the 2016 champions Lincolnshire in this morning’s semi-final, with Wiltshire defeating Essex by just three shots.

Wiltshire were targeting their first success in the competition since 1995, with Surrey aiming for their fourth triumph in six years.

Semi-Final Results:
Surrey beat Lincolnshire 122-105
Rink Scores (Surrey skips first): P Bourne lost to A Dunham 10-21; S Maylin drew with L Mountain 15-15; D Seward lost to A Gowshall 21-24; P Garden beat O Wells 30-13; D Souter beat R Markham 32-8; M Smith lost to P Strong 14-24

Wiltshire beat Essex 117-114
Rink Scores (Wiltshire skips first): A Fail lost to J Polley 12-26; S Griffiths lost to C Moss 19-28; S Bird beat S Madgewick 25-15; L Young beat E Score 23-16; A Jacobs beat A Smart 20-12; M Hartley beat B Bowyer 18-17

Final:
Surrey beat Wiltshire 142-91
Rink Scores (Surrey skips first): S Maylin beat S Griffiths 15-14; D Seward beat S Bird 24-18; P Garden beat L Young 18-16; D Souter beat A Jacobs 32-18; M Smith beat M Hartley 21-12; P Bourne beat A Fail 32-13.

Report courtesy of Bowls England

The BW John’s Squad with the Runners up Cup.

Bowls Wiltshire Ladies won the Regional Final of the Walker Cup at Box today. In the morning they defeated Worcestershire and this afternoon they beat Warwickshire who in morning defeated Somerset. This is the first time that the Bowls Wiltshire Ladies have reached Leamington in the Walker Cup! A brilliant weekend for Bowls Wiltshire Ladies who yesterday Qualified for the Johns Trophy.

In the first match the scores were:

Alison Fail’s rink won 21-14
Alex Jacobs’ rink drew 15-15
BWL 36 – Worcestershire 29

In the second match the scores were:

Alison Fail’s rink won 20-13
Alex Jacob’s rink lost 21-23
BWL 41 – Warwickshire 36

The Wiltshire ladies now await the winner of the Eastern section on Sunday 18 August. The possible opponents are Leicestershire, Northamptonshire or Huntingdonshire (who had beaten Essex in the semi final).

What a day, right down to the very last wood.

We started very well and then were pegged back with two rinks dropping a 7.  There were eventually two rinks left on the green, the scores tied with only two ends to play – one end per rink. Alex Jacobs bowled her last wood and picked up one shot.  We are now one shot up but Alison Fail is one shot down on the rink, she bowled her last wood, a pressure wood, to get shot giving us an overall win of two shots!!

Regards

Babs

BW Ladies Secretary

BW Ladies take on Worcestershire in the Regional Finals of the Walker Cup being played this Sunday the 7th July at 10.00am.

Below is the squad from which the team will be selected from.

Bowls Wiltshire Ladies have selected their squad to play Somerset at Cotswold Bowls Club (GL5 3HQ).

The match starts at 1.30pm.

Playing Dorset at Gillingham today Bowls Wiltshire Ladies secured their place in the Regional Final when they defeated Dorset 128 shots to 111 so finishing top of the West A.

Thy will now play Somerset next Saturday, the venue to be confirmed.

Bowls Wiltshire Ladies were successful today in the Walker Cup quarter final when they defeated Herefordshire at Cotswold BC.

The game was close throughout with BWL winning the match by 5 shots.

They now go to the Regional Finals at Box BC on the 14th July

Bowls Wiltshire Ladies had a resounding win away to Warwickshire in their second John’s Trophy match leaving them top of their group by 13 points, with one match to play against Dorset on July 6th.