New England Manager Steve McAlister has named his teams for a match against Wales on 20th & 21st November in Dorset. Obviously many eyes will be on his selected sides for clues as to his plans for the British Isles Championships which will take place at Scarborough IBC at the end of January 2022. Five Norfolk bowlers have been selected for the match with Wymondham’s Jack Pye and East Tuddenham’s Chris Willies playing for England Premier while Jason Woods of Bob Carter, David Lamb of Halvergate and Simon Willies of East Tuddenham playing for England “A”. After a long period of below par results by England in the British Isles Championships the appointment of McAlister, a legendary figure in short mat bowls, has raised hopes that he can inject a winning mentality into the side and finally challenge the unparalleled success of the Irish. The one thing that you can be sure of with McAlister is that he will give 100% effort to achieve success for his team.
England Teams v Wales
England Premier
Singles Jack Pye
Pairs Ollie Hipkiss, Ryan Knight
Triples Bronagh Toleman, Lawrence Moffat, Lee Toleman
Fours Daniel Sands, Adam Easthorpe, Matty Worden, Adam Smith
Rink 1. Danny Langdon, Thomas Perris, Sam Harvey, Ryan Knight
Rink 2. Paul Pomeroy, Adam Easthorpe, Lee Toleman, Adam Smith
Rink 3. Lawrence Moffat, Jack Pye, Matty Worden, Bronagh Toleman
Rink 4. Alex Kley, James Smith, Jody Frampton, Chris Willies
England “A”
Singles Ed Sawbridge
Pairs Jack Knight, Dan Winmill
Triples George Main, Michael Hall, Emily Weaver
Fours John Lax, Emily Thomas, John Mills, David Lamb
Rink 1. John Lax, Dan Winmill, Elliott James, Nathan Caines
Rink 2. Steve Stanton, Richard Stagg, Simon Willies, David Lamb
Rink 3. Nathan Bailey, Stephen Holdsworth, Jason Woods, Emily Weaver
Rink 4. Saul Featherstone, Emily Thomas, John Mills, David Lamb
Singles spot for Jack Pye in England Premier team