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ENGLAND

England Ladies vs Armagh Ladies

The historic first ever England ladies Select Team was played over 2 days against the Armagh
Ladies from Northern Ireland. Matches were played to the format of the Top Team competition
- two each of the individual disciplines - Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours plus a team of 6
Rinks. The only change being the scoring system which was 2 points for every mat won and
1 point for a draw, including the 6 Rink games.
Saturday saw play held at Bridgman Indoor Bowls Club, Harrold in Bedfordshire, where
the England team got off to a strong start in the first of the four sessions. They won one of the
singles matches, won one and drew one pairs, won both triples and won both fours games to
race into the lead by 13 points to 3 with a shot difference of +51. The Armagh ladies fought
back in session 2 with each team winning 3 mats but the England ladies had the better shot
difference by +9 shots
After lunch the England individuals lost both singles matches, won one of the pairs, won
one and drew one triples and won one of the fours games to lose the session by 7 points to
9 with -11 shots overall.

ARMAGH