A brilliant double
Tuesday 18th March 2008, 2:30PM GMT.
Lianna Bichard (left) and Alison Merrien proudly display their rewards as British Isles singles champions, secured in Llanelli yesterday. (0552166)
Llanelli’s indoor bowls carpet is fast and tricky, reminiscent of the Welsh club’s famous international fly half, Phil Bennett.
His place amid the legends of rugby union is not open to doubt and 30 years after he plied his trade, nobody can dispute either that Alison Merrien is not a bowling magician.
Yesterday, on a golden day for Sarnian bowls, she secured her third British Isles indoor singles championship and did so alongside her fellow islander, Lianna Bichard, who just one rink away won the British under-25 women’s title for the first time.
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