GUERNSEY’S hopes of holding on to the British Isles women’s indoor singles title that Ali Merrien has won three times in four years were dashed in Perth yesterday where Lucy Beere was outplayed by Scottish champion Julie Forrest.
IN THE sport of lawn bowls – or at least its indoor version – Guernsey are the kings of single-handed competition, while Jersey are better at team events.
GUERNSEY may have lost the pre-Commonwealth Games test match against Spain but they still had some notable successes at the Emerald Bowling Club in Torrevieja, Alicante.
February 15, 2010 – 2:29 pm
ALI MERRIEN and husband Ian, who were guaranteed places in the main draw for the blue riband singles event at the Australian Open, are delighted the wait is over and that they are now getting into action against some of the best bowlers in the world.
February 13, 2010 – 2:29 pm
IAN and Ali Merrien are enjoying themselves at the start of a long stint Down Under.
January 21, 2010 – 2:30 pm
AFTER making a seemingly disastrous start in her WBT world Match Play semi-final with rising Welsh star Kerry Packwood yesterday, Guernsey’s British Isles indoor singles champion Ali Merrien turned on an awesome display to clinch a place in today’s final at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk.
January 20, 2010 – 2:29 pm
ALISON MERRIEN had a close look last night at her next opponent in the WBT women’s world Match Play singles at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk – but, while she was impressed, she was not intimidated.
January 19, 2010 – 2:29 pm
IT IS the same in any sport – get two attacking players together and you are guaranteed to have an entertaining encounter, which, in all likelihood, is a high-scoring affair.
January 18, 2010 – 2:30 pm
ALISON MERRIEN made a little bit of bowling history at the weekend, when she took on the role of skip in the World Bowls Tour Mixed Pairs Matchplay event at Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk.
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