Acle Trophy back on English soil!

England faced a tough opening match against Wales, who were playing on familiar rinks, in front of a large home crowd and clearly confident. A good win on Kylie Hamptons rink help settle any initial nerves and England won 74-66.

The afternoon match against Ireland could have been tricky as they had only lost to Scotland by 16 shots and were clearly on a high. However, England dominated from the start and went on to win on each rink and overall 128-40.

The old England v Scotland battle was a clear cut – win or be runner up! With this challenge ahead, the selectors made a couple of changes and prepared the team for the decider. England took a hold on the game from the start and by 5 ends were 15 shots ahead. Kylie Hampton’s rink again rose to the occasion, played some brilliant bowls and scored well against a strong rink skipped by the experienced G Blaire. This allowed the other rinks to keep things tight and hold off the late Scottish fight back. Sensibly the team played and made solid shot decisions emerging victorious with a 76-69 win.

Overall a good England performance and very satisfying to bring the trophy back where it belongs.

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