DETAILS of the opening round draws for the English Bowling Federation finals at Skegness from August 19-26 have just been released.
This year the individual portion of the championships will get under way on the Monday afternoon as opposed to the usual Tuesday morning, with all six inter-county finals being played on the Saturday and the Reg Jackson competition occupying the three greens all day Sunday and Monday morning,
The inter-county finals on the Saturday will start at 11.45am with the Silver Vase Trophy, the Reg Wright Trophy and the Durham Centenary, while the Adams, Donald Steward and Newton finals will start at 3.00pm.
MEN
2b singles: Michael Jeapes (Parkway), Tuesday, 12.15pm v Cleveland; 4b singles: Paul Dalliday (Parkway), Tuesday, 11.45am v Northumberland; U25 singles: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway), Thursday, 11.45am v North Cambs; Senior singles: Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor), first round bye, then Friday, 11.45am v Hunts or Durham; Secretaries singles: Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor), Thursday, 12.15pm v Lincs; Champion of Champions: Robert Heath (Yaxley), Tuesday, 1.45pm v North Essex; Pairs: Sam Downs & Paul Buckley (Blackstones), first round bye, then Thursday, 9.15am v Hunts; Senior pairs: John Suffling & Bob Warters (Ketton), Wednesday, 12.15pm v Humberside; Mixed pairs: Katie Bailey & John Earl (Blackstones), Tuesday, 9.15am v Humberside; 2b rinks: Roger Stevens, Graham Agger, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Notts; 3b rinks: Adam Emery, Ean & Tristan Morton (Parkway), Monday, 2.15pm v Norfolk; Mixed rinks, Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway), Tuesday, 11.45am v Norfolk; U25 open pairs: Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) & Ollie Jeapes (Parkway), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Hunts; Senior mixed pairs: Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley), first round bye, then Wednesday, 1.45pm v Humberside or Hunts.
LADIES
2b singles: Karen Porter (Crowland), Tuesday, 2.15pm v North Essex; 4b singles: Emma Providence (Market Deeping), Tuesday, 9.15am v Durham; Senior singles: Sue Moir (Langtoft), Wednesday, 9.15am v Notts; Secretaries singles: Angela Cox (Langtoft), Wednesday, 1.45pm v Derbys; Champion of Champions: Ann Northen (Langtoft), Tuesday, 3.15pm v Hunts; Pairs: Lynn Hulme (sub) & Shirley Suffling (Ketton), Thursday, 10.45am v Norfolk; Senior pairs: Anne White & Sue Moir (Langtoft), Tuesday, 10.45am v Norfolk; 2b rinks: Julie Nolan, Linda Kemp, Emma Providence (Market Deeping), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Cleveland; 3b rinks: Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford), Monday, 2.15pm v Lincs.
