Le Ber takes shine off De Sousa’s brilliant bowls show

Friday 2nd July 2010, 2:59PM BST.

Malcolm de Sousa pictured competing in Jersey

JERSEY’S talented teenager Malcolm de Sousa pulled off a sensational win over England’s Bowler of the Year Simon Skelton in the quarter finals of the British Isles men’s singles championship in Worthing yesterday.

The 18-year-old’s 21-10 dismissal of the man who is currently ranked number six in the world was hailed by some as the best exhibition of drawing bowls they had ever seen.

A shell-shocked Skelton admitted, “I don’t think I’ve ever come up against anyone playing better than Malcolm did today – he just didn’t give me a chance, and I think he could have beaten anyone in that form.”

Sadly, in his semi final encounter with Guernsey’s Matt Le Ber, it was Le Ber who sealed a 21-15 victory

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