JERSEY’S brave attempt to clinch a place in the final of the Atlantic fours championship foundered at Johannesburg at the weekend, when Cyril Renouf’s quartet came up against the might of Robert Newman’s England team.
A courageous display from Jersey’s men bowlers earned them victory over Ireland in the Atlantic fours championship in Johannesburg to clinch a place in the semi finals.
Cyril Renouf’s Jersey quartet completed their group programme in style in Johannesburg yesterday, beating Portugal, 23-10, and booking a place in today’s quarter finals of the Atlantic fours championship.
JERSEY’S bowlers were celebrating Alan Shaw’s second victory in the Atlantic men’s singles championship in Johannesburg yesterday – a win that keeps his hopes of a place in the quarter finals very much alive.
Jersey’s Alan Shaw opened his account in the Atlantic singles bowls championship in Johannesburg yesterday with a magnificent win over Namibian Johan Jacobs.
A CRACKING 30-15 win over Spain in the last group match was not quite enough to land Derek Boswell and Cyril Renouf a place in the knockout stage of the Atlantic pairs championship in Johannesburg yesterday.
JERSEY’S bowlers were in the spotlight yesterday, when they humbled mighty Scotland in the Atlantic triples championship at the impressive Wanderers club in Johannesburg.
JERSEY’S men, who are hoping to use the Atlantic bowls championship in Johannesburg to qualify for the next World Bowls championships in Adelaide in 2012, have made a faltering start to their challenge.
THERE were mixed fortunes for Jersey’s bowlers in Swansea when the WIBC world indoor championships got under way yesterday, but at least there were encouraging wins for the Island’s brother-and-sister duo Jamie and Rachel MacDonald.
DESPITE winning more than half their matches, Jersey’s bowlers lost out to Guernsey in the inter-insular last weekend.
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