Ireland’s Margaret Johnston is arguably the greatest woman bowler of all time, with three Commonwealth Games medals to her credit and six medals at World Championships. When World Bowls Ltd published its first female ranking list earlier this year, the Irish star was in the coveted No.1 position. In this special interview, she goes ‘One-on-One’ with consultant editor Ron Wyllie to look back over one.

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Principality aces adapt best to horrendous weather conditions at Ayr Northfield to triumph in the Home International series for the first time in six years -  by Anne Dunwoodie

Widespread sunshine from early June through to the end of July saw record temperatures around the country, but Scotland set its very own record of  a miserable midsummer high of 10°C which saw gale force winds and driving rain almost drown-out the Women’s Home Internationals at Ayr Northfield.

The series started brightly enough, with defending champions Scotland sitting out the opening match and getting the opportunity to size-up their opponents and the outcome ran true to form with England crushing Ireland and Wales doing the same to Jersey.

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Ireland make sporting history at Wigton Bowling Club in Cumbria as they successfully retain the Men’s Home International Series title for the first ever time in their history...    by Ron Wyllie

Ireland won the Men’s Home Internationals for the second year on the spin, and for only the fifth time in the history of the event, in a series which proved to be one of the most exciting in years with all four competing nations still in contention when day three dawned with only four points separating them.

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Channel Islanders claim two of the four titles up for grabs in exciting finals at Northfield with Katrina Bisson a long-overdue and very popular singles winner...  by Anne Dunwoodie

Top honours in this year’s Women’s British Isles Championships hosted by Scotland, at the National Centre of Excellence at Ayr Northfield, went to Jersey who claimed two of the four titles, with England and Scotland taking one apiece. 

Jersey won both finals they contested, with England playing three, Scotland two and Wales made it to one. Despite making it to the semi-finals of the fours and triples, Ireland failed to mount any final challenge.

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Scottish policeman needs just one more win to emulate bowls legend

Scotland’s Darren Burnett closed in on the legendary David Bryant’s record of four British Isles indoor singles titles by winning for a third time in Llanelli.

The 28-year-old Arbroath police officer became only the third bowler, after Andy Thomson (1991/1992) and Jonathan Ross (2002/2003), to successfully defend his crown when he defeated Thomson 21-15 in the final.

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Home Internationals
Llanelli 14th-16th February, 2006
England enjoy home comforts

Llanelli triumph is their first success in the Home International Series since 2003

England regained the Hilton Trophy for the first time since 2003 when they won an exciting Home International Series in Llanelli, the result of which was in doubt until the last bowl of the three days action.

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