2023 Youth Internationals - Day One Report

Scotland’s rising stars made a promising start to the 2023 Youth Internationals at Ebbw Vale Bowling Club, claiming 18 points out of a possible 24 on the first days play.

Play was delayed earlier this morning due to adverse weather, but this wouldn’t dampen the Scots’ spirits. When play did finally get underway, Scotland secured a commanding 6-2 victory over host nation Wales in the first session of the day.

Going into the second session against Ireland, Scotland faced a much tougher assignment and had to settle for a 4-4 draw. Ellie Rendall, Beth Isbister and Aaron Miller claimed Scotland’s only win of the session as there were two draws for the triples skipped by Charlie Mitchell and Jamie Noon respectively.

The third and final session of day one showed Scotland demonstrating their strength in depth as they won 8-0 against Wales. Beth Isbister and Charlie Mitchell had a resounding 27-10 victory in the pairs and another three narrow victories followed for the teams skipped by Lennon Rafferty, Jamie Noon and Aaron Miller.

Scotland currently sit in first place in the overall standings, 4 points clear of second placed England after day one. Another three sessions of play will be contested tomorrow to determine who will be crowned series winner for 2023. Further score updates from these matches will be provided tomorrow evening.

Session One scores v Wales:

• Triples – Sarah Roberts, Lennon Rafferty & Charlie Mitchell 30 v L Viles, T Gowen & J Mounty 9
• Triples – Ellie Rendall, Leah McCloy & Logan Kennedy 12 v C Dunn, J Davies & R Day 23
• Triples – Emily Houston, Zak Morrison & Jamie Noon 29 v E Mitchell, H Dean & B Flynn 10
• Triples – Amy Blyth, Beth Isbister & Aaron Miller 22 v R Thompson, T Gunter & K Dickenson 10

SCOTLAND 6 – WALES 2

ENGLAND 6 – IRELAND 2

Session Two scores v Ireland:

• Triples – Sarah Roberts, Lennon Rafferty & Charlie Mitchell 11 v I Nolan, B Hogg & B Stirling 11
• Triples – Emily Houston, Zak Morrison & Jamie Noon 17 v G Cassley, D McIlroy & J Craig 17
• Triples – Ellie Rendall, Beth Isbister & Aaron Miller 20 v E Punty, I Larrigan & D Spratt 15
• Triples – Amy Blyth, Leah McCloy & Logan Kennedy 13 v E Frazer, B Stirling & A Dodds 15

SCOTLAND 4 – IRELAND 4

ENGLAND 4 – WALES 4

Session Three scores v Wales:

• Pairs – Beth Isbister & Charlie Mitchell 27 v R Thompson & B Flynn 10

• Pairs – Logan Kennedy & Lennon Rafferty 15 v L Viles & J Mounty 13

• Fours – Emily Houston, Ellie Rendall, Leah McCloy & Jamie Noon 15 v J Davies, C Dunne, C Gowen & K Dickenson 14

• Fours – Amy Blyth, Sarah Roberts, Zak Morrison & Aaron Miller 10 v T Gunter, E Mitchell, H Deem & R Day 9

SCOTLAND 8 – WALES 0

ENGLAND 4 – IRELAND 4

OVERALL STANDINGS (After Day One):

• 1^st – Scotland: 18 points
• 2^nd – England: 14 points
• 3^rd – Ireland: 10 points
• 4^th – Wales: 6 points