MELANIE INNESS
DOB – 1st July 1964.
Club – Balerno BC.
Bowls used – Taylor Vector Vs size 1.
How you got into the sport – Started bowling after I had to take early retirement. My parents had bowled since I was in my teens, so decided to learn really as a social hobby.
Scotland debut – 2018.
Bowling highlights – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in B2/B3 Visually Impaired Mixed Pairs with Robert Barr, Sarah Jane Ewing (Director) and George Miller (Director)
World Blind Bowlers Championships (IBBA) B2 Ladies Singles silver medallist 2023
UK Visually Impaired B4 Indoor singles champion 2017
Scottish Visually Impaired B2/B3 singles champion 2018
Scottish Indoor Visually Impaired singles champion 2019
Most embarrassing moment on the green - Winning the ladies club triples, I had only been bowling for three months so didn’t contribute very much! Won with my mum and the ladies champion, however, it was a precious moment being the only opportunity to win a trophy with my mum.