St Andrews Bowling Club celebrated the international achievements of two young members at a special party in the clubhouse on Saturday night.
Rebecca McMillan, 31, and Sam Stocker, 23, both represented England for the first time this year, and both had considerable success.
McMillan, who won the national women’s indoor singles championship last year, had a brilliant world indoor championship in Guernsey this past April, winning the silver medal in the mixed pairs with Harry Goodwin and reaching the last eight of the women’s singles.
She also represented England in the British Isles Championship.
Stocker won his first England under-25 cap in the final match of the indoor Home International Series against Scotland and played on England’s only winning rink.
In addition to his international cap he also became the first player to win the Somerset indoor under-25 singles championship three years in a row.
Several players from other Somerset clubs joined in the celebration, which was organised by the McMillan and Stocker families.
The two players presented St Andrews with framed England shirts, which will be displayed in the clubhouse.
On the green, Clevedon, with their three England players, proved too strong for St Andrews women in the Top Club competition, highlight of which was an international-standard singles in which Rebecca McMillan was edged out by Stef Branfield.
St Andrews men’s B team stayed top of their division in the county league, winning away to Burnham B mainly thanks to Tony Ware’s rink, who finished 21 ahead.
Full Results:
National Women’s Top Club: St Andrews 0, Clevedon 4.
Singles – R McMillan 15-21. Pairs – J McMillan/J Pitman 11-12. Triples – C Andrews, M McMillan, M Favis 8-22. Fours – M Cromey, M Frost, D Johns, J Duffy 8-17.
Men’s Somerset County League: Burnham-on-Sea B 56 (4pts), St Andrews B 67 (8pts).
D Reynolds, G Poole, G Sims, A Ware 36-15; L Fisher, S Ash, M Davies, M Goddard 15-23; P Smart, Clare Andrews, D Stott, R Potter 16-18.
Women’s DRT League: Yatton 52 (8pts), St Andrews 45 (2pts).
N Peters, J McMillan, R McMillan (1 player short) 16-18; M Tovey, J Andrews, M McMillan, J Duffy 17-14; W O’Sullivan, B Mangan, M Frost, J Pitman 12-20.
Men’s Weston & District Over-55s League Div One: Ashcombe Crusaders 117 (18pts), St Andrews 79 (2pts).
S Ash, M Goddard, B Duffy 14-19; M Peters, G Poole, R Potter 6-21; L Fisher, A Dawes, M Davies 17-19; D Reynolds, D Stott, G Wride 19-14; G Andrews, G Sims, A Ware 13-24; A Cooper, M Dew, A Lay 10-20.
Tourists: St Andrews 60, Pontyclun 95.
D Reynolds, Wendy O’Sullivan, M Goddard, Jenny McMillan 16-16; G Sims, J Keay, J Andrews, M Davies 10-12; M Peters, A Pattenden, Barbara Mangan, B Duffy 12-24; Norma Peters, Frid Allen, D Stott, A Lay 13-17; P Smart, Monica Pattenden, M Dew, Joan Duffy 9-26.
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