World Bowls Tour
Number 15 ranked Les Gillett from Melton Mowbray took the scalp of top Scot Alex Marshall, the number 2 ranked player, who holds the record of six world singles titles, and he kept his campaign on course with a 6-4, 8-6 victory. Two shots on the opening end was the only double in the first
In the first of the Open Pairs semi finals it was David Gourlay (S) & Mervyn King (E) up against Jason Greenslade (W) & Gillett (E) and it turned out to be a bit of a humdinger match. With Gourlay and King going into a 6 nil lead in the first two ends of set
In the last game of the day, Brown and Whyers returned to the blue portable rink, trying to further their cause and take a place in tomorrow’s quarter finals against former three in a row winners Paul Foster MBE and Alex Marshall MBE. Standing between them and that last eight berth were Les Gillett from
World No 1 Nick Brett featured in the last game of the day here in the Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open at the Dewars Centre in Perth. Up against fellow Englishman Les Gillett, Brett was on outstanding form in the first few ends of the first set picking up two threes at the first two
Third match of the day here at the Live Active Centre was Englands Les ‘Razor’ Gillett against Hong Kong’s Anthony YIP and I think it would be fair to say that Anthony found the portable rink a bit of a struggle. Gillett is vastly experienced on the portable and also playing in front of a
It was Les Gillet up against qualifier Jamie Chestney, and Chestney who is just outside the Top 16 in Ranking Points was looking for a first round win, this meant he had to play at the top of his game to get past a determined Gillett. There wasw not a lot between the two players
First match of the day here at Potters Resort at the Just Retirement World Championships was between Les Gillett v Jason Parkinson and into the first set it was taking Parkinson quite a while to find the rink line against a well playing Gillett. Gillett opened up like a demon taking 8 shots to nil
Here at the Co-operative Funeralcare Scottish International Open the first of the day’s quarter finals featured World No 12 Jason Greenslade and World No 15 Les ‘Razor’ Gillett. The first set Greenslade opened up quite a commanding lead in the early stage and although Gillett dragged some of it back he was unable to catch
The last game on of the day and World No 4 Paxton got off to a flyer and won the first 13 without reply. Out to take no prisoners and take his place in the quarter finals Paxton was relentless end after end of quality play saw a remarkable score of 13.0. The second set
Andy Thomson MBE took on qualifier Brett Arkley in the 3rd match of the day and it was Thomson who took an early lead in the first set and despit a spirited fight back from Arkley it was Thomson that went on to win the set 13-9. Into the second set and Thomson denied Arkley