World Bowls Tour
It was Norfolk’s Mervyn King up against Scotland’s Stewart Anderson in front of an arena packed to the brim with audience and the atmosphere was simply electric out there. It was Anderson that led the way producing some of the best bowls of the tournament and he had the crowd sheering him on bowl after
Last match of the day in the second round of the Scottish International Open was between qualifier Philip Last from Ipswich and World No.11, Mervyn King from Norfolk. It was King that found the pace and rink before Last and in the first set King went 2,5 up by the fifth end. Last then suddenly
Second match of the afternoon here at the Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland in the Scottish International Open 2018 was between Irish qualifier Graham McKee and No.11 seed Mervyn King. It was King that took the lead fairly quickly going 4,1 up by the end of the 3rd. McKee responded tking two singles in the next
The second semi final between Mervyn King and Greg Harlow got under way and it was quite tense out there on the rink with both players under intense concentration wanting to make the final berth. It was King that seemed to get the better start as he went 6,3 up by the fifth end and
The third quarter final in the Co-op Funeralcare International Open was a game after the Lord Mayors show for both players. Neither player really showed the form that they had had in their previous matches and it did turn into a rather scrappy affair in parts. In the first set it was England’s Mervyn King
The first match here today in the Co-op Funeralcare International Open was between the World Number 2, Nick Brett, and the king of the draw shot, Mervyn King. True to his form this year King went out and demonstrated the art of the opening draw bowls. Though King took the first two ends in set
In the last of the quarter finals it was Norfolk’s Mervyn King going head to head with Devonian Robert Paxton for the last place in the ‘Just’ 2018 World Indoor Open Singles Championship. Both players are exponents of the draw shot and the crowd were not disappointed in the quality of the bowls. In 18
The ‘Just’ 2018 World Indoor Open Singles Championship at Potters Resort kicked off this morning with a second round match between Norfolk’s legendary Mervyn King and Cambridge star Nick Brett, both of whom were looking for a win here this morning. Into the first round and the battle commenced between these two exponents of the
The last here in the International Arena at Potters Resort in the ‘[email protected] 2018 World Indoor Championships was the first round singles match of World Ranked No 14, Mervyn King, and PBA Qualifier Ian McIntosh from Carlisle. King got off to a great start going 6,0 up into the 4th end. McIntosh took the next
The last quarter final pitted Mervyn King and Michael Stepney, the Co-op Funeralcare Wild card, on the rink. It was Stepney’s runners that did all the damage in the game. End after end the Scot came up with big bowls to deny King in the first set 8.4. The second set and the score was tight