Bidding for a home double

Northfield hopefuls are bidding for a double when the Bowls Scotland finals open at the National Centre of Bowling next week.

Derek Wilson and Colin Smith go in the pairs while Craig Collins, John Cuthbertson and Graham McKinlay line up in the triples.

Gents highlights: Monday: 9.30am: mixed pairs: Prestwick ( Rebecca and Jamie Houston) v Galston LWM ( Elizabeth Wilson, Sean McGhee); noon: senior fours Cumnock ( Eddie Duncan, Willie White, Willie McLatchie, Willie McKenzie) v Mount Vernon; 1.30pm: junior singles: Prestwick ( Andrew Weir) v St Ferguson ( Aiden Young); senior singles: Coylton ( Billy Anderson) v Dumbarton ( Brian Nesson).

Wednesday: 12.30pm: fours: Auchinleck ( Joe Devlin, Tommy Bohan, Craig Johnston, Garry Johnstone) v Abbeyview; Dundonald ( Daniel McCormick, Robert McCormick, Steven Dudgeon, Allister Parker) v Stranraer; pairs: Troon Portland ( Colin Doak, Barry Nixon) v Kelso; 5pm: pairs: Northfield ( Derek Wilson, Colin Smith) v Gourock Park.

Thursday: 9am: triples: Northfield ( Craig Collins, John Cuthbertson, Graham McKinlay) v Thurso; 3pm: singles: Glaisnock Valley ( Derek Ferguson) v Robert Moles ( Titwood).

Ladies: Monday: senior singles: 9.30am: Cumnock ( Jean Sykes) v Kim Ross ( Lanark); noon: Coylton ( Isobel McCulloch, Margaret Brown, Susan Cobbledick, Marlene Dunlop) v Newmains.

Tuesday: 11.30am: junior singles: Darvel ( Stacey Wylie) v Chloe Thomson ( Tanfield); 1.30pm: junior singles: Prestwick ( Rebecca Houston) v Victoria Park ( Laura Cunningham).

Wednesday: 12.30pm: pairs: Annbank ( Coleen Cowie, Betty Holland) v Fairlie ( Susan Agnew, Pauline Baird).

Thursday: 11am: singles: Newton Park ( Dawn Anderson) v Caledonia ( Kathy Houston); noon: triples: Ayr Craigie ( Maralyn Murton, Maureen Hyslop, Elizabeth Reid) v Barr & Stroud.

Finals are on Saturday, July 29. The following day, the Scottish Young Bowlers hold their U16 finals.