Young Chloe is hoping to follow in dad’s footsteps

Trial for Nicky Brett’s daughter

Several local bowlers have been selected for junior indoor and outdoor international trials, including Nicky Brett’s daughter Chloe who will be hoping to follow in her father’s footsteps. She has been selected for the England indoor under 18 trials that are being held at Rugby Thornfield on April 26 and there she will be joined by March’s Ben Chapman and Spalding pair Ruby Hill and Jordan Philpott.

There are no fewer than five players from Hunts involved in the England junior men’s and women’s international outdoor trials at Leamington on Monday, May 26.

White Hart pair Tristan Morton and Alex Walton will be hoping to retain their places in the team that defends the British junior men’s title in Ireland on the weekend of September 13/14, while another White Hart player, Ed Elmore, and Papworth’s Harry Ward seek their first caps.

Hannah Overton (Parkway) is the only local player in the junior women’s trial from which the team will be chosen to defend the British title in Ireland on July 18-20, although the format takes on a different look this year with individual disciplines – singles, pairs, triples and fours – replacing the usual four-rink team competition.

L a n g t o f t P e a r l ’s L u c y Cooke is named among the reserves. CAMBS LEAGUE T h e Pet e r b o ro ug h s e n i o r men’s team were beaten 8166 in the final of the Cambs League KO Cup by champions-elect Cambridge Chesterton A.

Al though r i nk honours were shared at two apiece, Peterborough were only eight shots in credit from their rink wins achieved by Dick Noble and Frank Paul compared to Chesterton’s 23 from the defeats inflicted on the rinks of Mick Linnell and Rod Maplethorpe. Peterborough 66, Cambridge Chesterton A 81 (Peterborough rinks only): Mick Fuller, Don Paul, Joe Martin, Dick Noble won 19-13. Dave Smith, Terry English, Wilf Redhead, Frank Paul won 17-15. Les Sharp, Ivor Jackson, Don Sutton, Mick Linnell lost 16-29. Norman Gray, Richard Day, Mick Greaves, Rod Maplethorpe lost 14-24.

Fo l l o wi n g c o n s e c ut i v e league defeats which dented their hopes of a top two spot in the league, Peterborough returned to winning ways with a maximum points haul from their 98-44 home defeat of Whittlesey. Peterborough 98 (10), Whittlesey 44 (0) – (Peterborough rinks only): Mick Fuller, Don Paul, Joe Martin, Dick Noble won 32-9. Les Sharp, Martin Bunning, Ivor Jackson, Mick Linnell won 23-10. Albert Pattemore, Terry English, Alan Fuller, Frank Paul won 22-15. Norman Gray, Richard Day, Mick Greaves, Rod Maplethorpe won 21-10. HUNTS Huntingdonshire Bowls hold their pre-season council meeting of club delegates at Brampton Institute tomorrow (8pm).

The county have nominated county secretary and twice former president Freda Thomas to be the 2015 Bowls England junior vice-president.