Update 13^th January  2015.

Comment on Bowls   by Denis Duffy.

Men’s selector Sharon Sims has unveiled her teams for the Quadrangular later this month and they contain plenty  for a pundit to chew over. The Green side looks like a shadow Inter-Centre team and I’m delighted to see Shane Rogers unleashed as the Singles player. My predecessor in this role once borrowed the jargon term ‘unruly’ from the racing world to describe Shane. This was not an unfair assessment at the time, but when I marked a couple of Singles matches for him in last season’s Hexagonal event I also saw episodes of rare brilliance. Shane is a top player who is currently reaching the peak of his powers and now is the right time to trust him in the Singles ‘hot seat’. Pat Horgan and Dean Gilshnan pick themselves as the front-line Pair and will prove to be a major strength. Philip Skoglund and Mark Noble haven’t played a lot together as yet, but their selections in control of the Green Four will surprise no-one. Ross Ellery is the answer to the perennial search for a quality Fours Lead and of course he is a well proven Singles exponent if a need should arise. On recent form, Graeme Cooley must be a little fortunate to be the seventh member of the top side.

The White team features new faces at this level. Ray Boffa brings massive experience to the Singles berth and Jason Moore will lead well for Chris Barrett in the Pair. Adam Johnston and Mike Abraham, both younger players, have earned their spots in Brian Looker’s Four. There are question marks around this side though. I’m very surprised to find Barry Wynks relegated to Second in the White Four, playing behind Adam, while Terry Curtis must be dead unlucky to miss selection after playing a major role in the Mark Noble Triple’s unbeaten winning run last weekend.

Eric Watson’s Women’s side was unavailable at time of writing.

Thanks Denis.