England pairs build four wins each in Hong Kong midweek report

England’s men’s and women’s pairs each had four wins from their first five Hong Kong Classic group matches, Bowls England reports in its midweek update.

Dom McVittie and Ed Morris opened with a 34-3 aggregate win over Greende Lawn Bowls Club. After a straight-sets defeat to Singapore, they beat South Africa, Scotland and Hong Kong. The report placed them second in Group B with six rounds remaining.

Sophie Tolchard and Emily Kernick lost their opening match against Scotland 6-6, 5-11, then won four in succession. They beat Thailand 13-2, 14-3 before further wins over TKOBC, Kowloon Cricket Club and Yuen Long Lawn Bowls Club.

The women were fourth in the standings quoted by the report. Those are midweek group positions, rather than confirmed quarter-final qualification.

Read the full official midweek report, including Ed Morris’ singles bronze-medal run and the next fixtures.