Bowls: West Lothian pass Borders test with flying colours

West LOTHIAN bowlers faced a test against Borders at Coldstream in the East section of the Cities & Counties Championship for the Andrew Hamilton Trophy but passed it with flying colours, winning 117-92.

By STEWART MEIKLE

Published 5th Jun 2012, 13:00 BST

Victories on five of the six rinks – skipped by Thomas Mann, Neil Speirs, Raymond Logan, Grant Logan and Steven Fleming – reflected a strong team performance that met with the satisfaction of team boss Jimmy Mallon.

He said: “Losing to West Fife the previous week brought us under immense pressure and we rose to the occasion in encouraging fashion with all guns blazing on the first phase then answering a middle-match dip with a strong finish.”