Day 4 Bowls World Indoor Championships

Hello everyone. Welcome to Potters. A great atmosphere and a big crowd.

It's ladies final day. What a line-up. The youngest ever finals

line-up for this competition. 18-year-old Catherine Rednall

against Rebecca Field, the defending champion. Ladies and gentlemen, it's

Norfolk's very own Rebecca Field. I tell you what, she's in the area.

She's close. Great strike. She's got it! Brilliant bowl. She doesn't like

it. Rebecca knows. She hasn't pushed it. She can see it. This crowd is

going to erupt at the local winner. What of Rebecca's opponent? It's a

teenager who should really be in the classroom now but instead this week

she has been basiling on the blue rink -- dazzling on the blue rink.

I have had a great week really. It's my first time here at Potters and I

have loved it. It's been a great week. Happy with the way I played.

Alison was obviously the favourite so win so I had no pressure. Had

loads of support from independence and other clubs as well down to

watch me -- Ipscich. Yeah, looking forward to it. Plays Becks a couple

of months ago and it was a good play. She's such a consistent

drawer, that's obviously won her the National Singles and this last year.

I know if I can get the first bowl on the jack and put Becks under

pressure that will be a good start. Her drawing is really good, probably

one of the best out there. I don't go into any game with a game plan.

Obviously like home games I know which lengths people prefer and what

rinks to play on but there's none of that here so the field is strong. I

go in, play what I feel happy with, what I am doing well, play the

length I am playing well with and go from there.

The final is a great achievement in itself. It will be brilliant to lift

it but I am not thinking that far yet. I know if I bring some of my

best bowls out and play as well as I can today, then hopefully I am in

with a chance. This year's ladies finals should

really be an East Anglia derby, between Norfolk's Rebecca Field and

Katherine Rednall. It's time to get proceedings going.

We are set for a cracking match this afternoon. Let's join our MC.

Thank you very much. What can I say about this young lady, making a

debut appearance in this event, here she is in the final, the youngest

player ever in the history of the game to do so. Ladies and gentlemen,

your appreciation, please, for Katherine Rednall!

And can she retain this prestigious title? The defending ladies'

matchplay champion, ladies and gentlemen, Rebecca Field!

So we are just about all set. Let's join our commentators. Andy Thompson

who partnered Katherine in the runners-up spot earlier this week is

with our own David Corkhill. Thank you, Rishi. A fascinating game here

with two young players. It's been a big spotlight on Katherine this week

as a very young entrant. Qualified through the PBA qualifiers for this

event and has come here and played extremely well. Same sort of spot

that was on Rebecca Field last year. A great achievement A great

achievement by both girls. Katherine has been the star so far this week.

Becs has been playing well and will not let this title go easily.

That's the sort of start you want in front of this very large crowd. As

tradition dictates, both girls receiving some flowers from Judy

Potter. That was at the start of the match.

Both bowls within 18 inches, a good start for them both, settle the

nerves. Really looking for the same bowl

again to drop onnen to the green one. -- to drop on to her green one.

This final played over two sets of 11 ends. A three-end tie-break, if

required. That's a very good start here.

Katherine just sticking to the draw. Trying to get a good close one. This

one looks better. It's certainly got a chance with it.

Needs the bowl or the jack. Got the jack, even better. Very good bowl.

That brings the back green one into play, as well.

Has to be very careful here. Doesn't want to touch her bowl. Happy to

take a single. Get her on the card. A confident player, Katherine. I

think she will be trying to draw another here.

A good effort, but playing it safe. Very wise.

A wonderful arena here at Potters Leisure Resort. A capacity crowd, as

always for the ladies' event. In fact, every final we are packed out.

Fantastic. We are getting near the end of a fortnight's bowls here and

almost every day it's capacity, which is fantastic. Good for the

sport of bowls. Another good opening bowl. She

played very well last year. Had some really big bowls to win this title.

I think the draw is the preference for both players. Play the draw shot

good. When these players meet it's usually

in National Championships. Quality bowlers. Both had good wins in the

semifinal. Took out Julie Forrest and Alison Merrien, so they're both

here on merit. I think they both clashed about a couple of weeks ago

in the England Junior Singles. I think Katherine on that instance was

the winner. Just got over the line, it was a good match by all accounts.

This is different. This is the portable rink on television. Over

1,000 people watching. Slightly different tension. I am sure less

than 1,000 watching the last game. Trying to make it through to the

cover bowl. That's decent. A good bowl. Covers the spot probably

forcing Rebecca still on to the draw. Good thinking.

Rebecca playing to her strength and that's the draw. Any correction at

all and she will be very close with this. It's just pulling in, though.

There it goes. If you miss that line on that

forehand there's really no margin. Very punishing that. Two for

Katherine, the start she wanted. Katherine has special permission to

be off school for this and her good friend at school in the textile

class, she's on her own, there's only two in it. Probably with a

portable television, I think. I suspect so. No work done this

afternoon. If you are watching, your friend is doing well!

Rebecca has a big fan club, of course, being very local. Also a lot

of family here with mum and dad and grandparents.

I am sure the boyfriend is hiding away somewhere. Yes, he is in his

usual spot. I can see him from here at the top. I am sure we will catch

him later. Wayne, a big supporter of Rebecca.

Good stuff. That's better. Good connection. There he is! Rebecca's

boyfriend, Wayne. He sits up there, gets excited in his own way.

Certainly does, a good character. A chance here now for Rebecca to pop

another bowl in, put a lot of pressure on her opponent.

Yeah, that's good. That's very good. I would make a change. This is an

awkward one here for Rebecca. Does she draw or play the running bowl?

There's still space to draw around it. I would agree.

It's all about the pace. She may be struggle struggling. Well, she's had

an end off, fully expect Becs to draw this. She's going to wipe out

that three-shot deficit in one end. This is looking good. Very good.

Doesn't really want the jack, though. She's been very unlucky. I

think it's only a two now. Missing the jack, it would have been a

measure for four. You can't allow for that, it just happens sometimes.

Exactly. She was trying to draw another. Unfortunate she picked the

jack up to Katherine's nearest. 3-2. Good start from both girls.

Just a slight disturbance there. The shot clock will be held. Sometimes

happens in a large crowd. Very difficult for the crowd just to stay

still for two hours. You expect some movement occasionally. Hasn't put

Rebecca off at all. This is a good reply. Just needs to

run. It's going to be dropping short. Good try.

15 inches short, that probably suggests it's not really in the way,

but Rebecca happier now to play the forehand.

She's certainly arriving at this, needs a little edge. It will drift

away on the inside. A good effort, as well. Trying

again. Just needs to run, though. Extra two feet the line would have

been good. Will this get back in time? Slightly

wide, I think. Good bowls, but not always looking close to the red bowl

with Katherine's last delivery. How's it looking, Andy? Looking very

good. Well played. Very well played. It will be a forehand runner you

would expect from Katherine. I agree, looks like a forehand

runner. She should be into the pack. Oh,

what a bowl! Will her green bowl run off, though? It's a toucher, it's in

the ditch. So it stays live. Has it gone too far? I think the other one

is dead. Well played, Katherine. And no

hesitation, Andy. No, she didn't. That's the shot she has that

probably Rebecca doesn't. Executed well. The shot that you got her to

play was on the backhand in the opposite direction and she was bang

on target. Exactly. That's what I am saying. I heard prior to coming up

to this event she's very good with a running bowl. Although a talented

draw player, it's good to see she has all the shots.

Rebecca showed in last year's final she also can play the running bowl.

She played a couple of absolute cracking ones. Got her out of a lot

of trouble. The all-round game is certainly within these two players.

Good correction here from Rebecca. Will it hold up? Yes, that's good

enough. Can't change much from the first two. Just needs to tap one of

them down. Just missed going through.

Just over and I wonder will Katherine be tempted with this? Only

one bowl. You think she probably will just draw. A shot to take the

two bowls out is available. It's a temptation here for Katherine. I

think it will just be a draw. Draw on the forehand. There we see. It's

a tight measure. Might even be Katherine's. So just a draw.

Close with this. Any drop on the bowl will secure the shot. There it

is. Lovely stuff. Any movement on the green bowl is

always going to produce the shot. There we go. One to Katherine.

Right, Rebecca, are you going to be producing the heavy bowls now or

sticking to the draw? Yes, positive. Looking for the three bowls out of

the head. She's close. Well played! That's what she did last year, as

well. Played in a controlled way. That running bowl is also available

to her. That was a really good turnover. A great strike. It just

shows not a lot of weight. She played running bowl as opposed to

the drive but executed it really well. Took all three bowls out. 4-4.

It was good to see there was no hesitation there on behalf of

Rebecca because only had the one bowl on the head. She had to get all

three really. She played it on the safe high side, that's why she was

always going to be taking green bowls. She really played it well.

That last bowl forcing Katherine on to the forehand side. Hasn't played

many bowls down this side during the week. I am sure she's practised it

on this side and knows it still well. Any side for Katherine, I

think. Certainly doesn't seem to matter, does it? A lot of young

players playing bowls, of course, both men and women. Under-25 teams

is littered with talent. It really is. All countries, all the home

countries produce a lot of good young players. I am amazed they're

not in the qualifiers to be honest, because this is what's available to

them. I think after this event I am sure we will see more ladies

entering the competitions and even the young men, as well. It's time to

get yourselves on this portable rink. It's a fantastic experience.

a nice, wide angle. It just needs to stop. It is running through. It is

good. If this goes in, the pressure is on again.

She almost certainly will drop shot. I'd think she might need to revise

that idea. She has fooled us. Rebecca is now in a bit of trouble

again. She is three down. She is on the backhand. She is playing a

running bowl. She is far too wide with this one.

That is the only problem. If you do miss comic you will lose heavily. )

it was the right shot to play. She played a good run up on the forehand

at the previous end. A chance for Catherine to score a four. That was

well played. A great end of bowls for the young women. The 18-year-old

picks up a full house. She is up to 8-4.

She did not look too happy when she let that one go. She looks to be on

a decent line. It is on the weight really.

A little bit of space. She'd just over corrected.

I thought she was going to use that one. The edge would have brought her

in at the perfect angle. Katherine wastes no time. Speed bowls. She

would be good at it. She is good here. Again, it is a little bit

through. It is counting. Not three shots. They are all counting. This

will add more pressure to Rebecca. She needs to have a good one.

Again, close to the outside red. She got a touch this time. All any touch

at all with the last two deliveries. Katherine wasting no time, up and

down the brink. She is 18, isn't she? She has plenty of energy. By

tobacco Rebecca is in a hit of trouble. -- Rebecca is in a bit of

trouble. That is the best she can do. This is

a massive pressure shot now. I think Rebecca has maybe

overcompensated with this one. It is always difficult. When you make a

correction, it hurts in the portable rink. I think she is dropping her

second four. Suddenly, within ten minutes from

4-4, she is up to 12-4. That is a good cushion.

That was a great reply. She is not letting go, is she? Quite rightly

so. Katherine is top of her game. One green, there are a small gap.

Very small gap. It will get into millimetres by the sounds of it. It

is enough to tell Katherine any touching bowl and the bowl will

scoot along. That is handy. She has. There could to play the

awkward shot. Once again, I think she is under. -- she has forced

Rebecca. Well, Katherine, it was not really

what was required. There is no back position for Rebecca. She is one

down. I really feel this could be worse if she attacks it. She is

forcing Rebecca still into the draw. I do not think the draw line is on.

Once again she has played it under. I can understand really. I am not

convinced Becker has been in any way positive because there is nothing

she could do. -- Rebecca. Katherine used to play a lot of

football. She had to make a choice between football and bowls full she

decided on bowls. I will tell you what, if she can keep this going,

she will reap the rewards of that. Being a young player, the

opportunities are immense, aren't they? They can travel the world. She

has been chosen for the England outdoor squad. That is the first

part of the stepping ladder for Katherine, getting in the England

team. Then there are Commonwealth Games, World Championships, many

trips to be had. I think she will be taking part in these in the near

future. The same can be said for Rebecca. She is in exactly the same

situation. That was a good correction from

Katherine. That is the winner. It is relentless. Asking a lot of

questions from the defending champion. She has had to produce big

bowls. At the moment, Katherine as the first set already.

She really just get on with the game. It just shows you you can play

the game at this pace and very successfully. You do not need to

take five, ten minutes over choosing the shot. The shot clock has spent

the game up a bit. This is her normal style. On the mark, get the

bowl away. She is down on a good line with this one. She has a good

chance and needs a clean jack. She has an edge. She could have turned

it for a double. One bolt to come. -- one bowl to come.

A good position for Katherine. Mother and father and grandmother.

Very proud of their daughter at the moment. I think they are all the

time, to be honest with you. Katherine is a very confident young

lady. This is good. That was just over. Test a chance

here. -- just a chance here. Rebecca has two try it. Scoring one is not

enough. As the set comes to a conclusion, sometimes a player must

take a chance. She needs to take a chance here.

No margin of error with that sort of weight. That was a long shot. She

took the set comfortably. She was good for it.

I think Rebecca was quicker out of the traps and played the better

bowls. Katherine has been the more dominant player. Her parents and

grandparents will be delighted with the first set. One more said. --

set. These matches are played like to

many battles. 83 and tie-break separates the players. Most

players, if they lose the first set badly, it should not really affect

them. It is another game to start afresh. Start the second set well.

They are not worried about the short bowl. Lots of players would have

moved to the open forehand. It is not always necessary to keep

changing the hands. This is what has happened with Rebecca. She is

getting forced onto the forehand too often and not playing it too well.

This is better. A good change. A good bowl. It may be worth

remembering, the next time in this direction...

Katherine is being forced into this shot. I do not think she has a

choice. The drawn forehand. She has mixed it up a bit. The first two

ends in any set are so critical. You do not want to lose big counts.

Oh, well! That will not have too much of an effect. She can go

between the two bowls with a confident, strong weight. This shot

is so hard to play. On an indoor carpet, most people would the

confident. It is such a difficult shot. Katherine has been forced into

it. She must be a bit careful. Rebecca must make sure she is

through the head with this bowl. I do not think Katherine can play

too heavy. I think just trying to play this is just hard. She does not

want to be five, six feet through the head.

Well, she got away with it. That was fortuitous.

She was very fortunate. She pushed the edge on to the one bowl that was

in there. I do not think Rebecca will be too happy about that but it

is all part of the game. We all get them and we all get them against

us. She is very fortunate. Sometimes you get these wraps. Rebecca, so

important that she started the set well. Once again it is Katherine

starting the second set better. That is Wayne, Rebecca 's voice

friend. -- boyfriend. He is not shy about coming forward

with his support. It is great to know you have that in the crowd. It

makes a big difference to a player. Wayne is a good supporter of

Rebecca. He realises at the moment his girlfriend is being outplayed.

Things have to change quickly. Well, that is way board. -- wayward.

Rebecca needs to try to calm down a bit and get a good close bowl.

Catherine will be relentless. Well played! That is good. She

changed her hand. He will be happier. He is nodding

his head saying, that is better. Come on, girl!

That bowl is a touch. I do not think this will be an opportunity to drive

this bowl out. She needs to turn the jack around the corner.

That was definitely the wrong shot. She could have taken her own bowls

out. She was hitting the target. The jack would probably have gone off

and Rebecca would have had an easy chance of two or three. I do not

think she played the right shot. A chance here for Rebecca to score a

double. She has only played one good bowl in

this hand. She got the shot. Come on, that is what Wayne said. Come

on! A different tactic from Rebecca. She should be trying something

different. The mat is back on the tee. That is

one difference. Will it be short or long?

He has too tried to shake Katherine Rednall. It has gone maximum. That

is just short. The tea mark indicates the centre of

the rink. -- T-mark. On the portable rink, it is three metres.

If they put those back a metre, it'll be very hard to draw to them.

It is quite a slick surface. The players must find the spots with the

bowls. They moved them slightly in. This is better from Rebecca. She was

unlucky. It is always that bounce, isn't it? She will be happy that is

a better situation for her. She is building a better head.

It is the turn of Katherine to over correct.

A chance here for Rebecca. It really is just a draw. She hopes to trail

the jack about four, five inches. She is going for the bowl out of the

head. That was not the right choice. That

was only one option. She had to get the bowl clean. She had two options,

jack or bowl. The drive is hard. She was doubling up on the opportunities

by playing more controlled weight. A chance for Katherine to draw

another. She will be a little bit cagey with this bowl. She is out on

the white line. I do not think she is running quite right. A smile on

her face going down the rink. She will not be too worried about that.

What an arena to play bowls then! Every young player in the country

would want to play here. Get these subscriptions in.

There is Brian and Judy Potter. They have the most wonderful dog. It

looks so slow, easy and relaxed but, believe me, it is a working dog.

Good to see Brian and Judy here again.

It is a different animal when it is out across the fields.

Dogs everywhere, David. Absolutely, yes.

These dogs are actually 20 metres apart. Let's hope they do not see

each other. I think they are fine. They are extremely trained.

That's good bowling. If we do get the shot clock going off on this and

the hooter goes you might get a flinch of an eyebrow from the dogs

maybe, that's all. They won't be disturbed. Back to the green. I am

afraid it's still not looking good here for Rebecca. I would be tempted

to move on this, on to the backhand. But sticking with the forehand,

which she prefers. This one looks like it's going to go

deep. Yeah, there it goes. Backhand bowl might have been more

advantage here. She pulled that across her body, that's never going

to hold up. You sort of know when a player play that is sort of shot

that they're feeling things aren't going their way. And to be fair to

Rebecca, I can understand why she's doing it, she's trying to shake up

the game. She's trying to also get her own game going. Yeah, quite

right. Sometimes if things are not going well on the draw sometimes you

try to disturb your opponent. But the bowl was tight from the hand.

Problems for the defending champion. She's on the backhand now. I think

this is a better shot for Katherine, to push the bowl out wide. Let it

dip back to the red one. Yeah, keep it away from the jack. Looking for a

position. That's very good. Got to be a little

careful here. Doesn't want to be a couple of bowls wide and take her

own out, she would drop a four. Two down is still not a disaster. So got

to be a bit careful here. Might go back to the draw. I think

she is. Sensible. She's a measured player, Rebecca.

That's just over the line. Another double.

Many ways Cath ways -- Katherine is dictating the pace of this because

she's winning a lot of ends. You have to say she's in total control

at the moment. The game could change over one good end, I am sure Rebecca

is aware of that but at the moment Katherine is putting too many close

bowls in. That's another good starter. Been

going less than an hour and we are nearly halfway through the second

set. Once again Rebecca forced on to the

forehand side. Don't think she would be playing that by choice.

Katherine's opening bowl forcing her on to the fore. Fore.

That's a bit lengthy. We should see the correction with this one.

I don't think there's much wrong with this if you use the mat, but I

think the margins are a bit tighter, a bit more difficult. I don't think

Rebecca's confident whatsoever on the fore forehand on this direction.

At the moment we talked about this wonderful place to play bowls and it

certainly is, however, when you are struggling it's sometimes the worst

place to play bowls. I think that's what's happening with Rebecca. We

have all suffered that, Andy. I still think there's time for Rebecca

if she can get her game going. She played really well in the semifinal.

I agree there's certainly time. But she's facing pressure after

pressure, end upon end here. She's dropping shot, as well. Two green

and a green bowl against her at the back. This should really just be

another draw. If this one falls back, it's number

three. Her father is one of the best draw bowlers in the country as a

lead for England for many years, and he's obviously instilled that into

his daughter. She's gone one step further, though, she's got the

running bowl that maybe John would never have much opportunity to use.

John could play, John's always been an international lead so he excels

at the draw. It's a specialist position. It's a great position to

play lead. Perfect line. Perfect line but she's

not here. Dear me, that's a pity. Well, not too far away but it's

another double. Start Starting to slide. See a bit of confidence

sliding away from Rebecca, as well. It's only the two.

Calling out to the umpire, who will sort this out. The third official is

Brian Daly. He is on shot clock duty. He will make sure the shot

clock starts and stops at the right time. Don't think there's been much

need here. I have marked two on my card. Well, actual actually on my

book of notes. Two shots to Katherine Rednall.

How many books do you have now then? Too many, don't worry, you will have

at least a couple of paragraphs when I I write my book! One of the

players that's cost me world titles, Andy Thompson! Can't believe that.

Is it one or two semifinals in the pairs? Yes, that's when you used to

play good bowls! Now I am just happy to turn up.

Just on the wrong side again. She's not far away from having a much

better second set. It's just the wrong side of the bowls at the

moment. Yeah, Katherine's really had good opening bowls. It's put

pressure on right away. Rebecca has not been too far away. Again this is

another good bowl. Haven't been too many errors by Katherine in this

match. She's reaping the rewards of playing good draw shots.

Irrespective of the fact she's good at the runners.

Lovely line with this one. Got a chance. But just dropping again.

There is a saying in bowls, you are half a yard away from a great game.

Exactly, that's what's happening here. A yard away from being good.

The signs are when you are under pressure, David, the tendency is to

drop shot and that's what's happening here. Well, that's just

perfect. Again it's so difficult here for Rebecca to score. She's two

down. Her own bowl is in front. All on the line. No target to go looking

for in terms of weight. This one looks... It looks under to me.

There it goes, short and tight. Not sure if it's worth Katherine to go

near this to be truthful You feel a little bit here for Rebecca. I don't

think she's enjoying this. It's very hard to enjoy it when it's all going

wrong. Any time there's been a little bit

of luck it hasn't been coming the way of the Norfolk lady.

On the backhand. Looking to drop this right back into centre line.

She's waving at it to come back in. That's going to leave a shoulder.

It's probably another shot. It's keeping the pressure on, Andy. I

think it's probably forced rebeak ka into attacking -- Rebecca into

attacking. This is a difficult shot to manufacture. She's going to have

to be through this. Can't afford to drop shot again.

She should be making sure. She didn't like that. Pushed it out

wide. That's why. Any extra weight and the bowl drifts right past the

head. Well, she played the right weight. Unfortunately, she didn't

find the line. Katherine's looking at this. It's definitely two. Not

sure about the third one, though. My goodness me, that's got to be close

for the third. That bowl did drop in. That really is a disaster for

the defending champion. She's now 9-1 down after six ends. Look at

that run of shots. Well, Katherine, I can tell you at the start of this

tournament was long odds to win this. There's a lot of local people

I am aware put a few bob on her. I heard she stopped taking bets on

her. That's what I heard. Exactly. She was big at the start. Her odds

have been dropping every game. I arrived actually, I was getting out

of the taxi going through the doors and John met me at the door with

Katherine and introduced me. I said I have been reading about Katherine

in the Bowls International magazine and knew she was coming into this

event on the back of big wins. She plays in many of the men's

tournaments, I wouldn't say a seasoned campaigner, but used to

playing competitive bowls at top level. This is good. Well done,

Becs. Her friend will be sitting in school

thinking what's going on here? Is this really my mate? Yeah, she's

doing well. You might have half the school watching this actually!

This is a good bowl, Rebecca. Through the gap. It's not her day.

Exactly, David. I could see it happening from about four yards

away, Andy. When it's not your day, I am afraid it's just not a good

one. Never mind. Two good bowls from Rebecca. It looks like another shot

almost coming in here. This is just... Oh! Well, you can just sit

back and admire it, that's all you can do. She's having an absolutely

blistering match. The defending champion is really up against it. A

star of the future. That was a little smile there from Katherine up

to her mum and dad. Really there's not a lot of option here, is there?

No, I think she's going to have to be running into this. The forehand

drive is probably the best. One way or another she's going to have to

play into it. It's a hard draw to make.

A slight disturbance. Rebecca putting the bowl down. I think it

was a shout of encouragement actually. I think they want to see

this game continuing. She's sticking to the draw. That's tough. She's

playing the running bowl on the backhand. That is a very hard shot

to play, just to try and draw in there. I can understand her playing

it and in normal circumstances you would totally agree with it but

everything's been going wrong for her today. Sometimes you just have

to open heads up. She knows that herself. I am sure she's done this

to other people. Exactly, I am sure she has.

Katherine's keeping away from the head and rightly so. She knows two

more shots here would be one hand on the trophy.

Sticking to the draw. It's coming back now! Now it's got a chance.

Well played, Rebecca. Great girl. That's the way to do it. Held her

nerve. Big cheer of the day for that one. The crowd appreciated that. Two

shots against Rebecca. Last bowl, pushes the bowl out, well played.

Yes, it was a good reaction from her, as well. Time is running out,

but still four ends to go, Andy. She needs at least another couple on

this end. Yes. The game is never over.

Needs a good opener. Tried to force Katherine into running bowls, but

Katherine's playing so well it's going to be difficult for Becs to

hold on or try and win this now. But you never know.

That's only the second time she scored in 11 ends. A good sequence

of shots for Katherine. First bowl short. This one's

creeping in. Certainly on a good line with this

one. Didn't push it. Katherine, have you got the running

to get past the red ones? It's like a halfback line now. Awkward to get

around. It's more the debris at the front,

it's pushing into that bowl. Didn't have the weight anyway. Katherine

has a shoulder to play off on the forehand. She can use her own bowl

to get in very close. This needs to hurry a little bit. If

it hurries past her own she's good. Well, a definite one. It looks like

two. I think there is a case here for

running right through the middle of this.

Certainly not a lot of choice there the way it's sitting with the front

bowls. No back position, has to try and make her way through. Playing to

her strength and that's the draw shot. It looks hard when you are

struggling for pace. She did it the last end. I think she's done it

again this time. There it goes. Well played. Does it again.

Katherine will realise that just one shot, she will be happy to lose one

shot in the next two ends. Yeah, nothing adventurous here I wouldn't

think from Katherine. One down is quite good for her.

On the mat, one-and-a-half seconds, gone. This bowl is going to try and

pull back in between the green ones. Dropping slight slightly wide. One

down. She will be happy. Katherine using her head here. She's prepared

to give Rebecca a single and not try too hard to push into heads. She

knows two more singles and that's it. It's over.

Rebecca really has to be looking to score two or three here, David.

That's the only way. Or it's almost all over. It has to be multiples.

The line was good. It's dropping. Quickly forces Katherine on to the

forehand. Every time she's forced on to this forehand she's played it

well. Got a bit of work to do with this one, though. Just slightly

over. This one slides in, it could make

number three and then things start to change. Yeah, exactly.

Katherine's not thinking too long and hard about this. Picks a bowl

up, I will just draw the shot. And here we come. Looks like the winner

coming in. This looks good. This is going to take away all the

opportunities now. That's it. She's pushing it in, she realises she

wants to get in behind the red bowls.

Does she gamble and try and push bowl on to bowl? Time-out here.

A gap between the jack and red bowl there. Never an easy shot. She's

playing on the high side. This will never come back. Katherine's going

to have a shot here for the championship. If she draws this, it

will be 11-3 and there's no way back on the last two ends. If she

doesn't, I reckon it will be over the next end anyway. I agree. 15

inches to become the World Matchplay Champion in the ladies. The family

just ready to go mad at this. It has been a wonderful exhibition, I have

to say, by Katherine Rednall. You don't get players playing at this

level and this well... It's all over. That looks like it's very

close to number two. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Rebecca just

shakes hands with this. But she's taken one out. That's absolutely

definitely two. It's all over. Two shots. Well, Rebecca Field,

defending champion losing out on this year's final of the World

Matchplay Ladies Singles. I have to say Katherine, the 18-year-old from

Ipswich was superb. The family are very, very happy and so they should

be. She was cool, she was calm. She was brilliant. That's the trophy

that will be coming her way with a tidy cheque, as well. Really it

doesn't get much better than that for an 18-year-old. Exactly. Taking

the applause, rightly so. A wonderful champion. Great bowls all

week. She will be over the moon. Yes.

And this really was the telling point when she started to score very

heavily in the 6th end. There was a four, followed by another four.

There is the second consecutive four. That killed off the first set.

Going from 4-4 to 12-4. It was all over at that point. The second set

at 6-1 on the fifth end. Just drops this in for another three. 9-1.

Second set virtually over. But Katherine was without a doubt

absolutely superb in this final. You see that by the match stats.

Remarkable scoreline for a final. The young lady was brilliant today.

Here I am with Katherine and Rebecca. We will get to Katherine in

a moment. Rebecca, you are the defending champion. You gave it your

best shot. What do you feel happened to you today? I don't know. Set off

well and Katherine continual le put me under pressure. It's harder

coming back as a defending champion than somebody to take the Crown off

somebody else, that's for sure. Disappointed with how I played

towards the end, I wish I could have kept up what I started. Hopefully

you can come back and put in another big challenge again next year. Well

played, but commiserations. Well, Katherine, the youngest ever ladies

champion. I said at the start of the show that you should be in double

textiles at the moment. Which one is better? Definitely this, yeah, I

can't believe it. I am really over the moon. Tell me about the start

you made because you seemed for someone so young to have very little

nerves and just on the button straightaway. I came in as I sort of

would any other game. I knew it was going to be tough playing against

Becs but I thought as long as I can get the first bowl on the jack and

keep drawing away I would be all right. Well played to zap becs, it

was -- to Becs, it was an amazing final. You are 18, you have a lot of

success under your belt. You are still in the under-25 finals, I

think. Your family are here, your dad of course is an excellent

bowler. How much do you want to thank people helping you get here

today? Oh, thank you to everyone that's come to support me today and

over the past week, just thank you so much. My family have been here

the whole week. Mum and dad managed to get time off, so thank you to

their bosses for letting them have it off. Yeah, just thanks to

everyone for the support I have had, it's been ridiculous really. You

were telling me upstairs before you came down to play in the final that

in your class now is just you and one other girl who shares that

class, Ebony and you wanted to send a message to her. She told me to

give her a shout out on camera, so hi. Ebony, it's no wonder your

friend isn't there today because she's just become the 2014 World

Indoor Bowls Ladies Champion. Congratulations, Katherine Rednall!

Well, there is a new star on the bowls scene and that's Katherine.

The presentation is just about to take place. It's time for us to join

our Mc again, Richard. Will you please welcome Brian

Potter, MBA? And, to receive home-run 's up

check, your appreciation Rebecca Field. -- her runners up cheque.

And now receiving a Langham glass goblet, a check, and the title of

2014 ladies matchplay champion, give it up for Katherine Rednall.

How about this young lady from Suffolk? One more time, the 2014

Ladies Matchplay Champion, Katherine Rednall.

What a magnificent effort from Katherine Rednall, 18 years old and

looking so nervous. What a great day it has been for her. We're going to

bring you a match from tomorrow night between Darren Burnett and

Greg Harlow. -- yesterday evening. Taking the option of a 24.5 beta

jack length. He feels confident he can get there. It is the last end of

the tie-break. An intriguing match. The scoreline shows that in many

ways. Darren Burnett, the last time he played in this direction, killed

the end, so he is not allowed to kill any more. He has used up that

option. Always a bit of a gamble, John. Do

you take the jack or do you give it away? That was a big opportunity for

Darren. It is fair to say that Greg Harlow

would have been the favourite coming into this match. He was playing

exceptionally well. Darren Burnett is a very dangerous opponent.

Absolutely loads of experience. All over the world.

Greg is on a drive for the jack as well.

It looks like the bowl. He dipped in so quickly. I thought he was just

inside. He is in a bit of trouble. You can still nominate for the end.

It does not matter how many times you nominate. You can only complete

the dead end once. And it has done that. What is he do? The back

position is all mixed up. White pepper he has the deepest green on

the edge of the ditch. -- he has the deepest green on the edge of the

ditch. He will lie with the next green bowl. He needs one in there.

It does not want to be too close. It is a good bowl.

I think it will drop in for second. It has. He has the re-spot position

on one side. It would not be a bad option if he got on to the re-spot.

It is not easy to beat. It is 18 inches wide if he gets it. I have

not heard him nominate a game for the drive. He is going again. --

again for the drive. The best option is the kill. He is absolutely right

to go game. He was very close. -- go again. He has come down on the line.

He has the bowl. He took his own way. The green bowl sits in. Darren

Burnett takes the third end of the tie-break.

He knocks out the world number seven. It is a big win for Darren

Burnett. Greg Harlow will be very disappointed. When you get to the

tie-break, anything is possible. In the end, Darren Burnett wins two

sets to one. Congratulations to Darren Burnett. A

game performance sees him through to the quarterfinals. Next, a match is

about to take place between Paul Foster and Danny Denison.

Qualifier Danny Denison is a man who courts lady luck in his sporting

life and beyond. He might need the rub of the green to see of the world

's top player, Paul Foster. The gambling man is against but still

battling himself to pull off the upset of the week. It is a two horse

race. You never know your luck. I fancy a little bet on myself

tomorrow. Not too much. I will not break the bank. You cannot refuse

those odds. I like all sports. Football, rugby, the lot. I like to

have a gamble to keep my interest in the match. I quite like horse

racing. Obviously, I'd do the dogs every now and again. It is just a

small interest I have. I like to bet on accumulated in football matches

mainly. Just having a little bit of a flutter. -- on accumulators. Last

night, Danny relaxed with a trip to the great Yarmouth dog track. A

chance to escape the Potters pressure cooker. I play how Paul

plays. I will have to start to play a different game. It is about

hitting it hard. I just hope I play well and it is a good game. I hope

to be the winner. Paul is the favourite, quite rightly so. I am in

the game tomorrow. As for the game itself, I do not mind if Paul wins

the first set 25-0. I win the second one by one and I will win on the

tie-break and settle for that all day long.

Thank you very much. He knows if Foster gets out of the traps early

in this match, he could be in for a difficult afternoon on the blue

carpet. Lady luck can be a cruel mistress in bowls, as in life. Danny

Denison will be looking to play his aces in the right place. It might be

a long shot that Danny is hoping that Fortune favours the brave. It

would be a very tough game for me and hopefully a tough game for Paul.

He is a wonderful favourite. I hope I can turn it over tomorrow. I think

we will go for a tie-break and it will be 2-1 to me, hopefully.

Danny Denison is clearly a man after my own heart. We wish him the best

of luck. We must reflect on outstanding performance from

Katherine Rednall. She is 18 years old and has no nerves. Absolutely no

nerves. She has one major championships in the past. Her

father was a great player. Rebecca Field ran into a stone wall, she

really did. I thought Katherine 's nerve held really well. Her drawing

was out of this world. When you get an 18-year-old who is so talented

and seems so at ease under the spotlight, what does the future

hold? She is a very grounded girl. She had better make sure her

passport is up to date. I think we will see her travelling the world. A

bit to do yet. Education is very important. I know that. I think we

will find you will be representing England for a long time. What about

this match, Paul Foster against Danny Denison? Paul Foster is the

man to beat. Certainly Paul has been the favourite for most events.

Definitely in the top three. Danny is a very good player. He was on the

edge of selection for the Manchester, not game so he has been

around for a time. He plays a swashbuckling game. -- the

Manchester Commonwealth Games. Danny told Paul that it Paul does

not play his top game, he will take him out. That is how confident he

is. Having said that, years a confident player. He can cause

problems. -- he is a confident player. Lots of injury to come.

Danny Denison against Paul Foster. Now for a player from Devon who has

made 35 international appearances for his country, along with seven

national titles. Your appreciation please for Danny Denison.

What a season our next player had last year. Finalist of the world

indoor Championships. Recently recognised in this year's New year's

Honours list for his services to bowls. Ladies and gentlemen, it is

the world number one, Paul Foster MBE.

So, it is four-time champion Paul Foster up against Danny Denison.

Let's join the boys in the commentary box. Now for a man who

likes a bit of a flutter, John Price. This will be an interesting

one. No doubt about that. It is fair to say he does like a flutter. He is

quite unique in many ways. He is a good mate of mine. I really enjoy

his company. He is a dangerous bowler. Probably more so in the

outdoor game. He has never really broken through indoors. He is a

confident they are. -- a confident player. He has qualified a number of

times but never really broken through to the latter stages. That

is a lot to do with the fact the qualifying process is very tough.

Danny Denison is a top player and has been for many years. You can see

that he does not lack confidence. It could be an interesting afternoon.

There are a lot of people writing books about their lives. If Danny

Denison was ever to write a book about his life, I would be one of

the first in the queue to read it. It would be a bestseller,

definitely. I would have to be working on it with him because he

has had a fascinating life/Danny Denison.

The gap for the green bowl is 2.5 inches.

Paul will be taking no chances against Danny. He will be looking

for his a game in this match. Danny, in fairness, has been around

for a long time. He has a lot of respect for Paul. Despite the banter

and swagger, he knows he is playing the best in the world. He needs to

be at the top of his game. Paul Foster does not play many loose

matches. That is the sort of shot that Danny

Denison will look for. He is a very attacking player. That was risky at

the first end. Probably better just to draw this. A little trot up the

green with his hand in his pocket. As you say, it is getting passed all

the banter and swagger with Danny. Reality is he is a very good player.

He knows what he is doing out there. Look at this! That is a beauty. If

it drops back, it will touch the jack. It did not quite. That was a

bit unlucky. The players are just waiting for the

bowls to be separated. Paul Foster has another Paul to play

but he decided he was confident he was lining the shot. He did not want

to go near it. He is happy enough to declare the head.

One shot, Paul Foster! Paul Foster is up and running.

If you remember, John, a number of years ago, Danny Denison was on the

elite panel for the Commonwealth Games at Manchester. He was being

looked at very seriously for the singles position. He was in very

high esteem. He just missed out. He dropped off the scene ended with

it as far as international play was concerned.

The greens in Manchester were always going to be rough and heavy. That is

where Danny excels. Lots of people thought he would make the team.

Management decided he was not a team player. He is an individual, no

doubt about that. Players, especially singles players,

are a little bit different. They can be categorised as being too

individual for team play. This is what happens. Selection in

England and Scotland is very strong for positions. It is difficult for

any selector. There will always be doubts over who is right and who is

wrong. It is not easy being a selector.

Danny is looking for the inside line. He almost put his butt across

himself. -- his foot across himself. That was a strange looking

delivery, it was not normal. Paul is looking to arrive on his own

bowl and turned the jack. Turning the jack would not do any harm.

That does not seem to be a lot on. I do not see much point in playing

weight. He could take his own bowl out.

He is playing this running for very different. He is looking for a good

result on his own bowl. Very nearly, very nearly. Those are the shots

that will catch him out. The sort of shots that Paul Foster will want to

force Danny into. That is part of his game. He loves the run in

bowls. Conversion shots. Not always an easy shot. He said it is a shot

that is good at tools. He just missed it on the inside. -- good

outdoors. I do not think there will be a knot

of chat between the players. Danny would talk all day but Paul will be

in concentration mode. Danny is a bit of a show man and he likes to

feed off the crowd. Danny is so unpredictable. He is a

good draw shot player. That was a really good second shot. Nine

inches. Paul does not seem too pleased with

that delivery. That is the way he plays. He goes

looking for things. To be fair, it was not a bad shot to choose because

his own bowl was tucked in behind the jack. It was just unlucky. You

would not stop downplaying that game that comes naturally to him. --

Darren playing that game. He is quite intelligent, Paul. He has

decided the target is big enough to cover the deep red. That was cagey

stuff by Paul Foster. It is going to be that sort of game. A lot of

respect. He could have easily popped another one in.

He is more than prepared to lose a second shot three feet away from the

jack. It does not work on the portable rink. It is not a shot he

would want to play too often. Paul Foster is sitting at the top of

the tree in terms of wild bowls rankings. -- world bowls rankings.

He is number one. Nick has had a good season so far.

In both players minds, this guy is the number one at the moment.

Paul 's record is phenomenal over the last few years.

He is very consistent. Well respected by all the players. I

think Danny will need to improve on that if he wants to give him a game

today. Danny Denison beat Simon Skelton in

the first round of this event. Paul Foster had a pretty tight game. Is

that one of your Welsh compatriots? Dan gave him a very good game this

time around. He needs to hurry. He needs to

grant. That is really good. That is where his strength really is, on the

draw shot. That is where he has two beat Paul Foster. He is looking for

the two bowls. The green bowl has travelled through. It is not too far

away from it. It is being marked as a touch and the jack will come

across from the white spot. It is a big turn around. New line and new

weight. Towards the boards. It's just on the edge of being wide

enough. That will bend across quickly.

It was underlined. That was the problem. He did not push it out wide

enough. Losing a single.

Paul will be pleased with this start. He wants to take the sting

out of the game. He doesn't want Dani to get a flier.

Danny is sometimes like an excitable dog! Full of energy. He wants to get

going. Dan is going early looking for the

green. He's in the area. It's a good hit. A really good bowl.

Played with a controlled weight. He didn't go flashing at it.

There is no let-up. The jack goes out. He is all over it.

Very close if he gets the bend. Well played, Dani! -- Danny.

I love to see stuff like that from Danny. He is showing he is a

dangerous competitor. Paul is trying with this.

He's just short of weight. The way he walks down with the hand

in the pocket. Chatting to the crowd!

That weight wasn't bad. It just got caught. He's on the card.

5-1. So a short jack length. Usually it

is Paul's forte. Good again.

He is not letting Paul away with anything, is he? He is getting into

the bowls. Into the jack. He has picked up his game in the

last two ends. Trying again. A little tickle would

be good. You get somebody playing this well on the draw shot, you know

he's dangerous. A chance for this. Oh, yes. A

maximum result. He picked his own bowl out. It was a good bowl.

Danny's problem, wherever he puts this one, the bowl is going to have

a shot at it. Two green at the moment.

Of course you could be vulnerable here. The problem is trying to hold

the bowl up long enough on the back hand to get to the jack. That is the

problem. He can't afford to be too heavy, either. He has played it very

well, but Paul Foster will be after that.

He's got it! That's the right way to play it. Two seconds.

It's not all about the draw shot. When you think about it, Danny

didn't do too much wrong there. Danny did nothing wrong. He played a

really good end. Good quality stuff. The last couple

of ends, Danny has shown he deserves his place here in the second round.

And Paul Foster in a bit of bother there.

He has to see if Paul misses one of the strikes.

Danny may be tempted with this. I think he definitely will be. You

can't go wrong, really. I love it when you say that. The red

bowl popping out between the gaps. Very controlled. Well he is

certainly into the area. Just under. It's a good bowl for Paul but it

hasn't changed anything for Dan. He is going again. Here he goes. He

wants to solid. Oh, he travelled through. It didn't

lock in. I thought he might have locked into his own and trundled

into the jack. A bit of a bother now.

You think he will be trying to draw with the next bowl. Depends on what

Paul does here. He is playing a deep bowl to split

the two reds. Saying to Dan, if you want to draw

the shot, I'm happy for you to get the one!

Dropping short. That's the worry. Paul Foster will always have bowls

around the head, it is just a matter of whether or not Danny can recorp.

-- can recover. A little unlucky with that.

He could have gotten a better result. He was on target, John?

Yeah, he hit the target. It is always a danger if you don't quite

get the contact right. Another good opener by Paul.

This consistency will wear Danny down, I think. That is the problem

he faces. He is probably playing the most consistent-drawing player in

the world in his day. Mervyn King may be cloeshgs and

Stewart Anderson close behind, but this is important.

He is a complete player, in my opinion.

Yes, the tool kit he has go into, it has everything in it. I still think

that Mervyn King is amazing but Paul Foster has all of the shots in every

department. Danny has been playing well. He has

good ends. Some good bowls. That's a good bowl.

Just dropped away. Paul Foster will be happy to lose a

single. Danny Denison needs a four. There is no way that is going to

happen. If you can see a way to get a four

out of this, let me know? I don't think that Dynamo, the magician,

could get a four out of that. Danny will be thinking about the

second set now. He needs a good start.

He is trying to draw it The scores with will show it was a

comprehensive first set. 9-2, to Paul Foster, but it is not just as

simple as that? Danny threatened but Paul played the big bowls. He got

himself out of trouble. He was probably more consistent than Danny

on the draw, but Danny played good ends. In some other plays he may

have picked a twor or a three, or maybe even a four up.

FORCEDWHITE It is not going right on this one.

Paul Foster has played the running bowl when required. The drawing has

been good from both players. I was talking to Danny before the

game. He was saying there is a bit of a party going on in Torquay. It

is happening in his bar. He is hoping to deliver some success to

them. Yes, the boys there are watching him. He did say it to me.

Give them a little mention so you can have a little cheer, but don't

forget to put the pints up when he gets back.

If it drops on to the red ball it will be fine that is good there.

He is playing a sensible game, Paul. Not leaving so many targets for

Danny. Making Danny play the difficult shot.

It didn't make it. There has to be a draw here, surely? He can't afford

to take his own ball out o He could lose about three feet if he plays

the same line as the last bowl. Danny is just chatting to Paul on

the way up to delivering the bowl! He is in the area! He has a chance.

Oh, it will drop away. I give him 100% for even attempting that shot.

It was dangerous. Another good opener.

Just applying the pressure to Danny Denison.

It's a good reply. A very tidy reply indeed.

Hes in the rhythm. He has the bit between his teeth, all right. He

will not let go. Danny is going to have to work really hard for each

shot. That little runner he plays. It is very much an outdoor shot.

That's a good position again. I think it's a draw for Danny. You

know what he is like. He will go again. Stronger this time.

He's in trouble. Two runners. It didn't work out. Paul Foster just

touches the jack around the corner. There is no target left.

That is really well played. Around the corner. No target. Now he

is in deep, deep trouble. No position, either.

Paul Foster happy enough to take advice.

Identified as two shots. It's very difficult but I think

Danny has to beat Paul to the draw or at least match him. He can't

afford to play too many of these runners. I think that is the only

way to beat Paul Foster. Force him into the more difficult shots.

Although it is not easy to beat him to the draw. He plays so many great

bowls, but I really feel Danny is playing too many runners and losing

too many bowls, David? Yes, I can understand the way he is playing. No

doubt about that, but he needs to concentrate on the drawing. He is a

very good draw-shot player, Danny Denison.

He as proved that in the first set, playing some really good ends.

Paul is doing enough at the moment. Drawing in occasional runners when

he needs it. Now, Danny, let's get back down in time while you are

still a little heavy. He can't go with this, surely? It is

a draw, John, surely. This could go all wrong.

Paul Foster must be very happy at the moment. He is controlling the

heads. Danny, draw the shot, change the

jack, get the length. He is really tempted to try to run

that jack. He's a brave player. No doubt about

that. But that is twice he has missed on

the run-through. It wasn't far away. No, it wasn't, but you feel that

should have been drawn. That is another great shot by Paul

Foster. Too consistent for Danny at the moment.

He is certainly not letting up, is he? Nor should he. He has to keep

his concentration and keep playing his normal game.

Good line in again. He is very close if he gets a touch on the jack. That

is a good bowl locking the green in as well.

He is going to have another go at this. The front plant might work for

him. He is going to push through things.

If they go wrong, he will lose in chunks, really.

We can have tight games when ever you lose 7-2, or something like

that, a nine-end set. The first set was a bit like that. It was only 11

shots that were scored in eight ends. Look at this. Oh!

Well, perfect shamrock! Danny a little quip to Paul along the lines

of, "Any chance of easing up for an end or two?" He is going to go

again. I think he is better. He is close.

Good result. Oh yes! Definite two. That was a good strike.

MARKER: One shot, Danny Denison. He made it. Danny playing with the

crowd. He did well to get out of that one.

That was not easy. I say that is a match-saving bowl, David. If he had

missed that, it was all over in this set and in the match. He has a

lifeline. If he can just feed off that now. If you look at the jack

lengths there - Paul Foster likes a short jack length - so Danny has to

go long. Paul is very close with this. If he

touches the jack, it's a bonus. That will hurt Danny.

MARKER: Two green. Danny is looking at Paul and he is

trying to get it going! Paul has been very professional in this

match. Danny, can you find another? He is very close, isn't he? Very

close. He's got it! He is a boy-and-a-half, he really

is. Just drifting past. Danny Denison

has played for England more than 30 times indoor and out. So, he has

proved himself. He would be good to play with, John.

He was seen as a singles player many years ago.

He needs to compose himself now and see if he can drop on to that green

bowl for another one. The line is good. The line is VERY

good. How's the weight? Very close. He needs to pass his own. That is

pretty good. Well, he is offering a shoulder to Paul. I don't think he

will take it on the forehand. MARKER: One red.

6-1 up, he can afford to lose a single.

He is close with this. He had the weight. Just half a ball tight.

MARKER: One shot, Danny Denison. Danny doesn't know what to do with

the jack, or the mat. He is still in the match. Four ends

to turn it around. He can't stop talking.

MARKER: Jack length is 23 metres. He is throwing the fishing line out

to see whether Paul will bite on it! He's not. He is staying away. He is

too canny for that. A good opener. He didn't make the adjustment.

MARKER: One red. Danny needs a really good bowl here.

That's good. That is very good. Will Paul risk one? Or will he try and

drawn, John? I think he will try and draw with this bowl. No, he is going

to tempt it into the runner. He needs to connect. That's a good hit.

He ran with it as well. That is a bonus. He got a bonus off the back

bowl which brought him back in towards the jack. That's left Danny

with nothing to play. MARKER: Two green.

That's taken the wind out of Danny's sails on that end. He was starting

to set up a good position and it's all crashed on him with Paul's

delivery there. The best Danny can do is get in a decent second shot.

And hope he is not too heavy. MARKER: One green.

I don't think he could afford to risk much more. He didn't want to

lose a treble. That might just have extinguished any comeback that Danny

was going to get, David. He has had some good ends, but Paul has managed

to pull out the running ball and move jacks, move bowls off the rink.

As I said, he is the all-round player, Paul. He can play all the

shots. A very dangerous opponent. MARKER: Two shots to Paul Foster.

Not far away now. 8-2. Paul Foster needs a double this end to secure

his place in the quarterfinals. That's a good starter. Very good. It

is very difficult for Danny to get anything out of Paul as far as a two

or a three is concerned. He is too consistent. Paul has been the master

today so far. This is good. Great bowl. He is

going down fighting. He has played a lot of really good bowls, Danny. But

Paul has just managed to take everything away from him with his

third and fourth bowl. In many ways, the score doesn't

reflect the match. Paul has been more consistent.

MARKER: One red. That is another good bowl. Not bad.

Good receiving position. MARKER: Just the one.

Paul Foster's family might well be watching this match. Paul is playing

very well, no doubt about that. Danny's daughter will be watching

just out of school. Don't worry about the score, Sophie, your Dad

has played very well in this match, but he is up against the best in the

world and it's been tough at times. He is coming down with this one. It

has a chance. Got a chance. Oh, that's a good bowl there. I could

see Paul Foster hitting this now. Doesn't need to hit it. Just the one

against him. Happy enough to lose a single with another end.

Danny was telling me his Dad had a bad car accident on New Year's Eve.

He will be looking in today. He will be willing Danny to prolong this

match a little longer. Definitely a one, but he has a

chance of making it a three. Not a lot of space, though.

He was giving it a go, to be fair. MARKER: One shot, Danny Denison.

Danny would need to score a three to give himself any sort of chance in

the last end. It hasn't looked like it in this match so far, it's all

been singles for him. Five singles. It will be hard.

MARKER: Jack length is 28.5 metres. Another good opener. I honestly

believe there have been matches, certainly in this event so far, that

Danny would have been cruising through with his drawing ability.

He's happened to come up against Paul Foster in the draw.

He is the one man you want to avoid in the early rounds.

MARKER: One red. You can't fault Danny for fighting

hard. That's a really good bowl by Dan.

MARKER: Two red. He hasn't had any really bad ends

and you can see that on the score card because he's convicted Paul to

one three. The rest of the time it's been singles and twos. He is not

losing big chunks. Well, he needs to put another one

in. He is wasting no time. APPLAUSE

That is really good. It's a good three. A brilliant three. Brilliant

bowls by Danny Denison. MARKER: Three red.

Sophie, this is your Dad at his best! Go on, give him a big cheer

back home. There he goes, now for a little seat. He does this all the

time. MARKER: Time-out called.

He will sit down and have a chat. I thought he was going to ask Mrs

Potter to move there! That was not going to happen. Judy has her

position there. Have a chat with Mrs P! Danny saying, "I fancy a holiday

next year!" "Can you do me a good deal for the weekend?" Paul looking

for a connection. He's got it. That is a great strike.

This is the thing - I wonder how far it's gone through - Paul will have

the last bowl, but he's opened it up. Even if he is lying two, it

doesn't matter because Paul has the last bowl and he will certainly beat

those. He's pushed him on occasions, John. Paul Foster only had to miss

two or three and he would have been in bother.

MARKER: One red. That is why Paul Foster is world

number one. He doesn't often miss. He certainly couldn't afford to have

an off day, there is no doubt about that.

That's number three, I fear. I still think it is too far away.

MARKER: Two red. He only needs second shot and they

will be shaking hands. Well, it's only just a matter of how

close he gets with this. There it goes. Right in for number one.

MARKER: One shot, second set and the match to Paul Foster.

To be fair to Danny Denison, Paul had to play well. There is no doubt

about that. The 9-2, 9-3 score line does not reflect the match in

totality. Danny Denison played some very, very good bowls, but Paul

Foster was playing the conversion shots, the recovery bowls. He didn't

seem to miss, John? No, a very good performance from Paul Foster. That

will send out a warning to the rest of the field. Danny can be proud of

his periffer mans, -- performance, but he met a really good player on a

good day. Paul Foster through to the quarterfinals, two sets to nil.

Danny had plenty of touchers, but the shots scored - that proves a

point, doesn't it? Paul Foster was the dominant force in that match. I

feel he had to play well - and he did play very well because Danny was

putting him under some pressure on occasions.

Paul saying you had to play well to get the better of your opponent and

you did play well. Is that how you felt? I put a performance in today.

First set, 9-2, I don't think that reflects the score. Danny played

very well in the first set. I was very, very pleased with my

performance today. Every time we come to Potters, the talk is around

Potters that you are the man to beat. Is that a mantle that you

allow to sit comfortably on you? It is nice to have that. There's seven

or eight players still left in this tournament that can all play bowls

and are capable of being World Champion. I have to concentrate on

my own game and nobody else. And looking at the way you have played

so far, is there a bit more up your sleeve? Or do you feel you are on

top form already? Yes, as I said, I was happy with the way I played.

There is always room for improvement. I can't be too sore on

myself. My first bowl was deadly every end. I am pleased with the way

I performed. Well done. I must ask - what did you think of the ladies'

final and Katherine? She was fantastic! A credit to the game of

bowls. For an 18-year-old to put in a performance like that, first World

Championship Final, amazing! Well done, Paul. Congratulations. Thank

you for your time. Congratulations to Paul Foster. He is through to the

quarterfinals. Lots more quality matches still to come here this

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tomorrow. Quarterfinals from the men's competition.

So, to highlights from one of our matches which took place earlier

today. It is between two of the game's most decorated players with

almost a century of bowls experience between them.

# When the barber takes # A little less time each week

# The kids don't understand a word you speak

# When you walk into a disco # And they offer you a seat

# You're the oldest swinger in town! # Here you come with your chest all

bare # A little gold ingot

# And a lot of grey hair # You're the oldest swinger in town!

# They may be the oldest swingers in

town, but they certainly have some records behind them. Andy Thomson up

against John Price. We are going to join this match in the first set and

John leads 8-6. He should be looking to go short

again after the success of the last end. He's pushed it on a little bit

further. So he is mixing the lengths. He decided he doesn't want

to give John Price an opportunity. MARKER: Jack length 26 metres.

MARKER: First ball, the is ten inches. -- the gap is ten inches.

Once again, Andy not finding the same pace with his second bowl.

Gives John another chance. This is looking better if it runs.

Had the line in. But just didn't have enough weight to bring it back.

MARKER: 18 inches. It's been a steady fightback for

Andy Thomson. He is in good shape now. Possibly time for John to take

a chance. He could even force it through with strong weight. No, he

is sticking to the draw. Sticking to the draw. He's played

it. What a great shot. What a great shot, John Price. That will take a

lot of pressure off. A little wave to the crowd.

MARKER: One green. Perfect shot.

John always enjoys a bit of interaction with the audience.

It's coming off a good line. It's all about weight now. It looks good

for number two. He is stretching the jack. Well, not too bad.

A draw down. In on the jack. A perfect road again.

This is good. That's the one he was looking for. Good bowling.

I am wondering whether that plant set up to take the green out, but

obviously he hasn't time to go and check that out. The plant is

probably there, the trouble is his own bowl will stop on the green. He

needs a four. He is trying to get another one in close. That's it.

That's it gone now. Running away. That's it done.

Have you got fourth bowl? Yes. John is asking has he got fourth shot?

The answer is yes. It's just another bowl on the head to make it even

more complicated. Oh, yeah. There's nothing happening

now. Andy can drive it on if he wishes, there's just no chance of

everything going and his own staying. No real point playing this

bowl to be honest. If you stood a yard away you couldn't make anything

happen. Possibly, possibly... No, not

possible. John Price from Port Talbot takes

the first set. It was good value for that first set, first four ends were

the killer for Andy Thomson. Tried to come back very strong but just

failed at the end. John hung on for a little bit

towards the end of the second set, then one great bowl followed by

another and that was good. Just signs of Andy starting to

become a bit more consistent with the first bowl.

That's number two. You almost feel it. He is starting to find the

range. Is that deliberate do you think, he

has gone for the spot? Or do you think he pushed it a touch wide? He

is so far away from it, it's not like John Price. He wouldn't

normally set something up like that. First time that Andy has grouped his

bowls. He will be happy with that. John will be driving this now.

Still worth reaching it on the forehand. Going to run out of time.

Run out of time. Stop the bowl. He didn't get it away. I am amazed at

John. He was running down. He had plenty of time but hesitated on the

the mat. Oh, John! What are you doing? He nearly had a heart attack.

Not only that, they've not reset the clock now. Andy is getting a bonus.

Andy is getting a run on this. Andy is not having 30 seconds, he has

unlimited time here. The clock should have been reset. It's a bit

late now. He was quick anyway, within the 30

seconds but at the same time... Well played, Andy. A chance with this.

Unless it drops out. That will make the three. That's unusual for a

player to run out of time, especially one with the experience

of John Price. There wasn't much in it but just

enough. John Price with a slight hesitation

there. He definitely was on the mat. He didn't get it away. He knew

himself he didn't get it away. It was on target as well.

Oh! Well, if he was up here, Greg, and you down there, I can imagine

what he would be saying. It was a costly one to lose.

After having the breast end of the match, Tomo is probably now playing

his best bowls. John is perhaps city think -- still

think being being timed out. That is better but there is a red

bowl in the way. It may be enough. Still one to green. Still an open

opportunity. John, plenty wide enough. Looking to

come round the lot. Dropping in at the back.

Not quite going to get the drop, is he? It's not bad.

A little bit of running. It's holding off at the moment.

That was unlucky. Any touch on his own bowl was good.

That was it, wasn't it? If he had the weight to turn it, it would have

run through. John Price is running down to the Matt. Making sure he

will not run out of time! The old dog can learn new tricks.

He pushed it wide. A bit of work to do with this one.

That is definitely being measured. Alan did count it was two shots to

green. John and Andy having a chat. I don't

think it is about the measure. The previous end and Rambo not making

the clock! Marker 25. 5 metres. Very good stuff, the first two bowls

689 Andy Thomson 3-1 up. I must apologise to the viewers for our

temporary loss of signal. It was beyond our control, but we are back

live in this match with Andy son and John Pryce.

-- Andy Thomson and John Price. He needs to get lucky.

I don't think John will be too sad about that. The front bowl not of

great value but the back bowl will be.

Just slightly overplayed. A good position. Andy has to be careful

now. He might decide to lift his own

bowl. He certainly held it in. He has to

hold on to the line again. He doesn't want the back of the

green one. That would have been very expensive.

Has he got enough pace? He doesn't want to be narrow on the red. I

think he just missed the line by the looks of it, with that sort of

weight. It was the line I was watching. I

thought he was trying to push into it.

Andy, once again, he must be careful. He doesn't want the grown

going on to the jack. It will be three shots down.

I think it will be a turning draw. Just enough to turn his own bowl up.

The line is very good on this. It looks better.

He has a chance on his own bowl. He's moved it, but I don't think it

is enough. The two boys chatting away on the

match. They've been on the circuit for so lock now. They know each

other very, very well. An entertaining game.

John was saying to me a while ago, chatting on the phone, he said he

was in good form. It is fair to say he is playing well.

This bowl take as lot of pressure off.

It's close here. A clean run. He robbed himself.

The weight was pretty good that time.

He is under a bit of pressure on this match.

John turned the jack from the forehand. He could be in happies of

trouble. -- heaps of trouble. Not bad unless

he has overplayed... Just overplayed. The idea was good.

I fancy this one. It's good. Perfect.

APPLAUSE It's what John wanted with his bowl.

I had a feeling he would do it with that one. It is strange sometimes

looking ahead, thinking Andy will do this. It takes all of the pressure

away. Good effort.

He's missed a chance to take a single.

He just lost that first bowl a little bit. A nice couple of ends.

Andy still doesn't look totally comfortable on the rink this

morning. He missed a chance, John. Well played.

John deciding to play the open side of the rink. He is coming back now.

And strongly. A good effort.

And a good one. I think John will get this drive away on time. He got

away but it's not on target. Oh! Off target. He took his own front one.

That removed the back one. A bad result.

He can't afford to lose another shot that far away. Backhand draw. Three

ifrns to win the shot. He is struggling to get a third. Oh,

goodness me, John, that is a bad one.

A disastrous end for John. He is going to lose a really bad four

here. That will be the second set sliding away. Goodness me! Lydia was

horrified there. That is touching the jack. So it is

to be moved. A position is required behind the jack.

How is this? Very close for a second shot here. I'm not so sure that is

good, Greg, to be honest. Any other end, I think that Andy would have

driven this, but 8-2 up on the board, he is probably happy to be

one down. Just defend his lead. Just drawing in, defending the lead.

It's a good bowl. Gives him an option with the next delivery.

I won't be at all surprised to see Andy change on to the backhand. A

little tap on to the green bowl. Yes on the backhand. Looking to give

it a little crack of an egg on to the green. This could be good. It is

looking close to this. Good effort. I always found that expression odd.

It has been around for a long time. You can crack an egg on that! A

stiff chance but there is room for a second shot here.

Fantastic! That is great from John Price. It was a difficult one.

There is life in the old maestro yet. 8-4. Three ends to go. There is

time for John Price. There certainly is. That big four is

killing him at the moment, though. Measured the shot. Marker: Both

three inches. Tempted to change to a forehand

draw, I think. He got the bowl to rest. Almost all players preferring

the backhand in this direction.le the head probably demands a

four-hand draw this time. It's good.

the red. Touched the jack. Two shots.

What's he like? Just dropping a little bit. Just hit the stitching

off the rink, dropped the bowl back. Needed another foot or so.

Players not enjoying this forehand so much coming back.

Any adjustment on the last bowl, will not be too far away. Getting

nervous about the clock again. He is going to have to take a time-out.

Letting the crowd know, as well. The crowd were letting him know! A

little clap for John, as well. It's an important bowl in this set.

Really, really needs to make this one. Saw a nice little gentle draw.

Looks a bit wide. Don't think the body language is

good. It's swinging now, though. It's coming back strong. My

goodness! It wasn't much. It was a good effort. It was a great effort.

Really did come back. Looked disappointed in the end, because

that was turning back very quickly. Heard John say there to the marker,

he thought he had half a chance with that one. He has to be careful.

That little nudge might have made a difference. That might be enough.

Only moved a millimetre. It does slide on the carpet. It's going to

be a measure. Keep looking at it. John took his glasses off. And then

conceded. Andy needed glasses to look at it. Will be delighted to get

a one there. One more shot and that will be almost enough.

In fact, can afford really to lose a single and still be comfortable. One

more set and it will be over. There's no let-up from John Price.

He is behind in this set but he is keeping Andy under pressure.

Needs at least a two this end. Ideally a three to give him a sniff

into the last end. Putting on the pressure.

Struggled to get back for that one. Not a bad position to be in.

Needs to be dead pace from there. He's overplayed it. I wonder will

John Price be tempted to play the forehand. I think so, bowl or jack.

Got to be a fore shot. Well, now's the time. John's nickname for many

years, Rambo. Close is he the wrong or right side? Not bad. Might have

made another one. Great bowl. Andy will be asking Alan Thornehill whose

line in terms of numbers? One green. Front red one is coming into play,

that's why. Forehand draw. You want to drop on the inside of

the green bowl. He's got it. Just made it on the dip.

Time-out called. Just looking to see here, even if he gets into that and

takes a bowl away, the key bowl for Andy in many ways is actually this

front one. Yeah. He could make a double, though, if he gets that

connection. I think he's got a big gap, hasn't he? Set's gone. Match

tie-break. This is beginning to remind me of

your match last night. Yes. Two very one-sided sets, although the bowls

didn't probably dictate that but the scoreline certainly did.

We won't mention the result! Both players will be hoping that they get

a little bit of luck. Tie-breaks can be like that.

Sometimes Lady Luck shines on your shoulder.

Andy Thomson plays his way back into this match. Came back strong in the

second set. Tie-break. No accumulated shots, just win the end.

Just dying under, I think. Yes, lacking weight. I am surprised at

that. I think when you are looking for dead weight, if you are

finishing a foot or so short it's very understandable, but in a

tie-break you can't afford to be dropping three or four feet away.

That was my failing last night. John's going to set up a target

here, I think. Oh, yes. Helps Andy. That shoulder has the angle to come

to the jack. He should be reaching this. Doesn't matter what weight. He

can draw it with a foot or so. It makes the draw a lot better because

you have that wide one to rest. Certainly a better effort. As long

as he doesn't find the gap he is good here.

Thought he had the edge of the jack. That was the only thing that could

go wrong for him. A daft suggestion, but block the

draw wouldn't be a bad shot. That's what I was thinking, only problem is

he has to make it down the rink a bit. He doesn't want to be up to his

own two green bowls. The problem for John Price, he doesn't want to leave

it either. He has got for number one, I tell you. He has gone for a

better number one. He could give it away. Gently, John! Oh, John! What

were you doing? That's the one thing that is a complete no-no on a

tie-break end. You never, ever give the shot away. That's a disaster.

Well, it is for John Price. That could be incredibly costly. Talking

about luck in the tie-breaks, and sometimes you need that. That's what

happened with Andy Thomson there. Yeah, John knew he needed one in and

didn't want to leave Andy a free draw. And very unlucky with the

result. That's why he probably thought drop

one a little bit short. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Andy has pushed

this out very wide. He is looking at the respot position. Here it comes.

He is not going to give it away out there. A valuable bowl but you are

right about the blocker. Wouldn't be so much even the block for me, it's

just staying away from it. John's only got a draw available either

hand. He is shaking his head. He knows he shouldn't be in this

position. Time-out called. John has one time-out remaining. I suppose

there is an element of pressure with Andy's previous bowl. John thought

he needed another close one. Just went wrong, that was all. He will do

well to get close to this. Incredibly difficult.

Over weight. Won't get back. First end Andy Thomson, he will be a

relieved man. John Price gets the jack away on the

second end of this tie-break. Having given the shot away in the previous

end against Andy Thomson, so he must put that disappointment behind him.

And focus totally on winning the end.

It's certainly a better effort with this one.

I think Andy can certainly see the finishing line now. Good stuff.

John's got to find a magic bowl, keep himself in the match. He has

put that down on a fairly narrow line. It's not bad. Certainly

holding, he has a chance with this. He's got it. It will drop back,

there it is. Back toucher. There is the magic. The crowd are saying come

on. And that was magic. That's going to be very hard to beat.

Drive to open it up or one inch to draw the shot? Time-out called. Andy

has two time-outs remaining. Two bowls left. Hit it, open it up. I

think so. Give himself a chance with the last bowl. I think so.

It is just a slim chance he could flick the green bowl out. He will be

aiming for his red one to bust it up, but slim chance of flicking the

green one out. This will be quick. So close with that! That's why he

played the forehand. You could see the edge of the green. Once he got

past the front bowl it looked good. Looks like a blocker here for John

Price. He is going to have to use a tie-break, he is down to 14 seconds.

The crowd are telling him. Time-out called. Always good to get advice

from the audience! Very popular John Price. Well, he is

staying away from it this time. No way I am giving the shot away, this

one. He might need that time-out in the next end. If they need another

end, that is. Has to be another shot, he was so

close. I think so. An inch to draw the shot isn't enough. He was so

close last time. Here we go. Such a difficult shot to

play. Quick again. Close again. No. Second

end John Price. Well, we hoped for a fascinating

match between these two. It's exactly what we managed to get. All