Sporting Digest: Bowls

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP (Ayr): England bt Wales 125-86 (D Ward bt D Wilkins 18-13; A Thomson lost to T Mounty 14-18; D Cutler bt W Thomas 22-17; G Smith bt S Wilshire 19-11; A Allcock bt J Price 28-18; J Bell bt R Weale 24-9). Scotland bt Ireland 119-109 (J Aitken bt N Graham 24-17; N Currie bt S Allen 21-16; R Corsie lost to P Smyth 12-29; A Marshall lost to S Adamson 16-24; G Hood bt E Parkinson 27-7; G Adrain bt C Davis 19-16). Final positions: 1 England 6pts; 2 Scotland 4; 3 Wales 2; 4 Ireland 0.