Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Hadfield stands in for Bellamy in quarter-final

TORQUAY United's Barbara Bellamy, who slipped under my radar to play her part in the final match of the England ladies' all-conquering run to the Home International title, misses her club's TLH National Top Club quarter-final on Friday afternoon (1pm).An England regular for six years, Bellamy came off the bench for that final day win over Scotland after the national selectors had earlier dropped skip Sian Gordon's number two, Helen Tuohy.

England had a thrashing good win over the Auld Enemy 160-75 and the TLH Top Club Finals in Torquay (Friday to Sunday) will give England indoor semi-finalist Bellamy the opportunity to catch up again with England team-mates and Common wealth Games medal winners Ellen Faulkner (City of Ely) and Sian Gordon (Swale).Bellamy's unavailability for the match on Friday afternoon has forced the selectors at Plainmoor to bring in Carrie Hadfield, and they have put her at lead in the mixed fours under skip Sam Tolchard.

Torquay's opening match is a mouth-watering replay of their 2010 national final with reigning champions Swale. The local favourites will be out for revenge with the ladies' singles berth this time going to former British Isles fours champion and TLH employee Terri Kennard. Kennard faces Amy Banes while Swale's former Torquay star Gordon she beat Bellamy in the singles twelve months ago will contest the fours and play opposite young Ryan Whitlock.

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