2023 Multi Nations: Day 2 wrap
The Right at Home Australian Jackaroo squads at the 2023 Multi Nations went through a topsy turvy day at Musgrave Hill as the nation heads into day three on top of three different disciplines across the Green and Yellow teams.
The women’s triples saw Australia Green’s Bolivia Millerick, Chloe Stewart and Kelsey Cottrell enjoy an unblemished day to head into the final round of sectional play with five wins and one loss.
Sitting one victory behind Green is Australia Yellow’s Kylie Whitehead, Lynsey Clarke and Natasha Van Eldik who claimed two wins and a draw across the three sessions.
In the men’s para pairs, Yellow’s Damien Delgado and James Reynolds have maintained their unbeaten record from the opening day after recording victories over South Africa and New Zealand, while Green’s Tony Bonnell and Chris Flavel follow in second after registering their own undefeated day.
Yellow’s Jaqueline Hudson and Jake Fehlberg enjoyed a mixed day but still remain in pole position in the vision impaired mixed pairs.
The duo fell to New Zealand 8-10 in the opening encounter of the morning before going on to defeat Green’s Helen Boardman and Fred McConnell in their concluding match of the day.
Boardman and McConnell completed day two in third place.
In the men’s singles, Aaron Wilson concluded round six in second place for Australia Green after suffering a defeat to Ireland’s Gary Kelly in the opening match of the day, who avenged his defeat in the Commonwealth Games singles final with a 21-19 victory.
Queensland’s Nick Cahill would be Wilson’s second opponent, with the Emerging Jackaroo clinching a 21-10 victory as he stormed to the top of the pool with an undefeated record from six rounds.
Wilson would conclude his day with a 21-11 win against South Africa.
Aaron Teys enjoyed a successful day for Yellow with two wins against Kelly and Hong Kong before falling victim to Cahill in the final contest of the afternoon to sit in fourth position with the same ledger as Wilson and New Zealand.
In the men’s fours, Australia Yellow’s Jesse Noronha, Cody Packer, Aron Sherriff and Carl Healey overcame a first up defeat to Hong Kong, who completed the day on top of the table, before victories over Ireland and Queensland as they rounded out the sixth round in second position.
In fourth place are the Green squad’s Barrie Lester, Matthew Lucas, Corey Wedlock and Ben Twist, who overcame an opening match defeat at the hands of the Irish by recording a pair of salutations over the likes of Queensland and South Africa.
The women’s pairs saw Australia Yellow’s Kristina Krstic and Ellen Ryan conclude day two in second position behind New Zealand following wins against Hong Kong and Ireland before a draw against Queensland, marking an unbeaten record on Ryan’s return to the team.
Green’s Jamie Lee Worsnop and Dawn Hayman are a place further back in third with a pair of wins across the trio of contests, their only defeat coming at the hands of Queensland in the middle session.
Finally, the para women’s pairs saw Australia Green’s Cheryl Lindfield and Serena Bonnell conclude the day in second place behind New Zealand after falling to their Trans Tasman rivals in the opening session of the day before a emerging victorious over Hong Kong in the second session.
Louise Hoskins and Jo Hunter will commence day three in third position following a victory over South Africa and a defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
View the day two results and tables HERE.
The 2023 Multi-Nations will run from March 25-31, 2023, on the Gold Coast. The final two days of the event will be live streamed on Bowls Australia’s Facebook page on March 30 and 31.
