Runaway leaders Ireland kept up their relentless gallop with another four wins in the European Indoor Bowls team championship in Jersey yesterday. World pairs champions Phillis Nolan, from Blackrock, and Margaret Johnston landed a winning double. Johnston and Murial Wilkinson survived a late scare - losing a six at the penultimate end - to see off Welsh pair Ann Sutherland and Janet Ackland 22-19.

Nolan also swept aside Guernsey's Carol Ingrouille 23-13 in the triples.

Ireland lead with 36 points, comfortably ahead of England (27 points) and Wales (23 points) after 11 sessions.

European Indoor Team Championship (in Jersey) - Women's Pairs - Round 10: England (M Jacklin and N Shaw) bt Israel (S Kantor and A Rubin) 24-14; Guernsey (K Renouf and A Simon) bt Jersey (C Syvret and J Jones) 23-13; Ireland (M Wilkinson and M Johnston) bt Wales (A Sutherland and J Ackland) 22-19. Women's Triples - Round 10: England (S Rickman and B Alderson and D Hankin) bt Jersey (K Horman and S Syvret and J Lowery) 2313; Wales (L Evans and W Morris and A Dainton) bt Israel (N Fix and T Kamzel and R Kusman) 19-12; Ireland (I Bell and D Baird and T Nolan) bt Guernsey (J Baglin and J Nicolle and C Ingrouille) 23-13.

Men's singles - Round 11: England (D Holt) bt Wales (J Greenslade) 21-20, Ireland (G McCloy) bt Jersey (L Nixon) 21-12, Guernsey (G Pitschou) bt Israel (George Kaminsky) 21-18. Rd 11: Men's Fours: Ireland (I McClure, B Thompson, R Battersby and J Ross) bt Jersey (A Syvret, P Le Long, I Hodgetts and T Mallet) 2018, Guernsey (N Mollet, R Brehaut, P Ingrouille and B Simon) bt Israel (Y Lieberthal, M Stange, C Silberstein and Y Bekier) 24-11, England (M Bantock, B Morley, M King and G Harlow) drew with Wales (G Williams, D Harding, M Kent and M Anstey) 21-21.