The CIS Insurance
United Kingdom
Indoor Bowls Championship The second-round matches played this afternoon have the possibility of a clash of champions from both flat and crown green codes. If they survive the first round, current World Indoor
Champion, jm BAKER is drawn to play NOEL BURROWS , winner of four major titles this season on crown greens, which could be one of the 'matches of the tournament'.
In the other match 19-year-old NIGEL SMITH from Surrey, who leapt to fame last year, beating Willie Wood and David Bryant to make the final of the World
Indoor Championship, should make his first appearance in this tournament.
DAVID VINE introduces live coverage from the Guild Hall, Preston.
Commentators DAVID RHYS JONES
MAL HUGHES , DAVID MCGILL
Racing from Ascot
3.40 The Bagshot Handicap Steeplechase (3m)
Television presentation: Bowls producers
KEITH PHILLIPS , KEITH MACKENZIE
Executive producer nick HUNTER Racing producer RICHARD TILUNG