England’s Men’s teams both reached finals at the 2016 Nations Cup in Aberdeen, with the B team taking the title and the A team finishing runners-up.
England Men’s A
The A team won all of its group matches. Captain Lee Kendall and Karl Sutton led the individual statistics with 9 wins from 12, while Mike King, Jack Pople and Rob Wharne each finished on 8 wins from 12.
In the final, Ireland produced the stronger performance and defeated England A 8-3.
England Men’s B
The B team also completed the group stage unbeaten, winning all four matches. Gavin Lomax and Shane Thompson each recorded 10 wins from 12, Aaron Davies 9 from 12, Mike Giles 8 from 12 and Chris McDermott 5 from 12.
England B then beat Northern Ireland C 8-5 in the final to win the section.
Men’s singles
Aaron Davies reached the semi-finals after defeating Jack Pople in the quarter-final, before narrowly losing to Ireland captain Dave McQuillan.
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Historical report based on the original account by England Men’s Team Manager Steve Mills.