KIDDERMINSTER'S Craig Hall will make his England debut in the Under 25's Home International Bowls Championship in Belfast on the weekend of September 14-15.
The 21-year-old from the Brintons Club will line up at number two to Cheam Village Surrey ace Chris Young 23, who reached the last 32 of the World Indoor Singles Championship last year.
England are bidding to win this title for the fifth time in seven years.
Meanwhile, Kidderminster's England international Grant Burgess and his Wor-cester team mates Dave Wilde, Steve Parker and Rob Stanley saw their dream of taking the National County Top Four crown crash in the regional semi-finals at Clevedon, Somerset.
Burgess and and his rink trailed Neil Williams' Somerset team 7-0 after just four ends, but stormed back over the next five ends to edge ahead 11-9.
Back came Somerset to lead 16-11 with eight ends to play, but Worcs rallied, drawing level at 16-16 and 18-18 only to see Somerset swoop with a late double and single to snatch victory 21-18.
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