In the morning foursomes Stuart Easton was paired with Lewis
Irvine, losing by 2 holes to T J Ford and Jack McDonnell as Scotland trailed 3 –
2 going into the afternoon singles.
In the singles Stuart Easton beat Jack McDonnell by one hole
whilst Ruben Lindsay lost by 2 & 1 to Alan Fahy as the Scots lost the
singles series 5.5 – 4.5 to lose the opening match overall.
On the second day Scotland faced England, winning the match convincingly
by 10 – 5.
Both the Ayrshire players took part in the morning
foursomes, which Scotland won by 3 – 2. Ruben Lindsay and Darren Howie lost to
Olly Huggins and John Gough by 5 & 4 whilst Stuart Easton again teamed up
with Lewis Irvine and beat Zachary Chewirden and Laird Shepherd by 3 & 1.
In the afternoon singles, in which Scotland overpowered England
by 8 – 2 to secure the win overall, Stuart Easton beat Callan Barrow by 2 &
1 whilst Ruben Lindsay lost to Jack Bigham by 4 & 3.
On the final day Scotland faced Wales, knowing that a
victory, coupled with an England victory, would give Scotland the Raymond Trophy and Home
Internationals title for 2021, and they ensured a nail biting finish by
defeating Wales 11 – 4 in their last match of the series.
The foundation of the win was laid with a 4.5 – 0.5 win in
the morning foursomes matches. Stuart Easton again paired up with Lewis Irvine and
beat Luke Harries and Alex Greville by 1 hole in the morning ties.
In the afternoon singles, which Scotland won by 6.5 – 3.5,
Stuart Easton lost by 3 & 2 to ben Chamberlain. Ruben Lindsay did not
feature in the final day’s ties.
Despite their efforts, Scotland’s championship title bid
fell agonisingly short when Ireland secured a 7.5 – 7.5 draw with England in
their final match, to take the Home Internationals title for 2021.
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