MARY McKENNA TROPHY - Two Ayrshire players in Scots team

Jane Finnie

Two Ayrshire players have been named in the Scotland ladies Vets. team to face the Irish ladies vets. in the annual challenge match for the Mary McKenna Trophy, which will be held at West Kilbride GC on Sunday 14th and Monday 15th April.

Former Ayrshire ladies' county champion Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) is in the team for the first time and joins fellow Ayrshire player Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), who is also a former winner of the county title.

This year the Scots are bidding to stop the Irish team winning the match for the fourth successive year.

Alex Glennie

The Scotland team is :-

Alison Bartlett ( Highland)
Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Jane Finnie (West)
Alex Glennie (West)
May Hughes (West)
Mary Smith (Highland)
Kathleen Sutherland (North)

Reserves

Linda Urquhart (North)
Jill Harrison (North)
Anne Ryan (Highland)

Ireland won last year's match at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, dominating the second day singles to record a 9½-2½ victory margin, after the first day foursomes had been shared 2 - 2.

The Irish team for the 2013 match is :-

Captain: Terry Sextion (Dun Laoghaire)
Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna)
Pat Doran (Donabate)
Mary Dowling (Mallow)
Kate Evans (Frilford Heath)
Helen Jones (Royal Portrush)
Sheena McElroy (Grange)
Gertie McMullen (The Island)
Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown)