KEY POINTS:
Auckland's Noreen Stratford, of the Henderson club, has finished runner-up in the mixed pairs at the world indoor bowls championships in Norfolk, England.
Stratford and English partner Ian Bond lost 9-4, 13-2 to English combination Jo Morris and world No 1 Greg Harlow.
Stratford has the opportunity to go one better in the women's draw where she is pitted against England's Debbie Stavrou in the quarter-finals.
