Page 28 - Spring 2018 Final

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28 Gunton Hall
Gunton Hall
Carpet Bowls
Carpet Bowls
Tournament
Tournament
FOURS
FOURS
The Friday to Monday weekend
started with a Fours event played on
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Those playing in the Fours would get
a couple of games with the team on
top after their four games being the
overall winners.
The was only one team who
were able to win twice on Friday, that
was Goodrich-Game-Tilbrook. Two
other teams were undefeated with a
Pairs Champions win and a draw, Griffiths-Karcha-
Jane and Joe Debattista Hensey (who would play the leaders

on Saturday) and Clark-Daniels-Cooke (soon to be Clark-Daniels-Harris).
Saturday's first game saw the Goodrich-Game-Tilbrook come out on top against the
team directly behind them but in the final game they suffered a heavy defeat. Meanwhile Clark-
Daniels-Harris had won their first and went on to get the best of a close second game to leave
them undefeated on 7 points and in first place and Debattista-Sutton, having only won once
on Friday won both, including a win over Goodrich-Game-Tilbrook in the final game to take
second place.
PAIRS
PAIRS
There were a total of 34 teams competing in the Pairs and 16 teams qualifying for the Knock-
outs it was just a matter of finishing in the top half of a group but it's important to finish as high
as possible because the top qualifiers play those who just scraped in, so in theory the higher
you finish the easier the opposition when it comes to Sunday afternoon. Although it rarely
works out quite so simple, with all players playing with four bowls..
At the Quarter Final stage, Tony & Lin Cooke got off to a good start and didn't let Jim &
Sally Goodrich get anywhere close to them after that, running out 11-3 winners. Jane & Joe
Debattista similarly got their noses in front early on, against Paul & Sue Cousins, who had
made the final for the last 3 years, and didn't let it go, winning 6-3.
David Clemmet & Angela Newling were 5-0 up against Barrie Hayman & Dianne Curran
after 4 ends but let that slip. At the end of 7 ends it was all square, but having got back into
the game David then snatched it away, with two perfect woods to win 7-5. A good run in the
middle of the game for Marilyn Stark & Chris Tilbrook saw them come back from 4-0 down to
8-4 up against Chris & Joan Clark who couldn't quite get back, losing 8-7.
In the first Semi-Final, Chris & Joan Clark just edged their way ahead of David Clemmet
& Angela Newling in the early part of the game and did enough to hold on through the rest,
winning 6-2. The second semi saw Jane & Joe Debattista get off to a fast start against Tony
& Lin Cooke, being 6-0 up after 3 ends. It was a lot to chase down and it did indeed prove to
be too much. Jane & Joe kept control of the game and cruised to an 11-2 win.
In the Final Jane & Joe Debattista opened up with a single against Marilyn Stark & Chris
Tilbrook, and although Chris got close all he could do was limit his opposition to one shot but
on the next end Marilyn & Chris but this time Chris' hard work pays off, Joe can't block him
and Chris takes shot. 1-1. On end 3, Marilyn snatches the jack away from Jane's early woods
and Chris makes the most of it, outdrawing Joe to take a 3 and lead 4-1.