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Second place was still up for grabs though, Hertfordshire needed 4 points and 36 shots or better
and it looked as if they were going to do it, but while they took 2 wins, the third game was lost
on the final end as they dropped 4 shots, to finish just 3 shots behind Cambridgeshire. Suffolk
though took another 6 points to finish 11 clear, having won 22 of the 24 games they played on
Sunday, to take the title for the 7th year in succession.
NEW ZEALAND TRIP 2019
NEW ZEALAND TRIP 2019
with Jason Ellis and Neil Jolly
with Jason Ellis and Neil Jolly
In May 2018, New Zealand sent a team of bowlers over to Potters to play in our Festival of
Bowls. Following that, we stayed in touch with our new NZ friends & paid for three of their mats
& jacks to be flown over to the UK. Their mats are shorter (22 feet) than our UK 30 foot carpets,
a lot thinner which makes them very fast & there is no centre block.
We were then offered & accepted some accommodation & the opportunity to play in their
2019 National competitions. So we flew to New Zealand, for what turned out to be an amazing
fortnight, both on & off the mats. The Nationals was played over eight days in Rotorua, a few
hours south of Auckland.