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38 of the Plate Competition where he beat Sweden’s Victor Andersson 10-7. The main com-
petition provided an all Swedish final with Benny Sjogren beating Jonas Hager 12-8. In the
Shield Final England’s Karl Hudson beat Stephen Gale of Isle of Man 14-9.
Morgan Warnes & Gary Best win their first County Pairs title
Morgan Warnes & Gary Best win their first County Pairs title
It was a busy weekend of pairs in Norfolk as the
Norfolk County Pairs/National Qualifier was held
at Hingham on Sunday while the previous day
the Over 55’s National Qualifier was also held at
the same venue. Morgan Warnes & Gary Best of
Bob Carter reached the County Pairs final dis-
playing excellent form all day.
After qualifying from their group they de-
feated Jenny Walker of Thorpe Marriott and
Sheila Bragg of Connaught 11-6. The quarter-fi-
nals saw an all Bob Carter affair as Warnes &
Best faced Nigel Willard & Melvin Woods with a
close encounter finishing 8-7 in favour of Warnes
& Best.
The semi-final saw them up against Jason
Winners Gary Best & Morgan Warnes Woods of Carter and David Lamb of Halvergate

but the close game expected did not happen as Morgan Warnes & Gary Best romped to a 15-
1 win with their opponents conceding with two ends left to play. Kerry Greenacre of Hempnall
and Selwyn Goldsmith of Hevingham struggled to qualify from the group stages and needed a
big win in their last game to secure the runner-up
spot in group F.
The first knock-out round saw them face Owen
Cranston of County Council and Chris Mann of
Wymondham with Mann looking to be the first player
to win the title three years in a row. This was not to
be though as Greenacre & Goldsmith scored a con-
vincing 12-4 win.
In the quarter-finals they played Halvergate’s
father and son duo Ray & Robbie Lamb and beat
them by 11-3 with the last end not played. The semi-
finals saw Greenacre and Goldsmith playing Simon
Warnes of Horsford BC and Keith Cooke of Halver- Finalists Selwyn Goldsmith
gate. & Kerry Greenacre
After a close game Goldsmith’s pair led by two shots going into the final end and with
Cooke’s pair only taking a single they secured a 6-5 win in a low scoring game. In the final Mor-
gan Warnes and Gary Best, who finished runners-up last season in their first Norfolk County
Pairs Final, were looking for their first County pairs title. Kerry Greenacre and Selwyn Goldsmith
had won the title together in 2015/16 and Goldsmith had previously won the title in 1997/98,
2003/04 & 2004/05 with Teresa Goldsmith.
Warnes & Best took their superb form from the semi-final and picked up where they had
left off eventually winning the final by 10-4 with the last end not played. The play-off for third
place was won by Simon Warnes and Keith Cooke who beat Jason Woods and David Lamb by
13-5. The trophies were presented by Norfolk Vice-President Bob Oatway.
Hevingham at 30
Hevingham at 30
Hevingham Short Mat Bowls Club celebrated the club’s 30th Anniversary with a dinner at
Horstead Recruiting Sergeant on Saturday evening. Among the members at the well-attended
dinner were five of the founding members who are Gill Bunn, Pat Bunn, Alan Bunn, Pat
Williamson and Mervyn Williamson.