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The third round saw the Conroy’s facing Scotland’s G. Riley & M. Patterson and it was 7
going to take a miracle to stop the Irish duo from taking the title but this didn’t happen as
the result was never in doubt with the Conroy’s winning 25 - 4.
The other game saw England and Wales fighting it out for second place and it turned out to
be an almighty battle in the end. At the half-way stage of the eighteen ends, England’s Craig
Strong & Jon Pitcher led 10 - 4 and things were looking good. Back came Arwel Morgan & Michael
john and after 15 ends were just 11 - 12 down another two ends and they had levelled at 13 all
with just the last end to play. This was completed in mounting excitement but the English Pair held
their nerve and were relieved to score a single for a 14 - 13 victory in a very hard fought game,
giving the English duo the runner-up spot.
Ireland add the
Ireland add the
Premier Triples
Premier Triples
In the opening round of the Triples, the English Triple of
Alan Joes, Grant Soller & Adam Smith were somewhat
shell shocked when the Scots triple of K. Murray, S. Mc-
Donald & J. Broatch who firmly dumped the English 23 -
9.
The Irish Triple of Gary Moore, Mark Beattie & PJ
McCrossan led the Welsh Triple of Alan Evans, Jonathan
Gladstone & Andrew Evans by 10 - 3 after seven ends
but by the thirteenth end the Welsh had clawed their way
back to 10 all but two Singles to the Irish snatched them Two of the Premier Triples
a 12 - 10 win. Champions Mark Beattie and
in the second round Gary Moore the missing players
the Irish continued is PJ McCrossen
on their winning way with a 21 - 8 victory over Scotland, whilst
the Welsh were inflicting a second defeat on England. For
England, Alan Jones, Grant Soller & Adam Smith started with
a single on the opening end but two three’s later they were 1
- 6 down to Wales’ Alan Evans, Jonathan Gladstone & An-
drew Evans.
The English Triple fought back to 6 all and this was ba-
sically the story of the game, 6 9 to 9 all and the level at 10
all but a three to the Welsh left them 13 - 10 up going into the
last end and they duly won 13 - 11.
In the final round the Irish inflicted a third defeat on the
Premier Triples runners up, English and were never in trouble in their 16 - 8 victory, en-
Andrew and Alan Evans suring and unbeaten run and the triples Championships.
& Jonathan Gladstone Wales duly finished in second place with a 19 - 3 thumping
of Scotland, leaving England in bottom place.
Wales halt the Irish clean sweep
Wales halt the Irish clean sweep
by winning the Fours Title
by winning the Fours Title
The opening round in the Triples was an England v Wales match, which these days generally de-
cides who comes second to the Irish but in this event it was not to be. For England, Adam East-
hope, Alan Williams, Lee Toleman & Ross Dunkley started with a single on the opening end but
two three’s later they were 1 - 6 down to Wales’ Ben Jackson, Chris McWhinnie, Andrew Jones &
Nick Evans. They gradually fought back and eventually got to 10 all with just two ends to play but
the Welsh Triple struck with a three and then held the English to a single shot on the last end and
thus won 13 - 11.