Page 12 - Spring 2012

Beer Mariners:Layout 1 15/05/2012 16:53 Page 1

12 WINNERS OTTERY St. MARY BEER MARINERS

TRIPLES

Beer Mariners short mat bowls
club held their annual invitation
triples tournament, with sixteen
teams from across three coun-
ties taking part.
The teams were split into
two groups with the winner of
each section contesting the
final, with each team playing
five games of eight ends.
Paul Spencer, Graham Hilton, (Beer President) In group one, after the
Pam Redhead and Bridget Hallowes early exchanges, West Hill the
victors of last year, Upottery
and Ottery St Mary were vying for top spot, each with a 19 shot advantage, but Ottery St Mary
having won their three games whilst the others had drawn one game.
On to round four, where both Ottery St Mary and Upottery each won, whilst West Hill suf-
fered a loss which left them trailing by two points. In the final round, narrow defeats for both the
leaders, as well as West Hill, saw Ottery St Mary qualify as winners with a 27 shot advantage.
In group two after two games, Colyton, St
Teresas and Sidford were leading with four
points with Colyton holding the edge over St
Teresas by a single shot. Round three saw both
Colyton and Sidford draw, but St Teresas again
won to move ahead. Round four saw Colyton
lose by a single shot in a tight game, whilst Sid-
ford and St Teresas consolidated their positions
with comfortable wins, with Sidbury now emerg-
ing as a possible threat, having won three of their
games. FINALISTS
The final round had no hiccups for either St. TERESAS
Sidford or St Teresas who duly qualified having
won all their matches, with Sidford as runners up. The final began with Pam Readhead, the Ot-
tery lead, making two touchers, and with the opposing skips alternate in taking shot, St Teresas
won the opening end.
With each team alternate in taking shot, the final bowl of the end saw a weighted shot from
skip Paul Spencer remove the shot for a single 1-1. A somewhat loose end three saw Ottery
gain a three to lead 4-1. Another loose end from St Teresas saw Ottery holding 5 but a redeeming
shot from John Larter reduced the deficit to 4. The next end saw Ottery take a further 3 shots,
as St Teresas failed narrowly on three occasions to pick up the jack, leaving Ottery ahead 8-1.
End six saw Ottery quickly into their stride holding two but David Grayer, St Teresas second
drew shot, only for Paul Spencer to win it back. Ottery ahead 9-1.
End seven saw Jeff Swindell, the St Teresas lead, draw long allowing Ottery the opportunity
to establish a head, but the second shot from David Grayer regained the initiative. With Paul
Spencer drawing long, John Larter added a second. A weighted shot saw Ottery regain the lead,
but a similar shot from the St Teresas skip gave them the shot to reduce the arrears. The final
end began with wide deliveries from both leads, but Ottery increased the pressure on their rivals,
gaining a five to win the match by 14 shots to 2. The trophy and awards were presented by the
club president Graham Hilton.
Colin Tims