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NORFOLK ROUNDUP 13

CHRIS IS THE MAIN MAN AGAIN

Hingham hosted the Dennis Moore
Trophy where Wymondham’s young
England star Chris Mann won the Sin-
gles title for the second time beating
John Williamson 14-2. Chris Musk &
Sylvia Parsons of Connaught “A” won
By Selwyn the Pairs with Banham’s Val Hambling

Goldsmith & Jim Delaney in the runners-up spot.
Pat Saunders, Jack Barrett &
Debbie Phillips are Triples champions with Rita Secker, Owen
Secker & Sheila Bragg of Connaught “A” finishing second. The Fours title went to Heather
Winup, Jack Marshall, Alison Rush & Joe Li Rocchi of Connaught “B” who beat Diana Adcock,
Mike Parsons, Ray Wells & Bill Adcock of Connaught “A” into second place in a surprise result.
BURE LEAGUE

Coltishall are Bure League champions for the first time since 2006 after Kirby Bedon failed to
take the maximum points they needed at Horsford Heroes. It has been an incredibly tight race
for the title this season with either Woodbastwick or East Tuddenham looking the likely winners
in the closing stages until both teams slipped up.
Coltishall’s late surge of form carried them into the reckoning but defending champions
Kirby Bedon still had the opportunity of winning the title again if they won their final game 10-0
at Horsford. As it was, a first half win for Horford’s Lynn Frank, D Nixon & Roger Frank against
Phil Watson’s triple left Coltishall celebrating their fifth Bure League title.
WENSUM LEAGUE

Bob Carter clinched the Wensum League title for the sixth year in a row, and the fourteenth
time in seventeen years, with a maximum 10-0 away win against Halvergate who finish in the
runners-up spot. To the credit of Halvergate they made the defending champions fight all the
way. Another classic encounter between young England ace Chris Mann of Halvergate and for-
mer England Singles Champion Trevor Brown saw Brown’s triple edge home by just one shot.
Another close game saw Carter’s Jackie Bridge, Kim Bridge & Jason Woods beat Michael
Savage, Steve Lamb & Keith Cooke 16-15. Carter won the other games more comfortably with
Sue Hunt, Jamie Forster & Melvin Woods beating David Lamb’s triple 16-9 and Frank Edy, Mal-
colm Reynolds & Nigel Willard beating Robbie Lamb’s triple 16-8.
BRECKLAND LEAGUE
Wymondham’s pulsating 10-0 home win against Connaught “B” demonstrated just why they
are Breckland League champions for the third year straight. Another massive shots total of 101
against just 29 blew the visitors out of the water and this followed Wymondham’s 103-35 shots
win against Banham in their previous match. Despite losing two matches this season Wymond-
ham have accumulated an impressive 1,445 shots while conceding just 746.
Rivals Connaught “A” have won 15 games and only lost once but it’s the shots difference
between the two sides that tell a story. While Connaught “A” have a very healthy +358 shots
difference Wymondham’s shot difference is a mighty +699. Worryingly for the rest of the league
sides Wymondham are also continuing to build their team. For the Connaught match they in-
troduced young Abbey Jackson who made an impressive debut in Andrew Stratton’s triple who
won 18-8.
Another relative newcomer, Hayley Stratton, appeared in Brian Saunders’ triple who won
25-6. Other Breckland games saw Watton win 8-2 at Carleton Rode with Roger Braham’s triple
winning 19-8. Connaught “B” & Forncett finished level at 5-5 on points and 60-60 on shots.