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Devon kept the pressure up in the second session where the points were shared equally 17
between the two counties. Devon won both of the Fours, whilst Cheshire won the Triples.
This left the half time score at 10-6 to Devon. However Cheshire picked up the pace in
the second half of the game. In the third session Devon only won one solitary game, with a
win in the Pairs. Cheshire kept up the pressure in the last session and once again Devon only
won one game in the session, a victory for one of the Triples. With Devon winning the bonus
points in the Pairs the final score was Devon 16 (164 shots) Cheshire 24 (196 shots).
County Team Championship Review

12 teams from around Devon converged on Plymouth to compete in this season’s Team
Championship. The 12 teams were split into four groups of three and a round robin took place
with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals.
The winner of group 1 was Exeter Nomads and they faced Shebbear who won group 2.
Exeter Nomads produced a confident performance and won all four disciplines. The other
semifinal saw group 3 winners Yarnscombe play group 4 winners Beer Mariners and Beer
progressed after winning the Singles, Triples and Fours.
In the Final Exeter Nomads raced into an early lead, when they won the Singles 16-3
and the Pairs 7-6. However Beer responded by taking the Triples 11-4, and completed the
comeback by winning the Fours 13-6. This meant it was all level with two disciplines each
won and total shots equal, therefore it was left to the Fours to play an extra end. After a tight
end Beer were able to secure the shot they needed to win and secure the title.
The Beer Mariners winning team consisted of Peter Sydenham (singles); David Kay &
Colin Tims (Pairs); Ray Shaw, Geoff Stone & Gordon Tremlett (triples); Jane Kay, Graham
Hilton, Peter Baxter & Tony Rodgers (Fours). The Nomads team was Michael Ivings (singles);
Elsie Copp & John Smith (pairs); Irene Smith, Richard & Robert Ivings (triples); Ken Griffiths,
Angela Mullerworth, Rob Gayton & David Eastwood (fours).