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LANGSTONE 36 but only after a tremendous
CLIFF SHORT tussle, Michael & Anthea
Bell scored a last end 8 - 7
MAT HOLIDAY win over Ann Ward & Fred
Harland.
The opening bowls drive Michael & Anthea
saw a great performance then came up against Irene
from Valerie Beach, Joan
Carbin, Anthea Bell & Dot & John Smith, who won 9 -
4. Also reaching the final,
Joyce, who beat all before Maureen & Tom Brooks
them with a 20 - 1 score- beat Bridget & Michael
line. Evans by 12 shots to 5.
The Singles Quarter
A cracking final saw
finals saw Peter Howlett Finalist Mike Lilley with Maureen & Tom leading 8
get through by 8 - 5 over Singles Champion Fred Harland - 7 going into the last end
Pat Cole. By the same but a three to Irene & John
scoreline Mike Lilley pro- Smith gave them a 10 - 8 vic-
gressed over Robert
Brookes. tory making it look a bit easier
than it really was.
The other two quarters In the Triples Quarter fi-
were very tight indeed with nals, Vera Smith, Bridget &
Dave Sawyer edging Michael Michael Evans scored a 7 - 4
Bell out by 6 - 5 and also by a
single shot Fred Harland beat win over Mary Burt, Gordon
Carbin & Brian Clarke
Valerie beach by 7 - 6. Brian Allen, Margaret &
Fred then managed an
8 - 7 victory over Dave John Buckle recorded an 8 -
5 win over Pat Mildenhall,
Sawyer scoring a single on
the last end. Mike Lilley had a Susan & Brian Channer.
A two shot difference
more comfortable time with a separated Kath Curtis, Mar-
9 - 3 semi-final win over Peter ion & Norman Beeden who
Howlett. beat Ian Goodwin, Cecilia &
In the final Mike found Seated Pairs Champions John &
Fred Harland in absolutely Irene Smith with Finalists Mike Lilley by 8 - 6.
The other result saw a
scintillating form, with Fred Maureen & Tom Brooks very comfortable win for
scoring an 11 - 1 win de- Magaret Hews, Maureen &
spite all Mike Lilley’s efforts. Tom Brooks over Joan
The Pairs Quarter fi-
nals saw friends Maureen Carbin, Michael Bell &
Gwen Clarke.
& Tom Brooks facing Mar- In the semi-finals,
garet & Dave Hews. The Margaret, Maureen & Tom
match was very tight at first had a second easy win over
but a 1 - 2 - 4 finish gave
Maureen & Tom an 11 - 4 Kath Curtis, Marion & Nor-
man Beeden, whilst Vera
victory. Smith, Bridget & Michael
Bridget & Michael
Evans also had a comfort- Evans edged out Brian
Allen,
John
Margaret
able victory by 10 shots to Triples Champions Vera Smith,
6 but only after coming Bridget & Michael Evans with Buckle 7 - 5.
In the final Vera, Brid-
back from 5 - 6 down. A Finalists Maureen & Tom Brooks get & Michael proved much
similar scoreline saw for- and Margaret Hews too Strong for Margaret
mer champions Irene & Hews, Maureen & Tom Brooks in a somewhat
John Smith get through by 9 - 6 over Judith &
Dave Sawyer. Completing the semi-final line up one-sided final.
