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WESSEX HOTEL 38 David & Joan were then edged

SOMERSET out 8 - 6 in their semi-final
against Francis & Eleanor
The opening first evenings Hawkey. Also making it to the
bowls drive was won by Gordon final, Barbara & David French
Denham, Dave Brown, Joan beat clubmates Ed & Bev Dil-
Taylor & Bev Dillon with a 20 - 4 lon by 12 shots to 4.
scoreline. The final was a superb
The first event to be con- match as the result swung to
cluded was the two bowl sin- and fro, ending up at 10 all
gles. At the semi-final stage after 10 ends, forcing the
Maurice Deans beat David match into a sudden death fin-
French by 8 shots to 3. Former ish. In the end Francis &
Champion Joyce Howe was Champion Dave Taylor Eleanor Hawkey scored the
pushed all the way by Maggie and finalists Joyce Howe vital single for a 9 - 8 win.
Short and came back from 4 - In the Triples quarters,
6 to win 7 - 6. Mark Hooper, Malcolm &
Dave Taylor had a com- Freda Taylor proved too
fortable 9 - 3 victory over Mark strong for Jim Kirkup, Hazel &
Hooper whilst Dave Brown Maurice Deans with a 13 - 3
beat Gordon Denham by 7 victory.
shots to 4. Ron Moule, Stewart &
Dave Brown then met an Joyce Howe did not concede
in form Dave Taylor in the a single shot to Brian Rust,
semi-finals, with Dave Taylor Barbara & David French with
romping home 9 - 1. In the a 10 - 0 scoreline.
other semi-final Joyce Howe The other two quarters
was in similar sparkling form were much closer with Ted
to beat Maurice Deans 10 - 1. Uren, Ed & Bev Dillon edging
A great final then ensued out Dave Brown, Roy Eade &
and was only settled by three Chris Scott, whilst Maggie
consecutive singles over the Seated Pairs Champions Short, Eleanor & Francis
closing ends giving Dave Tay- Eleanor & Francis Hawkey with Hawkey edged out Lucy
lor an 8 - 5 win over Joyce Finalists David & Barbara Brown, Dave & Joan Taylor by
Howe. French 7 - 4.
In the Pairs Joyce Maggie, Eleanor &
Howe with husband Francis kept up their form
Stewart came up against beating Ted Uren, Ed &
the very strong pair of Bev Dillon 11 - 4. Ron
Barbara & David French Moule, Stewart & Joyce
who won scoring 12 shots Howe completed the final
without reply. line-up with a 9 - 6 victory
Ed & Bev Dillon fin- over Mark Hooper, Mal-
ished off with two two’s for colm & Freda Taylor.
a 9 - 4 win over Garth The final, as ex-
Willis & Roy Eade. pected, was a close and
Eleanor & Francis hard fought affair. Need-
Hawkey showed no ing a three to force an
mercy to friends Margaret Triples Champions Eleanor & Francis extra end Ron Moule,
& Gordon Denham, win- Hawkey & Maggie Short with Finalists Stewart & Joyce Howe
ning 12 - 4. With another Stewart & Joyce Howe and Ron Moule could only score a two
romping scoreline, David leaving Maggie Short,
& Joan Taylor had a 10 - 1 result over Hazel & Eleanor & Francis Hawkey as champions.
Maurice Deans.