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16 In the other semi, Bill & Christine Dickinson and Doris & Peter Frost
(Northumberland/Norfolk) faced Stephen, Carrie-Anne, Caitlin & Conor Weeks of Cam-
bridgeshire. Having played their hearts out so far and having disposed of the reigning champions
in the previous round, the Weeks’ finally met their match. Having said that they came from 5-1
down to within a shot with one end to go but couldn’t quite make it in the end, finally losing the
game 8-4.
In the Final, Gill Barraclough, Audrey Joy and Margaret & Jim Forrest were against Bill &
Christine Dickinson and Doris & Peter Frost. End 1 – After the other two finals this one gets off
to a rather scrappy start but in the end the Hertfordshire team are first off the mark. 1-0.
End 2 - Peter is down and manages to move the jack out of the head, but not to his ad-
vantage, 3 down. 4-0. End 3 – A well placed blocker from Margaret stops Peter getting in with
his last and it’s another 3. 7-0 and already it’s looking like a one-horse race. End 4 – The early
woods for the Herts team are making life very difficult for the opposition. Yet another 3 and this
game is all but over. 10-0.
End 5 – Finally Peter catches a break and grabs a shot. 10-1. End 6 – They’ll need some-
thing special to get back into this game, but it’s not happening. Another one to the Herts team
and it’s mathematically over at 11-1, but they play on perhaps for a bit of pride. End 7 – No such
luck, Margaret’s team pick up another one to round
off the match for an emphatic 12-1 win.
PAIRS TOURNAMENT
PAIRS TOURNAMENT
There were 86 teams playing across 18 groups with
the winners and 14 best runners-up advancing to
the knockouts.
Quarter Finals - Jim Goodrich & Neil Jolly (Suf-
folk) v Adam & Karen Hubbard (Suffolk). Picking up
all 4 on the 6th end propelled the Hubbard’s back
into the game from being 6-1 down, but that was as
close as they got as Neil & Jim took the game 10-5
Jackie & Roy Harden (Herts) v Gerald & Phyl-
lis Sutton (Norfolk). This was a close one with Ger-
Pairs Winners
ald & Phyllis 5-3 up with 2 ends to go only for Jackie Pairs Winners
Ally Hobbs & Sally Goodrich
& Roy to nip past them for a 6-5 win. Ally Hobbs & Sally Goodrich
with Greg Harlow
Bob Usher & Stephen Wilson (Sunderland) v with Greg Harlow
Audrey Joy & Gill Barraclough (Herts). 6-0 down after 3 ends the Sunderland pair were never
able to get back on terms with their opposition as the Hertfordshire ladies finished 9-7 winners.
Ally Hobbs & Sally Goodrich (Suf-
folk) v Angela Newling & Jane Evans (Suf-
folk/Cambs). This is a game which swung
back and forth several times with Ally &
Sally taking 3 on the first end but with one
to go Angela & Jane were two ahead and
in a strong position.
But not an impregnable one, or so it
turned out, as Ally produced the goods to
pick up a 3 and take the game 8-7.
In the Semi-Finals, Jackie & Roy
Harden faced Jim Goodrich & Neil Jolly. A
good start for the Suffolk pair saw them 4-
P0 three ends in but with 2 to go it was
Pairs Runners-Up back Jackie & Roy Hardento a 5-4 lead.
Pairs Runners-Up
Jim Goodrich & Neil Jolley,
Jim Goodrich & Neil Jolley, however, they held their nerves, winning
with Potters Greg Harlow the last 2 ends to take the game 7-4.
with Potters Greg Harlow