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In the other semi, Ally Hobbs & Sally Goodrich played Audrey Joy & Gill Barraclough.
After 4 ends where the two teams traded one shot per end Ally and Sally edged away 17
over the next 3 ends to lead 6-2, Audrey & Gill did manage to get one back but sadly time
ran out with one end to go as the Suffolk ladies took the win 6-3.
In the Final, Jim Goodrich & Neil Jolly versus Ally Hobbs & Sally Goodrich. Almost entirely
a family affair with mother and daughter on one side and father on the other. End 1 – Ally makes
both of her woods count to lead 2-0. End 2 – It’s a fight between the skips, first one then the
other holds, but Ally holds on for one. 3-0.
End 3 – Sitting one down Neil’s last wood is vital and he really makes it count, going from
one down to 3 up. 3-3. End 4 – A great start from Jim which Neil builds on with his first. Ally is
unlucky with her first, Neil tries to block but it’s too wide and Ally hits her target to move the jack
and take 2. 5-3.
End 5 – A slightly lucky graze gets Neil one with his last. 5-4. End 6 – Ally takes a gamble
and it pays off, rolling a front wood in for shot and 6-4. End 7 – Again Ally makes weight count
to move the jack, all Neil can do is cut it down to 1. 7-4. End 8 – This time it doesn’t work, the
jack moves out, still one down and Neil draws a second. 7-6. End 9 – Sally is first to the jack
while Jim is short and Neil needs a miracle. He doesn’t get it and Ally virtually seals the match
with a draw and Neil can’t crack the head. 9-6.
SINGLES TOURNAMENT
SINGLES TOURNAMENT
The Tournament started out with 113
competitors who were whittled down to
a last eight on Wednesday afternoon.
At the Quarter Final stage saw Paul
Cousins (Suffolk) playing Marion Bull
(Norfolk).
After dropping just the one shot on the
first end Marion came back with 3 on
the second.
However, the next 4 ends went to
Paul as he first levelled and then took
Singles Winner Michael (Left) with Greg the lead. Going into the last end he led
Singles Winner Michael (Left) with Greg
Harlow and Runner-Up Mick Watkins 6-3 so the loss of one on the last did
Harlow and Runner-Up Mick Watkins
matter as Paul went through 6-4.
Michael Laydon of Sunderland faced Norfolk’s John Joy. Michael was off to a strong start
and it was one which would carry him to an eventual win. He took two shots on each of the first
3 ends and although John won the next two Michael still held a 3 shot lead. The last 2 ends
went to Michael, winning 8-3.
Cambridgeshire’s Laurence Pullar faced Stephen Weeks, also of Cambridgeshire. After
dropping the first end Laurence took first one, then two, then three shots in the following ends,
Stephen clawed 2 back but Laurence had 3 shots in hand on the last end which in any case he
won to finish 8-3 up.
Mick Watkins of Suffolk versus Gill Barraclough of Hertfordshire. This turned out to be a
rather unusual end to the day as, having played out of her skin all day, Gill won her previous
game and then, thinking that that was it for the day, left the hall before anyone realised she had
gone.
With no spare time in the schedule and having waited 10 minutes the game was awarded
to Mick. Gill, it has to be said, took it in great spirit when she found out what she had done.
In the Semi-Finals, Laurence Pullar drew Michael Laydon. If the quarter finals had rolled
straight into the semis it might have been a different story for Laurence, but there was a break
of half a day between rounds and that may have made all the difference. As it was Michael took
charge of the game from the start and never let up. By the 5th end he was 9-0 up which was
game over, they played on to a 6th which also went to Michael as he finished an 11-0 winner.