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Easily the closest game of the knockout stages to this point was Goodrich-Hobbs-Jolly against
Agnew-McNeil-Edmead. There was never more than a couple of shots in it, but after the 4th end
Goodrich-Hobbs-Jolly just about kept their noses in front, to win 5-3. The final was another all Suffolk
affair, with Neil Jolly, Ally Hobbs, Jim & Sally Goodrich facing Paul Daniels, Valerie Game and Chris
& Shirley Tilbrook.
The one thing you don't want in a final is a one-sided game, and that could not be said of any
of the matches in the final stage of the event, most particularly the Rinks final. It was a match that
was nip and tuck from start to finish, with never more than one shot in it at any stage. The scoring
went 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 4-3, and on the final end it went all square at 4-4, requiring an extra end
to settle things. And it looked like Tilbrook-Game-Daniels had it wrapped up, holding 3, and with a
blocker that was perfectly placed to stop the running shot at the head. But not to stop the perfect
draw, which needed to be within an inch of the jack, without any movement at all, and that was exactly
what Neil Jolly pulled off, to take a miraculous win.
Paul Daniels

videos of the Festival finals: https://www.youtube.com/@carpetbowls

Rinks Winners Neil Jolly, Ally Hobbs,
Rinks Runner-up Paul Daniels,
Jim & Sally Goodrich with presenter Valerie Game, Shirley & Chris Tilbrook
Avon Compton in the middle
with Avon Compton

Rinks semi-finalists Sam & Trish Agnew, Rinks semi-finalists Colin Young, Emma &
Lisa Edmead & Stuart McNeil Clint Watling and Avon Compton this time
with Avon Compton as a player