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40 In the semi-finals Simon Warnes’ triple had de-
feated the defending champions, Betty Cox,
David Sharpe & Steve Hall of Hevingham, by
winning a dramatic extra end when their game
had finished level at 6-6.
The other semi-final saw Keith Cooke’s
triple defeat Woodbastwick’s Willie Jefferies,
Norma & Peter Jablonowski by 6-4 although
some confusion occurred when Jason Woods re-
turned the scorecard showing a 6-4 win for
Woodbastwick.
Jason Woods, Robbie Lamb & Keith Cooke
Bure Triples Winners began the final well taking two shots on the
Simon & Morgan Warnes, Ray Lamb opening end before the Simon Warnes’ triple
pulled one shot back on the second end. On the
third end Cooke played a great bowl to take shot and Simon Warnes inadvertently gave Cooke
another one when his attempt to retrieve the situation ended with him promoting one of his oppo-
nent’s bowls into the head.
The fourth end saw Simon Warnes redeem
himself when a great last bowl played with pace
earned his triple two shots to cut the deficit to 4-3 but
Cooke’s triple regained their two shot advantage with
a single on the next end.
Merriment was brought to this competitive but
friendly final on the sixth end when Keith Cooke’s
brave attempt to play a difficult shot resulted in his
bowl wobbling off the mat. He had been left in a poor
position by his triple though and the end proved to
be pivotal as Ray Lamb, Morgan Warnes & Simon
Warnes took three shots to lead the final for the first Bure Triples Finalists
time by 6-5. Jason Woods, Keith Cooke,
On the penultimate end both skips had one Robbie Lamb
wood left to bowl with Cooke’s triple holding shot a
few inches behind the jack on the left hand side of the mat. Warnes then produced a lovely fore-
hand draw to take shot which Cooke failed to better leaving Simon Warnes’ triple protecting a two
shot lead going into the final end. It proved to be a somewhat messy last end but Ray Lamb, Mor-
gan Warnes & Simon Warnes came out of it as the new Bure Triples Champions with an 8-5 win.
Newby's take Memorial Pairs title
Newby's take Memorial Pairs title
Father and Son duo Terry and Karl Newby of Carleton Rode
claimed their first Norfolk Memorial pairs title defeating last sea-
son's beaten finalists Billie and Melvyn Barker of Wymondham
by 10-6 in a hard fought final that just saw the Rode pairing
edge it in the closing ends having played well all day.
Twenty four pairs took to the mats at the start of the day
each playing five match's with the top four pairs going into the
semi finals. After all the pairs had played five match's Terry and
Karl Newby romped home after having won their first match 24-
0 to set them up for their next four wins.
Second placed pairing John Jeffery and Mark Linsdell of
Memorial Pairs Winners Wymondham also recorded five wins with a shot difference of
Terry & Karl Newby +31 then Billie and Melvyn Barker also with five wins were in
third place with +28 shots.