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shot and Steve Easter drew behind the jack to hold two. But Debbie Sparham drew a
toucher right onto the jack leaving just the skips to play. 31
Alan High’s first bowl took shot and Jon Sparham was unable to prevent them cutting
the lead to 2-1. A lovely opening bowl by Pat High on the third end sat on the jack. After Steve
Easter fluked a second shot to make it two Debbie Sparham proved she could do it too as she
took shot after a very fortunate wick. This stayed in place for Wymondham to go 3-1 up. The
fourth end proved to be decisive. John Jeffery opened with a perfect draw behind the jack and
then added a second while Debbie Sparham quickly made it three shots held.
An attempted attack shot by
Steve Easter missed its target and
despite connecting with the jack with
his second attempt Easter failed to
change the situation. But a fabulous
attacking bowl by Alan High made it
touch and go before Jon Sparham
complicated things even more in a
packed head.
High’s final wood did not suc-
ceed as he had hoped and
Sparham’s triple finished the end
holding three shots and a 6-1 lead. A Potters Cup Finalists
Potters Cup Finalists
good wood by John Jeffery held shot Alan & Pat High and Steve Easter
Alan & Pat High and Steve Easter
on the fifth end until the jack was
sprung but a superb forehand draw by Jon Sparham gave Alan High a puzzle to solve which he
failed to do and Sparham’s triple now led 7-1.
On the sixth end John Jeffery produced another good bowl and Debbie Sparham made it
two with a great backhand draw. Alan High cut it to just one with his first bowl but at 8-1 down
his triple’s chances of recovery were now slim. The penultimate end saw two good opening
bowls by John Jeffery pile the pressure on High’s triple. Steve Easter played two attacking bowls
that just missed their target leaving Alan High in real trouble. After High missed with a fire shot
Jon Sparham drew in again on an end that eventually earned them five shots and a decisive
13-1 victory as both triples decided not to play the final scheduled end. The result was not a
surprise as all day long John Jeffery, Debbie Sparham & Jon Sparham of Wymondham had
been in excellent form and no-one could deny they were the best triple on the day in the Inter-
national Arena.
POTTER’S SHIELD
POTTER’S SHIELD
Claire Cranston, Lewis Cranston &
Owen Cranston opened their Potter’s
Shield semi-final against Pam
Pearce, Jean Godfrey & Geoff Ward
with a two on the first end and try as
they might Ward’s triple were unable
to get into the game as the County
Council triple won end after end to
complete a 14-0 victory and earn a
place in the Potter’s Shield Final.
In the other semi-final Hayley
Potters Shield Winners
Potters Shield Winners Osbourne, Elaine Oatway & Bob Oat-
Owen, Claire & Lewis Cranston way earned singles on the first two
Owen, Claire & Lewis Cranston
ends against Kerry Greenacre, Diane Boswell & Mike Boswell. But the next five ends all went
Boswell’s way as they took an 8-2 lead into the final end. Oatway’s triple then earned what was
only a consolation single leaving Boswell with an 8-3 win and a place in the Potter’s Shield Final.