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Jason Woods then drew in another shot to reduce the deficit to 3-2. With Nigel Willard
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struggling to find the weight of the mat Debbie Sparham drew in just behind the jack on
the third end. But Jason Woods again saved the day with his final wood while Jack Pye
missed with another attacking bowl to leave the triples tied at 3-3.
Nigel Willard had a better start to the fourth end drawing onto the jack and Melly Woods
added a second. An attacking bowl by Debbie Sparham was somewhat fortunate to finish up as
second wood. After Jason Woods pushed a Wymondham bowl behind the jack the Wymondham
skip attempted to knock the jack back to it but used too much weight and only succeeded in
sending the jack right back into the ditch where a Carter toucher was sitting to give Cater a 4-3
lead.
The score remained the same after
end five finished as a no scoring end.
Melly Woods played the key shot on
the sixth end that set his triple up to
earn two shots and a 6-3 lead. Melly
woods played another excellent bowl
on the seventh end to take shot.
Pye attacked with what looked a
good wood but to little success. He
was accurate once again with his sec-
ond attacking bowl but Carter still
came out of the end with shot wood
and a 7-3 lead.
Debbie Sparham played the
Finalists Bob Carter
Finalists Bob Carter shot of the end on the eighth which
Melly Woods, David Lamb, Nigel Willard & set her triple up for two shots to cut
Melly Woods, David Lamb, Nigel Willard &
Simon Willies. At the front are John Turner Carter’s lead to 7-5 but Carter in-
Simon Willies. At the front are John Turner
& Jason Woods creased their lead with a single on the
& Jason Woods
ninth end.
The tenth end saw Melly Woods take shot with an excellent bowl before a fluke shot from
Debbie Sparham left both woods touching the jack. A brilliant last bowl by Jack Pye took Carter’s
wood out of the head for a count of two leaving Jason Woods’ triple just 8-7 up. The next end
started badly for Wymondham when Mark Linsdell used weight with his second wood and only
succeeded in losing both off the mat. But Debbie Sparham retrieved the situation with a good
second wood on an end that Wymondham were relieved to score a single to level the game at
8-8. Good woods by Linsdell on the next end resulted in Nigel Willard attacking the head but his
attempt failed.
Carter were then under pressure and Melly Woods attacked with his second bowl but only
managed to take one Wymondham bowl out. Jack Pye drew in a lovely back wood and also
drew in a fourth bowl after Jason Woods was short with his first bowl. This left Jason Woods’
last bowl vital for Carter and he did well knocking in a Carter bowl to cut Wymondham down to
just one shot. Jack Pye’s triple now led for the first time since the second end and things im-
proved again on the thirteenth end as they scored another single to move 10-8 up. On the penul-
timate end Mark Linsdell drew in two good woods and was now winning the battle of the leads.
Melly Woods was forced on to the attack with his second bowl but Linsdell’s wood was still intact
as shot.
Jack Pye then consolidated the position forcing Jason Woods to attack and the Carter skip
earned shot leaving the Wymondham triple 10-9 up going into the last end. On a replayed last
end Nigel Willard managed to get the better of Mark Linsdell but a great forehand draw by Deb-
bie Sparham drew applause from spectators and took shot. Unfortunately, her second bowl in-
advertently opened the head giving Jason Woods the opportunity of sending the jack back which
he did with relish.