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A superb seventh end saw 17
some great bowling by all six
players as the battle for the Potters
Cup heated up. When Jean Herson
stepped up to play the last wood of
the end Norfolk held two shots and
her wood was slightly too wide to
change the position and Norfolk
moved 7-5 up.
On the penultimate end Mike
Greenacre drew a super bowl just
behind the jack and the on form Deb-
bie Phillips drew in two more. Shirley
Minks responded with an even better
Potters Cash Pairs Winners Shirley & Joe bowl to take shot for Essex before
Brown with Mark Brewer of Potters Jon Sparham drew in to take it back
for Norfolk.
Jean Herson had the final say on the end with a winning bowl to cut Norfolk’s lead to
7-6 with an end remaining. With the tension rising it was no surprise that the final end saw
the leads failing to find the perfect length and it was left to Debbie Phillips to nail the jack
with a lovely forehand draw. The Essex triple failed to better Debbie’s bowl and the Norfolk
triple were left celebrating victory at the end of one of the Potters Cup greatest finals.
In the Potters Shield Final Debbie Barrett, Jack Barrett & Chris Mann of Wymondham
beat Gill Bunn, David Bunn & Pat Williamson of Hevingham in an all Norfolk final. While the
Most Relaxed Triple Award went to Dorothy Muttitt of Thorpe Marriott & Thelma & John
Price of North Yorkshire.
The Potters Cash Pairs event on Sunday produced its normal
amount hard fought games with a £120 first prize at stake. Shirley
& Joe Brown of Costessey came out on top with maximum points
and a +25 shot difference. Joan Cann of Hempnall & Gerald Chilvers
of Kirby Bedon were runners-up with an identical shot difference but
scored 38 shots for against the Brown’s 40 shots.
Rose Haynes & Roger Green of North Yorkshire were third with
+22 and Jon Sparham of Hempnall & Chris Mann of Wymondham
were fourth also on + 22 but scored 37 shots against the Yorkshire
pairs 39. Other pairs who finished with maximum points but were By
outside the cash places were Terry Cook & Derek Barley of Suffolk Selwyn Goldsmith
(+19) and Wymondham's Hayley & Andrew Stratton (+11).
Popular Potters personality Mark Brewer conducted the presentations alongside the
Potters Cup Weekend Organiser Teresa Goldsmith.

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sentence or phrase.
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hear them speak.
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