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Norfolk County News
Norfolk County News
Selwyn Goldsmith
Selwyn Goldsmith

Mann and Marshall retain triples title with Cranston

Wymondham's Jack Marshall and Chris Mann successfully defended the county triples title with
County Council's Owen Cranston who replaced Carleton Rode's Neil Davidson due to being un-
available if they had qualified for the nationals.
The group stages saw them beat Thetford's
Mick Colledge, Peter Scarbrough and Peter
Harvey and then saw them beat Elaine Oat-
way, Lesley Crowe and Bob Oatway in a
close game by 11-9.
The quarter finals saw them up against
Halvergate's Kerry Greenacre, Horsford
BC's Simon Warnes and Halvergate's Keith
Cooke who were for large periods the better
triple as they led 2-6 with just an end to play
but a fortunate last bowl by Mann gave his
triple four shots and with Cooke having last
wood failed to take advantage as the match
went to an extra end and saw Mann's triple
Triples Champions
Triples Champions
Chris Mann, Owen Cranston play their best end in the match to take three
Chris Mann, Owen Cranston
shots for a 9-6 win.
and Jack Marshall
and Jack Marshall
The semi-finals saw another match the triple
trailed in as Bob Carter's Robert Howlett, East
Tuddenham's Simon Willies and Bob Carter's
Jason Woods led 2-6 but a 1,3,1 over the last
three ends saw them clinch the match 7-6 and
saw skip Jason Woods narrowly miss with his
last wood as the triple survived another scare.
The final however saw the triple put on
their best performance of the day as they beat
Bob Carter's Jamie Forster, Halvergate's Ryan
Fox and David Lamb 13-2 with an end to spare.
Forster, Fox and Lamb enjoyed a great day with
Triples Finalists
wins over Thetford's Jason Martin, Wymond- Triples Finalists
Jamie Forster, David Lamb
ham's Mel Barker and Bob Carter's Jamie Forster, David Lamb
and Ryan Fox
Jason Woods' triples. and Ryan Fox
The quarter finals saw them produce an 11-5 win over Forncett's Mike Smail, Tony Ottewell
and Peter Lock and the semi-finals saw them ease to an 11-0 win over Bob Oatway's triple. The
third fourth playoff was won by Woods with a 10-3 win over Oatway. Quarter final results M.
Woods 3 B Oatway 15, D. Lamb 11 P. Lock 5, J. Sparham 5 J Woods 9, C. Mann 9 K. Cooke 6
Wymondham claim second county fours title together

Wymondham's Chris Mann, Debbie Sparham, Jon Sparham and Jack Pye won their second
Norfolk County Fours title together at Hingham Sports and Social Club after a four-year absence
last winning the title in 2015/16 with the four reunited since then.