July Reports
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Thursday July 2nd |
Sue Reid & Chris Emmett played Jean Buckett & Elaine Robinson in the Drawn Pairs today. Jean & Elaine started well and scored consistently over the first 7 ends, winning all seven and leading 11-0. Sue & Chris enjoyed a mini revival, by winning ends 8,9 and 10, all with singles. Jean & Elaine responded with a single on end 11, then Sue & Chris scored 3 on end 12. With 6 ends to play, Jean & Elaine led by 12-6. A single and a pair from Jean & Elaine were matched by a single and a pair from Sue & Chris, but time was running out for them. With only two ends to play they were 6 shots behind. All hope of a revival was crushed by a score of 4 shots on end 17 by Jean & Elaine. There was no point in playing the final end, as victory was beyond the reach of Sue & Chris. The final score was 19-9 in Jean & Elaine's favour. They will now play Graham Kennedy & Scott Jennings in the next round. |
Friday July 3rd |
Three Club Competition matches today. Chris Emmett played Neil Warley in the Men's Singles. Neil started well. with a single and a pair on the first two ends, but it was all Chris from that point. He overpowered Neil with a powerful display of bowling, winning 9 successive ends to reach the 21 shots he needed to win. In the 2 Wood Pairs, Keith Walters & Barrie Jones came up against the strong pairing of David Lloyd & Elaine Robinson. The first 9 ends were dominated by David & Elaine, who won seven ends, scoring 9 shots to 2 from Keith & Barrie. Keith & Barrie started the second half of the game with two pairs and a single, but David & Elaine matched this score with their next 3 ends and we were back to where we were at the halfway point. With only 6 ends to play, Keith & Barrie were 7 shots behind, so still in with a chance. They scored a single on end 16, but scores of 1,3,2 from David & Elaine put the game out of reach. David & Elaine won the match 20-8 and will meet John & Janet Townley in the next round. The final match of the day was in the Drawn Pairs. Lorraine Walters & Jane Ward played Ruth Copp & Pete Leverett. Lorraine & Jane started with two shots on the first end, but Ruth & Pete dominated the next 6 ends and built up an 8-2 lead. A single on end 8 interrupted the flow, but two single and a pair increased Ruth & Pete's lead to 12-3. Two more singles from Lorraine & Jane were outmatched by a pair and a single from Ruth & Pete. They now led 15-5, with 3 ends to play and the future was looking bleak for Lorraine & Jane. They won two of the 3 remaining ends, but were beaten 9-17. Ruth & Pete will play Damien Cleary & Jeff Harris in the next round. |