IIn
Group B, the Greyhound earned a decent 3-3 draw at home to
the Magnet A. John Higgens (2050) gave the Magnet the
lead, before Daniel Jackson beat Mike Callanan 3280-1080 to
level the tie and avenge his defeat at the hands of Callanan
earlier in the season. Roger Beadle beat Ward
Griffiths by just 100 points to give the Greyhound the lead
in the final singles. When Daniel Jackson & Jim
Jackson trounced their opponents with a score of 4950 a
first victory for the
Sandwich
side
looked possible, but the visitors fought back with wins for
Lin Callanan & Ward Griffiths, and finally Mike &
Lin Callanan.
The Market Inn moved to the top of the group with a 5-1 win
at home to the Butchers Arms. Gareth Butcher won a
close game 1980-1310 against Ruth Collins, and Alan Farra
(3480) made it 2-0 to the Market Inn. The third
singles saw a deserved point for the Butchers Arms as Paul
Collins defeated Dave Carliell 1570-1190. All three
doubles were then won by the Market Inn, including a close
final leg win 2940-2280 for Craig Carlson & Gareth
Butcher against Ruth Collins & Doug Vickers.
In Group C, the
Alma
won 4-2
at the Magnet B in a close match. Steve Philpott
(3130) gave the Magnet an early lead, but the
Alma
moved
ahead through wins for Chris Saville (3560) and Rick Cowdrey
(3540). Steve Philpott & Rob Robertson beat Dave
Howarth & Chris Saville 3350-2310 to level the tie,
before the
Alma
again
moved ahead, as Saville & Rick Cowdrey (4480) were
victorious. The
Alma
took the
bonus points as Rick Cowdrey, in excellent form all evening,
made it three wins from three games as he partnered Dave
Howarth to the final victory.
The Lion took maximum points as they beat the Brickmakers
Arms A 6-0. Singles
wins for Tim Hayes (5120), Wack Sampson (3630) and Neville
Potts (6270) gave the Lion all available points from the
singles, and there was no respite in the doubles.
Potts & Matt Andrews scored 5910 for their win, Hayes
& Paul Smart beat Ann Garlinge & Craig Lancaster
3920-1970, and finally Potts & Smart notched another
5720 points for a resounding victory.