Our Mixed Pairs Championship has started in earnest with several matches played this week.
First up we had Pat Barklem and Ross Harris (skip) against Cindy Newell and Peter Jones (skip). After starting well Cindy and Peter led 7 to 1 after 4 ends but then Pat and Ross upped their game to take the next 9 ends to lead 22 to 7. Peter’s team responded to take 4 of the following 5 ends but they trailed 16 to 23 after 18 ends.
Pat and Ross put the game away and won the match 24 to 17. Jenny and Rob Coulson (skip) played Jan Rapkins and Russell Burke (skip) and in a close match early on the scores were tied up at 6 all after 8 ends. Jan and Russell got a break to lead 16 to 8 after 13 ends before Jenny and Rob came back to trail 14 to 16 after 17 ends but Jan and Russell countered to take the final 4 ends to win the game 22 to 14.
On Friday there were two top matches where the result hinged on the final bowl.
Peter Tinson and Margie Naylor (skip) played Sue and Les Waldock (skip) and in a very tight match the scores were all square at 7 all after 10 ends. The game remained that close with scores level at 8 all, 9 all, 10 all, 12 all and then 15 all on end 20. Close enough? Well on the final end with bowls all round the jack and being 2 down, Margie played a brilliant on shot to knock out the shot bowl and move the jack back to her, and Peter’s bowls to be 2 up with 1 shot from Les to come. Well Les summed it up quickly, bowls all around and only one path to play a drive. So Les drove, clipped Margie’s shot bowl and took the jack and followed it into the ditch and picked up 2 shots for a momentous win 17 to 15.
In the other match Sue Sansom and Warren Bender (skip) played Kaye Whiffen and Peter Dillon (skip). In another close match the score was 5 all after 6 ends before Kaye and Peter got away to lead 13 to 8 before Sue and Warren rallied to close the margin and then square the match at 15 all after 17 ends and then 17 all after 20 ends. Peter drew shot on the last end for a win to Kaye and Peter 18 to 17.
Photo - Darrel, Cobby and Scotty are all concentration following Darrel's bowl.
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