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This year's event was held
over 7-8 June at the Stanley Indoor Bowling Centre, County Durham.
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Rinks
Cambridgeshire
Sarah
& Laurence Pullar, Jonathan & Ian Carter |
Norfolk
Mick
Fisher , Doris, Peter & Stephen Frost |
Durham
Charlie
& Shirley Thompson, Danny Lane, Olwen Grey |
Northumberland
Andy
Richardson, Richard Charlton, Pat & Graham Hindhaugh |
Essex
Graham
Evans, Terry Marsh and Paul & Ashley Perkins |
Suffolk
Glen
Avis, Tom & Lauren Beckett, Frank Wilkins |
Hertfordshire
Matt
& Emma Thurley, Amy & Simon Missing |
Sunderland
Frank
Froud, Steve Moody, Andy Findlay, David Laydon |
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Durham and Sunderland won their first 2 games, while Hertfordshire
were still undefeated on a win and a loss. However, the games
had all been close, as evidenced by the fact that the bottom
placed team were only on -4 shot difference.
Sunderland, who had won
all 3 of their games, were now clear leaders. Hertfordshire still
hadn’t lost, but had drawn one. Northumberland and Durham
were on 4 points.
The top 4 teams all finished
the first day with wins. Sunderland had the maximum 8 points,
Hertfordshire were on 7, and Northumberland and Durham had 6.
The bottom 4 teams were well adrift, with no one on more than
2 points.
Sunday started with an
interesting set of results. Leaders Sunderland lost, Hertfordshire
drew, and Northumberland won, which meant that all three were
now on 8 points.
The penultimate round saw
Hertfordshire and Northumberland win, putting them both on 10points,
while Durham beat Sunderland to put both of them on 8.
While Hertfordshire won
their final game, Northumberland fell to Durham. That left Herts
clear at the top on 12 points, while Durham's victory meant that
they pipped Northumberland for the runner-up spot.
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Triples
Cambridgeshire
Sharron
& David Lonsdale, Steve Roe |
Norfolk
Jenny
& Ray Collins, Steve Wells |
Durham
Nathan
& Wayne McMann, Ryan Meldrum |
Northumberland
Tony
Sprot, David & Lorna Fletcher |
Essex
Trevor
Kidd, Don Poulter, Linda Hill |
Suffolk
Sue
& Steve Isles, Sally Goodrich |
Hertfordshire
Sandra
Gammage, Rebecca & Craig Hearn |
Sunderland
Steve
Wilson, Aiden Turnes, Jay Taylor |
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With two games played, three teams, Durham, Essex, and Sunderland,
led the way, each having won twice.
Essex lost their third
game, while Durham and Sunderland won again, to put the two of
them 2 points clear of the rest.
Sunderland suffered their
first loss as Saturday ended, and with Durham winning again,
they were now 2 points clear at the top. Essex were now on 5
points, and Cambridgeshire, having lost their two opening games,
had now won 2 in a row to move into 4th place.
After Sunday’s opening
games, only 2 teams were left in the running. Durham kept their
perfect record, Sunderland won their 4th game, to stay 2 points
behind, and the best of the rest were on 5 points.
The title was settled with
a game to spare, as Durham and Sunderland played one another.
Durham took their 6th win, leaving them 4 points clear at the
top, and even a loss in their final game (spoiling their 100%
record), still left them with a winning margin of 3 points, as
Herfordshire came through from 6th overnight, to finish runners-up.
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Pairs
Cambridgeshire
Gary
& Matthew Bunsten |
Norfolk
Charlie
& Patricia Newby |
Durham
Ross
& Ian Clark |
Northumberland
Chris
Cairns & Alistair Oliver |
Essex
Val
Kidd & Maxine Poulter |
Suffolk
Tony
Stephenson, Mick Watkins |
Hertfordshire
Jason
Ellis, Jack Smalley |
Sunderland
Michael
Laydon, Carl Pearson |
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Durham, Herts, and Essex won both opening games, while Sunderland
had dropped just a point.
Durham were the only team
to make it 3 out of 3, they led Sunderland by a point, while
Essex and Herts both lost.
Of the top 4 only Durham
and Hertfordshire ended Saturday on a winning note. Herts now
moved into second, 2 points behind the leaders, with Sunderland
a further point back.
Sunday opened with the
top 3 all recording wins, to maintain their relative positions.
Both Durham (who beat Sunderland),
and Hertfordshire won. Although the title was still technically
in play, with a 2 point and 22 shot lead, nothing short of an
utter catastrophe would prevent Durham from landing the trophy.
There was no catastrophe,
Durham won their final game to finish on maximum points, and
ended up winning by 4 points, as Herts lost, but still kept second
place.
Ross and Ian retained the
title they won last year.
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Singles
Cambridgeshire
David
Foulkes |
Essex
Colin
Lord |
Norfolk
Matt
Frost |
Suffolk
Rita
Runnacles |
Durham
Kevin
Hutchinson |
Hertfordshire
Pete
Cook |
Northumberland
David
Crisp |
Sunderland
Adam
Wilson |
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Adam (Sunderland), Colin (Essex), and Kevin (Durham), all won
their two opening games.
Only Adam made it 3 wins
out of 3, as there was a sharing-out of wins behind him, which
meant that second place was shared by Colin, Kevin, Pete (Herts),
and David (Northumberland).
With the exception of Colin,
it was wins all round in the final session on Saturday, which
meant that Adam retained him 2 point lead going into Sunday.
Adam (Sunderland) won again
as Sunday opened, moving on to 10 points. Pete (Herts), and Kevin
(Durham) also won, and stayed 2 points behind, but David (Northumberland)
lost, putting him out of contention.
Adam finally lost, against
Kevin, and with Pete winning again, there was now a three-way
tie for the lead, with all of them on 10 points.
Of the top 3, only Pete
and Kevin won their final games, with the shot advantage Pete
had carried into their final round, being the determining factor.
He took the title by 3 shots.
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Team
After two sessions, a clear split had emerged. Durham, Sunderland,
Essex, and Hertfordshire were in the top half, all in double
figures, while the remaining 4 counties only had 8 points between
them.
The third session saw the
field starting to string out. Sunderland had a 3 point lead over
Durham, with Herts the next best, in 3rd, another 5 points back.
Saturday ended with a reversal
of the top 2 teams, Durham now taking the lead on 28 points,
but they were only just ahead of Sunderland, who were on 27.
Hertfordshire cemented their 3rd spot, moving on to 22 points,
another 5 points clear of next best Northumberland.
Durham and Sunderland matched
one another in Sunday’s opening session, while Hertfordshire
closed very slightly on both of them, but just 1 point.
The penultimate session
saw Durham playing Sunderland, and while it had been close between
them all weekend, it was Durham who came out on top, winning
all 4 games, to put themselves 5 points clear with one session
to go.
And that was the same margin
that remained as the final round of games ended, Durham on top,
on 48 points, with Hertfordshire having come through to finish
second, on 43 points.
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RINKS |
Pts |
Shots |
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Hertfordshire |
12 |
69 |
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Durham |
10 |
67 |
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Northumberland |
10 |
55 |
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Sunderland |
8 |
43 |
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Cambridgeshire |
5 |
42 |
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Suffolk |
5 |
41 |
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Essex |
4 |
43 |
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Norfolk |
2 |
44 |
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TRIPLES |
Pts |
Shots |
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Durham |
12 |
65 |
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Hertfordshire |
9 |
65 |
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Suffolk |
8 |
55 |
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Sunderland |
8 |
55 |
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Cambridgeshire |
6 |
43 |
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Essex |
5 |
48 |
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Norfolk |
5 |
42 |
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Northumberland |
3 |
44 |
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PAIRS |
Pts |
Shots |
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Durham |
14 |
80 |
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Hertfordshire |
10 |
54 |
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Sunderland |
9 |
58 |
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Suffolk |
7 |
50 |
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Northumberland |
6 |
53 |
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Essex |
6 |
47 |
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Norfolk |
2 |
35 |
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Cambridgeshire |
2 |
34 |
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SINGLES |
Pts |
Shots |
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Hertfordshire |
12 |
58 |
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Durham |
12 |
55 |
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Sunderland |
10 |
54 |
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Norfolk |
6 |
56 |
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Northumberland |
6 |
55 |
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Essex |
6 |
46 |
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Cambridgeshire |
4 |
44 |
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Suffolk |
0 |
40 |
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TEAM |
Pts |
Shots |
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Durham |
47 |
267 |
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Hertfordshire |
43 |
246 |
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Sunderland |
35 |
210 |
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Northumberland |
25 |
207 |
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Essex |
21 |
184 |
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Suffolk |
20 |
186 |
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Cambridgeshire |
17 |
163 |
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Norfolk |
15 |
177 |
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You can find all the weekend's
results here.
Full list of the past winners
here. |
