NATIONAL INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, Sunday
27th September
So
close yet so far!
After a 3½ hour car journey, our Inter-Club team
played their
semi-final at Colchester and narrowly lost 4-3.
Colin Irwin (Capt.)
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David Walters
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Steve Lewis
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Ken Cooper
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Colin Irwin watches his opponent go round
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Robert
Fulford (-2½) & Mark
Avery (-2) beat Colin Irwin (-1½) & David Walters
(-1½) +21
Michael Heap (-1) lost to Steve Lewis (-1) -4
Jonathan Hills (-1½) lost to Ken Cooper (-½) -6
Robert Fulford beat David Walters +25tp
Mark Avery beat Colin Irwin +26tp
Jonathan Hills lost to Steve Lewis -7tp
Michael Heap beat Ken Cooper +12 |
Bowdon
took a 2-1 lead into lunch
having won two tight matches at 3 and 4, Michael Heap and Steve Lewis
having a 3¾ hour tussle. Colchester came back strongly with
quick wins for Mark Avery and Robert Fulford. Jonathan Hills had the
advantage over Steve but missed a short roquet at penult on his second
break and Steve completed an accurate TP.
This left Michael playing Ken Cooper to decide the match. With Ken
still on 1 and 1, on his second break Michael found a very unusual way
to make an error. With two pioneers close to 1-b, Michael chose to rush
out a pioneer to 2-b and ended up in the jaws of the hoop. He took off
as best he could to leave an 8 yarder but missed leaving Ken a short
roquet and a ball in his hoop. Ken went to 4-b and was soon on a
triple, but with the first peel through, missed a hampered roquet after
4. Michael had a good go at an STP finishing on rover and peg but left
a 13 yard double for Ken. Ken failed to make contact and Michael
finished.
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