Sunday 6th November 2016
16 Triples from 9 Breckland league teams contested the annual Keith Banks trophy. Playing in four groups of four in a round robin with the winners and runners up going into the ¼ final.
Group 1 winners Wendy, Graham Tweed and Keith Thomas, Runners up Wymondham’s Hayley Stratton, Mary Fisher and John Jefferey.
Group 2 winners Graham Mobbs, Terry and Karl Newby, Runners up Will Townsend, John and Margaret Hunter
Group 3 winners Diana Adcock, Sylvia Parsons and Bob Oatway, runners up Colin Smith Bill Francis and Jim Delaney
Group 4 winners Mo and Mike Tarrant and Arthur Snelling, runners up Elaine Oatway, Jack Marshall and Joe LiRocchi.
¼ final
Bob Oatway v Margaret Hunter 6-12
Mike Tarrant v John Jeffery 6-8
Keith Thomas v Joe LiRocchi 9-8
Terry Newby v Jim Delaney 12-9
Semi-final
Keith Thomas v Terry Newby 11-8
Margaret Hunter v John Jefferey 17-5
Final
Margaret Hunter v Terry Newby 7-13
Chairman Malcom Southgate introduced Hazel Banks to present the trophy to the winners in semi gloom as just as we were clearing up a power cut occurred.