Defending Eastern England League champions Norfolk Over 60’s were delighted to finish with a 33-17 away win against Cambridgeshire in a match which saw them trailing by 17-15 with two sessions remaining. The home side were out of the blocks quicker winning on three mats in session one with only Di Quadling, Morris Taylor & Trish Taylor winning by 11-7 for Norfolk. In the second session both teams collected two wins. The biggest win of the session was a 15-3 result for Norfolk’s Wendy Tweed, Graham Tweed & Mick Boswell with the other win for Norfolk a 9-7 victory for Glen Hume, Jill Hayman & Russell Davidson. The third session proved to be Norfolk’s best yet as they won on three mats and drew on the other to take a 13-11 points lead. Billie Barker, Will Townsend & Melvyn Barker won 11-3, Dave Quadling, Geoff Payne & John Jarvis won 9-7, Reg Wilson, Pauline Wilson & Jock Pollock won 10-9 while Trish Taylor’s triple remained unbeaten scoring five shots over the last three ends to snatch a 6-6 draw. But the fourth session saw Norfolk drop behind as they won just one of the four games to leave Cambs in front by 17-15 with two sessions to go. Norfolk’s only win was an 11-3 result for Kerry Greenacre, Mike Greenacre & Selwyn Goldsmith. Incredibly though Cambs failed to add any more points as Norfolk reeled off eight straight wins in sessions five and six. Trish Taylor’s triple won 8-5 to remain unbeaten, Jock Pollock’s triple won by 11-3, Melvyn Barker’s triple won 10-4 and John Jarvis’s triple won 10-6. The sixth and final session saw Russell Davidson’s triple win 12-3, Mick Boswell’s triple win 10-4, Jill Davidson, Joan Costello & George Hume win 8-3 and Selwyn Goldsmith’s triple win 9-5. The final score was 33 (213) – 17 (166) in favour of Norfolk.
Melvyn Barker of Wymondham on Norfolk Over 60's duty at Cambs
George Hume of Harling in good form at March IBC
All eyes on the mat
Norfolk on their way to victory in the last session