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Report on Saturday Competition - 28th
August 2010
Julie Reinger said it would be mainly dry with only the odd passing shower and that most people
would stay dry. Unfortunately, all the passing showers passed over Great Melton - and tended to linger! Enough
to rain off the cricket, but bowlers are made of sterner stuff!
17 players decided to ignore the threatening skies
and take advantage of one of the last chances to enjoy our wonderful green. Despite the heavy rains this week, David
produced another fast-running green that bowled very well.
After 5 rounds, Liz Cockerill and Joe were leading on
27, with Liz scoring 5's and 6's and Joe a 10. Jenny was 3rd on 24, with Richard B on 23.
After several
'rests' in the 'shud' to avoid the rain, we eventually took tea after 8 rounds, sharing the pavilion with
the cricketers, who were struggling with the muddy outfield. At this stage, Liz continued with 38, despite a zero on
the 7th end. David M had leapt into 2nd place with a 10, with a cluster of players close behind.
As usual,
tea changed everything, and David M, Lucy and Mike B, who had been in close contention, all had a dip in form.
Fortunes swung back and forth, with Liz leading, but she had her 'dip' on the 12th and 13th rounds, scoring
only 2 and 1, so that, by the 13th round, Richard B was leading on 58, with David M on 57, and Mike B and Liz on 55.
Mike B and David M both scored 4 in the final round. Liz was playing on the same rink as Richard and scored a 5 on
the first end. She was holding 3 on the second end until Richard trailed the cot to score 6 and win the match.
David M and Mike B scored in every round and Joe and David M both scored 10's.
Leading scores -
Richard B - 64
David M -
61
Liz Cockerill - 60
Mike B
- 59
Dave Greenacre - 57
A very competitive occasion and let's hope the weather is better
for our final Saturday Competition on 11th September.
Richard
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