In the first leg of their latest two leg challenge Norfolk Over 60’s slipped to a 26-22 points defeat at March IBC against Cambs Seniors but will be confident of pulling the deficit back in the second leg. The first two sessions were both drawn 4-4 on points. Val Vardy, David Aldous & George Hume won by 13-4 and Jill Hayman, Graham Mobbs & Trish Taylor won by 9-4 in session one. Session two saw Pat Saunders, Colin Hayman & Selwyn Goldsmith win by 11-4 and David Quadling, Peter Walker & Terry Newby win by 13-8. The home side then established a 20-12 points lead by winning both session three and session four by 6-2 on points. The only winning Norfolk triples in these sessions were George Hume’s triple with an 11-8 win and Selwyn Goldsmith’s triple with a 10-6 win. Norfolk then hit back with a 6-2 points win in session five to reduce Cambs lead to four points. George Hume’s triple made it three wins from three games with a 14-5 result while Trish Taylor’s triple won 11-2 and Margaret Reynolds, Lesley Turner & Brian Turner won by 8-7. The last session produced another 4-4 draw with Selwyn Goldsmith’s triple scoring their third win of the day by 10-7 while Di Quadling, Will Townsend & Alan Stafford won by 6-4. This left Cambs Seniors securing a 26-22 points lead, 202-181 on shots, to take to Hingham Sports Centre for the second leg on the 12th November. The majority of the Norfolk team again stopped at Arbuckles Restaurant on the A10 near Downham Market for another superb meal on their way back home.
Maximum points for Norfolk's David Aldous, Val Vardy & George Hume
Colin Hayman, Pat Saunders & Selwyn Goldsmith also won all their games