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Norfolk v Suffolk - March 2009

Norfolk entertained neighbours Suffolk at Attleborough Snooker Centre and it turned out a bad day for the hosts.


Player of the match: John Martin

In the Men's A Norfolk were without captain Martin Wood through illness, and with Kevin Ellis also missing against the team which finished runners-up in the recent National Finals, they knew they were in for a hard game. And so it proved, as the visitors quickly went 4-0 ahead and won the first leg 8-3. The home team managed to rally in the second leg to edge it 6-5, but two further 8-3 legs left Norfolk well beaten 30-14.


Player of the match: Luke Wassell

The B match was the opposite, with Norfolk giving full debuts to Alex Lewis and Luke Wassell (who were Youth players last year); they ran away with the first leg 10-1. This was followed by an 8-3 second leg and halfway down the third they had the match won, completing two further 8-3 legs. They recorded an emphatic 34-10 victory with no less than five players unbeaten.

As usual the Ladies match was very exciting with the home side just edging the first three legs 6-5 and looking set to record a good win, but the visitors had other ideas and stormed down the final leg losing only two frames to snatch a 24-20 win.


Player of the match: Trudy Lambert

The Youth team are still learning and went 7-4 down in the first leg. The second leg saw them trying very hard to get on terms but were edged out 6-5, and two more 7-4 wins for the visitors clinched a comfortable 27-17 victory. However the home players are showing signs of improving.


Player of the match: Paul Arnett

See the Fixtures & Results section for frame-by-frame match sheets.

Frame scores

Men's A: P. Thraxton 1-3, J. Hammond 0-4, C. Minns 1-3, D. Raisborough 2-2, D. Gibson 2-2, D. Thraxton 0-4, J. Kenny 0-4, M. Lockwood 3-1, P. Mullaney 2-2, J. Martin 3-1, G. Armstrong 0-4.

Men's B: A. Sheppard 1-2, J. Marshall 1-0, D. Willimott 4-0, A. Gaunt 2-2, L. Wassell 4-0, K. Stebbings 4-0, J. Colman 4-0, G. Mehmet 2-2, A. Lewis 4-0, B. Annison 3-1, A. Wood 3-1, M. Bolton 2-2.

Ladies: H. Cann 3-1, K. Halliday 2-2, J. Burch 2-2, J. Gaul 1-3, F. Rogers 2-2, L. Pinches 2-2, S. Burgess 2-2, J. Leeder 1-3, S. Maisey 1-3, T. Lambert 1-3, D. Arnett 3-1.

Youth: T.R. Lewis 3-1, P. Arnett 3-1, J. Brown 1-3, R. Lillie 3-1, D. Scott 0-4, G. Fryer 1-3, A. Hunter 1-3, A. Bell 1-3, S. Naylor 1-3, A. Diamond 0-4, J. Bullent 3-1.

Carmichael Player Of The Match Awards
John Martin, Luke Wassell, Trudy Lambert, Paul Arnett.

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