Last night in the Public Hall it was the Challenge format in the Heacham Internal League and another great evening.
On table one it was an in form Counter Hitters who had a big 7-2 win over Coastal Crusaders. It was led by an unbeaten display by Ian Rix, winning both his singles and his doubles games. This included a hard fought win in five ends over Leigh McDonald 10-12, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9 and 9-11. Ian's support came from Paul Waterman and Tony Trayford who both added 2 points each. For the Crusaders it was a single win each for Bob Richardson and Leigh.
On table two a much closer match as the league leaders edged home 5-4 against Adrian's Allstars. No player could keep a clean sheet while Benji Richardson top scored for The Terriers with 2 points while Janice Howell and Eileen Needham had 1.5 points each. Charley Hammond top scored for the Allstars with 2 points while Trevor Mason added 1.5 and Jim Duncan 0.5.
On table three it was a 6-3 win for second place The Inlaws thanks to an all-round team performance with Aaron Jackson leading the way with a fine maximum, winning all his singles and doubles. His support came from dad Stephen and Jim Race who both added 1.5 points. For The Knights, top scorer was Mick Forth with 2.5 points staying unbeaten in his singles but he was pushed all the way by Jim taking him to five ends. Ollie Loades added 0.5 point to complete the 3 points.
Next week back to the normal format.