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News 18: Series 8, Stanley Ferry, 28th December 2003

One might be fluke, two could be luck, three is a pattern..

The eighth and final series of 2003 was at the beautiful Mill House at Stanley Ferry, near Wakefield, Yorkshire. For the first time no rookies particpated, and it was the quintet of Pat Gibson, Mark Kerr, Barry Simmons, Lee Warburton and yours truly (Steve Kidd) who contested six games. Things looked ominous after game one when, with Steve Kidd asking the questions, Pat waltzed away scoring 27 to the combined total of only 15 shared between his oponents. Game 2 saw Mark officiate a close thing, 87 points bagged in total with Steve finishing five clear of a bunched field. Once Mark returned in game three he stamped his authority and gained an easy win over Steve, Barry and Pat.

Well into game four Lee Warburton was up to twelve, Steve hit a rock bottom minus four and Mark and Barry were in it at about five each.

A Christmas miracle then happened, Steve won the match and the one after, making the last game academic (But he won that as well).

Final Positions	Name	Points	Prize	h/cap
1	Steve Kidd	16	£50	0.5
2	Mark Kerr	10		-0.3
3	Pat Gibson	8		1.4
4	Lee Warburton	7		-0.6
5	Barry Simmons	4		-0.2

Games (n.b. In games 2 and 6 the placings were affected by the handicaps)
	Game 1		Game 2		Game 3
1st	Pat	27	Steve	27	Mark	25
2nd	Mark	7	Lee	20	Steve	14
3rd	Lee	6	Pat	21	Barry	11
4th	Barry	2	Barry	19	Pat	6
	Game 4		Game 5		Game 6
1st	Steve	26	Steve Kidd	26	Steve	26
2nd	Barry	22	Pat	12	Mark	16
3rd	Lee	17	Mark	10	Lee	14
4th	Mark	15	Lee	-3	Pat	14
5th					Barry	8

For the record
	Name	Points	League Points	Games	Av
	Steve Kidd	119	16	5	23.80
	Mark Kerr	73	10	5	14.60
	Pat Gibson	80	8	5	16.00
	Lee Warburton	54	7	5	10.80
	Barry Simmons	62	4	5	12.40

For a retrospective of the year click here.

Happy New Year

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