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IT WAS A TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCE BY JOANNE KELLY THAT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR VICTORY IN WHAT PROVED TO BE THE MOST CLOSELY CONTESTED FINAL FOR MANY YEARS. JOANNE DOMINATED THE FIRST HALF OF THE MATCH WITH SOME OF THE MOST CONSISTENT LEAD BOWLING OF THE SEASON TO PROVIDE THE PAIR WITH A SCORELINE CUSHION OF 11-2 AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE MATCH. HOWEVER, DESPITE PLAYING JUST A HANDFUL OF MATCHES THIS SEASON MICHAEL SHOWED A GLIMSE OF HIS SKILLFUL BOWLING PROWESS THROUGHOUT AND WITH A SERIES OF SUPERB SHOTS MANAGED BRING THE SCORE BACK TO A SINGLE SHOT DEFICIT FOR THE LAST END. WITH BERNICE HAVING SECURED HER FIRST BOWL WITHIN A FOOT OF THE JACK IT LOOKED AS IF THE MATCH WAS GOING INTO AN EXTRA TIE BREAK END BUT WITH HIS FINAL BOWL AND SOME GOOD FORTUNE CLIVE MANAGED TO FIND THE TOUCH THAT DECIDED THE END AND CLINCH THE MATCH BY A COUPLE OF SHOTS. THE GAME WAS A JOY TO WATCH FOR THE SPECTATORS WHO ENJOYED THE SUNSHINE AND BEVERAGES ON OFFER AND ONCE AGAIN THANKS TO THE OFFICIALS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND PAM MAKIN FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.