Congratulations to Little Hadham who defeated Symonds Green 6-2 (points) (29-36) shots at Saturday nights presentation evening. In a high quality tense final they managed to come out on top to win the title for the very first time preventing Symonds Green winning the event for the 3rd year in a row and 7th time in total.

A summary of each game is detailed below;

Triples

Little Hadham got off to a great start, they dropped a single on the 1st end but responded with a single on the 2nd and four shots in the 3rd end to open up an early 5-1 advantage. Symonds Green responded positively and reduced the deficit to 5-3 with a score of two on the 4th end. Singles were exchanged over the next two ends to leave Little Hadham leading 6-4 after 6 ends. A score of two on the 7th end and a single on the 8th end put Symonds Green into the lead for the first time since the 1st end of the match. Needing a single for a draw and two shots to take victory the Little Hadham skip had last bowl but Symonds Green held match lie. With all the back bowls the Hadham skip played a positive shot on his backhand to force the jack through and pick up three shots to take the match 9-7.

Fours

As in the Triples, Little Hadham started well with a single on the 1st end and two shots on the 2nd end to open up a 3-0 lead. Three consecutive singles on ends 3-5 pulled Symonds Green level at 3-3 after the 5th end. A crucial 6th end saw Little Hadham pick up three shots to open up a 6-3 lead. Two more singles for Symonds Green on ends 7 & 8 saw them reduce the deficit to a single shot going in to the last end. As in the triples the Hadham skip had last bowl but found themselves match lie down. Unfortunately for Symonds Green the outcome was the same as the Hadham skip was bale to turn in their wood for shot and take the match 7-5.

Going in to the singles and pairs Hadham lead 4-0 but only had a four shot advantage. Victory for Symonds Green in the singles and pairs and they would probably retain their title.

Singles

The Symonds Green singles bowler got off to a flying start picking up a three and a four on the first two ends to open up a 7-0 advantage. Hadham got on the scoreboard on the 3rd end when they picked up a single. However, another maximum count of four for Symonds Green on the 4th end all but ended the contest as they now lead 11-1. They continued to largely dominate the match and ended up winning the match 21-4. This result had kept them in the match and had crucially overturned the shots deficit form the triples and fours which just meant the pairs had to win.

Pairs

Hadham once again were fastest out the traps picking up three shots on the 1st end. Symonds Green responded with a score of two on the 2nd end to reduce the deficit to one. Four consecutive singles for Hadham on end 3,4,5 & 6 put them in a commanding position with a 7-2 lead. They secured the 7th end too with two shots to open up a 9-2 lead with just two ends to play. needing at least two shots to ensure that the last end was required the Symonds Green skip was only able to score a single making the score 9-3 with an end to play. Although they could have still drawn the match with a maximum count of six on the final end it would not have been enough to win the tie so the two skips shook hands and Hadham were crowned the champions.

Congratulations to Hadham who deservedly win the title for the 1st time (31st year tournament had been held). The previous winners can be found in Results & Stats > Hertfordshire Club League > SCAPA Cup : Previous Winners