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Monday, October 29, 2007

county

Next match:
18th November, Staffordshire [Away]

Last match:
28th October, Shropshire [Home]
Won 24-20

The ladies started the day only 9 points clear of second spot rivals Shropshire. Captain Chris Kirk decided to shuffle a few players after the disappointment of the Notts match and it worked to our advantage as we took a first leg lead. But our opponents were to be no push-overs and matched us in the second leg to pull it back. The score was close right until the end of the third leg when we started to pull away with a 21-16 lead and whereas last match we couldn't quite finish it, this time we nailed the victory with frames to spare.

Samantha Biddlecombe won maximum frames and the POTM award for the second successive match, while Chris Kirk and Julie Tailby won 3 apiece. I also got 3 on the board which was pleasing as every frame counts towards trials now. I played well, better than I have at county for a while, and was a little unclucky not to get 4 after the black somehow didn't drop in even though it was hanging on the pocket.

posted by Emma @ 1:23 PM 0 comments

Monday, October 22, 2007

ladies tour

Tour 5: The grand final
20th & 21st October @ Miscues, Barnsley

Main: (R2) Final: Emma Cunningham 7-5 Carly Smith
Plate: (Last 16) Final: Lyndsey Roberts 5-1 Julie Fane

There are no easy draws on the tour, but I knew I was up against it vs Lyndsey Roberts as being from the same region I know how good she is. I didn't start off well and she took a 4-1 lead, but I dug my heels in and took advantage of a few missed balls from Lyndz to pull it back. It went to the deciding frame, I was in pole position after she went in off the break and came out with the 5-4 win! It was a blessing in disguise for Lyndz though as she went on to win the plate!!

I had my friend Helen Littlewood in R2. I found the first frame a bit weird to be honest as I'd not had to play a good mate before... H was playing excellent pool and I missed a few crucial balls. The final scoreline was 5-0 to H, I was a bit disappointed not to get a frame or 2 on the board after such a good win in R1, but Helen deserved to go through!

I beat 14th seed Kim O'Brien 4-2 in R2 of the plate before meeting Dawn Woodcock in the last 16. We had a great match and it went right to the wire, with Dawn coming out with the 4-3 win.

I was really happy with how I played though this weekend and with a provisional ranking of 42 for next year, the only way is up!!

posted by Emma @ 1:04 PM 0 comments

Monday, October 15, 2007

County

Next match:
28th October, Shropshire [Home]

Last match:
14th October, Nottinghmashire [Away]
Lost 23-21

This fixture has always been a closely fought battle between the ladies but we got off to an absolute shocker going 11-2 down. Notts are a consistent team, and with such a strong frame advantage so early on, we had a major up-hill struggle on our hands. But the girls dug deep and started to claw back the lead to eventually go ahead 21-20. Unfortunately we couldn't find the 2 we needed for the win, Notts took the final 3 frames and the victory.

It was a shame to lose after fighting back so well but after such a bad start, the end result could have been a lot worse!! Sam Biddlecombe well deserved the lady of the match award after winning maximum 4/4 frames.

I won 2/4, had a bit of a bad day personally. I wasn't potting very well which cost me the 2 I lost against England's Tara Jackson & Debbie Fowkes-Birchell.... and with trial places starting to become an issue now we're at the back end of the season, my confidence went a bit!!

posted by Emma @ 9:55 AM 0 comments

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