Aldeburgh played host to Suivre Les Boules Playford on Sunday May 4th and registered our first win in the Deben Division of the Suffolk Coastal Petanque League.
Team Line Up: Jimmy Robinson (Captain), Tina Robinson, Simon Fletcher, Lewis Fletcher
Under glorious skies (surely wasnt a Bank Holiday weekend was it?), the team converged at the Moot Hall piste for a 10.30am start against fellow unbeaten opponents from the Playford club.
Whilst the team welcomed Jimmy & Tina for the first time this season, Suivres team saw 2 changes from the side that had earnt a 2-2 draw against The Exiles last weekend.
With a gathering audience the match started with Jimmy & Tina on the 'seaboard' piste whilst Simon & Lewis were on the 'roadside' piste. In two games that were equally tense the progression of the games were markedly different.
Simon & Lewis were playing Suivres captain Joy and his team-mate Jimmy and the game swung backwards and forwards with each team seemingly taking turns to be in the lead and then letting the opponents leap frog them on the scoreboard on the following end. However when Suivre took a 9-8 lead, things looked shaky for the home team. However Lewis played all 3 of his boule in and Simon followed with 2 more to take a big five a secure the first game 13-9.
Jimmy & Tinas game looked like it was going to finish quite quickly when they raced to a sizable early lead, only to then get stuck on 12 points and from there Playford kept plugging away until the score was 12-11 and finally Aldeburgh nicked a point to prevent the 'come from behind' win.
So at the halfway point Aldeburgh were 2 -0 up in games and therefore the minimum result was going to be a draw. However in this league with so few matches to play this year, you need wins rather than draws to finish in the top two.
Jimmy paired himself with Lewis and they faced Jimmy & Hans on Piste One. With Lewis' pointing being more accurate than in his first match, he turned in a display which allowed him & Jimmy to earn a 13-7 win and the overall match win for Aldeburgh.
Meanwhile Tina & Simon were having a harder time of it on Piste Two with a piste that was running so fast that it was difficult to point accurately enough. However Suivres team managed it better and deserved their 13-9 moment of glory over the home side.
A 3-1 win, 2 league points and we now sit at the top of the league table for a while (depending upon Hollesleys Tuesday night match v Ye Olde Coach & Horses Melton).
Player of the Match - Lewis Fletcher 2 wins out of 2 (+10 points difference)
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