Colchester B are through to the final of the Cohen cup after beating Turpin BC in a close match at the weekend. They will play either Clacton or Havering in the final in Colchester.
In a tense semi final Colchester B beat Turpin 8-3. CIBC won on one home rink and one away while Turpin won an away rink and drew one home rink. Turpins won the shot count away at CIBC 33-32 while CIBC won away 39-32.
At home CIBC skip Andy Smith, playing with Alf Comerford and John Whitam got off to a good start and led 5-0 after three ends. Turpins skip Ray Searle playing with, Gill Searle and Jan Kingdom won the next four ends but CIBC still led 5-4. CIBC scored 5 shots over the next two ends then Turpins got a 6 to level the scores, 10-10 after ten ends. Turpins won the next end to lead for the first time. The scores changed three times in the next three ends leaving CIBC behind 13-14 with five ends to play. They won four of them and the match 18-15.
Skip Alan Ghent had Judith Tarr and Steve Butler in his team. They got off to a quality start to lead 12-4 after eleven ends. Turpins came back strongly and in three ends closed the gap but CIBC still led 12-10. After sixteen ends the hosts still led 14-10 but a 7 to the visitors on the seventeenth put the them ahead and CIBC lost 14-18.
Away, skip Paul Hills played with Matt Lace and Loraine Daden. Turpins skip Peter Baxter had Leigh Barrett and Kris Owen on board and they got off to a good start to led 5-0 after two ends. Scores were level at 6-6 after five ends. It was a close game up to the twelfth end (11-9) but thereafter CIBC surged ahead despite a 6 to Turpins on one end, Paul’s team went on to win 23-16.
Tom Smith played with Martin Hogg and Kevin Smith. They did not have the best time in the early ends and trailed the hosts Kevin Moore, Drew West and Lynne Ford, 3-9 after six ends. Success came in the middle of the game and they were only down 9-11 after eleven ends. The gap widened again as the hosts opened up a seven shot lead with just four ends to play. This proved the perfect time for them to enjoy their best spell of the game to tie 16-16.