Bob Martin-Cramp and John Godfrey got together for a county pairs semi-final and after 11 ends against Barrie Baker and Tony Lewis, of Horsham, they led 18-7.

With the score at 25-14 after 19 ends the Horsham pair conceded defeat.

Keith Tarrant and Malcolm Fuller, of Langney Sports, led 12-5 after ten ends against Robin Armstrong and Anthony Bull, but the Arun pair hit back with 2,4 over the next two ends.

Four shots on the 18th end and a single on the next put the Langney pair 22-19 ahead and they restricted the oppositionn to two singles to hang on 22-21 winners, although a vital 21st end delivery by Fuller kept it to only a single on the last.

Father and son, Eric and Simon Pettingel, were in the Sussex fours championship but in different teams.

Ron Panton, Laurie Bond, Eric Pettingel and John Hopgood battled gamely but found Horsham's Barrie Baker, David Miller, Rene Bachmann and Mark Overington had too much quality.

Once they got into top gear Horsham went 13-5 ahead after 13 ends and four shots on the 14th really finished off Grattons.

Two down on the 15th end Hopgood ditched the jack to score three, but Horsham were the winners 21-9 at 19 ends.

Ralph Lonsdale, Ted Cousins, Mick Law and Simon Pettingel had the skills against Vince Lyons, David Shorey, Colin Murray and Peter Gunston of Egerton Park.

They led 10-0 after seven ends, 14-5 after 14 and from 16-5 at 15 ends won 23-5 after 18.

As with the fours, the triples were good battles but saw one-sided scoring.

Martin Biggleston, David Booth and Derek Dyer, of Eastbourne, started 1,2,7, got a five on the fifth end and led 18-2 after only eight ends against Peter Delonnette, Brian Maguire and Graham Ward of Falaise. Eastbourne eventually won 24-8.

Horsham's Peter Wren, Bob Harrow and Mick Gull dominated the second half against Eric Gill, Paul Spicer and John Cox of Denton Island. From 5-3 down after four ends, Horsham led 8-5 at seven and 9-7 at ten.

A run of 1,1,3,4 moved them 17-7 ahead and they won 20-8.