Norfolk showed their fighting qualities to draw with Essex at Frinton BC on Saturday with the match finishing 104 shots each with both Counties taking 11 points.

In wet & windy conditions, Norfolk started slowly as Essex adapted better to the conditions and opened a 11 shot lead at 5 ends which they maintained through the early stages.

As conditions improved so did Norfolk’s fortunes and with the rinks skipped by Wayne Willgress & Peter Boldero recovering over the closing ends and those of Aaron Johnson & David Smith securing big wins and Ian Catchpole’s rink battling to a win it was left to Sam King’s rink to score 3 shots on the last end of the match to give Norfolk a deserved draw.

The result keeps the Group wide open and Norfolk next take to green at Liittleport BC on 20th June when they take on Cambridgeshire