Cup semi abandoned in farcical conditions.
The Sansom Cup semi final between the Vics Birkenhead League side and Albany was abandoned last night because of the atrocious conditions at Cammell Laird. With the match starting under dark skies and light rain, the weather conditions deteriorated to such an extent that after eight blocks, gale force winds and driving rain had flooded the green. There was no other option than to abandon the match with Albany holding a slender 2 shot advantage. With 2 winners each in the 1st four the Vics were trailing by 3, and with two winners each in the middle four the deficit was reduced by one. Vics winners on the night were Trevor Rodgers, Bernie Owen, Colin Saville and Tony Vyskocil(sensibly kitted out like Nanook of the North). With Peter Dodd, Mike Skipworth, Ian Sherbrooke and Billy Atkinson to play in the last four the match is balanced on a knife edge when play resumes at a later date.