The Norris Trophy semi finals and final took place at Forest Hall today. Mixed weather conditions but the sun came out brightly this afternoon!
Semi Finals:
- F.Charlton (M) 18 v E.Boaden (HX) 11
Hexham took an early lead of 4-0 after 3 ends. Morpeth then came back to level the game 4-4 after 5 ends. Hexham then took the lead again on the next 2 ends with a 3&4 to lead 11-4. Unfortunately Hexham then got stuck on 11 for the next 7 ends, whilst Morpeth kept the pressure on and took the win of 18-11 to see them into the final.
- S.Storey (G) 16 v B.Ware (WM) 8
Gosforth were leading 5-1 after 3 ends. W&M then took the following 2 ends to cut their deficit to 4-5. Gosforth immediately replied with 2×2 on the next 2 ends to extend their lead to 9-4. W&M scored 3 on the next end so were 7-9 down but Gosforth confidently took the next 2 ends with 2×2 to further their lead of 13-7. Gosforth finished strong and won the game 16-8 to see them into the final.
Final:
- S.Storey (G) 16 v F.Charlton (M) 14
This was an exciting final with some great shots being played. Morpeth took an early lead of 5-0 after 3 ends. Gosforth scored 3 on the following end and Morpeth replied with a 3 on end 5 to still lead 8-3. Gosforth scored a 4 on end 9 to take the lead for the first time 10-9. This was extended to 13-10 after 12 ends. Morpeth were not going down without a fight and scored 4 on end 13 to retake the lead 14-13. But it was Gosforth who held their nerve and scored 2&1 on the last 2 ends to take the win of 16-14.
Congratulations to Gosforth for winning the Norris Trophy this year and to Morpeth being very close runner ups.
A big thank you to Forest Hall for hosting this event and providing great greens and fabulous refreshments which were all greatly appreciated.

Norris Trophy Winners 2024.