The second game followed a similar pattern with Peter and Tom's volleying and all round game forcing some uncharacteristic errors from James and Howard. The Dunbars won the game 12-5.
The third game was a much tighter affair. The ability of both pairs to retrieve the ball when it looked like they were beaten was quite outstanding and created numerous long rallies. There was even confusion over a couple of rallies in the game conversation that led to the game being back tracked several steps before it could continue. During this time Peter and Tom had built a slight advantage and led 7-4 before Howard's appetite started kicking in. Several more long and nervy rallies followed but James and Howard pulled through to win 12-7.
James and Howard were now in the ascendency and, after a close start to the game, raced away to win the fourth 12-4 and level the match.
James and Howard's superior fitness was starting to show and they stormed into a 9-0 lead. The Dunbars had not given up though as Peter demonstrated by retrieving a ball from well off the back left of the court that looked to have beaten him. James and Howard were unable to close out the match for several minutes but eventually after two and a half hours of epic fives James played the winning shot to claim his third title and Howard's first.
Preliminary Rounds (1st-2nd March 2008):
Day One results
Day Two results
Semi-finals (16th March 2008):
T G Dunbar & P R Dunbar beat E O Taylor & A H Illingworth
12-3, 12-3, 12-6
J P Toop & H M E Wiseman beat R C Tyler & C W Sorrell
12-6, 12-3, 12-5
Final (30th March 2008):
In an amazing turn around from two games down James Toop and Howard Wiseman defeated the holders Tom and Peter Dunbar 4-12, 5-12, 12-7, 12-4, 12-1