Pin Ups 324 Breakaways 323
Paul 'The Painter' Stickland was top score for the Breakaways as they lost away to Pin Ups by the narrowest of margins in the Blackthorn British Championship.
Paul who will be making a comeback for Breakaways next season after a season off topped the scoring with 49 as the Breakaways set the Weymouth side 58 to win, the bottom four needed 7,8,8,8 to win and the group leaders cemented their place at the top with a 1 pin victory.
It could have been different but for a score of 24 from an unnamed Breakaway.
Saturday 28 June 2008
Imps win at last
Dewlish Monsters 322 The Imps 350
The Imps finally got a win in this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship with a win away to Section A rivals Dewlish Monsters.
The Imps started with a 60 hand mainly due to anchor man Malc Slade who had a flopper although he could only manage 3 more pins with his other two balls to score 12, while the home side hit 56. Phil Goodland started the second hand with a 14 stick up and the visitors went on to hit a 65 hand as Monsters again hit 56 to put the Imps 13 pins in front. The Imps struggled on the third hand and only hit 54, but Monsters failed to capitalize on this and only hit 53 themselves to lose 1 more pin. The fourth hand was were the game was won as the Imps hit a 60 hand with Keith Wyatt hitting a 13 stick up, the home side had their worst hand of the night and could only total a hand of 43 to go 31 pins behind. The Imps hit a 56 hand on the fifth hand, and when Andy Crabb started with a 13 stick up for the Milborne side it looked as if a comeback was on, but a hand of 61 could only pinch 5 pins. The Imps finished with a 55 hand to leave Monsters with the almost impossible task of hitting 82 to win the game, as it was they finished with 53 to give the Imps a 28 pin victory. Andy Crabb was the star man of the night hitting 52 for the home side while Keith Wyatt was top for the Imps with 48.
The Imps finally got a win in this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship with a win away to Section A rivals Dewlish Monsters.
The Imps started with a 60 hand mainly due to anchor man Malc Slade who had a flopper although he could only manage 3 more pins with his other two balls to score 12, while the home side hit 56. Phil Goodland started the second hand with a 14 stick up and the visitors went on to hit a 65 hand as Monsters again hit 56 to put the Imps 13 pins in front. The Imps struggled on the third hand and only hit 54, but Monsters failed to capitalize on this and only hit 53 themselves to lose 1 more pin. The fourth hand was were the game was won as the Imps hit a 60 hand with Keith Wyatt hitting a 13 stick up, the home side had their worst hand of the night and could only total a hand of 43 to go 31 pins behind. The Imps hit a 56 hand on the fifth hand, and when Andy Crabb started with a 13 stick up for the Milborne side it looked as if a comeback was on, but a hand of 61 could only pinch 5 pins. The Imps finished with a 55 hand to leave Monsters with the almost impossible task of hitting 82 to win the game, as it was they finished with 53 to give the Imps a 28 pin victory. Andy Crabb was the star man of the night hitting 52 for the home side while Keith Wyatt was top for the Imps with 48.
Skimmers slip up
Masters 356 Skimmers 322
Skimmers lost the toss and were put on first, recording 54 for their first hand. The Masters replied with 62 to go 8 ahead. The lead increased to 31 after 3 hands as Skimmers struggled to come to terms with the long alley & choice of 9 balls (sm, med or lge).On the 4th Skimmers hit their best score of 60 & pulled 4 pins. The Masters increased their lead in the 5th to 34 as they hit 58. The last hand was tied at 55 each.
Top score for Skimmers - Darryl Burt 43
Skimmers lost the toss and were put on first, recording 54 for their first hand. The Masters replied with 62 to go 8 ahead. The lead increased to 31 after 3 hands as Skimmers struggled to come to terms with the long alley & choice of 9 balls (sm, med or lge).On the 4th Skimmers hit their best score of 60 & pulled 4 pins. The Masters increased their lead in the 5th to 34 as they hit 58. The last hand was tied at 55 each.
Top score for Skimmers - Darryl Burt 43
Friday 27 June 2008
Solid performance from the Management
Monster Oaks 322 The Management 349
Dorchester mixed skittle side The Management made it two wins out of two with an empathic victory over Monster Oaks at the Royal Oak, Milborne St Andrews.
It was a solid performance from the visitors who started with a hand of 65 which the Milborne side could not match hitting 47 to trail by 18 pins. The Dorchester side hit their lowest hand of the night on the second only achieving 51, and the home side gained back 9 pins hitting 60. A stick up a piece from Phil Slade (13) and captain Brian Newton (11) pushed the management's third hand to 62 and pinched 6 more pins as Monster Oaks hit 56. The fourth hand was were the game was won as the away side hit 57, while the home side struggled through out the hand and only achieved 42 to put 30 pins between the two teams. To their credit the Milborne side kept going and when the visitors only hit 53 on the fifth hand they put in a hand of 62 with anchor man Andy Crabb getting a 14 stick up to pull back 9 pins. But the Management finished strongly hitting 61 on the last hand while Monster Oaks finished with 55 to give the Dorchester side a 27 pin victory. Star player of the night was Phil Slade of the Management who hit 51.
Dorchester mixed skittle side The Management made it two wins out of two with an empathic victory over Monster Oaks at the Royal Oak, Milborne St Andrews.
It was a solid performance from the visitors who started with a hand of 65 which the Milborne side could not match hitting 47 to trail by 18 pins. The Dorchester side hit their lowest hand of the night on the second only achieving 51, and the home side gained back 9 pins hitting 60. A stick up a piece from Phil Slade (13) and captain Brian Newton (11) pushed the management's third hand to 62 and pinched 6 more pins as Monster Oaks hit 56. The fourth hand was were the game was won as the away side hit 57, while the home side struggled through out the hand and only achieved 42 to put 30 pins between the two teams. To their credit the Milborne side kept going and when the visitors only hit 53 on the fifth hand they put in a hand of 62 with anchor man Andy Crabb getting a 14 stick up to pull back 9 pins. But the Management finished strongly hitting 61 on the last hand while Monster Oaks finished with 55 to give the Dorchester side a 27 pin victory. Star player of the night was Phil Slade of the Management who hit 51.
Thursday 26 June 2008
Blackthorn fixtures
Thursday 26th
Masters v Skimmers
Monster Oaks v Management
Friday
Dewlish Monsters v The Imps
Pin Ups v Breakaways
Masters v Skimmers
Monster Oaks v Management
Friday
Dewlish Monsters v The Imps
Pin Ups v Breakaways
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Nomination Cup 2nd round draw
The Imps v Skimmers
3CA v Wide Boys
Brewers Bees v Slingers
New Strugglers v Vic Jokers
Ties to be played by 19th July
3CA v Wide Boys
Brewers Bees v Slingers
New Strugglers v Vic Jokers
Ties to be played by 19th July
Monday 23 June 2008
Nomination Cup 1st round results
Barmy Army 292 Wide Boys 313
Bull's Headliners 299 3CA 312
Funseekers 193 Brewers Bees 310
New Strugglers 285 Breezers 214
Skimmers 278 Tinklers 236
Slingers 283 Crazy Things 260
The Imps 288 Colliton Mixtures 232
Vic Jokers 240 Breakaways 238
Bull's Headliners 299 3CA 312
Funseekers 193 Brewers Bees 310
New Strugglers 285 Breezers 214
Skimmers 278 Tinklers 236
Slingers 283 Crazy Things 260
The Imps 288 Colliton Mixtures 232
Vic Jokers 240 Breakaways 238
Sunday 22 June 2008
Bees win by 117
Brewers Bees won by a massive 117 pins away to Funseekers in the 1st round of the Nomination Cup.
Strugglers through to last eight
New Strugglers won through to the last eight of the Nomination Cup with a home victory over Breezers.
Skimmers through in Nomination
Skimmers beat Tinklers at the Gurkha Inn on Friday in the Nomination Cup.
3CA win down the Bull
3CA beat Bulls Headliners at the Bulls Head on Thursday in the Nomination Cup.
Saturday 21 June 2008
Wide Boys beat Barmy Army
Wide Boys beat Barmy Army by 21 in the Nomination Cup on Thursday at The Three Compasses (313 - 292). Both teams had three stick-ups, however Paul Lenaghan from Wide Boys hit a classic nomination stick-up of 9. His first ball took out a back pair, he then flopped the remaining 7 down with his next ball and then only got 2 off of the fronter when the 7 pins were stuck back up. M.King top scored with 57 for Barmy Army and Jason Hallett hit 66 for Wide Boys despite starting with a 4!
Monsters keep hopes alive
Dewlish Monsters kept their chances of qualifying for the knock out stages of the Blackthorn British Championship alive with a home victory over Breakaways. The Monsters finish the group stages with two games against The Imps and two win against the group strugglers could see them through.
Imps crash out of Blackthorn
Pin Ups 329 The Imps 322
Any hopes Dorchester side the Imps had of qualifying to the knockout stages of the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship were ended last night by the Pin Ups at the Wyke Smugglers.
The Imps went 1 pin ahead on the first hand starting with 57, but a disappointing 48 hand on the second hand let the Pin Ups in and the experienced Weymouth side took full advantage hitting a 62 hand with star man A.Townsend having a 13 stick up to put the home side 13 pins ahead.
The Imps came back with a 58 hand and got 2 pins back as Pin Ups scored 56, the Imps again gained pins back on the fourth hand hitting 53 while the Pin Ups could only manage 51 to put 9 pins between the teams.
The Imps were now back in with a chance but a poor hand of 49 did them no favours and the home side matched the hand to stay 9 pins in front.
A stick up from M.Haime (12) gave the Imps a 57 hand to finish with to leave Pin Ups needing 48 to win, and the three time Blackthorn British Championship runners ups were never in danger of falling short of their target and finished with a 55 hand to win by 7 pins.
So although the Imps only lost one hand out of the six it was not good enough and they failed to beat the Pin Ups again .
A.Townsend of Pin Ups was the top player of the night scoring an excellent 53, while for the visitors M.Haime finished top score with 47.
Pin Ups will now go into the knock out stages looking to qualify for the grand finals at the Sand Bay Holiday Village, Weston Super Mare on Saturday September 20 2008.
Any hopes Dorchester side the Imps had of qualifying to the knockout stages of the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship were ended last night by the Pin Ups at the Wyke Smugglers.
The Imps went 1 pin ahead on the first hand starting with 57, but a disappointing 48 hand on the second hand let the Pin Ups in and the experienced Weymouth side took full advantage hitting a 62 hand with star man A.Townsend having a 13 stick up to put the home side 13 pins ahead.
The Imps came back with a 58 hand and got 2 pins back as Pin Ups scored 56, the Imps again gained pins back on the fourth hand hitting 53 while the Pin Ups could only manage 51 to put 9 pins between the teams.
The Imps were now back in with a chance but a poor hand of 49 did them no favours and the home side matched the hand to stay 9 pins in front.
A stick up from M.Haime (12) gave the Imps a 57 hand to finish with to leave Pin Ups needing 48 to win, and the three time Blackthorn British Championship runners ups were never in danger of falling short of their target and finished with a 55 hand to win by 7 pins.
So although the Imps only lost one hand out of the six it was not good enough and they failed to beat the Pin Ups again .
A.Townsend of Pin Ups was the top player of the night scoring an excellent 53, while for the visitors M.Haime finished top score with 47.
Pin Ups will now go into the knock out stages looking to qualify for the grand finals at the Sand Bay Holiday Village, Weston Super Mare on Saturday September 20 2008.
Friday 20 June 2008
Jokers surprise Breakaways
Vic Jokers were laughing at the Vic last night as they beat Breakaways in the 1st round of the Nomination Cup. The match went right to the wire with the Jokers winning by 2 pins.
Crew complete Skimmers double
Skimmers 347 Motley Crew 353
Motley Crew win the toss & throw first recording a hand of 60 to take a 5 pin lead. On the second they could only manage 49, Skimmers reply with a 68 (14 from Chan) to take an 8 pin lead. The 3rd hand & the match was all square 68 to MC & 60 for Skimmers. MC take a 9 pin lead after the 4th scoring 63 to 54. Into the 5th & MC were looking at a low 50's hand until a big 16 helped them to 61. This gave them a lead of 17. With a 52 on the last hand this left Skimmers an outside chance, needing 70 to win. They scored well but were unable to get the required spare & could only manage 63 to reduce the margin to 6 pins.
Top score for Skimmers - Chan 50
Top for Motley crew - Nobby 55
Motley Crew win the toss & throw first recording a hand of 60 to take a 5 pin lead. On the second they could only manage 49, Skimmers reply with a 68 (14 from Chan) to take an 8 pin lead. The 3rd hand & the match was all square 68 to MC & 60 for Skimmers. MC take a 9 pin lead after the 4th scoring 63 to 54. Into the 5th & MC were looking at a low 50's hand until a big 16 helped them to 61. This gave them a lead of 17. With a 52 on the last hand this left Skimmers an outside chance, needing 70 to win. They scored well but were unable to get the required spare & could only manage 63 to reduce the margin to 6 pins.
Top score for Skimmers - Chan 50
Top for Motley crew - Nobby 55
Saturday 14 June 2008
Slingers win in Nomination
Slingers 283 Crazy Things 260
Slingers beat Crazy Things by 23 in the first round of the Nomination Cup. Brian Rose was top score with 52 with an OXO on the last hand, while M.Homewood was top for Crazy Things with 56.
Slingers beat Crazy Things by 23 in the first round of the Nomination Cup. Brian Rose was top score with 52 with an OXO on the last hand, while M.Homewood was top for Crazy Things with 56.
Imps lose again
The Imps 383 Pin Ups 401
The Imps poor run in this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship continued at the Conservative Club last night with an 18 pin defeat to Weymouth's Pin Ups.
The match was played with a brand new set of pins which both teams took too straight away with the Imps hitting a 73 hand with a 15 stick up from P.Goodland, while Pin Ups hit a 70 hand with a 15 stick up from A.Roberts. On the second hand the Imps increased their lead to 8 pins hitting a 66 hand to which the Pin Ups could only reply with a 61 hand. Imps hit 64 on the third hand but this time the visitors came back strongly with a 70 hand to pull 6 pins and leave only 2 pins between the teams, A.Ley of the Pin Ups had a 17 stick up on the hand and this proved to be the turning point in the game.
The home side struggled on the fourth hand and only hit a 56 hand while the Weymouth side took control of the match hitting a 66 hand with stick ups from R.Sibley (13) and C.Aston (13) to go 8 pins up. The fifth hand was tied with both sides hitting 63.
On the last hand the Imps could not get the stick ups needed to leave the visitors a realistic target only hitting a 61 hand, and Pin Ups only chasing 54 to win finished with a big 71 hand to win the match by 18 pins, M.Lock had a 17 stick up for Pin Ups on the last hand to give him a total of 56 to top the visitors scoring. For the home side P.Goodland and M.Haime scored 54.
Pin Ups top Group 11 and look certain to be going into the knock out stages of the competition while the Imps will need to win their last three matches to stand any chance of progressing into the next stage.
The Imps poor run in this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship continued at the Conservative Club last night with an 18 pin defeat to Weymouth's Pin Ups.
The match was played with a brand new set of pins which both teams took too straight away with the Imps hitting a 73 hand with a 15 stick up from P.Goodland, while Pin Ups hit a 70 hand with a 15 stick up from A.Roberts. On the second hand the Imps increased their lead to 8 pins hitting a 66 hand to which the Pin Ups could only reply with a 61 hand. Imps hit 64 on the third hand but this time the visitors came back strongly with a 70 hand to pull 6 pins and leave only 2 pins between the teams, A.Ley of the Pin Ups had a 17 stick up on the hand and this proved to be the turning point in the game.
The home side struggled on the fourth hand and only hit a 56 hand while the Weymouth side took control of the match hitting a 66 hand with stick ups from R.Sibley (13) and C.Aston (13) to go 8 pins up. The fifth hand was tied with both sides hitting 63.
On the last hand the Imps could not get the stick ups needed to leave the visitors a realistic target only hitting a 61 hand, and Pin Ups only chasing 54 to win finished with a big 71 hand to win the match by 18 pins, M.Lock had a 17 stick up for Pin Ups on the last hand to give him a total of 56 to top the visitors scoring. For the home side P.Goodland and M.Haime scored 54.
Pin Ups top Group 11 and look certain to be going into the knock out stages of the competition while the Imps will need to win their last three matches to stand any chance of progressing into the next stage.
Friday 13 June 2008
Group 11 table
Blackthorn British Championship
Group 11
Group 11
- Pin Ups Played 3 Pins Diff +77 Pts 7
- Breakaways Played 3 Pins Diff +33 Pts 7
- Dewlish Monsters Played 2 Pins Diff -62 Pts 3
- The Imps Played 2 Pins Diff -48 Pts 0
Skimmers in 1 pin victory
Skimmers 353 Barbarians+1 352
The return match was again a very close affair. The first hand was tied at 57 each. Barbarians hit 57 on the 2nd but Skimmers replied with 61 to take a 4 pin lead. The 3rd hand was again tied at 65 each, spares from Chan (13), Darryl Burt (12) & for the visitors M.Tuffin (13).The lead changed to +4 for the Barbarians in the 4th as they hit 58 to Skimmers 52. The 5th was crucial as Barbarians maintaining their form hit 58 but Skimmers replied with 64 to go 4 ahead again, another spare for Chan (16). Into the last & Barbarians scored 57 leaving Skimmers 54 to win. It was left to Derrick Knight to get 7 to clinch the match. He took 5 with his first, bolted the 2nd but got the pair to take the match by 1 pin.
Top score for Skimmers - Chan 57
Top for barbarians was their captain Martin Rose 50
Skimmers next match is home to Motley Crew Thurs 19 June
The return match was again a very close affair. The first hand was tied at 57 each. Barbarians hit 57 on the 2nd but Skimmers replied with 61 to take a 4 pin lead. The 3rd hand was again tied at 65 each, spares from Chan (13), Darryl Burt (12) & for the visitors M.Tuffin (13).The lead changed to +4 for the Barbarians in the 4th as they hit 58 to Skimmers 52. The 5th was crucial as Barbarians maintaining their form hit 58 but Skimmers replied with 64 to go 4 ahead again, another spare for Chan (16). Into the last & Barbarians scored 57 leaving Skimmers 54 to win. It was left to Derrick Knight to get 7 to clinch the match. He took 5 with his first, bolted the 2nd but got the pair to take the match by 1 pin.
Top score for Skimmers - Chan 57
Top for barbarians was their captain Martin Rose 50
Skimmers next match is home to Motley Crew Thurs 19 June
Saturday 7 June 2008
Breakaways beat Imps again
The Imps 367 Breakaways 389
Breakaways completed the double over The Imps at the Conservative Club in the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship.
The Imps took a 9 pin lead after two hands hitting hands of 61 and 68, the second hand included a 18 stick up from Barry Gosney. But over the next three hands Breakaways took control of the game with hands of 62,68 and 67 to put the visitors 14 pins in front and with star man Andrew Burden hitting three stick ups in a row 12, 14 and a 15.
The Imps failed to leave Breakaways a decent target on the last hand hitting 64 to which the Breakaways again beat hitting 72 their best hand of the night to win by 22 pins.
Top score for the home side was Barry Gosney with 58, while Andrew Burden was top score of the night hitting 61 for the Breakaways.
In the other Group 11 match Dewlish Monsters beat Pin Ups by 5 pins to leave the group wide open, two teams from the group will qualify for the knock out stages.
Next Matches
Friday June 13th
Breakaways v Dewlish Monsters
The Imps v Pin Ups
Breakaways completed the double over The Imps at the Conservative Club in the Blackthorn British Skittles Championship.
The Imps took a 9 pin lead after two hands hitting hands of 61 and 68, the second hand included a 18 stick up from Barry Gosney. But over the next three hands Breakaways took control of the game with hands of 62,68 and 67 to put the visitors 14 pins in front and with star man Andrew Burden hitting three stick ups in a row 12, 14 and a 15.
The Imps failed to leave Breakaways a decent target on the last hand hitting 64 to which the Breakaways again beat hitting 72 their best hand of the night to win by 22 pins.
Top score for the home side was Barry Gosney with 58, while Andrew Burden was top score of the night hitting 61 for the Breakaways.
In the other Group 11 match Dewlish Monsters beat Pin Ups by 5 pins to leave the group wide open, two teams from the group will qualify for the knock out stages.
Next Matches
Friday June 13th
Breakaways v Dewlish Monsters
The Imps v Pin Ups
Friday 6 June 2008
Management fight back to win
The Management 383 Motley Crew 364
Dorchester mixed side The Management played their first match of this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship mixed event at the Vic on Thursday night against Motley Crew from Weymouth.
The visitors took an early lead of 20 pins after hitting hands of 59 and 73, while for the home side Sally Childs got an OXO on the second hand. On the third hand the Crew hit 55 and the management pulled back 4 pins hitting 59 with Sally redeeming herself with a 12 pin stick up.
The game changed on the fourth hand as the visitors could only manage a hand of 53 to which the Dorchester side took full advantage of with stick ups from Wendy Burt (15), Mel Gosney (14) and Malc Slade (17) totaling a hand of 85 to go 16 pins in front.
Motley Crew fought back on the sixth hand with a score of 67 but the home side were now well on top and hit a hand of 72 with spares from Martin Gifford (14) and Brian Newton (15) to go a further 5 pins in front. The Crew hit 57 on the last hand, while the Management lost 2 pins hitting 55 to win the game by 19 pins.
Both sides have reached the grand finals before and they will be fighting it out along with Monster Oaks to qualify for this years finals at the Sand Bay Holiday Village, Weston Super Mare on Saturday 20th September 2008.
Dorchester mixed side The Management played their first match of this years Blackthorn British Skittles Championship mixed event at the Vic on Thursday night against Motley Crew from Weymouth.
The visitors took an early lead of 20 pins after hitting hands of 59 and 73, while for the home side Sally Childs got an OXO on the second hand. On the third hand the Crew hit 55 and the management pulled back 4 pins hitting 59 with Sally redeeming herself with a 12 pin stick up.
The game changed on the fourth hand as the visitors could only manage a hand of 53 to which the Dorchester side took full advantage of with stick ups from Wendy Burt (15), Mel Gosney (14) and Malc Slade (17) totaling a hand of 85 to go 16 pins in front.
Motley Crew fought back on the sixth hand with a score of 67 but the home side were now well on top and hit a hand of 72 with spares from Martin Gifford (14) and Brian Newton (15) to go a further 5 pins in front. The Crew hit 57 on the last hand, while the Management lost 2 pins hitting 55 to win the game by 19 pins.
Both sides have reached the grand finals before and they will be fighting it out along with Monster Oaks to qualify for this years finals at the Sand Bay Holiday Village, Weston Super Mare on Saturday 20th September 2008.
Skimmers win at Stur
Barbarians+1 437 Skimmers 456
It was a close game, up until the final hand, with the lead swinging both ways. Barbarians threw first and hit 75 that included spares of (15) & (14). Skimmers replied with a 79, spares from Steve Willsher (13), Roy Morby (18) & Derrick Knight (16), to take a 4 pin led. The 2nd hand saw the home team maintain their form with a 74, again with 2 spares, a (10) & (17) from Adam Broomfield. This was his first of 4 spares. Skimmers could only manage 67 and went 3 down. A hand of 76 in the 3rd again included 2 spares (14) & (15) for the Barbarians. Spares from Chan (18) & Derrick Knight (15) took Skimmers to 79 and tied the match. Into the 4th & Barbarians again in the 70's with a 71 hand & two spares of (14). Skimmers had their lowest hand of the night of 65 to go 6 behind. Barbarians maintaining their consistency of 2 spares a hand (14) & (13) hit 76 on the 5th. Skimmers then turned the match by playing their trump card - Derek Burt took over the chalks. A hand of 86 followed, spares from Matt Burt (17), Tim Reed (12), & Chan (16) to give a 4 pin lead. Into the last hand & the home teams form deserted them, returning their lowest hand of the night of 65.Skimmers needing 62 to win started well with 9,8,7 but then a (17) from Roy Morby left the bottom 4 needing only 21 pins. Chan had his 3rd spare of the night (14) to help Skimmers to a hand of 80 & victory by 19 pins.
Top score for Barbarians+1 - Adam Broomfield - 75
Top score for Skimmers - Chan - 67 (and he started with a 3)
Skimmers next match is home to Barbarians+1 - 12 June at the Gurkha.
It was a close game, up until the final hand, with the lead swinging both ways. Barbarians threw first and hit 75 that included spares of (15) & (14). Skimmers replied with a 79, spares from Steve Willsher (13), Roy Morby (18) & Derrick Knight (16), to take a 4 pin led. The 2nd hand saw the home team maintain their form with a 74, again with 2 spares, a (10) & (17) from Adam Broomfield. This was his first of 4 spares. Skimmers could only manage 67 and went 3 down. A hand of 76 in the 3rd again included 2 spares (14) & (15) for the Barbarians. Spares from Chan (18) & Derrick Knight (15) took Skimmers to 79 and tied the match. Into the 4th & Barbarians again in the 70's with a 71 hand & two spares of (14). Skimmers had their lowest hand of the night of 65 to go 6 behind. Barbarians maintaining their consistency of 2 spares a hand (14) & (13) hit 76 on the 5th. Skimmers then turned the match by playing their trump card - Derek Burt took over the chalks. A hand of 86 followed, spares from Matt Burt (17), Tim Reed (12), & Chan (16) to give a 4 pin lead. Into the last hand & the home teams form deserted them, returning their lowest hand of the night of 65.Skimmers needing 62 to win started well with 9,8,7 but then a (17) from Roy Morby left the bottom 4 needing only 21 pins. Chan had his 3rd spare of the night (14) to help Skimmers to a hand of 80 & victory by 19 pins.
Top score for Barbarians+1 - Adam Broomfield - 75
Top score for Skimmers - Chan - 67 (and he started with a 3)
Skimmers next match is home to Barbarians+1 - 12 June at the Gurkha.
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