2 pins the difference as Wide Boys win

Colliton Wide Boys 432 The Imps 430

The non appearance, due to illness of the Wide Boys sticker up James Dunham, and an emergency call out for, "The Pacer" meant that the Wide Boys players had to perform the sticking up duties themselves, this the team felt contributed to a lack of consistent skittling and a team total just below the home average. However the Wide Boys took an early lead, and with the assistance of a 76 on the third hand extended this to 17 pins. But on the sixth hand, still being 17 up, another score of 3 meant that only 56 was scored given The Imps an opportunity to reduce the deficit, which they did with a hand of 69. Chasing 74 to win on the last hand The Imps made an impressive start and a 14 stick up from fifth man Barry Knight resulted in the final two players requiring 18 to win, but the target of 74 eluded to what would have been a worthy fight back, resulting in a loss by only 2 pins. With Andy Fowler getting his first stick up in 12 games and Wide Boys having 5 stick ups to The Imps 3 was the difference to wining this very tight game.