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.