Imps edge through

The Imps 278 Skimmers 273

The Imps beat rivals Skimmers by 5 pins at the Gurkha Inn last night to make it to the semi finals of the Nomination Cup.
Neither team started well, Imps hit 37 on the first hand which Skimmers beat by 1, then on the second had Imps got the pin back hitting 41.
Imps third hand was the only really good hand of the night, as they hit 48 with some consistent skittling while Skimmers hit 37 to give the Imps a 11 pin lead.
The fourth hand was tied with both teams hitting 41, while on the fifth hand Skimmers got 4 pins back with a 41 hand to the Imps hand of 37.
The Imps hit the lowest hand of the night on the sixth hand, struggling to a score of 32, the Skimmers now had a big chance to take the lead, and lead off man Steve Willsher gave them a good start with a 9, but it was left to anchor man Derrick Knight to save the hand and his 9 gave them a 35 hand to leave Imps only 4 pins in front.
Imps finished with a 42 hand, but Skimmers never looked like getting their target of 47 to win the game and finished with 41.
Terry Gosney and Barry Knight was top score for the Imps both hitting 53, while Darryl Burt was top for Skimmers hitting 50.