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Second new home match and we now have plastic pins!

First roll started ok, dipped a bit in the middle and picked up to the end leaving us with an average 56. They hit an impressive 62, setting the pace.

Second roll we didn’t start so well, including a duck from Gareth, improved through the mid-roll and kept it going slow paced to the end leaving us with an awful 47. They hit a decent 56, building their lead.

Third roll began terribly, again picked up though the middle and dropped off slightly to the finish giving us another pathetic 47. They hit a mediocre 53, but more than enought to extend their lead.

Fourth roll was much better to start, apart from Gareth’s 1, stumbled through mid-roll with another 1 from Peter and with the exception of Mr. O’s 8 collapsed at the end leaving us with a disappointing 54. They hit a poorer 51, allowing us to take this roll.

Fifth roll had a good 8 from Daddy Porter then fell apart, picked up through the middle and kept pace to the end making an upsetting 53 and a grand total of 257. They hit a comfortable 55 giving them a grand total of 275 and the match.

This is our last match of the season not on a Monday.

First roll they hit a mediocre 51. We started poorly, improved slightly through the middle and kept pace to the end managing a slightly better 53.

Second roll they scored an impressive 68! We started quite badly again, picked up through mid-roll and kept steady to the end giving us a saving grace of 61.

Third roll they kept the pressure on with another tidy score of 59. We started well for a change, then collapsed in the middle with a duck from Peter, and a mostly decent finish left us with a struggling 53.

Fourth roll they keep the heat on with with another hot 61. We started well, kept pace through mid-roll and also through to the end, giving us a matching tidy 61.

Fifth roll they hit an ok 56 giving them a grand total of 295, leaving us with a towering 68 to win. We started well, stormed through the middle and scorched through to the end including a 9 from Mr. Oliver to give us a blistering 72 and the match!

Our first match on our new alley and most of the team recovering from the weekend. Should be intresting.

First roll started bad, continued just as bad through the middle and failed to improve to the end leaving us with a poor 48. They showed us how to play by hitting an impressive 61!

Second roll started equally as bad as the first, picked up slightly mid-roll but collapsed at the tail-end leaving us with another disappointing 48. They slipped up this roll only managing a terrible 47.

Third roll was a roller coaster and included a duck from our weekend’s highest scorer! The middlers struggled through and another collapse at the end left us with a chronic 45. They improved from last roll with an acceptable 56.

Fourth roll we started ok apart from Gareth’s duck, improved greatly mid-roll and kept some pace to the end leaving us with a welcome 57. They slipped again with a lowly 48.

Fifth roll we started well, kept up pace through the middle but slipped to the end giving us an average 55 and a grand total of 253. They hit a middling 54 giving them a grand total of 266 and the match. One year we’re going to break our post tour jinx but not this year

Over the weekend we had our annual trip away on the Shoot Out Club, this year in Newquay.

Photos from me, including score boards, are available here and photos from John Porter are available here

Last match before the Shoot Out weekend and a week where 42 becomes important

First roll they hit a boring 52. We started fairly well,  showed promise through the middle then a poor tail end let us down to leave us with a mediocre 53.

Second roll they improved with a decent 57. We started quite well again, stayed steady through mid-roll then lost our grip again through to the end giving us another disappointing roll of 54.

Third roll they kept pace with a reasonable 56. We started badly this time, picked up a bit through the middle and fed the tail enders drugs to improve, but still only give us a poor 52.
Fouth roll they fell apart with a poor 49. We started ok, stormed the mid-roll and kept a good pace right to the anchor, who only managed a 1, giving us a tidy 58.

Fifth roll they completed their collapse with a pathetic 46 giving them a grand total of 260. We started well, kept a tidy pace through the middle and powered through to the finish giving us an impressive 62 and a grand total of 279, taking the match.

Our last match at The Grange. Next home match will be at our new venue The Lyndon.

A mixed bag to start the first roll, continuing much the same through the middle and not changing much to the end giving us a reasonable 57. They countered with a slightly better 58.

Second roll had a poor start, didn’t improve mid-roll but scorched through the tail end to give us a welcome 60. They returned a decent enough 59.

Third roll was fairly average to start, slowed a bit through the middle and trundled through to the end giving us a boring 53. They hit an impressive 63 giving them a 10 point lead!

Fourth roll started abismally, greatly improved mid-roll and cruised to the finish giving us a lucky 55. They slipped badly with a disastrous 46, giving back most of their lead.

Fifth roll had a tidy start with a middling performance from the centres and a powerful tail end gave us a respectable 59 and a grand total of 282. They fought well but only managed a mediocre 53 giving a grand total of 279. Close match!

Your roving reporter returned for this match but left the report until later due to the backlog of other reports!

First roll they hit an amazing 61. We started quite well, hiccupped through the middle then caught balance again to the end leaving us with an average 56.

Second roll they kept the pressure on with a spectacular 64. With one little trip we started quite well, fell foul through mid-roll but improved to the end giving us a normally useful 58.

Third roll they hit another impressive roll of 60. We started badly, picked up through the middle and petered off to the end giving us a disappointing 54.

Fourth roll they slipped below the 60 (just) with a decent 59. We started really badly with a duck from Norman, picked up through mid-roll but failed to spark through the tail end leaving us with a maddening 53.

Fifth roll they proved they were serios with a cracking 65, giving themm a grand total of 309! We started quite well, slipped up through the middle and only a slight improvement to the end gave us another poor 54 and a grand losing total of 277.

Normally a high scoring alley so expecting some superlatives tonight.

First roll they hit a spectacular 71, setting the pace for the rest of the match. We started poor, started to pick up through the middle and continued the improvement to the end to give us a scorching 65.

Second roll they kept us on our toes with a corking 68. We started well this time, blistered through mid-roll and with the exception of a very poor 3 by the anchor man, kept pace leaving us with another hot roll of 71.

Third roll they hit another sizzling 69. We started well again with a cracking 9 from Carl, stormed throught the middle with another 9 from Steve but a sputtery end left us with a still impressive 68.

Fourth roll they showed more class with a phenomenal 73. We had an excellent start and tore through mid-roll but once again fizzled towards the end to give us a volcanic 70.

Fifth roll on this close and high scoring match they kept the momentum with a tyre burning 72 giving them a grand total of 353! We had another mediocre start, picked up pace through the middle then scorched through to the end with anothe 9 from Mike Oliver finishing with a spectacular 71 and a grand total of 345. Not enough but boy, what a match!

This is the first in a series of delayed match reports due to work commitments.

First roll started  quite well, hiccupped through the middle then picked up again to the end to leave us with a respectable 58. They could only answer with a poor 49.

Second roll began with some mediocre scores and plodded through mid-roll but a welcome pair of 8s towards the end gave us an impressive 61. They recovered a little with an average 55.

Third roll began badly, picked up somewhat through the middle but dropped off again at the end leaving us with a disappointing 49. They pinched some back from us with a promising 56.

Fouth roll was a mixed bag to start, stormed through mid-roll with a 9 by Gareth and and 8 by Nicky but fell off a bit at the tail end leaving us with a decent 59. They countered with a more than useful 64!

Fifth and final roll started with a bit of promise, picked up some pace through the middle then a cracking 9 from Radar Riella made up for the rest of the anchors giving us a tidy 60 and a grand total of 287. They could only manage a boring 54 totalling 278 and giving us the match.