Call me Blondie reversed last weeks result by beating Duo 12-0 to win the league easily in the end by 17 points. X Factor also finished strongly with a 12-0 win over a depleted Low Rollers team but they were still a long way behind Duo in third place.

    Of the six series over 500 tonight, Pat Byrne again had the best score with 566 (614 with handicap) with Terry Damm next with 545 (611). Des Sands had his best score of the season and his first 500 series with 512 (632 - the best handicap series of the night).

    Sarah Standley bowled her highest ever game, 180 including a turkey, against Bros. Grimm. Harry Hargreaves had the best scratch game, 207 (235).

    

  Mary Grayson converted a 6-7 split tonight and Elaine Standley got a 3-6-7-10.
    The league average remained at 146.6

After seeming to have the title in the bag for many weeks, Call me Blondie could be overtaken on the line by Duo if they win well in the final round of the league, position night, next week. Second place Duo beat Call me Blondie 12-0 tonight and are now only 5 points behind. One time challengers Turkeys slip from third to fifth with a 10-2 loss to Camp David.

    There were 6 series over 500 tonight, the best being by Richard Lester 576 (630 with handicap). Terry Damm scored 551 (617) and Elaine Standley hit 546 (651 - the best handicap series of the night).

    Elaine features in all of the high score lists this week, she also hit a clean 200 game (235). Steve Emmony got the only other 200+ game; 220 (251 - best handicap game).

    The Brothers Grimm started a (very) late challenge this week by winning 12-0 against the Skittle Scuttlers and also headed all of the team high score lists.    

  There were no reports of memorable split conversions this week.
    The league average improved to146.6

     With only 2 games to go and 17 points the difference between CMB and Duo, Duo can only afford to lose one game in their back to back games with Call me Blondie. In tonights games, Call me Blondie extended their lead by 4 points after beating Mac Too by 12-0. Duo won 8-4 against Wilkos.

    The high scorers came from the top two teams; Pat Byrne had the best series with 580 (628 with handicap) including a 202 game and Richard Lester was not far behind with 571(also 628) and the best game of the night 209 (228). Paul Standley, 534 (615) and Terry Damm 510 (576) were the only other 500 series.

     Brian Hipwell again features in the high scorers - he improved his high game and series to 208 - a clean game, (251 - the best game of the night) and 496 (625). Crunch Finch had a high game of 189 (233) to be second in the handicap list.

    

  Best split of the week was a perfectly executed 6-7 by the scorer which nobody saw because of the pillars on lane 15/16.
    The league average remained at 146.4

     After their easy 12-0 win over Brothers Grimm, Call me Blondie have opened up a large gap to second place Duo who only won 8-4. Third place Turkeys could only pick up 4 points against Gutterballs and thier challenge must be over.

    Some good individual bowling tonight, six 500+ series mostly by the usual suspects: Terry Damm top scored with 565 (634 with handicap), Malc Congreve 534 (603) and Harry Hargreaves 524 (608). There were only four 200+ games though and Malc and Harry had the best with 217.

     Some new personal bests tonight by the younger element of the league. Ronnie Holt (Camp David) improved his best game by 45 to go over 200 for the first time with a clean game of 208 (258 with handicap to top the handicap table this week). He also hit a 449 series (599), in improvement of 21. Sarah Standley (LAPD) improved her best series score by 17 to 439 (598) and Neil Taylor (Low Rollers) added 30 to his best series which now stands at 496 (625).

  Joint split of the week was by Julie Wilkins with a 4-10 and Robbie Holt who got the mirror image, 6-7. Other good efforts were by Malc Congreve 1-5-7 and 3-6-7-8 by Mary Grayson.
    The league average improved by 0.3 to 146.4

    With Call me Blondie beating The Owls 8-4 and Duo losing by the same score to Skittle Scuttlers, the gap between first and second has grown to 9 points. The Turkeys won 10-2 to give themselves a chance of overtaking Duo.

   There were 6 series over 500 tonight, the best at scratch being by Pat Byrne with 553 (601 with handicap). Harry Hargreaves was next best with a new seasons best 540 (624). Brian Hipwell improved his best game and series scores by 20 and 30 to score his first 200 game of the season and head the handicap series list with 625. Brian Grayson scored the only other 200+ game with 211.

  Steve Emmony and Robbie Holt (Camp David) both converted 5-10 splits.
The league average remained at 146.1

    Call me Blondie and Duo both won 8-4 and so the gap remains at 5 points. Their nearest challengers, Turkeys and Wilkos both only won 4 points and so fall further behind. With only 6 weeks to go the winners must surely come from one of the current leaders

    The Owls jump from 8th place to 5th after their easy 12-0 win.

   There were only four 500 series tonight, Terry Damm had the best score with 564 (633 with handicap) including two of the nights three 200 games. Keith MacFarlane had the second best handicap series, 602 and Elaine Standley was third with 593.

  Richard Lester converted a 2-7-10 split. Other good efforts were by Jackie Finch with a 5-7 and Julie Wilkins and Brian Grayson who both got a 5-10. Crunch Finch only just missed a big four, just leaving the 6 pin standing.
The league average fell by 0.3 to 146.1

    With Call me Blondie losing 8-4 to Hit & Miss, the chasing bunch of Duo, Turkeys and Wilkos all made ground. The gap between first and second is now 5 points with Turkeys another 20 behind and Wilkos 24 behind.

   Some better bowling tonight with 6 x 500 series and 6 games over 200. Malc Congreve reclaimed his top scoring spot after a lapse last week to score the best series, 585 (651 with handicap) and best game, 220 (242). Brian Grayson (The Owls) had an excellent night with his best series of the season, 534 (630) including his first 200 game of the season - 213 (also the best handicap game of the night, 245).

   Sarah Standley (LAPD) improved her best ever game score by 15 to 176. The Brothers Grim had the distinction of bowling the lowest game of the night and the highest - 380, in consecutive games against Duo.

Neil Taylor (Low Rollers) got the split conversion of the night with a 5-7.
The league average improved by 0.3 to 146.4

    With an 11-1 win over Skittle Scuttlers, Call me Blondie increased their lead in the table to 7 points over Duo who lost to the Owls by 8-4. Turkeys finally won another game (10-2 against LAPD) to reclaim third place from Wilkos who were beaten 8-4 by Hit & Miss.

Best series score of the night by a long way was by Kevin Sharpe who improved his season best by 38 pins to hit 548 (also the best handicap series, 638). Sean MacFarlane regained some form at last to score 517 (603) and also got one of only two 200 games of the night, 208 (Terry Damm got the other, 209)

Terry Emmony converted a 5-7 split but no others were reported.

The league average fell by 0.1 to 146.1

    With a 12-0 win over Turkeys, Call me Blondie caught up with Duo and now head the table on pinfall. Duo scraped a 10-2 win over Xes despite not playing well. Wilkos recent advance up the table faltered while losing 10-2 to Camp David. They retain third place but are 26 points behind the leaders.

LAPD's run of 5 wins in a row ended when they lost 10-2 to an inspired Brothers Grimm team who, in spite of having no luck at all, amassed some good scores.

Malc Congreve (Gutterballs) was top scorer, for the third week in a row, with 569 (638 with handicap) which included the best game 223 (246). Keith MacFarlane was next highest with 560, his best of the season and also the best handicap series of the night - 656.

New seasons best scores were acheived by Mary Grayson with a 515 series (638), which was 57 higher than her previous best, including a 215 game (256). Terry Emmony finally got through the 500 barrier with 527 including a clean game and a 213 - also the first time over 200 this season.

No split conversions were reported. Crunch Finch almost got a big four when he got the 4-7-10.

The league average rose to 146.2

    Duo retain their lead over Call me Blondie by 2 points even though CMB had two matches tonight: they lost 8-4 to LAPD (Elaine and Sarah Standley) and also lost 8-4 to 1022 (Crunch Finch & Kevin Sharpe) in their game from last week.

   1022 picked up 20 points tonight, they beat Brothers Grimm 12-0 in 3 close games and move up from 12th to 7th. LAPD, after their fifth win in a row are equal on points with 1022 in 8th place.

  Malc Congreve again had the best game of the night, 208 (231 with handicap) - the only one over 200. Jenny Hipwell (Xes) and Andy Wilkins (Wilkos) scored 229 with handicap. Matt Titchard (Skittle Scuttlers) had the best series score with 539 (608) Andy Wilkins had the best handicap series - 619. Sarah Standley (LAPD) had her best ever series total of 433 (595).

  Xes (Brian & Jenny Hipwell) scored the best handicap game, 424 in beating Mac Too by 10-2 and Wilkos (Andy and Julie Wilkins) had the best handicap series, 1,171.

The best split conversion was by Des Sands (X Factor) with a 1-2-10.
Steve Emmony (Bros Grimm) got a 5-7 split and Terry Damm (X Factor) converted a 4-7-9 split.
The league average once again remained at 146.1.

    In the absence of Call me Blondie, Duo go top of the table by 2 points even though they lost 8-4 to X Factor (Terry Damm & Des Sands). Turkeys were in one of three drawn matches but still hold onto third place.
   LAPD won again and move up to 8th place while Xes had the only 12-0 win of the night against Skittle Scuttlers and move off the bottom of the table.

  Malc Congreve was top scorer at scratch for both game (214) and series (568) and also had the best handicap game - 239. Richard Springthorpe (Camp David) had an exceptional night beating his best game and series scores by 25 and 58 pins respectively. His high game of 190 (235 with handicap) was a clean game and he had his best ever series of 524 (659)

  Julie Wilkins and Jenny Hipwell also beat their previous high series scores, Julie by 25 to 489 (618) and Jenny by 50 to 438, (600)

The best split conversion was by Sean MacFarlane (Mac Too) who got a 3-4-7.
Mary Grayson (Owls) got a 5-10 split.
The league average remained at 146.1.

    With a 10-2 win over Gutterballs (John Bodicoat bowling without Malc Congreve), Duo closed the gap with Call me Blondie who could only draw against Camp David (Richard Springthorpe & Robbie Holt). Camp David improved their best series score by 42 to 881 (1169 with handicap) and both players increased their average by one pin.
   Turkeys again held on to third place in spite of only drawing with Brothers Grimm. LAPD won their third match in a row and have won 34 out of 36 points. They move up two places to 9th this week.

   Pat Byrne was top scorer with 607 (also top handicap score, 652) which included a 203 and 205. Harry Hargreaves had the second best series at scratch and handicap and also the best game of the night, 214 (242).

   Diane MacFarlane scored her first 200 game of the season and Elaine Standley also reached 200 exactly.

The best split conversion was by Brian Grayson (Owls) who got a 2-7-10.Other good efforts were by Des Sands (1-2-4-10), Harry Hargreaves (3-8) and Sarah Standley (3-10).
The league average remained at 146.1.

        No change at the top of the table this week as Call me Blondie and Duo both won although Duo have reduced the deficit by 4 points, to 6. Turkeys recent slump continues although they just hold on to third place from Wilkos.

   Richard Lester again lead the list of top scorers with the best (& only) 200+ game of 235 and the best series, 551 (605 with handicap). Four others broke the 500 mark, including Paul Simmons (Hit & Miss) who beat his previous best series by 27 to reach 505 scratch, including a clean game and the best handicap series of the week, 628.

Some good split conversions this week: Sean MacFarlane (Mac Too) got a 2-4-10, Andy Wilkins converted a 1-3-7 and Paul Simmons got an unusual 1-5-10.
The league average improved slightly to146.1.

      With a 12-0 win over out of form Gutterballs (John Bodicoat & Malc Congreve), Call me Blondie (Pat & Karen Byrne) have opened up a 10 point lead over new second place Duo (Tony Pearce & Rich Lester). Duo took all the points from last weeks' second place Turkeys (Harry Hargreaves & Martin Cook) to overtake them.
    1022 (Crunch Finch & Kevin Sharpe) and LAPD (Elaine and Sarah Standley) also did well to win their games 12-0 against Skittle Scuttlers and Hit and Miss respectively.

   Five players exceeded 500 this week, Richard Lester having the best scratch series with 541, closely followed by Terry Damm on 540. Elaine Standley improved her best series score to get over 500 for the first time in this league this season and had the best handicap series of the week with 612. Crunch Finch improved his average by 5.4 this week and had the next best handicap series (607).

The best reported split conversion was by Martin Cook (Turkeys) with a 5-10.
The league average was unchanged at 146.1.

    Call me Blondie (Pat & Karen Byrne) regained the top of the table with a 12-0 win over Xes (Brian and Jenny Hipwell) while Turkeys (Harry Hargreaves & Martin Cook) were beaten for the first time in 8 matches by Mac Too (Diane & Sean MacFarlane).
    The Low Rollers (Keith MacFarlane & Neil Taylor) completed their fourth 12-0 in a row by beating Brothers Grimm (Terry & Steve Emmony).
    Almost a third of the bowlers scored over 500 tonight, nine altogether, the best being by Scott Ellington with 545 (650 with handicap) followed by Martin Cook, 540 (606).
    The best reported split conversion was by Sarah Standley (LAPD) with a 5-8-10.
The league average rose by 0.1 to 146.1.

    The Turkeys (Harry Hargreaves & Martin Cook) continued their impressive climb to the top of the league with another win, their seventh in a row, to go above Call me Blondie (Pat & Karen Byrne). They beat Skittle Scuttlers (Nicky Guest & Scott Ellington) 10-2 and go 8 points clear of Call me Blondie after their surprise 12-0 defeat by Low Rollers (Keith MacFarlane & Nicola Rye). Last weeks third place, Duo, were also beaten heavily by 1022 (Crunch Finch & Kevin Sharpe) but stay in third place.

    Some good scores tonight; seven players exceeded 500, the best being Martin Cook with 572 (641 with handicap) with Rich Lester (Duo) close behind with 550 (607) Scott Ellington had the second best handicap series with 636. There were also 5 games over 200 this week and the overall league average improved by 0.4 to 146.0.

    X Factor (Terry Damm & Des Sands) go to the top of the team handicap series list with 477 in their win over Brothers Grimm. Five players improved their averages by 2 pins a game: Des Sands, Scott Ellington, Keith MacFarlane, Nicola Rye and Crunch Finch who is finding some form after injury.

    The best reported split conversion was by Martin Cook (Turkeys) with a 5-10.
Three 'clean' games were scored; Terry Damm and Des Sands (in the same game) and Harry Hargreaves.

    At the half way stage, Call me Blondie confirmed their position at the top on Position night with an 8-4 win over Duo. The Turkeys (Harry Hargreaves & Martin Cook) continued their run of good form with a 12-0 thrashing of Brothers Grimm and move above Duo to second place. The Turkeys are unbeaten since the first week of November and have only missed out on 8 points in the last 72 with the last three weeks being maximum point wins.

    The league leaders provided all the high scores this week with the Call me Blondie/Duo match having the best three scratch series scores. Karen Byrne had the best series scores, 593 (662 with handicap) while Pat had the best game, 236 (251) Richard Lester (Duo) hit a 551 (608). Karen had the next best scratch game with a 222 and Elaine Standley (LAPD) improved her best game of the season when scoring 208 (243)

   

    Best split conversion was by Brian Hipwell (Xes) with a 6-7 (see right). Robbie Holt (Camp David) also did very well to get a 5-8-10.
The overall league average improved slightly to 145.6.

Call me Blondie (Pat & Karen Byrne) beat second place Duo (Tony Pearce & Rich Lester) 8-4 to go clear by 4 points. Third place Turkeys (Harry Hargreaves & Martin Cook) had another good win 12-0 against Camp David (Richard Springthorpe & Robbie Holt) to close the gap with the leaders. There are only 6 points between first and third now.

    Brothers Grimm (Terry & Steve Emmony) failed to make any progress from fourth place, losing 8-4 to Skittle Scuttlers (Nicky Guest & Scott Ellington) who both had a good series and only just missed out on all of the points. Scott improved his best series by 34 to record his first 500 series of the season.

    There were six 500 series but only one 200 game (see below). The best was by Terry Damm (X Factor) with 527 (593 with handicap) and Harry Hargreaves scored the best game with 202 (230).
John Bodicoat (Gutterballs) has discovered what an easy game this is, recording his best game, 176 (23 higher) and series, 467 (67 higher) and improving his average by 3 pins per game. He heads the high game and series handicap tables this week with 232 and 635.

    Best split conversion was by Sean MacFarlane (Mac Too) with a 2-4-6-10 (see right) but he failed with many easier chances that he was given. Diane MacFarlane also did a great shot to convert a 4-7-10 split.
The overall league average stayed the same again at 145.5.