Month: February 2012

Hustlers were at the Fox & Hounds, looking to avoid the double against Eagle Star A this week.

 

Despite Neil setting top score with our first 9 and 40 of the night, we opened with a stuttering leg and trailed by 3 pins as 2nd leg took over.  And it was looking good as Lewis opened with our first (and only) spare of the night.  In spite of blowing his chance of a 40, Tocknell Jr led the fightback to level the game at the midpoint.

Then the steadying hands of 3rd leg stepped up, with Gary equalling top score to lead us to a stonking 21 pin lead, despite Dan’s valiant attempt to gain control of Barry.  And so we handed over to the anchors, who would surely guide us to a well-deserved away win.  Indeed, they quickly started to pull further ahead, despite AS’ best efforts in achieving our lowest score of the night.  But then came the drama of the last hand, where we totalled a huge 10!  Fortunately, maths proved to be a dodgy subject for the Stars and we did just enough to hang on to a  rare victory.

We’re on the road again  next week, as we head out to Hatherley to take on the Telehoist boys.  Changes are afoot as we aim to make it 2 on the trot.

 

20/2/12 v Eagle Star A @ Fox & Hounds 

Neil	4	6	7	9	7	8	41	1
Mark	2	7	5	4	5	5	28	-5
Rob	7	8	6	4	6	7	37	1

1st leg total 107 v 110

Lewis	12	4	9	7	6	1	39	-4
Pete	5	6	6	8	3	7	35	9
Stu	5	4	5	5	7	7	33	-2

2nd leg total 107 v 104

TC	4	7	5	8	8	7	39	6
Dan	7	6	5	7	8	1	34	3
Gary	6	5	7	7	8	8	41	12

3rd leg total 114 v 93

AS	6	3	5	3	6	3	26	-14
Clive	7	6	7	7	6	6	39	4
JT	7	4	5	8	6	1	31	-3

4th leg total 96 v 109

Grand total 426 v 435

WON by 9

 

Hustlers returned to the Suffolk this week, looking to do the double over fellow Suffolk residents, Ullenwood CC.

 

1st leg got us going with a resounding thud as Lofty started a little trend with the night’s first beaver, helping to keep the score below 100 for the 1st time in 2012 and dropping 15 pins in the process.  We then witnessed a remarkable 2nd leg.  With Swayner unbelievably top scoring (with our only 40 of the night), we witnessed Barry the Brasilian Beaver change hands twice in a single handas Pete & Steve competed to gain control of our oldest mascot.  Despite that, they managed to be our only winning leg and see Pete somehow beat his man by 11 pins!

But the drama was still not over.  In a close battle, 3rd leg dropped 2 more pins, but witnessed compensate for losing Barry by gaining control of Mo the Meerkat with a classic "Hustlers’ spare".  And so it came down to the anchors once more.  But, despite being our highest scoring leg of the night, they dropped a further 4 pins to see us lose by 14, equalling our lowest home score of the season in the process.

Expect major changes next week as we head to the Fox & Hounds, looking to avoid the double against Eagle Star A.

20/2/12 v Ullenwood CC @ Suffolk

 

Lofty	7	0	6	5	7	6	31	-8
Jim	4	6	3	3	5	6	27	-11
Rob	4	8	8	8	3	6	37	4

1st leg total 95 v 110

Mark	8	8	3	5	9	8	41	4
Pete	0	7	5	8	7	9	36	11
Steve	0	7	5	5	6	7	30	-8

2nd leg total 107 v 100

TC	8	7	6	7	3	6	37	7
Rich	4	3	9s	5	6	5	32	-3
Gary	7	6	8	5	3	7	36	-6

3rd leg total 105 v 107

AS	7	5	7	7	5	7	38	2
Clive	7	6	8	4	5	6	36	0
JT	5	6	6	6	6	6	35	-6

4th leg total 109 v 112

Grand total 416 v 430

WON by -14

 

Away @ Parklands on Valentines Day, Hustlers were looking to avoid a massacre and do what the Robins couldn’t against the Gulls – win!

With Jim making a very welcome appearance,1st leg got off to a great start, with JimBob getting our only 9 of the night, Rob setting top score and the only leg not to lose to their men.  Pretty good going, I’d say, as they handed over a super 17-pin lead.  2nd leg soon set about frittering that away, being the only leg to be whitewashed as they dropped 9 pins, but still left us ahead at the midpoint.

3rd leg tried to make amends, with TC equalling top score, while Stu set our lowest score of the night.  With 2 pins dropped, it was down to the anchors to ensure a win was possible.  With fingers crossed, they struggled initially, but Clive’s equal top score and Andy’s 40 helped clock up the top leg score of the night and add an extra 7 pins to our margin of victory.

On that high, we look forward to doing the double over Ullenwood CC at home on Monday.

 14/2/12 v Strollers @ Parklands

 

 

Back at home this week, Hustlers took on bottom of the league Strollers, looking to complete a rare double.

 

 

1st leg set the standard with Lofty’s top spare helping him reach our top score for the 2nd week in a row, closely followed by Rob’s spareless 40.  Sandwiched between was Rich, registering our 1st beaver of the season, depriving JimBob of Barry the Brasilian Beaver’s company.  It was enough to squeeze out a 4-pin lead.  2nd leg saw Pete hit every score between 1 & 6 as he got our lowest score of the year.  Meanwhile, Dan got his maiden double of spare & 40, but it wasn’t quite enough as Strollers took the leg to level the game at the halfway point.

 3rd leg racked up our top total of the night, with just Mark missing out on a 40 – but he did make the most of it by wresting Mo the Meerkat from Gary’s grasp as he registered only our 3rd "Hustler spare" of the season.  With all 3 beating their men, they handed a 7-pin leg over to the anchors.  With a new line in celebratory dances, Andy got our 4th spare (an alley record for the ‘Slurs) & 6th 40 of the night.  But TC especially & Steve couldn’t keep up with him and we suffered a massive 17-pin loss on the leg to hand the game to Strollers.

It’s off to the Fox & Hounds @ Parklands next week as we try to avenge their victory at the Suffolk earlier in the season.