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Salad Days

Last game of the season saw the Hustlers host 2nd-placed Celery Boys.  Could we go out with a bang?

After holding a lottery to select the playing order, the Hustlers lead off with a steady first leg, only to see the Celeries sneak it by a mere 4 pins.  With  Rob getting our first 40 of the night, 2nd leg put in another steady performance, but saw the lead stretch out by another 3 pins at the break.

Refreshed by the sasuages and chips, 3rd leg built on a slow start to hit the highest leg score of the night (Neil getting top score in the process) and win by 22, handing over a 15-pin lead to the anchors.  Slowly the Celeries began to eat away at the gap, taking the lead with 2 hands to play.  With the crowds roaring, the anchors bravely rallied and, despite losing the leg by 8 pins, clinched a last-gasp victory to end the season in style.

12/4/10  v Celery Boys @ Suffolk

JT 3 6 8 4 7 4 32

AS

8 7 1 4 8 6 34
Clive 6 4 7 7 7 6 37

1st leg total 103 v 107

Mark 9 2 5 5 8 8 37
Rob 8 5 8 8 4 7 40
AU 7 6 6 7 6 5 37

2nd leg total 114 v 117

Neil

5 8 5 8 15 8 49

Pete

5 3 8 6 7 6 35
Jim 5 5 7 3 8 9 37

3rd leg total 121 v 99

TC 5 7 7 3 8 8 38
Steve 5 5 7 4 7 8 36
Mart 6 8 6 6 6 6 38

4th leg total 112 v 120

Grand total 450 v 443

WIN by 7