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Flying Hustlers

The Hustlers return to the Suffolk this week, looking to make amends for the last game.

1st leg began well, despite Clive’s 2nd ever beaver (balancing out our 1st 9 of the night), to put us 3 pins up.  A good showing from 2nd leg saw AS get our first 40 of the night, but still not enough to win the leg.  So we turned around just 2 up.

3rd leg wasn’t happy with this, so TC set about getting bottom score, while Steve (on his way to 40) & Stu hit further 9s.  But we only lost 8 pins  on the leg, as we handed over to the anchors.  Rob lead the way with our only spare on his way to the top score, ably supported by Gary & JT, who soon turned the game completely around and leading us to a much-needed win.

We currently have no game next week, but may rearrange our pre-Christmas game for Monday

29/10/12 v Flyers @ Suffolk

 

Lofty

8 5 7 5 6 7 38 8

Pete

6 8 5 6 6 7 38 2
Clive 5 9 0 7 4 7 32 -7

1st leg total 108 v 105

AS

6 8 6 6 6 8 40 5

Rich

4 6 7 4 7 7 35 -6
Lewis 5 7 6 6 6 8 38

2nd leg total 113 v 114

TC

4 5 5 2 6 4 26 -11

Steve

7 7 8 9 5 6 42 5
Stu 1 5 8 9 7 6 36 -2

3rd leg total 104 v 112

Rob

8 3 14 8 5 7 45 7

Gary

4 7 8 6 6 6 37
JT 8 7 6 5 6 7 39 5

4th leg total 121 v 110

Grand total 446 v 441

WON by 5

Hustlers end up in the Buff against Duke of York

 

Not even ten thousand men would have been able to save the Hustlers from losing their shirts on a lottery of an alley against Duke of York at the Buffs Club tonight.

 

First leg opened reasonably well but by the fifth hand had run out of steam despite Lofty and Clive achieving two of the three top scores of the night.  Second leg did not even get going with Lewis, remarkably still top of the averages, showing his girlfriend how easy it is to score 23 pins in only 6 hands, leaving the Hustlers trailing by 24 pins. On the credit side however, Swayner managed to become the only player to beat his man.

Third leg continued the car crash with only Gary managing a score in the 30s, and losing a further 29 pins into the bargain.  Fourth leg started brightly and had actually knocked 4 pins off the deficit by the third hand, but then the rot set in and Duke of York ran out winners by a mere 66 pins. 

The lesson is clear; the higher up the league one goes, the worse are the alleys and being able to win at home is key to success.  A special mention to Jim who, despite his ailments, turned up and still managed to get the same score as the person currently on top of the averages !

24/10/12 v Duke of York @ RAOB Club

 

Mart

7 8 6 3 6 8 38 -2

Jim

5 3 4 2 4 5 23 -3
Clive 4 6 5 7 9 6 37 -4

1st leg total 98 v 107

Pete

3 5 6 6 4 7 31 -5

Mark

5 6 6 6 4 6 33 1
Lewis 4 2 4 5 5 3 23 -11

2nd leg total 87 v 102

AS

5 2 4 5 4 5 25 -16

Dan

1 6 8 4 4 6 29 -7
Gary 5 5 6 2 5 9 32 -6

3rd leg total 86 v 115

Rob

8 5 6 8 2 8 37 -2

Neil

5 7 2 8 5 7 34 -6
JT 8 7 4 5 5 3 32 -5

4th leg total 103 v 116

Grand total 374 v 440

WON by -66

Hustlers Run to Extras Time

This week saw the Hustlers return to the Suffolk after their bye week, seeking a bit to get the season back on track.

1st leg got us off to an intresting start, as Stavros got a double beaver in setting our bottom score of the night, while Rob hit our first 40 and Mark our first 9.  15 pins down, 2nd leg proved more consistent, with TC (top scorer) & Gary both hitting 9s on their way to their 40s.  And, as top scoring leg, they not only pulled back the gap, but gave us a 4 pin lead at the halfway mark.

 3rd leg was a much closer affair, with Lewis adding another 9 and Steve a 40.   But the Extras proved a touch stronger & pulled back 4 pins, leaving it all down to the anchors to decide the final outcome.  Neil opened with a 9, to put us back into the lead once more.  With another 40 from JT, they held on to that start, ensuring a narrow victory would come the way of the Hustlers.

It’s an away trip to the Buffs next week as we take on the Duke of York
 
15/10/12 v British Legion Extras @ Suffolk

AS

5 0 8 0 6 7 26 -13

Mark

2 3 6 6 7 9 33 -8
Rob 4 7 8 7 7 7 40 6

1st leg total 99 v 114

TC

7 6 7 9 7 8 44 8

Pete

7 6 5 5 4 7 34 7
Gary 7 8 9 6 7 5 42 4

2nd leg total 120 v 101

Marty

7 6 4 2 8 8 35 4

Steve

8 6 7 7 8 4 30 1
Lewis 6 9 4 7 6 6 38 -9

3rd leg total 113 v 117

Neil

9 4 4 6 6 8 37 4

Clive

7 7 3 7 5 6 35 -1
JT 7 6 8 8 8 5 42 3

4th leg total 114 v 108

Grand total 446 v 440

WON by 6

Charity doesn’t begin at home

An away draw in this year’s Hospitals Cup, saw Hustlers face up to Flowers Originals.

1st leg kept the game tight, as Stu & Gary narrowly missed 40s, while TC did his bit to separate the 2 teams.  Dan got our furst 9 of the night & Steve the first 40 as 2nd leg improved our total, but still lost a handful of pins, leaving us trailing at half-time.

Both sides had indifferent 3rd legs as Originals somehow managed to double the lead, leaving the anchors to pull back a dozen pins.  We immediately dropped far beyond as JT opened with a 1.  But they soon recovered, especially with Olive posting our 1st flattener in many moons on his way to our top score (it should have been a 50!), ably assisted by Neil’s 40 & JT just missing out.  The closest leg of the night, but still lost, making the total a baker’s dozen short.

We have a bye next week, but will convene at the Bank House for our trip meeting on Tuesday.

2/10/12 v Flowers Originals @ United Services

TC 8 3 7 7 6 4 35 -9

Stu

8 5 7 7 6 6 39 3

Gary

5 7 8 7 7 5 39 3

1st leg total 113 v 116

AS

7 7 6 4 8 5 37 -3

Dan

9 4 5 5 7 7 37 4
Steve 7 6 8 7 6 8 42 -4

2nd leg total 116 v 119

Marty

6 7 7 4 1 6 31 -5

Mark

5 3 5 6 7 1 27 -2
Rob 4 6 7 7 7 6 37 1

3rd leg total 95 v 101

Neil

8 7 6 5 7 8 41 -1

Clive

4 8 15 6 8 8 49 6
JT 1 8 8 6 7 9 39 -6

4th leg total 129 v 130

Grand total 453 v 466

WON by -13