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Bitzas & Pieces

Looking to make up for the early season draw, could Hustlers continue their run of form as they took on Beehive Bitzas, back on home territory?

A steady start saw Lofty get the opening 9s of the night, as 1st leg racked up a 9-pin lead, just Clive failing to beat his man.  With Steve getting our first 40, and only TC failing to beat his man, 2nd leg extended the lead by a further 10 pins at the midpoint.

Another steady performance saw 3rd leg open the gap still further, as they added 12 more pins to the lead.  Neil opened with our lone spare of the night, but still needed another 9 to help him to top score.  Gary’s 9 pair helped him to a 40, while JT completed the hat trick to win the leg by a glorious 25.  And so we achieved by far our highest winning margin for quite some time, while keeping our run going.

Whaddon Bowling Club awaits next week, as we take on Diards.
 
25/2/13 v Beehive Bitzas @ Suffolk

 

Mart

7 2 9 4 4 9 35 4

AS

5 7 7 4 3 8 34 6
Clive 5 7 6 5 5 7 35 -1

1st leg total 104 v 95

TC

5 6 4 6 5 6 32 -2

Rich

4 5 7 7 4 8 35 1
Steve 9 5 7 7 7 6 41 11

2nd leg total 108 v 98

Pete

7 7 6 5 3 4 34 5

Mark

5 6 6 7 5 8 37 5
Stu 4 3 5 6 7 7 32 2

3rd leg total 103 v 91

Neil

14 5 5 9 6 6 45 16

Gary

5 3 6 9 8 9 40 5
JT 6 6 8 7 7 6 40

4

4th leg total 125 v 100

Grand total 440 v 384

WON by 56

Hustlers Gooner Win?

Back on a winning streak (will they match Bayern Munich’s?), Hustlers travelled to Parklands looking to extend that run.

A weak start from 1st leg saw Hustlers trailing by 4 pins as they handed over.  2nd leg featured Swayner’s first 40 of the seson, just beaten by Wallsy, as they won the leg by 4 to leave the game all square once more at halftime (Arsenal would have been very happy with that).

The improvement continued as 3rd leg saw Pete get another 40 to help us establish a 3-poin lead to hand over to the anchors.  And there was more to come, with three more 40s helping win the leg by 11 and so seal our 2nd double of the season.

Back home next week as we take on the Bitzas.

19/2/13 v Flyers @ Parklands

Rob

6 6 8 8 5 6 39 4

Mike

5 5 5 5 6 7 33 1
TC 7 4 7 6 3 4 31 -9

1st leg total 103 v 107

AS

3 6 6 8 5 6 34 -4

Mark

8 7 9 6 3 8 41 6
Steve 6 8 9 7 6 6 42 2

2nd leg total 117 v 113

Pete

6 7 6 9 8 7 43 6

Clive

6 7 8 7 7 3 38 -5
Stu 6 5 6 8 8 6 39 2

3rd leg total 120 v 117

Neil

7 8 8 8 8 5 44 6

Gary

8 7 7 5 8 6 41 -2
JT 8 5 9 5 6 7 41

8

4th leg total 126 v 114

Grand total 466 v 451

WON by 15

What a Yorker!

A return to the Suffolk saw Hustlers looking to continue last week’s winning form as they took on Duke of York.

A good start from 1st leg as Pete, opening with our first 9 of the night, narrowly missed a 40, a mark reached by Lewis, helping set up a 4-pin lead.  A very mixed bag was to follow as both bottom-scorer TC & top-scoring Lofty hit 9s, but only 1 getting near (& passing) the 40 mark, losing 6 pins in the process.

A low scoring, but steady 3rd leg saw Mark & Stu hit a 9.  More importantly, the game took another turn as they also convincingly won the leg, leaving the anchors to defend a 12-pin lead.  All 3 broke the 40 mark, with JT retaking the "almost spare" prize, as they took the leg by a single pin to confirm a solid victory.

We’re off to Parklands next week for our return match against Flyers.

11/2/13 v Duke of York @ Suffolk

Pete

9 6 5 7 6 6 39 3

Mike

7 2 8 6 7 7 37
Lewis 7 8 5 5 7 8 40 1

1st leg total 116 v 112

TC

7 5 4 4 3 9 32 -8

Mart

4 9 8 8 6 6 41 5
Clive 7 4 6 6 8 6 37 -3

2nd leg total 110 v 116

Mark

3 5 6 7 5 9 35 -1

Stu

8 2 3 8 7 6 34 8
Neil 5 7 8 7 5 5 37 5

3rd leg total 106 v 94

Rob

6 7 7 7 7 7 41 7

Gary

6 7 7 5 8 7 40 -9
JT 5 7 9s 8 6 6 41

3

4th leg total 122 v 121

Grand total 454 v 443

WON by 12

Hustlers’ Extras Double

After last week’s game, Hustlers headed out to Shurdington to try & do the double over British Legion Extras.

1st leg got off to a solid start, with Mike getting our first 40, ably supported by Pete & Lewis, but only managing to tie the leg.  2nd leg were a little more hit & miss, with only Cap’n Clive beating his man, with our sole spare helping him to top score.  Still, we were only trailing by a single pin – it could all change.

A solid 3rd leg all narrowly missed reaching 40, but were able to turn the game around and hand the anchors a 3-pin leg.  A very solid display from the anchors saw Rob sneak our third 40, with Gary & JT narrrowly missing out on theirs.  Taking the leg by 5 pins helped us finish 8 up and finally rack up our 1st win of 2013.

It’s back to the Suffolk next week as we face the Duke of York

6/2/13 v British Legion Extras @ Hatherley & Reddings CC 

Pete

8 3 8 8 6 6 39 1

Mike

8 6 8 9 6 5 42 -1
Lewis 1 5 7 8 9 8 38

1st leg total 119 v 119

AS

6 6 6 3 4 4 29 -4

Rich

6 9 6 3 6 2 32 -6
Clive 7 11 4 8 6 7 43 9

2nd leg total 104 v 105

Dan

6 6 7 6 6 7 38 7

Mark

8 9 8 2 4 6 37 -2
Steve 5 6 7 7 4 7 36 -1

3rd leg total 111 v 107

Rob

8 4 7 7 8 7 41 -2

Gary

6 5 6 9 7 6 39 2
JT 9 5 5 8 5 5 39

5

4th leg total 119 v 114

Grand total 453 v 445

WON by 8