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Hustlers get all Steamed up

Back at home this week, Hustlers were hoping that Steamers would continue their record of no away wins this season.

A great opening hand ssaw Mike & Rob get our first 9s of the night.  But that momentum couldn’t be maintained & we ended the leg 12 pins behid, despite Rob getting our first 40.  2nd leg was more evenly matched, thanks to another Chris 40, despite his Hustler spare (thus wrenching Mo the Meerkat from JT’s tight grasp) and we dropped a mere 3 pins, to keep the gap to 15.

3rd leg boldly set about closing that gap, with Stu’s lonely spare & Chris’ 9 helping them to a pair of 40s, ably supported by our veteran Chir (who opened with a 9) and a most creditable leg score, leaving the anchors just 17 pins behind. They fought on the unforgiving alley and it ultimately came down to the last hand, where a 17 spare ultimately sealed the game’s destiny. An unfortunate away loss, with a final 11 pins added to the deficit.
 
We expect great things next week as we return to the Brown Jug of Hustlers legend.
 
25/11/13 v Steamers @ Suffolk

Mike

9 4 6 7 7 6 39 -6

AS

7 6 3 5 6 5 32 -6
Rob 9 4 7 8 4 8 40

-1

1st leg total 111 v 123

Pete

7 6 8 3 8 5 37

TC

5 4 7 3 6 5 30 -11
Chris 7 6 9 7 5 9s 43 8

2nd leg total 110 v 113

 

Mart

8 4 6 8 5 6 37 -2

Rich

3 7 4 8 3 8 33 -9
Stu 6 6 6 5 8 7 38 -2

3rd leg total 108 v 121

Steve

7 4 8 6 9 4 38 -7

Gary

7 5 7 6 8 8 41 4
Neil 7 8 7 7 9 7 45

9

4th leg total 124 v 118

Grand total 453 v 475

WON by -22

‘Slurs Cock A Hoop with the Dog’s Bollocks

This week saw the Hustlers venture to the splendour of the Albion Club to take on high-flying Starbrights.

An interesting start as Mike opened with a 1 and Pete with our first 9 of the night.  That was pretty much the story of the leg as they struggled to a 9-pin deficit.  2nd leg were more sedate as they failed to break the 100 mark and dropped a further 11 pins, leaving us trailing by 20 at the midpoint.

3rd leg boldly set about closing that gap, with Stu’s lonely spare & Chris’ 9 helping them to a pair of 40s, ably supported by our veteran Chir (who opened with a 9) and a most creditable leg score, leaving the anchors just 17 pins behind.  They fought on the unforgiving alley and it ultimately came down to the last hand, where a 17 spare ultimately sealed the game’s destiny.  An unfortunate away loss, with a inal 11 pins added to the deficit.
 
We’re back at the leveller next week, as we face Steamers at the Suffolk
 
21/11/13 v Starbrights @ Albion Club

Mike

1 7 8 6 6 5 33 -10

Pete

9 8 6 4 3 7 37 -5
Rob 4 8 2 8 8 7 37

6

1st leg total 107 v 116

JT

5 6 4 5 8 5 33 -5

TC

5 5 6 5 7 4 32 -6
Clive 5 7 2 7 4 6 31

2nd leg total 98 v 109

 

Chris

4 5 8 9 7 7 40 2

AS

9 5 4 8 5 7 38 -8
Stu 7 6 13 6 8 5 45 13

3rd leg total 123 v 116

Gary

5 7 4 8 5 6 35

Steve

5 7 5 6 5 7 35 6
Neil 6 5 5 7 5 7 35

-17

4th leg total 105 v 116

Grand total 431 v 455

WON by -24

Stick for the ‘Slurs

Back at home and looking to extend their winning streak, Hustlers faced the Celery Boys.

First leg stuttered along, with Mike narrowly avoiding wrenching Barry from the vice-like grip of JT, as they failed to break the ton and dropped behind by 21 pins.  Second leg set about making amends, with TC marking our first 9 and Clive our first 40, as they pulled 4 pins back.

Chris’s opening 9 helped him to another 40, while Stu just fell short and Rich got an uncharacteristic bottom score, to see us drop a further 10 pins, but leaving the anchors with a getable 27-pin gap to close.  That gap was soon closing as Gary opened with a double 9, on his way to a 40, along with joint top-scorer Rob and good support from Neilson.  A valiant effort, but not quite enough, as we finished trailing by a narrow 8 pins.
 
Back on the road next week, as we face the Starbrights at the Albion Club.
 
11/11/13 v Celery Boys @ Suffolk

Mike

7 7 6 4 1 6 31 -2

JT

5 4 6 5 4 7 31 -8
Pete 5 8 6 3 8 5 35

-11

1st leg total 97 v 118

Mart

2 7 5 5 7 5 31 -7

TC

4 6 5 7 7 9 38 -1
Clive 7 8 7 6 6 7 41 12

2nd leg total 110 v 106

 

Chris

9 7 8 8 7 3 42 -1

Rich

7 5 7 5 4 6 29 -16
Stu 5 6 8 8 5 7 39 7

3rd leg total 110 v 120

Rob

7 8 5 7 6 9 42 11

Gary

9 9 6 4 7 5 40 5
Neil 5 6 9 6 4 8 38

3

4th leg total 120 v 101

Grand total 437 v 445

WON by -8