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Three weeks in and it is shaping up to be a competitive season, with most teams having chalked up a win. League table means nothing yet, though… Monday night saw Siânie’s Angels with another tough assignment and it was Alsorts who triumphed 8-2. The Angels showed plenty of spirit though, with Ralph Weldon hitting the highest spare so far (12) in the second on the way to 40 pins and a leg win. They whacked a creditable 37 in the last, but Alsorts moved into top gear with a 45- pin haul to complete their victory. James Crosby posted Angels’ best effort with 31 (including a zero), whilst Gary Walker’s 32 was top of the 'Sorts. Absolutely Skittled were up against Lads’ Night Out, and gave the Lads a bit of fright before losing 6-4. The newcomers started like a train in the first, with Ben Collis opening the match with a 9 spare on the way to a 34-25 win. LNO were roused and took the next two legs with 39 & 37 pins, but Skittled roared back with another spare in the 4th (Gary Bridges’ 11) to snatch the points 36-34. Lads saved their best till last, hitting 41 to take the match. Tom Morgan whacked 37, whilst Gary Bridges finished with a strong 35. Last Six faced Living On A Spare on Tuesday, and the latter took this one 6-4. It was a close-run thing with little to separate the teams before LOAS smashed 42 in the beer leg to lead 4-2. Six hit back with a 40-pin leg of their own in the 4th, but Spare won out 39-36 in the deciding 5th. Matt Wright’s 39 was the pick, backed up by 34 from debutant Geoff Fletcher; Andy Ives 33 was top for the Six. Gutter Nutters were comprehensive winners against Newcomers, posting 42 & 39 in the first two on their way four straight legs. Newcomers fired themselves up by the 5th as Nutters ran out of puff, and snatched the points to save face and avoid the clean sweep. Dan Gillan smashed 36 for the victors, whilst Bill Bruty’s petanque stylings secured 34 for Newcomers. Maclean Smilers took the spoils against Cross Keys in another 6-4 game on Wednesday, despite losing the pins 164-168. It was a leg apiece by the beer, but Keys unusually weren’t thirsty and Smilers snuck in front. The pub stalwarts walloped 41 in leg 4 to draw level but a close run decider was taken by 2 pins and Smilers were victorious. Mark Smythe struck 35 for Keys, with Richard Williams countering with 34. Remnants chalked up a big 8-2 win against Late Knights in a low-scoring match. Knights may be rueing what might have been after drawn legs in the 2nd & 5th and losing the beer leg by a couple of pins - though they won 4 out of 6 drinks. No player made it to 30 in this one. Splitz ‘n’ Giggles were in the points too on Thursday night, after rolling over Big ‘Uns 8-2 in the apostrophe derby. This game was tighter than the result suggests, with the middle 3 legs won by just one pin each. Splitz were in the box seat in the other legs and finished with their best total of the season (173). Captain Rob Perry led the way with his classy 37, whilst Bert Lovegrove’s 32 included a 9 at anchor to snatch leg 4 for Big ‘Uns. Last up, Rollin’ Pins came a cropper against Young & Bald with Wilkins’ young charges posting an 8-2 win. Andy Bell’s Pins were in this one from the start, losing the first two legs by a couple of pins before stealing the beer leg by a single, 33-32. YAB were just getting going, and went up through the gears in legs 4 & 5 to seal the match with 39 in the last. Marcus Groves top-scored (35), supported by 33s from Derek Wilkins & Kieran Scott; Andy Bell made 30 for the Pins’ best effort. Eyes down for week 4 as we move into November - see you down there!

After this week’s fixtures the league table will appear on the website, along with the averages…