Author: TC

Setting, first leg got off to a stuttering start, with AU getting our first 40 of the nigh, while Jim managed to wrest Barry from Lofty’s grasp (only his 3rd beaver in 30 years, apparently) to give us a 10-pin lead.  Despite Rob’s 2nd spare in 2 games and JimBob’s new highest score, 2nd leg continued the stuttering and managed to lose 3 pins

Playing second, a nervous first leg got off to a great start, with AU getting our first 40 of the night as he & Gary got 40s (making up for Lofty gaining control of Barry with his first beaver of the season) to give us an 18-pin lead.  Despite Rob’s spare, 2nd leg put in a consistent performance, but failed to capitalise and ended up dropping 4 pins.  Was the rot setting in?

Back at home, first leg set a fine standard as they set up an 18-pin lead, with rob getting his highest score of the season.  Despite JimBob’s top score of the season, 2nd leg couldn’t maintain the standard and dropped 10 pins, ending the leg 8 pins ahead.

A final Suffolk game before we get back to normal home & away games.  Could the Hustlers make this a double win over the Old Golds?

Yet again following, the Hustlers got off to an indifferent start after Gary’s spare took us into an early lead and first leg handed over 5 pins down.  Despite JimBob improving his average (a rarity tonight), 2nd leg fared no better and dropped a further 5 pins, going into the 2nd half trailing by 10.

Lewis’ top score of the night paved the way for a glorious comeback as 3rd leg turned the game on its head, handing a 10-pin lead over to the anchors to capitalise on.  And so it was time for the steady performance of our anchor lead, who managed to stretch the lead by a further 17 pins, to give us our third win on the trot.

Can this winning streak continue?  We shall see after next week’s jaunt to the Beehive v the table-topping Bitzas.

A vital return match against close rivals Cheltenham Cricket Club, at the Suffolk once more.  Would the cricketers be stumped, or would the Hustlers get run out?

Following on once more, the Hustlers got off to a great start, with 40s from Gary and Lofty (his top score to date) giving us a 13-pin lead.  Despite losing early pins, 2nd leg soon helped keep that lead, as TC got our 3rd 50 of the season and our first flattener to take the lead out by a further 120 pins, until a last man spare helped the CC draw the leg.

With Lewis’ spare helping him to his top score of the season, 3rd leg  were strong and won by 8 pins, giving anchor a 21-pin lead to play with.  Clive hit his 3rd spare in as many weeks and JT his top score of the season as the anchors (all with 40s) put in an amazing performance to stretch the lead by a further 30 pins and giving us our biggest win of the season and an incredible total of 491 pins at home – our best ever score on the alley.

Is this the start of a winning streak?  Tune in next week to see another home match, v Old Golds.

A rearranged Hustlers match on a Wednesday night against the Kraftsmen and all to play for.  Whose bid would be successful?  Would the result be a choc?

Following on, the Hustlers got off to a stuttering start, with Rob’s 40 barely making a difference as we fell 12 pins behind.  A similar story followed with 2nd leg, although TC’s first 40 of the season helped pull back 6 pins to hand over a narrow deficit.

3rd leg got off to a poor start, dropping 10 pins on the first hand.  The rest of the leg was rather up-and-down, but they held on to hand over 15 pins down, with the anchor having it all to do.  And what a start they made.  2 spares on the first hand saw the deficit pulled back and converted into a 2-pin lead.  Slowly, but surely further progress was made and finally the game ended with the Hustlers taking the leg by 21 pins and the game by 6.

Has the corner been turned?  Watch us take on Chelt CC next week, at the Suffolk once more.

After a 3-week gap we finally get to play a match, and it’s back at the Suffolk.  Would the break have been good for us or would lack of match practice show?

A nervous start saw AU lead the way with a steady 40, only for 1st leg to hand over 5 pins down.  With Jim-Bob improving on his previous score, Clive’s top score (and our only spare of the night) helped turn the game around and handed over 2 pins up.

A steady 3rd leg couldn’t improve on this and dropped 11 pins, leaving it all up to the anchors to win the game for us.  But a faltering performance saw another 20 pins dropped and our winning streak come to an end.

Our next game is the rearranged fixture v the Kraftsmen, back at the Suffolk next Wednesday.

The first snows of a new decade saw the Hustlers take on the Jets at the Robins Club for the first of our return matches.  Would it be a whitewash?

Despite the weather keeping some players from attending (and Stu on the start of his extended sojourn in the Colonies), we managed to field a full team and 1 reserve on the night.  Following, a rejigged 1st leg put in a mixed performance (with Rob joint top-scoring) to hand over a single pin in front.  2nd leg were steady, but stretched the advantage out by a further 8 pins.

3rd leg added another 2 joint top scorers, with Lewis chalking up a superb spare in the process, to extend the lead by 3 more pins.  Anchor then followed on with an indifferent performance, losing pins, but still managing to keep a winning margin overall.

A great start to a new year, hopefully indicating a better 2nd half of the season.  We finally return to the Suffolk next week for a run of 4 home games – a chance to establish a winning streak.