24th November 25 v Military 'D' (Front Pin R2) Won 212-204

 The Tatti's edged past Military 'D' by 8 pins to reach the quarter final of the front pin cup, 212-204

Not a great deal to say about this mediocre performance except to say well done to Jonah & Cheeso for getting the spares that eased the Tatti's through. 

The Bogoes got away with half the team failing to reach 20, but they'll all need to improve to have a chance of retaining their front pin crown. 

5th December 25 v Buccaneers (H) Won 378-337

Following two back-to-back league defeats the Tatti's returned to winning ways with a huge 41 pins victory over Buccaneers at the Military Club, 378-337

Yet another very disappointing opening leg, which would have been a sub 80 without Jonah's 12, left the Bogoes fearing another defeat was on the cards This was cemented by their opponents who responded with a couple of good legs boosted by a brace of 17 spares.  

On returning to the alley they found themselves trailing by 99 pins. Thankfully, Jonah was in top form, flooring a brilliant 15 to provide some hope. Captain Ali took the second leg into the 90's by clearing the frame and expertly repeated this feat again straight afterwards to commence their third leg. 

Just 6 pins adrift at this point, the game was back on, and Cheeso & Benny joined the party with a spare apeice. Cheeso confidently dispatched a single pin to get his 14 & Benny took full advantage on his second '5 off the quarter' chance with a wonderful 16 spare. Although there was no more heroics from Jonah the leg surpassed the magic ton to leave Buccaneers 96 to level.

When they returned to the alley to complete proceedings they saw that Bucc's, without spares, had failed to reach the 80's and 2 very welcome points were in the bag. And, the spares kept coming. This time Jonah joined in with Cheeso & Benny to record a hat-trick and all three of them surged past the 40 total. 

"Great win in end and you’d think by the margin this was a comfortable victory. Far from it, another mediocre opening leg and that included a well taken 12 spare by Jonah gifted a dangerous buccaneers side the chance to put us under real pressure and they did just with good legs of 86 and 95 leaving us 99 to level when we returned to the alley. Jonah’s brilliant 15 helped us post a 2nd leg of 91 and with cheese getting a well taken 14 and Benny’s fantastic 16 it really was game on when we chalked up a 3rd leg of 104. Our opposition struggled the last two legs recording only 77 and 79 but that can happen as the night goes on on an alley that’s becomes more challenging. Jonah once again took out and excellent spare chance for 12 Benny likewise with 15 and cheese’s brilliant spare meant it was all down to who was gonna take the top score gong. Cheese’s 14 meant that went to Jonah with a brilliant total of 46 with cheese on 45 and Benny on 44, 7 spares on the night shared between the 3 of them!! Move on now another tough fixture to end the year away against a good fire brigade side"

26th November 25 v Emlyn's Victors (A) Lost 321-343

The Tatti's suffered another dent in their quest to retain the championship title with the dreaded plastic pins playing a huge part in their away game against Division 1 newcomers Emlyn's Victors at the Brewers Arms. They lost by 22 pins, 321-348 

Fortune played a huge part in the scores achieved by players, so there's little point in me commenting on individual performances. On the hole, I'm saddened to say, what-ever this was it definitely wasn't skittling as we know it. 

This comes across as sour grapes because the Bogoes lost the match however, win or lose, I'm always critical of the decision made back in the 1990's to allow the Amercan 'Ten-Pin' style pins to be used. Each time a ball strikes them, the resulting fall is completely random and it massively spoils the game. 

Ted Rodger's famous riddles are easier to solve than working out how to play with these pins. The best place for them is inside his dusty fecking bin!😡    

"Another abject team performance allowed newly promoted Emlyn's victors to take the 2 points which they fully deserved. It started so well as well with Rob’s excellent flopper but I’m afraid that was as good as it got. Craig registered our only other spare a 10 to finish to boost his score to a respectable 32 but it was Rob who topped scored with 33. Big two games now before the Xmas break against two good sides both of which we lost in the corresponding fixtures last season. You would say they are must wins !!"

21st November 25 v Evans SC (H) Lost 348-371

The Tatti's were well beaten in their 'Top-of-the-Table' clash with Evans SC, losing by 23 pins, 348-371.

Once again the Tatti's match followed a familiar pattern at home. They start poorly then improved dramatically, but on this occasion they were poof for two legs & were up against an Evans SC side who were bang on form. 

The Bogoes total of 348 has been sufficient to beat every opponent so far this season with the exception of Harry's Lads who also scored a 370 on the Military Club alley. So, congratulations to Evans SC, who were excellent & they fully deserved their victory.

Following a couple of games on the sub's bench, TK Maxx excelled to achieve the Tatti's highest individual score with a 13 spare in the second leg. Westy should probably have taken this accolade but for three legs he restricted himself to scoring binary numbers only & his a brace of spares only served to rescue his total to 30. 

Booby threated to get a double flopper gain but was thwarted by a solitary pin and his 17 provided only a brief moment of hope for a recovery. 

"An opening leg of 78 virtually sealed our fate and was compounded with Evans scoring legs of 90 and 96 and our 2nd leg response of just 81. Robs excellent 17 and Craig’s 11 on the 3rd leg gave us false hope as we could only muster 103 after a top half of 60. 

Well played Evans deserved winners we’ll have to put that down to being one of those nights!! Liam returned to the side with a good 36 aided by a well taken 13, with Ian on 34 and Rob recovering to register the same score. Need to bounce back next week when we make the long trip to the brewers !!"

19th November 25 v Barton (KO Cup R2) Won 2-1 (290-276)

The Tatti's progressed through to the quarter final of the KO cup after a close fought victory over Barton, 2-1 (290-276)

Booby starred with 38 thanks to a superbly taken 14 spare on the final leg. He needed that spare to win his duel and, with the triples & fours all failing to achieve an average of 7's and losing, the point won by Rob became the crucial match winner. 

12th November 25 v United Farmers (Cider R2) Won 6-4

The Tatti's made it through to the quarter final of the Cider cup with a 6-4 victory over United Farmers at the Military Club (304-288).

14th November 25 v Wranglers (A) Won 360-321

Last season, the Tatti's were beaten at the Richmond Club in this fixture despite their opponents being short & having to use AN Other. This season, Wranglers managed to field a full strength team but the outcome was less positive for them as The Bogoes ran out comfortable victors by 39 pins, 360-321.

Although jet-lagged from his week long excursion to Kuala Lumpa, where Booby was rightly lauded over by the World Bowls fraternity, he sprinted out of the blocks with an impressive 13 spare. This was immediately followed up with a superb 17 spare by Berti which set aside any concerns about slipping on last seasons proverbial banana skin, even with Prycer's very unfortunate finale failing to bring the expected ton up for their opening leg. 

In the second leg, Vorni dispatched a single pin again, he's almost getting used to it now, to help himself to a 12 spare but sadly, he rather ran out of steam after that.

The second leg total of 88, whilst not as good as the first, was sufficient to leave Wranglers wanting a huge 105 to level, which as it turned out, was a target way to far for them to threaten. 

So, when the Bogoes returned to the alley for their second half, the match was already over as a contest. However, the main highlight of the evening came when Anchor man Dale achieved his first ever spare. A great first ball floored eight pins to leave just the one standing, and without too much hesitation, his next ball struct the centre of this solitary pin. Fantastic, well done Dale, now hopefully that's the start of many more spares to follow.

"Excellent win on a very unpredictable alley. Wranglers started with 80 but with Rob and Ian getting us off to flyer with spares of 13 and 17 respectively it at us up for a big opening leg and hopes of avenging last seasons narrow defeat. 3 more steady legs aided by another Vorni spare(12) and new boy dale who capped his night off with a well taken 12( there is now only ONE player left to record a spare this season !!) meant we ran out comfortably winners. Ian once again topped scored with another excellent 40 with hall of famer not far behind on 37. On to next week now with the small matter of a visit from the league leaders"