20th December v Military 'D' (A) Won 365-360

The Tatti's end 2019 by completing a double over their nearest challengers Military 'D', 365-360, and will start 2020 with a very healthy nine points lead in the title race.

In many ways this game was similar to the previous week with the Bogoes starting poorly, even worse if Holly hadn't felled his 13 spare, and then recovering immediately with an excellent ton plus leg in the second leg before pinching the result by a few pins. 

Ali starred with 38 thanks to a very important 16 spare that became the catalyst for a brilliant run of four spares in five goes. Whilst Turps, Westy & Berti all failed to capitalise anywhere near as well as their Captain, the trio adding a mere five pins between them with Ali adding seven on his own, the lead it created was sufficient for them hold on to until the very end despite two huge late spares by the D's.

Not content with being top of the tree at Christmas Captain Ali invited a trialist to attend the match and assessed him after the game. We're not 100% sure on this but it appears he was suitably impressed enough to sign on the mystery man. Rumour has it that the fee agreed between the pair was three pints of Ali's favourite Rattler cider!

He looks familiar, anyone know who he is?   

  

13th December v Military 'D' (H) Won 377-370

The Tatti's go seven points clear at the top of the league table by beating closet challengers Military 'D' by seven pins in a high scoring match at the Snooker Centre, 377-370.

The Bogoes started the game off with probably their worst efforts of the season which resulted in a dire sub 80 leg. Turps almost rescued it but his spare ball flew straight through the gap between the pins. The impetus was now with Military 'D' who, with three spares by the half way stage, showed why they are second in the league, leaving the Tatti's more than a hundred to level. 

With their 100% record threatened the fightback started immediately as Pryce & Holly both floored spares. Captain Ali soon added a third and with some solid scoring from the top half they nudged into a slender lead by a few pins. 

The third leg commenced in the same vain as the first with the top half suffering another poor 39, but this time Turps made full use of his spare chance with a fabulous 16. It made the leg respectable and meant Military D required 92 to level which, as it happens, was exactly what they achieved with a brace of spares.

On to a one leg shoot out then & with a couple of excellent 15 spares the D's put themselves in pole position to take all the points with a cracking 98 total. 

The really tough total of 99 to win looked unlikely until TK floored eight down with his first ball. Unfortunately, he missed the single pin with his second ball but just seeing a spare chance gave the team the lift it needed. Statto who was up next and he also floored eight with his first ball but then took the single pin smack in the middle. He finished with a game changing 14 spare thanks to a great final delivery. 

A couple of unlucky five's from Turps & Cheeso could have killed off the momentum but instead it fired up the usually calm Westy. With four players to go & 37 pins to win another spare was now an absolute necessity and he rose to the challenge with a fantastic flopper 17. 

Raising both arms into the air Westy surged a few steps down the alley and back in celebration before returning to his seat absolutely shattered but chuffed with his mammoth effort. Stuee Griff made the result absolutely certain with a good 12 spare before Berti, like his boy earlier, missed a single pin spare chance, but it didn't matter because he felled the winning pins anyway. What a game and what a finish.      

11th December v Bridgemen (Front Pin R3) Won 235-196

The Tatti's eased their way into the quarter final of the Front Pin cup with a comfortable 39 pins victory over Bridgemen at the Military Club, 235-196

Rusty shone more than all the rest with a very good 33 thanks to a well taken 15 spare to pip Captain Ali to the highest score by a single pin. Leading by example, Ali's 13 spare on the first leg spurred the team on to a huge lead of 22 pins which Bridgemen never really threatened to close. 

6th December v Richmond 'A' (A) Won 343-311

The Tatti's extend their 100% run to 16 matches with solid away win over Richmond 'A' at the Richmond Club, 343-311

The plastic pins made for a game in which good skittling resulted in poor scoring and vice-versa. Ne'r mind, a wins a win and the Bogoes now look forward to next week when they will meet the challenge of second placed Military 'D' in the first of the turn-around league matches before Xmas. 

4th December v Fire Brigade (KO Rnd3) Won 3-1 (331-293)

The Tatti's progressed through to the quarter final of the KO cup with a very good 3-1 victory over Fire Brigade at the Snooker Centre.

The team totals appear to show a convincing 38 pins win for the Bogoes however, in reality, the relatively new format of the KO cup (devised by Rob Weale) meant that when the Tatti's began their final leg Fire Brigade were the favourites to progress further in the competition. The situation was as follows:

• Singles: 9 to win
• Pairs: 20 to win (need a spare)
• Triples: already won
• Fours: 33 to win (three 8's and a 9)

So in the end the key score was Boundy's 11. Anything less than a spare at that point would have resulted in Rusty having to get the 9 to avoid defeat.

Good game that & another excellent performance by the team. Well done to Westy & Captain Ali for scoring in the 40's. 

29th November v Wellies (A) Won 354-344

The Tatti's 100% run continues on into December with a very good away win against Wellies 354-344. 

Top of the averages Jonah found the going tough, as did Holly, but the team played well as a unit again with others weighing in with spares at crucial times. Prycer's 11 rescued the third leg & Liam's 12 raised the players spirits, spurring them on to an excellent 98 final leg.