17th December v Harry's Lads (H) Won 369-338

The final game of 2021 was Phil Hill's 800th competitive match for the Tatti's and they celebrated the event with a good win over ten men Harry's Lads 369-338

Cheeso top scored with a superb 40 which contained a cracking game changing 17 spare in the second leg. It rescued the the leg which started with a terrible 30 from the bottom half.

Berti's brace of spares should have seen him join Cheeso in the 40's but, missing a pin with his last ball mean't he had to settle for a 'Vorni'.

The award for best celebration went to TK Maxx for his entertaining exuberance when achieving his spare in the third leg and Captain Ali finally ended his extended run of poor luck with a 14 spare on his final go. It ended all doubts, if there were any, of claiming all the points and gave Ali a record 800th victory with the Tatti's.

Going into the festive break, the Bogoes are five points clear of Evans SC, Merry Christmas everyone...

15th December v Pins of Anarchy (F. Pin R3) Won 229-202

The Tatti's progress through to the Q. Final with another victory of Pins of Anrchy, 229-202, at the Snooker Centre.

10th December v Fire Bridage (Away) Won 405-361

 The Tattibogoes were on top form again with another 400+ performance away against Fire Bridade to win the match by 44 pins, 405-361. 

The Collins' pair stole the show with 40 apiece, Berti flooring a 15 spare & Liam a 17 spare during the opening leg. Phil Hill was unfortunate not to join them finishing on a Vorni!

After the game Liam thanked the sticker for placing the pins closer together for him.....

8th December v Richmond Painters (KO cup R3) Won 4-0

Another good performance by the Tatti's sees them safely through to the Quarter Final of the KO Cup with whitewash over Richmond Painters.

Berti top scored on 45 after a hat-trick of spares and Boundy recorded 40 too.

3rd December v Barton (Home) Won 376-349

The Tatti's defeated Barton by 27 pins, 376-349, at the Snooker Centre to collect two more points in their 1,100th competitive match.

Rusty is doing his best to prove he is anything but by flying out of the blocks again to floor a spare for the second successive match. A solid performance from him followed and he ended up as joint top scorer on the night with Stuee Griff. 

Following a lengthy review of last weeks' initial Footy Game result, a Roll-Over, VAR overturned Turps decision in Stuee's favour and he celebrated his unexpected cash injection with a 17 spare. It was a shame he failed to reach 40, after a lame effort under the watchful eye of Vorni, but it was enough to take pole position in the Tatti's averages.

Spares by Prycer & the Collins' duo helped the Bogoes to a comfortable victory.

1st December v Strongbow (MvM Cup R3) Won 9-1 (306-244)

The Tatti's are through to the quarter final of the Man v Man cup with a 9-1 thrashing of Strongbow at the Military Club.

Liam starred with an almost flawless performance, top scoring with 38.

26th November v Evans SC (Away) Won 359-345

The Tatti's were bang on form again with five players all achieving a personal best score against Evans SC at the Volunteer helping their team to win by 14 pins, 359-345. 

Trailing by four after the opening leg the top half finished the second with a fantastic 57 to chalk up a leg total of 98 and take control of the match. 

Unusually for Evans they failed to rise to the challenge and responded with a couple of mediocre legs. On seeing this, the Tatti's seized their opportunity with both hands and, with brace of 13 spares by Westy & Stuee Griff, the points were well in the bag.

A solid final leg put the game well out of reach for their opponents despite Evans finishing on a high with an excellent 98 of their own. This result now sees the Tatti's extend their lead at the top to five points. A long way to go yet though.

The night's atmosphere was boosted by the presence of former sticker & player Ashley Stubbs who, as the clock ticked past midnight, celebrated his 30th birthday together with Boundy's on his big Five-oh. 

Congratulations both.

Some head-to-head stats v Evans SC....

The Tatti's have played Evans SC 64 times in all competitions, winning 34 & losing 30 but, counting total pins, Evans SC lead by 40 (21,024 - 21,064).

At the Volly, the Bogoes now lead 8-7 and have scored 39 more pins (4,828 - 4,789). Captain Ali is the only Tatti to have played in all 15 matches.

For those interested, the five players I mentioned achieving their PB's here are; Westy, Booby, Turps, Liam & Stuee.

19th November v The 'C'on Men (Home) Won 387-338

Another good home win, 387-338, against The 'C'on Men ensured the Tatti's remain undefeated this Season.

Stuee Griff starred with a hat-trick of spares in a huge 49 total with Benny only a couple of pins behind him on 47.

All the Bottom halfers were on their game the record the first whitewash 4-0.

12th November v Woodentops (Away) Won 346-320

A trip to the Tatti's former home, The Barrels, was a successful one as they defeated Woodentops by 26 pins, 346-320.

Westy is fast becoming a robot. Yet another flawless performance from him helped the Bogoes close
out the game to gain two more points & continue his own record of scoring 30+ in every game this season.

Whilst Westy's demeanour was as calm as calm could be, it was a much more emotional night for Booby. Fighting off the demons from his past experiences here, he celebrated his spare with such passion it was like watching a 'Phoenix from the Flames' rendition for the Stuart Pearce penalty against Spain in Euro 96.

Booby & Westy are now just a pin apart at the top of the averages, Westy's at the summit, but forget that, this night belonged to Boundy with a superb effort. 

This season Boundy is discovering places to stand that he's rarely found before & is reaping the rewards for it. Two eights & two spares in a brilliant 42 total has resulted in him climbing up the averages into third place and challenging the likes of Westy & Rob for the Bob McCann Memorial Cup.

   

5th November v Phoenix Nights (Home) Won 360-353

After the draw against Beevers the previous week the Tatti's returned to winning ways with a well fought 7 pins victory over Phoenix Nights at home, 360-353

West starred with a superb 43 containing a wonderful 18 & a well taken 13. Turps was next best on 36 having started with a dozen he gave Griff plenty of practice chalking up eights, none of which look as good as his own.

Finally, there was nothing to separate the Collins' pair. Both ended up as the Bogoes lowest scorers and will be limited to playing a supporting role only next week, when the team travel to the Barrels. Every cloud n-all that!

Talking of support, it was a pleasure to welcome back a few Tatti old boys, Sammer, Scotty & Thommo. 

Scotty has played for the Bogoes 34 times. His debut was on 27th September 1991 at the Belmont Inn where he scored 32 in a win over Belmont Sports in Division 6. In his final game that season he lifted the Champion of Champions cup, and then left Hereford to join the forces.

Scotty returned for a one-off appearance on 5th September 2008 against Harry's Lads at the Railway Club, today this remains his only game for the team in Division 1. 

Thommo has played 96 games for the Tatti's. He debuted in the Bogoes very first match on 23rd August 1991 at the Golden Lion when, at No8 on the board, he scored 24 to help the team beat The Generals.

He continued playing until the start of their fourth season, his last match was on 12 October 1994, when the Tatti's beat Jubilee at the Cross Keys in round two of the Front Pin Cup. He then left Hereford to pursue a new career in the medical profession.

Sammer has played 170 matches for the Tatti's. His debut was on 26th August 1994 against Burlings Boys in division 4 when he scored 34 with a 13 & a 14 spare. He continued playing until 1st April 1998 after which he left Hereford for the bright lights of London Town & a spell being a student at University. 

Returning to the 'Ford in 2005 & rejoined the Bogoes on 16th September that year, scoring 24 in a victory over Wellies at K's Pool Club. However, he left again after the match against Military D on 23rd April 2008, but has since made four more one-off appearances as a 'sleeper'. His last game was on 13th April 2018 helping the team beat Fire Bridgade in a play-off match at the Military Club.

3rd November v Pins of Anarchy (Man v Man R2) Won 7-1

The Tatti's cruised through to round 3 of the Man v Man cup with a 7-1 victory over Pins of Anarchy at the Snooker Centre.

Berti top scored with 37 thanks to a flopper 15 on his first go and Turps ended the night with a well taken 15 spare to finish on 35.

Apart from the two spares, the only other memorable event was Jonah's massive work boots which were so huge he struggled to bowl whilst wearing them. So, from the second leg onwards he didn't.....

29th October v Beevers (Away) Drew 370-370

The Tatti's drop their first point of the season following a high scoring draw away against Beevers, 370-370.

Phil Hill excelled with superb total of 48, his personal best for the Tatti's but, he would have added his name to the Bogoes 50 club if he'd taken advantage of the single pin chance (for a spare) on his first go. 

With a good 38, Rob Weale leap-frogged Liam, who was playing his 100th game, to top spot in the Bogoes averages table. 

Anyway, they'll treat this as a point gained & will roll on to next Wednesday when they return to the same alley to start the defence of their Man v Man title against Pins of Anarchy.

22nd October v Wellies (Home) Won 349 - 338

The Tatti's made it 5 wins from 5 with victory over Wellies at The Snooker Centre.

15th October v Woodpeckers (Away) Won 323-305

The Tatti's kept their 100% start to the season going with a good 18 pins away win over Woodpeckers on a very difficult Hereford Bowling Club alley.

After a very shaky start from Russ & Rob they soon got into their stride. Booby made sure he cleared the frame with every visit to the alley after leaving 7 pins standing on his opening leg and his 10 spare was the catalyst to a cracking 49 top half. 

He finished as joint top scorer with Westy & Cheeso who have both had excellent starts to the new season.

Spare a thought for the unfortunate Phil Hill, who's score of 21 has set a new season standard for the spoon. As it happens, on this day in 1993, he did exactly the same in a league division 5 match against Conservative 'C' at the Barrels.

8th October v Buccaneers (Home) Won 403 - 343

 

The Tatti's (or 'Tatibogoes' as chalked up by interim-captain Berti), were in excellent form again to record another 400+ and defeat their opposition, Buccaneers by 60 pins. 

Vorni was the first to clear the frame with a spare ball in hand shortly followed up by TK Maxx who appears to be making flopper 11s his trademark. 

As TK felled yet another 11 spare in the final leg, all but one of the spares (Rusty's 10) were felled by bottom half players. That was until Cheeso stepped up to steal the limelight with a fantastic 17 spare! 

The spare was so good not only did it give him the 'Bogoes top score on the night but it merited an invite to the Tory Ball the following evening. The photo below shows him socialising with his new best pal, Tim Nicebutt.

There was more good news on the night as Holly undertook a fitness test, following his recent near death experience with an Eddie Stobart lorry, and he came through it with flying colours!

1st October v Wranglers (Away) Won 338-310

 A 400+ total was never going to happen at the Tennis Club but nonetheless, a solid performance by the players was sufficient for the Tatti's to claim another two points against Wranglers.

It was a tricky alley to play on with spares chances arriving at a premium. When Booby, Phil Hill & Liam all missed good single pin chances it was looking likely to be a rare spareless night. But, in the final leg, Liam produced a fantastic flopper ball and, unlike his flopper the previous week, he made full use of it this time with a fifteen spare and ended up as the Bogoes top scorer. He also now finds himself sitting pretty at the top of the averages table.

 

24th Sept 21 v Military 'D' (Div.1 H) Won 402-341

 

The Tatti's flew out of the starting blocks in the opening match of the new season 2021/22 to crush Military 'D' by 61 pins.

Having been sent away to attend the R.A.F (Rodders' Academy of Floppers), Rob wasn't available to play in any of the recent cup finals. 

There were more than a few doubters who challenged the value of Rodders new venture but they were soon silenced when Rob cleared the frame twice on his very first go. He floored a brilliant flopper 18 and went on to claim the Bogoes top score with 43, a few more than Stuee who also made it into the 40's.

Apparently, Rodders commented afterwards that Rob needs to do one more term to complete the course!

 Anyway, the team are off to a superb start in defence of their championship title and they rounded off a cracking night by achieving a team score in the 400's for the 25th time. 

There's a long way to go but they're keen to keep hold of the cup, which is currently in the care of their former sticker Natalie.

17th Sept v Richmond Lions (Man v Man Final) Won 7.5 - 2.5 (310-293)

A solid team performance by the Tatti's overcome the challenge of Richmond Lions to win the Man versus Man cup 7-2 with one player match up ending in a draw. This match finally brings to a conclusion the Covid-19 affected 2019/20 season.

10th Sept v Living on a Spare & Richmond Lads (Champ of Champions Final) Won 347-311-295

The Tatti's claimed their 11th Champion of Champions title with a comfortable win over divison three champions Richmond Lads (311) & division two champions Livin on a Spare (295)

3rd Sept v Evans SC (Front Pin Final) Lost 233 - 248

 A poor 3rd leg of 44 cost the Tatti's dear as they lost to Evans SC in the final of the Front Pin, 233-248.

20th Aug v Woodentops (Final) Won 4-0 (329-289)

Following a lengthy lay off, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tatti's finally returned to action to compete in the final of the 2019/20 KO cup against Woodentops.

After a rusty start they found themselves trailing at the half way point but, kicking into gear with a huge third leg, they recovered well to claim their third KO cup with a 4-0 scoreline.

Prycer stole the show with a superb 46, cementing his place at the top of the averages table, with Westy & Liam the next best performers on 39.