28th January v Evans SC (H) Won 392-379

The Tatti's came out on top in a classic high scoring battle against title rivals Evans SC, winning by 13 pins at the Snooker Centre, 392-379.

The Bogoes started with with a great ton plus thanks to four spares by Berti, Booby, Turps & Prycer but they soon realised they were for a tough game when Evans responded with a ton plus leg of their own to edge out a lead by a couple of pins. 

Returning to the alley they faced a score of 96 to level but a frustrating spare-less leg ensued after two single pin chances were missed, no names required here. The third leg continued in the same vein until Stuee popped up with a superb 15. His spare arrived at a crucial moment in the match & probably kept the Tatti's in the game.

Evans' sub 90 third leg turned their earlier two pins lead into a two pins shortfall however, a good 90+ final leg meant that the Tatti's required 93 to win.

As we all know Benny loves a good chase & he soon got everyone else up and running with a brilliantly taken 15 spare. Vorni backed this up with a good frame clearance which set the stage for Captain Ali to star with a wonderful 17. 

A few formality efforts later, by Ali's top half team mates, saw the Tatti's pass the winning line & bag two more valuable points in the title race.  

26th January v Harry's Lads (MvM Q.Final) Won 6-4 (267-265)

The Tatti's secured their place in the Semi Final of the Man v Man cup with a 6-4 win over Harry's Lads at the Railway Club.

The match followed the same pattern as the recent league fixture as the Tatti's struggled to get to grips with the difficulties of playing on the GWRSA alley. At the half way point they'd chalked up two poor legs again and were trailing 3-6 and 12 pins behind. 

In the second half they were much improved but, they still found themselves trailing 4-5 after three legs apiece and ten pins adrift. They needed a final leg collapse by Harry's Lads and fortunately that's exactly what happened. It opened the door for the Bogoes who grasped the opportunity with both hands, an excellent final ball by Captain Ali turned the tide & another by TK Maxx soon afterwards won the match. 

Some relevant stats:

Captain Ali has appeared in every Man v Man cup match, that's 75 in total.

Berti has played in all 48 matches the Tatti's have played against Harry's Lads.

This fixture has only been played once before, a first round match in September 1999 at the Farmers Club. That match was also a close game, ending with a narrow 6-5 victory for the Tatti's & 359-359 on total pins.

21st January v Barton (Away) Won 338-302

The Tatti's maintained their 100% record over Barton with a comfortable 36 pins away win at the Lads Club, 338-302.

If the sight of ten men Barton's poor opening leg of 69 wasn't enough to gain confidence then Rusty & Berti starting with 13 and 15 spares definitely was.

Despite the bottom half's attempt to make the game a contest, with a shocking 28 total, the lead was still in double figures & Barton never threatened to close the gap.

The game ended when Rusty finished as he started with a well taken spare, Berti had topped the scoring with 42 & Liam set a new target in the race for a spoon.

Happy 50th Birthday Vorni!

 

14th January v Fire Brigade (Home) Won 365 - 342

 Although not at their best, the Tatti's did enough to secure all the points and claim a season's double over Fire Brigade winning, by 23 pins at home, 365-342.

Booby Weale's performance on the night was head & shoulders above everyone else, apart from Fire Bridade's Des Stephenson who matched Rob's fantastic 45 total. Stuee Griffiths was the next best player for the Bogoes with a solid 35 pins.

The unfortunate Cheeso suffered from a disastrous first half before doubling his tally in the third leg & rounding off with a 7 to avoid the dreaded spoon. It's worth noting here that he beat his opposite man though!

  

The players are thankful that former sticker Ash came to watch the match & volunteered to step into the shoes of their current sticker who unfortunately was absent due to illness. Apparently, he had a few aches & pains the next morning so it was probably a good job the Tatti's weren't at their 400+ best!

Ash

7th January v Harry's Lads (Away) Lost 314-326

 

The Tattibogoes started the New Year losing to Harry's Lads by 12 pins at the Railway Club.