28th October v Wellies (H) Won 363-336

 Three solid 90+ legs was enough to see off the challenge from Wellies at the Snooker Centre with the Tatti's winning by 27 pins, 363-336

During an evening when Turps celebrated a centenary of appearances for the Bogoes, Rusty started proceedings with a flopper 14 spare, Westy made the game look effortless (well, for three legs anyway) and Stuee Griff found some to form at last to record the highest score of the night.

During the final leg, Benny delivered a fabulous second ball to clear the frame and Vorni capped off a fine performance by felling the winning pins. Two more points in the bag, roll on to next week against Barton at the Lads Club & Hereford FC v Portsmouth in the FA cup on BBC TV. 

Up the Tatti's

 

21st October v Wranglers (A) Won 329-307

 The Tatti's beat Wranglers by 22 pins at the Whitecross Tennis Club, 329-307. 

The combination of plastic pins and a concrete alley make playing conditions unpredictable at the best of times but, all too frequently at this venue good accurate bowling was rewarded with a poor score. Never mind, a win is a win, it's two more points & the Bogoes can look forward to playing with their traditional wooden kit next week.

Well done to the two Stuee's, those spares seemed to come from absolutely nowhere!

Note to scoreboard marker; 10 correct out of 12, must do better, please answer the following....

A. Hunt: 6+5+6+7 = X

P. Hill: 8+8+5+6 = Y

Congratulations to Booby who played his 600th competitive match for the Tatti's

19th October v Woodentops (KO Cup Rnd 1) Lost 2-2 (298-301)

The Tatti's were on the wrong end of another very close fought firts round cup match again. This time they drew 2-2 with Woodentops in the KO Cup but they bowed out on total score by just 3 pins, 298-301.

The Bogoes were always playing catch up after a dire opening leg, although I must add here that it had nothing to do with Rusty who set the team up for much better prospects with a well taken 13 spare.

With spares hard to come by, the game was seemingly drifting away from them when suddenly luck changed for the bottom halfers' in the third leg & it was spare's galore (even Benny's 9 was a single pin chance). Pity they didn't make much use of them though. 

14th October v Richmond Lions (H) Won 379-357

A solid performance at home by the Tatti's saw off the challenge by newly promoted Richmond Lions by 22 pins, 379-357.

Berti flew out of the blocks with a great 16 spare to set the tone for the evening but, it was Captain Ali who stole the limelight, going one better with a sublime 17 in the second leg and going on to make 40. 

Hopefully, Ali's 40 will be the start of many more to come.

Later, Ali's efforts were rewarded with a feast....

12th Oct v Fire Bridade (Man v Man Rnd 1) Lost 4-5

The Tatti's fell at the first hurdle in the Man v Man cup after a very close encounter with Fire Bridage at the Snooker Centre.

Losing by one, the result hung in the balance as Fire Brigades' L. Silcox bowled his final ball. Having felled five pins he took aim with his final ball needing to knock down at least a pin to avoid defeat & the match ending level at 5-5. Unfortunately for the Bogoes he rose to the challenge & got the two pins to win.

Best of luck in the next round Fire Brigade.

7th October v Woodpeckers (A) Lost 318-322

One of the Tatti's 100% records has finally ended as they lost to Woodpeckers by 14 pins, 318-332.

Woodpeckers have waited almost 20 years, since their first encounter with the Bogoes in 2013, and 15 defeats in a row looked like it would be 16 until their 15 spare arrived in the final leg. 

Fair play to them, that top half finish was worthy of the win and to top it off with a 12 spare must have been the icing on the cake. Congratulations to Woodpeckers you finally did it!

Tatti's.... that 318 is our second worst effort at the Bowling Club, the worst was 299 in a Man v Man cup match v Wranglers (on 16th October 2009) which also ended in defeat. In that game, as in this, just one player crept into the 30's with a last leg 14 spare, any guesses who?  

30th Sept v Livin on a Spare (H) Won 360-328

The Tatti's did enough to see off the challenge of Livin on a Spare, beating them at the Snooker Centre by 32 pins, 360-328.

The top half got off to a flier scoring 55 pins thanks to matching spares by Rusty & Booby. It was a far cry from the awful start in the previous home game against Fire Brigade when they failed to reach 30!

Apart from Boundy with a great 38, nobody else really stood out but, the first seven players all the 30's is a stat worth mentioning. The Bogoes record for this feat is nine players, achieved against Shop Assistants at the Welsh Club on 14th November 2003. The names in playing order are; Ali, Berti, Booby, Westy, Statto, Vorni, Big Ron, Benny and Jonah.  

23rd Sept v Richmond Painters (A) Won 379-349

 The Tatti's finally got their first points of the season with a good 30 pins' win over newly promoted Richmond Painters. 

Unlike the previous week, there was some excellent performances and none better than TK Maxx who finished on 39. Captain Ali was just a pin behind Liam thanks to a brilliant final 18 spare. The defence of the championship is finally underway.

16th Sept 22 v Fire Brigade (Home) Lost 344-376

The Bogoes started where they left off last season with a loss against Fire Brigade at home, 344-376.

After two legs the match was over as a contest.

With a couple of exceptions quite a few performed well below their par and the team got what it deserved. 

Well done Holly that was a superb 38, it was brilliant to see you back on the alley again. 

27th April 22 v Acorns (Champion of Champions S. Final) - Lost 368-371

A disappointing end to a very successful season with a narrow 3 pins' defeat at the hands of Division 4 champions Acorns but, hey ho, winning the league by dropping just 3 points is a fantastic achievement.  Div.1 Champions again!