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"

7th November 25 v FJ Lions (H) Won 367-338

The Tatti's responded well from last week's loss with an excellent 29 pins victory over league leaders FJ Lions at their Military Club home, 367-338

Berti led the way with his first 40+ of the season thanks to back-to-back spares in legs two & three. His first, a 13 added to Cheeso's earlier 11 and was immediately followed up by Rusty's 12 which gave the Bogoes a lead at the half way point by the same amount of pins. 

Berti's second spare, a 17, was the highlight of the third leg and helped to edge it into the 90's to leave their opponents 103 to level. Lions then suffered a disastrous sub 70 leg which ended their hopes of remaining at the top of division one. 

Boundy's 13 spare in the final leg capped off a great performance by him with 37 before Berti finished as he started with an 8 to record the Tatti's highest individual score so far, a 46.

The Tatti's leapfrogged over Lions to share the lead with Evans SC in division one, just a single point above Lions.

"Bounced back well with an excellent win over the the league leaders. A better opening leg helped but lions responded with 93 and 82 leaving us 86 to level. A sold bottom half was boosted by an excellent top half with spares from cheese(11), Ian(13), and Russ(12) to give us a lead of 12. Ian’s brilliant 17 set us up to leave our opponents a big ton leg to catch but the game was effectively over when they could only manage 67. Ian topped scored with a fantastic 46 and with Boundy helping himself to a good spare to finish for a total of 37 & we ran out comfortable winners"

31st October 25 v Painters B (A) Lost 374-375

The Tatti's achieved this seasons highest away score in Division One but it wasn't enough to secure victory over Painters B, who finished with an excellent 101 to win by a single pin, 374-375.

Some say spares wins games & this match is a good example of that with Painters B achieving six to the Tatti's five and, their sixth one, a massive 17 was absolutely crucial for their victory.

Booby starred with a 'Vorni' 39 thanks to a superb 18 in the third leg which could have been even more with a double flopper had the back pin fallen down on his second delivery. 

The Bogoes can take some comfort from the fact they are now leading the race for the seasons highest away score plaque and have an opportunity to do likewise in the title race when they entertain FJ Lions at the Military Club next week. However, they will have to make do without Booby who will be in Malaysia being inducted into the first-ever World Bowls hall of fame.

 

"This fixture has produced some excellent games over the years some very high scoring non more so than in 2007 when an amazing 805 pins were floored. This didn’t look like it was going to be one of those with both teams sorting slowly, however the game caught fire on Painters 2nd leg with the home side scoring 105 and with a 3rd leg of 93 we were really under it when we returned to the alley. 105 to catch them then, Rob’s brilliant flopper 18 got us going and with further spares by Vorni(13) and finished off once again by Dave’s brilliant 16 we chalked up 108. A excellent last leg of 97 aided by Liams well taken 15 and his dads 12 left the home side 101 win. Painters started strongly but without a spare until with 39 wanted off 4 a 17 turned the game in their favour. Hats off to the home side getting the required target with just one spare was a fantastic feat. Rob topped scored with a brilliant ‘Vorni’ and was well supported by excellent scores from Liam(38) Dave (37) Ian(35) and Vorni(34). Need to bounce back quickly with a tough fixture up next against the league leaders "

29th October 25 (Cider Cup R1) v FJ Lions Won 5-3 (278-271)

 As in quite a few games this season, the Tatti's were slow to start but eventually they found their form to defeat FJ Lions 5-3 in the first round of the Cider Cup.

The most hair raising moment was produced by Westy in the final leg, when he floored a superb 16 spare. He's had a prickly start to the new season so hopefully, this will be the catalyst for him to kick on from here.

24th October 25 (A) v Barton Won 346-335

Not the easiest of alleys to play on so this was a good victory for the Tatti's against Barton who were 3 pins ahead at the half way point, the Bogoes eventually winning by 11, 346-335

The two points gained means they joined Evans SC at the top of the table, after they lost to Livin on a Spare.

Prycer was in sublime form again & he topped the scoring with a fabulous 39 'Vorni' thanks to a brace of spares. Vorni didn't too badly either, helping himself to a 14 in the second leg after confidently dispatching two pins off the copper to take the spare. 

It would be very wrong of me not to mention TK Maxx who played very well again too. His 13 spare in the third leg has surged him up the averages table to sit pretty above his Ol' man with the only player above him being Prycer who is Tatti's current top dog in first place.

"Excellent win against a good Barton side in a game that could have gone either way. Dave’s 14 rescued our first leg and Vorni repeated Dave’s effort to boost our 2nd leg to 82 but the home side brilliant 2nd leg of 97 gave them the advantage halfway but they let us back in with a 3rd leg 72. 85 to catch was never going to be easy but we excelled thanks to good spares by Liam(13) some excellent skittling and finished off by another spare(12) by the inform Dave. 105 total put us 20 up but a 77 last leg gave the home a sniff. A great effort started with a spare and with two to go they still had had a chance to take the points but in the end we ran out winners. On a tough alley it wasn’t the spares that was the difference for once but probably the difference in the number of low scores of each team. Once again Dave topped scored with an brilliant 39 with Vorni on 36 and Liam on 34"

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17th October 25 v United Farmers (H) Won 355-341

It was Groundhog day at the Military Club, once again the Tatti's started with a mediocre opening leg, improving with the next two & then comfortably seeing off their opponents, this time United Farmers, in the final leg to win by 14, 355-341.

There was much to ponder for the watching Captain Ali, taking it all in from the side lines, but he was surely impressed by the efforts of his mates in the top half in legs 2 & 3, which swung the outcome of the match in the Tatti's favour. 

Booby's excellent 17 spare was followed up by Berti's well taken 13 & with three 9's and five 8's added by the others they amassed 108 pins during those two middle legs. 

The bottom half did their best to keep the game competitive with a dire 34 in the third leg but as they left for the break, their opponents needed 98 to level. 

Despite achieving their third & fourth spares United Farmers, two more than the Tatti's, they fell way short with two legs in the eighties. When the Bogoes returned, they needed just 73 to win & they achieved this with ease with Booby ending proceedings to record his & the Tatti's highest score of the season so far (41). 

"Another good win against newly promoted united farmers whose excellent 2nd leg of 96 set us the challenge we needed. 87 to level on 2 it looked like it would be tight at the halfway stage but the game was turned dramatically in our favour with 80 off 8 on turn of the the 2nd and 3rd legs aided by excellent spares by Rob (17) and Ian (13). Our opponents responded well but with only a low 80 to finish the two points were ours. Rob topped scored with a brilliant 41 with Ian on 35 and Liam continuing to shine in his new position on 32. Benny returned after his early season layoff through injury and produced a fantastic score of 33 without a spare which has catapulted him to the top of the average !! Well done boys"

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10th October 25 v Woodpeckers (A) Won 319-318

The Tatti's gratefully accepted the two points gifted to them by Woodpeckers at the Hereford Bowling Club. After three legs of 83 the home side needed just 71 to win on their final leg but they fell two pins short with a dire 69 to finish. The Bogoes won 319-318.

To be fair, the plastic pins played a huge part in the outcome of this match, their shape being completely incompatible with the size of a skittle ball. Players have to rely on luck to achieve a decent fall from the front pin so, it's no surprise to see the lack of consistency of good scores resulting in poor leg totals.   

Well done Vorni for taking his second single pin chance in two games and hat's off to Boundy for his excellent top score with 32 without a spare.

Congratulations to debut boy Dale, particularly that last leg 9 which, along with Boundy's 9 & Vorni's 11, turned out to be absolutely crucial for the victory. By the way, the game of skittles isn't normally this poor!

"WOW !! And HOW ?? Woodpeckers looked for all the money that they’d register a third consecutive victory over us, after last season completely the double, and with three 83 legs were well in control especially has we struggled to a second leg of 70 !! A decent last leg of 83 which included our only spare of the night, a brilliant taken chance by Vorni (11) still left us feeling oh well damage was done with that 70. However to our amazement 15 minutes later when some of the home side returned from the alley they said they’d failed to get the 71 to win and the game had ended in a draw. Unbelievable, but then on a recount of the scores by the Woodpecker lads it turned out that we’d won by 1 !! Unreal but we’ll take that. Boundy stood out with top score an excellent 32 on there and also to debutant Dale who settled in well on what is notoriously a difficult alley"

3rd October 25 v Livin on a Spare (H) Won 376-311

Far from the best of opening legs again at home but after that the Tatti's re-discovered their good form in the second & third legs to end up thrashing Livin' on a Spare by 65 pins, 376-311.

Vorni got the team going with a fabulous 17 spare after confidently dispatching his single pin chance and before the leg was over Berti had helped himself to a 13 spare after felling a single pin as well. With Booby 7 the second leg was just a couple of pins shy of the magic ton.

The third leg was even better. Three spares arrived in quick succession. TK's 13 was immediately matched by Cheeso before Boundy stepped up to floor a brilliant 15. More spare chances came & went but before Jonah dispatched another 7 the leg total was already past the ton mark. 

Although Vorni failed to take another spare opportunity, identical to the one he missed in the third leg, he celebrated with the Tatti's first individual 40 of the season. 

Well done everyone, that performance was more like it, and befitting for Benny's 65th birthday, congratulations Phil!

"Another good win but yet again another sub standard opening leg. Livin on a spare however didn’t capitalise and with the alley conditions becoming more challenging we had to bring out the carpets( maybe we should put them down at the start of the game!!) because the spares then started to flow beginning with Vorni’s excellent 17 and then Ian’s 14 to give us a lead after two legs. The third leg was brilliant helped by spares from Liam 13, cheese 13 and Boundy 15 for a total of 109. An all round better performance again with 9 player’s scoring 30 or more but it was Vorni who excelled to record a fantastic total of 40, our first of the season"

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26th September 2025 v Military 'D' (A) Won 352-348

The Tatti's claimed their first points of the season with a good away victory over Military 'D' by four pins, 352-348.

Prycer's 14 spare to end the opening leg was hugely influencial to the outcome of this match. It provided the Bogoes with a decent lead and became even more crucial when their second leg was a disappointing low 80. 

After their superb third leg of 103, the game should have been out of their opponents reach but a dire 75 left the door open for the D's win with a 98. 

Now, Military D are a decent side, and can beat anyone on their day and, just a couple of weeks earlier, they claimed the Frank Peterson cup, defeating us & the GPO's with a fabulous last leg in the annual Military Club pre-season competition. So, it was no surprise when they responded with three spares in their bottom half. But, with the hard work done, and fortunately for the Bogoes, their top half stuttered and they fell short by 5 pins. 

As I stated earlier, Prycer's spare pins made the difference and he rounded his evening off a great performance with a hat-trick of 8's to end up as the Tatti's top scorer. He's also topping the averages table so will be missed next week when he away in Devon. 

"Excellent win in what turned out to be a tighter game after we’d opened up a 22 pin advantage after 3 legs. Good spares by Dave(14) Liam(11) and Dutchy(14) put us well in control until a disastrous last leg gave the D’s a really good chance to take the points and when their bottom half produced 3 spares it looked like it would be another defeat for us. However they let us off big time and in a tense finish they fell 4 pins short of the 98 needed to win. They will be gutted because it looked for all the money they would register their first points of the season. A better team performance and pure relief in the end with Dave once again top scoring with an excellent 38"

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19th September v Harry's Lads (H) Lost 338-370

Yet another mediocre start to the new season at home by the Tatt's was duly punished by their opponents Harry's Lads, who hit top form to finish with back to back ton legs, winning by a big 38 pins margin, 338-370.

Prycer was excellent on the night, achieving the Bogoes highest score thanks to an 11 spare. He pipped Jonah by a single pin, who had earlier floored a fabulous 15 in the third leg. Sadly, Jonah's spare only served to provide the Tatti's with false hopes of competing with Harry's Lads. 

A consolation late 12 spare by TK Maxx surged his total into the thirties to join Booby & Captain Ali who were the only other players to reach that target. 

Things can only get better, I guess, and they will need to very quickly because they face another difficult game next week, away against Military 'D'.

"Up the Tatti's"

"Disappointing start but first game and all that we never really put our opponents under any pressure, albeit just about staying in the game until Harry’s returned to the alley for the second time and with two excellent ton legs they effectively ended the contest. 

Good performances by Dave 36(11) and Jonah 35(15) with Liam helping himself to a respectable 32 thanks to our only other spare on the night. Hats off to Harry’s lads 370 on our alley is a good score !! 

Move on, another big game next week against our stablemates"

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25th April v Dumbo's (Cham of Champions Final) Won 376-344

An excellent performance by the Tatti's in the season's finale saw them to clinch the Champion of Champions trophy for the 15th time. They defeated Division 3 winners Dumbo's by 32 pins, 376-344.

23rd April v Trevor Williams (Ch of Champions SF) Won 326-307

The Tatti's progressed through to the final of the Champions of Champions with a 21 pins victory over Division 4 winners Trevor Williams, 326-307. 

4th April '25 v Fire Brigade (Front Pin Final) Lost 231-243

The Tatti's quest to win the Front Pin cup for the third year in succession was thwarted in the Final by an excellent performance by Fire Brigade, the result ended 231-243. 

It was the 16th Front Pin cup final for the Bogoes but the first against Fire Brigade who can boast a great achievement of reaching the final of all the three main cups this season. Two days prior to this, they won the KO cup, by beating Evans SC, and they will have a crack at the hat-trick when they play 'C'on Men in the Cider cup on 25th April. Good luck to them. 

You can have a look at the scores on the board & you'll find many reasons for the Tatti's losing this one but at the end of the day, you just have to applaud Fire Brigade's brilliant 81 third leg and Lee Silcox's superb 46 total. It's the league's highest individual front pin score of the season. 👏👏

Finally, well done to Jonah, 37 at front pin is excellent and to Prycer & Rusty for weighing in with their very good 29's to help make the total score respectable.

28th March 25 v Woodpeckers (A) Lost 309-350

The Tatti's were well second best in their final league game of the season against Woodpeckers at the Bowling Club, losing by 49 pins.

21st March '25 v Painters 'B' (H) Won 349-342

In their final home game of the season the Tatti's beat Painters 'B' by 7 pins, 349-342

New supporter, Heidi, took her place on the terrace to watch the Bogoes produce some entertaining skittles with Rusty, Benny & Vorni all recording good spares to surge their opening leg total past the ton mark. After that, she left the venue satisfied having seen enough to believe the result was a foregone conclusion.

However, if Heidi had stayed for the second & third legs she would have left for a completely different reason. Two dire totals brought Painters back into contention & when they finished with with a good 91 they left the Tatti's 85 to win. 

Fortunately, the Bottom Halfer's dug deep and scored an excellent 47 without a spare. It paved the way for the top half to coast home to victory with Booby felling the winning pin with his first ball.

Vorni topped the high scores with a great 36 pipping Benny by a pin & Rusty by two. Heidi will be proud!

"Good game good win to end our home campaign with 9 wins on the spin. An excellent 1st leg of 101 which included good spares by Rusty Benny and Vorni set us up but painters were never out of the game especially when we threw in two poor legs of only 77 & 80 which really put the outcome in the balance. Painters could only match our 80 on their 3rd leg but a good 91 to finish left us a very challenging 85 to get on an alley where the conditions had got worse. Hats off to to the bottom half good skittling for 47 eased the pressure and in the end we ran out winners after matching our opponents last leg. Those 3 spares would be the last for us on the night but they probably proved decisive although painters recorded 5 in total. Well played Rusty, 34, Benny, 35, but top score went to Vorni with an excellent 36( maybe the extra supporter on the first leg spurred us on but like the spares she had disappeared at the end of that leg too !!)"

14th March '25 v Fire Brigade (A) Lost 343-355.

 After retaining their championship last week, the Tatti's can be excused for an under-par performance away against Fire Bridage which ended in a 12 pins defeat, 343-355. 

The ol' saying "spares wins games" is perfect to describe how this match panned out. Fire Bridage made full use of their opportunities to boost their total score by an extra sixteen pins, and if only the Bogoes had done likewise, the result would have been different. Just TK Maxx managed to achieve a spare, confidently dispatching a single pin but unfortunately his final ball sailed through the gap between the front & quarter pins.

Ne'r mind, congratulations to Fire Bridage & hat's off to them for making it through to the final of all three cup competitions, an excellent achievement. 👏

"With the league won the week before maybe this performance was expected but take nothing away from Fire Brigade they fully deserved the win. Big spares by them was the difference and we wish them well for the rest of the season having reached all three cup finals, fantastic achievement. Top scorers were the father and son combo Ian and Liam with 33"

12th March '25 v Beevers (Front Pin S. Final) Won 217-192

The Tatti's reached their 16th Front Pin final with a 25 pins victory over Beevers at the Railway Club, 217-192, in a repeat of last seasons semi-final.

A good start by Beevers saw them 12 pins up after one leg each but, with the Tatti's improving their scores as they became more accustomed to the difficult alley conditions, Beevers suffered a couple of sub 40 legs to hand the momentum to the Bogoes. 

The Tatti's finished with a solid leg without ducks to leave the Beevers requiring an unassailable 93 to win. This maintains their 100% record against Beevers in this competition, with five wins from five games.

7th March '25 v Livin' on a Spare (H) Won 365-351

The Tatt'is secured their seventeenth division one title with a great home win by 14 pins against Livin' on a Spare at the Military Club, 365-351

They had to do it the hard way though. Following a poor opening leg they found themselves 12 pins behind but their opponents second leg below 80 gave them an opportunity to come back and, they did in some style with two superb high 90 legs. 

A brace of 13 spare's by Eric & Berti almost brought up a ton second leg but arguably, the third leg was better still. Despite the lack of spares, the skittling was excellent and the total was just three pins shy of the ton. It also put the Tatti's well in command of the outcome having left their opponents 107 to level.

Fair play to Livin' on a Spare, they produced an excellent last leg to leave the Bogoes 75 for victory and another championship title secured in the bag. 

So, on a night when Prycer celebrated his 50 something birthday, just a few days after Captain Ali had celebrated his too, the team celebrated winning their 17th Division title, and a fifth in succession, what a fantastic achievement!

"Brilliant boys !! 

Not the best of opening legs, 81, which gave a good Livin on a spare team a chance to really put us under pressure. 93 gave them an early advantage but followed it with 77 that let us back in. Good spares by the top two in averages lan and Eric meant we recorded a 99 2nd leg to give us a slight advantage at the half way point. A brilliant 3rd leg 97 without any spares left our opponents 107 to be level and with 85 and a good last leg 96 they left us 75 for the win and ultimately the title.

 A good last leg of 88 and we’d secured the win we needed in what was a very good game. Once again new boy Eric, I think he’s settled in🤪, topped scored with an excellent 'Vorni' "

28th February v The 'C'on Men (A) Won 351-298

The Tatti's are now one point away from winning the Division One title for the fifth season in succession after an excellent 53 pins victory over The 'C'on Men at the Golden Lion, 351-298. 

It wasn't the best of starts by any means, with just 22 pins from five players in the top half resulting in a 74 opening leg. However, Prycer got their second leg off to a flier by flooring a fabulous 14 spare to set the Bogoes on their way to a very comfortable win at their inaugural home. 

In the final leg, the newly formed double-act of Jonah & Vorni performed two amazing back-to-back flopper spares of 15 &16, sealing victory and a whitewash of the top half to boot. However, their celebrations couldn't have been more different. Whilst Jonah face was still wearing a look of complete astonishment, Vorni pranced up & down the alley with his shirt above his head. To be fair, not a particularly great look from either of them! 😂

"Another good win and a better performance to see off The 'C'on men who would have been buoyed after a good performance in midweek in reaching the cider cup final. However they started with a surprisingly poor opening leg of 69 which gave us the chance to stamp our authority on the game. Our opening leg wasn’t the best, 74, but an excellent 2nd leg of 92 aided by a good 14 spare by Dave left the home side 97 to catch us. Two spares in a 88 leg kept them in the game but another 60 odd 3rd leg effectively ended the contest. A solid 89 3rd was followed by an excellent last leg of 96 thanks to brilliant spares by Jonah 15 and Vorni 16. Jonah’s effort helped him to a “Vorni“ top score with the man himself just 2 pins behind !! A special shout out to the bottom half who absolutely annihilated the top half, excellent boys "