24th January 25 v FJ Lions (A) Won 346-301

The Tatti's returned to their previous home alley at the Q Club to defeat FJ Lions for the second time in three days, this time by a very convincing 45 pins, 346-301. 

After inflicting a gaping wound into their opponents, by beating them at their new lair in the Cider cup the previous Wednesday, the Bogoes fully expected this league encounter to be much tougher to win especially as the Lions' were breathing down their necks by leading the chasing pack in this season's fight for the Division one title.

However, the game turned out to be the complete opposite when Jonah cracked his whip to tame the Lions' instantly into submission with a brilliant 18 spare.
Despite this being the only spare ball of the night made to count (Eric suffered the miss-fortune of finding a gap with his spare ball in the third leg) it didn't matter, because the Tatti's had every Lion fully under their control by that stage and two points in the bag. 

Deciding his whip was no longer needed for the last leg, Jonah set it aside next to his burnt-out hoops, and stepped onto the alley to claim his first 40 of the season. Always an entertainer, in his finale he performed some late drama by leaving himself with a further three pins to fell for his final delivery. Seemingly by the skin of his teeth, he duly dispatched them to avoid suffering the dreaded 'Vorni' before taking a bow and a round of applause! 👏👏

 "In a clash of the top two in league we were expecting a tough game from a team determined to maintain their title challenge and one trying to avenge the cup defeat in midweek between the two sides. However a surprisingly below par performance by lions meant we won the game comfortably.
 Their opening leg of 71 shouldn’t of put us under any pressure but our first leg was looking like we’d only be a few up until Jonah produced a brilliant 18 spare to give us a lead of 15. 83 second leg left the home side 98 to level but the game was effectively over when they could only manage 69. Jonah (can I play here every week) topped scored with an excellent effort of 40, 18,8,8 he deserved to record that total with every player willing him on with only 3 down with one ball remaining on the last leg he didn’t deserve to record a ‘Vorni’ because without that spare on the first leg it could have been a totally different game !!

Keep it going boys"

22nd January 25 v FJ Lions (Cider cup QF) Won 6.5-3.5 (287-271)

The Tatti's progress through to the Semi Final of the Cider Cup with a comfortable victory over FJ Lions, 6.5-3.5 at the Q. Club.

Congratulations to Rusty for completing his 400th appearance for the Tatti's on his 18th against Lions. More than 13 years have passed by since he made his debut, away against Ramblers at the Cross Keys, and he's been in the winning team 308 times. 

17th January 25 v Harry's Lads (H) Won 353-341

 A better performance from the opening leg enabled the Tatti's to achieve an important home victory over Harry's Lads by a dozen pins.

A solid 88 start to the game was their best first leg score at home since the middle of November and set them on their way to claim two massive points. Harry's finished their opening leg with an excellent 16 spare which helped them stay in the match. However, a couple of legs each later on, the Tatti's had taken command thanks to spares by Captain Ali & Berti in their second leg. 

Despite a couple more spares by Harry's Lads, when the Bogoes returned to close out the match they required just 70 to win. They comfortably passed the finish line when Berti cleared the frame for the fourth time in what was probably his best performance of the season so far and Captain Ali wasn't too far behind him with a very good 36.    

So, with other results going their way, they find themselves back to where they were a couple of weeks ago, leading the title race with a three point cushion. Up next week is two matches against second placed FJ Lions on the Tatt's previous home alley. On Wednesday they go back to the Q Club to battle Lion's in the quarter final of the Cider Cup and, just two days later, it will be a case of 'deja-vu' for both teams when they square up in the league. 'Up the Tatti's!'

"Excellent win in what is always a hard fought game with Harry’s lads. A better opening leg of 88 was matched by our opponents on their 2nd leg and with their opening leg being rescued by their last man Jamer with a 16, 82 was the target to level on 2. Spares seem to have dried up for us at the moment (outspared again!!) but two good spares on the 2nd leg proved decisive as we recorded a 99+ leg to give us a 17 pin advantage at the half way point. Between both sides 7 out the 8 legs were in the 80’s which is why that excellent 2nd leg proved crucial to the outcome of the game. Ian starred again with a brilliant 40 his 3rd of the season. Keep it going boys as the big games will continue to come thick and fast !!"

10th January 25 v Wranglers (A) Lost 330-334

The Tatti's suffered a slight set-back in their quest to retain their D1 title after a disappointing defeat by four pins against relegation threatened Wranglers at the Richmond Club, 330-334

Apologies for the poor picture quality above but, if you squint, the photo improves. If it does, you'll notice, at the bottom of the board on the left hand side, that Wranglers fielded an AN Other. You may also be able to see that only three Tatti's achieved above thirty, perhaps some should try squinting when they play next week!

Anyway, on a more positive note, congratulations to Westy, who returned to action following his knee operation with a superb performance. He topped the scoring for the Bogoes with an excellent 37 thanks to a brace of spares and, but for a very unfortunate final ball, he would certainly surged into the 40's & could have won the match too. His last delivery, a 'spare ball', was on target to cut the side of the front pin perfectly but, instead of the expected flopper, the front pin fell down on its own. Very very unlucky.

Ne'r mind, the Tatti's are still sitting pretty on top of the table & can look forward to next weeks visit to the Military Club by Harry's Lads. 

"Disappointing defeat but hats off to wranglers on the win especially playing with a n other and for the way they finished off the game needing 46 off their top half on an alley that played tough. On a positive note we welcomed Craig back after two months on the sidelines and he showed the rest of the team how to do it by recording the top score of 37 and achieving the only 2 spares we had all night !! Dave with a solid 33 and Ian with 31 along with Craig were the only ones to make it into the 30’s which is not good enough if we want to maintain our challenge of retaining the title"

3rd January '25 v Westend (H) Won 350-315

The Tatti's returned to action following the extra long festive break with a comfortable home win over Westend, 350-315.

 A steady 85 opening leg wasn't too bad considering the players were a little rusty and there was a complete lack of spare opportunities. 

Unlike in their previous match, Westend failed to chalk up a 100+ leg so never threatened to change the final outcome. Cheeso set the Tatti's on their way to victory with a superb 17 spare to rescue what could have been a disastrous second leg and Berti did likewise in the third with a well taken 15.

From that point on the result was a formality however, the Bogoes saved their best for the final leg with Benny's 12 and Booby's 17 spare being the proverbial on top of the cake. 

Casting an eye on the board, the 350 total isn't too bad when considering there is more than an entire leg of 5's chalked up there and ten of them are in the bottom half!

"On a very cold alley we guessed it could be another tough night and when we chalked up an opening leg of 85 no one seemed to crumble !! Westend found the going tough as well posting 76 and 83 with a 15 spare and our second leg looked like it was going to be much the same until cheese produced a brilliant 17 to rescue the leg. Ian’s well taken 15 in the third leg helped set our opponents 100 to be level but with only 72 and 84 the two points were effectively ours. Spares by Benny 12 and Robs excellent 17 ( yes he was sober !!) sealed what was in the end a comfortable win. Cheese topped scored with an excellent 41 with Ian not far behind and achieving a “Vorni “"