Top two lose in tight Bluebell Division

9:28am Saturday 19th July 2008

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CHAMPIONS and leaders Trumpeters lost by 16 at home to Legion Louts last week in the mixed Bluebell Division of the Bridgwater & District Summer Skittles League.

However, they remained two points clear, because second-placed The Snoots also lost, by one away to Globetrotters who are third with the Louts and Harvest Mixed. The Snoots have a game in hand on Trumpeters.

In the mixed Brunettes, Mixtures beat second-placed Shunters by 14 to go seven points clear with only three games left. However, Faux Pas have two matches outstanding and last week's result is not to hand, so they could move to within two points. The Clan are joint second thanks to Terry Innalls, who hit a four-spare 77 in their 28-pin defeat of Nam Nuts at the Blake Arms.

The mixed Primrose is still led by Mad Hatters, who beat Sagalouts at home. King's Head Inn went clear second after an away victory over Scoobies, as Jacks & Jills lost by two at Misfits. Champions Commercial A have to rely on others slipping up.

Barmies went three clear in the mixed Blondes after a 12-pin away victory over Good Bunch. The latter team dropped to joint third with the Choppers. who also lost by 14 at home to the new second-placed side Pin Pals. Rebellions, bottom two weeks ago, went fifth after their fourth successive win.

The two top teams met in the ladies' Champions, with Mo's Gems completing the double over Market Maids to go two points clear. Arf Dozen are a further two points away in third, while Poppy Girls dropped to fourth as they lost by 12 at home to Slippers Up, their first away victory.

Piglets remained top of the ladies' Pearls by beating bottom team Blake Belles, but are only a point clear of Spares, who won away to Rockets. Daff's Dollies lost by a last-hand two at Shove Overs and are three points behind.

Flopperettes lost their unbeaten record in the ladies' Emeralds, when home team Acorns beat them by three on the last hand, having left the leaders just 35 to win. However, two more victories will see them as champions, because second-placed Mothers Pride are nine points behind.

Now the only unbeaten team in the league are Cheeky Girls, leaders of the ladies' Diamonds, who won by 23 at home to Blue Jeans. Second, five points back, are champions Gremlins Girls, who beat Cross Rifles, while Slappers went third .

Ladies' Rubies' leaders Otters beat Geef Teeth and by 37 at home and need only three wins from their last five matches to win the. Pink Ladies had a one-pin home win over second-place Wicked Ladies, which allowed Generations to join them in second.

Gentle Giants have gone nine matches at the top of the men's Premier following a comfortable away win over Top Gun. Two points behind are Fireworks, 65-pin winners at Buccaneers and a further two back are Slades.

Riff Raff have Neil Fear (71) to thank for their 36-pin home win over Sir Gary Jones in the men's Early. They remained top, a point ahead of Folly Boys, who were 20 down after three hands away to Playboys, but pulled 22 on the last three. Outs & Ins are still in with a shout of retaining their title after winning at Dukes o'Hazard.

In the men's Main, Gamblers went three points clear when visitors Pawlett Pins, left 42 to win, held them to the division's first tie of the season. Floppers remained second, although they lost by four to hosts Carol's Barmy Army, for whom Liam Rainey hit a 15 in their last hand of 56.

Last week's results: Men. Early - Dukes o'Hazard 259 (Ben Cleaveley 53), Outs & Ins 268 (Martin Harris 50); Playboys 277 (Ross Parham 53, Folly Boys 279 (Frank Kunc 52); Riff Raff 291 (Neil Fear 71), Sir Gary Jones 255 (Steve Saxton 47); Five o'Clockers 280 (Tim Netto 53), Withy Wanderers 298 (Jamie Gardener 61); Wellworthy Colts 287 (Darren Florey 62), Terry's Lot 279 (Terry Russell 53).

Premier - Buccaneers 268 (Kev Knott 52), Fireworks 333 (John Dennison 72); Union Jacks 291 (James Galley 58), Slades 330 (Robin Slade 69); Limeys 298 (Graham Palmer 61), Daydreamers 291 (Nick Woodberry 60); Top Gun 270 (Tom Samotyj 50), Gentle Giants 326 (Kelvyn Perren 65); Wanderers 276 (John Workman 58), Old Teasers 275 (Rob Paull/Derek Chidgey 50).

Main - Flintstones, bye; Carol's Barmy Army 282 (Martin Nash 53), Floppers 278 (Peter Tilling 56); Gamblers 291 (Kevin Coles 57), Pawlett Pins 291 (Jake Gooding 61); Bunch of Key'unts 233 (Scott Blackburn 43), Cann Chemistry 213 (Ron Baldwin 40).

Mixed. Brunettes - The Clan 319 (Terry Innalls 77), Nam Nuts 291 (Kim Rees 63); Railway Six 274 (Tim Lawrence 58), Neighbours 242 (Terry Winchester/Sue Mantyk 44); Mixtures 296 (Sue Criddle 60), Shunters 282 (Heather Dando 55); Glad We've Arms v Faux Pas, late card.

Blondes - Good Bunch 231 (Patsy Palmer 46), Barmies 243 (Charlie Hellier 46); Choppers 288 (Kev Budd 62), Pin Pals 302 (Sue Bird 59); Rebellions 298 (Mary Burge 69), Moorlanders 296 (Steve Parnell 59); Nut 'Eads 270 (Marc Fowler 63), Pointless Parretts 260 (Trevor Bailey.

Bluebell - Globetrotters 269 (Derek Piper 62), The Snoots 268 (Kevin Gamblin 62); Wish We Waz 248 (Alan Godfrey 50), Pretenders 231 (David Bourke 42); Trumpeters 260 (Mark Fitchew 52), Legion Louts 276 (Phil Hembery 56); Globe Inn Rejects 240 (Steve Birch 47), Harvest Mixed 255 (Martin Perry 47).

Primose - Misfits 277 (Martin Lane 54), Jacks & Jills 275 (Joe Cresswell 59); Scoobies 268 (Keith Giles 54), King's Head Inn 292 (Sam Chillingworth 63); Mad Hatters 293 (Keith Trunks 58), Sagalouts 275 (Pam Burton 53); Commercial A 290 (Steve Kirby 63), Scorchers269 (Judy Cleaveley 57).

Ladies. Champions - Poppy Girls 258 (Jackie Sweet 47), Slippers Up 270 (Karen Crockett 56); Bill's Bunch 245 (Elsie Carr 53), Arf Dozen 261 (Ali Skinner 46); Mo's Gems 282 (Amanda May 55), Market Maids 277 (Clare Rogers 59); Wotsits v Legion Ladies, late card; Housemaids 303 (Joanne Anthony 70), Lizzy's Ladies 264 (Sue Duddridge 53).

Diamonds - Bottoms Up 239 (Mandi Marshall 46), Pretty Pollies 246 (Maria Nottis 62); Cheeky Girls 285 (Tory Frost 54), Blue Jeans 262 (Mary Solman 54); Durleigh Dolls 225 (Dawn Odhams 48), Slappers 241 (Debbie Hamson 54); Babes in Arms v Reservoir Ducks, late card; Gremlins Girls 259 (Kate Foster 46), Cross Rifles 187 (Annette Vigours 37).

Emeralds - Die Hards 228 (Carole Thornton 440), Mothers Pride 241 (Gillian Palmer/Ann Palmer 45); Withy Maids 257 (Carol Trunks/Wendy Baker 47), Flagettes 264 (Helen Innalls 52); Spring Chicks 268 (Marg Selway 57), Write Offs 220 (Jane Bu'Lock 44); Nutcrackers 233 (Mary Woods 49), Forest Gumps 227 (Pat Hockey 50); Acorns 224 (Maureen Kirby 49), Flopperettes 221 (Catharine Ellicott 43).

Rubies - Otters 271 (Wendy Hill 55), Geef Teeth 221 (Amy Simson 48); The Other Lot, bye; Generations 273 (Pat Goddard 61), Ladybirds 217 (Stacey Rawlinson 45); Global Girls 242 (Angie Bailey 46), Pawlett Rebels 181 (Maggie Stephenson 39); Pink Ladies 252 (Jo Munn 51), Wicked Ladies 251 (Jane Foster 47).

Pearls - Piglets 272 (Wendy Walcroft 52), Blake Belles 250 (Lorraine Folan 53); El Syd 307 (Kelly Williams 62), Railway Belles 266 (Julie Jones/Dot Proctor 48); The British Birds 231 (Jayne Roberts 48), Nan's Girls 256 (Tracey Jones/Sue Mills 47); Shove Overs 262 (Margaret Watson 47), Daff's Dollies 260 (Sarah Lee 56); Rockets 220 (Steph Ham 47), Spares 270 (Betty French 59).