This week’s Inside For Beginners has a historic theme to it as this cartoon was unearthed in the newspaper’s archives. It shows the Westbrook Wanderers team and the men who played for them. They all look fine gentlemen, but I’m a bit worried that one is called "Shaky" Oliver, who either got very nervous before a game or very cold…
As you can see, the look is somewhat different to Team Clothier (see our picture in the first post of this blog) and I wonder if we will survive the test of time any better than they have? Also, I wonder if any of the Westbrook Wanderers are still around – it would be good to get a comment from them if they are.
Anyway, on to this week’s game, and it was another comprehensive victory for us! We strolled home by 45 for the second week running, after winning every leg. I now make it that we have played five, won five, and have a pin difference of plus 219. Not bad…
Top scorer was Mr T Lethaby Snr who hit 50, and who was the player who reacquainted himself best with the alley at the George in Gurney Slade, which used to be our home strip. I hit 41 which was OK considering I was very inconsistent, and generally scores were pretty good.
We need another nickname though. Alan has played for the team for years, but we weren’t sure how many games he would be able to play this season. However, he should be able to make it plenty of times so therefore needs a nickname, especially as he was in the Chair and had to pay most people last night apart from the Fat Controller. Any suggestions, please comment…
Next week should be our first real test as we play a B Division team in the knock-out cup. The game will be on Tuesday at the Horseshoe in Shepton Mallet, which has recently reopened and means there finally is a decent pub in the town. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Definition of the week: Flopper – When a player hits all nine pins down with one ball, a feat which we rarely achieve. It is categorically not about anyone’s performance in the bedroom…
Lethaby you boy
ReplyDeleteEveryone always shouts flopper when your about to go for wood, but you never hit one, must be something else about performance then, kanack knack
That's true, about the never hitting a flopper part anyway!
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the Bionic Enfields still hangs in the alley at the Bell Evercreech along with another and a more recent one of the Clangers circa 2004!
ReplyDeleteI had another look!
ReplyDeleteoops it is the Westbrook Wanderers the other
len Creed in the above is the peron who brought Viv Richards to Somerset (see VR autobiography)