Team Clothier had a game in hand on most of the division so what does Skipper do? Arrange it for one of the snowiest nights of the year.
After Monday night’s conditions we thought we had seen the worst of the weather, but just as we arrived at the Poacher’s Pocket, the white stuff started to fall again. And it kept falling all game until we were ready to go.
By this point some of our cars were somewhat snowed in – Pasty got his out despite a barrage of snowballs from Nashy, DJ and Joe The New Kid. Mine was the farthest into the car park and the deepest in snow, but I put my knowledge of Rally Sweden to the test and got out of the thick stuff fine. Unfortunately, I then got to the icy main bit of the car park and promptly couldn’t get anywhere. Thankfully Mr T Lethaby Snr was on hand to lend a bit of weight, and he helped by pushing my car and I got away.
But what of the game? Well, we were playing Team Freestone who we beat by only four last week, and again it proved to be a tight encounter. We had fallen 14 behind after the first leg, but pulled back to only four down by the fourth leg.
We then monstered the leg and hit 81 thanks to two spares, but it could have been more if I hadn’t wasted my spare ball by throwing it straight through. We were 26 up going into our last leg but we didn’t hit too good a score. When they suddenly had two spares it made things interesting, but we won out by 10 in the end.
Top scorer on the night for us was Hurricane Hellard with a storming 53, followed by me with 50, thanks to me actually taking advantage of a spare and hitting 14 on the last leg. Joe The New Kid was in the Chair and he hit 48 meaning he only had to pay Hurricane and I.
It’s Nashy’s birthday on Saturday (watch out the pubs of Shepton/Wells/Street) so he did the five half-pint challenge last night and got his best time. He came in with a very respectable 12 minutes 36 seconds.
Next week we play away at Harptree Club, in East Harptree, on Monday on the concrete alley where we may or may not be playing with the
rubber balls (ooh err missus, and all that). Let’s hope the snow stays away but looking at the forecast I may need to hunt out those snow chains. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Player of the week: Hurricane Hellard – Hurricane (pictured front right in this old photo of Team Clothier from 1999) has been a member of the team since it was started some 40 years ago. A lynchpin of the side, normally playing at number four, he is also known for his performances on the dancefloor at the team’s Christmas bash…
After Monday night’s conditions we thought we had seen the worst of the weather, but just as we arrived at the Poacher’s Pocket, the white stuff started to fall again. And it kept falling all game until we were ready to go.
By this point some of our cars were somewhat snowed in – Pasty got his out despite a barrage of snowballs from Nashy, DJ and Joe The New Kid. Mine was the farthest into the car park and the deepest in snow, but I put my knowledge of Rally Sweden to the test and got out of the thick stuff fine. Unfortunately, I then got to the icy main bit of the car park and promptly couldn’t get anywhere. Thankfully Mr T Lethaby Snr was on hand to lend a bit of weight, and he helped by pushing my car and I got away.
But what of the game? Well, we were playing Team Freestone who we beat by only four last week, and again it proved to be a tight encounter. We had fallen 14 behind after the first leg, but pulled back to only four down by the fourth leg.
We then monstered the leg and hit 81 thanks to two spares, but it could have been more if I hadn’t wasted my spare ball by throwing it straight through. We were 26 up going into our last leg but we didn’t hit too good a score. When they suddenly had two spares it made things interesting, but we won out by 10 in the end.
Top scorer on the night for us was Hurricane Hellard with a storming 53, followed by me with 50, thanks to me actually taking advantage of a spare and hitting 14 on the last leg. Joe The New Kid was in the Chair and he hit 48 meaning he only had to pay Hurricane and I.
It’s Nashy’s birthday on Saturday (watch out the pubs of Shepton/Wells/Street) so he did the five half-pint challenge last night and got his best time. He came in with a very respectable 12 minutes 36 seconds.
Next week we play away at Harptree Club, in East Harptree, on Monday on the concrete alley where we may or may not be playing with the
rubber balls (ooh err missus, and all that). Let’s hope the snow stays away but looking at the forecast I may need to hunt out those snow chains. Anyway, until then…Go for wood!
Tim
Player of the week: Hurricane Hellard – Hurricane (pictured front right in this old photo of Team Clothier from 1999) has been a member of the team since it was started some 40 years ago. A lynchpin of the side, normally playing at number four, he is also known for his performances on the dancefloor at the team’s Christmas bash…
Was it your knowledge of the -25C temperatures or your use of skinny studded tyres which helped you navigate your way across a pub car park in England?
ReplyDeleteHow did Neil get on? hes my hero!
ReplyDeleteOh Mum!
ReplyDeleteThose front five have not changed much, lol
ReplyDeleteNope! They are a bit greyer though...
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