What an alley. What a horrible, terrible alley.
Team Clothier played at a dog of an alley last night at the Bell Inn, Leigh-on-Mendip. My advice to anyone who has a fixture there in the forthcoming future is to make sure you have another engagement that night.
I hasten to add that there is nothing wrong with the pub at all, it is just the alley should send shivers down the collective spine of skittlers everywhere. I’m not sure what makes it stand out as being difficult – the length, width, small pins, heavy balls – but it was a nightmare to score on.
It says something when I was our team’s top scorer with 37. Yep, you read that correctly. Joe The New Kid and DJ both hit 36, and Skipper got 35, but we really were scraping the barrel. Nashy, one of our more consistent players, only got 26 with a zero scored in there – a fate also suffered by Wyatt Earp.
The game itself had an end-of-season feel to it, and we weren’t really too worried by our loss by just 1. Skipper left me a 10 spare to win and unfortunately I was only able to
get 8 and not even force a draw. We are now waiting with baited breath, however, for the latest table to see if we are champions yet or not.
Thankfully we are back at home at the Poacher’s Pocket next week on Wednesday so we should see scores rise again. Well, that’s the theory. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Player of the week: Skipper – our captain has been running Team Clothier for decades and has remained a constant when faces have come and gone. He remembers fondly the one season when we were in the top division, a bit like Bristol City. Famous for driving a car as big as the QE2, Skipper (pictured right) is a well known face in local farming circles.
Team Clothier played at a dog of an alley last night at the Bell Inn, Leigh-on-Mendip. My advice to anyone who has a fixture there in the forthcoming future is to make sure you have another engagement that night.
I hasten to add that there is nothing wrong with the pub at all, it is just the alley should send shivers down the collective spine of skittlers everywhere. I’m not sure what makes it stand out as being difficult – the length, width, small pins, heavy balls – but it was a nightmare to score on.
It says something when I was our team’s top scorer with 37. Yep, you read that correctly. Joe The New Kid and DJ both hit 36, and Skipper got 35, but we really were scraping the barrel. Nashy, one of our more consistent players, only got 26 with a zero scored in there – a fate also suffered by Wyatt Earp.
The game itself had an end-of-season feel to it, and we weren’t really too worried by our loss by just 1. Skipper left me a 10 spare to win and unfortunately I was only able to
get 8 and not even force a draw. We are now waiting with baited breath, however, for the latest table to see if we are champions yet or not.Thankfully we are back at home at the Poacher’s Pocket next week on Wednesday so we should see scores rise again. Well, that’s the theory. Anyway, until then…
Go for wood!
Tim
Player of the week: Skipper – our captain has been running Team Clothier for decades and has remained a constant when faces have come and gone. He remembers fondly the one season when we were in the top division, a bit like Bristol City. Famous for driving a car as big as the QE2, Skipper (pictured right) is a well known face in local farming circles.
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