Skittles: Latest news, results and tables from Yeovil Sports League

WITH a superb 66 by Nigel Garrett this week’s big game in Division One of the Yeovil Sports Skittles League looked to be heading for a comfortable home win for ODS over fellow title rivals Yellow Wagtail B.

Waggie were trailing by 19 pins after four hands, but then in a remarkable last two hands they fought back magnificently to record a truly unexpected draw on 353 pins apiece – a rare occurrence in the top division.

Nightcrawlers stayed top of Division One with a hard fought four-pin away win over Newboys.

With a good away win over RAFA, promoted Tripods continued their good start to the season in Division Two and are now third.

Rovers beat Occasionals by 12 to stay in second place.

In Division Three, A. O’Malley hit the top score of the week with 68 for Screwballs who won at JohnsonPark by 47 in what must be Huish Sports’ heaviest home defeat for years. Also in this dvision father and son, Ray and Sonny Clover, knocked up 112 between them for Richard Edwards who hit 386 to win away to Game On by 42.

Division Four is now led by VAD with yet another away win – this time a 29-pin victory over Par Eight.

It was their 32nd away win in the last three years and includes three for this season.

A good game was played at the YSSL Club where RB Legion Sports ended the Old Barn Club’s unbeaten record with a six-pin win.

Wessex Plus moved up to fourth with a seven-pin win over Knights.

The top six in Division Five all won with the biggest win by Jesters. Thanks to 64 by L. Norris they thrashed Flung Together by 82.

LATEST results from the Yeovil Sports Skittles League: Division One: ODS 353, Yellow Wagtail B 353; Westland Ex Apps B 319, Go Banana 336; Herky Snerkeys 352, Waverley Bros 314; Newboys 340, Nightcrawlers 344; Easy Boys 348, Motley Crew 306; Mixstars 337, Hammers 353.

Merit scores: N. Garrett (ODS) 66; S. Ewens (Herky Snerkeys) 61; N. Fry (ODS) 55.

Division Two: Rovers 260, Occasionals 248; Artists 188, Yeovil SCB 213; RAFA 221, Tripods 243; Ooo Unlucky 267, Rejects 195; Nightriders 215, Combo 235; Ooo Unlucky 252, Nightriders 271.

Merit scores: R. Bessell (Ooo Unlucky) 53.

Division Three: Oak Originals 287, Casuals 318; Huish Sports 349, Screwballs 396; Outsiders 332, Pacemakers 310; Debaggers 333, Jets 346; Game On 344, Richard Edwards 386; Air United 312, Fluids 336.

Merit scores: A. O’Malley (Screwballs) 68; R. Glover (Richard Edwards) 59; D. Gay (Screwballs) 56; G. Alton (Huish Sports) 56; N. Beviss (Richard Edwards) 54; S. Glover (Richard Edwards) 53; J. Gould (Outsiders) 53.

Division Four: Nondescripts 326, Able Eight 343; Wessex Plus 375, Knights 368; Gangbangers 333, Playboys 346; RB Legion Sports 305, Old Barn Club 299; Par Eight 325, VAD 354.

Merit scores: A. Craig (Wessex Plus) 60; G. Stone (Knights) 59; M. Turner (Wessex Plus) 57; A. Nicholls (Able Eight) 54; S. Butts (Knights) 54; J. Craig (Wessex Plus) 54.

Division Five: Motiv8 362, Missing Lynx 340; Jesters 378, Flung Together 296; Misfits 348, Booker Basics 333; Missing Lynx 286, Up and Aways 315; Split Pins 339, Nomads 367; Rams 307, Motiv8 319; Marston Boys 384, Somerset Sports 362.

Merit scores: L. Norris (Jesters) 64; R. Swaine (Marston Boys) 58; R. Gillard (Nomads) 56; B. Gay (Somerset Sports) 45; S. Earle (Jesters) 54; D. Day (Marston Boys) 54; J. Cross (Jesters) 53; R. Marsh (Misfits) 53.

Division OnePPtsPin Difference
Nightcrawlers612+65
Easy Boys610+80
ODS59+99
Yellow Wagtail B69+95
Herky Snerkeys58+98
Hammers68+45
Go Banana68-49
FK Rebels44-18
Westland Ex Apps B54+23
Newboys64-89
Bradford Outcasts52-176
Waverley Bros62-55
Motley Crew62-141
Phoenix50-73
Mixstars60-94
    
Division TwoPPsPin Difference
Croc's Lot510+75
Rovers68-5
Tripods68-17
Nibbs46+10
Combo56+92
Nightriders56+33
Has Beens56-37
Maybees56-102
Ooo Unlucky66+33
Occasionals66----
Cretins44+29
Yeovil SCB52-72
RAFA62-22
Artists62-54
Rejects62-143
    
Division ThreePPtsPin Difference
Outsiders610-51
Jets59+25
Casuals58+28
Incredibles58+27
Dropouts58-15
Screwballs46+75
Fluids66+29
Richard Edwards54+12
Air United54+2
Let It Roll54+1
Pacemakers54----
Debaggers64-6
Game On62-6
Oak Originals62-18
Huish Sports61-52
    
Division FourPPtsPin Difference
VAD610+55
Old Barn Club610+36
RB Legion Sports58+23
Wessex Plus56+54
Kinnells56-12
Able Eight66-3
RML Sports54+32
Par Eight54-14
Gangbangers54-18
Mudboys54-18
Apprentices54-34
Nondescripts54-59
Dads Army52-13
Playboys62-3
    
Division FivePPtsPin Difference
Motiv8510+38
Misfits610+3
Nomads58+70
Booker Basics68+10
Up and Aways46+9
Jesters56+3
Elite56-7
Split Pins66+22
FLung Together66-90
Somerset Sports54-13
Rams64-4
Labour Club52-7
Marston Boys52-12
Missing Lynx62-68
Uncle Albert's Desc62-96
    

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