Skittles: Huish Sports enjoy winning feeling in Nomination Cup

DIVISION Three basement side Huish Sports might still be looking for their opening win of the 2012-13 season in the Yeovil Sports Skittles League – but they finally enjoyed some success with victory in the opening round of the Nomination Cup for Divisions Three, Four and Five.

Huish Sports enjoyed a narrow ten-pin success over Split Pins, of Division Five, and now face Somerset Sports or Jets in the Second Round.

Divisions Three, Four and Five cup holders, Elite, of Division Five, scraped through to the Second Round in defence of their title with a close four-pin away win over Jesters.

League president Alan MacGregor was in good form Pacemakers, of Division Three, with 50 as his team enjoyed a comfortable 66-pin win away to Motiv Eight.

First Round Nomination Cup Results for Divisions Three, Four and Five: Able Eight 287, Kinnells 262; Nondescripts 224, VAD 244; Huish Sports 259, Split Pins 249; Jesters 240, Elite 244; Up and Aways 250, Old Barn Club 238; Flung Together 240, Dads Army 238; Wessex Plus 270, Knights 249; Motiv Eight 243, Pacemakers 309; Playboys 194, Nomads 222; Incredibles 313, Richard Edwards 312.

Merit scores: P. Peach (Split Pins) 54; D. Jeffries (Incredibles) 53; T. Fox (Able Eight) 51; R. Lock (Richard Edwards) 50; A. MacGregor (Pacemakers) 50.

Second Round Nomination Cup Draw for Divisions Three, Four and Five – to be played on or before Tuesday, January 15: Pacemakers v VAD; Booker Basics v Marston or Fluids; Incredibles v Up and Aways; Huish Sports v Somerset Sports or Jets; Able Eight v Nomads. All other First Round winners have byes to the Third Round.

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