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League leaders Gutter Nutters didn’t take much advantage from another rest week for Lads’ Night Out - they were humbled 8-2 by ex-LNO Matt Wright’s Living On A Spare side. Captain Quinn may regret dropping himself for this one but, truth be told, Nutters came up against a LOAS team in fine voice - they hit winning legs of 39, 36 & 40 (twice), with a 2nd leg stumble where Nutters took the points 34-26. Top Spares were Darren Chamberlain & Ali Manning with PB-matching scores of 36 & 34 respectively; Steve Sherwood made 31 for Nutters. The leaders have a lead of 8 points now, but there are plenty of games in hand amongst those below them. Alsorts have sneaked up to second in the table thanks to their 6-4 win over Best Sellers. It was a close game but a superlative effort from skipper Mark “Quiet Arm” Grainger meant Alsorts took the victory. Mark equalled Rob Wadsworth’s seasons-best 45 from last week, hitting a 13 spare in the beer leg as Sorts smashed 45 pins. They had started strongly, winning the first 37-26, but Sellers showed their class with 40 pins in leg 2. Alsorts snuck over the line in leg 4 by a singleton, 34-33, and Best Sellers took the last. Mark was supported by a tidy 34 from Jason Tilbury; Robbo made 35 for his team. Dark horses, BGS, are coming up on the rails after their 8-2 pummelling of Absolutely Skittled - with games in hand on almost everyone in the league, they could yet get to the split in front. Callum’s charges smacked 186 pins in this one, with scores of 37 & 39 twice netting them 6 points. They struck 40 in the beer leg, but AbSki mustered themselves to their best leg yet (43) and won out. Leg 2 was a closer 31-29 win for the Birdies. Mark Dodd hit a mighty 37, including a 13 spare in the last, with captain Callum’s 35 backing up; skipper Dave Norris managed 32 for his lot. Young & Bald sit fourth in the league, but they were by no means the first team this season to be ambushed by Newcomers - the game finished in a draw. A tight first leg set the tone, with the points shared 36 all, but YAB showed their class in the second, smacking 40 pins to go in front. They were ahead in the beer leg too, though only by a pin, before captain Derek Wilkins made a blob and Newcomers evened the match up. A low-scoring 4th went the way of youth, but Newcomers pulled off a great final leg which a redemptive 8 from Derek could not salvage. David Collins hit the game’s best (31), whilst Marcus Groves made 30. Splitz ‘n’ Giggles are comfortably in the top half after their 9-1 whipping of Late Knights, who toppled a season-low total of 117. The game was a procession in the main, with the Knights only coming close in the 4th & 5th legs, drawing 27 all and missing out 31-28 in the last. Captain Rob Perry & Ethan Gibbs both posted 34s, with Rob moving 7th in the averages; Chris Bright hit 31 for Knights. Last Six are the last team in the top ten this week after their big 8-2 win over Sianie’s Angels. Six were some distance ahead in this one, winning the pins 171-133, but actually lost out in the first 29- 26 as they struggled to get going. From there on, Six were entirely in the box-seat, striking 38, 36 twice and 35 to secure victory. Best of the bunch here was Andy Ives with 35. Big ‘Uns have slipped into the bottom half by a point, despite a 6-4 win over Maclean Smilers. It was a close contest, with the momentum shifting throughout and the game all square going into the deciding 5th leg. Seemingly nobody wanted to win this one, but Big ‘Uns just got over the line after a 2 from Jamie Purnell in anchor took the spoils 27-26. Nathan Rickards was the pick of the skittlers with 34, while John Norris managed 31. Finally, the grudge match between Remnants and Andy “Splitter” Bell’s Rollin’ Pins ended 5-5. The Bells took charge with 38 in leg 1, but Remnants hit back with the next two legs, just stealing the third by a pin. 37 from Pins evened things up in leg 4, but Remnants were in control in the fifth, 6 pins up at the halfway point. Top work from Rollin’ Pins engine room (9,8,8) dragged themselves back to terms and the leg and game was drawn. Mark Reeves’ 35 was his best yet for Pins; Simon Barton’s 33 was the best of the Remnants. It’s a week off for the leaders Gutter Nutters this week, so a chance for Alsorts or Lads’ Night Out to knock them off their perch. See you at the alley!