Berkeley League

IN division four in a promotion chasing clash the Hammers took an early lead after an 11 spare from anchor Dave Cheal, however the Raffedass Rangers fought back and a 15 spare from their anchor Ashley Chappell gave them a 12 pin lead with just two legs left.

However the Hammers fought back well and the game ended in a tie.

In division five Synwell B scored their first points in 2017 with an away win over Duty Free. Starting well they were never troubled and scored a good 403 at the Bowls Club. Paul Walker had a good 59 for the home side.

In division six, Sharpness Playmates won the bragging rights in their local derby against the No Opers at Sharpness Dockers Club.

The No Opers had an 11 pin lead going into the last leg but slumped to a 37 last leg allowing the Playmates to win by one.

In an exciting finish at Slimbridge Legion, the Hot Gossips held an eight pin lead going into the last leg. However setter Brian Stump, of the Much Bunch, had a spare only to see the last ball go through.

In a nervous last leg an eight from Sandra Ruther for the Hot Gossips looked to be enough to win the game but the Munch Bunch anchor Brian Tovey finished with a 14 spare to tie the match.

Results: All-In Cup: Not a Clue 403 (3 players 59), Tipsy Moonshiners 397 (K Voyce, K Nutland 54); Dropouts 347 (M Allen 52), Wurzels 387 (B Langdown 52).

Premier Division: Rebels 456 (C O’Connor 63), Artists 477 (C Livall 71); Better Half 433 (A Richards 72), Ratepayers 400 (D Kendall 63); Bridgetown 464 (R Mears 69), Old Muckers 447 (P Brown 69); Moscow Dynamos 418 (A Dimery 58), Rebels 423 (K Summers 60); Artists 494 (G Moulder 75), Tadgers 457 (S Cooper 62); Tearaways 447 (A Francomb 58), BA Rangers 438 (K Ward, M Sims 64); Village Idiots 463 (K Bell 65), Fusiliers 473 (T Thorne 69).

Division 1: Jack High 400 (D Smith 57), Morse Codes 417 (B Morse 59); Dominoes 453 (A Pinch 62), Jack High 467 (A Mellerup 65); Our Dons 395 (D Noble 59), Boars Head 396 (B Palmer 58); Morse Codes 430 (R Collard 64), Lynch Pins 418 (M Boyce 61); Loungers 448 (A Jane 62), Windbound Exiles 422 (B Wilson 65); Wanderers 439 (L Morse 67), Odds and Sods 396 (M Kneebone 57).

Division 2: Stylistics 390 (S Murdoch 60), TMFASN 442 (J Moore 63); Birdies 446 (J Burdett 62), TMFASN 431 (S Northover 62); Dropouts 462 (J Hann 68), Blues 414 (C Pain 71); Pure Luck 428 (T Burton 59), Stylistics 413 (G Moody 66); TMFASN 457 (D Chapman 67), Happy Shambles 443 (R Lees 71).

Division 3: Cam A 405 (R Miles 59), Rangers 405 (A Penrith 61); Dursley Golfers 387 (D Bull 53), Cam A 393 (D Wingate 61); Tipsy Moonshiners 471 (P Kingscote 66), Dirty Turkeys 477 (W Woodward 69); Allsorts 442 (D Saunders, D Lloyd 61), Tactical Twits 406 (N Lewis 60); Quality Factors 373 (C Evans 50), Warriors 426 (K Hinder 64); Rangers 405 (A Penrith 60), Bridge 394 (C Watkins 58); Riff Raff 450 (R Durham 60), Leftovers 428 (J Williams 61).

Division Four First Class 417 (R Bullock,S Pyne 55),Slimbridge LSC 435 (M Keedwell 62); Fizz Kids 409 (G Tocknell 63),Bangers 394 (T Tiley 55); Raggedass Rangers 391 (A Chappell 61),Hammers 391 (P Cook 61); Raggedass Rangers 400 (A Chappell 60),Colombians 399 (P Tarski,D Grove 56); Rockin Berries 380 (S Exell 54),Undesirables 412 (M Jones 66); Surgical Spirits 403 (C Zoglowek 66),Raggedass Rangers 391 (A Chappell 56); Undesirables 438 (M Zoglowek 64),Hammers 402 (P Cook 58); Division Five Chaos 393 (T Trotman 55),Titbits 377 (J Stevenson 54); Duty Free 372 (P Walker 59),Synwell B 403 (M Stinchcombe 56); Pheasant Pluckers 407 (J Venn 61),Fielders 419 (R Griffiths 62); Staggareds 347 (G Robbins 52),Pamdemonium 367 (P Carter 57); Division Six Coaley Moles 407 (N Smith 61),No Opers 439 (R Cawston 61); Hot Gossips 391 (S Ruther 53),Munch Bunch 391 (B Tovey 62); Jolly Mariners 385 (C Parker 58),Not the Double Ds 353 (J Francis 54); Lassies 372 (D Tomlinson 53),Not the Double Ds 372 (M Dawes 52); Lassies 374 (G Meadows,J Seville 55),Super Troopers 388 (P Cole,P Alderman 58); Lassies 418 (G Meadows 67),Hot Gossips 389 (G Jones 54); No Opers 378 (M Davis 54),Hot Gossips 359.