TRUMPETERS have three wins from three in the Bridgwater & District Summer Skittles League mixed Bluebell Division after a 51-pin victory over Wish We Waz last week.

A point behind are The Snoots, who were 21 down on the first hand against Pretenders, but won with a fifth-hand 56. Two teams without a point met at the Globe Inn, Cannington, and Legion Louts broke their duck with a 21-pin win over the Rejects.

Choppers are the only unbeaten team in the mixed Blondes after they beat Pointless Parretts by 35 at home. Barmies needed 44 to beat Rebellions and got 47 tobe second. Pin Pals got off the mark with a 30-pin win at Good Bunch.

The only unbeaten team in the mixed Brunettes are Shunters, after a 19-pin away victory over Glad We've Arms. Faux Pas lost for the first time in a see-saw match away to Railway Six. The Six hit their highest of the night on the last hand, thanks to 15s from Tim Lawrence and Allan Cavill, leaving the visitors to get 57, but they hit only 46.

Faux Pas are joint second with Mixtures, who had an 11-pin win at home to point-less Nam Nuts. In the mixed Primrose, unbeaten champions Commercial A beat Sagalouts by 33 at home, while Mad Hatters also have yet to lose after a home victory over Jacks & Jills. Misfits earned their first points.

Limeys stayed unbeaten in the men's Premier after a 25-pin win over visitors Old Teasers. Daydreamers beat alleymates Union Jacks by 18 "away" to be joint second with Wanderers, Gentle Giants and Fireworks.

In the men's Early, Riff Raff lost for the first time, by 16 at home to Terry's Lot, and have been joined at the top by champions Outs & Ins, 24-pin winners away to Five o'Clockers. Folly Boys are unbeaten, third with two games in hand, while Withy Wanderers opened their account by beating Wellworthy Colts.

Flintstones and Pawlett Pins are the only unbeaten teams in the men's Main. Stones were 13 up going into the last, but had only one pin to spare away to champions Gamblers. Pins had won by 19 at Bunch of Key'unts. Carol's Barmy Army got off the mark by beating Cannington Chemistry.

In the ladies' Champions, leaders Market Maids made it five wins in a row as they beat Bill's Bunch by 31 at the Lions Club. Alison Skinner was the match-winner for champions Arf Dozen with a 14 on the last hand as they beat Poppy Girls by ten to remain second. Housemaids, behind for the first three hands, beat visitors Legion Ladies by seven to stay third.

Piglets top the ladies' Pearls after a 17-pin home win over Railway Belles, who drop to joint third. Daff's Dollies went second by beating Rockets, who have gone four games without a point. Nine down going into the last hand, Spares needed 45 to beat home team The British Birds and thanks to a 17 flopper from Pam Weston, got them to be joint second.

A 41-pin away win over Spring Chicks kept Flopperettes unbeaten in the ladies' Emeralds. Mothers Pride went second with a 33-pin away success against Nutcrackers. Die Hards broke their duck, beating Flagettes by two at home.

The only 100% team in the ladies' Diamonds are Cheeky Girls, who beat Slappers by 14 at home. Reservoir Ducks and Blue Jeans are joint second after both won away. Durleigh Dolls were victorious for the first time since the opening match when they beat Cross Rifles by 17 at the West India House. Babes in Arms are still not off the mark after a two-pin home defeat by Pretty Pollies.

Joint top of the ladies' Rubies are Wicked Ladies and Otters, both unbeaten. The Ladies won by 49 at home to Geef Teeth, who remain third. Otters were 29 up after two hands at home to The Other Lot but won by only six, Sue Thomas (65) topping the alley. Global Girls won for the first time, by 20 at home to Pink Ladies

Last week's results:

Ladies. Champions - Housemaids 266 (Lynne Dyer 57), Legion Ladies 259 (Marion Cotton 47); Mo's Gems 271 (Mandy Fisher 50), Lizzy's Ladies 226 (Alison Lazenby 44); Poppy Girls 272 (Julie Frost 59), Arf Dozen 282 (Sheila McCarthy 52); Bill's Bunch 246 (Elsie Carr 49), Market Maids 277 (Sarah Matthews 52); Wotsits v Slippers Up, late card.

Diamonds - Gremlin's Girls 217 (Kate Foster 41), Reservoir Ducks 234 (Janet Fisher 51); Durleigh Dolls 225 (Carol Biffen 40), Cross Rifles 208 (Tracy Gardener/Emma Addicott 39); Cheeky Girls 262 (Kirsty Wilton 48), Slappers 248 (Nikki Pear 46); Bottoms Up 240 (Sarah Chillingworth 49), Blue Jeans 257 (Tina Leonard 50); Babes in Arms 227 (Sally Whitehead 48), Pretty Pollies 229 (Charlie Lewis 47).

Emeralds - Acorns v Forest Gumps, late card; Spring Chicks 238 (Viv Hamblin 50), Flopperettes 279 (Marie Parr 57); Withy Maids 245 (Pam Bryant 45), Write Offs 270 (Denise Bu'Lock 72); Die Hards 252 (Maz Bisset 50), Flagettes 250 (Donna Hodge 46); Nutcrackers 231 (Maxine Smith 47), Mothers Pride 264 (Glynis Bastin/Claire Palmer 47).

Rubies - Global Girls 237 (Lyndsey Parsons 47), Pink Ladies 217 (Jo Nunn/Karen Hitchcock 41); Generations 269 (Judy Grimshaw 55), Pawlett Rebels 205 (Emma Holden 40); Ladybirds, bye; Otters 273 (Sue Thomas 65), The Other Lot 267 (Lesley Rossiter 58); Wicked Ladies 291 (Jane Foster 63), Geef Teeth 242 (Kim Bellinger 47).

Pearls - Rockets 231 (Tina Marshall 45), Daff's Dollies 249 (Sue Facey 47), The British Birds 230 (Jayne Roberts 48), Spares 231 (Pam Weston 50); Piglets 284 (Sue Bell 61), Railway Belles 267 (Julie Jones 51); El Syd 283 (Carol Kent 62), Nan's Girls 286 (Sue Nills 60); Shove Overs 274 (Chris Granville 57), Blake Belles 263 (Josie Bultitude/Lorraine Folan 47).

Men. Early - Wellworthy Colts 259 (Wayne Mockridge 50), Withy Wanderers 284 (Keith Fear 65); Riff Raff 264 (Mike Hucker 50), Terry's Lot 280 (Garth Hill 56); Playboys 260 (Greg Whjitcombe 53), Sir Gary Jones 242 (Neil Chorley 46); Five o'Clockers 291 (Tim Netto 60), Outs & Ins 315 (Jamie Woollan 60); Dukes o'Hazard 282 (Jake Chidgey 59), Folly Boys 286 (Pete Coleman 57).

Premier - Wanderers 259 (Alan Selway 49), Gentle Giants 318 (Adrian Roberts 64); Limeys 289 (Ian Warren 60), Old Teasers 264 (Trevor Crook 50); Buccaneers v Slades, late card; Top Gun 301 (Mike Mozoure 61), Fireworks 287 (Darren Partridge 58); Union Jacks 269 (Rob Bateman 59), Daydreamers 287 (Steve Cresswell 53).

Main - Gamblers 304 (Barry Dobson 58), Flintstones 305 (Martin Trunks/Brian Kingston 60); Floppers, bye; Bunch of Key'unts 241 (Scott Blackburn 44), Pawlett Pins 260 (William Pope 51); Carol's Barmy Army 265 (Jeremy Green 62), Cann Chemistry 258 (Ron Boldwin 50).

Mixed. Brunettes - The Clan 290 (Terry Innalls 57), Neighbours 290 (Terry Winchester 55); Railway Six 285 (Allan Cavill 60), Faux Pas 275 (Duncan Smith 69); Mixtures 257 (Sue Criddle 49), Nam Nuts 246 (Martin Perera 52); Glad We've Arms 262 (Dave Baker 54), Shunters 281 (Adrian Kunc 54).

Blondes - Good Bunch 209 (Tricia Hitchcock/Mel Palmer 39), Pin Pals 239 (Cliff Russell 47); Choppers 287 (Martyn Clapp 60), Pointless Parretts 252 (Mike Taylor 52); Rebellions 270 (Derek Stephens 58), Barmies 274 (Nigel Villis 55); Nut 'Eads v Moorlanders, late card.

Bluebell - Trumpeters 277 (Jerry Frost 51), Wish We Waz 226 (Alan Godfrey 49); Pretenders 269 (Julian Hodge 57), The Snoots 276 (Kevin Gamblin 53); Globe Inn Rejects 239 (Steve Birch 45), Legion Louts 260 (Mark Hembery 48); Globetrotters 257 (Dave Wright 48), Harvest Mixed 291 (Brian Palfrey 60).

Primrose - Misfits 281 (Roger King 57), King's Head Inn 275 (Mick Chillingworth 73); Scoobies 270 (Hayley Giles 50), Scorchers 277 (Ben Cleaveley 52); Mad Hatters 284 (John Clist 68), Jacks & Jills 263 (Mary Pollock/Lorraine Cresswell 48); Commercial A 300 (Maureen Kirby 60), Sagalouts 267 (Pam Burton 47).

1:19pm Friday 16th May 2008

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