AFTER yet another Bank Holiday the Bridgwater & District Summer Skittles League is off and running again.

Topping the board this week was Mark Pople (Outs & Ins) who, with fellow team mates Jake Crocker and Sam Pople hit 74 and 61 respectively, had a 52- pin win at home against Daydreamers.

Other notable results in the Men’s Early included Union Jacks’ 18-pin home win against Plonkers and Here 4 The Beer, winning at home by 27 against Wanderers.

In the Main Division, Daniel Gooding (Pawlett Pins) hit 68 in their away win against Cannington Chemistry by 16 and Birdies’ Paul Cave’s 70 aided their away win against Musketeers by 21.

Premier Division Gamblers continued their winning spree with a 51-pin win at West India House.

Slade’s held on for a one-pin win at home against Mr Brun’s Boys, with Phil Ashurst contributing 65, and Limeys won by seven against Maltesers.

The Mixed Divisions had some big results.

Wild West, early Blondes leaders, won against Moorlanders at the Thatchers.

In the Bluebells, Snoots led all the way against Legion Louts and won by 50 and Radishes won a close game against Trumpeters by three.

Early joint Brunettes leaders The Clan and Mixed Bunch both won at home with Terry Innalls (The Clan) and Anthony Palmer (Mixed Bunch) both scoring 57.

Cornhill’s Railway Six won at home against Mansion House Misfits and lead the table. Second placed Split Happens won at Mansion House with Phil Court hitting 63 for the winning team.

In the Ladies’ Champions Division, early leaders Cannon Girls won by 16 at the Commercial Inn against Corkers, while second placed Patsy’s Pussies won at home against Mo’s Gems by nine.

Emeralds’ Twiglets are the early leaders after their win at Bridgwater Squib against Nan’s Girls with Kath Perry (Twiglets) topping the board with 57.

Wotsits also won at Mothers Pride at the Lime Kiln by 16 with Rene Donnelly (Wotsits) scoring 59.

The only card received from the Pearls Division was for the Global Girls, who played The Wild Harts and won by 15.

In the Rubies Division, Spares won at home by two against Bobby’s Team, Hit or Miss had their first win at home against Fluffy Dusters by 18, as did Sportsman, winning at home by 20 against Louby Lou’s.

Results: Men’s Early – Riff Raff 290 (Kevin Rees 58), Bunch of Idiots 277 (Kyle Prescott 51); Outs & Ins 372 (Mark Pople 80, Jake Crocker 74), Day Dreamers 320 (James Taylor 62); Union Jacks 273 (Steve Dale 48), Plonkers 255 (Paul Thomas 47); Here 4 the Beer 285 (Dan Sweeting 52), Wanderers 259 (Alan Selway, Richard Hughes 47).

Men’s Main – Cannington Chemistry 296 (Ryal Gamblin 54), Pawlett Pins 312 (Daniel Gooding 68); Fireworks 295 (James Nelson 56),Wrong Direction 288 (Kieran Andrew 60); Athelney 303 (Paul Saturley 60), Five O’Clockers 283 (Aiden Crocker 60); Musketeers 297 (Steve Marsh 61), Birdies 318 (Paul Cave 70).

Men’s Premier – Playboys 237 (Luke Miller 44), Gamblers 288 (Nigel Davey 50); Limeys 311 (Malcolm Royce 59), Maltesers 304 (Matt Gorvin 67); Slade’s 299 (Phil Ashurst 65), Mr Brun’s Boys 298 (Arren Rawle 61); Matchmakers 320 (Chris Sharkey 62), Gentle Giants 314 (Ryan Morgan 62).

Mixed Blondes – Squibsters 294 (Steve Britton 58), Pretenders 277 (Tom Outram 55); Moorlanders 250 (Karen Gibbs 49),Wild West 274 (Alanna Morgan 52); Pin Pals, Mixtures (no card); Rebellions (bye).

Mixed Bluebell – Snoots 281 (Kym Wardhaugh 60), Legion Louts 231 (Kevin Heritage, Mark Hambery 43); Misfits 271 (John Bishop 62),Wish We Waz 260 (Gill Howe 50); Radishes 208 (Mike Radford 39), Trumpeters 205 (Alan Foster 40); Nobs & Nockers (bye).

Mixed Brunettes – Choppers 304 (Rev Budd 62), Old Prunes 286 (Richard Humphrey 55); The Clan 275 (Terry Innalls 57), Mix & Match 264 (Sandie Smith 51); Mixed Bunch 287 (Anthony Palmer 57), Jack & Jills 244 (Steve Cresswell 51); Forest Gumps (bye).

Mixed Cornhill – Railway Six 258 (Allan Cavill 48), Mansion Misfits 233 (Peter Watts 53); Pensioneers 266 (Mike Burton 58), Train Gang 293 (Darren Saunders 57); Mansion House 260 (Maureen Kirby 52), Split Happens 276 (Phil Court 63); The Tools (bye).

Ladies’ Champions – Patsy’s Pussies 234 (Sue Duddridge 44), Mo’s Gems 225 (Brenda Saunders 42); Rainbows 296 (Vicky Modley 68), Flopperettes 272 (Helen Thorne 54); Corkers 226 (Julie Champion 48), Cannon Girls 242 (Norah Lewis 52); Castlettes, Bill’s Bunch (no card).

Ladies’ Emeralds – Nutcrackers 264 (Tania Donnelly 60), El Syd 282 (Vi Bonney 53); Mothers Pride 256 (Amanda Bacon 55),Wotsits 272 (Rene Donnelly 59); Cheeky Girls 258 (Emma Carter 58), Munch Bunch 289 (Sammie Brown 59); Nan’s Girls 275 (Mary Williams 51), Twiglets 280 (Kath Perry 57).

Ladies’ Pearls – The Wild Harts 215 (Debbie Hamson 42), Global Girls 230 (Mel Baldwin, Lindsey Parsons 44); Generations, Lambettes (no card); Geef Teeths, Stumpers (no card); Heatherbelles, Indie Girls (no card).

Ladies’ Rubies – Hit or Miss 249 (Jan Fisher 49), Fluffy Dusters 231 (Jamma Hall 48); Sportsman 274 (Sue Bowers 50), Louby-Lou’s 254 (Karen Crockett 51); Vixens 257 (Heather Knight 54), Rockets 261 (Sandra Sussex 51).