Summer League - A New Beginning

The Desborough Winter League finished with success for the mighty Red Lion 'A' skittles team, and what can only be described as relief all round for the fledgling 'B' team.

Red Lion 'A' showed grit and determination to finish top of their league, earning themselves a nice bit of silverware in the process. Promotion to the lofty heights of the Desborough premier league follows. Well done boys and girls, don't forget to collect your winners tube of Brasso from the bar. A trophy-polishing rota is being drawn up, and will be posted on the Red Lion notice board just as soon as Kev gets round screwing it back on the wall...

Red Lion 'B' narrowly avoided the wooden spoon, managing to scrape off the bottom of the league by dint of superior points difference, and occasional flashes of brilliance from the Ladies and Kev..... and Jim. When asked to explain the 'B' team's somewhat poor performance, skittling guru Vince replied, '...too many doubles were missed'. For my part, I can only say that fear of chipping the newly painted Red Lion skirting boards may have had an affect on my throw, both home and away... Now the paint has dried it's hoped that normal carnage can resume. In an exclusive interview, team captain Fiona 'The-Tip' Barby described the Beer-Leg fund as '...in deep recession', and is therefore being held back until such a time as it can stretch to more than a pint of Wot's.

Which brings me nicely to the Tuesday Summer League, which got underway earlier this week with a morale-boosting victory for the Red Lion against Great Bowdens Shoulder of Mutton team. Sensational dig-deep victories for Alec, Kev and Fiona helped bring home the cheese-shaped bacon, with a 3-2 Beer-Leg win easing fears of another funding rollover. It's early days, but confidence is running moderately high-ish for a few more wins this season.

Beer Report - Red Lion, Middleton

Great Oakley Wot's Occuring refreshed the thirsty skittlers, with St Georges Day special Fly the Flag available for traditional copper-coloured ale fans. Rockingham Forest Cider was also available, but at 7.2% was considered incompatible with the throwing of weighty bits of wood around the bar.

Next match: 27th April - Catholic Club, Market Harborough