Score : 383-364 (Won by 19)

Megastars undo United

We were never in much danger of losing this one - we played very well, scoring our highest team total of the season at the Waverley against struggling United. Throwing first we went 11 up, despite only scoring 52, which we increased to 17 with a 58 hand on the 2nd. After 4 hands we were leading by 19, which was reduced to 13 on the 5th with a poor 48 hand. A 58 on the 6th got our lead back to 21 and another win to keep us in 4th position in the league.

Echo man -  JK with 59.

Score : 418-440 (Lost by 22)

Megastars lose their way to Wanderers

We were well into this game after the first 3 hands - a slender lead of 3 pins, but title chasing Wanderers really got going with hands of 68, 69 & 76 and we were 25 down after the 6th hand - we played quite well, but once again finding stickups has become a problem, only 1 this week.

Echo man -  Cliff with 59.

Score : 366-354 (Won by 12)

Rats leads Megastars victory in local derby

The quote "you know when times are hard when you have to rely on Rats" was heard quite a lot during this game - Rats was the main reason we won this one, he equalled our Waverley alley record with 62 which included TWO stickups - the rest of us were poor, only Cliff scoring more than 50. Anyway, a win's a win and we were lucky to get it - Wings were gutted - ho ho!! Throwing second we took a single pin lead, which we increased to 12 on the 2nd with a 57 hand, which included Dover's first stickup of the season. Wings then hit a 59 on the 3rd and we were suddenly 1 behind! We responded well on 4th and 5th hands with 56 & 55 to take our lead back to 12 which increased to 14 after the 6th. We lost 2 pins on the last for a fortunate win.

Echo man -  Rats with 62 - Equalled Megastars Waverley alley record.

Score : 392-375 (Won by 17)

Megastars Cup run continues.......

We made it into the last 4 of the Secretaries Cup with a tough fought victory over Div 4 leaders, Head Cases in a very sporting game. We threw first and took a 4 pin lead, which we increased to 18 by the 4th hand. Head Cases replied to our 5th hand of 50 with a 63 to reduce the lead to just 5 pins - game on! When it mattered we scored a 64 hand without a stickup, to go 15 up, which we increased to 17 on the last. Just one win away from a cup final............

Echo man -  Kecons with 55.

Score : 424-466 (Lost by 42)

Megastars hit by stickup fest.

This is not a good alley for us and so it proved once again, despite us playing well the only difference between the teams was the number of stickups - we got 1, they got 10. Throwing second, we went 5 behind on the 1st despite hitting 61. By the 3rd, the deficit was 17 which we reduced to 13 with a 65 4th hand and our only stickup from MLS (12). A 57 on the 5th saw us 20 behind - still an outside chance or so we thought, Legionaires hit a staggering 83 on the 6th - game over, 40 behind. We will win on this alley one day............

Echo man -  Rats with 58.

Score : 371-356 (Won by 15)

Megastars climb up the league continues

Throwing first, we got off to a flyer, scoring 59, JK hitting a rare Waverley stickup (12), and we took a 7 pin lead, which we increased to 13 on the 2nd despite only scoring 53. After a poor hand of 45 on the 3rd, we were expecting the worse, but Barrels find this alley difficult and only managed to pull 2 pins back. We scored an average 52 on the 3rd, and were shocked to see our lead reduced to just a single pin, after a 62 hand which included TWO stickups - unheard of at the Waverley! We came back at them in style scoring 60 which included a remarkable stickup from El Tel - his first since 25th April 2008 !! His second ball took a 'backwards 3' - Landlord, second Backer and Winger - you don't see that too often ,especially at the Waverley!! Anyway that hand gave us an 8 pin lead which was maintained after the 6th hand was tied. We gave them a chance on the last hand, scoring only 49, to them 57 to win, but the pressure told and they folded in dramatic style, only scoring 42, to leave us winning by 15 and 4th in the league. Another notable event was that Ben 'Dover' was top score - he really does struggle on this alley.

Echo man -  Dover with 51.

Score : 401-384 (Won by 17)

Megastars back to winning ways

We haven't played at this alley for a few seasons, and faced an in form, high flying Imps team. Throwing first we only scored 52 and were surprised to take a 4 pin lead, which was reduced to 2 after the 2nd. An impressive 61 on the 3rd without a stickup gave us an 8 pin lead. The next 2 hands were tied and we edged another pin ahead on the 6th despite only scoring 52. Saving our best to last we hit a mighty 65 with Cliff scoring the only stickup of the night to leave Imps needing 75 to win - a daunting task which they weren't up to - we took another 8 pins to win by 17.

Echo man -  Cliff with 59.

Score : 359-380 (Lost by 21)

Megastars winning run ended

Our recent good run was ended with a thumping defeat at the hands of Barmy Army who scored a very good 380 - a score that will win most matches at the Waverley. We were doing OK up to the 4th hand - leading by 7, but after a poor 5th hand of 47, we were 5 down. Our 6th hand was a disaster - only 44, including an OXO - Army were on the move and scored 59 - 19 down and the match gone, we lost another 2 on the last hand.

Echo man -  Cliff with 52.

Score : 414-402 (Won by 12)

Megastars not so Sociable

Throwing first we established an early lead of 12 with a 61 hand and increased this to 16 on the 2nd. Struggling Social came back at us with 2 good hands to reduce our lead to just 5 after the 4th hand, game on !! We responded with a 61 hand on the 5th, winning the hand by 10 - a lead of 15, which we increased to 17 on the 6th. We lost a few on the last hand, but it was all over by then - an excellent win.

Echo man -  JK with 57.

Score : 406-370 (Won by 36)

Megastars continue Cup run

We progressed to the last 8 of the Secretary's Cup with an easy win over Div 4 Scorchers. We won the 1st by 18 and increased the lead steadily all night to win by 36.

Echo man -  MLS with 58.

Score : 369-341 (Won by 28)

Megastars triumph in local derby

We continued our recent good run with an emphatic win, although it started with a disastrous 1st hand of just 42 !! - luckily we only lost 6 pins and were level after the 2nd. The next two hands effectively won us the game - 60 and 61 to give us a lead of 34. We lost the last 3 hands, but not by enough to make a difference, winning by 28 and climbing to 6th in the league.

Echo man -  Shakey with 49.

Score : 366-356 (Won by 10)

Megastars triumph in local derby

We were never in much trouble at any time in this local derby, although All Blacks were without a few key players, we showed no mercy. Throwing 2nd we went into a 10 pin lead with a 57 hand, increasing the lead to 13 after the 2nd. We lost a couple on the next but steadily increased our lead to 22 by the 6th, with JK hitting a rare Waverley stickup. The Xmas spirit and the beer told on the last hand we lost it by 12 to win by 10.

Echo man -  JK with 51.

Score : 401-377 (Won by 24)

Megastars march past the Army

A rest from the league this week when we played Div 3 strugglers Wyke Army in the Cup. We were never behind all night but it wasn't until the 6th hand that we felt safe. The Army never surrendered and only some timely stickups from JK, Sykes and Shakey saved us from further embarrassment by being beaten by lower league opposition.

Echo man - MLS and Sykes with 57.

Score : 357-365 (Lost by 8)

Megastars beaten by stickups at the Waverley

We were never in this game until the last hand when PBLC had a disaster, scoring only 39 to leave us 60 to win. We failed of course, scoring 51 to lose by 8......there were lots of 'if onlys' in the post match chat. Throwing second we were 4 behind after the first hand which steadily increased to 20 by the 6th hand. For an alley where stickups are a rarity, PBLC hit THREE of them during the game, which was difference between the teams. Oh well, there's always the cup.........

Echo man - Cliff with 51.

Megastars turn over 69ers

Echo man - JK with 58.

Megastars well beaten

We struggled to raise a team for this game, with holiday, work and other commitments leaving us with only 6 regulars. We fielded a new player, Andy 'Reds' Redhead and an ex-Megastar, Rob 'Snide' Smale to make up the numbers. We played fairly well for the first 5 hands, only 17 behind, but Pinups seem to have mastered our alley, regularly scoring hands in the high 50's. They totalled  389 which is probably the highest score for any team since the new balls were used.

Echo man - MLS with 52.