Thirty-three people made it to Xscape on Friday night for this year's club bowling extravavganza, with competition expected to vary between non-existant in some and very fierce in others. There was not a lot of quality at the beginning, but Tim and Simon both managed a few spares early on. The game progressed with a gradual improvement from a few, while some just focused on the bar.

By the end of the first game, Paul Crossland (133) had come through to lead, but was closely followed by Richard Inchley (129), Iain Holloway-McLean (129), Dave McGarry (128) & Tim Inchley (125). None of the ladies had managed 100 but Jo Breslin (99), Angela McGarry (99) and Mandy Clay (95) looking to defend her title were the leaders.

The second game saw Tom May lead off with a remarkable turkey and a spare which made Paul crack early on. However, Tim managed four strikes in the first five frames to keep pace and put him in prime position for the title. None of the girls exactly set the world on fire in the first half, but once the second half arrived Lorraine, Lesley, Emma, Kelly and Mandy all found the form they'd been searching for all evening. Lorraine led the way with 132 and Kelly managed 116, but the overall winner was Mandy whose 105 added to her 95 gave her 200 and retained her title.

On the boys front Chris Norman had an excellent second game to get 149 while Tom May ended game two with 139, however Tim managed to continue his form right through to get a 188 and an overall win with 313. Richard's consistency saw him in second with 265 and Chris Norman was third with 255. A few still feeling dehydrated after all of the sport went for more liquid refreshment in the bar afterwards and mostly to drown their sorrows, which in some cases – Andy, Chris and Terry – was quite succesful!