Heroes and villains

Another week of fun and frolics is in the bag, and many of the results are in. Shock of the week trophy must go to Norreys Barn, who tore up the formbook with a stunning victory over erstwhile leaders the Elephant & Castle. Jaws dropped and bookies cheered as the previously-winless Norreys roared their way to a 2-1 decision over the Evil Empire, lifting themselves clear of the relegation zone and breaking one or two elephantine hearts in the process. Heroism abounded too at the Brewers, where the Pheasant suffered the ignominy of losing the second leg 5-4, and were twice denied a consolation leg by the last-stick valiance of a certain captain. After both the 3-stick and 1-stick playoffs failed to separate the teams, it was decided to let the beer leg decide it, and happily the Brewers prevailed by a single point, for probably the least-deserved 4 points in the history of the game. Meanwhile the Wanderers returned to form with a 3-0 bludgeoning of the Hope & Anchor and find themselves creeping up the table like some sort of endobiotic fungus, while the high-flying Queen's Head also suffered their first defeat of the season, a 2-1 reverse at the hands of the Bell & Bottle.

Here is the latest league table, although I am missing a couple of results due to teams failing to inform me. Enjoy!

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Elephant & Castle	6	5	1	0	15	3	19
.	Queen's Head	6	5	1	0	14	4	18
.	Three Brewers	6	5	1	0	12	6	17
.	Jolly Farmer	5	4	1	0	11	4	15
.	Wanderers	5	3	2	0	11	4	14
.	Bell & Bottle	6	4	2	0	10	8	14
.	Pheasant	6	2	4	0	6	12	8
.	Frog & Wicket	5	2	3	0	5	10	7
.	Norreys Barn	6	1	5	0	5	13	6
.	Hope & Anchor	6	1	5	0	4	14	5
.	Dog & Duck	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Bramshill Hunt	4	0	2	2	1	11	1

Some more results

Well, nearly all the results are in this week. The Bell & Bottle proved their competence with a shock 2-1 win over the Wanderers, while the Queen's Head continued their impressive run with a 2-1 decision over the Pheasant. Here are all those further results, avec league table.

Jolly 2 - 1 Hope & Anchor
Bell & Bottle 2 - 1 Wanderers
Pheasant 1 - 2 Queen's Head

team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Elephant & Castle	5	5	0	0	14	1	18
.	Queen's Head	5	5	0	0	13	2	17
.	Jolly Farmer	5	4	1	0	11	4	15
.	Three Brewers	5	4	1	0	9	6	13
.	Wanderers	4	2	2	0	8	4	10
.	Bell & Bottle	5	3	2	0	8	7	11
.	Frog & Wicket	5	2	3	0	5	10	7
.	Pheasant	5	2	3	0	6	9	8
.	Hope & Anchor	5	1	4	0	4	11	5
.	Norreys Barn	5	0	5	0	3	12	3
.	Dog & Duck	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Bramshill Hunt	4	0	2	2	1	11	1

Can anybody stop them?

Well, so far only two results in from week 5, but seeing as one of them was a victory for us I think it's only fitting for me to gloat about it. Here at the Brewers we continued our streak of mediocrity triumphing over mediocrity with a nail-biting 2-1 win against Norreys Barn. Meanwhile the Evil Empire notched up a 3-0 cakewalk against the increasingly-shite Frog & Wicket to cement their position at the top of the table. Let's hope somebody can thump them (metaphorically) in the near future, otherwise we might have to send someone in to thump them in a more literal sense. Don't forget to send those scores in!

Elephant (tossers) 3 - 0 Frog & Wicket
3 Brewers (heroes) 2 - 1 Norreys Barn

Those scores in full

Here are last weeks scores, plus league table. The picture on the right is one of the Frog & Wicket team, en route to their 3-0 drubbing.

Brams 0 - 3 Jolly
Hope & A. 1 - 2 Bell & Bottle
Dog & Duck 0 - 3 Elephant & C.
Wanderers 3 - 0 Pheasant
Frog & W. 0 - 3 Brewers
Queen's Head 3 - 0 Norreys

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Elephant & Castle	4	4	0	0	11	1	14
.	Queen's Head	4	4	0	0	11	1	14
.	Jolly Farmer	4	3	1	0	9	3	12
.	Three Brewers	4	3	1	0	7	5	10
.	Wanderers	3	2	1	0	7	2	9
.	Bell & Bottle	4	2	2	0	6	6	8
.	Frog & Wicket	4	2	2	0	5	7	7
.	Pheasant	4	2	2	0	5	7	7
.	Hope & Anchor	4	1	3	0	3	9	4
.	Norreys Barn	4	0	4	0	2	10	2
.	Dog & Duck	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Bramshill Hunt	4	0	2	2	1	11	1

One for the good guys

Another week is in the books and with any luck everyone worked out where the hell they were supposed to go this week. Sadly the Evil Empire - otherwise known as the Elephant & Castle - notched another 3-0 win against the frankly crap Dog & Duck, while the Wanderers are also surging with a 3-0 win over the previously ascendant Pheasant. The good news is that the Brewers are also on an upward curve after trouncing the Frog & Wicket 3-0. Some might call it great captaincy. Others might just put it down to the other team being shite. I'll let you be the judge.

Here are the provisional scores. And, just for fun, here is a provisional league table, seeing as we're doing so well now.

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Elephant & Castle	4	4	0	0	11	1	14
.	Queen's Head	3	3	0	0	8	1	10
.	Three Brewers	4	3	1	0	7	5	10
.	Wanderers	3	2	1	0	7	2	9
.	Jolly Farmer	3	2	1	0	6	3	8
.	Frog & Wicket	4	2	2	0	5	7	7
.	Pheasant	4	2	2	0	5	7	7
.	Bell & Bottle	3	1	2	0	4	5	5
.	Hope & Anchor	3	1	2	0	2	7	3
.	Norreys Barn	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Dog & Duck	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Bramshill Hunt	3	0	1	2	1	8	1

Squashed Frog, soaring Pheasant

Here, once again, are all the weekly results. Sadly the Brams forfeited to the Elephant & Castle after misreading the schedule, but apart from that everyone else played, and there were one or two real surprises. Erstwhile co-leaders the Frog & Wicket tasted their first ever 3-0 mauling at the merciless hands of the Queen's Head, while the Pheasant is also now flying high after whitewashing the Hope & Anchor. However, somebody does need to beat the Elephant & Castle fairly soon before they start running away with it. Actually turning up for the game in the first place would be a good start.

Jolly 2 - 1 Bell & Bottle
E&C 3 - 0 Brams (forfeit)
Pheasant 3 - 0 Hope & Anchor
3 Brewers 2 - 1 Dog & Duck
Norreys 0 - 3 Wanderers
Queen's Head 3 - 0 Frog & Wicket

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Elephant & Castle	3	3	0	0	8	1	10
.	Queen's Head	3	3	0	0	8	1	10
.	Jolly Farmer	3	2	1	0	6	3	8
.	Frog & Wicket	3	2	1	0	5	4	7
.	Pheasant	3	2	1	0	5	4	7
.	Three Brewers	3	2	1	0	4	5	6
.	Bell & Bottle	3	1	2	0	4	5	5
.	Wanderers	2	1	1	0	4	2	5
.	Hope & Anchor	3	1	2	0	2	7	3
.	Norreys Barn	3	0	3	0	2	7	2
.	Dog & Duck	2	0	2	0	2	4	2
.	Bramshill Hunt	3	0	1	2	1	8	1