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| News & Views |
| 2021–2 Season |
| Week 2 |
| A League |
| B League |
| C League |
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The Park Taverners' game against the Dolphin Dragons, in the B League, was as close as you can get and still have a winner: the Taverners won by 148 points to 147.
It was a good night for the Nags Head, whose teams achieved the two highest scores of the night. The 'B' team scored 179 against the Queen Bs, and the 'original' Nags Head team scored only three less against the Plough Horntails. Best score in the C League was 150 by the Sutton Club, who played the King's Gambit.
With some teams having played only one game, there are two teams in each League that have played two and won two: the Queens, Dolphin, Nags Head, Park Taverners, Park Timers and Sutton Mutton.
Alan Hodgson was out on his own this week with 54. Mark Watson was next highest scorer with 48, and Haydn Thompson was third with 45. The two highest scorers in the B League were both on the same team: Paul Prior and Andy Johnson, with 42 each. Next best in the B League were Liz Horrocks and Jon Thompson, with 39 each. Top scorer in the C League was Emma Griggs with 33, followed by Tim Brewin with 30.
| Queens | 170 | 158 | Waters Green Weavers |
| Haydn Thompson | 45 | 42 | Graham Bailey |
| Dolphin | 160 | 149 | Rushton Diamonds |
| Alan Hodgson | 54 | 42 | Brian Bogie |
| Nags Head 'B' | 179 | 145 | Queen Bs |
| Mark Watson | 48 | 42 | Tony Browne |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | |
| Queens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 4 |
| Dolphin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 4 |
| Nags Head 'B' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 2 |
| Poachers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 2 |
| Waters Green Weavers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 0 |
| Rushton Diamonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 286 | 0 |
| Queen Bs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 268 | 0 |
| Team | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Week 2 | |
| Alan Hodgson | Dolphin | 2 | 105 | 54 | 51 | 54 |
| Alice Walker | Queens | 2 | 96 | 54 | 42 | 42 |
| Haydn Thompson | Queens | 2 | 93 | 48 | 45 | 45 |
| Graham Bailey | Waters Green Weavers | 2 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Ian Grieve | Waters Green Weavers | 2 | 81 | 42 | 39 | 39 |
| Peter McBride | Dolphin | 2 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 30 |
| Tony Browne | Queen Bs | 2 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 42 |
| Caroline Massey | Queens | 2 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
| Neil Drummond | Queen Bs | 2 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 33 |
| Chris Bogie | Rushton Diamonds | 2 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Richard Briand | Rushton Diamonds | 2 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Plough Horntails | 130 | 176 | Nags Head |
| Malcolm Asquith | 33 | 42 42 |
Andy Johnson Paul Prior |
| Park Taverners | 148 | 147 | Dolphin Dragons |
| Graham Wallace | 36 | 39 | Liz Horrocks |
| Waters Green Lemmings | 145 | 110 | Chester Road Tavern |
| Jon Thompson | 39 | 24 | Mitch Moores |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | |
| Nags Head | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 4 |
| Park Taverners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 4 |
| Dolphin Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 321 | 2 |
| Waters Green Lemmings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 2 |
| Plough Horntails | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 281 | 0 |
| Chester Road Tavern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 215 | 0 |
| Harrington Academicals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 0 |
| Team | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Week 2 | |
| Liz Horrocks | Dolphin Dragons | 2 | 87 | 48 | 39 | 39 |
| Paul Prior | Nags Head | 2 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Alasdair Reid | Nags Head | 2 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Andy Johnson | Nags Head | 2 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 42 |
| Anne Jeater | Plough Horntails | 2 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 27 |
| Malcolm Asquith | Plough Horntails | 2 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Shauna Barstow | Park Taverners | 2 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Dave Barber | Dolphin Dragons | 2 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 27 |
| Graham Wallace | Park Taverners | 2 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 36 |
| Ian Musgrave | Nags Head | 2 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Heather Wallace | Park Taverners | 2 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sutton Club | 150 | 90 | King's Gambit |
| Emma Griggs | 33 | 24 | Michael Taylor |
| Cock Inn | 106 | 140 | Park Timers |
| Peter Wilcox | 27 | 30 | Tim Brewin |
| Pack Horse Bowling Club | 106 | 121 | Sutton Mutton |
| Michael Murphy Andrew Vickerstaff |
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Wynne Keith-Davies Mick Graves |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | |
| Park Timers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 4 |
| Sutton Mutton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 4 |
| Sutton Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 2 |
| Cock Inn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 209 | 0 |
| Pack Horse Bowling Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 0 |
| King's Gambit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 |
| Team | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Week 2 | |
| Andrew Fenton | Park Timers | 2 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 |
| Wynne Keith-Davies | Sutton Mutton | 2 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Mike Proctor | Sutton Mutton | 2 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| John Green | Sutton Club | 2 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
| John Poyser | Park Timers | 2 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Jackie Hulme | Cock Inn | 2 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Peter Wilcox | Cock Inn | 2 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 27 |
| Mick Graves | Sutton Mutton | 2 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Wendy Brown | Sutton Club | 2 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
| Chris Butler | Sutton Club | 2 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| Week | Setters | Difficulty | Balance | Ent'ment | Total | Last Yr | ||
| 1 | 1 | GK | Nags Head 'B' | 7.98 | 5.76 | 7.67 | 21.42 | 25.60 |
| 2 | 1 | Spec | Nags Head 'B' | 7.80 | 5.67 | 7.06 | 20.53 | 23.74 |
| 3 | 2 | GK | Shamrock Bar | 7.30 | 6.00 | 6.06 | 19.36 | 11.51 |
| 4 | 2 | Spec | Harrington Academicals | 6.87 | 5.91 | 6.33 | 19.11 | 20.57 |
| Entertainment marks: | A League | 6.00 | B League | 7.00 | C League | 6.00 | Overall | 6.33 | Last year | 5.89 |
This is a good mark for Entertainment; last season (2019-20) it would have been ranked 7th out of 34.
| On average, teams going "first first" scored | 109% | of their average for the season |
| On average, teams going "second first" scored | 101% | of their average for the season |
| On average, the teams going "first first" did | 8% | better than their opponents |
This suggests that the Specialist questions were easier than average, but with a modest bias towards the teams that went "first first". The Balance mark was the weakest of the three, but the overall score of 19.11 is perfectly respectable – last season it would have put these questions 13th out of 34.
| Entertainment marks: | A League | 6.17 | B League | 5.17 | C League | 6.83 | Overall | 6.06 | Last year | 4.62 |
Another good mark; last season it would have been 12th.
| On average, teams going "first first" scored | 111% | of their average for the season |
| On average, teams going "second first" scored | 104% | of their average for the season |
| On average, the teams going "first first" did | 7% | better than their opponents |
Very similar numbers to the Specialist questions. These too were easier than average but were somewhat let down by their Balance.
| On average, teams going "first first" scored | 110% | of their average for the season |
| On average, teams going "second first" scored | 102% | of their average for the season |
| On average, the teams going "first first" did | 7% | better than their opponents |
With both sets getting similar marks all round, it's no surprise that the overall story is the same: easier than average, but with a marked bias towards the teams that went "first first". Any team that went "second first" and lost by less than about ten points can feel hard done by (if the spreadsheet is correct); the only team that falls into this category is the Dolphin Dragons. And please remember that this is not an exact science!
For the full spreadsheet, please click here.
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