FORMER champions All Blacks maintained their fine start to the season in the Wellington Ladies Skittles League with a 52-pin home win over Pin & Tonics with Sue Huggett top scoring with 51.

Split Pins also made it two wins out of two when they beat Wobbly Pins by 38 pins with Bev Jones knocking 50.

Geronimo lost for the second week when they went down by 22 pins away to LOA Spare whose leading skittler was June Anderson with 45.

Results: Split Pins 342 (Bev Jones 50), Wobbly Pins 308 (Leanda Thorne 46); Wanderers 303 (Sue Morrell, Sandy Jarman 42), Muppets 337 (Beth Milton 50); Water Babies 303 (Jodi Newby 43), Land Girls 312 (Heather Kynaston 52); LOA Spare 291 (June Anderson 45), Geronimo 269 (Shannon Bao, Trish Lettley 36); All Blacks 355 (Sue Huggett 51), Pin & Tonics 303 (Kelly Hagan, Mel Beal 45). Jolly Blues - bye.

Fixtures for Monday, September 22: Land Girls v Pin & Tonics, Muppets v All Blacks, Wobbly Pins v LOA Spare, Jolly Blues v Water Babies, Split Pins v Wanderers. Bye - Geronimo.

Gerald Thorne Championship fixtures for Friday, September 19: Reservists v OBA (at Institute); Holywell Lake v Shooters (Victoria Arms, downstairs), Report Centre A v Cottage Pies (White Horse Inn, Bradford on Tone); Bell Green v Club Rockers (Victoria Arms, upstairs); Oaks v Hot Shots (Blue Ball); Relyon v Queens Legs (Conservative Club, downstairs); Rebels v Home Guard II (Cottage Inn).

Payne Challenge Cup, second round ,Thursday, September 25); United Services v Hot Shots (Cottage Inn); Scuppas v Outsiders (Nynehead Club); Ex-Servicemen v Odds and Ends (Wellington Football Club); All Stars v Here 4 the Beer (White Horse). Friday, September 26: Holywell Lake v Fireguard A (Institute); Reservists v Shooters (Blue Ball); Relyon v WRFC (Victoria Arms, upstairs); Club Rockers v Home Guard II (Victoria Arms, downstairs).