TINA Coles top scored with 54 as Land Girls beat Wanderers by 24 pins to make it two wins from two matches in the Wellington Ladies Skittles League.

Split Pins and Water Babies also won again - beating LOA Spare and 8 QTs respectively.

Results: All Blacks 360 (Mags Baker 53), Pin & Tonics 334 (Melainie Beal 57); Split Pins 311 (Jo Fenn 48), LOA Spare 284 (June Anderson 42); Land Girls 352 (Tina Coles 54), Wanderers 328 (Sandy Jarman 59); Split Happens 329 (Jenny Nutkins 55), Wobbly Pins 312 (Lizzie Brewer 43); 8 QTs 250 (Anna Mancini 41), Water Babies 310 (Saph Gilding 46). Bye Jolly Blues.

After two blank Mondays, champions Jolly Blues begin the defence of their title with a home game against Split Pins.

Fixtures, September 21: Jolly Blues v Split Pins, Wanderers v All Blacks, LOA Spare v Split Happens, Water Babies v Land Girls, Wobbly Pins v 8 QTs. Bye Pin& Tonics.

Meanwhile, champions Bell Green continue the defence of their title in Wellington Ex-Services Skittles League’s Gerald Thorne Championship with a home game against Home Guard II on Friday, September 18.

The Bee Gees won their opening match, beating Report Centre A by 69 pins.

Fixtures: Club Rockers v Cottage Pies (at RG Institute), Queens Legs v Holywell Lake (Conservative Club, upstairs), Rebels v OBA (Cottage Inn), Relyon v Reservists (Conservative Club, downstairs), Fireguard A v Hot Shots (Wellington Football Club), Bell Green v Home Guard II (Victoria Arms, upstairs), Oaks v Report Centre A (Nynehead Club).

Chris Bullock Championship, Thursday, September 24: Ex-Servicemen v Odds & Ends (Cottage Inn), Outsiders v King Pins (Conservative Club, downstairs), All Stars v WRFC (Conservative Club, upstairs), Mowers v Nynehead Club (Wellington Football Club), United Services v Home Guard IV (White Horse Inn, Bradford on Tone), Here 4 the Beer v Foresters (Victoria Arms, upstairs).