LAND Girls bounced back from their cup exit in the opening round of this year’s competition by maintaining their 100 per cent record in the 11-team Wellington Ladies Skittles League on Monday night.

They made it five wins from five matches when they beat LOA Spare by 41 pins to stay five points clear at the top of the table with Tina Coles knocking a fine 56..

Former champions All Blacks, with a game in hand, are lying second after they beat Wobby Pins by 42 pins away with Hannah Binney hitting 42 while Water Babies are on the same number of points despite their match against Pin & Tonics being postponed.

Champions Jolly Blues made it three victories from three when they beat 8 QT’s by a massive 87 pins at the Conservative Club (upstairs) with Amanda Moysey hitting a splendid 56.

Results: Split Pins 327 (Bev Markes 51), Split Happens 315 (Sue Wharton 52); Water Babies v Pin & Tonics (postponed); Jolly Blues 383 (Amanda Moysey 56), 8 QT’s 296 (Angie Cornall 43); Wobbly Pins 266 (Hannah Fleet, Claudine Ford, Lorraine Taylor, Leanda Thorne, Linda Perry 36), All Blacks 308 (Hannah Binney 42); LOA Spare 282 (Natalie Anderson, Julie Watkin 40), Land Girls 323 (Tina Coles 56). Bye: Wanderers.

Meanwhile, Land Girls have a chance of quick revenge for their cup defeat by Jolly Blues, when the teams play each other in the league at the White Horse on Monday, October 19.

Land Girls won the cup last season but crashed out in the opening round against Jolly Blues who won by 22 pins at the Conservative Club (downstairs).

Fixtures for Monday, October 19: Wanderers v Water Babies, 8 QT’s v Split Pins, Pin & Tonics v Wobbly Pins, Land Girls v Jolly Blues, All Blacks v LOA Spare. Bye: Split Happens.