JOLLY Blues, new champions of the Wellington Ladies Skittles League, ended the season in style by beating Geronimo by 46 pins with Sharon Frost top scoring with 51.

The Blues finished seven points clear of their nearest rivals, losing only one of their 20 matches. They won 18 games and drew one.

Land Girls, runners up in the cup, also finished second in the league after beating Wobbly Pins by 47 pins in their final game with Kirsty Popplestone being their leading skittler on the night with 47. Maggie Norris knocked 50 for the Pins.

New cup winners Split Pins finished third after beating Pin & Tonics by 39 pins with Bev Jones ending a great season with a score of 58.

Heather Cook knocked 56 for All Blacks who won by 20 pins against Wanderers.

Results: Land Girls 348 (Kirsty Popplestone 47), Wobbly Pins 301 (Maggie Norris 50); Geronimo 315 (Sonia Avery 46), Jolly Blues 361 (Sharon Frost 51); Pin & Tonics 317 (Laura Bowrah 48), Split Pins 356 (Bev Jones 58); All Blacks 364 (Heather Cook 56), Wanderers 344 (Sandy Jarman 52); LOA Spare 298 (Holly Cashmore 40), Water Babies 309 (Sue Grabham 45).

Fixtures in the Wellington Ex-Services Skittles League’s Gerald Thorne Championship for Friday, March 14: Bell Green v Rebels (at Victoria Arms, upstairs), Cottage Pies v Club Rockers (Cottage Inn), Fireguard A v OBA (Wellington Football Club), Holywell Lake v Home Guard II (Victoria Arms, downstairs), Oaks v Hot Shots (Blue Ball), Relyon v Report Centre A (Conservative Club, downstairs), Reservists v Queens Legs (RG Institute).

Chris Bullock Championship, Thursday, March 20: All Stars v Scuppas (Victoria Arms, downstairs), Ex-Servicemen v Odds & Ends (Cottage Inn), Foresters v WRFC (White Horse Inn), Home Guard IV v Here 4 the Beer (Conservative Club, upstairs), King Pins v Mowers (Victoria Arms, upstair), Outsiders v United Services (Conservative Club, downstairs).