Our Christmas number 1 on the Winter Bowling Ladder was Steve James, but as we enter the first full week of January he has had to drop down the charts as John Leadbetter has made his move on the top spot with a 21-17 win over formerly second place Nick ‘The Slaternater’ Slater.

A recent big mover has been Dave Ball, who has swum up the Ladder like a menacing great white shark, gobbling up Ian Gill and Steve James with two convincing wins. The top 8 now look like this …..