League News
Week Three Round Up
Alleyman Jnr reporting on action around the league
Top Dog: Colin Roche (White Hart Harriers) – 76
Div 1 – Klinks and Mingers Lead the way!
Anchors 4 – 12 W.Anchors
Anchors took 4 points despite playing with just 9 players in this one at the Ship. Hope to see them back to full strength next week, Top scores were 48 from S.Venn for Anchors and a captains innings from Jeff Parslow with 52.
Ginger Mingers 13 – 3 Earlybirds
Mingers take the spoils from the Birdies with another impressive 500+ team score on the all new high scoring Consti club! Rich Adams with 50 for the away side, Ray Macbeath getting 57 for Mingers who keep the 100% start going.
Regent Sports 4 – 12 Nomads
Nomads edged a win from under Regent sports noses in what looked a thriller at the Boro sports (509-522) Pete Read was best for the home side with 51, Mike Singfield on Target for the away side with 55.
Unionist A 2 – 14 Klinkerbelles
The A’s rough start continues despite 57 from captain Phil Dean in this one. Klinks proving to good and remain top with 3 wins from 3. Oli Wilcox and Warren Main were best for them with 47 each.
Crown Inn 11 – 5 Flintstones
A cracking local Derby at Winscombe CC saw Flintstones take 2 sets and draw one, but pipped by the crown for the win by just 4 pins (516 – 512). A trio of Davis, Wall and Stephens were best for the “away” side, Lee Dodd was top on the night and best for the Crown with 56.
Worle Club 2 – 14 Rascals
Rascals off the mark at 3rd time of trying with an impressive victory at the worle club despite a great 57 from K.Edwards for the hosts. Russ Loud took the spoils with an impressive 60 for Rascals.
Div 2 – SEVENTY SIX for Roche!
Beermasters 2 – 14 White Hart Harriers
Harriers make it 3 wins from 3 helped by an emphatic away score for the ages – 2 x 18 spares for 76! Well played Colin Roche. Ty McKenna was best for the home side with 48.
Bittermen 14 – 2 Suvivors
Bittermen are also 3 from 3 following a good home win against Survivors, Dave Haigh and D.Hooper were best for the bittermen with 47 each, A.Chambers best for the away side and top score on the night with 54.
Bleadon Racers 15 – 1 Admirals
Racers are off the mark following a demolition job at Hornets, N.Waterhouse leading the way with an impressive 66, M.Butt’s 42 was best on a night to forget for the away side.
Dab Hands 14 2 Social Club B
Social Club continue to struggle and take just one set from a low scoring game at the 49 club (468-442). P.Baker’s 47 was best for the home side, K.Dangerfield hit 44 for the B’s.
Lord Nelson A 15 – 1 Uphill Steamers
Lord Nelson ran riot in this one and move into 3rd place, The ever consistent Ian Norton leading the way with 59, best for Steamers was 45 from M.Pinnock.
Stragglers 2 – 14 Coach House B
Coach House B had a smash n grab victory in a close game at the George & Dragon (479 – 483). A Dawson was best with 53 for the away side, G.Raines’ 47 topped the home side of the board.
Div 3 – Peckers win again!
Churchill Club 4 – 12 Half a Bag
Half a bag get their first win of the season in a low scoring game at Churchill (403-435). Chris Tucker’s 49 was best for the home side, Stephen Wood was top for the away side with 43.
Clarence Lions L-L Strays – Late score.
Peckers 12 – 4 Langford Rovers
Peckers make it 3 wins from 3 in a game that went right down to the last ball (480-476) – A trio of Watt, Rippon and Hayter all hit 43 for the away side, top man on the night and best for the home side was Mr Ashman’s 46.
Shepherds 2 – 14 Crusaders
Crusaders take the spoils by 20 pins (426-446) thanks to 44’s from A.Heel and D.Bush. C.Robinson’s 48 was best on the night but Shepherds take just one set and remain winless this season.
Weston Legionaires 0 – 16 Prince of Wales
Despite 49 from Ryan Jones, Legionaires took a 4 set hammering from PoW – with John Eastwood leading the way with 51.
White Hart Mavericks 14 – 2 Regency Alleyblasters
Mavericks remain top of the table with a 100% start following another low scoring affair at the White Hart. M.Parfitt’s 39 was best for the away side who perhaps deserved more than just one set! James Milsom’ 47 was best for the home side.
Week Two Round up
Alleyman Jnr reporting on action around the league
Top Dogs: Frank Thompson (W.Anchors Away) & Ed Flint (Ginger Mingers) – 62
Division 1 – Klinks and Mingers lead the way
W.Anchors Away 8 – 8 Crown Inn
What a cracking game this was! 2 sets each and 537 for each team as the W.Anchors welcomed the Crown to the Golden Lion. Super Frank Thompson continues his great form with 62, Pete Blackwell was best for the visitors with 56.
Ginger Mingers 16 – 0 Worle Club
Mingers hit 551 on the consti to take all of the points in this one. Ed Flint leading the way with 62, Steve Partridge’s 48 was best for Worle club.
Klinkerbelles 14 – 2 Regent Sports
Despite a great 60 from Nick Richards, Regent sports fell short in this one as the Klinks managed 574 at home with Kev Stock and Clint Harding best for them with 58 each.
Earlybirds 14 – 2 Anchors
The birdies got off the mark with 3 sets in this one, Captain Dan Pratlett lead the way with 51. Anchors took two points in the last set as Geoff Poole led the way with 55 for a 142 set total.
Flintstones 14 – 2 Unionist A
Flintstones bounce back with a 3 set win over Unionist A, N.Moore’s 50 was top for the home side whilst Dave Blackhurst hit 49 for the A’s.
Nomads 16 – 0 Rascals
Nomads back to winning ways in impressive fashion, Arron Hawkins leading the way with 51. Rascals remain the only side not to have won a set despite 50 from Paul Griffiths on the night.
Division 2 – Close at the top!
Admirals 14 – 2 Dab Hands
Admirals continued their surprise start and sit just a point behind the league leaders after winning this one by 10 pins (485-475). M.Sinclair was best on the night for them with 54, J.Hale’s 52 was best for Dab Hands.
Bittermen 12 – 4 Stragglers
Bittermen remain Top of the table after a 34 pin win. James Palmer best on the night with 54, Steve John hit 48 in reply for the visitors who take 2 points and remain in 4th.
Social Club B 2 – 14 Beermasters
Beermasters record their first win taking 3 out of 4 sets in a low scoring game at the Social. K.Crisp’s 43 was highest for the home side, whilst Matt Brearley was on target for the away side with 46.
Survivors 14 – 2 Bleadon Racers
Despite D.Findlay having the top score on the night with 43 for the visitors (Impressive at Cheddar!), they could only take 1 set as Survivors took the other 3 for the win. T.Sweeting / A.Holdford were highest for the home side with 42 a piece.
Uphill Steamers 4 – 12 Coach House B
Despite 44 being the highest scores at the ship for the Steamers, they are still in search of their first div 2 win as the Coach House took this one 392-411. Doughty and Pinnock hit the aforementioned 44’s for the home side, whilst it J.Poole and D.Talbot were best for the coach with 42 each.
White Hart Harriers 13 – 3 Lord Nelson A
New Signing Paul O’Conner was best for the Harriers whilst veteran Ian Norton kept pace for the away side – both hit 43 in a low scoring game at the White Hart. Harriers joint top following the win, Lord Nelson move down to 6th.
Division 3 – Mavericks Top! Lions in pursuit!
Weston Legionaires 2 – 14 White Hart Mavericks
Back to the drawing board for an understrength Legionaires side who fell short by just 17 pins in this one (472-489) despite a good 46 from Pete Baines. Mavericks go top with 2 wins from 2 with James Milsom top scoring on the night with 55.
Half a Bag 3 – 13 Clarence Lions
Clarence Lions took the spoils in a close game at the football club 413-432. G.Owen was best for the visitors with 49, whilst Gav Wood hit 52 for the home side.
Crusaders 16 – 0 Regency Alleyblasters
Steve Garside was best for Crusaders hitting 55 as the team took all 4 sets. R.Day / D.Oconnor’s 42 were best for the visitors who remain bottom of the pile.
Langford Rovers 13 – 3 Shepherds
Rovers make it 2 for 2 and site 4th in the table with a a smash and grab effort at the Century club! S.Johns and Phil Yelland were best for the home side with 42, whilst M.Jones’ 46 was best on the night for the Shepherds.
Prince of Wales 4 – 12 Churchill Club
The summer party is over, and the wait for a win continues for Brendan Duffy’s side who lost this one by just a single pin (418-419). D.Greier / J.Brown shared the best score for the home side (43) whilst J.Fenwell took set and match with his 48.
Strays 3 – 13 Peckers
Peckers win by 24 (436-462) as J.Dempster took top score with an impressive 58. T.Farrand was closest for the home side with 48.
Week One Round Up
Alleyman Jnr reporting on week one action around the league
Top Dog: Steve Venn (Social Club B) 61
Division One
Anchors 4-12 Ginger Mingers
Mingers off to a good start away from home despite Al Absalom top scoring for the home side with 47. 44 from Ray MacBeath was the best for the visitors.
Crown Inn 14-2 Earlybirds
Crown debutant Dan Owen was top of the scores with 51 including an 18 spare! (Hope he bought a round with the winnings) Dan Pratlett and Rich Adams were best for the Birdies with 48.
Rascals 1-15 Kilinkerbelles
Rascals managed to get just one point from the Klinks who started off the new season with 551 away from home including 60 from Jack Wilcox. Nath Millet’s 49 was best for the home side.
Regent Sports 12-4 Flintstones
Regent Sports took the win in a close game (499-494) at the Boro Sports, with Dave Fisher’s 58 the best of the bunch. D.Lukins was best for the Flintstones with 48.
Unionist A 4-12 W.Anchors Away
Unionist might well have found their ‘bogey team’ in Jeff’s W.Anchors. The closest game of week 1 was decided by just 2 pins (521-523) Top score on the night went to Dave Blackhurst of Unionst with 56, whilst Frank Thompson starts his quest for highest away average with a nice 50. Can’t wait for the return leg!
Worle Club 14-2 Nomads
Worle Club caused an upset take 3 out of 4 sets from Nomads on home turf. A night to remember for R.Gould hitting 60, and one to forget for all but Paul Stewart who hit 50 for the away side (522-494)
Division Two
Beermasters 4-12 Admirals
Admirals take the spoils at the Golden Lion in a close one (474-480) thanks to a nice 51 from J.Roswell. Beer Masters’ Matt Brearly’s 55 was best on the night, but wasn’t enough to get them over the line.
Bleadon Racers 1-15 Bittermen
Newly promoted Racers started D2 life against a tough Bittermen side who are looking to bounce back up to Division One this season. Jason Bailey top scored with 51 for the Bittermen, T.Pettit was best for the home side.
Coach House B 2-14 White Hart Harriers
Harriers took advantage of an off night for Coach B (403-443) despite Will Poole hitting 52 to take the last set. Martin Taylor was top of the board with 42 for the Harriers.
Dab Hands 14-2 Survivors
Steve Hale was on target for the home side in a good 14-2 win for Dab Hands as Survivors head back to cheddar with just one set despite 48 from Andy Chambers.
Lord Nelson A 14-2 Social Club B
Not even top dog of the week Steve Venn (61) could stop the Lord Nelson taking 14 points from this one. C.Parsons hitting 51 for the home side who won by 55 pins.
Stragglers 16-0 Uphill Steamers
Tough start for newly promoted Uphill Steamers who came up against a fine Stragglers side lead by Charlie Loud’s 57. Luke Vowles was best for the away side with 50.
Division Three
Churchill Club 4-12 Weston Legionaires
In unfamiliar fashion, Legionaires won their first league game of the season by just 6 pins (425-431) Thanks to a 46 from Ryan Jones, Churchill Club’s Steve Miles was best for the home side with 48.
Clarence Lions 14-2 Prince of Wales
Following a great presentation evening and long celebrated summer, the current FP cup champs entered the Lions den and came away with just one Set – Lions took spoils in this one helped by M.Orchard’s 54, M.Newland was top for the away side with 46.
Peckers 14-2 Half a Bag
With just 2 pins in it (454-452), Peckers take the spoils at the Woodborough. Top score on the Night went to R.Ashman for Peckers, with M.Wedmare and A.Curtis replying with 44’s.
Regency Alleyblasters -3-13 Langford Rovers
In a game seperated by just 2 pins (436-438) The Alleyblasters can hold their heads high with 3 points and a mid table spot following opening night! Top score on the night went to G.Evans with 46, best for Rovers was J.Hayter
Shepherds 3-13 Strays
Strays off to winning start with a comfortable win despite a rocky start (408-425). S.Taylor was best for the away side with 40, and the ever present R.Jones hit 43 for the hosts.
White Hart Mavericks 16-0 Crusaders
Newly formed White Hart Mavericks got off to a good start in a very low scoring affair on the White Hart (443-385) with new pins. Just 3 players on the night with 40+ scores, Rich Wearing was the best of the bunch hitting 48 for the home side, whilst D.Bush and B.Horsham had 36’s for the visitors.
2024 Annual General Meeting
The League officers and Executive committee held the Leagues Annual General Meeting on Monday 17th June 2024 at The Conservative Club, Weston super Mare. 27/37 Teams attended.
The minutes of the meeting can be downloaded in PDF format via the link below.
2024 Annual General Meeting
The League officers and Executive committee welcome all members to attend the Leagues Annual General Meeting at 7:30pm on Monday 17th June 2024 at The Conservative Club, Weston super Mare.