NEWS
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AT COLEFORD LEGION 0N 16th MARCH 2012
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING were read and confirmed.
SECRETARY’S REPORT The secretary reported:- (a) Details of outstanding League matches and results were given (b) There were no outstanding K.O., Plate or Nomination results. (c) Highest Score B.Seabrook (High Park) 67
K.O. FINAL TO BE PLAYED ON Thur 10th May ST JOSEPHS A v THE HALF EMPTIES at High Litleton F.C.(host team Toby’s) Host alley to provide marker, sticker-up and food to the value of £15. League will pay. DRAW SEMI-FINALS PLATE Matches to be played by next Meeting.THE “B” TEAM V MENDIP BOYS ALLEYWHACKERS V PEASEDOWN REBELS Host alleys to provide marker, sticker-up and food to the value of £10. League will pay.
DRAW QUARTER-FINALS NOMINATIONPEASEDOWN REBELS V CHEWTON EXILES ( Winners to play each PURNELLS C.C. A V SKYVERS other in Semi-Final )
MOONSHINERS V DOCILE DRIFTERS ( Winners to play each P.O.W. EXILES V TOBY’S other in Semi-Final ) Host teams to provide marker, sticker-up and food to the value of £10. League will pay. Quarter finals to be played by 13th April and semi-finals by the next Meeting
DATES FOR INDIVIDUALS The Chairman reminded teams in Div 3 that their play-off is next Friday 23rd March at Timsbury Legion. Following Fri 30th March Div 7 at Redan.
Div 1 at Haydon Que Club on Fri 20th April (Host team Bees) Div 2 at Riverside Club on Thur 17th May (Host team Rockys Lot) Div 3 at Timsbury Legion on Fri 23rd March at Timsbury Legion (host team Woodstones) Div 4 at Prattens on Wed 9th May (host team Rebels) Div 5 at Peasedown C.C. on Fri 11th May (host team Muppets) following the Meeting Div 6 at Duke of Cumberland on Fri 4th May (host team Docile Derifters) Div 7 at Redan on Fri 30th March (host team Lionhearts) Div 8 at Farrington Hall on Fri 4th May (host team Herberts)
INTER LEAGUE COMPETITION FOR CHARITY. Will be played at Wells this year on 22nd June. A team has been entered. The Chairman asked if any players are interested in playing then to let him know. ALL CUPS TO BE RETURNED AT THE NEXT MEETING NEXT MEETING AT PEASEDOWN C.C. ON FRIDAY 11TH MAY ANY OTHER BUSINESS The chairman asked for nominations for this years Charity to be made at the next Meeting. COLLECTION OF MONEY DUE concluded the business.
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PRIZE ALLOCATION FOR 2011 - 2012 (no change from last season).
TEAM PRIZES
Nom Cup Winner - 7 games £150.00 Nom Cup R.U. - £135.00
Total all prizes £6,320.00
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INDIVIDUAL PRIZES Highest League Score £30.00 Individuals Divisions. 1 to 8 £440.00 (8 x £30 & 8 x £25) Nomination Individuals £115.00 (1 x £30, 1 x £25 & 3 x £20)
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West Country 9 Pin Skittles
Description
The nine wooden skittles are between 10 & 11 inches high and vary slightly in shape depending on area or region. The most common in the Mendip area are shaped like a bulged cigar, with the diameter in the middle being around five inches and the diameter at the ends about three inches. Balls are usually wooden and any size greater than a tennis ball and less than a cannonball can be used (five inches diameter should be about right).
The Skittles alley is six feet wide and normally made of wood although other surfaces can be used. Sometimes one of the pins, known as a kingpin is used, this pin is slightly larger than the others and it's position would normally be in the centre of the diamond.
Play
The nine skittles or 'pins' are arranged in a diamond formation at the end of the alley so that the sides are diaginal to the edge of the alley. A typical 'diamond' size would be 45 inches from the centre of the front pin to the centre of the back pin.
Each turn starts with all the skittles standing and consists of three throws down the alley. The ball must hit the alley before the 'throw line' and continue down the alley without hitting the sides. If the first throw is a "flopper" (all 9 pins down with 1 ball) or second a 'spare' (all pins down with 2 balls), the pins are all reset. It is customary for the home team to employ a 'sticker-up' to reset the pins.
Normally the game is played by two teams of 6 or 8 players who play a series of 'legs'. In a leg, each player is allowed one turn of three balls. The total number of pins scored by each member of the team are added up and the team with the highest score wins the leg. The maximum score in one turn is twenty seven, although very rarely achieved.
In the Paulton & District Skittles League (North Somerset) a teams of 8 players are split into 'halves' consisting of 4 players in each half. The "First" half of both teams play first and 2 points are awarded to the team with the highest Half Time total. Then the next set of 4 players contest the "Second" half, with another 2 points being awarded. Finally at the end of the match the total pins are added up and the the team that has hit the most wins the match and is awarded a further 2 points. A tied half results in 1 point each. A maximum of 6 points can be gained by the winning team.
View the history of the game of skittles here:- http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Skittles.htm
