Season 2023-2024
Update for week commencing Monday 15th April
With the lead changing hands on a weekly basis over the last month it still came as a surprise when the final Matchday of the season threw up one final twist for the League title as leaders Wymeswold Cons searched for the 3 points that would have guaranteed them top spot .. on an alley where the top two sides had both struggled previously this season, Wymeswold found themselves 2-1 down and scrambling to secure the draw .. the 2-2 result meant that Syston Cons B could overturn Wymeswold's one and a half point advantage if they achieved a 4-0 maximum away at Sileby WMC where the A side had lost just one of their last seventeen home fixtures .. the low expectation that they could bridge the gap to leaders Wymeswold seemed to remove any tension in the away side and the 4-0 victory was achieved with four legs of 30+ to snatch the title by just half a point .. Congratulations therefore go to Syston Cons B who have persevered through some very patchy home form on an unfamiliar alley this season and commiserations to Wymeswold Cons after leading the League for so long this season and who, remarkably, have lost just two games over the course of two seasons only to find themselves in the runners-up spot on both occasions.
Return of Trophies
We have made good progress on the task of gathering in the trophies from last season's recipients and hope to have everything back in place by the time the Competitions begin later this week with the Pairs Qualifying
Porter Cup Semi Final Results
Queniborough Wanderers 86 - 137 Wymeswold Cons at Sileby WMC
Sileby Workos B 122 - 120 Carington Arms at Syston Cons
Porter Cup Final
Wymeswold Cons vs Sileby Workos B
... at the Malthouse, Syston Cons on Friday 3 May .. 8.30 pm start
Individual Competitions .. Pairs
Pairs Qualifying took place on Friday 19 April .. Qualifiers for the Finals Night on Friday 10 May were as follows ...
Dave Clark & Chris Buxton
Rob Slater & Neil Toon
Jeff Baker & Dave Wyles
Keith Platt & Mick Reed
Individual Competitions .. Singles
Singles Qualifying scheduled for 26 April has been cancelled in favour of playing to a finish on the night of Friday 17 May .. currently we have 26 entries and reducing to 16 through Qualifying often leads to a situation where people have qualified for the Finals night through the Bye process without having played a single match .. it will obviously require a prompt 8pm start at the Malthouse .. Entries can be found on the Competitions page.
Individual Competitions .. Triples
The Triples format will remain as per last year .. the 12 entries will begin the Pairs & Triples Finals night on Friday 10 May by taking part in a two leg shoot-out with the four highest aggregate totals going through to contest the semi-final stage later that evening .. this will also require a prompt 8pm start .. Entries can be found on the Competitions page.
Averages and Most 9's
The final averages have been calculated and the outcome turned out to be much closer than anticipated as a result of one player making the "greater than 66% of games played" Qualification threshold on the very last game .. this saw the margins in the Overall and Away averages narrow considerably .. the results are available on this website along with the final positions for the Most 9's as well as the Highest Individual Score.
Charity Boxes
We have begun the process of gathering in the boxes and/or monies from each team's charity box ahead of our annual donation to the LOROS charity .. monies can either be received by the Treasurer as cash or through the BACS system .. your co-operation in helping the Committee to complete this task over the coming weeks would be much appreciated.
Presentation Night
The decision has been taken to award cash prizes for the successful teams and individuals at this year's Presentation Night as the traditional glassware option has become unsustainable from a cost perspective .. the reasoning is that the sum of money would allow the recipients to celebrate in a manner of their own choosing .. eg, a contribution towards an end of season team dinner, behind the bar for a round of celebratory drinks, maybe even putting towards their own choice of trophies or paying for next season's playing subscription .. all recipients on the night will also receive the official trophy to retain for a year along with a free pin badge displaying the League's logo .. we are planning to make these available to all playing members ahead of next season for a small fee .. in the interests of transparency, the proposed table of cash prizes is as follows .....
£100 .. League Winners
£50 .. League Runners-Up
£50 .. Porter Cup Winners
£25 .. Porter Cup Runners-Up
£75 .. Triples Winners
£30 .. Triples Runners-Up
£50 .. Pairs Winners
£20 .. Pairs Runners-Up
£50 .. Singles Winner
£10 .. Singles Runner-Up
£40 .. Don Hubbard Winner
Annual General Meeting
This year's AGM has been brought forward to Tuesday 28 May at Syston Social Club owing to holiday commitments .. any proposed rule changes should be with the Committee before the Presentation Night on Friday 24 May.
Barrow Cons .. Registration of Vehicles
I was disappointed to hear that three members of one of our teams fell foul of the car registration system at Barrow Conservative Club and subsequently received fines .. in fairness to the Club, this system has been in place for over a year now and there are a number of terminals in and around the premises with which to register your car number plate including one inside the alley itself .. please take it on board to remind all of your colleagues when playing there that there are no exemptions when parking on the premises.
Chris Buxton
Chairman, Syston & District Skittle League
Dear Mike and all members of the Syston Skittle League
Thank you so much for your recent donation of £600.00 to LOROS Hospice bringing the total donated to date an amazing £14,891.37. Your continued support will make a huge difference to our patients, their families and carers.
Rising prices continue to challenge us all. Utility bills have increased hugely and, because we’re caring for such vulnerable people, we’re unable to tighten our belts and turn the thermostat down a few degrees. The high costs of food and increasing price of medication means we are reliant more than ever on donations to make ends meet. We’re lucky in that LOROS enjoys a tremendous amount of support from the local community. But we’re acutely aware that our supporters may also be struggling, just as we need their support more than ever.
Given all this, we’d like to send a particularly heartfelt thank you for your support for us right now. It’s generous donations like yours which will enable us to weather this storm and continue our work caring for patients and their families.
Once again, thank you so much. We could not do what we do without you.
Kind regards,
Debbie Thrussell
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