SEASON 2025/2026
RULES OF PLAY
A "gentle"reminder for everyone .........
1 ) All players shall before delivering the ball have both feet behind the delivery mark and the leading foot must be in line with the centre line of pins.
It has been brought to the attention of the Committee that this rule has not always been consistently observed by players across the League during the course of this season. It has been seen as a contentious issue in the past as it is often argued that the designated throwing mark or "mot" is not always considered to be strictly in line with the front pin. A degree of licence has therefore been applied in the past where small digressions from the mark are rightly not viewed as attempting to gain an advantage. It is also a difficult issue to police as invariably the opposition will only ever have two "setters-up" in the alley who are focussed on the frame rather than the thrower's starting position. I also accept that the ruling is perhaps something not all players are familiar with. The bottom line here though is that standing up to a foot or more to the left or right of the "mot" is not acceptable. I would ask each skipper to pay attention to their players' starting position and advise said player accordingly if the rule is, in their opinion, being transgressed. I hasten to add that I take the view that this is an issue of education and do not believe it in any way to be a deliberate attempt to gain an unfair advantage. While it's difficult to police in a League game, if this were to occur during the end of season competitions it would, in all probability, be called as a foul ball. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
PAIRS & TRIPLES QUALIFYING
It's time to get the entries in for this year's Pairs and Triples Competitions.
Pairs Qualifying on Friday 20th March.
Triples Qualifying on Friday 27th March.
Format and Alleys to be based on the number of entries received.
Closing date for entries is 1st March.
SINGLES QUALIFYING
Qualifiers for Finals Night as follows :
Finals to be held at the Malthouse on Friday 8th May
Barrow Cons
Graham Spawton
Jeff Baker
Nick Batts
Mick Reed
Syston Social Club
Chris Buxton
Dave Clark
Karl Wooster
Colin Pembleton
KO CUP QUARTER FINAL DRAW
Syston Social Club vs Syston Cons B
Queniborough Wanderers vs Sileby WMC
Top House vs Wymeswold Cons
Carington Cons vs Carington Arms
Matches to be played on Friday 20th February
PORTER CUP SEMI FINAL DRAW
Top House vs Wymeswold Cons
Syston Cons B vs Barrow Cons
Semi-finals to be played at neutral venues on Friday 13th March
Alleys yet to be confirmed
CHARITY COLLECTION BOXES
Ahead of the new season, can I take this opportunity to remind everyone of the League's continued commitment to provide annual charitable donations to the LOROS organisation. Our donations to the cause continue to be much appreciated and last year's commitment brought the cumulative total donations from the League over recent years to around £15,000.
We are in the process of designing new labelling for the boxes to remind everyone of what we do and why we do it. Your support reflects well on the League and we should rightly feel proud of our continued contribution. The new labels will hopefully be available alongside the new Fixture Book. Anyone not in possession of a box can contact a member of the Committee to arrange delivery.
HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE
A new addition to the website over the Summer is a series of pages dedicated to the recent history of the League. As you scroll down the website you will find numerous pages with data stretching as far back as 35 years to the 1990/91 season for all League, Cup and Individual honours. Note on the League pages the reference to the number of teams contesting the various Divisions. It makes for sobering reading how quickly the numbers have dwindled. We hope you find the data interesting and that it provides a little nostalgia for some of our longer serving playing members.
LOROS DONATIONS
Please see below a copy of a letter we have received from LOROS in June 2025 and the Donation Certificate - thanks to everyone!
