Hunters and Parkham Strays will represent our league at this season's Devon County Finals. They will be joined by Stuart Allin & Darren James who will representus in the Singles event.
LAST UPDATED ON 14/04/2024 @ 1820 . TROPHY WINNERS ADDED.
Hunters and Strikers will represent us at North Devon Championshipon April 27th.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE THE AGM ON 11TH JUNE.
Ray Ford, captain of Six of Clubs, tells me that he has been his team's captain since 1979. Can any captain beat that?
Please note this addition to rule 3: 'The missing 6th man can only join in, & play 6 rubs, if he arrives before the 3rd rub starts'. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The photo below shows retiring President Chris Bulled presenting a £300 cheque to Angelo Massos a trustee of Care for Kids North Devon charity group
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Hi Guys,
On a lighter note I am making a display in my garden from old skittle pins. Just one problem, I have run out! Do you know where there are any that I can lay my hands on? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I KNOW OF A FEW OF OUR SKITTLING MATES WHO ARE NOT FEELING TOO WELL AT THE PRESENT TIME. I'M SURE YOU WILL ALL JOIN ME IN WISHING THEM A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK ON THE ALLEY IN THE FUTURE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I AM TRYING TO FIND SOME HISTORY OF THE BEGINNING OF OUR LEAGUE.
I HAVE GOT THE NAMES OF SOME OF THE EARLY CHAMPIONS AND I AM HOPING THAT SOME OF YOU OUT THERE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHO THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY DID, MAYBE FOR A LIVING OR IF THEY FOUGHT IN THE WAR.
WE STARTED IN 1929-30 AND THE CHAMPION TEAM WAS CONSERVATIVE CLUB 'B' AND THE TEAM MEMBERS WERE W MOORE, F JOHNS, RS LEY, R PASSMORE, A HILLS, C GREEN, G SHORT, J HUXTABLE.
1930-31 LIBERAL CLUB 'A'- J SHORT, H RENDALL, L BRAUND, J HEARN, J TAYLOR, R VODDEN, F TUCKER, W TRICK.
1931-32 CONSERVATIVE 'B'- W PICKARD, W HAMBLY, E LEWIS, R PASSMORE, J BALE, W LOCK, S LEY, J HUXTABLE.
1932-33 CONSREVATIVE 'B'- A JENN, H PIDGEON, R PETHERICK.
1933-34- -”- T ANSTEY.
1934-35 INSTOW – J SNELL, W JENNINGS, W SMALE, L MOORE, H WELSH, F HOYLE, F STEVENS, E HODGE.
1935-36 MALTSCOOP- F MAYNE, A JENN, C CLANFIELD, T BRIMACOMBE, W PICKARD, H PIDGEON, W STONEMAN, L SUSSEX.
1936-37 LIBERAL 'A'- G SQUIRES, F TUCKER, R DOWNING, P STEER, G POOLEY, W TAYLOR, C WAKELEY, J TAYLOR.
1937-38 CONSERVATIVE 'A'- J MILLS, W NICHOLLS, R BURNETT, S NICHOLLS, W BISSETT, A SHERBORNE, W LOCK, S LEY.
1938-39 LIBERAL 'A'- R VODDEN, J BALE, G POOLEY, J HEARN, C WAKELEY, C SQUIRES, R DOWNING, W TAYLOR.
1946-47 B BREWER 'B'- R DENNIS, W TUCKER, W BRAUND, R BLIGHT, P MILLS, G FERRITT, W HORRELL.
1947-48 CONSERVATIVE CLUB- S LEY, W MOORE, E CLEMENTS, W NICHOLLS, F PARR, A SHERBOURNE.
1948-49 CONSERVATIVE 'A'- SAME PLAYERS AS 1948. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF YOU HAVE ANY OLD PHOTOS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS WEBSITE PLEASE e-mail THEM TO ME AND I WILL MAKE UP A PAGE CALLED 'OLD PHOTOS'.
THE LEAGUE'S ORIGINAL WINNER'S SHIELDS HAVE RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT AT ABBOTSHAM. THEY DATE BACK TO WHEN OUR LEAGUE STARTED IN 1929. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY GOT THE TEAM'S NAMES ON THEM BUT THEY HAVE THE PLAYER'S NAMES ALSO. SO IF YOU HAD A GRANDAD WHO WAS PLAYING THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------