HUNTERS ARE NORTH DEVON CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND YREAR RUNNING. THEY BEAT HOSTS ILFRACOMBE BY 58 IN THE FINAL AFTER OVERCOMING SUPERSTUDS IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL. CAPTAIN IAN BRAUNTON SCORED 80 IN THEIR QUARTER FINAL. ADAM PAYNTER FROM HOLSWORTHY WON THE SINGLES CUP AFTER BEATING CHRIS SYMONS IN THE SEMI-FINAL.
LAST UPDATED ON 07/05/2025 @ 2120 AGM is now on 17th June
MASHERS ARE CHAMPIONS OF DIVISION 1, ST GILES OLD BOYS AND WOOLSERY WANGERS ARE PROMOTED FROM DIVISION 3 AND HARTLAND REBELS FROM DIVISION 5. ABBOTS ARE RELEGATED FROM DIVISION 1. STRIKERS AND PARKHAM STARS ARE RELEGATED FROM DIV 2.
THE FRONT PIN CUP SEMI-FINALS SAW THE COMPETITION'S MOST UNLIKELY RESULT EVER WHEN SPLINTERS, 6TH IN THE FOURTH DIVISION, BEAT LANGTREE B, 3RD IN THE 1ST DIVISION, A DIFFERENCE OF 42 PLACES! STAR OF THE SHOW IN THE 21 PIN VICTORY WAS CODY NICHOLS WHO, AFTER A SECOND RUB SCORE OF 2, HAD 4 SPARES IN A SCORE OF 73. UNFORTUNATELY THINGS WILL GET HARDER IN THE FINAL WHERE THEY WILL MEET THE 1ST DIVISION'S LEADERS, AND PROBABLE WINNERS, MASHERS.
HOT RODS WILL PLAY SIX OF CLUBS IN THE FINAL OF THE JUBILEE CUP.
THE CAPTAIN'S CUP FINAL WILL BE ANOTHER MASHERS V HUNTERS BATTLE WITH MARK MILTON FACING IAN BRAUNTON.
The 4 semi-finalists in the Pairs competition are : Chris Bulled & Elon Westaway (Superstuds), James Mill & James Vanstone ( Parkham Strays), Andy Beer & Rob Cann ( Parkham Wurzels), Jason Smith & Graham Ward ( Mashers). In the semis Strays will play Wurzels and Studs will play Mashers.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON 1st APRIL.
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 President Mark Milton presenting a £300 cheque to Giorgia a trustee of the North Devon Hospice.
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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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------