Presentation Evening

Tickets are now on sale for Dorchester Skittle Leagues presentation evening to be held on Friday 15th May at the Colliton Club, Dorchester.

Tickets are £5 each and all tickets purchased before the evening will have entry into the raffle to be held that evening. Tickets purchased on the door will not have the opportunity for entry into the raffle. Please would all teams get their tickets beforehand so that we can organise tables for all winning teams and sort out the trophy table etc.

Please contact Brian Newton who is available most of the time during the day and will be attending all competitions being held at the end of the season, and tickets can be purchased using BACS, cash or cheques.

As mentioned before please purchase your tickets early.

This week’s fixtures 

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Week commencing 20 Apr 26 - SECTION A
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     Barmy Army  v  Legionaires      Fri  Three Compasses, Charminster
       Heathens  v  Vic Reeves       Fri  Trinity Club 3
    Swan Abbots  v  Pudd Wanderers   Thu  White Horse, Litton Cheney
     Essentials  v  Wide Boys        Fri  Spitfire Club, Crossways
     Breakaways  v  Colliton Imps    Fri  Wool Legion
        Woodmen  v  Patriots         Fri  Royal Oak, Milborne St Andrew
     Half Pints  v  Goldies Wurzels  Thu  Colliton Club 1
       Skimmers  v  Hammers          Fri  Victoria Hotel

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Week commencing 20 Apr 26 - SECTION B
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       Swankers  v  Allsorts         Fri  Trinity Club 1
       Plodders  v  Muckspreaders    Thu  Trinity Club 2
       Bullocks  v  Magpie Imps      Thu  Victoria Hotel
       Steamers  v  Monsters         Thu  New Inn, West Knighton
   Green Giants  v  Alcotops         Fri  Colliton Club 2
   Hartstoppers  v  Country Boys     Thu  Colliton Club 2
         Yokels  v  Ship Apes        Wed  Colliton Club 1
            Bye  v  The Wafflers 

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Week commencing 20 Apr 26 - SECTION C
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       Ladettes  v  Trinity Mix Ups  Thu  Trinity Club 1
     Easy Beats  v  Bye 
    Pudd Nomads  v  Funseekers       Fri  Goldies
     Strugglers  v  Flingers         Thu  Goldies
   Brewers Bees  v  Misfits          Fri  Trinity Club 2
Colliton Spares  v  Chuckers         Fri  Colliton Club 1
   Untouchables  v  Jokers           Fri  Bladen SC, Briantspuddle
            Bye  v  Ship Wrecked

Section A run in – Abbots host Wanderers

With Breakaways wrapping up the title last week it’s the runners up spot that take the spotlight this week with Barmy Army sitting 2 points in front of Skimmers. If the teams finish level on points it’s Skimmers who have a better head to head. This week both teams are home on Friday, Barmy Army host Legionaires, while Skimmers take on Hammers.

Barmy Army 42pts – Legionaires (H), Pudd Wand (A)
Skimmers 40pts – Hammers (H), Heathens (A)

The two bottom teams, Swan Abbots and Puddletown Wanderers met on Thursday at the White Horse, Litton Cheney, both teams are 4 points from safety so both look to be going down. With the possibility of three or four teams going down with the uncertainty of teams entering next season, it still leaves Woodmen, Wurzels, Patriots and Heathens all still needing wins to keep them out of the danger zone.

Woodmen 22pts – Patriots (H), Wurzels (A)
Goldies Wurzels 21pts – Half Pints (A), Woodmen (H)
Patriots 20pts – Woodmen (A), Breakaways (H)
Heathens 20pts – Vic Reeves (H), Skimmers (H)
Puddletown Wanderers 16pts – Swan Abbots (A), Barmy Army (H)
Swan Abbots 16pts – Pudd Wand (H), Wide Boys (A)

Section B run in – Allsorts are going up

Trinity Allsorts will join Dewlish Monsters in Section A next season after beating Bullocks at home on Friday. Monsters suffered defeat at the hands of Jolly Green Giants meaning that either team could still win the title. Allsorts have a better head to head if the teams were to finish level. Monsters play away to Steamers on Thursday, while Allsorts are away to Swankers on Friday.

Dewlish Monsters 40pts – Steamers (A), Bullocks (H)
Trinity Allsorts 38pts – Swankers (A), Muckspreaders (A)

At the bottom Hartstoppers are already relegated with just 6 points to their name. Plodders beat Wafflers on Friday to give themselves a slim chance of staying up but are still to have their bye, and they have a worst head to head against Steamers, the team that are level on points with them. Muckspreaders and Yokels are on 21 points. Two teams are due for the drop and that yet may become three given that we lost a team out of Section C during the season.

Muckspreaders 21pts – Plodders (A), Allsorts (H)
Yokels 21pts – Ship Apes (H), Wafflers (A)
Plodders 18pts – Muckspreaders (H), BYE
Steamers 18pts – Monsters (H), Alcotops (A)

Section C run in – Second spot up for grabs

Strugglers host Flingers on Thursday at Goldies with the winners likely to join champions Ladettes in Section B next season. Flingers currently led Strugglers by 2 points but Strugglers beat Flingers by 12-pins in the first half of the season which will play a part if the teams finish level on points in the head to head.

Flingers 36pts – Strugglers (A), Nomads (H)
Strugglers 34pts – Flingers (H), Misfits (A)

Breakaways are champions

Breakaways are champions of Section A after Barmy Army failed to beat Vic Reeves last night. The Wool lads beat Wide Boys on Thursday hitting an impressive 464 on alley two at the Colliton Club. After three seasons finishing second the Breakaways will be lifting the Section A title. Breakaways previously won Section A 22 years ago in 2004.

Skittlers of the week (and oxo’s) – w/c 13 April 

Section A 
Highest individual scores: 74 by Adam Barrett of Colliton Imps on alley two at the Colliton Club   
Highest team score: 464 by Breakaways on alley two at the Colliton Club             
Highest hand: 84 by Wareham Legionaires at the Wareham Legion                    
Biggest win: 61 by Breakaways on alley two at the Colliton Club                     
Highest stick up: 18 by Adam Barrett of Colliton Imps on alley two at the Colliton Club        
Oxo's: Pete Hardy of Hammers on alley one at the Trinity Club            .      

Section B 
Highest individual scores: 68 by George Clarke of Alcotops on alley two at the Trinity Club  
Highest team score: 451 by Plodders at the New Inn, West Knighton            
Highest hand: 74 by Plodders at the New Inn, West Knighton               
Biggest win: 65 by Colliton Magpie Imps on alley one at the Colliton Club           
Highest stick up: 17 by Maggs Edwards of Plodders at the New Inn, West Knighton   
Oxo's: None                                  

Section C 
Highest individual score: 74 by Max Davies of Colliton Flingers on alley one at the Colliton Club  
Highest team score: 437 by New Inn Chuckers at the New Inn, West Knighton           
Highest hand: 80 by Ship Wrecked at the Old Ship Inn, Upwey  
Biggest win: 54 by Ship Wrecked at the Old Ship Inn, Upwey                    
Highest stick up: 18 by Mark Hopkins of New Inn Chuckers at the New Inn, West Knighton 
Oxo's: Sarah Boyland of Easy Beats at the Old Ship Inn, Upwey

Section A run in – Breakaways close in on title

Breakaways stay three points in front of Barmy Army after a close win against bottom side Wanderers on Friday at Wool. After finishing runners up for the last three seasons the Breakaways need two wins from three games to take the title, and the Wool side have also beaten their challengers twice this season so would finish above them on a head to head. Barmy Army are 4 points in front of third placed Skimmers and would only miss out on the runners up spot if they were to finish level as Skimmers would beat them on a head to head. Both the top two face tricky away games this week, Breakaways play Wide Boys on Thursday, while Barmy Army face Vic Reeves on Friday.

Breakaways 45pts – Wide Boys (A), Imps (H), Patriots (A)
Barmy Army 42pts – Vic Reeves (A), Legionaires (H), Pudd Wand (A)
Skimmers 38pts – Wurzels (A), Hammers (H), Heathens (A)

The eight teams in the bottom half could still be relegated with many meeting each other in the final three weeks. Bottom team Puddletown Wanderers are all but down, although they do have a better head to head than Patriots who are 6 points above them. Swan Abbots occupy the other relegation place 2 points ahead of Wanderers and 4 points behind Heathens and Patriots so look the likely team to join Wanderers in Section B next season. With the possibility of three or four teams going down with the uncertainty of teams entering next season, it still leaves Half Pints, Wurzels, Woodmen and Imps all still needing wins to keep them out of the danger zone.

Colliton Imps 23pts – Woodmen (H), Breakaways (A), Essentials (H)
Woodmen 22pts – Imps (A), Patriots (H), Wurzels (A)
Half Pints 22pts – Patriots (A), Wurzels (H), Hammers (A)
Goldies Wurzels 21pts – Skimmers (H), Half Pints (A), Woodmen (H)
Patriots 20pts – Half Pints (H), Woodmen (A), Breakaways (H)
Heathens 20pts – Hammers (A), Vic Reeves (H), Skimmers (H)
Swan Abbots 16pts – Legionaires (A), Pudd Wand (H), Wide Boys (A)
Puddletown Wanderers 14pts -Essentials (H), Swan Abbots (A), Barmy Army (H)

Section B run in – Monsters head back to Section A

Dewlish Monsters are heading back to Section A after Magpie Imps lost on Friday to Jolly Green Giants. The Monsters just missed out last season when they finished joint second with Vic Reeves who went up on the head to head between the teams, but this season Monsters have lost just five league matches and have been leading the way for a while. One of the most oldest names in Section A history, the Milborne outfit return to the top section after three seasons in Section B. The title is yet secured but Monsters have a 4 points lead over second placed Allsorts, although Allsorts do have a better head to head if the teams were to finish level on points.
Allsorts are now 4 points clear of the Magpie Imps and will clinch promotion if they beat Bullocks at home on Friday.

Dewlish Monsters 40pts – Giants (H), Steamers (A), Bullocks (H)
Trinity Allsorts 36pts – Bullocks (H), Swankers (A), Muckspreaders (A)
Colliton Magpie Imps 32pts – Steamers (H), Bullocks (A), Swankers (H)

At the bottom Hartstoppers are already relegated with just 6 points to their name. Plodders currently occupy the other relegation spot on 16 points and will be relegated if they fail to beat Wafflers away at Tom Browns on Friday as they have a worst head to head against Steamers the team just above them on 18 points. Muckspreaders are on 19 points and Yokels are on 21 points. Two teams are due for the drop and that yet may become three given that we lost a team out of Section C during the season.

Yokels 21pts – Country Boys (A), Ship Apes (H), Wafflers (A)
Muckspreaders 19pts – Swankers (H), Plodders (A), Allsorts (H)
Steamers 18pts – Magpie Imps (A), Monsters (H), Alcotops (A)
Plodders 16pts – Wafflers (A), Muckspreaders (H), BYE