Knockout Cup 3rd round
Ship Apes v Colliton Wide Boys
Puddletown Nomads v Alcotops
Goldies Wurzels v Woodmen
Hammers v Skimmers
Colliton Imps v Puddletown Wanderers - Tue 28 Jan - Colliton Club 2
Muckspreaders v Breakaways - Thur 19 Dec - Tom Browns
Dewlish Monsters v Patriots
Wareham Legionaires v Yokels On Tour - Thur 19 Dec - Wareham Legion
Plate 1st round
Trinity Mix Ups v Jolly Green Giants - Tue 7 Jan - Trinity Club 2
Woodpeckers 363 (C Chandler 60), The Wafflers 414 (E Rogers 64)
Vic Browns Bullocks v Trinity Allsorts
Untouchables v Wingers - Fri 10 Jan - Bladen SC, Briantspuddle
Country Boys v Crackerjacs - Fri 31 Jan - New Inn, West Knighton
Half Pints v Colliton Flingers
Brewers Bees v New Inn Chuckers
Ship Wrecked 410 (A Thornton, G Williams 56), Colliton Spares 370 (D Trevett 55)
Ties to be played by 31st January
It shall be the responsibility of each of the teams drawn together to arrange the fixture. The team drawn first shall be the home team who shall offer their opponents at least two dates for the fixture, except where a week is set aside, when only one date need be given, within seven days of the draw being notified. The onus shall rest with the away team to make contact with the home team if no date(s) have been offered on expiry of the specified period. The Fixture Secretary is to be notified, by the Home team, of the date agreed. In the event of the teams being unable to agree a date the matter is to be reported to the League Honorary Secretary for consultation with the Committee whose decision in respect of the fixture is final. Teams are reminded that Cup matches can be played on a neutral alley and as a last resort matches may take place on a Saturday or Sunday.
Please be advised that any cup or plate match that is cancelled shell result in a £20 fine for the team that cancels the tie.
Knockout Cup 2nd round
Barmy Army 403 (Rob Cole 54), Colliton Wide Boys 454 (M Slade, J Fowler 62)
Alcotops 408 (C Baker 55), Magpie Imps 397 (L Bagwell 58)
Ship Apes 433 (A Makin 61), Swankers 412 (C Elsworth 59)
Strugglers 395 (J Coombes 60), Colliton Imps 405 (J Barrett 60)
Hartstoppers 383 (A Fowler 56), Yokels On Tour 389 (R Barnes 65)
Plodders 373 (F White 55), Puddletown Nomads 387 (T Teague 52)
Essentials 429 (Conner Halkerston 66), Breakaways 430 (D Hopton 65)
Misfits 346 (C Hale 52), Muckspreaders 402 (P Moxom, A Walker 56)
Skimmers 459 (J Higgins 67), Easy Beats 365 (H Hallett 53)
Dewlish Monsters 370 (M Goringe 52), Hot Cheese Stampers 305 (M Barnes 44)
Vic Reeves 394 (R Wilson 56), Goldies Wurzels 402 (J Dodge 58)
Steamers 415 (M Swain 62), Woodmen 433 (R Shrive 63)
Patriots 446 (A Fagg 65), Swan Abbots 397 (M Robinson 60)
Wareham Legionaires v Vixens, game to Wareham Legionaires
Puddletown Wanderers 436 (R Durston 66), Ladettes 422 (R Haime 66)
Hammers 406 (C Bedford 60), Jokers 382 (C Harris 58)
Plate Preliminary round
Untouchables v Funseekers, game to Untouchables
Wafflers 447 (J Holbrook 64), Heathens 413 (R Briant 60)
Ties to be played w/c 4th Nov, Once both teams have agreed a date for the tie and the alley has been booked please would the home team confirm the date with the Fixture Secretary.
Teams with a bye: Colliton Spares, Country Boys, New Inn Chuckers, Colliton Flingers, Wingers, Trinity Allsorts, Woodpeckers, Ship Wrecked, Trinity Mix Ups, Half Pints, Brewers Bees, Crackerjacs, Jolly Green Giants, Vic's Brown Bullocks.
Knockout Cup 1st round
Vixens 359 (N Rolls 50), Colliton Spares 353 (P Gibbs 49)
Wide Boys 424 (Z Fowler 60), Untouchables 394 (J Croft, D Owen 57)
Hammers 411 (R Mitchem 59), Country Boys 392 (J Smith 54)
Hartstoppers 424 (R Bates 65), New Inn Chuckers 376 (O Hurlstone 56)
Alcotops 394 (J Bagwell 57), Funseekers 349 (P Sibley 51)
Magpie Imps 423 (C Thorne 69), Colliton Flingers 409 (D Cockett 62)
Breakaways 415 (A Hawkins 67), The Wafflers 349 (O Davies 50)
Swankers 374 (J Wilson 57), Wingers 342 (M Read 51)
Swan Abbots 398 (S Bowman 58), Trinity Allsorts 385 (R Haime 60)
Skimmers 457 (J Morgan 64), Heathens 411 (C Haime 61)
Woodpeckers 345 (L Strutt 51), Dewlish Monsters 391 (M Hanson 58)
Ship Aces 447 (J Kinsey 60), Ship Wrecked 379 (E Williams 54)
Misfits 387 (S Crewe 54), Trinity Mix Ups 348 (J Fairless 57)
Essentials 440 (Craig Halkerston 65), Half Pints 406 (M Slade 63)
Brewers Bees 377 (L Claridge 55), Vic Reeves 389 (D Derrien 58)
Strugglers 382 (A Barnes 54), Crackerjacs 339 (M Hamblin 47)
Wareham Legionaires 447 (S Shear 66), Jolly Green Giants 392 (M Green 60)
Muckspreaders 450 (S McLean 67), Vic's Brown Bullocks 408 (J Herring 62)
Teams with a bye: Puddletown Nomads, Plodders, Woodmen, Ladettes, Puddletown Wanderers, Jokers, Colliton Imps, Barmy Army, Hot Cheese Stampers, Goldies Wurzels, Patriots, Steamers, Easy Beats, Yokels on Tour
Ties to be played week commencing 30th Sept - Once both teams have agreed a date for the tie and the alley has been booked please would the home team confirm the date with the Fixture Secretary.
Dates for the Cup and Plate
W/C 30th Sept - Cup 1st round
W/C 4th Nov - Cup 2nd round + Plate
There will be no weeks set aside for the 3rd round or the quarter finals of the cup, and the same applies to the Plate competition.
Tuesday 15th April - Cup and Plate semi finals
Friday 9th May - Cup and Plate finals
A. It shall be the responsibility of each of the teams drawn together to arrange the fixture. The team drawn first shall be the home team who shall offer their opponents at least two dates for the fixture, except where a week is set aside, when only one date need be given, within seven days of the draw being notified. The onus shall rest with the away team to make contact with the home team if no date(s) have been offered on expiry of the specified period. The Fixture Secretary is to be notified, by the Home team, of the date agreed. In the event of the teams being unable to agree a date the matter is to be reported to the League Honorary Secretary for consultation with the Committee whose decision in respect of the fixture is final. Teams are reminded that Cup matches can be played on a neutral alley and as a last resort matches may take place on a Saturday or Sunday. Teams that lose in the first round proper (not the qualifying round, if held) shall automatically be entered into the Plate competition.
B. Matches are to be played to a conclusion with, in the event of a tie, extra hands being played until a result has been obtained. In the event that an extra hand or hands are required to obtain a result any player(s) who are not available to throw their extra hand(s) shall be awarded 4 pins for each additional hand required. The result card shall be sent by the winning team to the Fixture Secretary in accordance with the arrangements specified for league matches. If a result card is not submitted by the appointed time for a knockout fixture the Committee shall be entitled to EXPEL BOTH TEAMS FROM THE COMPETITION and to award a bye in the next round.
C. Any team failing to fulfil a cup or plate match, other than in circumstances that are deemed by the League /Fixture Secretary as an exceptional event, shall incur a £20 fine which shall be paid to the Hon. Treasurer within 14 days of the date specified for the completion of fixtures for that round. Should the fine not be paid within the timeframe then 2 points will be deducted from the team’s league points total for each week that the fine remains unpaid. Should the breach occur in the first round of the cup then the team will also be excluded from the plate competition.
D. The qualification of players shall be as for the Dorchester and District Skittles League. Any side winning a Cup Match and including in its side an unregistered player shall forfeit the match to its opponents. A transferred player may only take part in the Cup and/or the Plate provided they have not already played in either competition for their former team during the current season. No team shall be able to register new players after the quarter finals.
E. Semi-finals and finals to be played on neutral alleys. Alleys and dates for these matches, which must be adhered to, will be arranged by the Committee.
