Knockout Cup 1st round
Essentials v Hammers - Fri 7th Nov - Spitfire Club, Crossways
Swankers v Colliton Wide Boys - Fri 7th Nov - Trinity 1
Puddletown Nomads v Jokers
Ship Apes v Untouchables - Wed 5th Nov - Old Ship, Upwey
Wareham Legionaires v Puddletown Wanderers
Half Pints v The Wafflers
Country Boys v Colliton Flingers
Colliton Spares v Funseekers - Fri 7th Nov - Colliton 1
New Inn Chuckers v Patriots
Ship Wrecked v Breakaways
Heathens v Any Pin Will Do - Fri 7th Nov - Trinity Club 3
Goldies Wurzels v Barmy Army
Alcotops v Strugglers - Fri 7th Nov - Trinity Club 2
Dewlish Monsters v Jolly Green Giants
Steamers v Colliton Imps - Thur 6th Nov - New Inn, West Knighton
Skimmers v Swan Abbots
Ties to be played w/c 3rd Nov
Once the tie has been arranged between both teams, and the alley booked please could either captain contact the Fixture Secretary and confirm the date so it can be added to the website.
Please note that the 16 losing teams in the cup 1st round will join the 14 losing teams in the qualifying round, and play in the 1st round of the Plate in December.
Knockout Cup Qualifying round
Plodders 357 (M Hellin 52), Any Pin Will Do 365 (K Nottley-Williams, A Jones 49)
Hartstoppers 369 (A Cottee 50) Jolly Green Giants 375 (A King 53)
Goldies Wurzels 391 (M Scotchmer 55), Trinity Mix Ups 329 (L Keegan 49)
Breakaways 417 (R Hopton 67), Ladettes 358 (R Haime 56)
Woodmen 392 (R Shrive, A Lovett54), Barmy Army 396 (G King, J Keegan 60)
Heathens 428 (M Steele 63), Colliton Magpie Imps 399 (A Knight 60)
Colliton Imps 418 (M Slade 64), Misfits 399 (J Hale 65)
Brewers Bees 403 (S Lewis 53), Colliton Wide Boys 407 (M Slade 56)
New Inn Chuckers 459 (N Dennis 69), Vic Reeves 422 (G Wilson 62)
Muckspreaders 421 (D Walker 61), Ship Apes 473 (S Moors 69)
Trinity Allsorts 358 (D Hunter 51), Half Pints 406 (R Crook 64)
Vic's Brown Bullocks 390 (D Wilshire 57), Country Boys 422 (J Wood 61)
Yokels on Tour @Colliton 415 (K Gilbert 70), Patriots 443 (Jamie Cooke 67)
Easy Beats 341 (A Hedges 52), Alcotops 423 (M House 62)
Teams with a bye: Ship Wrecked, Dewlish Monsters, Jokers, Strugglers, The Wafflers, Colliton Spares, Steamers, Funseekers, Puddletown Nomads, Skimmers, Untouchables, Swan Abbots, Hammers, Puddletown Wanderers, Essentials, Colliton Flingers, Wareham Legionaires, Swankers.
Please note that the losing teams in the qualifying round and the 1st round of the Knockout Cup will be put into the 1st round of the Plate.
Dates for the Cup and Plate
W/C 29th Sept - Cup Qualifying round
W/C 3rd Nov - Cup 1st round
W/C 15th Dec - Plate 1st round
There will be no weeks set aside for the 2nd round or the quarter finals of the cup, and the same applies to the Plate competition.
Tuesday 31st March - Cup and Plate semi finals
Tuesday 5th 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 preliminary 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.
