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LATEST NEWS
NEW AND RELOCATED TEAMS 2026-27!
Welcome to our new teams for this season:-
Rosie’s Rogues captained by Dave Rogers will be based at the ROSE & CROWN at BOWER HINTON and will play in Division 2.
The YORKIES captained by ADAM GRAY will be based at the DUKE OF YORK, SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP and will also play in Division 2. NB this is NOT the team that was previously called the Yorkies who now play at the Rusty Axe with the very original moniker “The Rusty Axe”!!
HAM BOYS are now permanently based at Eli’ (Rose & Crown, Huish Episcopi)
SKITTLES FOOD 2026-27
Here is the list of who is and isn’t doing food this season. Any errors or changes let Steve Lonton or Pete Wescott know. NOTE TO CAPTAINS OF TEAMS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE FOOD: Please ensure that the opposing Team Captain is aware of whether your team would like food when playing on their alley.
Steve’s Roving Report
ROUND 6
Round 8 is done & dusted!
In Fireworks week there were games which certainly had the chance to be spectacular with the current top 4 in Division 1 in action with the top 2 facing off and 3rd v 4th as well. Division 2 is hotting up as teams jostle in the promotion positions so who would light the blue touch paper and deliver a big bang!!
Division 1 results this week start at Bakers Arms Martock as the current leaders by 1 point were hosts Bakers Rogues who had the opportunity to deliver a telling performance here as the visitors were 2nd placed Duke of York. Both teams knew whoever won would have a handy lead at the top of the league so this would be important. Bakers Rogues were fully in control despite letting Duke in a couple of times but with Dukes last 2 of Martin Lee and Adam Redwood still to come Duke needed an unlikely 40 pins from them to win the game. They did just that! Martin with 9 and a 15 spare and Adam with an 11 spare and a nervy 5 got the job done as Duke won 10-2 by 1 pin to move to the top and by 5 points. This was a great match and a great advert for the league and sorry their had to be a loser but Bakers Rogues were gracious in defeat. They drop to 3rd.
3rd v 4th was at South-Petherton Social-Club as 3rd placed Monkey Spankers hosted 4th placed Stoke WMC and two heavyweights in action meant another firecracker of a match. This was a massive statement from the hosts as Spankers literally spanked Stoke as they were on fire and hitting 390 meant Stoke couldnt get near and an 11-1 win meant Spankers rose to 2nd. Stoke WMC’s 2nd loss of the season means they drop to 5th.
Nelsons Nomads hosted Crown Shanks. Nomads are back to their usual fun best after an unusually strong start and are in the bottom half, but their visitors Crown Shanks are having a great time so far and are sitting nicely in the top half looking to keep positive momentum. They did just that with an assured performance as they won 11-1 by 31 pins to move up to 4th. Nomads are sliding as they are 9th. Seahawks hosted Bakers Big Arms with both teams in unusual form right now so this would be a good morale booster to whoever won. That was Seahawks who played very well as they won 10-2 by 30 pins to move up to 7th and Big Arms who were top in the early weeks now drop to 6th.
Lower half action was at Rusty Axe as hosts Pornstars still have the big 0 in their win column and are the only team in the league not to register a league win yet, but they hoped that would end this week as they hosted VIPS who are having mixed fortunes currently, but the visitors also knew this was a good chance to get a decent win here especially with the hosts struggling form. Pornstars just can’t buy a league win as they were close here but ultimately VIPS won 9-3 by 3 pins to move into 8th. Pornstars are still winless and a gap is forming to the teams above as they are bottom in 13th.
S Club hosted Nobbys Nuts with both teams having weak starts to the season so both were hoping to get a valuable win. The hosts S Club 8 got the win 10-2 by 15 pins to be 11th and Nobbys Nuts stay 12th.
Division 2 is starting to see a pattern forming and we are seeing the teams likely to challenge for league honours this season.
Things are still early yet but the team that is having a fantastic season so far is Split Pins who are in the Quarter Finals of the Nomination Cup and apart from 1 loss so far are in superb form. They went to Stoke Club in confident mood as the hosts were Stoke Buoys who are in the lower half of the table and in mixed form. Split Pins dually delivered the win 11-1 by 45 pins to go back top by 2 points, Stoke Buoys hammering means they are 11th but with games in hand to move up the table.
Rusty Axe are a team to watch as well as they continue strong form and they travelled to Rose & Crown at East Lambrook to face hosts and bottom team Thorns & Roses who are battling away and after a good win last week hoped to back it up. Rusty Axe were too good and battered Thorns & Roses 12-0 to move up to 2nd. Thorns stay bottom in 13th.
Rosies Rogues continued their march near the top as they beat Lord Nelson 9-3 to be 3rd and the loss for Lord Nelson puts them 9th. Yorkies certainly aren’t melting as they continue great form at the moment and they were too strong for Ham Boys as they won 11-1 by 40 pins to be 4th. Ham Boys humping means they are 12th.
Mandys Bell Boys are strong at home and that continued as they won 9-3 by 17 pins against spluttering Dolphins and Mandys are 5th, Dolphins are now 8th.
Hotspots and Rosies Rebels battled it out at Lamb & Lark and both drew 6-6!! Hotspots are 6th and Rosies Rebels are 10th.
Well done all
Cheers
Steve
