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Individual Championship Final & Presentation Evening

The Committee are inviting all members of the league to Aughton Institute on Tuesday 28th May 2024 for the Individual Championship Final. The match will be between Gareth Hibbott and Jon Holmes.

Following the final, the Committee will present all trophies to the winners in 2023-24 season. The cost of providing a hot buffet will be covered by our league monies after restructuring our league bills, finances etc at the start of the season. IF ANY PLAYER WISHES TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL PERSON WITH THEM THEY WILL BE CHARGED A PRICE OF Ł7.50 PER EXTRA PERSON. All winners are expected to be represented on the night. Any trophies that are not presented will be recycled, were possible, for the following season.

If any further 'tickets' wish to be purchased this can be done so by contacting Barry Adlington on 07746 217736. NO 'TICKETS' CAN BE PURCHASED ON THE NIGHT SO WE RECOMMEND YOU ORDER YOUR EXTRAS TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

The Miss Rule For 2023-24 Season

The miss rule will remain exactly the same as last season as we all felt it worked very well so it is as follows for the forthcoming 2023-24 season.

In DIVISION 2 LEAGUE MATCHES, ALL SECOND DIVISION CUP MATCHES & ALL DIVISION 2 INDIVIDUAL & PAIRS MATCHES there will be ONE compulsory miss awarded and NO further misses called after this.

If a FIRST DIVISION team OR player is playing a SECOND DIVISION team OR player then just TWO COMPULSORY MISSES ONLY TO BE CALLED AND THEN MOVE ON SO NO DISCRETION GIVEN TO THE MARKER

In DIVISION 1 LEAGUE MATCHES, ALL FIRST DIVISION MATCHES & ALL DIVISION 1 INDIVIDUAL & PAIRS MATCHES then the rule is UNCHANGED from previous seasons so it's TWO compulsory misses awarded then over to the marker's discretion.

Alternate Picks

Alternate pairings to now be used in LEAGUE MATCHES & KENNEY CUP GROUP STAGE MATCHES. Home captain to provide the first name followed by the away captain providing two names. After the completion of the first two frames a third name to be nominated by the home captain followed by two names from the away captain. Once again, and finally, the fifth name to be nominated by the home captain followed by the final two names from the away captain.

Player Handicaps 2023-24 List

The Player Handicap list can be found on our website under the DOCUMENTS section. Representatives are expected to print this out and display in your appropriate club and maybe a good idea would be for all captains or a team player to take a picture of it and store on your phone. THE PLAYER HANDICAP LIST WILL BE UPDATED ONCE DURING THE ENTIRETY OF THE SEASON WHICH WILL BE AT THE CHRISTMAS BREAK BUT THE COMMITTEE HAVE THE POWER TO AMEND ANY PLAYER'S HANDICAP AT ANY TIME IF WE FEEL IT IS INCORRECT SO OBVIOUSLY UNFAIR. Thank you for your co-operation in advance.

White Balls available to League Clubs at Trade price

Dear club members, we have managed to source a further supply of White Balls from Thurstons at trade price and happy to supply these at cost to any clubs who would like to replace their white balls. Over time white balls become lighter than the rest of the set of balls due to the constant abrasion they suffer striking other balls and the abrasive nature of our chalk from our tips over years of use. This then causes the white to become “lighter” hence the phrase you will have heard of 'Light White'. If playing with a “light white” you may notice that it reacts differently on shots to what you would expect meaning shots with top/follow through are harder to play and shots with screw back are effectively easier. Sometimes you may stun the white and it actually comes back 3 or 4 inches causing you to lose position!

Balls should be within 3 grammes weight of each other. The whites we have are all around 142 grammes. The league now has an accurate scale so please contact Mike Davies if you would like your snooker balls weighed prior to purchase or to help you match them up as best as you can.

We believe as a snooker league that every team should have the best equipment when practising and inviting opponent teams to their club and a good quality correctly weighted white is integral to this.

Each White is priced at just Ł9.12.

SIX WHITE BALLS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

Early Start Matches

Please be aware that matches played at Farmers Club will ALWAYS be a 7.30pm start. Thank you for your co-operation in advance.

Reminder – Submitting Results

Can I ask all team captains that if you are borrowing a player from another team (within the league rules) that you text myself (Barry Adlington) IMMEDIATELY to inform me of this and I will place that players name in your team list. This enables you to submit your result correctly. Thank you for your co-operation on this matter.

Neutral Venues Now On Website

Neutral venues for Semi-finals & Finals can now be viewed on our website. This obviously makes it easier for players to view their information without having to contact myself or wait until they are next in their club to consult the monthly circular. Circular.

Olympic Bowling Club Dress Code

I have been asked by the Olympic BC committee to remind everyone around the league of their dress code when visiting the club. Smart jeans and trainers are now allowed to be worn but they still have the minimum requirement of a collared shirt or collared t-shirt. This has not been adhered to recently and can I remind everyone that we must respect the club rules for future visits. Thank you.