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Kenney Cup Report Group Stages (Week 3 - 04/11/25 & 06/11/25)

The Miss Rule For 2025-26 Season

The miss rule will remain exactly the same as the previous three seasons as we all felt it worked very well so it is as follows for the forthcoming 2025-26 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 will continue to 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.

Early Start Matches

Please be aware that matches played at the Farmers Club and HOME matches for Olympic BC A 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.

Player Handicaps 2025-26 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. Please find below the strict percentage chart that was voted in unaninously at our AGM, this is the system used to work our every player's handicap mark when it needs to be done.

%	Handicap Adjustment
0 - 4.99	+15
5 - 19.99	+10
20 - 39.99	+5
40 - 59.99	NO CHANGE
60 - 79.99	-5
80 - 94.99	-10
95 - 100	-15

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 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.

Olympic Bowling Club B Team Move To Kensington House S & L

Please be aware that the Olympic BC B side will now be playing from Kensington House S & L. Their first match played there will be Tuesday 18th November as the next two weeks sees them having a League then a Kenney Cup free date and their first match is away on Tuesday 11th November. All representatives & captains were informed via our Whatsapp group a short time back and were told to inform all their players. If a team, Individual or pairing go to Olympic BC then that�s their issue as far as the Ormskirk League Committee are concerned.

Kenney Cup Report Group Stages (Match Week 2)

This particular week saw the third group matches in this year's Kenney Cup. All Kenney Cup results and up-to-date tables can be found on our website.

Group A

There were two matches played in this group this week and both matches were contested on the Thursday night.

Firstly, St Cuthberts B, came up against Aughton Institute B in this all Division Two clash and at the conclusion of the match it saw the St Cuthberts B boys engineer a superb 5-1 triumph to take the two points and leave themselves very well placed. This outcome sees the St Cuthberts B outfit sit at the summit of the Group A table, a single point clear of their nearest rival whilst the Aughton B lads drop to the bottom of the current standings.

Meanwhile, on the same Thursday evening, Olympic BC A crossed swords with Aughton Institute E and it saw the spoils shared with a 3-3 stalemate and the points split. The Olympic A lads will definitely feel the more happier of the two teams with their point than the Aughton E side as the Aughton Institute E boys came within a black ball of 4-0 but the Olympic BC A outfit battled back well to force the draw. The result sees the Olympic BC A boys drop into second position in the Group table but only on �goal difference� as they lie level on points with the pace-setters.

This time around saw the other Group A side, Fleetwood Hesketh SSC, sit out their free week.

Group B

This group saw two matches played this time which saw one fought out on the Tuesday evening and the other encounter played on the Thursday night.

Firstly, Aughton Institute D went into battle with Farmers Club A and it saw the Aughton D boys manufacture their second victory in their first three group matches with a very solid 4-2 win to take maximum points. This outcome sees the Aughton Institute D side move to the head of the Group B standings, two points clear of their nearest rival and are looking extremely well placed to advance further in this year�s competition. The Farmers A team drop to the foot of the Group proceedings.

The other contest in this round of ties within Group B, saw Skelmersdale Wardens A entertain Aughton Institute A and it saw neither team able to confirm a victory in a 3-3 draw. The result sees the Skelmersdale A boys occupy third place in the Group table, having drawn all three of their matches, two points adrift of the current leaders. Meanwhile, the Aughton A outfit sit in fourth slot but find themselves four points off the pace.

This week saw the other Group B side, Skelmersdale Wardens B sit out their free week.

Group C

Group C is the four team group and, once again, it saw just one contest scheduled this particular week but unfortunately was not played.

This match should of saw Farmers Club A take on Kensington House S & L but the Kensington House side were unable to field a full team and rearrange an alternative date before the next round of matches so the two points were awarded to the Farmers B boys and the Kensington House S & L lads were deducted two points as per the Kenney Cup general rules.

This time saw the other two Group C sides in Upholland Social and Scarisbrick NSC sit out their free week in this four-team group.

Group D

There were also two matches played in Group D this particular week with one match played on the Tuesday night and the other contested on the Thursday evening.

Firstly, on the Tuesday, we saw Division One�s, Rainford X SSC met St Cuthberts A, from the Second Division and at the end of the battle it saw the spoils and the points shared with a 3-3 stalemate although the St Cuthberts A lads will definitely feel the happier side as they battled back well from a 1-3 deficit to force the draw and grab their point. The outcome sees the St Cuthberts A boys continue in third spot, and nicely placed, whilst the Rainford X lads where taking their first point in this year�s renewal and lie in fifth in the Group D standings.

Meanwhile, two nights later, Aughton Institute C came up against Stanley Club and for a second time in this Group in this round of matches we saw neither team able to win their contest as a 3-3 stalemate was reached at the end of the evening. This result sees the Stanley Club team remaining at the top of the Group D proceedings on �goal difference� although they have played a match more than the two sides directly below them whilst the Aughton C lads lie in second position with that vitally important match in hand over the leaders. The contest saw Aughton C�s, M B Williams and Stanley�s, M A Williams in good touch with a nice break of 23 in their respective frames but unfortunately for both it wasn�t quite enough to clinch their frames.

This particular week saw the other Group D team, Olympic BC B, sit out their free week.