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The funeral of the late Fred Jones will take place at the Crematorium on Monday December 12th at 12.15.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Fred Jones.

Fred has served the League loyally over very many years, he was the Assistant Secretary for 35 years with his main responsibities being the maintenance of results and league tables and the preparation of trophies and medals for Presentation Nights.

He originally started playing for Oakapples in 1960 but later switched to the Black Lion, later called Richmond Lions, when invited by the Landlord, Tony Clifton. Fred took over the captaincy when Tony retired and continued until he recently ceased playing. From 1985 until 2000 he was also captain of the Three Cities team.

Our condolences go to the family who would appreciate privacy at this sad time. 

We have recently received enquiries regarding venues for the Singles Competition. If you are viewing the fixtures on your phone and are unable to see the venues, then please turn your phone to the sideways position and you will then see the whole of each fixture.

The draws for the second round of the Singles Competition on Wednesday November 9th and the second round of the Man for Man Competition on Wednesday November 16th are now available to view on the Competitions page.

Due to the number of entrants in the Singles and Pairs there will be no first round game in either competion. The second round of the Singles will now be played on Wednesday November 9th with the second round of the Pairs on Wednesday December 7th. This will mean a free night on Wednesday December 14th for the World Cup Semi Final.

Vic's Rustlers have changed alley and will in future play their home games at the Brewers Arms.

Please Note:- Due to the unavailability of the Plough Inn skittle alley Acorns will be playing their home games at the Brewers Arms for the next two Months.

The player averages feature is now live.

If you have been provided with a username & password for the test site, you will be able to use these to access the live site. If you experience any problems logging in, please try re-setting your password. If this fails, please let us know so we can resolve the issue.

Please note, this feature does not replace the paper scorecards which must still be completed and signed by both team secretaries to officially register a match result. If possible, please take a photo of the card & email it to scorecards@btinternet.com

The best of luck to all teams as the new season gets under way tomorrow, and just a reminder that the use of A N Other has changed. As agreed at the A G M, A N Other now consists of a default score and not the average score per leg as applied last season. If a team has eleven players and plays one A N Other, then that is entered on the scoreboard in the number twelve position and has a score of 5 per leg (20 in total). If a team has ten players and plays two A N Other, then the A N Other's are entered in the number twelve and number eleven positions on the scoreboard with the second A N other scoring 4 per leg (16 in total).

We have recently received a couple of enquiries on our Facebook page from parents who have sons interested in sticking, see below:

Hi, I hope you don't mind me to message but my sons friend helps out and does sticking and my son James who will be 16 in Oct is also interested to do this but have no idea if anything is available. It would need to be within Hereford and not in the country as he would ride his bike but, if you hear of anything, I'd be very greatful if you would message me. Many thanks, Emma

Hi, do you know of any teams in need of a sticker for the new season? My 15 year old son is really interested In doing it. Thanks, Rachel

If your team needs a sticker, please contact us to let us know.