Skittles

Skittles was first started in the late 1950s as competitions between departments in the Southern Electricity Board. These competitions were played at the Globe in Poole and the Red Lion at Sturminster Marshall.
It was decided to form a Skittles Section at the Club around 1960 when the alley was built. At first some matches were played at Moordown Conservative Club to accommodate all the teams. Eventually by the mid 1960s all skittles was played at the Club.
Detailed records go back to 1966 when there were 15 men’s teams and 7 ladies’ teams. Most members were employees.
By 1993 the number of teams was still 13, but with privatisation of the Electricity Industry the number of employees working locally had decreased dramatically and the following year the number dropped to 10. The number of teams has been 7 or 8 since 2005.
The Club entered a team in division 4 of the Poole & District League in 1975 and was promoted to division 2 by 1984. The ELECTRIC team has stayed in that division ever since. In 2007 another team from the Poole & League moved to our alley. Many of that team, ELECTRIC STUFF, were already Club Members and had played in our league until 1999.  Poole League Matches are played every Tuesday during the Season.
The Club league runs from early September to April.

The Club league runs from early September to April.

At present teams play each other in the league twice during the season and there are two team competitions, the McCarthy Cup and the Hosker Team Cup. Teams consist of   6 players, but usually require at least 9 members to be signed on to enable all fixtures to be played. There are two individual cup competitions, a pair’s competition and a triples competition, all of which are open to all Club members.

Trophies

Trophies are also given for Highest Team Average, Highest Team Aggregate, Highest Team Leg, Highest Individual Score, Highest Individual Aggregate and Highest Individual Average. 

Teams

The current teams are: Alleys Back, Electrons, Megasparks, Metros, M Squad Exiles, Odds n Sods, Pensioners Plus and Pick n Mix.

Click here for this seasons fixture list.

New members and teams are always welcome. The league set up can be varied to fit the number of teams into the season. Members can join teams at any time, but new teams should apply to the Secretary before the end of June. All players must be Club members.
All enquiries should be directed to the Secretary who will help you find a suitable team or start a new team.

Cost

The annual Section subscription is a nominal 10p and members pay £1.00 for each team match and entry to each of the other competitions.