The ABM Skittles Club was formed in 1964 and is one of the few skittles leagues outside of the hotbed of 9-pin skittles - the West Country. We play most weekday evenings (Monday to Thursday) throughout the year with both a Winter and a Summer league in full swing. We use traditional wooden balls and pins and our players range from 16 to 80 years of age. Although the league is competitive, most players are mainly attracted by the comradery - oh, and the low bar prices! If you are interested in joining us at the Wallingford Sports Park on Hithercroft Road, just pop down and watch a game - you will be made most welcome! Enjoy a drink from the bar. Alternatively, to find out more, email us at abmskittles@gmail.com

Welcome back, everyone! It's great to return to the alley for the Winter season - why, it must be days since Dave wrapped up the summer league...Just five matches this week, due to a booking in the club and a postponement - back to a full programme of 7 games next week. Remnants & Spare Ribs kicked things off on Monday, with Remnants recording a routine victory over a below-par Ribs side, thanks to strong scoring from the Bells & David Walters. Cross Keys had a skittles baptism of fire on Wednesday, with Best Sellers smashing 196 pins on their way to an 8-2 victory. Still, 2 points is a fair return for the Keys, and they won't come up against a team on this form every week. The top scores & spares this week are almost a clean sweep for the Sellers - whoever's got them next week might be a little worried... Alsorts came out on top in a close contest with Newcomers - excellent anchor-work from Rich Greenaway in this one. Maclean Smilers sneaked a cheeky win over Winter League newbies Young & Bald, despite scoring 7 fewer pins. Finally, Living on a Spare beat Splitz & Giggles in the match-up between the two other Winter League debutants - I guess that game time in the Summer League for Matt "Turncoat" Wright's charges made the difference as they won 8-2. Two of the Splitz hit 30, along with Tomi for LOAS, which is a decent way to start out on your skittles journey…