Updated 19 December

19 December - Final result in this morning and Yeoman beat Yeoman T 4-3 in the last game to leave themselves in sixth place.

A couple of weeks off now for the festivities, hope you all have a nice time, I shall enjoy the rest!

18 December - The final matches of 2024 tonight, with the top two in Division One playing the bottom two whilst the Division Two leaders have a possible harder match ahead than the second place team.

Lucombe Oak A have become the second recipient of a deduction of one Game Won for non-submission of a result sheet for last week's match. Division Two table adjusted.

10.15pm - First few results in (strangely the Lucombe Oak A was first!) with Allstars S just holding top spot from the Jubilee Social Club in Div 2 whilst Groom J have risen up in Div 1 with Groom B presently 9 points clear at the top of Div 1. least

10.45pm - Just over half the results in and the top two in both divisions are still the same as last week, only just in one case.

11.15pm - Five out of ten results so far have been 4-3 although only one match was decided in the last game. A bit of shuffling in the second division with the Star Inn creeping into fourth place. Lucombe B are up to third in Div 1 with a 6-1 win over Allstars C. Still two results due including the Yeoman derby match.

12 December - Last two Div 2 results in and the win for Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club over Lucombe A leaves the middle six unchanged, whilst Heavitree Social A have climbed off the bottom with their win over Black Horse, who they are now close behind.

11 December - The penultimate match of 2024 (and only a fortnight to Christmas!) with Groom B looking to maintain their lead over Allstars Z whilst the top four in Div 2 will want to pull away from each other a bit.

10.00pm -Heavitree Social B pick up six welcome points to hopefully continue their climb up Div 1 whilst Jubilee Club have take a useful eight in their quest to take Div 2 top spot. Seven Stars have beaten Ship & Pelican to make things interesting at the top too.

10.30pm - Division One has a familiar look at the top tonight with Groom B edging a further point ahead. Groom J up to fourth on matches won with Allstars C still third. Allstars S are just holding top spot in Div 2 with Jubilee Club just one point behind. Clifton Inn remain third for now, despite a rare loss which has let Star Inn close in on the top pack.

11.30pm - Last Division One result in with no changes at the bottom tonight.

10 December - Black Horse become the first recipient of a deduction of one Game Won for non-submission of a result sheet for last week's match. Division Two table adjusted.

6 December - Claim received for Allstars Uni v Groom J match. Groom J awarded 4-0/8-0.

5 December - Ship & Pelican have beaten Allstars S 4-3 in a tight match which has left Allstars just one point clear at the top, with Clifton Inn, Jubilee Club and Ship & Pelican all one point off of each other. Clifton Inn would be top if we were using the old points system with six wins. Still awaiting the two Division One results.

Clifton Inn Wanderers have beaten Devon Yeoman T to raise themselves off the bottom of Division One.

4 December - Match seven with the top two clashing in Division One tonight whilst it's 1st v 4th, 2nd v 5th and 3rd v 6th in the other division.

10.00pm - New leaders in Div 1 as Groom B beat Allstars X 5-2 whilst there will be a new bottom club in Div 2 as Lucombe Oak A narrowly beat Green Gables 4-3 to go above them.

10.30pm - Three more Div 2 results with Clifton Inn beating Seven Stars, Jubilee Club beating Whipton & Pinhoe convincingly and Star Inn leaving Heavitree Social on the bottom.

11.00pm - Top three in Division One confirmed this evening with the present 4th placed team nine points adrift. Allstars Uni were unable to raise a side tonight, still awaiting a possible claim on that match. One other result to come. In Division Two we are just awaiting Allstars S v Ship & Pelican to determine who will be top tonight, with both mathematically capable of doing so.

28 November - Final result in with Devon Yeoman beating Allstars C 4-3. This has resulted in no changes to the table, apart from the fact that Horse & Groom J have identical stats with Devon Yeoman so have technically climbed one place to 7th equal. With eight out of twelve matches finishing 4-3 last night it is not surprising that neither table changed much.

For anyone interested, if you haven't already found it, there is now a set of tables online calculated using the old system. This was started in weeks three and four when the tables were substantially different. Now the table rankings are almost the same with the new system showing, in Division Two, the advantage of a few high scoring wins.

27 November - Match six tonight and the top Division One teams will be looking to maintain their run. The top two clash in Division Two which could help the third placed side. The bottom three in both divisions may have a tough time this evening.

9.45pm - First result in and Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club have closed in on the top (for now).

10.15pm - Couple of Div 1 results in and Groom B presently on top with Groom J up to fifth. Ship & Pelican now presently third in Div 2, collecting a useful 8 points.

10.50pm - Div 2 and Clifton Inn have ended Allstars S unbeaten run but still fall one place. Meanwhile, Allstars Z have crept back top of Div 1 with a 4-3 win.

11.45pm - Just two Div 1 scores still to come in. In Div 2, 2 and 3 swap as do 7 and 8, everybody else stays put.

21 November - Final result is in and Clifton Inn are up to second in Division Two with Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club tightly behind them. Ship & Pelican back down to fourth.

Sorry for the delay updating today, have been working and it was a bit fun driving about delivering!

20 November - Match five and only five matches to Christmas! Second play third in both divisions tonight with both top teams likely to continue their form. Both bottom clubs will be hoping for their first win of the season.

10.00pm - First couple of Div 2 results in.

11.00pm - All but two results in, one from each division. Top three staying put in Division One although Allstars Z have pulled their lead out to three points. Allstars S well top of Division Two with second place still open depending on the missing result.

11.15pm - Final Div 1 result in and a lot of shuffling about in the table tonight with Horse & Groom J continuing their climb up the rankings. Heart of Oak sides not having a good night tonight.

14 November - Draws for Team Cup second round and Team Plate first round now on the fixtures and competitions pages.

13 November - A break tonight for the first round of the Cup with two all first division clashes, one all division two and five inter-division. Could well be a few lower division teams going through.

8.50pm - The first result is in with Lucombe B beating the Star Inn.

9.50pm - Four more results in now and the scores are getting a bit closer.

10.55pm - Final two results in with nine Div 1 teams and 7 Div 2 teams in the next round.

If your score (legs) looks different to what you remember, they have been added up properly in a couple of instances.

6 November - Week four and tight in both divisions. Can anyone pull away before the Cup break next week?

Still awaiting a reply from one team about the incorrectly marked score from last week. We will go with the amended score (6-1/13-6 as opposed to 5-2/12-7) if we do not hear back by the start of play tonight. This will lift Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club up to a very close second by virtue of legs scored.

Nearly midnight and the updates are sorted. Better take the laptop next time I go out on a Wednesday (official business by the way)!

30 October - Week three and can anyone catch the Division One leading pair?

Division Two is a lot tighter although with the top three variously taking on the bottom three tonight, anything can happen there. In both divisions plenty of other teams are close enough that a good win could leap them up the table.

10.00pm - First three results in and all are narrow home victories.

10.30pm - Half the first division scores in now and all but one from Div 2. Still can't say if the table toppers will stay put tonight.

11.15pm - All scores now in and the top two remain in Division One whilst Division Two has the third different leader in three weeks (by frames won though).

11.45pm - There is a possible change to the Whipton & Pinhoe LC v Heavitree Social A score in Division Two which will affect second and third place if confirmed. Table and scores will be updated when the situation is clearer.

28 October - The draw for the first round of the Team Cup has been made and is listed on the fixtures and competitions pages.

24 October - Final result is in and the tables updated.

Division 1 still has the same leader with risers in the next two places and the bottom two staying put. Division 2 has had a swap around at the top and the bottom with only two teams staying put this week.

23 October - Week two, who will maintain their momentum from last week?

10.30pm - First few results in and Heart of Oak C have managed to win their top of the table clash with Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club and creep up to the top spot for now.

11.00pm - More results in.

11.55pm - All but one Div 1 result now in with tables updated (so far).

17 October - Final Div 2 result is in and table updated.

16 October - The new season is finally here! Have a good one.

10.00pm - First few results trickling through.

10.30pm - After the initial good results for the away sides, some of the home teams have struck back to balance things out. Three results to go.

11.00pm - Just one result to go, tables being worked on.

7 October - We have now eliminated the Bye in Division Two with the addition of the Green Gables team. The (updated) fixture key now downloads properly as well!

27 September - Fixtures have been beaten into submission and are now online. You should receive an emailed copy soon.

From the AGM, for both Sunday and Wednesday league tables, there will now be one point per game won with the match winners getting an additional two points i.e. a 5-2 win will mean 7 points for the victors and 2 points to the losers. Match format will remain as before. (For those with long memories, this method of determining the table was last used up to Summer 2000).

26 September - The divisions have been confirmed as listed below. This was a three up/three down from last season. Hopefully we will return to two up/two down this season.

Matches will commence on Wednesday 16th October, full fixtures to follow asap.

21 August - Following the registration, we have the following teams for this season (split into probable divisions but subject to confirmation).

Allstars C, Allstars Exeter University, Allstars Z, Clifton Inn Wanderers, Devon Yeoman, Devon Yeoman T, Heart of Oak A, Heart of Oak B, Heavitree Social Club B, Horse & Groom B, Horse & Groom J, Lucombe Oak B. (Clifton Inn Wanderers are the Wandering Stars from last season).

Allstars S, Black Horse, Clifton Inn, Heart of Oak C, Heavitree Social Club A, Jubilee Social Club, Lucombe Oak A, Seven Stars (Kennford), Ship & Pelican, Star Inn, Whipton & Pinhoe Labour Club.

15 August - Just to confirm that all three meetings below will be held at the Horse & Groom. Forms will be emailed out/available to download by tomorrow evening.

14 August - At the moment, we have the Pre-AGM pencilled in for Wednesday 11th September, the Presentation Night followed by League Registration will be held on Wednesday 18th September with the AGM on Wednesday 25th September. Subject to confirmation, all three events will be at the Horse & Groom, starting at 7.00pm.

The Registration forms will be available later this week and will be sent out to all team contacts on our lists and anyone who has asked for one.

Wednesday matches will commence on either the 9th or 16th of October, depending on numbers. Hopefully we should have at least 24 teams again this winter, possibly more, although several teams may be operating in a different location from last year. We shall know more after September 18th.