Season 2024-2025
Update .. w/c 14 October
We begin the week's round-up on a sombre note following the news at the weekend that Brian Sutliff from the Syston Social Club has sadly passed away after a short illness .. I first encountered Brian over forty years ago playing cricket in the Leicester Senior League for his beloved Syston Town CC .. I was opening the batting for Thorpe Arnold CC and, as arch rivals, it's fair to say we were involved in some pretty feisty affairs at the time with Brian never short of a word of advice from behind the stumps .. these days they would call it banter .. we reconnected as friends many years later when I began playing in the Syston & District Skittle League for which Brian has been a staunch supporter over many decades .. it is a measure of the man and his popularity that so many people have felt compelled to write messages of support on social media to family, friends and colleagues in response to the announcement from Brian's son .. it's also particularly sad on hearing that, only days before, Brian had welcomed his first Grandson into the world .. as Chairman of the League I can only add my sincere condolences on behalf of myself, the rest of the Committee and the wider playing membership .. RIP, Brian.
Matchday # 4
A rather strange week with four out of the five matches resulting in draws .. the only win on the week going to the Carington Arms whose 3-1 victory away at Syston Cons A propelled them to joint 3rd in the League table .. on what was an unusually low scoring week we head into Matchday # 5 with four teams still unbeaten and just two and a half points separating the top six sides .. full results and Match Reports can be found on the "Weekly Results" page.
KO Cup Preliminary Round
The draw for the Preliminary Round of the KO Cup took place recently with the two ties drawn as follows :
Syston Social Club vs Carington Arms
Barrow Cons vs Carington Cons
These ties are scheduled to take place on Friday 25th October but can be rescheduled for any date up to and including Friday 3rd January provided both sides are in agreement.
Team Registration and Subs - 2024-25 Season
Thanks to everyone for the response to the request for timely payment of the annual subscriptions .. as of this week we have just one team yet to finalise payment .. as per our previous message, we request that all subscription payments are completed before Friday 25th October at the latest.
Auditing of the Accounts
Treasurer, Mike James, has asked me to enquire if there is anyone out there among the skittles community that is both capable and willing to audit the accounts for the last season .. whilst not necessarily a legal requirement, we do like to keep things transparent and in order for both the current and future administrative officers of the League ... please contact a committee member if you are able to help in this matter.
Chris Buxton
Chairman, Syston & District Skittle League
Please see below a copy of a letter we have received from LOROS and two Donation Certificates - thanks to everyone !
