Breakaway trio head Division 8 table

Winter League

Review of the results of Division 8 matches played at Hemplow on Tuesday

Week 2 of the Division 8 season at Hemplow and we have a breakaway group of three teams that have opened up a 6-points gap at the top of the table. Having said that there are still four teams with 100% win records as Mirfield CBC B have only played one match which they won and will join that leading trio if they win their outstanding fixture.

Those top three teams are all on the same 14-point mark with Golcar C&BC leading the way courtesy of a 120 Aggregate For total which is the best of the threesome. Their latest win being an 8-0 routing of Broad Oak B so giving them a winning double over the two Broad Oak teams. Kirkheaton C&BC C made it two wins out of two played when inflicting a second opening defeat on New Mill C. Greenhead Park retained their unbeaten start to the season when seeing off Broad Oak A 6-2 and are very much in contention to feature prominently in the promotion race this season.

Can I take this opportunity to remind all teams about two matters.

1. Measuring: When bowlers call for the measurers to decide the outcome of an end they are calling to everyone stood on the sidelines. It is not the sole responsibility of the host club to undertake measuring duties. We ask them to provide a long tape and that is where their responsibility ends. All teams should have at least one team member carrying a tape to be used in any match on the green. If a game calls for a measure and you are nearest to it then get there and measure for them. So when bowlers call for a measure they should be overwhelmed with responses to banish the delay in completing that end. This becomes more important as the cold wet weather becomes more frequent. We don't want us old folks standing around waiting for a measure in the cold.

2. Bowlsnet: Bowlsnet is a wonderful invention but it only comes into its own if captains fill in the results and verify their opponents' completed scores. It is the responsibility of the 'home' team (the first one in the fixture list) to complete the uploading of the match result on the system. Teams are very good about getting results on the system very quickly and it is a rare occurrence if the result is not added on matchday. Having said that it doesn't matter which team completes the inputting of the result. What does matter is that the other team verifies the result. If a team finds a wrong result or a wrong scoreline in any of the games then they should contact the League Secretary to get it corrected. Team captains cannot correct scores on the system. This becomes more important as the season progresses because team members will be looking at their playing records and a wrong scoreline can damage any bowler's chances of winning a Division's end-of-season Top Bowler award.