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10th December 2024
Committee meeting held on 9th Dec
At last night's meeting it was confirmed that St. Theresa's will be dropping out of the league this season, and their league record has therefore been expunged.   They will continue to compete in cup competitions.  This means one venue is lost from the Away Averages calculations, and the away averages will now be based on a players best 7 scores from a maximum of 9 available away games.  Teams yet to play St. Theresa's now have extra byes in their fixtures.

The venue for the Northgate Cup game between Upton B and the Greyhound on 18th December was redrawn, and it will now be played at Bawn Lodge.

7th December 2024
St. Theresa's forced to drop out of league
It is with regret that the St. Theresa's team have been forced to resign from this seasons league due to no fault of their own.  However, the team will continue to play in all cup competitions, singles, doubles etc.

During renovations taking place at the club, the table has been rather crudely moved, and is now unplayable.  The team feel they have no choice but to drop out of the league this season.  A committee meeting has been arranged for Monday, 9th December at 8pm in St. Werburgh's to discuss.  Amongst other things, the Northgate Cup match between Upton B and the Greyhound will be allocated a new venue.

The following is subject to ratification at Monday's meeting >>> St. Theresa's record has been expunged from the league table. The result of this is that The Greyhound and Bridgewater both lose 2 points and have played 2 games less. The Cross Foxes lose 5 points and have played 2 games less, and St. Werburgh's lose 2 points and have played 1 game less.

Teams will now have an extra bye in their fixtures.  There is no point re-writing the fixtures. 

5th December 2024
League match reports week 7 (4th Dec)
This week saw more away wins than home, and one unusual situation at the Cross Foxes!

Bridgewater v Upton B
The Bridgewater entertained Upton B and a solid first half saw Upton B build up a big lead by the break HT scores 180-284.  Upton went further ahead in the second half to record a comfortable away win FT scores 407-569.  The Bridgewater had 7 players and Upton B had 8.
Top scorers:
Bridgewater: S. Murphy 62 (2nd go), S. Murphy 59 (1st go), D. Johnson 57
Upton B: T. Randles 84, D. Nuttall 79, B. Tipton 75

Upton A v Greyhound
The Greyhound took an early 41 point lead at Upton A and managed to retain most of it by the break HT scores 170-207.  The visitors had their three biggest scores after the break to open up the gap for an excellent away win FT scores 371-483.  Upton A had 6 players and the Greyhound had 7.
Top scorers:
Upton A: N. Allen 62 (2nd go), E. Wicks 58 (1st go), S. Williams 54
Bridgewater: M. White 83 (2nd go), T, Harris 74, Y. Kouame 64

Cross Foxes v Union Vaults
The Cross Foxes entertained the Union Vaults and the home side edged ahead to lead by just 16 points at the break HT scores 221-205.  The Foxes managed to increase their lead in the second half, despite Ian Davies being denied 7 points by a rare occurrence (see pic). FT scores 382-347. The Cross Foxes had 6 players and the Union Vaults had 8.
Top scorers:
Cross Foxes: John Ford 81, P. Ashford 62 (1st go), J. Gaham 43 (1st go)
Union Vaults: S. Nuttall 74, T. Wilson 57, B. Walton 42

Westminster Park v Egerton
The two teams agreed to swap this fixture and played at Westminster Park first, and by the break the visitors had built up a lead of 48 points HT scores 166-214.  The visitors were able to add to their lead after the break for a good away win FT scores 313-408.  Westminster Park had 6 players and the Egerton had 8.
Top scorers:
Westminster Park: D. Gentile 60 (1st go), R. O'Neill 48, N. Sale 46
Egerton: J. Fellows 68, F. Williams 67, A. Hughes 61

St. Werburgh's v St. Theresa's
Venue also swapped for this game.  St. Werburgh's are starting to return to form and put in a solid first half against St. Theresa's to lead by 102 at the break HT scores 308-206.  More high scoring after the break saw them finish just short of 600 FT scores 594-436.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
St. Werburgh's: J. B. Clarke 93, N. Walker 88, R. Lamb 87
St. Theresa's: L. Allman 86, J. Jones 69, M. Churchill 58

28th November 2024
League match reports week 6 (27th Nov)
The highlight from tonight's games is that Pat Wallace from the Egerton scored 102 away from home at Upton Legion. Congratulations Pat!

Upton B v Egerton
Upton B entertained the Egerton and the hosts put in an excellent first half to lead by 104 at the break HT scores 301-197. The home side more than doubled their score in the second half, but the highlight from the game is that the Egerton's Pat Wallace scored 102 in the second half, FT scores 638-502.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Upton B: M. Coppock 96, J. Lea & D. Cooper (both 89), D. Nuttall 82
Egerton: P. Wallace 102, J. Parkin 75, L. Evans 73

St. Werburgh's v Bridgewater
St. Werburgh's fell behind at the start of the game but rallied to take the lead before being pegged back to just 7 points before the break HT scores 260-253.  The home side pulled away with two big scores in the middle of the second half to win comfortably in the end FT scores 565-482.  St. Werburgh's had 8 players and the Bridgewater had 7.
Top scorers:
St. Werburgh's: M. Jones 92, N. Walker 89, J. B. Clarke 85
Bridgewater: S. Murphy 88, P. Axworthy 67, P. Ingram 66

Westminster Park v Upton A
Westminster Park entertained Upton A, and after a close first half the visitors had edged ahead by 11 points HT scores 153-164.   The half time lead proved vital as both teams scored 178 in the second half to give Upton A an excellent away win FT scores 331-342.  Both teams had 7 players.
Top scorers:
Westminster Park: N. Salle 66 (2nd go), R. O'Neill 47, N. Salle 44 (1st go)
Upton A: A. Williams 67, N. Allen 53 (1st go), G. O'Connor 51

St. Theresa's v Cross Foxes
St. Theresa's entertained the Cross Foxes and the home side found themselves behind by 25 points at the break HT scores 204-229.  In a close second half the home side closed the gap, but not quite enough, and the Foxes won the game with the last stick of the match FT scores 409-421.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
St. Theresa's: L. Allman 70, F. Chord 60, A. Sandbach 55
Cross Foxes: S. Churms 73, P. Ashford 67, P. McLaughlin 64

Bawn Lodge v Greyhound
Bawn Lodge entertained the Greyhound and the hosts had the better of the first half to lead by 76 at the break HT scores 219-143.  The gap got bigger throughout most of the second half with the home side running out the winners FT scores 412-270.  Bawn Lodge had 8 players and the Greyhound had 7.
Top scorers:
Bawn Lodge: N. Davies 65, S. Safina 63, J. Pritchard 59
Greyhound: M. White 44, L. Smith 41, M. Smith 35

21st November 2024
League match reports week 5 (20th Nov)
Upton A v Westminster Park
Upton A entertained Westminster Park and the visitors played consistently well in the first half to lead by 29 at the break HT scores 173-202.  Upton came back strongly just after the break with the evenings highest score then managed to retain the lead to the end FT scores 391-351.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Upton A: G. O'Connor 77, J. Joinson & A. Williams (both 57), S. Williams 49
Westminster Park: R. O'Neill 57, D. Carney 54, A. MacDonald 49

Bridgewater v St. Werburgh's
The visitors put in a strong first half to lead by 102 at the break HT scores 173-275.  A couple of huge scores after the break stretched the lead even further, giving St. Werburgh's a solid away win FT scores 393-575.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Bridgewater: P. Axworthy & J. Simpson (both 56), P. Ingram, P. Challoner & S. Murphy (all 54), A. Marriott 50
St. Werburgh's: M. Jones 85, D. Jones 83, N. Walker 75

Egerton v Upton B
Upton B took control with their first two men, then things evened out until the break with the visitors ahead by 37 HT scores 169-206.   The visitors continued to edge further ahead after the break to win by 45  FT scores 350-395.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Egerton: P. McAleer 55, F. Williams 53, S. Done 52
Upton B: T. Randles 66, D. Nuttall 64, J. Lea 61

Greyhound v Bawn Lodge
In a close first half the lead changed hands three times before the visitors edged ahead to lead by 20 at the break HT scores 123-143.  The gap had reduced to just 9 points after 6 men before the visitors pulled away at the end  FT scores 253-298.  The Greyhound had 8 players and Bawn Lodge had 6.
Top scorers:
Greyhound: M. O'Brien 45, M. White 43, M. Smith 38
Bawn Lodge: N. Davies 49, J. Pritchard 44 (2nd go), J. McClurg 43 (2nd go)

Cross Foxes v St. Theresa's
I have not seen the sheet as yet, and have no details, other than being told the Cross Foxes won.

18th November 2024
Cup Draws
The following cup draws were made at the committee meeting this evening...

18th December 2024
Northgate Cup - Preliminary Round
Upton A  v  St. Theresa's  at St. Werburgh's Club
Union Vaults  v  Bawn Lodge  at the Egerton
Upton B  v The Greyhound  at St. Theresa's
Cross Foxes  v  Bridgewater  at Upton Legion

Byes:- Egerton, St. Werburgh's, Westminster Park, Little Oak

8th January 2025
West Cheshire Shield - Preliminary Round
Union Vaults  v  Greyhound  at Westminster Park CC
Upton A  v  Upton B  at the Cross Foxes
Cross Foxes  v  St. Werburgh's  at Upton Legion
Bridgewater  v  Little Oak  at the Greyhound, Saughall

Byes:- Bawn Lodge, Egerton, St. Theresa's, Westminster Park

14th November 2024
Committee Meeting
Secretary Pat Wallace has advised there is a committee meeting on Monday, 18th November 2024 at St. Werburgh's Club, kick-off at 8.00pm.

Little Oak has a new table
The Little Oak in Boughton now has a bagatelle table set up and ready to play! >>>>>>

League match reports week 4 (13th Nov)
Westminster Park v Bawn Lodge
Westminster Park entertained Bawn Lodge and the visitors managed to gain a small lead at the start which they kept until the break HT scores 148-165.  The gap closed to just 6 points after the break but then opened up again, and the visitors hung on until the end FT scores 350-374.  Westminster Park had 8 players and Bawn Lodge had 7.
Top scorers:
Westminster Park: M. Woodall 58, D, Gentile 55, A. MacDonald 52
Bawn Lodge: B. Brooks 60, J. Pritchard 57 (2nd go), R. Bawn 51

Greyhound v Upton B
The Greyhound entertained Upton B and in the first half the lead changed hands four times before Upton eventually led by 6 at the break HT scores 152-158.   The pattern in Upton B games so far has been for them to pull away after the break, and tonight was no exception, they opened up the gap throughout the second half to win comfortably FT scores 277-363.  The Greyhound had 7 players and Upton B had 8.
Top scorers:
Greyhound: M. O'Brien 53, M. Smith 45, A. Price 42 (2nd go)
Upton B: D. Cooper & R. Evans (both 58), J. Lea 56, D. Nuttall 50

Egerton v Union Vaults 
The Union Vaults made the short trek down Egerton Street to play at the Egerton tonight, and after being behind initially the visitors managed to get in front by the break, HT scores 182-205.  The Egerton closed the gap to 11 after the break, then the gap was 16, then 19, before the Egerton's last man Jon Parkin pulled 19 back, a draw!! FT scores 393-393.   The Egerton get 1 point and the Union Vaults get 2 points.  Also, the Egerton had 8 players and the Vaults had 7.
Top scorers:
Egerton: J. Fellows 77, P. Wallace 74, J. Parkins 58
Union Vaults: C. Barlow 62 (1st go), S. Nuttall 60, B. Walton 57

Upton A v Cross Foxes
Upton A entertained the Cross Foxes and an excellent half from the visitors saw them lead by 78 at the break HT scores 182-260.  The game was much closer after the break, with the visitors adding another 15 to their overall lead for a comfortable win FT scores 418-521.  Upton A had 7 players and the Cross Foxes had 8.
Top scorers:
Upton A: E. Wicks 81 (2nd go), G. O'Connor 57, J. Evans 53
Cross Foxes: P. McLaughlin 76, J. Ford 72, S. Churms 70

Bridgewater v St. Theresa's
The Bridgewater entertained St. Theresa's in their first home game of the season and put in a good performance to lead by 67 at the break HT scores 225-158.  The second half was much closer with the home side adding just 3 points to their overall lead FT scores 414-344.  The Bridgewater had 7 players and St. Theresa's had 8.
Top scorers:
Bridgewater: S. Murphy 76, P. Ingram 64 (2nd go), P. Ingram 55 (1st go)
St. Theresa's: M. Churchill 66, J. Jones 59, S. Ward 52

7th November 2024
League match reports week 3 (6th Nov)
All home wins this week, and all solid ones at that.
Bawn Lodge v Westminster Park
Bawn Lodge entertained Westminster Park and both teams struggled on a table which proved to be difficult to play on the night.   The home side led from the off and by half time had built up a commanding lead of 81 HT scores 182-101.   Both sides continued to struggle after the break with the hosts eventually winning by 147, FT scores 334-187.  Bawn Lodge had 8 players and Westminster Park had 5.
Top scorers:
Bawn Lodge: N. Davies 73, J. Rae 54, J. McClurg 49
Westminster Park: D. Gentile 38 (2nd go), A. MacDonald 36, D. Gentile 26 (1st go) 

Upton B v Greyhound
Upton B entertained the Greyhound and a couple of outstanding individual scores gave them a massive lead at the break HT scores 292-159.  The hosts increased their scoring rate after the break and became the first team this season to score over 600 points FT scores 605-342.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Upton B: B. Tipton 95, M. Turner 91, D. Cooper 86
Greyhound: T. Harris 66, M. White 52, S. Aylott 48

Union Vaults v Egerton
The Union Vaults entertained the Egerton, and in a very close first half the visitors came from behind to lead by just 1 point at the break HT scores 190-191.  Some solid scoring after the break saw the Vaults regain the lead and then open up the gap right through the second half to win comfortably in the end FT scores 429-318.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Union Vaults: S. Nuttall 70, C. Barlow 65, P. Dutton 64
Egerton: L. Evans 70, P. McAleer 61, J. Fellows 47

St. Theresa's v Bridgewater
St. Theresa's were hosts as the Bridgewater got their season under way, and the home side had built up a decent lead of 33 by the break HT scores 225-192.  St. Theresa's pulled away after the break to eventually win by 99 points FT scores 464-365.   Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
St. Theresa's: J. Jones 75, L. Allman 71, A. Thomas 64
Bridgewater: S. Johnson 65, S. Murphy 61, P. Axworthy 52

Cross Foxes v Upton A
The Cross Foxes entertained Upton A and the hosts had the better of the first half to lead by 67 at the break HT scores 244-177.  Upton A came back at the start of the second half but then the Foxes had two good scores to increase their lead and the hosts ran out winners by 91 points FT scores 462-371.   The Cross Foxes had 8 players and Upton A had 7.
Top scorers:
Cross Foxes: T. Davies 78, P. Ashford & J. Ford (both 71), I. Davies 65
Upton A: G. O'Connor 65 (1st go), G. O'Conner 64 (2nd go), J. Johnson 60

31st October 2024
Halloween hits Bagatelle!
Some match sheet shockers from last night, the ones submitted on WhatsApp left a lot to be desired...

Can I please stress to all Captains the importance of completing AND submitting match day sheets correctly.

Copied below are three examples from last night with errors / omissions highlighted.  No sheets were posted from Upton or St. Werburgh's, just photos of the scoreboard, so officially there were no points claimed and no captains signatures to confirm the results from either of those games.

Submitting sheets accurately is important for everyone as they are used to maintain the league table and calculate Away Averages.

Nothing personal if I have selected your picture below, it's just to highlight the problems encountered.  All three sheets below have omissions or errors highlighted, and the picture on the right cuts off the home team names so it's impossible to see who scored what.

If everyone could take a bit more care it would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

     

30th October 2024
League match reports week 2 (30th Oct)
Upton B v Upton A
We will start with the Upton derby, and there was very little in it after the first half with the B team ahead by just 8 points, HT scores 247-239.   As with last week, the B team had two tremendous scores just after the break  to open up the gap, and those two high scores clinched a home win for the B side, FT scores 540-469. Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Upton B: D. Cooper 90, D. Nuttall 86, B. Tipton 69.
Upton A: E. Wicks 79, P. Williams 66, N. Allen 64.

St. Theresa's v Greyhound
Where last weeks game was very close, this will be one to forget for the Greyhound.  After a one-sided first half St. Theresa's had a commanding lead of 131, HT scores 254-123.  St. Theresa's continued to dominate after the break to record a huge win FT scores 482-272.  St. Theresa's had 8 players, and the Greyhound had 7 or 8 (see Halloween pic above!).
Top scorers:
St. Theresa's: L. Allman 81, R. Waters 72, M. Millington 71.
Greyhound: M. White 48, M. O'Brien 39, M. Challinor and S. Challinor (both 35).

St. Werburgh's v Westminster Park
Westminster Park led briefly at the start but some solid scoring saw the hosts holding a good lead at the break HT scores 224-172.  St. Werburgh's pulled away throughout the second half to record a solid win FT scores 501-292.   Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
St. Werburgh's: J. Kenyon 84, N. Walker 77, R. Lamb 71.
Westminster Park: C. Gentile 61, M. Woodall 50, R. O'Neill 48.

Cross Foxes v Egerton
The Cross Foxes entertained the Egerton and the hosts led by just 1 point at the break HT scores 222-223.  The Egerton led briefly just after the break, but the Foxes came back to lead before falling at the final hurdle with a green field right at the end. The Egerton's Paul McAleer steered them over the line with his teams highest score of the night FT scores 447-468.  The Cross Foxes had 7 players and the Egerton had 8.
Top scorers:
Cross Foxes: S. Churms 78, P. McLaughlin 75, J. Ford 66
Egerton: P. McAleer 75, L. Evans and P. Wallace (both 66), J. Valentine 57.

Union Vaults v Bawn Lodge
The Union Vaults entertained Bawn Lodge and after a closely contested first half the visitors led by just 3 points HT scores 194-197.  In an exciting second half the overall lead changed hands 4 times before Bawn Lodge managed to secure the points with just a couple of balls to spare FT scores 387-406.  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Union Vaults: P. Anstey 71, B. Walton 65, D. Williams 55.
Bawn Lodge: S. Safina 65, T. McClurg 61, R. Bawn 57

The Bridgewater had their second bye last night, their season starts next week when they visit St. Theresa's.  With so many new bagatelle shirts on show, I wonder if someone could get a pic of both teams together for the website? It would be greatly appreciated!

24th October 2024
Folding table available for free



The league has been offered a Victorian, mahogany folding bagatelle table free of charge.  I understand the cups are ok but it does require the baize to be completely replaced. 

The owner describes the table as "charming" and would like it to go to a good home, hence, has contacted us.    The table is "collection only" and is located in South Bucks, which I think is around the Reading area.

If anyone is interested in having it as a restoration project, please let me know.

Update 31st October: No interest as yet....



League match reports 23rd October 2024 (week 1)
The 24/25 season started last night with ten teams in action and the Bridgewater using their bye to test out their new shirts in a practice session.

Westminster Park v St. Werburgh's Club
We start with the newest members of the league, Westminster Park, who welcomed St. Werburgh's Club in their first ever game.   The hosts had much the better of the first half to lead by 52 points at the break HT scores 221-169.  The first half lead proved decisive as the second half was dead level with the overall lead remaining at 52 points FT scores 373-321, a tremendous start by Westminster Park.   To put it into context, St. Werburgh's have been the champions for the last 3 years, and in those 3 years have only lost 4 league games.  Westminster Park had 8 players and St. Werburgh's had 7.
Top scorers:
Westminster Park: D. Gentile 81, R. O'Neill 69, A. MacDonald 52
St. Werburgh's Club: M. Peacock 73, J. B. Clarke 53, N. Walker & M. Jones (both 43)

Upton A v Upton B
In the Heath Road derby, Upton A took on Upton B, and despite taking the lead briefly through Nick Allen's 80, the A team found themselves behind at the break HT scores 237-277.   Upton B had two tremendous scores just after the break to increase their lead and they ran out comfortable winners FT scores 418-588.  Upton A had 7 players and Upton B had 8.
Top scorers:
Upton A: N. Allen 80, A. Williams 78, G. O'Connor 72
Upton B: D. Nuttall 92, D. Cooper 87, B. Tipton 77

Greyhound v St. Theresa's
The Greyhound kicked off their season against St. Theresa's in what turned out to be a very exciting game.  After initially falling behind, the Greyhound managed to just sneak into the lead by 4 points at the break HT scores 163-159.  The second half was even closer, with St. Theresa's reclaiming the lead, then losing it again at the end FT scores 343-340.  It's the sort of game where I imagine every player thinks "If I'd just got that 2, or not missed that 6...".  Will it be as close next week?   The Greyhound had 7 players and St. Theresa's had 8.
Top scorers:
Greyhound: Tony Harris 54, Matt O'Brien & Mike Challinor (both 52), Steve Aylott 50.
St. Theresa's: M. Churchill 64, J. Jones 59, F. Chard 52

Egerton v Cross Foxes
The Egerton Arms entertained the Cross Foxes and after a close first half the hosts came from behind to hold a slight advantage of 12 points at the break HT scores 223-211.   The Cross Foxes took the lead again after the break, but in another incredibly close game the Egerton recovered to win by just 9 points FT scores 454-445.  Again, will it be as close next week?  Both teams had 8 players.
Top scorers:
Egerton Arms: L. Evans 75, P. Wallace 70, P. McAleer 57
Cross Foxes: P. McLaughlin 73, T. Davies 65, J. Gahan 59

Bawn Lodge v Union Vaults
Bawn Lodge entertained the Union Vaults, and after initially falling behind Bawn Lodge came back to lead by 38 at the break HT scores 211-173.  The hosts increased their lead through the second half to run out comfortable winners in the end FT scores 460-329.  Bawn Lodge had 5 players and the Union Vaults had 7.
Top scorers:
Bawn Lodge: S. Safina 87, J. Pritchard 72, B. Brooks 60
Union Vaults: B. Walton 65, T. Dowd 62 (2nd go), P. Dutton 53.

The Bridgewater have their byes this week and next, but did look very smart at their practice session.  The picture also shows the new light over their table!


22nd October 2024
Live Bagatelle on YouTube/Twitch
Earlier this year the BBC suggested to me that we needed more media content online.  As well as a "How to play Bagatelle" video (which we really need to look at), I have discovered there is, for example, live Skittles on YouTube.  Surely we could do this with Bagatelle?       Live skittles

18th October 2024
League starts 23rd October 2024
Fixture lists are being distributed by Neil Davies, first two fixtures are as follows...

23rd & 30th October 2024
UPTON 'A' v UPTON 'B'
BAWN LODGE v UNION VAULTS
WESTMINSTER PARK v ST. WERBURGH'S
GREYHOUND v ST. THERESA'S
EGERTON v CROSS FOXES
BRIDGEWATER     BYE

15th October 2024
Annual clean up of News page
In order to speed up the loading of the current News page, items prior to today have been moved into the News Archive.   There are now four News archives on this website, and if you're having trouble sleeping, it is possible to read old content back as far as March 2001.  To start your journey, click News Archive below...

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