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The Winter season fixtures are now live on the website with 26 teams taking part. With Lutterworth Club A and Countesthorpe Bowls dropping out this season due to lack of numbers, the divisions have been structured as follows. Division 1 has 10 teams, Division 2 has 8 teams, and Division 3 has 8 teams. As such, Railway A has been moved up from Division 2 after finishing 3rd last time out, with the usual promotion and relegation of the top and bottom two teams giving us the new divisions. This means we do not have any bye weeks, but there will be a number of spare weeks for Division 2 and Division 3 until all divisions are complete. One spare week has been put after the turnaround in week 9 for Division 2 and Division 3, with the rest at the end of the season, to be used for any cancelled games or friendlies. We have also changed the second half of the season to not mirror exactly the first set of games, so we can get a more balanced home and away set of games throughout the season. To access the new fixtures, go to your team page and select WINTER 2026/27 in the pull-down at the top, and for all fixtures do the same on the fixtures pages from the main menu. It will automatically switch over once the summer season finishes.

The week belonged to the big individual numbers as Tom Loomes led the way for South Wigston CC B with 90 points, 4 whacks and a best throw of 18, as well as 17, 16 and 12 at home to Bulls Head Broncos. Right behind him Brian Wilson of South Wigston CC B notched 79 with 4 whacks and a best throw of 15. Lord Nelson had 3 heavy hitters including Shaun Markham's 78 with 3 whacks, while in form Harry Ojari scored 77 with 4 whacks and a best throw of 15 to go with Neil Markham on 77 and 3 whacks. Mick Hopley of South Wigston CC C hit 73 with a best throw of 17 and Eric Joynson also on 73 with 3 whacks and a best throw of 16 at home to New Plough A. The data also shows the all important whack ups with Tom Loomes and Brian Wilson both registering 4 whacks, Harry Ojari matching that tally and Shaun Markham close behind with 3, giving them star status in the FSL points the week. However Paul Elliott hit the top of the whack table again with 2 more taking him to 22, overtaking Nigel Loomes who had a rare blank week with Tom Loomes, Brian Wilson and Eric Joynson only just behind them after this weeks hauls. Mick Wade has now also had at least one whack in all 13 games he's played this season, will the streak continue?

In Division 2 the night’s drama came in the last leg between Plough B Bruntingthorpe and Railway Shunters, ending 434 to 437. Leg 1 finished 68 to 54 with Plough B in the lead by 6 then Leg 2 saw a bigger gap as Plough B moved to 128 to 109. Leg 3 kept the lead for Plough B at 190 to 174 and Leg 4 tightened up 243 to 229 as Plough B held a slim advantage of 14. Leg 5 saw the gap close down to 9 pins and the Shunters continue to improve into Leg 6 with the gap of 5 pins at 370 to 365 still in favour of Plough B. Then leg 7 swung the night on its head as Railway Shunters hit 72 following Plough B’s 64 set, sealing a 437 to 434 victory to win by 3 pins after winning the last 5 legs to overturn the 19 pins head start from leg 2. The home side Connor Wilkins contributed 64 (including 3 whacks) for Plough B Bruntingthorpe while Ken Clarke led Railway Shunters with 66 including an all important 14 in leg 7 to help seal the win. The drama lay in the middle legs when Plough B briefly pressed the advantage but Railway Shunters edged ahead on leg 3 and did not surrender the lead again, delivering a late finish that kept spectators on their feet. It was a night where a single late swing decided the result and both sides produced plenty of eye catching moments. The running totals after each leg tell a clear story of a game that swung on the third leg and never looked back for the visitors, when a final push from Railway Shunters sealed it in the end.

Week 16 in the league delivered a mix of hammering wins and tight finishes across Division 1 and Division 2. In Division 1 the Bulls Head A were well beaten by Lord Nelson, 457 to 527, a 70 pin margin that will sting for the home side. George and Dragon A and Wigston and District Con Club C produced a tightly fought game, Wigston edging it in the last leg with a 435 to 431 result to claim a narrow four pins win. South Wigston CC B ran out comfortable winners over Bulls Head Broncos 521 to 460 and confirm themselves as summer champions going unbeaten so far. While South Wigston CC C beat out of form New Plough A 498 to 453 in a 45 pins win. West End Club edged Blaby Whetstone Social Club 461 to 452 in a close game despite Blaby having 7 players. In Division 2, Black Horse A Walcote topped Plough A Bruntingthorpe 451 to 401, while the Plough B Bruntingthorpe fell to Railway Shunters 434 to 437 in a tight three pin finish. New Plough B defeated George and Dragon B 417 to 408 which throws promotion and title race open with Lutterworth Club B moving into second place by beating Earl Shilton CC 450 to 425. Meanwhile Railway A extended their lead at the top by beating South Wigston CC A 452 to 433. The run-in to the end starts here with second place prize money up for grabs in division 1 while a 4 way hunt for promotion in division 2 now with New Plough B just behind in 4th with games in hand, makes things tense and exciting.

The top scorers for the week include Sean Dalby from West End Club, hitting a new division 1 highest away score with 84 and Geoff Mundin from Bulls Head Broncos on 80, both backed by four whacks and a best throw of 17 for Sean Dalby and 16 for Mundin. Jamie Last from South Wigston CC 'A' also tallying 80, again with four whacks and a best throw of 16 while Marcus Wareham of Blaby Whetstone Social Club sits on 73 with three whacks and a best throw of 16. Other notable totals include Harry Ojari on 70 for Lord Nelson and Paul Burchnall on 70 for Bulls Head Broncos, each with a couple of whacks and strong throws. The week’s total whacks across the league stand at 106, with West End Club clocking the most by team at 11, followed by Bulls Head Broncos on 10 and South Wigston CC 'C' on 9.

South Wigston CC 'A' hosted Lutterworth Club 'B' in Division 2 and the night ended 459-460 in favour of the visitors. The leg by leg told a story of a seesaw contest with five lead changes. Leg 1 was level at 64-64, Leg 2 saw South Wigston ahead 130-124, and Leg 3 stayed tied at 189-189. South Wigston moved ahead again in Leg 4 to 252-249, only for Leg 5 to swing the lead back to Lutterworth 322-321. Leg 6 pushed South Wigston back in front 386-385, and Leg 7 finished with Lutterworth taking it 75-73 for the final 460-459. Jamie Last stood out for the home side with 80 in total, while Bill Zilberts top scored for the visitors with 67. It was a night that was decided in the final throw and perfectly illustrated the drama this league can deliver leg by leg.