BOOM Boys, who are based in the Tiverton area, have won this year’s Peter Bird Skittles Tournament which was staged at the Wellington Football Club.

They won the cup and the £300 in prizemoney by beating Outsiders in the final last Friday night.

The popular six-a-side tournament, which had been running at the club since May, attracted 32 teams from across a wide area.

Boom Boys won the final by 34 pins as they knocked 293 in their six hands, Stuart Palfrey top scoring with 61 after making a flying start with two spares.

Local side Outsiders, for whom Ronnie Smith hit 51, had the consolation of collecting £150 after finishing as runners-up while the £50 prize for the highest match score in the opening round of the competition went to Brass Monkeys with 292.

Before making the presentations Peter Bird, who has been organising the competition for many years, thanked all the players who had taken part along with his wife, Ann, for her help in organising the competition.

He also thanked the football club for hosting and supporting the tournament, members of the club’s Wildcats girls’ section for the sticking up duties throughout the event and all the voluntary bar staff who helped during the tournament.

On behalf of the football club, Ken Bird replied by paying tribute to both Peter and Ann for their hard work in making the competition another resounding success.

*The tournament is staged every year by Peter and Ann to provide competition during the summer for skittlers when Winter Leagues take a break. It regularly attracts teams from outside the local area and produces a good level of skittling which makes it a very popular event to play in.