fixture list for 2025/26 season has been updated 




Congratulations and commiserations in equal measure to andrew & lorraine shorney in getting to the final of the national over 55's pairs .... and losing by one shot.  
icc results - premier & a teams: 2024-2025 season
keep reading for latest results
on 29th September, prem beat west sussex 29 points (212 shots) to 11 (158 shots)
the A team beat devon 32 points (224 shots) to 8 (145 shots)
....................
the following weekend (7th Oct) the Prem team drew with kent 20 points (206 shots) to 20 points (208 shots)
the a team beat cornwall 38 points (225 shots) to 2 points (135 shots) the a team only lost on one mat and that by only 2 shots, for a whitewash scoreline 
.....................
 4th november the a team drew with cornwall - away - cornwall 20 points (197 shots) hampshire 20 points (191 shots).hampshire top their group on 90 points.
the same weekend, the premier team lost - away - to surrey 24 points (202 shots) hampshire 16 points (168 shots). hampshire are currently in 2nd place on 6 points behind leaders kent. 
...............................
11th november
hampshire prem hosted surrey- result
​hants 32 points (221 shots) surrey 8 (146 shots)
hants a team hosted dorset.  result-
hants 24 points (192 shots) dorset 16 points (157 shots)
8th december 
hants prem were away to west sussex:  Result -
west sus 10 points (154 shots) Hants 30 points (199 shots)
hants a team went to devon - result:
devon 19 points (198) hants 21 points (202 shots)
the premier team were unable to fulfill their next (and final fixture of the round robins) away to kent and thus the match was conceeded.  assuming no points are deducted by the esmba, they will face either devon or cornwall in the prelims.
afer the final match of their round robin season, the a team topped their group and confirmed their place in the semi-final which would be against either  norfolk or west mids.
​well it was west mids that the a team faced but unfortunately lost the match 16 points to 24.  
other news: 
congratulations to leah durman & ryan knight for winning the esmba open pairs plate competition at melton mowbray recently
Brian Bunker (Jan Bunker's husband) passed away last Wednesday, 5th June. 
He was 87 and had been in hospital for several weeks following multiple falls and severe dehydration.
he had been summer team and premier team manager, president and also committee chair plus being a long standing committee member and will be sorely missed by all 
many people will have jan's contact details, but if you would like to send a condolences card please contact me by private message for her address.





do you know of a short mat bowls club that plays in your area but which is not affiliated? if so, please invite them to consider joining us, by getting in touch on the contact details below.  

previous news:

i am on the trawl for information from and about our county clubs.  i want to collect content for a county history book i am intending to produce.  the information can be from clubs that no longer exist as a club, but still have members playing for other clubs..... no longer affiliated clubs.... 
snippets about charity fund raising campaigns (for example, Pirrie park short mat raised nearly £3k for children in need in the late 1990's) anything that is of interest, major or minor, or just anecdotal.  contact me (barbara sparling) on the contact details below.

---

​

---