Club Competitions 2023/24
Short mat
Winter 2023
All competitions are mixed
Monday Night Triples League
Mid Week League
Individual competition played weekly throughout the season. Random selection of teams. Played over 15 ends. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. In the event of tied points, shot difference to determine the winner. Best 10 scores to count.
This league is run in three separate sessions. With over 50 players, the top 6 leaders in each session will be shown here weekly in table form.
Knock-out Competitions
Open Singles
Drawn Pairs and Novice Singles
Outdoors 2024
Men's
Championship Singles
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout season. 4 bowls each - 21 shots. No handicaps.
Handicap singles
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout season. 4 bowls each - 21 shots. Handicap - deduct lower handicap from higher. Lower handicap player starts with these shots.
Court Challenge Cup
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout season for men who have not won a Club singles competition. 4 bowls each - 21 shots. Handicaps apply.
Two Wood singles
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout season. 2 bowls each - 21 ends.
No handicaps.
Two Wood drawn pairs
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout season. 2 bowls each - best of 3 sets (2 @ 9 ends, 1 @ 3 ends)
No handicaps.
Draws for the above five competitions
Will be shown here in due course
Friday Night League
(Organiser Bryan Nicholson)
Tournament played throughout the season. Triples with two bowls each.
Two teams relegated and promoted.
A reminder how the 2023 season finished.
Major Carroll Cup
(Organiser Bill Hillman)
Mondays 2pm throughout season. Shot accumulation is the main objective, measured over a player's best ten games.
A reminder of the top ten players in 2023.
One Day Events
Drawn pairs
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/Bob Moore)
Saturday 17 August
4 bowls each. Round-robin of 4 games of 7 ends.
Handicaps apply.
Matthew/Allen Cups
(Organisers Bob Keen/David Charlton)
Saturday 7 September
4 wood pairs with combined handicaps of not more than 12. Round-robin followed by final of top 2 pairs
Novice singles
(Organiser Alan Cornfoot)
Competition will be played out on Finals Day provided there are sufficient qualifying entrants.
Closing Week Competition
(Organisers Colin Strouts/Malcolm Nicholson)
September 16/18/20
Ladies'
Championship Singles
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Knockout throughout season. 4 bowls per player. Trial ends. First to 21 shots.
Handicap singles
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Knockout throughout season. 4 bowls per player. Trial ends. Handicap added to board at start of game.
Challenge Cup (Novice)
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Knockout throughout season. 4 bowls per player. Trial ends. This is for anyone who has not won a club singles competition. Handicap added to board at start of game.
Two Wood singles
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Knockout throughout season. 2 bowls per player. Trial ends. 21 ends.
Two Wood handicap pairs
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Two sets of 9 ends. Tiebreaker of 3 ends if required. 2 bowls per player. Handicaps apply.
Draws for the above five competitions
Will be shown here in due course
One Day Events
Ladies Invitation Open Triples Tournament
(Organisers Jenny Anderson/Barbara White)
Sunday 14 July
Drawn pairs
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Saturday 24 August
One day tournament, each team plays 3 games of 75 mins or 11 ends. 4 bowls per player.
Ladies Monday Night League
(Organiser Merrilyn Lee)
Tournament played throughout season. Triples with 2 bowls per player.
Mixed
Over 65's singles
(Organisers Alan Cornfoot/David Charlton)
Knockout throughout the season. 4 bowls each - 21 shots.
No handicaps
Mixed pairs
(Organiser Karen Owen)
Knockout throughout season. 4 Woods. 21 ends.
Handicaps apply
Draw for the above two events will be displayed here in due course
One Day Events
Centenary Cup
(Organisers Andy Ferguson/Colin Strouts)
Saturday 27 July 10am
Draw on day. Round-robin of 7 ends or 1.5 hours per round.
No handicaps
Belmore Cup
(Organisers - to be advised)
Saturday 3 August
Men v Ladies
Dickins Trophy
(Organisers Colin Spooner/PeterFoster)
Sunday 25 August 10am
Triples as entered. Draw on day. Rounds determined by organisers.
No handicaps