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This is a huge weekend for Ladies bowls as it sees the semi-finals of the Ladies county championship and the Ladies supplementary county championship. The first semi-final has Warwick and Worcester trying to retain the trophy. They will have a battle on with South Yorkshire though, who are recent winners of this very trophy. The… Read More

The final of this year’s competition will see a repeat of one of last year’s semi-finals as Warwick and Worcester play Merseyside. The final will be played on Sunday 1st September. Merseyside claimed fourteen of the games to run out narrow eleven point winners. This was even more impressive as they had a two and… Read More

With only the finals to contend of this years Endsleigh Insurance County Championship thoughts are already turning to next years competition. This year marked the end of the current five-year cycle so a new draw for the next five years has been done by the good old officials at the BCGBA. Two of this years… Read More

One of the top prizes in the north-west, the Wigan Subscription Classic, was claimed by 34 year old Darren Plenderleith from Tamworth. The North Midlands county star was in imperious form and swept aside all of his opponents is stunning style. You will do well to find anyone who can remember the centenary celebrations of… Read More

The 104th BCGBA Senior Merit returns to one of its favourite venues next weekend. The Rolls Royce Club in Derby is known as being one of the best venues for crown green bowls in the country.  This event was won so skilfully last year by Yorkshire’s Chris Mordue at the Grange Club in Lancashire. This… Read More

The middle of May sees the start of one of the sport’s top individual competitions, the WIGAN SUBSCRIPTION MEN’S CLASSIC. Based in central Wigan this club has seen some of the sports greatest display their talent on the green. It is without doubt that Wayne Ditchfield is one of them and he won this competition… Read More

The first round of County Championship matches brought a number of close games as well as some convincing victories. The first result was a close win for Staffordshire over Merseyside.  In Merseyside’s home venue at the Mossley Hill Bowling Club set on a hill in picturesque south Liverpool. This artificial green is one of a… Read More

The ultimate prize in game is the county championship. Where a player plays not for themselves, or their club, but for their county. There is no higher honour. This year’s BCGBA Endsleigh Insurance County Championship starts this Sunday with some intriguing games. The reigning champions are in a group of three so will not start… Read More