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03 Feb 2026
Barnet League Week Seventeen

This week we had the last three games of stage one of the Barnet League. Mat one had Northiam East’s Mike, Jan and Martin playing Letchworth Lions David, Mick and Alan H. East took the first end for a four, Lions came straight back and levelled it ... [ Read more ]

27 Jan 2026
Barnet League Week Sixteen

Hello to all our Barnet League players and followers, this week we had four scheduled games and one catchup game. This just leaves three games to be played next week before we commence round two where we will be split into two divisions. Our catchup... [ Read more ]

25 Jan 2026
County/National Qualifiers plus Singles Final

  Sunday the 25th January saw thirty two of Hertfordshire’s best bowlers meet at Stevenage for the last of our National Qualifiers / County Championship games for this season the mixed fours. With two groups of four teams the morning session saw all... [ Read more ]

20 Jan 2026
Barnet League Week Fifteen

Hello to all our Barnet League players and followers. This week we had five games being played at Hatfield and the one remaining roll-up mat was full as well. The hall was buzzing and everyone was enjoying their game. Read on to see how it all went. ... [ Read more ]

13 Jan 2026
Barnet League Week Fourteen

It’s week fourteen and this Tuesday saw three more games played at Hatfield in our Barnet League. It should have been four games but Harpenden Owls could not field a team this week and conceded their game to Greenwood Hawks with the standard score of... [ Read more ]

13 Jan 2026
Hertfordshire top their group in the I.C.C.

With the final game in the round robin stage being played between Essex and Suffolk on Sunday the 11th January Hertfordshire have come top of their group. This means that we will now enter the Premier One competition. We now have to wait for the resu... [ Read more ]

06 Jan 2026
Barnet League Week Thirteen

Welcome back to 2026 as our coverage of the Barnet League continues, it’s week thirteen could it be unlucky for some or have all those New Year Resolutions to play better worked!  This week St Margaret’s fielded two teams so that one of our postponed... [ Read more ]

04 Jan 2026
County / National Qualifiers Singles

Sunday the 04th January and many of Hertfordshire’s elite bowlers along with all of those aspiring of greatness attended Stevenage for the highlight competition of the season, ‘The Singles’. With twenty eight entries this was the largest entry for ... [ Read more ]

21 Dec 2025
National Qualifiers/County Fours

As everyone is getting ready for Christmas and greetings cards are being distributed amongst us all the machine that is the County/National qualifiers goes on. Sunday the 21st saw all those bowlers bidding to become fours champion met at Stevenage as... [ Read more ]

16 Dec 2025
Barnet League Week Twelve

Hello to all our Barnet League players and followers, in this the last week before festivities begin I have to tell you that despite my promise of six games to report on there are only five as one had to be cancelled. So let’s see how those five game... [ Read more ]