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06 Oct 2026
Barnet League Week Two

Tuesday saw the second round of our Barnet League being played at Hatfield. Unfortunately the game between Greenwood Peckers and St Margaret’s Mercury had to be postponed. Read on to see how the three remaining games went. On mat one we had Letchwor... [ Read more ]

29 Sep 2026
Barnet League Week One

As September rolls into October our Barnet league season is upon us again. This year we have one division of ten teams. Each team will play every other team in the division twice so that’s eighteen games each before we know who the winner will be in ... [ Read more ]

27 Sep 2026
I.C.C. first game and Next Year's Proposals

October is nearly upon us and our Short Mat Bowls Competition season has started following our summer break. This Sunday the 27th of September saw the start of the I.C.C. competition and our county squad all traveled to Stowmarket for the first of ou... [ Read more ]

19 Jul 2026
The Quarterman Memorial Cup

The Quarterman Memorial Cup – 19 July 2026 Supporting Headway Hertfordshire   The gorgeously sunny day saw 10 Hertfordshire triples battle this out for the chance of immortality. Amongst the star-studded field were last year’s champions, Tony, Jan... [ Read more ]

14 Jul 2026
Aussie Pairs Final

The grand final of our summer Aussie Pairs competition was held at Hatfield last night. There was just the one mat out and it was surrounded by spectators keen to see who would take that top spot. We had top of the table ‘The Stingers’, Darren Brown ... [ Read more ]

08 May 2026
Hertfordshire at The East Coast Triples

East Coast Triples Competition at Potters, Hopton-on Sea – May 2026 By A Potters Virgin “I know where it is, I’ve been many times. You can follow me!”. Oh dear, steady driving on the inner lane saw us safely through or around Royston, Duxford, Newm... [ Read more ]

28 Apr 2026
The Gayler Cup Final

Last night the culmination of the Gayler Cup competition was played at Hatfield. We had Shillington Red Robins Trevor Michelle and Neil playing Northiam East’s Mike, Jan and Martin. The hall was buzzing, we had more spectators than bowlers, all looki... [ Read more ]

21 Apr 2026
Gayler Cup semifinals

Our Gayler cup is now well under way. Last night we had our four semi-finalists battle it out at Hatfield for a place in next week’s final. We had two Greenwood teams who had taken first and second spot in the first division in the Barnet League alon... [ Read more ]

17 Apr 2026
County Rankings Champion 2025/26 Season

Mark Spalding is the Rankings Champion for Season 2025/26 After a very exciting season which saw the lead change hands on several occasions, especially on the final four days of the Nationals where there were three different leaders on the morning o... [ Read more ]

14 Apr 2026
Gayler Cup Quarter Finals Week

This week those teams that drew a bye in the first round joined last weeks winners for the quarter finals of the Gayler Cup. Read on to see how week two of this competition went. Mat one had Fairfield Falcons Gill, Neil and Bev playing Northiam East’... [ Read more ]