HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY

SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

Hertfordshire County Short Mat Bowling Association - National Finals 2026

National Mixed Fours -  Melton Mowbray
14th March 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Angie Baird, Bill Durham
Barry Thorogood, Val Thorogood
Group Results
Opponents F A
Humberside 1 13 03
Herefordshire 2 05 16
Oxfordshire 2 04 14
Group Table
Herefordshire 2 04 14
Humberside 1 04 07
Oxfordshire 2 02 -10
Hertfordshire 1 02 -11

National Mixed Fours -  Melton Mowbray
14th March 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Bev Stevenson, Julia Bruce
Neil Rixon, Brian McGivern
Group Results
Opponents F A
West Sussex 3 03 07
Hampshire 4 09 04
Suffolk 3 06 07
Group Table
West Sussex 3 06 06
Hampshire 4 02 02
Hertfordshire 2 02 00
Suffolk 3 02 -08

National Mixed Fours -  Melton Mowbray
14th March 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Trevor Knight, Toni Gearing,
Michelle Conlon, Bill Gearing
Group Results
Opponents F A
Essex 3 04 10
Suffolk 2 02 11
West Sussex 4 07 09
Group Table
West Sussex 4 06 12
Essex 3 04 03
Suffolk 2 02 02
Hertfordshire 3 00 -17

National Mixed Fours -  Melton Mowbray
14th March 2026

Hertfordshire 4
Audrey Fowler, Malcolm Warwick,
Sue Knight, Brian Fowler
Group Results
Opponents F A
Cornwall 4 10 08
Gloucestershire  11 05
Surrey 3  02 12
Group Table
Surrey 3 6 27
Hertfordshire 4 4 -02
Gloucestershire 2 -03
Cornwall 4 0 -22
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 4  02   20 West Midlands 1

National Over 55's Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
15th March 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Brian McGivern and Alan Spicer
Group Results
Opponents F A
Cheshire 3 08 08
West Sussex 3 09 09
Hampshire 1 06 09
Group Table
Hampshire 1 04 03
Cheshire 3 03 07
West Sussex 3 03 -07
Hertfordshire 1 02 -03

National Over 55's Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
15th March 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Andrew Miles and Alan Hare
Group Results
Opponents F A
Avon 1 08 09
Surrey 2 07 05
Wiltshire 1 04 13
Group Table
Avon 1 06 07
Wiltshire 1 04 11
Hertfordshire 2 02 -08
Surrey 2 00 -10

National Over 55's Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
15th March 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Martin Nash and Neil Rixon
Group Results
Opponents F A
Northamptonshire 03 14
Suffolk 3 17 03
Worcestershire 2 16 04
Group Table
Northamptonshire 06 20
Hertfordshire 3 04 15
Worcestershire 2 02 -13
Suffolk 3 00 -22
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 3  05   11 Kent 1

National Over 55's Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
15th March 2026

Hertfordshire 4
Darren Stanford and Paul Bruce
Group Results
Opponents F A
Essex 4 12 06
Oxfordshire 1 05 14
Humberside 3 12 12
Group Table
Essex 4 04 08
Oxfordshire 1 04 05
Hertfordshire 4 03 -03
Humberside 3 01 -10

National Singles -  Melton Mowbray
09th April 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Mark Spalding
Group Results
Opponents F A
West Sussex 4 13 05
Humberside 1 07 11
Dorset 2 09 08
Group Table
Hertfordshire 1 04 05
Humberside 1  04 -04
Dorset 2 02 03
West Sussex 4 02 -04
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 1  06
10 Hampshire 1

National Singles -  Melton Mowbray
09th April 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Darren Brown
Group Results
Opponents F A
Northampton 2 10 08
Dorset 1 14 06
Worcestershire 1 12 08
Group Table
Hertfordshire 2 06 14
Dorset 1 04 02
Northampton 2 02 01
Worcestershire 1 00 -17
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 2 11   03 Suffolk 1
Knockout Round 2
Hertfordshire 2 10   08 Cornwall 1
Quarter Final
Hertfordshire 2 05   10 Essex 1

National Singles -  Melton Mowbray
09th April 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Neil Rixon
Group Results
Opponents F A
West Sussex 3 08 10
Kent 2 10 07
Cornwall 4 09 09
Group Table
Kent 2 04 14
West Sussex 3 04 01
Hertfordshire 3 03 01
Cornwall 4 01 -16

National Singles -  Melton Mowbray
09th April 2026

Hertfordshire 4
Malcolm Warwick
Group Results
Opponents F A
Suffolk 1 05 11
West Sussex 1 07 12
Essex 2 06 10
Group Table
Essex 2 06 17
Suffolk 1 04 -02
West Sussex 1 02 00
Hertfordshire 4 00 -15

National Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
10th April 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Brian McGivern and Alan Spicer
Group Results
Opponents F A
Gloucester 1 08 06
Kent 2 08 15
Hampshire 3 04 17
Group Table
Hampshire 3 06 17
Kent 2 04 07
Hertfordshire 02 -18
Gloucester 00 -06

National Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
10th April 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Martin Nash and Neil Rixon
Group Results
Opponents F A
N Yorkshire 1 07 10
Dorset 1 06 10
Humberside 1 07 11
Group Table
N Yorkshire 1 06 13
Humberside 1 04 05
Dorset 1 02 -07
Hertfordshire 2 00 -11

National Pairs -  Melton Mowbray
10th April 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Mark Spalding and Bev Stevenson
Group Results
Opponents F A
Dorset 4 07 11
Hampshire 1 11 05
Norfolk 2 06 12
Group Table
Norfolk 2 05 12
Hampshire 1 03 01
Hertfordshire 3 02 -04
Dorset 4 02 -09

National Fours -  Melton Mowbray
11th April 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Doreen Andre, Margaret Hare
Andrew Miles and Alan Hare
Group Results
Opponents F A
Suffolk 3 02 14
Essex 1 00 19
Cornwall 2 05 12
Group Table
Essex 1 06 30
Cornwall 2 04 01
Suffolk 3 02 07
Hertfordshire 1 00 -38

National Fours -  Melton Mowbray
11th April 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Wendy Hunt, Jan Rogers
Darren Brown and Mark Spalding
Group Results
Opponents F A
Oxfordshire 3 13 03
Hampshire 3 11 03
Wiltshire 2 10 06
Group Table
Hertfordshire 2 06 22
Hampshire 3 04 15
Wiltshire 2 02 -10
Oxfordshire 3 00 -27
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 2 06
05 Dorset 2
Knockout Round 2
Hertfordshire 2 03   07 West Midland 1

National Fours -  Melton Mowbray
11th April 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Alan Spicer, Bev Stevenson
Martin Nash and Brian McGivern
Group Results
Opponents F A
Humberside 1 03 06
Kent 2  08 10
West Sussex 1 07 07
Group Table
West Sussex 1 05 11
Kent 2 04 10
Humberside 1 02 -16
Hertfordshire 3 01 -05

National Fours -  Melton Mowbray
11th April 2026

Hertfordshire 4
Audrey Fowler, Mike Haslam
Sue Knight and Brian Fowler
Group Results
Opponents F A
Oxfordshire 1 01 16
West Midlands 1 06 09
Hampshire 4 08 02
Group Table
West Midlands 1 06 18
Oxfordshire 1 04 17
Hertfordshire 4 02 -12
Hampshire 4 00 -23

National Triples -  Melton Mowbray
12th April 2026

Hertfordshire 1
Bev Stevenson, Julia Bruce 
and Mark Spalding
Group Results
Opponents F A
Northampton 1 11 06
Surrey 1 06 08
Hampshire 4 03 15
Group Table
Hampshire 4 06 35
Hertfordshire 1  02 -09
Northampton 1 02 -10
Surrey 1 02 -11
Knockout Round 1
Hertfordshire 1 06   13 Humberside 1

National Triples -  Melton Mowbray
12th April 2026

Hertfordshire 2
Trevor Knight, Michelle Conlon
and Neil Rixon
Group Results
Opponents F A
West Midlands 1 02 17
Devon 1 06 13
Essex 4 06 07
Group Table
West Midlands 1 04 22
Devon 1 04 01
Essex 4 04 00
Hertfordshire 2 00 -23

National Triples -  Melton Mowbray
12th April 2026

Hertfordshire 3
Alan Spicer, Martin Nash
and Brian McGivern
Group Results
Opponents F A
East Sussex 2 05 08
Cheshire 1 07 09
Humberside 2 08 10
Group Table
Humberside 2  06 05
East Sussex 2 04 10
Cheshire 1 02 -08
Hertfordshire 3 00 -07

National Triples -  Melton Mowbray
12th April 2026

Hertfordshire 4
Angie Baird, Barry Thorogood
and Val Thorogood
Group Results
Opponents F A
Northampton 3 04 18
Cornwall 3  07 06
Shropshire 1 06 07
Group Table
Cornwall 3  04 08
Shropshire 1 04 03
Northampton 3 02 03
Hertfordshire 4  02 -14