Short Mat Bowls Horsham

Captain irene gettins led her team of john meyer wendy smith and ali hilton childs to a strong 11 2 lead at halftime.

Short mat bowls horsham.

English short mat bowls association. In 2015 16 our short mat bowls team has joined the west sussex county short mat bowling association bowls league and entered north east division 2. Short mat matters here s where you can find copies of the short mat section regular news letter which is available to download. The short mat game began in ireland and was later introduced into this country.

We asked our players for suggestions for a team name and we agreed upon horsham hotshots in a league of six teams we have 5 home and 5 away fixtures to fulfil through the season. We are a friendly club in west sussex with members of. Ashington comptons cowfold forest horsham mannings heath martlets southwater upper beeding west chiltington other organisations. Short mat bowls is an indoor sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a heavy ball along a fairly flat surface to gain as many shots as possible by getting their bowls nearer to the jack than their opponents and so outscore them.

Horsham bowling club is always happy to meet new bowlers and anyone thinking about taking up bowls or short mat bowls can get in touch to arrange a visit. Short mat bowls and equipment. Certainly it was a jolly friendly contest played in good spirits. Cost will be 3 00 per session to include refreshments.

There now exists the english short mat bowling association e s m b a which is supported by regional associations. 88 likes 1 talking about this. Short matter matters issue 1 hbc short mat news letter oct 2016 newsletter issue 1 pdf adobe acrobat document 1 4 mb. There is a good selection of bowls for members to use.

West sussex league horsham district clubs. Short mat bowls 40 45ft mats centre blocks extra heavy jacks fenders storage bags tape handling units and 4 0m wide carpet. Info horsham bowling club co uk or visit www horsham bowling club co uk. Elsewhere mat one was just ahead 10 9.

The game has its own set of rules and any prospective player would do well to be conversant with them before playing the game proper. Comptons was established in 1991 and currently compete in county wide division 1. Comptons short mat bowls club. Short mat bowls 1.

West sussex short mat bowls association. The winter season for short mat bowls will start in october at horsham bowling club in pondtail road next to the tythe barn. The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls from which it is derived.