Heyford Bowls Short Mat
Heyford Bowls club was founded in 1991, initially to play the Short Mat format in the
Village Hall. This continues to the present day with regular sessions on Wednesday afternoons
and evenings throughout the year.
After the recent pandemic restrictions enforced on us all perhaps you are now looking for something to get you out of the house and meeting people again. What could be better than trying something local to you and where you will meet fellow villagers.
Short Mat is a great sport for all abilities and is ideal for complete beginners. There is always plenty of opportunity for you to chat to current members and get help and instruction on the techniques.
We do have spare bowls available for you to try to enable you to find out if this is a possible sport for you.We only ask that you come with a pair of clean flat soled shoes or you can play in your socks if necessary to protect our bowling mats. We make a small charge of £2 per session to include tea/coffee in the break and if you take to the sport there is an annual membership of £10.
Short Mat Competitions
Presidents Cup Competition Results
The Presidents Cup competition was held on Saturday 26th February.
There were 15 entrants in the Drawn Triples competition with several spectators watching. It was great to see everyone there and for us to finally enjoy
a competitive event after the recent Covid restrictions. It was an event where we had both our eldest and youngest members taking part which was brilliant.
Winners: Ellie Deakin, Elizabeth Davison and Den Taylor. Runners Up: Rosemary Haddon, Barry Coles and Graham Drake.
Ladies Pairs Competition Results
The Ladies Pairs competition was held on Saturday 26th March.
There were 8 entrants in the pairs competition. The competition was played over three matches in a round robin format. The scores for each pair were then accumulated and the two top scores then played in the final.
It was a close fought final over seven ends with only one point separating the winners and runners up. Well done to all the ladies that took part.
Winners: Rosemary Haddon and Chris Phillipps. Runners Up: Jan Reed and Lorraine Streeter.
Mixed Singles Competition Results
The Mixed Singles competition was held on Saturday 30th April. The Norman and Vivienne Brown Trophy is also included in the competition and awarded to the highest indiviaul score.
The competition and was played in a round robin format and it was a close fought final over seven ends with only one point separating the winner and runner up. Well done to all the players that took part.
Winner: Rosemary Haddon. Runner Up: Geoff Groom. Rosemary also won the Brown Trophy.
