Junior County – Round 1
Last weekend Shropshire produced one of the standout result in the BCGBA Junior County Championship over recent seasons. A thrilling encounter saw a one chalk victory over defending Champions Yorkshire in a superb contest played across two demanding venues.
Men’s County – Round 1
Preparation for the first round of BCGBA Men’s County Championship matches couldn’t have been worse for all those home teams. Five days of sunshine and practice on ‘quick wickets’, all to be dashed by a Saturday and Sunday full of rain and completely different conditions to the practice days. It’s the same for everyone isn’t it? So who coped and who didn’t?
Club Team Championship Final
The 2026 Club Team Championship Final was fought out at Meole Brace B.C on Sunday 26th April in the glorious Shropshire sunshine. A day that felt at least 20 degrees warmer than the qualifying rounds a month earlier in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, North Lancs & Merseyside.
Ladies Club Championship
The 2026 Ladies Competitions Calendar got under way on Saturday 18th April with the Club Team Championship Finals. This year it was held in South Yorkshire across three venues. Barnsley Central & Dodworth Miners Welfare hosted two heats each, with the four group winners moving onto Penistone BC for the finals, in what is always a long days bowling for those who were successful and made it to the finals green.
Transgender Policy Review
The British Crown Green Bowling Association is issuing this update following its statement in May 2025 regarding transgender participation…
Club Team Championship Final
Club Team Championship Final – Sunday 26th April at Meole Brace Bowling Club, Shrewsbury SY3 9JF.
11am Start
Full Quarter Final Draw
British Crown Green Ladies
The Ladies Association was founded in 1969 by three counties, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire, and named initially as ‘Midland Counties Ladies Bowling Association’.
BCGBA Early Days
In the late 1800’s there were a number of top professional bowlers about, playing games ranging from 41 up to 101 up and for what was classed in those days as large sums of money.
Ancient Origins
The precise origins of bowls are difficult to pinpoint, but archaeological evidence suggests that games involving rolling stones or balls toward a target were played thousands of years ago. Excavations in ancient Egypt uncovered stone objects in tombs dating back to around 3200 BC that resemble early bowls or jack stones.
Champion of Champions
The Race to Owley Wood begins with the recently released competitions list for both the Men’s & Ladies qualification. Can you plot a way to the finals?