BCGBA Update – Dan Newton
Over the past nine months, I have spent a significant amount of time listening to people across Crown Green Bowls, players, staff, volunteers, counties, leagues, clubs, officials, coaches and board members, to better understand both the strengths of our sport and the challenges and opportunities facing the Association.
Ladies County – Round 1
The Ladies County Championship and Presidents Trophy started on Sunday 17th May with a full set of group games and all teams looking to make a winning start to the 2026 campaign. As usual all group winners progress to the Semi-Finals of the County Championship with group runners-up moving to the Mavis Dearden Supplementary competition in August.
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.