County competitions

As well as the three district leagues in which we field teams, Andover Bowling Club also participates in the county competitions run under the auspices of Bowls Hampshire, to which association we affiliate annually..This gives us the chance to participate as a Club at this level against teams from right across the county, while individual members are also entitled to enter Bowls Hampshire competitions.

In some great news for the Club, Jackie Kingson has once again been selected to represent Hampshire in the Johns Trophy. This prestigious competition takes place annually on a round robin basis, with Hampshire drawn to play Berkshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire. Jackie will lead on one rink in the home match against Berkshire at Banister Park on 7 June. Well done, Jackie!

 

Matches arranged at Club level for 2025 are as follows:

Tony Alcock Trophy 

(preliminary round): Sun 11 May Yateley B 34 v 40 Andover

Gordon Bazley writes: Andover won at Yateley B this morning 40 - 34. Playing on a difficult green, Robin Kingston's rink, along with Lesley Taylor, Gordon Bazley and Jackie Kingston, won well; Pete Anthony's rink (Sue Milton, Cynthia Hamilton and Les Reeves), whose green was also difficult, lost against a good Yateley rink. The overall win by 6 shots takes us into the next round, which will be at home against either Oakley or Hook (match to be played by 1 June).

 

National 2 Fours

Thu 15 May Cove v Andover (6pm)

 

Men's Top Club

Mon 19 May - Yateley v Andover (6pm)

 

County Men's Championship

Fri 13 June - Andover v Sports Centre (4 rinks)

 

Thornbery Trophy (women's teams)

Sat 21 June - Andover v Romsey (2 rinks)

 

Hants and Berks Cup

Fri 27 June - Andover v Oakley (3 rinks)

 

Additionally, the following draw has been made, with dates awaited for matches:

Mixed Top Club: Littleton or Mayfield Park