Author: Greg Holden

Results for the 2024-2025 season will appear here.

23/09/2024 : League Week 1
Bird in Hand 6 v 10 Bourne End Social Club
Craufurd Crusaders 5 v 11 North Star
Desborough Bowls Club 6 v 10 Craufurd Buccaneers
Hedsor Club 9 v 7 Ark Angels
Ivy Leaf A 0 v 0 Bye
New Inn 6 v 10 Ivy Leaf B

30/09/2024 : League Week 2
Bourne End Social Club 9 v 7 Hedsor Club
Bye 0 v 0 Ark Angels
Craufurd Buccaneers 8 v 8 Ivy Leaf A
Desborough Bowls Club 7 v 9 Craufurd Crusaders
Ivy Leaf B 8 v 8 Bird in Hand
North Star 7 v 9 New Inn

07/10/2024: League Week 3
Ark Angels 10 v 6 Bourne End Social Club
Bird in Hand 7 v 9 North Star
Craufurd Buccaneers 0 v 0 Bye
Hedsor Club 9 v 7 Ivy Leaf B
Ivy Leaf A 11 v 5 Craufurd Crusaders
New Inn 11 v 5 Desborough Bowls Club

14/10/2024: League Week 4
Ark Angels 9 v 7 Ivy Leaf A
Bird in Hand 8 v 8 Hedsor Club
Bourne End Social Club 8 v 8 New Inn
Bye 0 v 0 Desborough Bowls Club
Craufurd Buccaneers 6 v 10 North Star
Ivy Leaf B 11 v 5 Craufurd Crusaders

21/10/2024: League Week 5
Ark Angels 8 v 8 Ivy Leaf B
Bourne End Social Club 8 v 8 North Star
Bye 0 v 0 New Inn
Craufurd Crusaders 10 v 6 Craufurd Buccaneers
Desborough Bowls Club 5 v 11 Hedsor Club
Ivy Leaf A 8 v 8 Bird in Hand

28/10/2024: Cup Qualifying Round
Hedsor Club 12 v 4 Craufurd Buccaneers
North Star 9 v 7 Ivy Leaf A
Bourne End Social Club 13 v 3 Desborough Bowls Club
Ivy Leaf B 10 v 9 Bird in Hand

04/11/2024 : League Week 6
Bourne End Social Club 8 v 8 Desborough Bowls Club
Bye 0 v 0 Bird in Hand
Craufurd Crusaders 8 v 8 Ark Angels
Ivy Leaf A 10 v 6 Hedsor Club
New Inn 12 v 4 Craufurd Buccaneers
North Star 7 v 9 Ivy Leaf B

11/11/2024 : League Week 7
Craufurd Buccaneers 10 v 6 Bird in Hand
Desborough Bowls Club 7 v 9 Ivy Leaf B
Hedsor Club 0 v 0 Bye
Ivy Leaf A 9 v 7 Bourne End Social Club
New Inn 7 v 9 Craufurd Crusaders
North Star 5 v 11 Ark Angels

18/11/2024: League Week 8
Ark Angels 8 v 8 New Inn
Bird in Hand 11 v 5 Craufurd Crusaders
Bourne End Social Club 0 v 0 Bye
Craufurd Buccaneers 9 v 7 Hedsor Club
Ivy Leaf B 3 v 13 Ivy Leaf A
North Star 10 v 6 Desborough Bowls Club

25/11/2024: League Week 9
Bourne End Social Club 7 v 9 Craufurd Buccaneers
Bye 0 v 0 Ivy Leaf B
Craufurd Crusaders 7 v 9 Hedsor Club
Desborough Bowls Club 10 v 6 Ark Angels
Ivy Leaf A 7 v 9 North Star
New Inn 10 v 6 Bird in Hand

02/12/2024: League Week 10
Ark Angels 11 v 5 Bird in Hand
Craufurd Crusaders 0 pp 0 Bourne End Social Club
Desborough Bowls Club 7 v 9 Ivy Leaf A
Hedsor Club 9 v 7 New Inn
Ivy Leaf B 9 v 7 Craufurd Buccaneers
North Star 0 v 0 Bye

09/12/2024: Richard Pither Cup Quarter Finals
North Star 9 v 7 Bourne End Social Club
Craufurd Crusaders 6 v 10 Hedsor Club
Ark Angels 4 v 12 New Inn
Ivy Leaf B v Bye

02/12/2024: League Week 11
Craufurd Buccaneers 8 v 8 Ark Angels
Bird in Hand 11 v 5 Desborough Bowls Club
Hedsor Club 10 v 6 North Star
Ivy Leaf B 10 v 6 Bourne End Social Club
New Inn 8 v 8 Ivy Leaf A
Craufurd Crusaders v 0 Bye

6/01/2025: League, Week 12
Ark Angels 7 v 9 Hedsor Club
Bourne End Social Club 0 pp 0 Bird in Hand
Bye 0 v 0 Ivy Leaf A
Craufurd Buccaneers 7 v 9 Desborough Bowls Club
Ivy Leaf B 8 v 8 New Inn
North Star 12 v 4 Craufurd Crusaders

20/01/2025: League, Week 13
Ark Angels 0 v 0 Bye
Bird in Hand 11 v 5 Ivy Leaf B
Craufurd Crusaders 12 v 4 Desborough Bowls Club
Hedsor Club 7 v 9 Bourne End Social Club
Ivy Leaf A 6 v 10 Craufurd Buccaneers
New Inn 6 v 10 North Star

27/01/2025: League, Week 14
Bourne End Social Club 9 v 7 Ark Angels
Bye 0 v 0 Craufurd Buccaneers
Craufurd Crusaders 11 v 5 Ivy Leaf A
Desborough Bowls Club 6 v 10 New Inn
Ivy Leaf B 10 v 6 Hedsor Club
North Star 8 v 8 Bird in Hand

03/02/2025: Cups – Richard Pither Trophy Semi Finals
New Inn 9 v 7 North Star
Hedsor Club 6 v 10 Ivy Leaf B

03/02/2025: Cups – Team Trophy Semi Finals
Ivy Leaf A TBC Bird in Hand
Desborough Bowls Club 6 v 10 Craufurd Buccaneers

03/02/2025: League – re-arranged game from week 10

Craufurd Crusaders 6 v 10 Bourne End Social Club

17/02/2025: League, Week 15
Ark Angels 9 v 7 Craufurd Buccaneers
Bourne End Social Club 13 v 3 Ivy Leaf B
Craufurd Crusaders 0 v 0 Bye
Desborough Bowls Club 7 v 9 Bird in Hand
Ivy Leaf A 5 v 11 New Inn
North Star 8 v 8 Hedsor Club

24/02/2025: League, Week 16
Bird in Hand 10 v 6 Ivy Leaf A
Craufurd Buccaneers 8 v 8 Craufurd Crusaders
Hedsor Club 7 v 9 Desborough Bowls Club
Ivy Leaf B 8 v 8 Ark Angels
New Inn 0 v 0 Bye
North Star 11 v 5 Bourne End Social Club

03/03/2025: League, Week 17
Ark Angels 11 v 5 Craufurd Crusaders
Bird in Hand 0 v 0 Bye
Craufurd Buccaneers 5 v 11 New Inn
Desborough Bowls Club 3 v 13 Bourne End Social Club
Hedsor Club 8 v 8 Ivy Leaf A
Ivy Leaf B 6 v 10 North Star

17/03/2025: League, Week 18
Ark Angels 5 v 11 North Star
Bird in Hand 10 v 6 Craufurd Buccaneers
Bourne End Social Club 10 v 6 Ivy Leaf A
Bye 0 v 0 Hedsor Club
Craufurd Crusaders 8 v 8 New Inn
Ivy Leaf B 9 v 7 Desborough Bowls Club

24/03/2025: League, Week 19
Bye 0 v 0 Bourne End Social Club
Craufurd Crusaders 9 v 7 Bird in Hand
Desborough Bowls Club 8 v 8 North Star
Hedsor Club 9 v 7 Craufurd Buccaneers
Ivy Leaf A 10 v 6 Ivy Leaf B
New Inn 12 v 4 Ark Angels

31/03/2025: League, Week 20
Ark Angels 11 v 5 Desborough Bowls Club
Bird in Hand 9 v 7 New Inn
Craufurd Buccaneers pp Bourne End Social Club
Hedsor Club 12 v 4 Craufurd Crusaders
Ivy Leaf B 0 v 0 Bye
North Star 9 v 7 Ivy Leaf A

14/04/2025: League, Week 21
Bird in Hand 11 v 5 Ark Angels
Bourne End Social Club 8 v 8 Craufurd Crusaders
Bye 0 v 0 North Star
Craufurd Buccaneers 7 v 9 Ivy Leaf B
Ivy Leaf A 10 v 6 Desborough Bowls Club
New Inn 8 v 8 Hedsor Club

28/04/2025: League, Week 22
Craufurd Crusaders 6 v 10 Ivy Leaf B
Desborough Bowls Club 0 v 0 Bye
Hedsor Club 10 v 6 Bird in Hand
Ivy Leaf A 9 v 7 Ark Angels
New Inn 11 v 5 Bourne End Social Club
North Star 8 v 8 Craufurd Buccaneers

19/05/2025: Richard Pither Cup Final
New Inn 9 v 7 Ivy Leaf B

19/05/2025: Team Trophy Cup Final
Craufurd Buccaneers 7 v 9 Bird in Hand

	Team	PLD	W	D	L	DIFF	PTS
1	North Star	20	11	5	4	34	38
2	Hedsor Bar	20	10	4	6	18	34
3	Ivy Leaf B	20	10	4	6	-4	34
4	New Inn	20	9	6	5	36	33
5	Bourne End Social Club	18	8	4	6	14	28
6	Bird in Hand	19	8	4	7	10	28
7	Ivy Leaf A	20	8	4	8	4	28
8	Ark Angels	20	7	5	8	0	26
9	Craufurd Crusaders	20	6	4	10	-32	22
10	Craufurd Buccaneers	19	5	4	10	-20	19
11	Desborough BC	20	3	2	15	-60	11

Posted 22nd May 2025

Congratulations to the two Cup Winners, New Inn and Bird in Hand, who won the Richard Pither Cup and the Team Trophy, respectively.

Don’t forget, Competition Finals night is on Monday 2nd June at the Ivy.

Posted 17th March 2025

Notification of change of Venue

Please note that the Presidents Cup (7th April) and the Play to Lose Competition (12th May) will both be held at the North Maidenhead Sports and Social Club, and not at Desborough Bowls Club.

Posted 1st January 2025

The draws for the Cup competitions to be played on 3rd February was made as follows:

Richard Pither Cup Semi-Finals
New Inn v North Star
Hedsor Club v Ivy Leaf B

Team Trophy Semi-Finals
Ivy Leaf A v Bird in Hand
Desborough BC v Craufurd Buccaneers

Posted 19th November 2024

The draw for first round of the Richard Pither trophy has been made, fixtures to be played on 9th December:

North Star v Bourne End Social Club

Craufurd Crusaders v Hedsor Club

Ark Angels v New Inn

Ivy Leaf B have a bye to the semi-finals, Desborough BC, Craufurd Buccaneers, Ivy Leaf A and Bird in Hand will play in the Team Trophy.

Posted 21st October 2024

The draw for the qualifying round of the Richard Pither Cup was made with the following fixtures to be played on 28th October 2024:

Hedsor Club v Craufurd Buccaneers

North Star v Ivy Leaf A

Bourne End Social Club v Desborough BC

Ivy Leaf B v Bird in Hand

The Craufurd Crusaders, Ark Angels and New Inn all have Byes.

Posted 1st September 2024

Welcome to the 2024-25 Season.

As confirmed at the AGM, the first round of fixtures for the new season will be on Monday 23rd September. A full list of fixtures can now be found on the Fixtures page