Posted 25th August 2026
As confirmed at last night’s AGM, the 2026/27 season will commence on Monday 21st September 2026. All fixtures, including Cup matches, are now on the Fixtures page.
Posted 10th June 2026
AGM and Awards Presentation :
This will take place on Monday 24th August, at the Ivy Leaf Club, start time 8.00pm. There will be some proposed changes to the Constitution to discuss so please try to ensure that at least one person from each team attends.
Posted 21st April 2026
The Richard Pither Trophy was won by Bird in Hand, who beat North Star 9 – 7 , and the Team Trophy was won by Ivy Leaf B, who beat Craufurd Crusaders 11 – 5. Congratulations to both winners.
Please note, next week’s Finals night will be at the Ivy Leaf Club, and not at NMSC, as previously listed.
Posted 1st March 2026
The semi-finals of both cup competitions, to be played on 16th March, are as follows :
Richard Pither Trophy
Bird In Hand v Hedsor Club
Ivy Leaf A v North Star
Team Trophy
Craufurd Crusaders v Ark Angels
New Inn v Ivy Leaf B
Posted 19th January 2026
Bourne End crib team will be returning to Bourne End Community Centre as their venue with immediate effect. Their first home game is against Craufurd Buccaneers on Monday 26th of January. A reminder that the address is:
Bourne End Community Centre, Wakeman Road, Bourne End, Bucks. SL8 5SX
Posted 19th August 2025
Fixtures for the 2025-2026 season are now on the website, including the 4 rounds of the new Cup format. For those who couldn’t attend the AGM, because there are only 18 league games this season all teams will play 4 rounds of Cup matches and a Cup mini-league will be created. After the 4 rounds have been played, the first 4 placed teams will compete for the Richard Pither Cup semi-finals and teams from 5th to 8th will play in the Team Trophy semi-finals.
Posted 23nd July 2025
AGM & Awards Evening – the date has been set for the Monday 18th August at the Ivy Leaf – 8pm. Look forward to seeing everyone there!
Posted 22nd June 2025
I have adjusted the final League Table to account for the two remaining postponed games, namely Bourne End v Bird in Hand and Craufurd Buccaneers v Bourne End, both of which have been assumed to be draws. This had made no difference to the previously reported league positions.
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