All the listed competitions are OPEN for entry by any member of the Association

The dates for this years competitions are all in the DIARY which also appears in the HANDBOOK

(For further details, including Competition Reports and Rolls of previous winners, click on the highlighted links)

ORGANISER	COMPETITION	REMARKS
NYSMBA	Heats for  National Championships	6 disciplines
NYSMBA	County Championships	5 disciplines
NYSMBA	County Junior Championships	Under 18s only
NYSMBA	Little Cup (formerley) Inter-League Cup	36 triples
NYSMBA	Cameo Shield	Discontinued in 2006
NESMBA	Inter-County matches (2 teams)	9 Home & 9 Away
NESMBA	Northern Counties Championships	4 disciplines
North Duffield SMBC	North Duffield Triples	Usually 24 triples
Kirbymisperton SMBC	Kirbymisperton Triples	24-32 triples
Kirbymisperton SMBC	Kirbymisperton Pairs	40-44 pairs
Scarborough SMBC	Scarborough Pairs	16-18 pairs
BSA SMBC	Swinton Triples	34-44 triples
BSA SMBC	Swinton Pairs	30 pairs
Easingwold SMBC	Easingwold Triples	30 triples
St. Cuthberts SMBC	Ampleforth Pairs	Discontinued 2006
BSA SMBC	Swinton (formerly St. Cuthberts) High Fives	22 teams of 5 (triple + pair)
Yoredale SMBC	Yoredale Triples	Discontinued 2007

Short Mat Holiday Competition reports

2005 Bodelwyddan - Only 7 of our bowlers took part this year. In the Singles the best performance was by George Cook (Bilsdale) who reached the last 16. George and wife Nancy also reached the last 16 in the Pairs whilst Eli Beardmore (Hambleton) playing with an unknown partner made it to the Quarter Finals. In the Triples, Pat & Brian Bennett with Margaret Mellors (Hambleton) were unable to match their success in previous years but still made it to the last 16 whilst Eli (with two unknown players one of which had represented Wales) again reached the Quarter Finals.  

2004 Potters - Three of our bowlers joined a large party from Surrey organised by "Bushells Bowls Breaks" to try out the Short Mat break at Potters Leisure Resort (with bowls organised by Anglia Bowls). The Pairs competition, with 114 entries, was played on a straight knockout basis over 10 ends. Roger Green teamed up with Bryan Fielder (Phoenix Nomads)) and had a good run in which they reached the Semi-Finals before succumbing in a scrappy game to the eventual winners. In the Triples, the 102 entrants played in 12 round robin groups of eight over 9 ends. Roger, this time playing with George Gray and Irene English from Cumbria were one of only three teams to win all seven of their matches to reach the last 16 when they failed to come to terms with a fast mat and were knocked out.

2004 Bodelwyddan - Our party this year comprised 32 bowlers.

In the Pairs there were 84 entrants organised in twelve round robin groups of seven. Two of our Pairs - David and Sheila Loraine (Barn) and David and Margaret Moore (Hambleton) came first and second respectively in their groups to reach the KO stage where they then found their first opponents too strong for them. 

The Triples had 52 entrants organised in round robin groups of four after which five of our trios qualified for the knockout stages. Of these, three reached the quarter finals. These were Josie and Roland Kendal from Barn (playing with a.n.other from Norfolk), David and Sheila Loraine with Jean Crowther also from Barn and Brian and Pat Bennett with Margaret Mellors from Hambleton. Unfortunately Davids trio and Brians trio were drawn to play each other in what turned out to be a close and exciting match in which Brian trailed the jack with his last wood to pick up 3 shots and force an extra end. In this Brians triple scored a single shot which enabled them to play in the Semi-Final (one step better than last year) where they  went down to the eventual winners.

For the Singles there were 78 entries and these were organised in groups of three. Bill Carter (Barn), George Cook and Nancy Cook (Bilsdale) and Barry Dixon (Bilsdale) all went into the knockout but fell to strong opposition. This discipline was won by Derek Grey from Durham fir the third consecutive year.      

2003 Bodelwyddan - A party of over 40 bowlers from several clubs across our county took part in this years holiday Tournament at this popular location organised by "Short Mat Leisure Breaks". Competitions took place in Singles, Pairs Triples and players from our group featured well in all disciplines.

In the Pairs there were 104 entries (13 groups of 8) with each pair having seven round robin games. The winners and runners up in each group, together with the next best six from across all groups then went forward as the top 32 into the knockout stages. All games were fixed at 10 ends. Roger Green (Great Ouseburn) playing with Ron Casson (Barn) reached the Quarter finals whilst David and Sheila Loraine (Barn) went one better reaching the Semi-Final.

In the Triples there were 68 entries (17 groups of 4) with each triple having three round robin games. Winners and runners up qualified to progress to the knockout stages, although four of these qualifiers first played in a preliminary round to reduce the numbers to 32. All games were fixed at 8 ends. Our best triple was Pat and Brian Bennett with Margaret Mellors (Hambleton) who repeated their last years success by once again reaching the Quarter Finals.

The Singles were played over 10 ends but with only two woods. There were 96 entrants (32 groups of 3) with only the group winners progressing to the knockout stages. Our best two, Roger Green (Great Ouseburn) and Danny Brown (Hambleton) were unfortunate to be drawn against one another in the Quarter Finals with Roger going on to defeat in the Semi-Finals by a single shot.

The final Singles winner was Derek Gray (Durham) who beat David Robbins (Northants). In the Pairs, Neville & Val Ruff (Pembroke) beat Geoff & Diana Payne (Staffs). The Triples was an all West Midlands affair with  Lee Lowry, Gladys Miles and Alison Sollis going down to Rob Ridings, Keith Allders and Debbie Sollis. (Rob and Keith are both members of the England squad).