(Content reviewed 28/9/09)

For results tables and other reports select one of the following seasons

        2005/06   2006/07   2007/08   2008/09   2009/10  2010/11

CURRENT SEASON

WINTER SEASON

The winter fixtures are not part of the ESMBA Winter Inter-County Championships but are organised separately by the NESMBA (formerly Northern Zone) on a league basis. All games do however follow ESMBA playing format.   We have entered a team in this league since our formation in 1991. All  home games are played at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold (except between 1999/00 and 2005/06 when they were played at Bubwith). From 2007/08 we have entered TWO teams in this league.

All teams are composed of 20 players (two Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours) playing fixed ends to ESMBA rules. If you are interested in playing in the Winter season, contact either Rose Haynes or Arthur Jackson (team captains) to express your interest. 

Team selection - Currently the 20 'A' team players are selected by the 'A' team Captain/Vice Captain during the close season.  They take into account the previous seasons performance and any recommendations from the 'B' team Captain for promotion.  The 'B' team  is selected on a match by match basis by their Captain/Vice Captain who also take into account players performance in the previous season but who also have a brief to encourage any new players who express interest in representing the county at IC level. .

SUMMER SEASON

14/10/03 - After canvassing our membership during August-October 2003, there was enough interest and commitment shown for the Committee to agree to go ahead and enter the ESMBA Summer Inter County Championships in 2004. It was anticipated that there would be two home and two away games played on Sundays between mid-May and mid-July. The latter would involve a trip to the midlands (possibly against Warwickshire, Worcestershire or the West Midlands). Home game venue would be decided. It was planned to travel away by coach (depart around 6.45am probably from Easingwold) at an estimated cost of £12 per head. A match fee of around £5 would be levied. 

01/11/03 - Our application was withdrawn after we learnt that both Warwickshire and Worcestershire were not taking part in 2004. With two other counties also dropping out this would have meant us being placed in a group of FIVE including Norfolk and Essex. It was felt that this was a commitment we could no longer fulfil. We have asked the ESMBA once again to consider changing the format of this competition to allow for smaller teams and smaller groups. The situation will be reviewed again at some point in the future.

2009 - The ESMBA finally dropped the summer ICC and replaced it with a Club based competition. This is open to any of our clubs but to date none have entered.