| COMPETITIONS – Northern Championships |
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The NESMBA is a grouping of several of the northern counties (currently 7) originally set up in 1990. At this time the ESMBA recognized four Zones (South West, Central, Eastern and Northern) but the idea failed to be developed by them and soon fell out of favour. Of the four, the Northern Zone survived (now renamed to NESMBA) and is run by its own committee. With no official role to fulfil as far as the ESMBA is concerned, the NESMBA now fulfils two functions. Firstly to organize the local Northern Inter-County League (in which we enter 3 teams) and secondly to organize and run these annual Northern Individual Championships. which have now been running since 1992. Prior to 2001 they were held at Newton Aycliffe from whence they were moved to the Teesdale Leisure Centre in Barnard Castle. In 2023 they found a new home in the York & District IBC where they will remain for the foreseeable future. |
NESMBA Competition Secretary – Andy Miles – andymiles1954@gmail.com
These Northern Championships are for Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours only. There are 4 places in each discipline for each county but more may be offered if some counties do not taking up their full allocation. (There are no Over55, Mixed Fours or Junior competitions.) To qualify, members must first take part in the County Championships which act as heats.
See the NYSMBA Diary page for all relevant dates
See NESMBA Individual Championship Rules which apply to this competition.
See NYSMBA Substitution policy which governs the rules regarding team replacements.
See NESMBA Honours Boards for details of past Championship and Shield winners.
Championship Results – These are posted in the LATEST NEWS blog on the Home page and links are provided below.
2020: SINGLE & FOURS PAIRS, TRIPLES & SHIELD
2021: No Championships held due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2022: All results
2023: All results
2024: All results
2025: All results
2026: Report
The County Shield – This was donated in 1997 by Melvin Bourne (then Chairman) and is awarded to the most successful county over the Championship weekend. Points are allocated per discipline (top 4 qualifiers from each county only).
Winner=4 R-up=3 Losing SF=2 Losing QF=1
North Yorkshire have only won it twice (2011 and 2020) but were runners up in 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019.
| North Yorkshire successes in past NESMBA Championships |
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 2026 Singles Winner |
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 2020Shield winners |
 2022Fours Winners |
 2022Fours RU |
 2023Triples RU |
 2024Fours Winners |
 2024Singles RU |
 2026 Fours RU |
 2019Fours RU |
 2019Singles RU |
 2019Pairs RU |
 2020Singles winner |
 2020Fours RU |
 2020Fours winners |
 2020Triples RU |
 2018Triples winners |
 2017Fours RU |
 2017Pairs RU |
 2017Singles winner |
 2016Pairs winners |
 2015Fours winners |
 2014Fours RU |
 2013Fours winners Fours RU |
2012 Jo Newsome |
 2011Fours winners |
 2011Triples RU |
 2011Pairs RU |
 2011Singles RU |
 2011Shield winners |
 2010Singles winner |
 2009Fours RU |
 2009Triples RU |
 2009Singles winner |
 2008Triples RU |
 2008Fours winners |
 2007Singles winner |
 2006Singles RU |
 2003Singles winner |
 2002Fours winners |
1999 Fours RU A Barningham+3 |
1998 Pairs winners J & K Calvert |
1998 Pairs RU A & D Johnson |
1996 Singles RU F Wood |
