COMPETITIONS – The Northern (NESMBA) Championships
 

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 favor. 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 fulfills 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 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 SecretaryAndy Milesandymiles1954@gmail.com 

These Championships are for Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours only. There are no Over55, Mixed Fours or Junior competitions. 

TO ENTER

Members must first take part in the NYSMBA County Championships which act as heats. There are 4 places in each discipline but more may be offerred if other counties do not taking up their full allocation.  Qualifiers should be aware of both the
NYSMBA Substitution Policy and the local NESMBA Championship Rules

Championship Results
Results are posted in the Latest News blog soon after they take place and links to these are also provided below

                        2020:    SINGLE & FOURS        PAIRS, TRIPLES & SHIELD

                        2021:    No Championships were held in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic 

                        2022:    All results

                        2023:    All results

                        2024:   

The County Shield 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   Runner-up=3   Losing SF=2   Losing QF=1
North Yorkshire have only won the Shield twice (2011 and 2020) but were runners up in 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

A record of past Championship and Shield winners can be seen on the NESMBA website. See Honours Board (cgleague.co.uk)

North Yorkshire successes in past NESMBA Championships
2020
Shield winners
2022
Fours Winners
2022
Fours RU
2023
Triples RU
2024
Fours Winners
2024
Singles RU
2019
Fours RU
2019
Singles RU
2019
Pairs RU
2020
Singles winner
2020
Fours RU
2020
Fours winners
2020
Triples RU
J Clark S Duffin D Newsome2018
Triples winners
P Williamson D Herbert D Edwards2017
Fours RU
L and B Toleman2017
Pairs RU
D Langdon (with r/u A Smith)2017
Singles winner
D & J Newsome2016
Pairs winners
G Whitehead J Newsome A Whitehead G Dye2015
Fours winners
A Ridge B Render A Leng M Ridge2014
Fours RU
R Haynes S & M Holtby R Green (winners) J Newsome R Lochman J Townend F Boatman (runners up)2013
Fours winners Fours RU

2012
Pairs RU

Jo Newsome
S Conroy

R Lochman B Render D Newsome J Newsome2011
Fours winners
F Boatman J Lambert N Kotek2011
Triples RU
F Boatman N Kotek2011
Pairs RU
B Malone2011
Singles RU
R Haynes2011
Shield
winners
B Malone2010
Singles winner
R Green G Whitehead G Dye A Whitehead2009
Fours RU
R Green R Haynes G Townend2009
Triples RU
G Whitehead with K Siddle (runner up)2009
Singles winner
The Newsomes2008
Triples RU
A Jackson G Dye A & G Whitehead2008
Fours winners
D Newsome2007
Singles winner
S Holtby2006
Singles RU
K Calvert2003
Singles winner
M Cook A Jackson H Allen L Lofthouse2002
Fours winners
1999
Fours RU
A Barningham+3
1998
Pairs winners
J & K Calvert
1998
Pairs RU
A & D Johnson

1996
Singles RU
F Wood