MEMBERSHIP – Overview |
Membership Secretary – David Randon – davidrandon420@gmail.com – 01904 448974
MEMBERSHIP – Any Short Mat club located within or close to the boundaries of the county of North Yorkshire can apply to join the NYSMBA by completing the following form – New Member Application – and sending it to our Membership Secretary. Each club pays £10pa plus £6.50pa for each of their members. This includes affiliation fees to both the National Association (ESMBA) and the Northern England Association (NESMBA). Most of our current clubs are based in village halls allowing 2 or 3 mats whilst a few of the larger clubs meet in leisure centers that allow 4-6 mats or even more. Individual club membership varies from 6 to 51 (2023-24).
HISTORY – Starting with just 6 clubs and 161 members in 1991 membership steadily grew over the next 15 years to peak at 48 clubs with over 1000 members in 2006. Since then, in common with most other counties, membership has contracted as can be seen from the table below which shows the progression of membership since our foundation. The coronavirus pandemic of 2020-22 caused a virtual cessation of all bowling and membership plummeted to 431 but is now slowly recovering.
DEMOGRAPHIC – In 2019/20, the overall distribution by gender and age was 60% Male 40% Female with 76% aged 65+ and 7% under 55. In 2020/21, the large drop in membership was due to the severe playing restrictions imposed on clubs by the government and ESMBA due to the Covid-19 pandemic membership. 2021-22 saw a substantial recovery in membership although it remains about 20% below pre-covid levels. The overall distribution is now 61% Male and 39% Female with 80% aged 65+ and 8% under 55.
Summary membership totals by year are tabulated below
For a detailed breakdown by club see Club History
CLUBS JOINING | SEASON |
TOTAL CLUBS | TOTAL MEMBERS | CLUBS LEAVING |
Slingsby Ampleforth (St. Cuthberts) Easingwold Helmsley Thornton Le Dale Welburn |
1991/92 | 6 | 161 | |
Kirbymisperton Kirkbymoorside Scarborough | 1992/93 | 9 | 270 | |
Coxwold Flixton Gristhorpe Stillington Great Ouseburn Tollerton Thornton Le Clay |
1993/94 | 16 | 371 | |
Hambleton | 1994/95 | 16 | 376 | Slingsby |
Bilsdale Darley & District Knareborough Marton Raskelf Selby & District |
1995/96 | 22 | 526 | |
BSA Yoredale | 1996/97 | 24 | 607 | |
Bubwith Carlton Darley Boroughbridge East Cottingwith Eggborough Escrick Melbourne North Duffield Riccall Sutton on Derwent Tate & Lyle (SWMC) |
1997/98 | 34 | 794 | Darley & District Selby & District |
Barn Dacre & Hartwith | 1998/99 | 36 | 821 | |
Cyphers Pateley Bridge Sawley Strensall | 1999/00 | 40 | 912 | |
Bolton Abbey | 2000/01 | 40 | 910 | Dacre & Hartwith |
Cayton | 2001/02 | 40 | 969 | Thornton Le Clay |
Burton Leonard Wilberfoss | 2002/03 | 42 | 955 | |
2003/04 | 42 | 967 | ||
Guisborough Crossgates Yedingham | 2004/05 | 44 | 984 | Cyphers |
Branton Campsall Kirklevington | 2005/06 | 47 | 1025 | |
Snaith | 2006/07 | 48 | 1013 | |
Seaton Ross | 2007/08 | 47 | 969 | Bolton Abbey Guisborough |
2008/09 | 45 | 914 | Pateley Bridge Strensall | |
Strensall (re-joined) | 2009/10 | 46 | 908 | |
Church Fenton | 2010/11 | 45 | 899 | Burton Leonard Campsall |
Stewart | 2011/12 | 45 | 928 | Gristhorpe |
2012/13 | 43 | 907 | Coxwold Sawley | |
2013/14 | 42 | 896 | Darley | |
Husthwaite Bempton | 2014/15 | 44 | 887 | |
Selby IBC | 2015/16 | 43 | 868 | Barn Flixton |
2016/17 | 43 | 834 | ||
2017/18 | 42 | 817 | Bubwith | |
North Bay Witherslack Wolds |
2018/19 | 41 | 840 | Branton Carlton Strensall Husthwaite |
2019/20 | 39 | 819 | Eggborough East Cottingwith |
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2020/21 |
37 | 431 | North Bay Tollerton | |
Tollerton & North Bay (re-joined) | 2021/22 | 39 | 687 | |
2022/23 | 37 | 697 | St. Cuthberts Selby IBC Helmsley | |
2023/24 | 35 | 712 (36 D) | Bridlington LC Seaton Ross |