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Wrexham & District Short Mat Bowling Associaton 2024/25

Welcome to the Wrexham & District Short Mat Bowls Website

2024/25 Season

Important Dates:

Latest information:

The draw for the National finals was taken place today at the WSMBA executive meeting in llandrindod wells.

As Gwynedd have entered 2 teams in the rinks and 3 in the pairs,triples and rinks some counties have been placed as reserves in each of the disciplines.

Hello Everyone, after a couple of problems over the last two weeks, I thought that i`d display the emergency 5 player format, to try and make it easier for you all to see and digest.

Regards 

Peter K

Admin

EMERGENCY 5 PLAYER FORMAT

The format for playing with 5 players looks complicated but is relatively easy to
follow.
Choose which players you need to have in groups A and B (just two in each). These
two groups will play their three group games as normal
The fifth player will be a single player in group C
e.g.
GROUP A TOM DICK
GROUP B HARRY WILL
GROUP C BILL

The first two games will be from the A and B groups and should be played as
normal.
If the team with only five players are the home team then for the first C group game
the opposing captain should choose one player from the home team B group.
So the C group for the second session of games will be BILL and let’s say HARRY.
For the second C group game, the opposing captain should then choose a player
from the home A group, let’s say BILL and TOM
For the third C group game, the away captain can then choose one of the A or B
group players that hasn’t been chosen previously, so let’s say BILL and DICK or
BILL and WILL.
This means that some of the A and B team players will have played an extra game
than normal.
If the team with only five players are the away team then the format is slightly
different. It just means that the first C group game will have an A group player, etc.
It looks complicated but if you write the names down and work on the above format,
you’ll see it works well.
BUT YOU MUST REALISE THAT THIS FORMAT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN
EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES AND IDEALLY ONLY ONCE DURING THE
SEASON . . .
!!THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED THE EMERGENCY FORMAT!!

                                                                                          IMPORTANT MESSAGE

                                     MESSAGE FROM GRESFORD

                                 IMPORTANT NOTICE

We need to make teams aware that any games that have to be rearranged for
whatever reason, must be played on the designated date, i.e., Tuesday 10 th December
(pre Xmas) and Tuesday 11 th March (end of season).
It's unfortunate if a team has two cancellations within the same “season’s schedule”.
The home team should make the arrangement which should be acceptable to the
visiting team. If teams prefer to reverse the game then as long as it doesn’t make too
much of a financial burden on the home team then it’s ok to go ahead.
Games should only be rearranged for legitimate reasons and NOT as a tactical
outcome.
There will be a rearranged match played at Gresford next Wednesday afternoon, and it
must be stressed that this is a one off event only. No other rearranged games will be played at Gresford after this.

Regards

Peter K (Admin)

Moira

                                                                         PROPOSED NEW MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE

Hello everyone, as you all know, we are starting a new bowling league on a Monday night,

with a format comprising of 3 singles and i Triples played over 8 ends.

Currently, we have 4 teams who have commited to play, but we could do with another 2 teams to make it up to 6 teams, and to make this league a success.

If you would like to enter a team, then please call Julie on 07939078493 or any league official.

Please remember that this league is being played at Ruabon Sports centre, which is located next to Ruabon High School, and is a marvelous place to olay short mat bowls.

Regards

Peter Kempster Admin

pp Julie Kempster

                                                             NEW MONDAY LEAGUE

Next Monday 21st October 2024, there will be a practice session starting at 7.15pm, with the 

league starting the following week....28th October 2024.

Venue:.................Ruabon Sports Centre (situated at Ruabon school)

Team Format:......Minimum of 4 players

Fees:....................£20 team registration fee, £10 per team per match.

Mat Handling:.......All teams are responsible for, putting out and putting away the mats

                              that they are playing on.

Prize Money:........£120 payable to the winning team....In the event of a draw,

                               all monies will be split.

League Format:....3 Singles and 1 Triple, played over 8 ends.

Markers:...............All markers required duties, to be carried out as per the WSMBA Handbook.

Measuring:............Measuring to be carried out by qualified umpires or markers.

Regards Peter Kempster ( Admin)

pp Julie Kempster

OPEN TRIPLES COMPETITION SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2024 AT RUABON SPORTS CENTRE

Hello all, just a reminder of our OPEN Triples Competition to be held at Ruabon Sports Centre on Saturday 19th October 2024, this should be a 

fantastic day out in our new venue, which is showing a lot of interest from other Counties.

So if you want to enter, then please email Julie Kempster on julie@jkes.co.uk , myself or Moira.

More details to follow.

Regards

Peter Kempster

Admin

                                                                                    GRESFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Hello all,

Just to advise you that Gresford Community Centre will re-open at 1,00pm on Wednesday 25th September 2024.

Regards

Peter Kempster

Admin

                                                                          2024 AGM

Due to unforseen circumstances, the 2024 AGM meeting which was due to be held at Johnstown 0n Monday 23rd September 2024,

has now had to be cancelled, and will now be held a week later on Monday 30th September @ 2.00pm.

The Executive Officers are extremly sorry for any inconvenience caused.

King regards

Peter Kempster 

Chairman

Dear All,

We have booked Ruabon Centre on Sunday29th September 2024 at 12.45 pm until 14.45pm.

This was requested by Moira, as she has been contacted by a number of bowlers who have been asking for a 

practice/coaching session.

If anyone is interested please let Moira know A.S.A.P

This is the ideal opportunity to brush up or learn new skills.

Please make every effort to attend this session.

Thank you

Peter Kempster

Admin

Dear All,

I have some lovely news to pass on to you all, Moira Griffiths from Trevor has been selected to play

for the Welsh Ladies team in the British Isles Championships at Carmarthen in October.

Moira had to attend two weekends of trails in Carmarthen prior to her selection to play in the team.

I`m sure you will join me in congratulating Moira on her achievement, and wish her all the best in the competition.

Regards

Peter Kempster 

Chairman / Admin

                                                              IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL CLUBS

Dear Captains,

As you all have had reminders regarding giving information as to whether you are entering a team into the league for the forthcoming season, there are a few that still need too contact us, though we have recieved information from a few clubs.

I realise that a lot of you are playing Crown green bowls at the moment and are not thinking of the new short mat season at all, but i need all names and teams as soon as possible, or at the very latest before the end August 2024.

This information is important as without it i cannot set up the website for the forthcoming season.

Please send your details to Francis, Moira or Myself

Regards

Peter Kempster {Admin}

Good morning all,

As some of you will have heard, Peter Taylor from Johnstown BC is arranging a pre - season triples competition at Johnstown community centre, on Sunday 6th October 2024 9,30am for a 10.00 am start , entry fee £5.50p per player,

So if anybody wants to enter a team please contact Peter Taylor.

PLEASE NOTE

THIS COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO TUESDAY LEAGUE, WEDNESDAY GRESFORD and FRIDAY JOHNSTOWN PLAYERS

Regards

Peter Kempster

Admin / Chairman

 To all Wrexham County Ladies URGENT!!

I have received an email from the Welsh Ladies Team Manager asking if anyone from
Wrexham would like to attend trials in Llandrindod Wells on Sunday 12th May.
I must say that we have several ladies in this county who are on a par with those who
were chosen to play in the team last year and so for that reason I will ask you to think
seriously about this invitation.
If you are interested then please let me know and I will forward all names as soon as
possible.
For further information please contact me and I shall explain in more detail.

Thank you, Moira

                                               VENUE CHANGE

The County practice that was due to be held at Plas Madoc on Sunday 10th March 2024, will now take plce at Johnstown Centre at 10.00am.

All County team members are expected to attend. 

Thank you

Peter Kempster

Vic Jones Memorial Shield 18th February 2024

The competition at Johnstown was well attended with 10 pairs entering.
The pairings were nicely matched and all players enjoyed the day with some interesting partnerships
playing some excellent bowls. The two groups of five enjoyed four games each playing 10 ends per
game.
The two group winners, Rhiannon & Malcolm and Cynthia & Steve, then played the final. It was
narrowly won by Rhiannon and Malcolm and after 10 ends the score was 10 all so a further end was
played for the final decision. A very close result indeed!
Thank you to Roy for sponsoring the event. The raffle raised £37 going towards the Wrexham & Dist
association.
Winners medals were awarded to Rhiannon and Malcolm, along with the Shield, and runner’s up
medals were awarded to Cynthia and Steve.

Moira

                      National Pairs at Plas Madoc 11th February 2024

The last national heat was played today, 11 th February, and although it was a poor attendance from
players there was some excellent bowling and those that did play seemed to enjoy themselves.
The qualifiers are: Francis and Mike, with Richie and Steve coming second, Moira and Peter third, then
Delia and Cynthia fourth. David will be stepping in to play with Mike in the final as Francis will be
unavailable.

Moira

                   Coaching/practice session

We will be holding a three hour session at Plas Madoc on Sunday 10 th March for players to come along
and practice that ‘elusive’ shot that they need to perfect!
We all need to have practice so don’t feel that anyone in particular is being targeted … this is for all of
us.
I know it’s nearing the end of the season, but it’s something to get your head around before you put
your short mat bowls away and head outdoors.
Then at the start of next season we’ll arrange further coaching/practice sessions, ready to take us into
competition mode!
We would like everyone to attend and would like to ask for £3 per person towards the cost of the hall.

Moira

Notification from Gresford Village hall

Please note that there will be no bowling at Gresford Centre after the league season has finished

on Tuesday 3rd March 2024.

It will resume bowling roundabout October 2024.

Regards

Peter Kempster

pp Francis Brady

County Weekend 3rd & 4th February 2024

Thank you to all the County team for taking the time out to support the county at LLandrindod Wells last weekend.

As I mentioned in my team address on the Saturday morning, we were up against top opposition but just go out relax and enjoy the game.

Unfortunately. there were a few players who in their opinion were playing with players who in their personal opinion were not good enough.

Normally we would be holding trial sessions a few weeks before the event, but unfortunately the way that events were running we simply ran out of time to hold any sessions.

I was disappointed by hearing that some players were criticising the performances of their own team members, this is not acceptable as it

causes friction throughout the team and must stop.

Picking the County team is not easy, especially for last weekend, we had 7 new inexperienced players taking part, and trying to fit them into a team and get a Skip and lead to match proved challenging, this was why certain players never had regular players in the team.

Every member of each team tried really hard and should not have felt or made to feel dissapointed with their performances.

Before the end of the season, we will be holding practice and training sessions, we would like all County team members to attend,

we must now move forward and get Wrexham SMBA fully functional again, it will take time but i`m sure that we can achieve this with a bit of serious work.

Regards

Peter Kempster

Team Manager

National Finals Weekend

The singles and fours finals at Llandrindod were attended by our Wrexham qualifiers.
The fours was an intense day of bowling and out of the twelve games played in the group stages only
three were won by Wrexham teams. Mike Seenan’s team won one game and Steve Jones’s team won
two games.
The other teams had some very hard games but played well.
With the singles games, our Wrexham players found the day hard as the majority of games were played
against Welsh squad players. We had no winners but we all tried hard and have agreed that it was a
learning experience.

Moira

                                                 National singles report

There were ten entries in the singles and some excellent bowling all round.
The final for 1 st /2 nd position was won by Francis Brady who beat Steve Jones. The 3 rd /4 th play off was
very close but was won on the last end by Peter Taylor who beat John Jones.
Many thanks to Celia and Brian for turning up and for marking and measuring during the day.
Also many thanks to the players themselves for putting out (and putting away) the mats and
equipment. I couldn’t have done it without you.

Moira

           Dates for your calendar – at Llandrindod Wells

Saturday13th January - National fours final (against the other Welsh counties)
Sunday  14th January. - National singles final (against the other Welsh counties)

Sunday 28th January. – Border Challenge Cup
(Up to 20 of our county team players in a ‘fours’ format against Shropshire, Herefordshire, Brecon
& Radnorshire and two teams from Montgomeryshire)

Saturday & Sunday 3rd & 4th February
County Team challenge against the other Welsh counties in a fours format (for this we require 20
players)

Saturday 24th February – National Triples final (against the other Welsh counties)
Sunday 25th February – National Pairs final
(Against the other Welsh counties)

                             *****************************

The following events are at Plas Madoc

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE DATES!!
Sunday 21st January – National Triples heat
Sunday 11th February – National Pairs heat

Moira

                        BORDER COUNTIES CHALLENGE CUP

Hi all
On Sunday 28 th January at Llandrindod Wells, Wrexham & Dist Bowls Association will be taking part
in the Border Counties Challenge Cup against teams from Shropshire, Herefordshire, Brecon &
Radnor and two teams from Montgomeryshire.
We took part in this competition for the first time last year and it was very enjoyable and a fabulous
experience for those who had never competed against other counties.
We need to provide a team of 16 players (minimum) but are hoping to take more.
We have been told that we will get 5 games during the day so there is plenty of chance for everyone
to have a few games. The format is fours or rink games as they like to call them!
If you would like to be part of our county team on this occasion, then please speak to Peter
Kempster or Moira Griffiths. This is a wonderful chance to gain experience before we travel down to
Llandrindod wells on the following weekend for our national county games against the other Welsh
counties.

Moira

                                                                    National 4s Report

There were 6 teams entered in the heat at Plas Madoc and the results were very close during the
group games.
Although the games should have started at 9.45, it was actually nearer to 10 o’clock before we got
under way. The games consequently ran late but we managed to finish before 4 o’clock.
The winner team was skipped by Mike Seenan and the second placed team was skipped by Peter
Kempster. Steve Jones took third position and Geoff Haffenden’s team were fourth.
These four teams will now represent Wrexham at the National fours final at Llandrindod Wells on
Saturday 13 th January.

Well played everyone!

Moira

Good Evening,

The National Triples Entry form is now on the website ready to download, it can be found in the drop

down list on the left hand side of the main page under the heading NATIONAL TRIPLES ENTRY FORM (1)

and NOT under the link titled Triples Entry Form.

If anyone has any problems then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Peter

Good Evening,

The National Triples Entry form is now on the website ready to download, it can be found in the drop

down list on the left hand side of the main page under the heading NATIONAL TRIPLES ENTRY FORM (1)

and NOT the link titled Triples Entry Form.

If anyone has any problems then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Peter

Hi all 

Final update for Sunday 3^rd December. 

I require everyone to turn up between 9.30 and 9.45 as we need to start promptly at 9.45 (or as near as possible please!)  The mats need to be put in place too!  There will be seating along one side of the hall so once you’ve got your shoes changed, please make sure that bags are stored under the seats out of the way of players walking past. 

There are two groups of 3 so everyone gets a minimum of 2 games.  However, we will be having two extra mats out for the two teams (1 from each group) that will be sitting out each session, so that they can have a practice on the spare mats and get a feel for the number of ends, or even have a few ends against each other.  We will be playing 9 (nine) ends and this should take approx. 72 minutes per game. I’m hoping we can keep to schedule and don’t overrun each game or we won’t be having any breaks in between . . . 

The teams that sit out in each session should make good use of refreshment time, i.e. get your lunch when you can, and remember that food SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT INTO THE PREMISES.  If you bring your own lunch, then you will have to go out to the car to eat it.  Food is available on the premises from 10.30am to 3.30pm, after which time the café upstairs will close. 

Once the group games are finished we will have a session whereby the two group winners play off against each other for the final first and second positions.  At the same time, the runner’s up from the two groups will play off for the final third and fourth positions, as we need four teams to represent Wrexham down at Llandrindod. 

I know I’ve said this before but I have a habit of repeating myself as I always get someone emailing/texting me to find out what is happening, even though I’ve tried to explain it in detail. 

Those who qualify can get county stickers for their bowls from me, if they haven’t got them already. 

Also, I need to know if there are any more entries for the singles heat at Plas Madoc on 10^th. 

So far I have 16 entries, but I will bring a list with me so that players can confirm their intention to play and maybe others will enter if they haven’t already. 

Anyway, we can discuss this more on Sunday.   If I've missed anyone out please could you pass these details on to them for me please.

I look forward to seeing you all then. 

Regards 

Moira  

 Tuesday Afternoon League

                                                                    IMPORTANT NOTICE

 Foot faulting

There have been a few incidents lately of players not standing properly on the mats and foot faulting
during games.
Most times when this happens the player’s bowl usually has a positive impact when it gets into the head
and can alter the score quite dramatically.
Players should make sure their foot is TOTALLY on the mat (not over the end or side, not even by a
millimeter) and should be TOTALLY inside the delivery lines (again, not touching them at all!). Players
who step forward when bowling are usually the guilty ones as when they stand with their toe near the
front of the mat, it usually goes over the end as they step forward.
Team captains (or preferably an umpire if present) should call a fault and stop the bowl before it reaches
the head.
Any team members, sitting out can warn their team who are bowling at the time, so as to stop any faults
occurring.
I know this might sound petty, but we play to the British Isles rules…
I didn’t make the rule, but I will make sure it is adhered to.

Moira

                                              CHRISTMAS DRINK AND QUIZ

ROY BEBBINGTON FROM JOHNSTOWN, HAS ARRANGED A CHRISTMAS DRINK AT THE SUN INN IN RHOS,

ON THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2023 AT 2.00PM.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUIZ, TO KEEP YOU ALL ENTERTAINED.

IF IT`S ANYTHING LIKE LAST YEAR, YOU WILL ALL BE IN FOR A TRULY ENTERAINING AFTERNOON.

REGARDS

PETER KEMPSTER

                                                                   GRESFORD BOWLING       

THE WEDNESDAY PRACTICE SESSIONS AT GRESFORD SHORT MAT BOWLING CLUB, WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2023,

AND RE-OPEN  AT 1.00PM ON WEDNESDAY 03RD JANUARY 2024.

THANK YOU

PETER KEMPSTER

pp Francis Brady     

                                                         COUNTY TEAM 

HI EVERYONE, 

WE ARE RUNNING ASSESSMENT GAMES FOR ANY PLAYER WHO IS INTERESTED IN PLAYING FOR THE COUNTY TEAM.

IT WILL BE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SUNDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2023 FROM 10.00AM TO 12.00PM AT JOHNSTOWN.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE.

REGARDS

PETER KEMPSTER

COUNTY TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE

Good Morning All,

Our County team is in jeopody due to the fact that we have lost some players due to personal reasons.

We were unfortunately in this postion a few years ago, and we had to pull the team out of County competitions.

After a long struggle and hard work, we managed to ressurect the team and eveyone, including other Counties, were adsolutely delighted with what we had achieved.

So we are now looking for new players to join our team,I know that we have got some very good players

that are capable of playing in the team, so if anyone is interested could you please send your names to  myself or Moira as soon as possible, so that we can arrange a County trial as soon as possible.

Thank you All

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR COUNTY NEEDS YOU

Kind Regards

Peter Kempster

(County Selector)

                               IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL  TEAM CAPTAINS

Good morning all,

Can all team captains please make sure that all their team details are correct.

During one of the matches played yesterday (7th November) a players name was entered twice for the same game.

Though i can accept that it could have been a mistake, i must stress that it can cause a real headache for admin and opposing captains to get it sorted.

It is the responsibility of the home captain to make sure that all names and scores are correct prior to posting.

Incidently, all captains can alter the names and scores in their relevent games for up to 24 hrs after the match (just as in outdoors) after which time you would have to contactact myself.

If anyone has any problems etc,regarding the website please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Peter Kempster

(Admin)

Open Competitions

Hi All,

Here are the reports from the two recent open competitions held at Johnstown. . .
Last week’s triples competition had a few upsets and I can only apologise for my part in those
mistakes.
Julie and Peter ran the competition on my behalf and had a headache from the start. However I
believe everyone enjoyed their games, even though they overran.
Well done to the winners, Anthea, Peter and Mike and to the runner’s up Geoff, Doug and Roy.

The Open pairs was very well attended with five teams of players from further afield.
The games were played well and the final was a bit of a cliff-hanger. Well done to Chris and Carys
from Montgomery who managed to pull it out of the hat, beating Andy and Freda on the very last
end. A truly outstanding performance from all concerned.

Moira