Competitions
Club Competitions | County Competitions | National Competitions
Bletchley & District League (BDL) | Wed League Bucks Bowls Assoc. (BBA)
Visit the above links to view details of each competition.
County Competitions
The county organises competitions for both men and ladies in:
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Singles
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Pairs
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Triples
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Rinks
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Two-Wood Singles
The finalists of the above competitions are invited to represent the County in the National Championships held at Leamington Spa in August of each year.
SSBC Team selections for the County competitions can be viewed here.
Trundell
Trundell is a County Competition for ladies. It consists of two teams of triples playing Home and Away games with the same rival club simultaneously.
The competition is divisional, so each club plays every other club in their division. This will mean playing between 3-5 games, depending on the number of clubs within that division.
Trundell competition dates are set by the county.
Entry is by selection committee and would be finalised during April.
Refreshments are provided by the Home teams and there are no rink fees payable for these games.
The results of these matches are recorded on the Bucks Bowls county website.
Burnham Plate
The Burnham Plate (or Burnham) is also a County Competition for ladies. This competition is also divisional with each team playing every other team within their division twice (Home and Away) on separate dates.
Burnham competition dates are set by the county.
The format is Fours.
Refreshments are provided by the Home teams and there are no rink fees payable for these games.
Entry is by selection committee and would be finalised during April.
The results of these matches are recorded on the Bucks Bowls county website.
Bucks Cup
The Bucks Cup is the upper division of the Bucks Plate. It is a divisional competition comprising 4 x Triples, 2 Home and 2 Away all played on the same day and time against the same club.
No match fee is payable by players for these fixtures.
The county also organises supplementary competitions for both men and ladies to include:
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Benevolent Triples
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Unbadged Singles
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Senior Rinks
Entry is by way of adding your name to the County entry form, displayed on the club noticeboard and this must be done by mid November.
An entry fee is applicable to each event.
It is advisable to organise a team for Pairs, Triples and Fours before entering.
For home draws in County Competitions, you are expected to provide refreshments.
Play is on fixed dates, published by the County in the Spring of the following year and can be found on the County website. The games are normally played during May and June.