Congratulations to Ilminster winning 29 – 21 away to Chardstock on 5th August, this result concludes the league season and enabled them to retain their title.

The Tri Cup eventually was held on Friday evening 16th August, having been postponed due to a poor weather forecast on the preceding Tuesday. It proved a fortunate choice as we were blessed with a mild and dry evening. The contest was extremely close with only four points separating the three teams, Merriott 24, Chardstock 27 and winners Ilminster with 28, thereby completing a successful cup and league double for the second year in succession.

A big thank you to all participants who brought along a wide variety of edibles for consumption after the activities. All parties reaffirmed their committment to the competition, expressing the hope that it may be expanded next season.

All fixtures for 2024 have been agreed. The only change from last year is to start matches earlier at 6pm. This years Triangular Cup will be hosted by Merriott.

The guidelines of the league provide an unequalled level of access to competitive bowling as you are likely to find in terms of inclusive participation. Unlimited substitutions or playing structures, permitting mentoring during the matches, allowing flexibility to play as a pair if player availability is an issue. In particular less confident bowlers benefitted from the supportive nature of the environment, i.e. it didn’t matter if some form of etiquette was lacking or knowledge of the rules. Fellow competitiors and experienced observers were on hand to advise and nurture