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Greater Manchester Teams Make an Impact at Nationals
The weekend of 24th and 25th February saw eighteen Greater Manchester Short Mat bowlers travel down to Solihull IBC to represent our county at the ESMBA National Mixed 4s and Over 55s Finals. The teams, sporting their new for 2024 shirts sponsored by TPS, did very...
Greater Manchester given opportunity to field a strong team to 2024 ESMBA Nationals
We're thrilled to announce that the ESMBA National Allocations have been released and Greater Manchester will be able to field a very strong team this year. In total, we have been allocated 21 places across all seven disciplines and we think we might need a bigger...
ESMBA December Newsletter
The ESMBA December Newsletter is now available to download from here. There's an article this month on Annabelle, the youngest ESMBA umpire, and we're very proud that she's representing us here in Greater Manchester.
Last ESMBA Nationals Qualifiers Competition of 2023 Hailed a Massive Success
This weekend saw the last ESMBA National Qualifiers Competition of 2023 for Greater Manchester take place with the Over 55s Pairs and it didn't disappoint! The day saw 24 players bowl in 34 games across 6 mats, and spectators were treated to a fantastic display of...
Greater Manchester Mixed Fours National Qualifiers held at Etherow IBC
Greater Manchester bowlers flocked to Etherow IBC again this weekend to compete in the ever-popular annual Mixed Fours National Qualifiers competition. Six teams took place in a 15 game, seven end round-robin format over the course of an enjoyable day at the superb...
2023 Fours Winners Named
Five teams of Greater Manchester bowlers battled it out last weekend in a bid to be crowned as GM fours champions 2023 and to gain a place at the prestigious ESMBA National Fours competition in April at Melton Mowbray Indoor Bowling Club. The event took the form of...
Greater Manchester Bowlers Bring home Plate from World Fours Masters and finish well in World Pairs Masters
Over the weekend, bowlers from all over the world travelled to Chelmsford in Essex to take part in the Short Mat Players Tour World Fours Masters and World Pairs Masters competitions. The line up included just under 250 players on Saturday in the World Fours and 256...
Last Chance to Enter GM 2023/24 Competitions
We still have room in the Fours, Mixed Fours, Under 18 Singles and Over 55 Pairs GM National Qualifiers, but you will need to move quickly to get your entries in before the closing date this Monday, 27th November! The quickest and easiest way to enter is to use this...
GM 2023 Triples Champions Named
This Saturday saw 8 teams of three compete head to head for the title of GM 2023 Triples Champions and a place at the National Finals in Melton Mowbray next April. A high standard of bowling was on display throughout the day and all the teams were in high spirits...
Triples National Qualifiers and Short Mat Social Bowling Tomorrow – Saturday 11th November
This Saturday, 11th November, will see our Triples teams from across Greater Manchester battle it out in an attempt to win a place at the National Finals in Melton Mowbray next April. Why not come down and watch the action in person at the Etherow Indoor Bowling...