Abergavenny Bowls Club, Avenue Road, Abergavenny (2026)

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19/06/2026

The Abergavenny Mixed team went to Llanbradach on Friday for a game in the South Wales Mixed League.
On the rink of John MacGregor, Sue Jewell, Gordon King and Mary Vale had an excellent start by winning the first 5 ends to get a 7 shot advantage. Llanbradach came back through and scored 5 on the 9th end to be just 2 behind at 9-7. Abergavenny scored a 3 on the 11th end to go 12-8 ahead but then lost the next 5 ends to fall behind 15-12. Abergavenny won the last 2 ends but only scoring singles which made the final rink score Abergavenny 14. Llanbradach 15.
The rink of Mary Evans, Mike Hayward, Dawn Kedward and Denis McDaid kept up with Llanbradach for the first 6 ends but then Llanbradach pulled away and on the 13th end were leading 19-7. Abergavenny won the last 5 ends but couldn't catch Llanbradach with the final rink score Abergavenny 14. Llanbradach 19.
On the rink of Peter Steed, Jenni MacGregor, Gerald Parry and Lesley Radley could of had a better start as they went 10-2 down after 8 ends, but over the following 3 ends Abergavenny levelled the score at 10-10. With both sides scoring a single and a 4 it was level again on the 15th end, Llanbradach won the next 2 to take an 18-15 lead into the last end but Abergavenny came out on top by scoring a 4 and making the final rink score Abergavenny 19. Llanbradach 18.
The final match score was Abergavenny 47. Llanbradach 52.
1 point to Abergavenny and 4 to Llanbradach.

On Saturday the Ladies had a game against Islwyn Ladies in the Mary Wardle League.
Jenni MacGregor, Sue Pritchard, Lesley Radley and Mary Evans got off to a steady start winning the first 3 ends but the Islwyn Ladies caught up with them on the 8th end with the score at 5-5. Abergavenny then went ahead by scoring a couple of 4's and a single to take a 14-7 lead on the 12th end. Of the 6 final ends 4 of them went to the Islwyn Ladies but each side scored 5 shots each to make the final match score Abergavenny 19. Islwyn Ladies 12.

The GBL team were also in action at Avenue Road playing against Blaina.
The rink of Richard Richards, Mike Hayward, Charles Harper and Paul Jones were playing against only 3 Blaina players. There was never more than 3 shots between the teams all throughout the game which finished with the score of 16-13 to Blaina but after the 25% deduction for only fielding 3 players the final rink score was Abergavenny 13. Blaina 12.
On the rink of Dave Cooper, Ian McCuish, Chris Perry and Tom Cobb it was a slow start from the Abergavenny men losing by 9-2 at the 7th end, this was corrected by the 11th end when they drew level at 10 all. By the 16th end Abergavenny were leading by 15-11 and they held on to win with the final rink score of Abergavenny 16. Blaina 13.
The rink of Fred Mutimer, Denis McDaid, Ian Turner and Ron Harris had a good start leading by 7-1 after 6 ends, the next 6 ends were shared on shots so it was 12-6 at 12 ends. Abergavenny romped away on the last 6 ends winning 5 of them to finish with the final rink score of Abergavenny 21. Blaina 7.
The final match score was Abergavenny 50. Blaina 32.
All 12 points go to Abergavenny.

18/06/2026

On Wednesday evening we welcomed Gilwern Bowls Club to Avenue Road for an East Monmouthshire Bowling Association League game.
On rink 2 were John MacGregor, Fred Mutimer, Stephen Williams and Mike Hayward who got off to a good start by scoring 4 on the first end, however Gilwern soon took up the challenge and were level at 8-8 by the 6th end and then went ahead at 13-11 on the 12th. With some steady scoring Gilwern came through to win the rink by 21 shots to 12.
Steve File, Mike McGonagall, Ron Harris and Paul Jones were on rink 3 and struggled to get into the game due to accurate bowling from the Gilwern men, subsequently they were 15-1 down after 9 ends, the situation didn't improve very much and it was 21-3 after 16 ends. Typically Abergavenny started to score over the last 2 ends and managed to finish the game losing by the slightly more respectable score of 8-21.
On rink 4 were Peter Steed, Ian McCuish, Martin Love and Tom Cobb who won the first end and then lost the next 2 with Gilwern scoring 4 shots on each of them to take an 8-2 lead. Abergavenny levelled again on the 8th end 8 all but couldn't keep up the challenge after being level again at the 12th, Gilwern then won the next 5 ends to take a 19-11 lead and Abergavenny won the last end to make the final rink score 13-19 to Gilwern.
The Abergavenny men on rink 5 were Richard Richards, Gordon King, Denis McDaid and Courtney Hemmings who held a 6-4 lead after 6 ends but they were caught on the 12th end at 10-10. Gilwern went 1 ahead on the 13th but then Abergavenny won the next 4 ends to take a 17-11 lead into the final end on which Gilwern scored 1 shot to make it an Abergavenny win by 17 shots to 12.
The final match score was Abergavenny 50. Gilwern 73.
Well done Gilwern 👏👏👏.

On Thursday afternoon it was the turn of the Ladies to welcome Croesyceillog to Avenue Road for a rearranged South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies League game.
On the rink of Mary Evans, Diane Bevan, Sue Williams and Julia Salter Croesyceillog won the first 2 ends to take a 5 shot lead, Abergavenny clawed this back over the next 3 ends and then scored a 4 on the 6th end to take a 9-5 lead. Abergavenny then took control and by the 14th end had a 16-8 advantage. The 15th and 16th ends were shared with 1 shot each and Croesyceillog had a perfect finish scoring 4 shots on each of the last 2 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 17. Croesyceillog 17.
On the rink of Jenni MacGregor, Mary Vale, Val Jones and Lesley Radley the first 7 ends were close with only a shot or two between them. This changed on the 8th end when Croesyceillog scored 5 to take an 11-8 lead which they extended to 17-8 by the 13th end. Abergavenny then tried to make a comeback but at the end the final rink score was Abergavenny 15. Croesyceillog 19.
The final match score was Abergavenny 32. Croesyceillog 36.
1 point to Abergavenny and 7 to Croesyceillog.
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16/06/2026

On Tuesday the Abergavenny Ladies went to Panteg Park for a game in the South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies League.
On the rink of Sue Pritchard, Sue Jewell, Sue Williams and Kath Indge after winning the first 2 ends they lost the next 5 to go 7-3 behind. Winning the next 2 ends put Abergavenny in the lead by 8 shots to 7 but they couldn't hold on to the lead as Panteg Park went on to win the next 5 ends to take a 19-8 advantage into the last 4 ends. The Abergavenny Ladies won 3 of the 4 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 13. Panteg Park 20.
The rink of Jenni MacGregor, Mary Evans, Val Jones and Lesley Radley were in the lead on the 3rd end 5-1 but with Panteg Park scoring 6 on the 4th end took them into the lead. By the 9th end Abergavenny were 15-6 behind but then made a steady comeback and taking a 19-18 lead on the 17th end by scoring 4 and then finishing the game by scoring a single on the last end, so the final rink score was Abergavenny 20. Panteg Park 18.
The final match score was Abergavenny 33. Panteg Park 38.
2 points for Abergavenny and 6 for Panteg Park.

14/06/2026

On Tuesday the Ladies played a South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies in game against Panteg House at Avenue Road.
On the rink of Sue Pritchard, Mary Vale, Val Jones and Lesley Radley Panteg House had the better of the first 5 ends leading by 8 shots to 5, the Abergavenny Ladies then won the next 4 ends to take the lead at 12-8. The second half of the game was a very tight affair with only single shots being scored apart from on the 12th end when Abergavenny got a 3, so with Panteg House getting 6 of the 8 single shots it was not enough to prevent an Abergavenny rink win, the final rink score was Abergavenny 17. Panteg House 14.
The rink of Mary Evans, Sue Jewell, Sue Williams and Kath Indge were 5-2 down after 4 ends and they were behind until the 12th end when they scored 4 shots to take a 12-9 lead. Panteg House levelled on the 14th end with the score 12 all, the final 4 ends went to Abergavenny and by scoring 5 on the last end made the final rink score Abergavenny 20. Panteg House 12.
The final match score was Abergavenny 37. Panteg House 26.
All 8 points go to Abergavenny.

The Ladies were in action again on Wednesday when they went to Chepstow for another South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies in game.
On the rink of Mary Evans, Sue Jewell, Dawn Kedward and Sue Williams after a close start Chepstow scored 6 on the 5th end to go 12-3 ahead. Abergavenny were unable to reduce the deficit but scoring 3 on the last end made the final rink score Abergavenny 13. Chepstow 19.
The rink of Lesley Radley, Diane Bevan, Julia Salter and Mary Vale never got into the game only scoring a single shot on the 12th end so the final rink score was Abergavenny 1. Chepstow 31.
The final match score was Abergavenny 14. Chepstow 50.

On Friday the Mixed Team travelled to Troedyrhiw for a game in the South Wales Mixed League.
On the rink of Peter Steed, Jenni MacGregor, Ron Harris and Mike Hayward the first 4 ends went to Troedyrhiw giving them a 7 shot lead. The next 3 ends were won by Abergavenny making the score Abergavenny 6. Troedyrhiw 7. The home team then took control and won 6 of the last 8 ends and making the final rink score Abergavenny 9. Troedyrhiw 19.
The rink of Mary Evans, John Vale, Dawn Kedward and Lesley Radley also lost the first 4 ends to give Tree a 7 shot advantage, by the 7th end it was 11-2 and then Abergavenny bought it back to 11-7 on the 10th. It was 13-12 to Troedyrhiw going into the last end but Troedyrhiw sealed the win by scoring 1 shot making the final rink score Abergavenny 12. Troedyrhiw 14.
On the rink of John MacGregor, Val Jones, Martin Love and Mary Vale the first 5 ends went to Troedyrhiw giving them a 10-0 lead, the next 5 ends saw Abergavenny win 2 of them scoring 3 shots but the home team scored 8 shots to make it 18-3. Abergavenny won 4 of the last 5 ends but it didn't reduce the deficit enough and the final rink score was Abergavenny 9. Troedyrhiw 20.
The final match score was Abergavenny 30. Troedyrhiw 53.

On Saturday we welcomed Oakdale to Avenue Road for an MBA Division 4 match.
On the rink of Mike Collins, Rob Pursey, John Newell and Dave Cooper the visitors got off to a bright start and were leading after 7 ends by 10-1, by the 14th end the lead had extended slightly to 19-8 and with Oakdale winning 6 of the last 7 ends it became a decisive win for Oakdale with the final rink score of Abergavenny 10. Oakdale 32.
The rink of Peter Steed, Dave Hill, Nigel Jewell and Gwyn Jones won the first 3 ends for a 7-0 lead and kept the lead until the 9th end when they were caught and went 8-9 down. By the 18th end Oakdale were leading 19-16 but with Abergavenny winning the last 3 ends the final rink score was Abergavenny 25. Oakdale 19.
On the rink of John MacGregor, John Vale/ John Beaton, Courtney Hemmings and John Woodier it was a fairly even start and at 9 ends the score was 8-7 to Oakdale. The visitors then won 9 ends in a row to take the lead to 23-7 in their favour, Abergavenny won the last 3 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 13. Oakdale 23.
The rink of Rob Poynter, Steve File, Denis McDaid and My McGonagall won the first 5 ends to lead by 7 shots, they then lost the first 4 ends but kept a slender lead of 7-5. Abergavenny extended the lead and by the 16th end were leading 17-7, Oakdale were prevented from scoring heavily and the final rink score was Abergavenny 20. Oakdale 11.
The final match score was Abergavenny 68. Oakdale 85.
4 points go to Abergavenny.

The other game on Saturday was a GBL League game at Caldicot.
On the rink of Ian McCuish,Ron Harris, Jo Campbell and Roger Griffiths the game seemed to start quite well leading 3-1 at the 3rd end, but after winning the next 5 ends Caldicot took the lead by 13-3. By the 14th end Caldicot had extended the lead to 22-5 and it increased a bit more by the end with the final rink score of Abergavenny 11. Caldicot 31
The rink of Mary Vale, Mike Hayward, Sue Williams and Andrew Brown went 8-0 down after 5 ends and the game continued to slip away and by the 14th end Caldicot had a lead of 18-6. Despite a spirited final 4 ends picking up 6 ends the final rink score was Abergavenny 12. Caldicot 25.
On the rink of Jenni MacGregor, Stephen Williams, Martin Love and Gerald Parry the first 6 ends were close but with Caldicot scoring 7 shots on the 7th end it put them 11-3 in the lead. Abergavenny continued to be outscored for the rest of the game and the final rink score was Abergavenny 12. Caldicot 30.
The final match score was Abergavenny 35. Caldicot 86.

Games this week:-
Tuesday 16th. Ladies League away v Panteg Park @2:30pm.
Wednesday 17th. EMBA League v Gilwern at Avenue Road @5:30pm.
Thursday 18th. Ladies League v Croesyceillog at Avenue Road @2:30pm.
Friday 19th. Mixed League away v Llanbradach @12:30pm.
Saturday 20th. GBL v Blaina at Avenue Road @2:30pm.
Sunday 21st. GBL away v Chepstow @2:30pm..

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09/06/2026

Today the Ladies played a South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies League game against Panteg House at Avenue Road.
On the rink of Sue Pritchard, Mary Vale, Val Jones and Lesley Radley Panteg House had the better of the first 5 ends leading by 8 shots to 5, the Abergavenny Ladies then won the next 4 ends to take the lead at 12-8. The second half of the game was a very tight affair with only single shots being scored apart from on the 12th end when Abergavenny got a 3, so with Panteg House getting 6 of the 8 single shots it was not enough to prevent an Abergavenny rink win, the final rink score was Abergavenny 17. Panteg House 14.
The rink of Mary Evans, Sue Jewell, Sue Williams and Kath Indge were 5-2 down after 4 ends and they were behind until the 12th end when they scored 4 shots to take a 12-9 lead. Panteg House levelled on the 14th end with the score at 12 all, the final 4 ends went to Abergavenny and by scoring a 5 on the final end made the final rink score Abergavenny 20. Panteg House 12.
The final match score was Abergavenny 37. Panteg House 26.
All 8 points go to Abergavenny.

06/06/2026

On Friday the Mixed Team were in the playing against Guest Memorial at Avenue Road
On the rink of John MacGregor, Sue Jewell, Ron Harris and Lesley Radley after 6 ends Abergavenny had built up an advantage of 7-1. Guest Memorial staged a comeback and at the 12th end were 2 behind at 10-8, Abergavenny then went 17 shots to 8 ahead on the 15th end but Guest Memorial made a valiant effort to catch them by scoring 8 shots on the final 3 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 17. Guest Memorial 16.
The rink of Jimmy Harris, Mary Evans, Kath Indge and Mandy Harris were 2 shots behind on the 6th end at 3-5, the score differential was the same at the 12th end 7-9, but then Abergavenny won the next 4 ends to take a 14-9 lead, but Guest Memorial came back and by scoring 7 shots over the last 2 ends won the rink with the final rink score of Abergavenny 14. Guest Memorial 16.
On the rink of Jenni MacGregor, Gordon King, Val Jones and Tom Cobb it was all square after 7 ends at 5-5. Abergavenny started to move away on the 11th end at 11-9 and then continued to dominate the game by winning 6 of the last 7 ends and winning the rink with the score of Abergavenny 19. Guest Memorial 11.
The final match score was Abergavenny 50. Guest Memorial 43. 👏👏👏.

On Saturday we had three games in the MBA, GBL and the Mary Wardle League.
The MBA team went to Panteg Park for their League game.
On the rink of Rob Poynter, Steve File, Gordon King and Mike McGonagall for the first 7 ends only singles were scored with 6 of them going to Panteg Park, the game then started to open up with the home team taking a 11-1 lead. Abergavenny scored a 5 on the 11th and a 1 on the 12th to narrow the Parks lead to 11-7 but the home teams knowledge of their green proved too much for Abergavenny and the final rink score was Abergavenny 11. Panteg Park 25.
The rink of Peter Steed, Mike Collins, Ian McCuish and Dave Hill didn't get on the scorecard until the 7th end with the score at 10-1 to Panteg Park, by the 13th end it was 21-1, Panteg Park didn't let up and showed how important home advantage is with the final rink score of Abergavenny 5. Panteg Park 30.
On the rink of Jack Vale, Rob Pursey, Fred Mutimer and Dave Cooper it was a steady start leading 7-6 at 6 ends and the lead extended to 14-9 after the 11th. It was 19-12 after 15 ends but Panteg Park tried to come back over the final 6 ends just falling short at Abergavenny 22. Panteg Park 19 👏👏👏👏.
The rink of Jimmy Harris, John Woodier, Courtney Hemmings and John MacGregor got off to a flying start leading by 9-3 at 6 ends, they kept their 6 shots advantage throughout the game being 13-7 at 12 ends and after the final end the score was Abergavenny 20. Panteg Park 14 👏👏👏👏.

The Ladies had a one rink Mary Wardle League game away at Croesyceillog. After going 5-0 down after 3 ends the Abergavenny Ladies levelled the score at 6-6 on the 8th end. They then took the lead and after the 12th end were 14-8 up, they kept their momentum and kept the Croesyceillog Ladies at bay with the final match score of Abergavenny 22. Croesyceillog 15 👏👏👏.

Last but by no means least was the GBL home game against Bedwas and Trethomas.
On the rink of Mary Vale,Sue Jewell, Roger Griffiths and Charles Harper it was an even start with neither team getting an advantage, it was 4-4 after 7 ends. Bedwas and Trethomas then took the lead and at the 12th end were 9-6 up, they kept their 3-4 shot lead and were 11-7 up on the 15th, Abergavenny then won the final 3 ends scoring the 4 shots required for a rink draw at Abergavenny 11. Bedwas and Trethomas 11.
The rink of Nigel Jewell, Mike Hayward, Gerald Parry and Ron Harris lost the first 4 ends to go 5-0 down, but then won the next 4 to take the lead by 9-5. The next 4 ends went to the visitors so after the 12th end Abergavenny were 12-9 down. With Abergavenny trying to fight back and winning the last 3 ends they just failed to get the win with the final rink score Abergavenny 14. Bedwas and Trethomas 15.
On the rink of Richard Richards, Denis McDaid, Richard and Paul Jones a good start resulted in a 6-2 lead after 6 ends, this form continued so at the 12th the lead was 10-5. By continuing to outscore Bedwas and Trethomas they had a comfortable rink win of Abergavenny 17. Bedwas and Trethomas 8.
The final match score was Abergavenny 42. Bedwas and Trethomas 34. Abergavenny get 9 points 👏👏👏👏👏.

Games this week are:-
Tuesday 9th. Ladies League v Panteg House at Avenue Road @2:30pm
Wednesday 10th. Ladies League v Chepstow at Chepstow @1:30.
Friday 12th. Mixed League v Troedyrhiw away @12:30pm
Saturday 13th. MBA v Oakdale at Avenue Road @2:30.
GBL away at Caldicot @ 2:30.
Ladies Mary Wardle League v Garndiffaith at Avenue Road @2:30.

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02/06/2026

It was an extremely tough day on the Green for our Ladies today when they went to Garndiffaith for a South Wales and Monmouthshire Ladies League Match.
On the rink of Clare Morgan,Sue Jewell, Mary Vale and Sue Williams very little went their way in the way of shots apart from on the 9th end when they picked up a 4, that made the score 13 shots to 5 in favour of Garndiffaith. The rest of the game went the same way with Abergavenny picking up 1 more shot on the 13th end. The final rink score was Abergavenny 6. Garndiffaith 32.
The rink of Jenni MacGregor, Mary Evans, Val Jones and Julia Salter had a much closer game, after 7 ends it was all square at 7 all, the Abergavenny Ladies then went ahead winning the next 3 ends to go 12-7 up. The Garndiffaith Ladies came back to level on the 15th end 13-13, two of the final ends went to Abergavenny to make the final rink score Abergavenny 18. Garndiffaith 15.
The final match score was Abergavenny 24. Garndiffaith 47.

30/05/2026

On Friday evening we went to St Julian's to play them in the 2nd round of the MBA Cup.
On the rink of John Woodier, John MacGregor, Denis McDaid and Nigel Jewell St Julian's were a player short so their first two bowlers had the advantage of playing with 3 bowls. St Julian's took an advantage over the first 7 ends leading by 10-1, Abergavenny won the next 4 ends to narrow the score to 6-10. St Julian's then won 5 of the last 7 ends to win the rink by 21 shots to 9 but had to take a 25% penalty for fielding only 3 players making the revised score Abergavenny 9. St Julian's 15•75.
The rink of Peter Steed, John Vale, Courtney Hemmings and Ian McCuish were also playing against a team of 3. The first 4 ends didn't go well for Abergavenny as they went 12-0 down, they started to score over the next 6 ends but they were still 16-6 down after 10 ends. St Julian's finished off by winning 6 of the last 8 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 8 St Julian's 19•5 (after 25% penalty).
On the rink of Mike Collins, Rob Pursey, Mike Hayward and Tom Cobb a good start saw them leading by 5 shots to 4 after 6 ends, on the 11th end they dropped a 4 to go 11-6 behind. St Julian's then won 5 of the last 7 ends to win the rink by 24 shots to 8.
The rink of Rob Poynter, Steve File, Gordon King and Mike McGonagall were level at 3-3 after 4 ends and after dropping slightly behind they drew level at 8-8 on the 11th end and then went 4 shots ahead on the 13th. St Julian's then scored a 4 & a 5 to go 16-12 in front, with Abergavenny scoring a 3 on the 16th it could have been a close finish but St Julian's scored 4 over the last two ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 15. St Julian's 20.
St Julian's go through to the next round with an aggregate score of Abergavenny 40. St Julian's 79•25.

On Saturday we welcomed Six Bells to Avenue Road for an MBA Division 4 match.
On the rink of Peter Steed, John Vale, Ian McCuish and Dave Hill the visitors went into an early lead of 7-3 by the 8th end, but then the Abergavenny men started to take control and by the 13th end were leading by 11 shots to 8. Six Bells levelled the score at 11 all on the 15th end but then Abergavenny won 5 in a row to be leading 18-11 going into the final end. It was a tense finish with Six Bells scoring 6 shots to make the final rink score Abergavenny 18. Six Bells 17.
The rink of Mike Collins, Rob Pursey, Fred Mutimer and Tom Cobb were level at 3 each at the 5th end and 6 each after the 9th. They started to pull away from Six Bells but to no avail because they were caught again on the 16th end at 13-13, it was 15 all at the 19th end before Six Bells scored two singles on the last 2 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 15. Six Bells 17.
On the rink of Jimmy Harris, John Woodier, Courtney Hemmings and Dave Cooper Six Bells took the initiative and led 8-1 at 5 ends, Abergavenny then drew level at 10-10 on the 8th end having scored a 4 & 5. Six Bells then went away again leading 21-12 at the 16th. Abergavenny fought back and won the last 5 ends to reduce the deficit to 3 and the final rink score to Abergavenny 18. Six Bells 21.
The rink of Steve File, Mike McGonagall, Paul Jones and Nigel Jewell couldn't get to terms with the Six Bells side and were 8-6 down after 6 ends. Dropping a 7 on the 7th end didn't help the situation but they kept their spirits and battled on. Some excellent driving from the Six Bells skip prevented any real Abergavenny momentum and the final rink score was Abergavenny 15. Six Bells 26.
The final match score was Abergavenny 66. Six Bells 81.
Abergavenny 2 points Six Bells 12 points.
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28/05/2026

On Wednesday evening we welcomed our friends and neighbours from Bailey Park to Avenue Road for an East Monmouthshire Bowling Association League game.
On the rink of John Woodier, Gwyn Jones, Ron Harris and Fred Mutimer it was a good start leading by 10-1 after 6 ends. It was pretty even over the next 6 ends so at the 12th it was Abergavenny 14 Bailey Park 4, Abergavenny increased the lead over the final 6 ends to make the final rink score Abergavenny 21. Bailey Park 7.
The rink of Peter Steed, Ian McCuish, Nigel Jewell and Stephen Williams took a small lead on the first 6 ends of 5 shots to 2, a very even mid third of the game saw Abergavenny leading by 10-8 after 12 ends, Bailey Park drew level on the 14th end and took a 1 shot lead on the 15th at 11-10. The final 3 ends went the way of Abergavenny scoring another 13 shots to make the final rink score Abergavenny 23. Bailey Park 11.
On the rink of Steve File, Denis McDaid, Mandy Harris and Paul Jones it was really close and the teams couldn't be separated at 6 ends with the score at 5 all. It was the same at the 12th end but the score had doubled to 10 all. Abergavenny opened up a 6 shot lead over the next two ends but then Bailey Park levelled the score again at 16 all on the 16th. Abergavenny got a single on the 17th and am excellent final bowl by the Bailey Park skip secured 2 shots and the rink win for Bailey Park, the final score Abergavenny 17. Bailey Park 18.
The final match score was Abergavenny 61. Bailey Park 36.

We are off to St Julians tomorrow evening for a 2nd round game in the MBA Cup which starts at 6: 00pm (the time on the picture is incorrect!), a competition we haven't played in for a long time.
On Saturday we welcome Six Bells to Avenue Road for an MBA Division 4 League game which starts at 2: 30pm.
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24/05/2026

On Friday the Mixed Team were playing Whitchurch in the South Wales Mixed League.
On the rink of John MacGregor, Mary Vale, Val Jones and Tom Cobb the Abergavenny team got off to a good start leading by 11-5 after 9 ends but then Whitchurch came back over the second half of the game to draw the rink 18-18.
On the rink of Mary Evans,Sue Jewell, Mandy Harris and Denis McDaid it was a very close game with Abergavenny leading by 12-6 after 11 ends before Whitchurch made a comeback to take the lead on the 17th end at 12-13, Abergavenny managed to clinch the rink win by scoring 3 on the final end to make it Abergavenny 15 Whitchurch 13.
On the rink of Peter Steed, Ian McCuish, Kath Indge and Lesley Radley there were never more than two shots between the teams and it finished as a draw at 14-14.
The final match score was Abergavenny 47. Whitchurch 45
4 points to Abergavenny and 1 to Whitchurch.

Also on Friday an Inter Association League game was held at Avenue Road between East Monmouthshire and South Monmouthshire. The game was won by South Monmouthshire by 110 shots to 77.

On Saturday the GBL team were at home to the Division 2 League leaders Chepstow.
On the rink of Richard Richards, Denis McDaid, Ron Harris and Steve Williams the Abergavenny team went into a 16-4 lead by the 11th end and they extended the lead to 24 shots to 12 at the final end.
On the rink of Nigel Jewell, Mandy Harris, Martin Love and Ian Turner after Chepstow had gone into a 15-5 lead at 10 ends the Abergavenny side reduced the deficit to 6 shots by the end to make the rink score Abergavenny 15. Chepstow 21.
The rink of Mary Vale, Mike Hayward, Roger Griffiths and Sue Williams were 14-6 down at 8 ends but kept came back to level at 16-16 on the 14th end. The Chepstow side finished strongly winning by 24 shots to 18.
The end result was a draw at 57-57 with Abergavenny taking 5 points and Chepstow 5.

The MBA team went to Crickhowell for their Division 4 match.
On the rink of Jack Vale, John MacGregor, Courtney Hemmings and Paul Jones it was a close first 7 ends with Abergavenny just in the lead 8-6, the next 7 saw Abergavenny extend the lead to 18-8 and after the final end the score was Abergavenny 26. Crickhowell 14.
Rob Poynter, Steve File, Gordon King and Mike McGonagall got off to a good start leading by 15-3 after 7 ends and going further ahead at 22-5 by the 14th. The last 7 ends were shared with the final rink score being Abergavenny 26. Crickhowell 9.
Peter Steed, John Vale, Ian McCuish and Dave Hill got off to a flying start on their rink leading by 17-0 after 9 ends. It just wasn't Crickhowells day but they managed to get on the board on the 10th end but Abergavenny kept piling on the pressure and won the rink by 29 shots to 8.
On the rink of Mike Collins, Rob Pursey, Fred Mutimer and Tom Cobb the Abergavenny men went into a 13-4 lead at the 8 end water break but then Crickhowell got into their stride and took the lead on the 16th end leading by 1 at 16-15, they continued in the same way over the final 5 ends to win the rink by 23 shots to 17.
A great game played in a good spirit with plenty of friendly banter between the teams.
The final score was Abergavenny 98. Crickhowell 54. 12 points to Abergavenny and 2 for Crickhowell.
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