Pyestock Bowls Club

04/09/2026

Please note that a £3.00 baguette lunch will be available on the Sunday, on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you wish to reserve yours in advance, please let Lee McKay know as soon as possible.

03/09/2026

Stan Hardman Plate Final - Pyestock BC 1-2 Old Basing Red

Congratulations to our opponents, Old Basing Red, and huge thanks to Howard Park Bowls Club for their hospitality today.
All three triples in this Final were close-fought, and just five shots was the difference between our winning and losing, with two of the three triples being decided only on the final end.

Well done, and thank you, to Captain Sue Crofts for yet another exciting and successful Stan Hardman season.

Once again, our supporters turned out in force, and they did our club proud with their applause of good play, no matter which side it came from. Thank you, one and all.

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

Club Competitions semi-finals match reports.

Yesterday morning brought us the second semi-final of the Ladies’ Singles, between Lucinda Cranham and Angela Goman-Smith, with Jan Northwood as marker.
Angela got her nose in front after a first end to Lu, and after five ends led by 7-4 shots. Three of the next four ends went in Angela’s favour, and she now led by 11-6 shots. Cue a comeback from Lu, who won ten of the next twelve ends, to lead by 18-13 shots after 21 ends.
Ten of those twelve ends were decided by a single shot!
On the following end, Angela scored a four, and Lu’s lead was reduced to 18-17 shots.
Lu’s nerve held, however, and she secured the necessary three shots on the very next end, to win by 21-17 shots.
There was an excellent turnout of spectators, and they were treated to some top quality bowls. Thank you all.
Lu will play Lee McKay in the Final.

Today, amid a persistently showery morning, Roger Broadley played David Killington in the second of the Men’s Singles semi-finals, marked by Winston Matthews.
Two of the first four ends went to each player, with the score standing at 4-4 shots. Roger then won six of the following seven ends to establish a lead of 14-6 shots. The match was then turned on its head, as David won the next six ends with no reply, to win by 21-14 shots.
This was a match that really could have gone either way, and the excellent crowd of spectators, who came out in awful weather, were treated to an exciting and intriguing match. Thank you all for coming.
David will play Stewart Adams in the Final.

We are truly blessed at Pyestock Bowls Club to have so many committed and supportive players and members.
Thank you all so much for coming out and supporting your clubmates throughout this season; it really does make a difference.

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

Match reports.

On Saturday afternoon, at Old Dean BC, John Galsworthy played Farnham BC’s Tom Reeves in the A&D Champion of Champions Final. In atrocious, rain-swept conditions, and on a rink that was saturated sand and mud, John trailed by only 14-15 shots after twenty-two ends. The opposition then scored three twos to John’s single shot reply, the final score being 15-21. Both players did remarkably well, and on another day, with the conditions lending themselves to a more skilful game, John might well have finished victorious.
Needless to say, the support of John’s hardy clubmates was much appreciated.

This morning, at Old Basing BC, Angela Goman-Smith and Val Goodman came up against Jenny Brinkley and Sharron Dunt, of Fleet United, in the North Hants Women’s Pairs semi-final. A largely low-scoring affair saw the pairs level at 9-9 shots after twelve ends. The next four ends went the way of Fleet United, though, and our ladies found themselves trailing by 9-15 shots with only two ends to go. A three to Angela and Val on end seventeen kept the match alive, and the final end (and the match) was always in the balance. Sadly, we could manage only two shots on end eighteen, finishing the match 14-15 shots down.
This was a superb effort by our ladies, in a match of very high quality bowls, and our many supporters once again did their bit.

All our players who featured in these exciting matches should hold their heads high, and our support was the envy of the other clubs involved.
Well done, everybody.

28/08/2026

Stan Hardman Plate semi-final match report

It was a real nail-biter yesterday, at St Mary Bourne Bowling Club, as Pyestock met Old Basing Gold in the Stan Hardman Plate semi-final.
Our first triple, of Mike Newman, Lee McKay and Nigel Williams, trailed from the off, but a 2-8 shots scoreline after eight ends was reduced by a five for Pyestock on end nine. Old Basing kept their noses in front, however, and we trailed by 10-13 shots after sixteen ends. The following end brought a single for Pyestock, and then a superb score of three to us on the final end saw us home by 14-13 shots.

Our next triple, of John Galsworthy, David Killington and Linda “Indigo” Lacey, shared the spoils with our opponents in the early stages and, after six ends, the scores stood at eight shots each. Some strong play from Old Basing then saw them stretch out, and we found ourselves 11-20 shots down after fifteen ends. A four and a three to Pyestock in the following two ends saw us fight back to 18-20 shots, but we fell just short when Old Basing scored a single on the final end, and we lost by 18-21 shots.

So, with two points awarded for a winning rink, we stood level with Old Basing, but their superior shot difference put them in pole position.

Our final triple, of Martin Squibb, Mike Sharp and Sue Crofts, started slowly, and were 1-8 shots down after six ends. We kept plugging away though, and a 7-11 shots deficit was turned into a 12-11 shots lead when we scored a five on end fourteen. Two single-scoring ends for the opposition put us behind again with two ends to go. On the seventeenth end, we scored a magical five to lead by 17-13 shots! Being the last game of the day to finish, all spectators (and players) were now riveted. We were holding winning shot until the opposition skip trailed the jack towards a cluster of their bowls. A nervy count resulted in a three for Old Basing, and a 17-16 shots win so, fittingly, Captain Sue’s triple scored the two points we needed to get ourselves into the final.

Have no doubt, this was a really good win against an excellent Old Basing Gold team, and all our players deserve many congratulations on not only the victory, but also on giving the assembled supporters a dramatic and entertaining afternoon.
On which subject, we are so grateful for the support of our clubmates, who came along in numbers to watch us perform in a picturesque, but distant neutral venue.

We thank also St Mary Bourne Bowling Club for their hospitality, and Old Basing Bowling Club for their company, on and off the green.
I’m happy to say we make friends everywhere we go.

The final is scheduled for Thursday 3rd September, against Old Basing Red. The venue is yet to be announced.

28/08/2026

Everybody welcome.

27/08/2026

Full match report to follow.