Team Hampshire - Short Mat Bowls

11/06/2026

A HUGE congratulations to our very own Molly Michael for making the England Ladies team for the upcoming season 😍 what a season for Molly 👏👏

Big Congratulations to Molly for being selected to play for the England Ladies this season. Absolutely amazing achievement I am so proud of you. Go smash it. ❤️

06/05/2026

The 25/26 season marked the launch of the Solent Premier League - the first competition of its kind for Hampshire Short Mat Bowls. Played as a singles competition with a generous cash prize on offer, the league spanned an impressive 17 weeks and showcased a consistently high standard throughout. 16 competitors in a bi-weekly straight knockout competition. Think the Premier League Darts, but Bowls!

A huge congratulations goes to Ryan Knight, who delivered an outstanding performance across the season. Not only did he top the league standings, but he also went on to win the knockout phase, making him a thoroughly deserving overall debut champion.

Following such a brilliantly successful inaugural season, Solent Premier League are already looking ahead and would love to see even more entrants involved next year. Anyone interested in taking part can get in touch with Jason McLean for further details.

19/04/2026

Chris made a valiant effort in defending his title yesterday, reaching the semi finals before coming to defeat - a brilliant run yet again 👏👏

18/04/2026

Today sees our defending national under 18s singles champion Chris Hardman compete to retain his title - he is currently in the quarter finals! Come on Chris!

12/04/2026

Leah, Jason and Ryan made it to the quarter finals - a huge congratulations to the three of you, and to everyone who has represented Hampshire at this year's national championships.

This marks the end of our competitive season, a massive well done and thank you to everyone involved in Hampshire this season - we cannot wait to get back on the mats in a few months time 👌

11/04/2026

Our fours efforts today saw the brilliant four of Matt, Leah, Steve and Aidan reaching the semi finals - brilliant run, well done all of you 👏👏

10/04/2026

Today saw 2 of our pairs make it to the last 16, Leah and Ryan, and Callum and Paul - well done all, great effort 👏👏

09/04/2026

Our best efforts today saw Aidan and Jason losing in the last 16 and then quarter finals respectively - amazing effort guys!

We go again with our pairs tomorrow 💪

08/04/2026

Wishing the very best of luck to all Hampshire members competing in this year’s National Championships! 🧡

📅 Schedule:
Thursday 9th – Singles
Friday 10th – Pairs
Saturday 11th – Fours
Sunday 12th – Triples

Here is a reminder of our 2025/26 National Qualifiers

🔹 Singles (Thursday 9th)
🥇 Jason McLean
🥈 Ben Pay
🥉 Aidan Corrigan
4th Callum Goodman

🔹 Pairs (Friday 10th)
🥇 Leah Wood, Ryan Knight
🥈 Dave Goddard, James Durrant
🥉 Paul Goodman, Callum Goodman
4th Ricky Pyle, Gary Payne

🔹 Fours (Saturday 11th)
🥇 Mike Wright, Dave Goddard, James Durrant, Steve Puttock
🥈 Matt Smith, Leah Wood, Stephen Buckett, Aidan Corrigan
🥉 Jason McLean, Alastair McCrea, Ben Pay, Ryan Knight
4th June Messenger, Neil Pritchard, Roger Messenger, Chris Turner

🔹 Triples (Sunday 12th)
🥇 David White, Jason McLean, Ryan Knight
🥈 Chris Davison, Alex Tymon, Shane Davison
🥉 Sam Sutton, Mike Wright, Steve Puttock
4th Matt Smith, Steve Buckett, Ben Pay

Please note:
Leah Wood is stepping in for David White in the Triples, and Sam Sutton will replace James Durrant in the Fours.

Go well everyone – bring it home! 💪🏆

28/03/2026

This weekend has our very own Chris Hardman representing England U21s against Wales U21s - best of luck Chris!