Diary
Please note that the times below are the start times of play. In respect of county competitions and inter county matches players should arrive at the venue no later than 0900.
2020
| Date | Time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat. 4th Jan. | 0900 | County Pairs | Bromsgrove |
| Sat. 11th Jan. | 0900 | County Fours | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 12th Jan. | 1000 | County v Herefordshire | Bromsgrove |
| Sun. 19th Jan. | 1000 | County v Shropshire | Bromsgrove |
| Sat.25th Jan. | 0900 | ESMBA – Open Singles | TBA |
| Sun 26th Jan. | 0900 | County Triples | Bromsgrove |
| Sun. 2nd Feb. | 0900 | ESMBA – ICC Rinks Final | Solihull |
| Sun16th Feb. | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – preliminaries ( V Devon ) | Bristol |
| Sun. 23rd Feb. | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – Quarter Finals | TBA |
| Sun. 1st March | 0900 | County President’s Cup ( Pairs ) / County Trials | Bromsgrove |
| Sat. 7th March | 0900 | ESMBA National Finals – Mixed Fours | Solihull |
| Sun. 8th March | 0900 | ESMBA National Finals – Over 55’s Pairs | Solihull |
| Bowling activities postponed from March
because of the covid19 pandemic |
The ESMBA have reprogrammed some of the National fixtures, as shown below – The provisional county diary for the coming season shown below may be subject to change following any impact of covid19, government regulations, or advice from the ESMBA – This is the situation as at 1st July. | ||
| Sat.18th July | 0900 | ESMBA – Annual General Meeting. – POSTPONED | TBA |
| Sun 18th Sept | 0900 | ESMBA – Summer Club Championship | TBA |
| Thurs 3rd Sept. | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – Singles | Melton Mowbray |
| Fri 4th Sept. | 0900 | ESMBA – National finals – Pairs | Melton Mowbray |
| Sat. 5th Sept. | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – Fours | Melton Mowbray |
| Sun 6th Sept. | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – Triples | Melton Mowbray |
| Sat 12th Sept. | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – Semi Finals | Melton Mowbray |
| Sun 13th Sept | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – Final | Melton Mowbray |
| Sun 27th Sept | 0930 | County Mixed Fours | Bromsgrove |
| Sat 3rd Oct. | 1000 | County v Gloucestershire ( First leg – Two Shires Trophy ) | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 4th Oct. | 0930 | County over 55s Pairs | Bromsgrove |
| Sat 10th Oct. | 1000 | County v West Midlands | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 25th Oct. | 1000 | County v Northamptonshire | Away |
| Sat/Sun 31stOct/1stNov | 0900 | ESMBA / TLH Open Pairs and Open Fours | Torquay |
| Sun 8th Nov | 1000 | County v Northamptonshire | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 15th Nov. | 1000 | County v West Midlands | Solihull |
| Sun 6th Dec. | 0930 | County Pairs | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 13th Dec | 1000 | County v Shropshire | Bromsgrove |
| Sat 19th Dec. | 1000 | Gloucestershire ( 2nd Leg – Two Shires Trophy ) | Away |
| 2021 | |||
| Sun 3rd Jan. | 0930 | County Singles | Bromsgrove |
| Sun 10th Jan. | 1000 | County v Shropshire | Away |
| Sat/Sun 16th/17th Jan. | 0900 | ESMBA – Open Singles | TBA |
| Sun 17th Jan. | 0930 | County fours | Bromsgrove |
| Sat/Sun 23rd/24th Jan. | 0900 | ESMBA – Open Triples and Open Fours | TBA |
| Sun 24th Jan | 0930 | County Triples | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 30th/31st Jan. | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – preliminaries | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 20th/21st Feb. | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – quarter finals | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 27th/28th Feb. | 0900 | ESMBA – St. George’s Cup | TBA |
| Sun 7th March | 0930 | County President’s Cup (Pairs) / County Trials | Bromsgrove |
| Sat/Sun 13th/14th March | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – Mixed Fours ( 13th ) – Over 55s Pairs ( 14th ) | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 20th/21st March | 0900 | ESMBA – “A” teams knockout – semi finals | TBA |
| EASTER 2nd – 5th APRIL | |||
| Thurs – Sun, -8th – 11th April | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – Singles ( 8th ), Pairs ( 9th ), Fours ( 10th ) Triples ( 11th ) | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 17th/18th April | 0900 | ESMBA – National Finals – under 18s -and “A” teams knockout final | TBA |
| Sat/Sun 1st/2nd May | 0900 | ESMBA / TLH Top Club Finals | Torquay |