Short-Mat Bowls

Short-Mat Bowls is played indoors from October to March where we have two lanes of 45 feet. The basic rules are similar to outdoor but clearly some variation is needed and these can readily be picked up at practice. Mondays and Wednesdays are the normal roll-up days when the club is open at 6.30pm, with start at 7.00pm. 

We enter three teams into the West Oxfordshire Division of the Oxfordshire Short-Mat Bowls League with each team consisting of two rinks, one team playing home and one away on match days. Most games are played on Tuesdays starting at 7.15pm. More players than the eight needed for any match are registered for each team and everyone gets playing time. Teams are selected at the beginning of the season as we have to register individuals for one or other of our teams. Friendly matches are normally played on a Sunday with two sessions of two rinks. 

We enter two teams in the Oxfordshire Afternoon League.  a triples competition, as well as in singles, pairs, triples, fours and club team county competitions. Charlbury have had success with 2019 County Fours Champions, and three players representing Oxfordshire in the Inter County Championships.

A regular skills development session is held on Fridays at 11.30am.