"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
York was the venue for the SMPT Verdemat Bowls British Open at the weekend. Northern Ireland’s Gary McNabb lifted the title with a 10-5 win against popular Essex bowler Tony Ealham who enjoyed a brilliant weekend reaching the final in a high class fi…
Starting their final I.C.C group match Norfolk Premier and Essex Premier were seperated by just eight points in the table in the battle to qualify for the quarter-finals. Norfolk quickly got into their stride in the first session with wins in the sin…
A stunning performance by Mike Harvey and David Lamb of Halvergate earned their team a maximum 4-0 away win at Connaught in the Tens League as they beat the home pairing of Mike Parsons and Bob Oatway by 23-6. The two Connaught Mikes, Smail and Minsh…
Thorpe Marriott visited Halvergate for the second leg of their Bure Cup semi-final just two points behind after a close first leg at Marriott. Halvergate would have hoped to quickly extend that lead but found Thorpe Marriott offering stout resi…
The ESMBA has announced the first major revamp to the Inter-County Championships for many years and the move sees a big emphasis on fours games. Other major changes include the provision for team managers to choose between 16 and 24 players for each…
The National Championship allocations have been revealed with Norfolk being awarded the maximum four places in the singles, pairs, triples and fours events. Norfolk have also got three places in the Mixed Fours and two each in the Under 18’s and the…
Wymondham are through to the semi-finals of the Norwich Cup after a 10-6 away win at Thorpe Marriott. Debbie Sparham and Jack Pye scored two vital pairs wins beating Janet Pinchen and Derek Sheldrake 7-5 in the first half and then clinched victory fo…