Welcome to Abington Bowling Club

ANOTHER OUTDOOR season comes to an end. The green is now closed until next April. Many thanks to the 26 members who came along to the President's Day fixture on the last Saturday - won by Wendy Thompson, Paul Nicholls & Gill Crossley - whether they were playing or keeping the players refreshed.

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Similar thanks are extended to all those who put their names down for friendlies in 2025 - with Dave Whiteside the standout attendee, never missing a match (and winning a sizeable majority). You have all kept the show on the road through some undeniably difficult times for the old concept of friendly matchplay. It was heartening to note that a decent proportion of those involved yesterday weren't even members at the start of the season. Whatever the wider struggles of outdoor bowls, Abington is a club that refuses to accept decline.

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Congratulations to all the club competition winners, particularly Tony O'Leary & Gill Crossley, who continue their recent dominance of the men's and women's club singles. They will both have cause to look back on 2025 as a special year, winning honours at county and national level.

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And a big hand is due for our club President, Jonathan Brown, who after four hectic seasons in the job, has decided to return to the general fold of bowling members. Abington B.C. couldn't have asked for a more dedicated servant at a crucial moment in its history. Alll the best to our bowling friends for the 2025/26 indoor season, and beyond.

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03/09/2025: THE TRIPLES LEAGUES closed with what for Abington was a largely quiet final round. Except for the C-team, who were at the epicentre of the Division 2 promotion drama.​​​​

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Playing at home to Wootton Grange A, the Cs were able to play with total abandon, secure in their second-tier status. And duly collected all five point against the side who began the match second in the table. Abington C's 44-25 win however means that Earls Barton A will be joining our A-side in the top flight next year, taking all but half a point from their visit to Bugbrooke.

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For the A, B, and women's teams there was little to report, with all three confirmed to finish where they began the night. The women's side took all the points from their last match at home to Whyte Melville, finishing a highly creditable third, only ten points behind champions Roade.

 

The men's A and B-sides only managed a half-point each to finish the campaign off, but the former can take plenty of pride from a bronze-medal finish - one place higher than usual. Thankfully, this was guaranteed before they hosted West End A, who have smashed all comers to smithereens this year, finishing only eight full points shy of a the maximum possible. The Bs meanwhile slink quietly down into Division 3, totally unable to drag Brackley down with them.

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*DETAILS OF this year's Abington Drawn Pairs League have been posted to the club competitions section (mixed page). Most other club comps are down to just the finals now. Good luck to all involved.

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30/08/2025: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HAVE BEEN crowned inaugural champions of Bowls England's new mixed-seniors county tournament, and no fewer than three Abington players were part of it. Alan Dunkley, John Freeman & Tony O'Leary bring a trio of national comp winners medals back to the club for the first time in decades, after a dramatic 111-105 victory in the final over Hampshire.

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Abington Bowling Club congratulates our members on one of their greatest achievements in the game, and our county association on its historic success. We are proud to have been represented so largely in the team, with hopes that this is just the beginning of further success for Northants county teams.

 

*AND THE golden oldies keep coming. Abington's Iain Walker has won the county men's senior singles. He beat Paul Hyde of Wellingborough in the final by the healthy margin of 21-14 to tick off yet another title on his very long list of honours.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​