The Douglas Sharks got their defence of the Haldane Fisher Fours League off to a perfect start after winning the opening two games at the NSC last Sunday.
The Manx Short Mat Bowls Association was established in 1987. With regular league and competition meetings during the winter at the National Sports Centre in Douglas, this web site will keep you up to date with all the latest Manx Short Mat Bowls results, news and reports from the International tournaments which the Isle of Man takes part in every year.
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The Douglas Sharks got their defence of the Haldane Fisher Fours League off to a perfect start after winning the opening two games at the NSC last Sunday.
Chris Holland & Dave McCabe fought back to claim the MSMBA 2 Bowl Pairs title after a dramatic last end saw them take 3 shots to win by 1 over Seamus Whelan & Collin Holland.
Stephen Gale successfully retained his MSMBA 4 Bowl Singles title for a third successive year, his 6th overall after beating Michael Collister 10-8 in the final.
Sheila, Bernie & Steve Durcan claimed their first ever MSMBA Triples title after winning the round-robin event at the NSC on Sunday.
Michael Collister & Stephen Gale claimed the first silverware of the season with a dominant display in the Peter Coward Pairs League.
Pat Mason, Clare Hussain & Stephen Gale won the third round-robin tournament held at Ballaugh Bowling Club after topping the table with 3 wins out of 4.