2026 FINALS MATCHES

FINALS DAYS 2026

This year all the Finals were played at Potters Bar Bowls Club. See below for pictures from Finals Day, the Bob Vise Trophy and Jones Cup matches. The Club Rink League complete the following week.

FINALS DAY – SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER

Our main Finals Day was 5th September and started at 9am and on a warm and sunny day. The matches included the Triples League Final, Singles, Officers Singles, Champion of Champions, Pairs, Triples, Two-Wood Triples, Fours and Mixed Fours.

It proved to be a great, and exciting, day with some superb bowling. Special thanks must go to Potters Bar BC for their hospitality and for the provision of an excellent and well prepared green.

The Results are shown here: SADBA 2026 Finals Results 5th September

Paul Stevens of Potters Bar won the premier Singles match, shown here giving bowling tips to the 2046 champion.

All other photographs taken on the day are the property of our photographer, Chris Linfield, of Harpenden Bowls Club, who does not mind individual players taking copies for their own personal use. However, any Club or person wishing to put them on a Club or their own website or use for Club publicity MUST attribute the pictures to “SADBA/Chris Linfield”

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BOB VISE TROPHY

Traditionally played at 10am on August Bank Holiday which is Monday 31st August this year the match was between Welwyn Garden City v Potters Bar. It proved to be a dry and comfortable morning and a well prepared green with superb bowling. Potters Bar won the Singles and Pairs and Welwyn Garden City the Triples and Fours. So with two rinks each the result was determined by overall shot difference and Welwyn Garden City were declared the winners. Congratulations to both teams for an excellent performance.

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JONES CUP

The Jones Cup WAS played on the cool but dry evening of Friday 4th September. It was played on an excellent green provided by Potters Bar and with a close fought match last year’s winners, Welwyn Garden City, once again took the Cup with Harpenden the runners Up.

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CLUB RINK LEAGUE

2026 once again proved a competitive season for the Club Rink League which completed on schedule despite matches having to be reschedule to avoid because of summer heatwaves. The result was close with the winner being Welwyn Garden City and Harpenden Runners Up. Full results can be found on the Club Rink League page under the Leagues tab.

Michael Woodhams, SADBA Secretary, presenting the Winners plaque to Jim Earnshaw of Welwyn Garden City

Michael Woodhams, SADBA Secretary, presenting the Runners Up plaque to Dave Kilvert of Harpenden

19 January 202616 April 2026

INDOOR MATCHES 2025/26

SADLBA – 21ST MARCH

The last Indoor match of the 2025/2026 season was against our sister organisation, St Albans and District Ladies Bowling Association (SADLBA) on Saturday 21st March held at Harpenden Indoor Bowling Club. As usual this was a great match in a friendly and competitive spirit with the bonus of a good in for SADBA. Our thanks go espcially to Harpenden IBC for hosting it and their support. The match report can be found here: Result Sheet SADBA v SADLBA 21 March 2026

LONDON SCOTTISH – 28TH FEBRUARY

The indoor match against london Scottish was at Watford Indoor Bowling Club on Saturday 28th February. The match freport can be found here: Report Sheet London Scottish 280226

PRESIDENT’S INVITATION MATCH

The President’s Invitation Match was held this year on Sunday 19th January at the Hatfield Bowls Club, once again fielding a District Team against the 2025 winners of the Bob Vise Trophy (Potters Bar), Jones Cup (Welwyn Garden City), Triples League (Hatfield) and Club Rink League (Harpenden).

It was a great afternoon played with great sportsmanship and camerdarie as many familiar faces came together to compete for the prestigious Shield. The District won on only one rink (23-10). The winning rink with the biggest shot difference of 31-6 was Potters Bar who duly took home the Shield and a plaque to keep in the Club.

The picture below is the winning team of Richard Pearce, Dave Arnold, Chris Budden and Bob Maule.

Many congratulations to Potters Bar.

7 December 202510 December 2025

2026 SADBA PROGRAMME

2026 PROGRAMME OF MATCHES

The 2026 schedule of all the Competitions (Singles, Pairs, Triples, 2-Wood Triples, Fours, Mixed Fours, Officers Singles and Champion of Champions) and League Matches (Bob Vise Trophy, Triples League, Jones Cup and Club Rink League) are now available on-line and can be found from the drop-down menu under the COMPETITIONS and LEAGUES tabs.

24 August 20257 September 2025

SADBA FINALS FINALS 2025

SADBA FINALS 2025

The 2025 Finals matches were held on the 25th August and 5th and 6th September 2025 at Potters Bar Bowls Club.

The Bob Vise Trophy was held Monday 25th August at 10.00 am. This year the teams were Townsend versus Potters Bar, with Potters Bar taking the trophy. See short report at “Bob Vise” Trophy 2025 – St Albans & District Bowling Association

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The Jones Cup was between Welwyn Garden City and Batchwood on Friday 5th September starting at 5.00 pm. On a warm evening and excellent green the honours were taken by Welwyn Garden City.

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Finals Day saw the Finals of the Triples League and all other individual and team competitions will be help on Saturday 6th September. Matches started at 9.00 am and ran through on a comfortably warm and breezy day. As always bowling and cameraderie was excellent and a special thanks go to Potters Bar for their hospitality.

The Results for Finals Day, 6th September, can be found here: Finals Day Results 2025

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Photographs of the presentations of the day taken by Chris Linfield of Harpenden. Please note that the photographs are the property of our photographer who does not mind individual players taking copies for their own personal use. Any Club or person wishing to put them on a club website/their own website or use for club publicity MUST attribute those pictures/images to “SADBA/Chris Linfield.”

20 December 202428 January 2025

COMPETITIONS AND LEAGUES 2025

COMPETITIONS and LEAGUES 2025

The draw for all the Competitions and Inter-Club League matches, together with the programme of play by dates, is now available on-line under the COMPETITIONS and LEAGUES tabs.

The COMPETITIONS drop-down menu gives access to the Singles, Champion of Champions, Officers Singles, Triples, 2-Wood Triples, Fours and Mixed Fours plus links to download the Closing Dates of Rounds and a list of a Competition Contacts. The LEAGUES menu covers the Bob Vise Trophy, Jones Cup, Triples League, Club Rink League and a download for Playing Dates.

Telephone numbers of all of the Fixture Secretaries and contacts for Inter-Club League matches and Competitions will be published in the 2025 SADBA handbook to be issued in April through Club Delegates.