Malaga News.
26th May - Lauro Win The Spring League
Congratulations to Lauro Golf Bowls Club whose 8-6 vistory over Mijas saw them clinch the league title.
The Saydo vs La Posada match brought a 10-4 victory and a second place finish for Saydo.
Catch up with the latest scores and League table: Spring League
19th May - Spring League Week 5 Results
Victories for Saydo and La Posada saw a shift in the League table after Week 5 round of matches.
Catch up with the latest scores and League table: Spring League
17th May - Australian Pairs Competition Final
2023 Champions
Jeff Turner & Ron Jones
(Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Congratulations to the 2023 Champions Jeff Turner and Ron Jones (Lauro Golf Bowls Club) who defeated Simone Morgan and Mary Detheridge (Santa Maria Bowls Club) in a thrilling and entertaining Final.
For more information see the relevant web page: Australian Pairs 2023
For a report on the matches see Australian Pairs Report
16th May - Australian Pairs Competition Semi-Finals Day
The Semi-Finals saw wins for Simone Morgan and Mary Detheridge (Santa Maria) against David Prain and Barry Holt (Mijas) and Ron Jones and Jeff Turner (Lauro Golf) against Angie Holt and John Wilson (Mijas).
The Final will take place tomorrow - Wednesday - withan 11.00 start at Mijad Bowls Club.
For more information see the relevant web page: Australian Pairs 2023
For a report on the matches see Australian Pairs Report
15th May - Australian Pairs Competition gets Unerway At Mijas
The first round of the Australian Pairs Competition started today at Mijas. Teams from Mijas, Santa Maria, Benavista and Lauro Golf will go head to head over the next few days.
To keep up to date with the results each round go to Australian Pairs 2023
For a report on the matches see Australian Pairs Report
14th May - President's Fours Competition Postponed
The Competition received very few entries for the scheduled date that it had to be cancelled. It is hoped to be re-scheduled (possibly ina different format) later in the year.
12th May - Spring League Week 4 Results Now Out
Catch up with the latest scores and League table: Spring League
10th May - Malaga Provincials Triples Championships - Congratulations to the 2023 Champions
The spectators were were blessed with two excellent Finals in the Malaga Provincial Triples.
Simone Morgan, Pat Fisher, Mary Detheridge (Santa Maria)
Jeff Turner, Kevin Westwell, Paul Hughes (Lauro)
Commiserations to the Runners Up: Nina McKenzie, Janet Sudworth and Isabel McCarlie (Saydo) and Terry Higgins, Julian Thomas and Ron Jones (Lauro)
A report of the Malaga Provincial Championships, with photos, can be seen here: Provincials Report
For all results in the Men's Singles go to Men's Singles
For the Ladies Singles results go to Ladies Singles
8th May - Malaga Provincials Triples Competitions Start at Lauro
Play got under way in the Men's Triples discipline today, with the Ladies Triples starting tomorrow.
or the draw and to keep up to date with the Men's Triples results go to Men's Triples
For the Ladies triples draw and results go to Ladies Triples
For a daily report on the games go to: Provincials Report
5th May - Presidents Fours Entry Forms At Your Club Now.
The final competition before the Summer break is the President's Fours.
It will be hosted by La Posada and starts on 21st May. Closing date for entries is Saturday 13th May.
5th May - Australian Pairs Entry Forms At Your Club Now.
The Malaga Australian Pairs will take place at Mijas starting on the 14th May. Entry forms and conditions of play for this Open Competition are with your Club now.
5th May - Spring League Week 3
With La Posada enjoying the bowling greens on the Portugal's Algarve coast, only 1 match was played.
Lauro posted a 9-5 victory over Mijas, winning 2 and drawing 1 at Lauro. Mijas won 2 and lost 1 at Mijas, with Lauro taking points for the overall score.
3rd May - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships - Congratulations to the Champions
Congratulations to Isabel McCarlie (Saydo) and Ron Jones (Lauro) our 2023 Malaga Provincial Singles Champions
Commiserations to the Runners Up Nina McKenzie (Saydo) and Nigel Short (Saydo)
For a report on the games and a full gallery of photos go to: Singles Report
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Men's Singles results go to Men's Singles
For the Ladies Singles results go to Ladies Singles
3rd May - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships Finals Day
Today we will see the Men's Semi-Finals being played in the morning. Stuart Brickley (La Posada) will play Ron Jones (Lauro) and Nigel South (Saydo) will playe Peter Togneri (Saydo)
In the afternoon we will have both the Men's Final and the Ladies Final.
The ladies Final will be between Isabel McCarlie (Saydo) and Nina McKenzie (Saydo)
For a report on the games go to: Singles Report
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Men's Singles results go to Men's Singles
For the Ladies Singles results go to Ladies Singles
2nd May - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships
Today was Quarter Finals day for the Men's Singles and also sees the Ladies appearing at their Semi-Final stage.
For a report on the games go to: Singles Report
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Men's Singles results go to Men's Singles
For the Ladies Singles results go to Ladies Singles
1st May - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships
This was the busiest day of the Competition with the "Round of 16" being played.
For a report on the games go to: Singles Report
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Singles results and news go to Men's Singles
30th April - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships Begin
Today was scheduled to be a preliminary match between Ant Wake (Saydo) and Mick Sudworth (Saydo) but the organisers decided (with the consent of the players) to bring forward some of the other games scheduled to play on Monday. This was mainly to ease pressure on the Markers, with many of Sayd's markers actually playing in the competition.
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Singles results and news go to Men's Singles
28th April - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships Start on Sunday at Saydo Bowls Club
For the draw and to keep up to date with the Singles results and news go to Men's Singles
28th April - Spring League Week TWO
A good win for Lauro Golf Bowls Club against Saydo Bowls Club, combined with a draw between Mijas Bowls Club and La Posada sees Lauro go top of the League.
For more details see the Spring League web page
25th April - Malaga Provincial Pairs Championships Final
Congratulations to 2023 Ladies Pairs Champions - Simone Morgan and pat Fisher (Santa Maria) and to 2023 Men's Pairs Champions John Morgan and Vernon Conway (Benavista)
For details and photos go to Pairs Report
24th April - Malaga Provincial Pairs Championships Final
The Finals of both the Men's Pairs and the Ladies Pairs are being held today at Benavista Bowls Club.
For the results see the web page: Men's Pairs and Ladies Pairs
For a report on the games go to: Pairs Report
For a report on the games fo to: Men's Pairs
24th April - Malaga Provincial Men's Pairs Championships Semi-Final
The Semi-Finals of the Men's Pairs are being held today.
For the results go to Men's Pairs
For a report on the games fo to: Men's Pairs
23rd April - Malaga Provincial Pairs Championships Starts Today
The Men's Pairs is the first discipline underway, starting at the Quarter Final stage.
Keep up to date with the latest news on Men's Pairs Report
21st April - Malaga Spring League Starts Today
The 2023 Spring League will take place over 6 weeks with 4 participating Clubs.
Mijas, Lauro, La Posada and Saydo will compete in a 14 player per team League.
Each week each Club will play a simultaneous Home and Away fixture.
This will consist of 1 Triple, 1 Pairs and 1 Australian Pairs at both the Home and Away venues.
Each game win will contribute 2 points (1 for a drawn game) and the combined scores of the Home and Away Matches will provide and additional 2 points to the winner (1 for a draw) for a total of 14 points.
Results will be posted on the Spring League web page each Friday evening: Spring League
18h April - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed Fours Produce A Spectacular Final
A reminder that the closing date for entries to this Championship is on Saturday 22nd April.
Entry forms are at your Club so put your name down as soon as you can.
The Championships take place on Sunday 30th April at Saydo Bowls Club
18th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed Fours Produce A Spectacular Final
Tom McLean, Nina McKenzie
Isabel McCarlie, Allen Gateshill
Congratulations to the Champions: Tom McLean, Nina McKenzie, Isabel McCarlie & Allen Gateshill, Saydo Bowls Club
Sometimes Bowls Finals can be a bit of an anti-climax. Not this one. It was a game that had everything. Two closely matched teams playing very well, constantly changing heads, spectacular shots and - yes - some outrageously good and bad luck.
One team would take the lead and then the other would overtake them.. Entertining, edge of the seat bowling from both teams and a very good win for the Saydo team. Commiserations to Lauro's Ron Jones, Julian Thomas, Margaret Woodin and Terry Higgins.
17th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Pairs Begin on Sunday at Benavista
The Pairs Competition begins on Sunday 23rd April at Benavista.
The draw for both disciplines can be found on their relevant pages:
Men's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
17th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed Fours Semi-Finals
Semi Finals Action
For a report on today's play go to Provincial Report and Mixed Fours web pages.
The Final is played tomorrow at La Posada with a 10.30 start with Finalists from Lauro Golf Bowls Club - Ron Jones, Julian Thomas, Margaret Woodin and Terry Higgins - up against the in-form favourites from Saydo Bowls Club - Allen Gateshill, Isabelle McCarlie, Tom McLean and Nina McKenzie in what should be a really entertaining game.
For a report on today's play go to the Provincial Report and Mixed Fours web pages.
16th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Get Under Way
The Mixed Fours discipline begins today at La Posada Bowls Club.
Keep up to date with the latest news at Provincial Report and Mixed Fours web page.
5th April - Andalucian Championships Come To Gripping Finale
A very successful Championship for the team from Zurgena in Almeria, as they took home Men's Pairs, Mixed Fours and Men's Singles titles
Simone Morgan won the Ladies Singles with Barbara Land and Mary Detheridge winning the Ladies Pairs, making it a very good Championships for the Santa Maria Club too.
For a full report on each day's play see the Andalucian News web page.
For all the information on the Championship go to Andalucian Championships
4th April - Andalucian Championships Day 7
We got two exciting Pairs Semi-Finals and two not quite so gripping Mixed Fours Semi-Finals.
For a full report on the day's play see the Andalucian News web page.
The schedule for the Finals are now completed and are:
Mens Pairs and Ladies Pairs will both start at 9.30
The Mixed Fours and Ladies Singles Final will both start at 13.00.
The Men's Singles Final will start at 16.30
Graham Shoots (Zurgena) has the honour of being in all 3 of the Finals he was eligible to qualify for. Tomorrow will see him attempt to win all 3, playing successive games from 9.30 in the morning until the last game starting at 4.30 in the afternoon - a likely endurance test of around 8 hours of bowling. We wish him the best of luck in all 3 Finals.
3rd April - Andalucian Championships Day 6
The morning of Day 6 brought the Men's Singles and Ladies Singles Semi-Finals while the afternoon saw the Quarter Finals of the Mixed Fours
For a full report on the day's play and details of the tomorrows schedule see the Andalucian News web page.
2nd April - Andalucian Championships Day 5
Day 5 of the Championships started with the Preliminary Round of the Mixed Fours. Kevin Westwell's Lauro team faced Bill Neal's Mijas team in one of the games, while Trevor Burgin's Lauro team were up against a good Indalo team Skipped by Linda Lester.
In the afternoon the Quarter Finals of both the Men's and Ladies Singles took place.
For a full report on the day's play and details of the tomorrows schedule see the Andalucian News web page.
Tomorrow sees the continuation of the Men's Singles and Ladies Singles Semi-Finals and the Quarter Finals of the Mixed Fours
Check back tomorrow for the News or get all the Championship Information on the Andalucian Championships
1st April - Andalucian Championships Day 4
With 8 Men's Singles matches and 2 Ladies Pairs Semi-Finals scheduled for the day, it was a long and hectic Day 4 for the Championships.
For a full report on the day's play and details of the next round see the Andalucian News web page.
Tomorrow sees the continuation of the Men's Singles and the Preliminary Rounds of the Mixed Fours
Check back tomorrow for the News or get all the Championship Information on the Andalucian Championships
31st March - Andalucian Championships Singles Matches
Today saw the start of the Singles discipline, with 5 Men's and 4 Ladies Round 1 matches.
For a full report on the day's play and details of the next round see the Andalucian News web page.
Tomorrow sees the continuation of the Men's Singles and the Semi-Finals of the Ladies Pairs.
Check back tomorrow for the News or get all the Championship Information on the Andalucian Championships
30th March - Details of the Spring League Announced
The Spring League is due to start soon with the details of the format agreed at a meeting netween the participating Clubs.
The league will take place over 6 weeks with 4 participating Clubs.
Mijas, Lauro, La Posada and Saydo will compete ib a 14 plyer per team league. Each week each Club will play a simultaneous Home and Away fixture.
This will consist of 1 Triple, 1 Pairs and 1 Australian Pairs at both the Home and Away venues.
Each game win will contribute 2 points (1 for a drawn game) and the combined scores of the Home and Away Matches will provide and additional 2 points to the winner (1 for a draw) for a total of 14 points.
The League fixtures have been sent to the Clubs for approval and will then be posted on the Web site: Spring League
30th March - Andalucian Championships Pairs Matches
Today saw the Pairs at the Quarter-Finals stages with 4 Men's Pairs and 4 Ladies Pairs matches being played.
For a full report on the day's play and details of the next round see the Andalucian News web page.
Tomorrow sees the start of the Singles disciplines. Check back tomorrow for the News,
Or all the Championship Information on the Andalucian Championships
The 2023 Andalucian Championships got under way at Lauro Golf Bowls Club today - 29th April.
The first disciplines to challenge the bowlers from thoughout the Region were the Men's Pairs first round and the Ladies Pairs prelimenary round.
All the news from the Championships can be found here: Andalucian News
Check out all the results from their respective web pages.
Ladies Pairs
Men's Pairs
Or all the Information on the Andalucian Championships
26th March 2023 - Malaga Provincial Championships Call Notices Out Now
The call notices for all disciplines in the Malaga Provincial Championships are now with your Club.
The first Discipline is the Mixed Fours, hosted by La Posada from the 16th -19th April.
Closing date for entry is 8th April
You can see the full list of forthcoming Malaga competitions on our on-line Calendar
25th March 2023 - New Law Books Arrive
The long awaited World Bowls Laws of the Sport of Bowls 4th Edition is now with us.
While there are more than 60 changes from the 3rd Edition, the majority are aimed at tightening or cleaning up wording or phraseology from the previous edition.
There are, however a number of new Laws or significant changes to the Laws that Officials and players should all be aware of.
The Umpires and markers association have issed a summary of these changes and every Club and Official has received a copy.
If your Club hasn't made you aware of them, ask for a copy.
The changes can be found on the Umpires section of the web site.
The Law book itself is for sale to non-officials at the cost price of 4.00 euro. Contact your Club for details.
18th March 2023 - Tigers League Ends As Lauro Snatch 4th Place
The last game of the Tigers league was a rearranged match between Lauro Tigers and Saydo Wasps.
The game was called off in February after 3 ends due to gale force winds and torrential rain making the green unplayable.
Lauro need to win 8-2 to take 4th place from Saydo and went into the match full of confidence after a good 6-4 win at Benavista the previous day. Saydo also had their tails up fresh from celebrating an excellent 10 - 0 win away to Miraflores.
Despite some quality bowling from Saydo - especially from Terry Brooker who had "one of those days" when everything went right for him, Lauro took the Match 8-2 to take 4th place.
For full results and League table check out the web page: Triples League Results
17th March 2023 - Lions League Ends As Lauro Claim 2nd Place
An excellent 6-2 victory in the re-arranged League match against La Posada Braves saw the Lions take 2nd spot by just 1 point from Benavista Leopards
The Match resumed after heavy rain and gale-force winds forced the original game to be stopped.
For full results and League Table check out the web page: Pairs League Results
17th March 2023 - Tigers League- Congratulations to the Winners - Santa Maria Admirals
After a tough campaign Santa Maria Admirals clinched the title on the ultimate day of the season, finally winning the League by 10 points with a 5-5 draw against Mijas Eagles.
Chased all the way by Benavista Panthers they went into their last game knowing 2 points would be enough to win the title, whatever the result of Benavista's final game.
Benavista hung on to 2nd place despite unexpectedly losing 6-4 to Lauro Tigers, the 4 points being enough to enjoy a single point advantage over 3rd place La Posada Warriors.
Lauro Tigers, meanwhile go into their re-arranged game against currently 4th placed Saydo Wasps needing to win by at least 4 points to overtake them for that 4th place.
That match will be on Saturday 19th and will conclude the Winter League programme.
For full results and League table check out the web page: Triples League Results
15th March 2023 - Malaga Open Singles Championships - Congratulations to the Winner - Kevin Westwell
Finalists and Officals
Kevin Bravant (Mijas Bowls Club) and Kevin Westwell (Lauro Golf Bowls Club) faced off in the Final, with Kevin Westwell running out as Winner, 21-11.
Congratulations to both Finalists.
For full details of the Competition and a report and photographs on the Semi-Finals and Final - check out the web page: Open Singles
15th March 2023 - Malaga Open Singles Championships Final Day
Semi-Finalists and Officals
The Quarter Finals saw 3 home bowlers from the Mijas Bowls Club power their way into the Semi-Final, with only Lauro's Kevin Westwell preventing a clean sweep.
Mijas are guaranteed at least 1 Finalist but Kevin Westwell may once again throw a spanner into the works of an all Mijas event.
Come along to watch the games Semi-Finals start at 10.30 with the Final taking place after a short break at around 13.00
Can Mijas take the trophy or can the standout Lauro player snatch it from them?
For full details of the Competition and the results so far check out the web page: Open Singles
13th March 2023 - Malaga Open Singles Championships Reach Quarter-Finals Stage
Quarter Finalists and Officals
This will take place tomorrow morning (Tuesday 14th March) at Mijas, starting at 10.30
The remaining competitors come from Mijas (4) Saydo (2) and Lauro (2)
Come along and give them your support.
For full details of the Competition and the results so far check out the web page: Open Singles
11th March 2023 - Malaga Open Singles Championships start on Sunday
With 5 matches on Sunday morning and a further 4 on Sunday afternoon, the new Open Singles Championships start on the 12th March.
Being held at Mijas Bowls Club between 12th -15th March, this new tournament sees Men and Ladies compete on equal terms in a knockout competition.
With the first round taking place on Sunday (10.30 and 13.00) and Monday (10.30) games continue on Tuesday (10.30) and Wednesday (10.30 and 13.30) to determine the inaugural Champion.
For details of the draw and playing schedule check out the web page Open Singles
10th March 2023 - Santa Maria Admirals Close In On Triples League Title
With one round of fixtures left to play the Triples League title looks like it is heading to Santa Maria Admirals.
This week's 13th round of matches saw santa maria take a close match against Lauro 7-3, while fellow contenders Benavista went down 8-2 to La Posada.
This leaves Santa Maria leading La Posada (who have finished all of their matches and have the BYE next week) by 6 points. Only Benavista can mathematically overtake Santa Maria - they are 9 points behind going into the final matches.
To do so they will have to win their final match at home to Lauro 10-0 and at the same time Santa Maria would have to lose 10-0 at home to bottom of the table Mijas Eagles. Neither scenario is likely but watch this space.
For full results and League table check out the web page: Triples League Results
10th March 2023 - Congratulations to Pairs League Winners - Mijas Swifts
With the Pairs League programme coming to a close after the final round of fixtures, we can Congratulate Mijas Swifts on their comprehensive victory.
Amassing 59 points from a possible 64 they have proven unstoppable all season. Well Done!
Benavista currently hold 2nd place with half of that number of points - 29 - but could be overtaken by Lauro Lions (24 points) after their rain-stopped match against La Posada Braves is finished next weekend.
For full results and League Table check out the web page: Pairs League Results
6th March 2023 - Umpires AGM, FAB AGM Being held This Week
Wednesday 8th sees a series of meetings being held at Lauro Golf Bowls Club, the Provincial HQ of the FAB.
The first meeting is the Provincial Annual General Meeting (AGM). This meeting allows FAB Licence holders in the Province to have their say on the future governance of the sport.
It is when the FAB Executive Committee is decided for another year. Election forms have been with the Clubs for several weeks, giving everyone the opportunity to serve their Sport in the Province by standing for one of the Committee Posts. Voting on these posts will be finalised at the AGM.
It is also an opportunity for bowlers to raise concerns with how the Sport is being governed within Malaga and all FAB Licence holders are welcome to attend.
This Meeting will begin at 10.30 a.m.
FAB Executive meeting
Following on will be the monthly meeting of the FAB Executive Committee. These meeting deal with administrative matters raised by the Clubs and their members. The Agenda can be read HERE.
These meetings are for the FAB Executive Committee and Club Representatives. While Licence holders are welcome to attend they are not able to participate in the meeting.
Umpires and Markers Association Annual General Meeting
The final meeting in the day is for the Umpires and Markers Association. This meeting open to all Licensed Umpires in the Malaga province.
It will address items of interest or concern to Umpires and markers and we recommend all those eligible to attend do so as there are several items that will have a bearing on all association members.
It is anticipated to start at around 1.00pm following the previous meeting.
The Agenda can be read HERE
5th March - Malaga Open Singles Championship Draw Made
The new Open Singles Championship will get underway next Sunday (12th March) at Mijas Lawn Bowls Club
The Draw was made today can be seen at Malaga Open Singles Championships
26th February- Malaga Retain The Inter-Provincial Championship
Checkout the match report and photos here: Malaga v Almeria Match Report
24th February- The Inter Provincial Championship Begins
For details of the playing schedule and to keep up with the Results check this page: Malaga v Almeria
2nd February 2023 - 5 New Club Coaches Complete Training Course
The 2 day course gives participants all the tools and information they need to train new Club bowlers and give them a good grounding in our Sport.
Congratrulations to the successful new Coaches:
- Kevin Bravant - Mijas
- Eoghain Bradaigh - Mijas
- William Neil - Mijas
- Clive Nuttal - Mijas
- Mick Ansted - La Posada
20th January 2023 - League Programme Resumes
The League programme gets back under way today, following the Holiday Break.
You can see the full results and League Tables here: Triples Results
While the Fixtures can be found here: Triples League Fixtures
Pairs League results: Pairs Results
Fixtures can be found here:Pairs League Fixtures
Results will be posted at the end of each Match Week.
21 December - 7 New Umpires Pass Umpires Exam
The course participants fully engaged in the discussions and scenarios designed to bring the Laws into a more practical setting to aid understanding of the often complex language.
The participants had to achieve an overall pass mark of 80% in the 4 part exam. Thanks too, to Julian Thomas who provided independant marking of the exams.
Congratulations to;
- Tom McLean (Saydo)
- Isabel MCarlie (Saydo)
- Nigel South (Saydo)
- Mick Ansted (La Posada)
- Ray Fenwick (La Posada)
- Sheila Wilson (Mijas)
- Jane Richardson (Lauro)
David Mainwaring
David was very involved with the bowling world here in Malaga.
The last President of Benalmadena Bowls Club, a position he held for many years before the Club was forced to close, he was an excellent League Co-ordinator, where his organisation skills proved invaluable and of course served the FAB Executive committee as a successful Manager of the Malaga team.
A good friend with a lively sense of humour and strong loyalties he was always ready to give advice and assistance as needed.
Our thoughts and condolences go to Heather and his family and friends.
30th November - 6 New Club Coaches Complete Training Course
The 2 day cours gives participants all the tools and information they need to train new Club bowlers and give them a good grounding in our Sport.
Congratrulations to the successful new Coaches (all from Benavista BC)
- Douglas Hall
- Wendy Pemberton
- Roy Saunders
- Jack Gordon
- Mike Old
- Barry Pemberton
2nd November - Malaga 2 Bowl Winners
Read the competition report and its photos on the web page: 2 Bowl Pairs Report
31st October - Malaga 2 Bowl 2nd Round
At the end of Monday's 2nd Round, we are now into the quarter-finals.This pits 3 teams from La Posada, 2 from Saydo and one each from Benavista, Lauro and Santa Maria.
Such is the quality still in it, anyone can win this competition. Unusually, none of the remaining Clubs play against their own clubmates.
Check out the latest pairings on the web page: 2 Bowl Pairs
30th October - Malaga 2 Bowl Pairs Gets Underway
The first day of the 2 Bowl pairs started today as an Open Pairs event for the first time. Defending Men's Champions Juan Abeal and Manolo Suarez fell at the first hurdle to a strong Saydo home team of Allen Gateshill and Nina Mckenzie.
Meanwhile defending Ladies Champions, Barbara Land and Mary Dethridge, showed their determination to hang on to the title with an excellent win over another very strong Saydo team of Tom McLean and Gary Lawley. Barbara and Mary laying down a marker of their intent with that performance. The in-form Pair are now the tournament favourites
All the results can be found on the web page: 2 Bowl Pairs which is updated each day.
23rd October - Malaga 2 Bowl Pairs Draw Made
The draw has been completed and posted on the web page: 2 Bowl Pairs
The Competition is being hosted at Saydo Bowls Club and will take place over 4 days, Sunday 30th October - Wednesday 2nd November.
28th October - Winter League - Pairs and Triples Leagues
The Triples League continues to be an enigma as teams go from big wins one week to a defeat the following week. While it is early days yet, the only consistency is the inconsistent results.
See the web page for all the results: Triples League Results
Meanwhile Mijas are setting down a claim for early league dominance with consecutive 8-0 wins in their first two matches. They have a BYE in the next round which will at least give someone a chance to narrow their lead.
See the web page for all the results: Pairs League Results
21st October - Winter League - Pairs and Triples Leagues
Week 2 of the Triples League see only Santa Maria with a 100% record folowing their narrow away win over Miraflores. Other results saw 9-1 wins for both Saydo and Mijas, both of whom lost heavily in week 1. This looks like an unpredictable league season ahead.
You can see the next week's fixtures and all the results on the web pages: Triples League Results
Meanwhile the Pairs League started their first week of action with two one sided wins. Mijas top the table, from Lauro, on week 1 by a single shot.
They have a chance to extend their lead nexr week when Lauro have a BYE.
You can see the next week's fixtures and all the results on the web pages: Pairs League Results
14th October - Winter League Gets Under Way
The 2022/223 Winter League Season started today, with the Tigers League playing their first round matches.
Some good results sees Benavista Bowls Club sitting on top of the League at the end of week 1.
You can see the full results and Leaguer Table here: Tigers Results
While the Fixtures can be found here: Tigers League Fixtures
The Lions League - a Pairs League this year - start their fixtures next week.
Fixtures can be found here:Lions League Fixtures
Results will be posted at the end of each Match Week.
Team Malaga at AlmeriaThe 4th Inter-Provincial Cup Competition took place over the weekend, 1st and 2nd October. Held this time at Indalo Bowls Club in Almeria, the competition is between the official Provincial Teams for Malaga and Almeria. Think of County matches in the UK.
As you would expect these are always tight matches but once again Malaga did just enough to win - making it 4 wins out of 4 in the competition.
On Saturday after the 1st session the score was 4 wins each.
On Saturday after 2 session the score was 8 - 8.
Sunday morninng saw the first - and decisive - breakthrough as Malaga won 5-3
On Sunday afternoon the deadlock resumed with another 4-4 result meaning Malaga won 17 games to Almeria's 15, and with 2 points for a win, it gave a Match result of 34-30 to Malaga.
Photos and a full match report will be on the Team Malaga pages very soon.
Congratulations to Team Manager Bill Davies and his winning Team.
Forza Malaga!
29th September - Malaga 2 Bowl Pairs
The next FAB event is the Malaga 2 Bowl pairs which gets under way on Sunday 30th October.
It is being hosted by Saydo Bowls Club and continues until Wednesday 2nd November.
Entry fees are once again capped at 5 euro per person.
Closing date for entries is Saturday 23rd October.
Full details and the Entry form is now with your Clubs.
28th September - Malaga Team Play Final Warm Up Match
With the Inter-Provincial Cup taking place this weekend, the Malaga Provincial team took the opportunity to play a match against Egham Bowls Club, a visiting Club from Sussex.
This was the final chance for the squad to play together before they travel to Mojacar on Friday.
More details on the Malaga squad and team can be found HERE
26th September - Malaga Summer Championships Mixed Fours
Congratulations to the Winners Kevin Westwell, Paul Hughes, Trevor Burgin and Jane Richardson.
Commiserations to the runners up Jenny parkin, Julian Thomas, Denis Buckman and Terry Higgins. Both teams were from Lauro Golf Bowls Club. The Mixed Fours came to an exciting finish today with a very close 1 shot victory.
There were some real cliffhangers throughout the competiton including an extra end semi-final!
For detail see the webpage: Mixed Fours
24th September - Malaga Summer Championships Mixed Fours
The Mixed Fours gets under way at Lauro Golf Bowls Club today with a very strong entry. There should be some very good games, given the qualityof the players on show, so get up there and enjoy the spectacle.
Keep up to date with the results: Mixed Fours
21st September - Malaga Summer Championships Singles
The Singles Disciplines came to a close today with both Men's and Ladies Semi-Finals and Finals being played.
Congratulations to the Winners:
Men's Champion 2022 David Goodwin (Benavista Bowls Club) and
Ladies Champion 2022: Simone Morgan (Santa Maria Bowls Club)
Losing Finalists: Laurie Passman and Jan Holden both from (Benavista Bowls Club)
Men's Singles
Ladies Singles
18th September - Malaga Summer Championships Mixed Fours
The draw for this final discipline in the Summer Championships was made between sessions in the Singles Championships at Benavista.
The results of the draw and the playing schedule can be found on the relevant web page: Mixed Fours
The competition will be held at Lauro Golf Bowls Club starting on saturday 24th September. Your support would be welcome.
18th September - Malaga Summer Championships Singles
The Singles get underway at Benavista Bowls Club
Men's Singles
Ladies Singles
The Schedule will be a little unusual with 2 sessions on Sunday, one on Tuesday and the Semi-Final and Final being held on Wednesday.
This is because the fueneral of the Queen is taking place on Monday 19th and as a mark of respect it is appropriate that the competition be held in abeyance on that day.
13th September - Summer Championships Open Triples Final
What a Competition, What a Final!
Never let anyone tell you that Lawn Bowls is boring!
Congratulations to the 2022 Winners,Paul Hughes, Ron Jones and Julian Thomas
of Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Favourites knocked out by underdogs, superb bowling, outrageous luck, aggressive bowling changing heads, exquisite draw bowling changing results.
This was Lawn Bowls at its very best.
Check out the webpage: Open Triples
Read the Competition Report
13th September - Summer Championships Open Triples Final
Ther Final of the Open Triples will take place tomorrow Wednesday) at Mijas Bowls Club. The game is due to start at 10.30 and will be between a team from La Posada Bowls Club and a tean from Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Mick Ansted, Stuart Brickley and Bill Steele, (La Posada) had a close win against Arend Van Duyvenbode, Mike Sudworth and Clive Price (Saydo BC), in one Semi-Final, going into the last end 1 shot up before picking up a 2 to win 17-14.
The Lauro Triple of Ron Jones, Julian Thomas and Paul Hughes somehow found a win against another La Posada team of Jeff Rowe, Ray Fenwick and Brian Gowthorpe. Althoguh they eventually ran our 25-13 winners anyone watching the game could just as easily think the score was the other way round, so close were the margins of winning an end and losing it.
Tomorrow's Final could be a classic if both teams play at their best. Get along to watch it if you can.
To keep up to date wih all the latest results check out the web page: Open Triples
11th September - Summer Championships Singles Championship - Draw Now Online
Due to start next Sunday - 18th September - at Benavista Bowls Club, the draw has been completed and can now be found online:
Men's Singles
Ladies Singles
The Schedule will be a little unusual with 2 sessions on Sunday, one on Tuesday and the Semi-Final and Final being held on Wednesday.
This is because the fueneral of the Queen is taking place on Monday 19th and as a mark of respect it is appropriate that the competition be held in abeyance on that day. Many of our competitors also wish to watch the live coverage of the funeral.
11th September - Summer Championships Open Triples Underway
Mijas Bowls Club hosts the 2022 Open Triples. 15 teams from 5 Clubs will compete for the Trophy and the Title, ovetr the next 4 days.
To keep up to date wih all the latest results check out the web page: Open Triples
7th September - Exciting End To The Summer Championships Open Pairs Competition
Congratulations to the 2022 Winners,John Wilson and Juan Abeal
of Mijas Bowls Club
Commiserations to losing Finalists Ian Gray and Ian Patterson
For more information and the Competition Report check out the webpage:Open Pairs
6th September - Closing Date for Summer Championships Singles Competition Fast Approaching
Saturday 10th September is the closing date for entries for the Singles Competition, being held at Benavista Bowls Club.
Entry forms and full details are at your Bowls Club, so if you haven't already entered , don't miss out.
The draw will be held on Sunday 11th and will be posted on the website the same day, with Clubs being informed by email.
6th September - Summer Championships Open Pairs Reaches the Final Stages
Wednesday sees the Semi Finals and Finals of the Open Pairs. 2 teams from Mijas Lawn Bowls Club and one each from Lauro and Benavista will contest the Semi Finals in the morning wioth the Final scheduled for the afternoon.
Results of the competition played so far and the matches for tomorrow can be found on the web page: Open Pairs
4th September - Summer Championships Open Triples Draw Now On-Line
At the end of the first round of the Open triples, at lauuro Golf Bowls Club, players and spectators were invited to participate in the draw for next week's Open Triples.
Being held at Mijas Lawn Bowls Club, the Open triples has attraced and entry of 15 teams, from 5 different Clubs.
The Matches will played daily between 11th -14th September with all matches starting at 10.30.
Details of the Draw can be foiund on the web page: Open Triples
4th September - Summer Championships Get Underway
The first Discipline of this year's Summer Championships got underway today, at lauro Golf Bowls Club.
The Open Pairs is being contested by 21 teams from 5 different Clubs.
Results of the first day's play and the matches for tomorrow can be found on the web page: Open Pairs
29th August - Summer Championships Open Triples Entries
Just a reminder that the registration for entries for the Summer Championships Open Triples is currently ongoing.
Your Clubs have the entry forms available, so make sure you enter.
Closing date for entries will be Saturday 3rd September, with the Draw taking place the following day.
Again, a reminder should you need one, that this year the Entry Fees are now only 5euros per person.
The Open Triples will be hosted by Mijas Bowls Club from 11th - 14th September
Teams can be any combination of gender, all male, all female or a combination of both. However all teams members must be from the same Club and hold a valid FAB Licence for 2022
28th August - Summer Championships Draw For the Open Pairs Now Online
The draw was made on the 28th August and is now on the web page Open Pairs
A healthy entry of 21 teams has been received, spread fairly evenly from 5 Clubs. Whilst this is almost half the number of entries from the last time this event took place (2019), in the current environment with Brexit restrictions, it represents a good turnout.
Good luck to all the competitors!
Winter League Details Announced
Following a meeting of the FAB Executive Committee, Clubs have agreed the format for the Winter League.
The Tigers League will return in its familiar format of 4 rinks of triples, played home and away between October and December and then repeated after Christmas between January and March 2023.
Due to commence on 16th October, the full programme will be sent out to the Clubs and once confirmed, added to the website.
All Clubs are anticipated to enter a team.
In addition, the Lions League will also return but under a different format.
With some Clubs struggling to commit to fielding another Triples team, the format has been agreed as 3 rinks of Pairs.
How many Clubs will field a team in this league is not yet confirmed and we will update once details are available.
3rd August - Summer Championships Begin in September
The 2022 Summer Championships will begin on September 4th. The Championships have not been played since 2019 due to the COVID restrictions of 2020 and 2021. Let's hope it has a successful return!
The first discipline will be the Open Pairs. This is a competition where teams can be any combination of the sexes. All Male, All Female or Mixed.
It will be held at Lauro Golf Bowls Club and entry forms have been sent to your Clubs today.
Subsequent disciplines will be held at other venues at weekly intervals.
For more information on all of the disciplines, check out the Calendar
1st July - Leagues Finally Finish
Both Spring leagues have now come to a conclusion.
League Champions are:
Pairs League: Mijas Bowls Club
Australian Pairs League: Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Congratulations to both Clubs
This was a new concept for the Malaga Province and 2 new Leagues. At the outset we said it would be a new experience and we would take stock at the end to see what worked and what didn't.
We certainly weren't expecting the ferocious heat of mid-June and the subsequent decisions of quite a few bowlers to pull out of the league in its latter stages because of it.
Part of the discussions between the Clubs will be to decide whether those temperatures are a one-off or should be expected for next year.
15th June - Malaga Australian Pairs
Congratulations to the Winners John and Sheila Wilson from Mijas Bowls Club.
The pair were deserved winners following really good performances in every round and they just proved too strong for their fellow Club Members Juan Abeal and Geoff Edgington
For full details check out the web page: Australian Pairs Competition
5th June - Malaga Australian Pairs Competition 2022
The draw has now been made for the Australian Pairs Competition.
This will be held at La Posada Bowls Club between Sunday 12th June and Wednesday 15th June.
For full details check out the web page: Australian Pairs Competition
31st May - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed 4's 2022
Congratulations to this year's winners, Ron Jones, Julian Thomas, Jeff Turner and Heather Mainwaring from Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Commiserations to Runners Up Barry Holt, Eoighan O'Bradleigh, Angela Holt and Simon Haskey from Mijas Bowls Club
For full details check out the web page: Mixed 4's
29th May - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed 4's 2022
This competition got underway today at Mijas Bowls Club
Keep up to date with each day's play on the web page
Mixed 4's
Good Luck to all of the Competitors.
18th May - Malaga Provincial Championships - Ladies Pairs 2022
Congratulations to this year's winners, Isabelle McCarlie & Nina McKenzie from Saydo Bowls Club
Commiserations to Runners Up Jenny Parkin and Chrystal McCallum of Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
For full details check out the web page: Ladies Pairs
18th May - Malaga Provincial Championships - Men's Pairs 2022
Congratulations to this year's winners, defending Champions, Paul Hughes and Kevin Westwell from Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
Commiserations to Runners Up Ron Jones and Julian Thomas aklso of Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
For full details check out the web page: Men's Pairs
17th May - Malaga Australian Pairs Championships 2022
This is an Open Pairs Competition in the Australian Pairs format.
An Open Competition in this sense means that teams can be any combination of men and women.
The Knockout Competition will take place at La Posada Bowls Club from 12th - 15th June
The Entry forms and Conditions of Play have been sent to your Clubs today.
15th May - Malaga Provincial Championships Mixed 4's 2022
The Mixed 4's Discipline will take place at Mijas Bowls Club on 29th May.
The entry forms and Conditions of Play and Conditions of Entry should all be at your Clubs.
Closing date for entries is Saturday 21st May .
15th May - Malaga Provincial Championships Pairs 2022
This competition has started today at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
The Finals will take place on Wednesday 18th May at 10.30am.
Good luck to everyone who has entered.
8th May - Malaga Provincial Championships Pairs 2022
The Draw for this Competition was made today and can be found on the relevant pages:
Men's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
6th May - Australian Pairs League
Unfortunately Saydo have had to withdraw one of their teams from the Australian Pairs league.
As this reduces the League to just 4 teams, it was decided to re-start the League and redraw the fixtures.
The new Fixtures, Results and League Table can be found here:
Aussie Pairs League
4th May - Malaga Provincial Championships Triples 2022
This year's Provincial Triples Championships ended today at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
Congratulations to the Men's Winners, Ron Jones, Julian Thomas and Jeff Turner (Lauro Golf Bowls Club) who beat fellow Lauro members Trevor Burgin, Terry Higgins and Ray Gumbley.
Meanwhile in the Ladies Triples, another Lauro team of Jenny Parkin, Heather Mainwaring and Chris Jewson defeated Sheila Wilson, Jean Bamber and Angie Holt from Mijas Bowls Club.
Congratulations to the winners and commiserations to the Runners Up.
Information can be found on the relevant pages:
Men's Triples
Ladies Triples
2nd May - Malaga Provincial Championships Pairs 2022
The closing date for entries of this year's Malaga Provincial Pairs Championships is 7th May.
The Championsips run from the 15th - 18th May at Lauro Golf Bowls Club and as usual are separate Men's and Ladies disciplines.
The draw will be held at Lauro Golf Bowls Club on the 8th May and the resulting schedule will be sent out then.
1st May - Malaga Provincial Championships Triples 2022
This year's Provincial Triples Championships start today at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
Information can be found on the relevant pages:
Men's Triples
Ladies Triples
30th April - Malaga Challenge Cup Final 2022
The Final was contested on a simulataneous home and away Congratulations to the Winners:
Mijas Bowls Club
For more information visit the page HERE
20th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Singles 2022
The Singles Championships have now come to a conclusion.
Congratulations to our 2022 Champions:
Mike Old (Bena Vista)
Barbara Land (Santa Maria)
Information can be found on the relevant pages:
Men's Singles
Ladies Singles
11th April - Malaga Provincial Championships Singles 2022
The Malaga Provincial Championships get underway next Sunday 17th April.
The draw for the first discipline was made today and can now be found on the relevant pages.
Men's Singles
Ladies Singles
The results will be updated daily throughout the competition.
9th April - Santa Maria Open 2022
At the request of Miraflores and Santa Maria the date of the Santa maria Open has been brought forward by 1 day and now runs Saturday 7th May until Tuesday 10th May
9th April - Malaga Provincial Singles Championships 2022
Today is the closing day for entries for the competition, which starts on 17th April.
The draw and schedule will be available from Monday 11th.
30th March - Malaga Provincial Challenge Cup
The 2nd Semi-Final has finally been played. Postponed several times due to the ridiculously bad weather spell we have been experiencing, Lauro Golf Bowls Club beat La Posada 108-82 and now face Mijas in the Final on 30th April.
Details of the Competition and previous round scores can be found HERE
30th March - President's Fours Results
The President's 4's has come to an end after a thrilling Final. Congratulations to Winners Jeff Rowe, George Hamblin, Ray Fenwick and Brian Gowthorpe from La Posada Bowls Club. Commiserations to the Runners Up Nick Cummins, Gary lawley, Jeff Armstrong and Mark Sudworth from Saydo Bowls Club.
Details of the Competition and previous round scores can be found HERE
28th March - Malaga Provincial Championships - Triples
Notices and Entry forms for the upcoming 2022 Malaga Provincial Triples Competition have now been sent out and should be at your Clubs
The 4-day Competition starts on Sunday May 1st at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
As always their will be separate competitions for Men and Women.
Closing date for entries is Saturday 23rd April with the draw taking place the following day.
Details of the draw will be published on our website and sent to the Clubs the same day.
For Conditions of Play see HERE
Once the Competition begins, you can keep up to date with results and progress here: Men's Singles
and here: Ladies Singles
27th March - President's Fours Tournament Begins
The 2022 President's Fours begins today. The 4 day event will be jointly hosted at Saydo Bowls Club and La Posada Bowls Club
Details of the event can be found HERE
20th March - Malaga Provincial Championships About to Start
The first Discipline in the 2022 Malaga Provincial Championships is the Singles.
This will start on 17th April at Benavista Bowls Club
As always their will be separate competitions for Men and Women.
Details and entry forms should be at your club now.
Closing date for entries is the 9th April and the draw will be held, as always, at Lauro Golf Bowls Club the following day.
Details of the draw will be published on our website and sent to the Clubs the same day.
For Conditions of Play see HERE
Once the Competition begins, you can keep up to date with results and progress here: Men's Singles
and here: Ladies Singles
18th March - Lauro Win Triples League
Congratulations to Lauro Mercedes on winning the Triples League, with a game still to play.
A comfortable 8-2 victory away to Benavista gave them an unassailable 79 points
This victory means the Club have won both the Pairs League and the Triples League.
Congratulation to Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
14th March - Inter Club Singles Rained Off
The torrential rain has caused the postponement of this Competition. It will resume on Saturday 19th, Thursday 24th and Saturday 26th.
Please check the new schedules page HERE
Or Call Roberto if you are unsure of your playing times
Tel: 681662488
13th March - Inter Club Singles Start Today
Mijas Bowls Club play host to the Inter Club Singles Championships, starting today.
7 men and 6 ladies from all of the Province's Clubs will compete in a round robin event over the next 4 days.
Games are scheduled to start at 10.30 and 1.30 each day, so come on down and support your own Club's representatives - or just to enjoy what are normally very good Singles matches.
You can keep up to date with the Results HERE
and see the Playing Schedule HERE
11th March - Lauro Win Pairs League
In a day of high drama, the Pairs League was settled in an unusual fashion.
The day started with high hopes for the Lauro Mustangs, going into their final Pairs League match.
They were 9 points clear of the closest rival in the shape of Mijas Apaches but were well aware that Mijas still had 2 games to play and a possible 20 points up for grabs.
It was vital therefore that they got a good result away to Saydo – who had only recorded 2 victories all season – to put pressure on their rivals.
There was bitter disappointment, though when Saydo turned in a terrific performance to take a 7-3 home victory.
Although those 3 points gave a 12 point lead at the top there was little optimism amongst the Lauro team that Mijas couldn’t make that up over their 2 games.
All that changed in less than an hour after the news came in of a shock 10-0 defeat for Mijas AT HOME to Benavista! It was a shock because Benavista had only won ONCE all season.
Figures were checked and double checked the news of the result verified and realisation sunk in - the Mustangs were PAIRS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to Lauro Mustangs, on a well deserved victory.
You can see all of the results and the League table HERE
More COVID Changes To Schedule
A fresh COVID outbreak at Mijas has caused a few changes to the expected schedule.
While the intial infevtions reported at Mijas the threat was potentially spread to Lauro via a visiting UK team and to Santa Maria who had some members visiting Mijas at the same time.
- The Malaga Challenge Cup Semi-Finals have been re-arranged to 16th February (see below)
- The Umpires and Markers AGM has been re-arranged to Lauro Golf Bowls Club on Wednesday 9th March (see below)
- The entire Pairs League schedule has been re-arranged
- Only ONE of the Triples League fixtures was able to be played
Malaga Challenge Cup
A reminder that the Semi-Finals of the Challenge Cup now take place on Wednesday 16nd March.
Saydo play Mijas and Lauro play La Posada.
For details of the draw and schedule check out the web page HERE
Umpires and Markers Association AGM
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the UMA will take place on Wednesday 9th March at Lauro Golf Bowls Club, starting promptly at 1.15 pm.The Agenda is set to include the election of a new Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary alongside the presentation of certificates for those recently qualified Umpires and Markers.
If you are a member of the UMA your vote and opinion matter, so please come along to the AGM.
The Meeting will be followed by the final Exam for the current students on the Umpires Course.
Inter Provincial Championship
The 3rd Inter-Provincial Championship between Malaga and Almeria finally took place on the 25th and 26th February, after a 2 year hiatus due to the COVID restrictions.
After 2 days of intense competition Malaga managed to successfully retain the trophy for the 3rd successive Championships, winning 35-29.
Congratulations to all those involved - players from 6 different Clubs were in the team.
You can see the match report HERE and details of the Malaga Provincial Team HERE
Malaga Challenge Preliminary Round Result
In the Preliminary Round Mijas beat Benavista 116 - 67 and will now play Saydo in the next round on the 2nd March.
For details of the draw and schedule check out the web page HERE
Malaga Challenge Cup Gets Underway
Another competition begins following the long COVID hiatus. This time its the Malaga Challenge Cup (formerly the League Cup. Played for the Phil Parnell Trophy, sponsored by the Sports Shop in Fuengirola.
This year, due to post-Brexit and post-COVID concerns, only 5 Clubs have entered teams.
For details of the draw and schedule check out the wb page HERE
League Season Resumes
The second half of the Winter League gets under way with the Triples League springing into action on the 28th january and the Pairs League resuming on 4th February.
Both leagues are proving competitive, as always, with 3 teams within 2 points at the top of the Triples League.
2022 Andalucian Championships
The 2022 Championships have been confirmed and will be held in Almeria Province.
Because of comcerns about the September heat in previous Championships it has been agreed to change the dates this year.
The new dates will be 2nd - 9th April 2022
All Clubs now have copies of the entry forms and details of the Championships.
Closing date for entries is 28th February so get your team together NOW!
Malaga Provincial 2 Bowl Pairs Winners - 24th November 2021
This competition saw an historic FIRST for Lawn Bowls in Malaga as Mijas Bowls Club's all Spanish duo of Juan Abeal and Manolo Suarez lifted the Men's 2 Bowls Pairs title at La Posada. Their win saw the first ALL SPANISH TEAM win a major Competition in the Province. They beat Lauro's Trevor Burgin and Robert Wright in a highly competitive game.
In the Ladies Final the Santa Maria pair of Barbara Land and Mary Detheridge beat Saydo pairing of Lesley Bell and Pat Baker. The encounter was very much a "game of two halves" with the early stages seeing Lesley and Pat holding a lead right up to the 9th end, before the Santa Maria ladies found their length to pull away in the second half of the game. Once again the game proved a real tussle between two leads on top form, with Mary just edging it.
2 Bowl Pairs
Malaga Provincial Men's Singles Winner - 27th October
Congratulations to our 2021 Winner, Mick Anstead from La Posdada Lawn Bowls Club who had a comfortable 21-12 win over Saydo's Allen Gateshill.
This completes an excellent month for Mick who adds the Singles title to his recent Triple victory.
Malaga Provincial Ladies Singles Winner - 27th October
Congratulations to our 2021 Winner, Pauline Ball from Mijas Lawn Bowls Club who took a narrow 21-18 win over Club mate Angela Holt.
In an epic Final, Pauline took a commanding early lead before Angela took the score all the way back to 18-19.
Pauline held her nerve and picked up a match winning 2 in the final end. Pauline adds the Singles title to her recent Triples win
Ladies Triples Malaga Provincial Ladies Triples Winners - 13th October
Congratulations to our 2021 Winners, Joan Corbett, Pauline Ward and Pauline Ball from Mijas Lawn Bowls Club. In one of the best Finals of recent years the game was all level after 17 ends. The 18th end was replayed after some excellent bowling from both sides resulted in the end being "killed" by Joan Corbett. The replayed end was another example of superb bowling from both teams but the Mijas team came away with a well-earned victory. Commiserations to the losing finalists Janice Rowe, Shelley Greenwodd and Julie Banfield from La Posada Bowls Club
Ladies Triples
Malaga Provincial Men's Triples Winners - 13th October
Congratulations to our 2021 Winners, Mick Anstead, Stuart Brickley and Rob Fenwick from La Posada Bowls Club. They got off to a flying start and never looked back, running out comfortable winners against the unfortunate Allen Gateshill, Tom McLean and Gary Lawley from local rivals Saydo Bowls Club
Men's Triples
Malaga Provincial Singles Starting Soon At Mijas - 4th October
The Malaga Provincials Championships Singles competition is starting at Mijas 24th October.
Closing date is 15th October so make sure your name is entered.
Draw will take place at Lauro Golf Bowls Club on Sunday 17th at 1.00pm and be posted online as soon as possible afterwards.
Malaga Provincial Triples Draw Now Available on-line - 3rd October
The draw for both the Men's Triples and the Ladies Triples took place today at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
All the information can be found on the relevant page for each discipline:
Men's Triples
Ladies Triples
Malaga Provincial Pairs Now Finished - 22nd September
Both Ladies and Men's Pairs disciplines have now come to an end at Lauro Golf Bowls Club. Congratulations to the Winners:
Ladies Pairs: Simone Morgan and Pat Fisher
Men's Pairs: Paul Hughes and Kevin Westwell
All the information can be found on the relevant page for each discipline:
Men's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
Malaga Provincial Pairs Now Underway - 19th September
Both Ladies and Men's Pairs disciplines have now started at Lauro Golf Bowls Club. Quarter Finals are on Monday, Semi-Finals on Tuesday and Final on Wednesday morning, weather permitting.
All the information can be found on the relevant page for each discipline:
Men's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
Malaga Provincial Pairs Draw Now Available on-line - 12th September
The draw for both the Men's pairs and the Ladies pairs took place today at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.
All the information can be found on the relevant page for each discipline:
Men's Pairs
Ladies Pairs
Malaga Provincial Championships 2021 - 8th September
The Mixed Fours have now come to an end at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.Congratulations to the Winners:
Robert Wright, Jeff Turner, Linda Turner, Carol Wright
All the information can be found on the web page HERE
Malaga Provincial Championships 2021.
Mens & Ladies Triples - 10th - 13th October 2021The Entry forms are at your Club NOW
Malaga Provincial Championships 2021 - 5th September
The Mixed Fours Discipline got under way today with the First Round seeing 3 matches played at Lauro Golf Bowls Club and a 4th match played between 2 Saydo teams at their home ground.The 2nd Round begins tomorrow at 10.30.
Details can be found on the web page HERE
Malaga Provincial Championships 2021.
Mens & Ladies Pairs - 19th - 22nd September 2021The Entry forms are at your Club NOW
Malaga Provincial Mixed Fours Draw Now Available On-line - 29th August 2021.
The Mixed Fours has attracted 48 entries in 12 teams. The draw was made to day at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.The full schedule can be seen HERE
The results will be update daily throughout the competition.
COVID 19 Restrictions Eased - 19th August 2021.
Following the decrease in COVID cases in Malaga Province we are all back in Level 2 as of today.For more information go to our COVID page HERE
Malaga Provincial Championships 2021.
Mixed Fours - 5th - 8th September 2021The Entry forms are at your Club NOW
Friday 5th August 2021- FAB Malaga Executive Meeting
Lauro Golf Bowls Club, 2.00pm
Should the current COVID restrictions remain in force, the meeting maybe held remotely.
Friday 23rd July 2021 - Junta de Andalucia Reintroduce Tougher COVID Restrictions
Please check the Corona Virus page for important news.
We recommend regularly checking the page for all the latest Lawn Bowls related Corona restrictions updates.
Thursday 15th July 2021 - Junta de Andalucia Reintroduce COVID Restrictions
Please check the Corona Virus page for important news.
We recommend regularly checking the page for all the latest Lawn Bowls related Corona restrictions updates.
26th June 2021 - Corona Update
Please check the Corona Virus page for important news.
We recommend regularly checking the page for all the latest Lawn Bowls related Corona restrictions updates.
18th February 2021
The latest Malaga FAB Executive Committee took place on 17th February. Amongst the many things discussed:
- The Clubs decided to change the dates of the bowling season from October - April each year. Instead the season will run January - December in line with the calendar year.
This was in part due to the effects of Brexit on the non-Resident bowling community. - It was announced that the 2021 National Championships will NOT be taking place.
4th February 2021
The 2021 FAB Licence has now been delivered to all Club. Please make sure you carry it with you whenever you go bowling.
22nd January 2021
Clubs vote NOT to resume competitive bowling
The latest Malaga FAB Executive Committee took place on 13th January. Amongst the many topics discussed the Clubs voted NOT to resume Competitive bowling for the remainder of the 2020/2021 season.
Minutes are now available on the Committee Meetings page.
A copy of the Minutes of every meeting is sent to your Club Representative for distribution to Club Members and most meetings bring up important points for members to decide on.
If you are not receiving this information please contact your Club Representative.
Here is a list of the current Representatives for each Club:
- Douglas Hall - Benavista
- Jane Richardson - Lauro
- Jeff Rowe – La Posada
- John Wilson - Mijas
- Carol Frost - Miraflores
- Sandy Guthrie – Santa Maria
- Tom Mclean – Saydo
Corona Virus Restrictions
A separate page for Corona virus updates has now been introduced. Please use that for all your latest news on how it is affecting our Sport.
7th June - Phase 3 is Introduced
The government has announced that we will enter Phase 3 as of Monday 8th June.
This will be the final Phase before the return to what is being called “the new normal”.
Whilst the National government has set the protocols for Phase 3, they have also devolved power to the Regional governments to decide when and how Phase 3 develops and ends.
Once again there seems to be a difference between sports facilities and other facilities and there is little change to the protocols that affect us in Phase 3.
Here is what we have received so far as explicit instructions:
• Booking no longer necessary – however records of attendance must continue to be maintained.
• 50% use of the green surface up to a maximum of 20 players
(effectively we can use a maximum of 4 rinks)
• face mask not mandatory if the distance of 2 meters is maintained – for those over 70 their use is recommended at all times.
• spectators 1 every 20 meters
• Club bar remains closed, drinks must be brought from home
Effectively the rest of the protocols remain in force from Phase 2.
However, we are in a very fluid situation. The Junta de Andalucia has requested permission to allow travel between provinces.
The FAB has submitted a draft proposal to the FEB to present to the CSD. Hopefully this will allow decisions to be made at a regional level very soon.
The primary concern is that in Lawn Bowls the majority of our members are in the High Risk age bracket which the government continues to try to protect more vigorously than the general population. This may mean that restrictions for our Sport remain tighter for longer.
Update 29th May 2020. Malaga will move in to Phase 2 on Monday 1st June
Go to our Corona Virus page for more information.
Update 12th May 2020 - Note These changes refer to Phase 1.
Today we received more information from Consejo Superior Deportivo (CSD) and the F.E.B.
Notification of Return to Training For The Sport Of Bowls
For those Provinces that have been allowed to transition to Phase 1, the conditions are established in which professional, High Level, High Performance, national interest and federated athletes can carry out their sports activity during this phase. Both the CSD and the FEB aim to promote the reactivation of Bowling while maintaining health security, activating the measures that guarantee the lowest risk in the development of our federated sport, mitigating the appearance of new cases and their spread. (FAB Website can be viewed here)
OUR PRIORITY GOAL IS THE PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF OUR ATHLETES.
A translation and explanation of the bulletin can be found HERE
Download Original HERE
Download Complementary Bulletin HERE
On the 14th March the Spanish Government passed a decree putting the country in "lockdown". These strict restrictions mean that all Sports facilities will be closed until further notice.
All bowls activity will be suspended until these restrictions are lifted.
Please stay safe, stay at home and stay well.
Santa Maria Win Malaga Challenge Cup
In what has been a phenomenal season for Santa Maria Bowls Club, they have won the Malaga Challenge Cup in a close 110 - 103 shots victory against Lauro Golf Bowls Club
Report online Here
League Titles Decided
All three of the League titles have now been decided.
Congratulations go to Santa Maria Bowls Club who were comfortable winners of all THREE leagues. Details can be found on the various league result pages:
Tigers League results
Lions League results
Jaguars League results
Malaga Provincial Team in Narrow Defeat.
The Malaga Provincial Team played their annual friendly match against the Spanish National side at Indalo Bowls Club in Almeria, 25th & 26th January. An excellent result of 18 - 14 to Spain. Congratulations to everyone in the Squad! A report on the Match will be on-line soon.
Committee Meeting
The first full Executive Committee meeting of 2020 took place at Lauro Golf Bowls Club on 20th January. Minutes will be posted on line as soon as they are available.
2 Bowls Pairs
The Men's and Ladies 2 Bowl Pairs Competition get under way 28th and 29th January. These will be played at Saydo BC and La Posada BC, More details can be found here: 2 Bowl PairsMalaga Challenge Cup
The draw for this year's Malaga Challenge Cup (formerly the League Cup) was made on Sunday 17th November at Saydo Bowls Club. Due to start on the 18th January, the full draw can be found here: Malaga Challenge CupTeam Malaga Trials
Trials for the Malaga Province Representative Team took place at the end of October. For more information on all things Team Malaga, have a look here here: Team Malaga 2020League Season Now Under Way
All three of the new League fixtures have now begun. Early results and league tables are now on line and will be updated weekly. Check out how they are doing here: League 2019 / 2020Andalusian Championships
Held at Santa Maria. Some of the finest bowlers in our region competed in this ultimate of competition in our region. Check out how they did here: Andalusian's 2019 Malaga Provincial Summer Championships 2019
Depending on your point of view, this is either the final competition of last season or the first competition of the new season. With a larger than expected entry, this competition was extended to 10 days (as it used to be) and is currently under way at Mijas Bowls Club.
Full information of matches, results, schedule of play etc can be found HERE
Malaga Provincial Championships
10 days of intense competiton see Santa Maria win 5 titles
Results and Report HERE
Malaga Provincial Champion of Champions
The Competition was held at
Santa Maria BC this year. Congratulations to the Winners: Joe Stamper of Benalmadena BC and Lynda Hall of Santa Maria.
Results of every match can be found HERE
Malaga Beat Almeria To Retain Trophy
- 2nd Inter Provincial Championship
Two strong squads battled it out during 4 sessions over 2 days but Malaga win it again. Match report HERE
Malaga Tigers League - Winners Santa Maria BC
The final round of games were completed on Friday March 8th and the round had a lot to play for.
At the top of the league Santa Maria needed to secure 4 points to be crowned Champions with Lauro 7 points behind them and still in with a mathematical chance of overtaking them. Lauro did all they could with a 10-0 victory over Mijas but Santa Maria took a 6-4 victory away to Benavista to deservedly clinch their first title since 2007. Congratulations to the Club and its players.
Meanwhile at the other end of the table La Posada Warriors took a comprehensive 8-2 vistory over neighbouring Saydo Wasps to move off the bottom.
Results and Final League Table can be viewed HERE
Malaga Two Bowls Pairs
Held at a combined La Posada Bowls Club (Men's) and Saydo Bowls Club
(Ladies) on the 3rd and 4th March.
Congratulations to winners Steve Ward and John Wilson (Mijas BC) and Wendy Pemberton and Eleanor Morgan (Benavista BC)
Information about the Competition and Reports can be found Here.
Malaga Challenge Cup
The Final of The Challenge Cup took place on Sunday 11th February at 10.30am, between Mijas Lawn Bowls Club and Santa Maria Bowls Club at the nuetral venue of Miraflores. Sponsored by The Sports Shop in Fuengiirola the winners were presented with the Phil Parnell Trophy. Congratulations to Santa Maria who won a close Match 107-101.
Information about the Competition can be found Here.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019
The next Committee is the new AGM and will be held on 14th March at Santa Maria Bowls Club at 3.00pm. More details of the meeting Here.
The President's Fours
The Presidents's Fours took place at La Posada Bowls Club. Report on line Here.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018
The AGM for the coming season was held at:
Santa Maria Bowls Club
Thursday 4th October
3.00pm
The minutes are on line Here.
The Andalucian Championships 2018
Now finished and the final results and report can be found here
The Summer Championships 2018
Now finished and the final results and report can be found here
New League Season
As always we all eagerly await the new league season and with an extended Lions League this year it will be a very different league schedule.See details here