Deanshanger Short Mat Bowls Club

A bit of history taken from the Deanshanger Village Heritage Society web pages.

“Short Mat Bowls

Several indoors bowls clubs have come and gone in the village, but the sport does still continue today being played at the Memorial Community Centre. Like many sports clubs the Bowls club has had a thriving social scene.

The Deanshanger Short Mat Bowls Club was founded by Herbie Curry and his daughter Jane Duncan in 1987 with the help of Comsport. Comsport was a national organisation set up to revitalise village halls and bring communities together through sport.

The Club is one of many spread throughout the county and competes in the Northamptonshire County League. The sport is open to all ages; Deanshanger’s members have ranged from 13-70. The Club has been very successful in the League and produced several players selected for County Teams over the years.

Short Mat Bowls is still played in the Deanshanger Memorial Community Centre so contact them if you’re interested in having a go.”

Sports and Past-times - Deanshanger Village Heritage Society The areas sporting history was recorded in the local newspaper Croydon’s Weekly Standard, established in 1859, it later became The Bucks Standard from July 1887. It included reports of sporting fixtures about cricket, football...