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Bowls England

Bowl’s England

Summary of Events/Formats

Middleton Cup & Johns Trophy

• Round robin

• Groups to be reviewed based on entries

• Two-year draw as current to enable counties to arrange fixtures/venues as reciprocal arrangement

Balcomb Trophy & Walker Cup

• 10 players per county

• Matches played in four disciplines – Singles; Pairs; Triples and Fours

• Events take place at eight single green venues, which are geographically accessible

• Four or five counties at each venue over a weekend

• All eight venue winners in each event to the Aviva National Finals

White Rose Trophy & Amy Rose Bowl

• Teams of 5 players aged under 24 on 1 April 2025

• Maximum of two entries per county (48 nationally)

• Matches played in disciplines mirroring worldformats

• No 2024 Senior Internationals permitted in White Rose Trophy and Amy Rose Bowl

• Counties may merge with other counties for participation, not performance, reasons subject to:

o Prior agreement of Bowls England

o Agreed plan to develop more junior players over course of three years

• Events take place at eight single green venues, which are geographically accessible

• All eight venue winners in each event to the Aviva National Finals

Mixed Over 60 Inter-County

• Played as straight knock-out

• All players 60 and over on 1 April 2025

• 24 players per county (12 men and 12 women playing as six mixed rinks

• All fixtures midweek/daytime on set dates

• Semi-Final and Final played during the Aviva National Finals