Short mat bowls is an indoor sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a heavy ball along a fairly flat surface to gain as many shots as possible by getting their bowls nearer to the jack than their opponents and so outscore them.
Short mat bowls competitions.
The esmba open competitions are open to entry from any esmba registered member.
Surrey county shortmat bowling association is the home of shortmat bowling in surrey.
Short mat bowls is a sport which is played by people of all ages and abilities.
All competitions are open to any of the county s esmba registered players.
Affiliated to the esmba the governing body in england.
Short mat bowls is a generally indoor based bowls sport played on a carpet.
The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls from which it is derived.
With 4 competitions to choose from.
Short mat players tour provide world class short mat bowls competitions open to any standard of bowler.
The pairs triples and fours are able to be made up of a combination of registered players from any esmba county.
Open competitions will be available to any registered bowlers of any county through any clubs.
2019 20 winners are offered a place representing england at the world championships in belgium in march 2020.
Whilst the game is heavily played throughout the united kingdom it is also played throughout europe and also places such as india australia new zealand and japan.