Devon County Short Mat Bowls Association
Welcome to the Devon County Short Mat Bowls Association website where you can keep up to date with all the news from around the county. The website will be continually updated and expanded over the coming weeks and months so be sure to come back. Also be sure to send in any news you may have and it will be uploaded onto the website. You can also follow the county on Facebook and Twitter.
The DCSMBA is the governing body of short mat bowls in Devon. The DCSMBA is the largest association in England having in excess of 100 clubs and over 1,800 members. The Association was formed in 1990 and is affiliated with the English Short Mat Bowls Association, the governing body of the sport in England. Clubs can be affiliated to Devon County and for more information please click here.
DCSMBA are committed to safeguarding players in Devon. Details of our safeguarding officer can be found on on our Committee page. Devon has a code of conduct for a its members and this can be found here, along with a code of conduct for Devon officials and volunteers which can be seen here.
Furthermore a template for code of conduct for club members can be found here. In addition a template for a code of conduct for club officials and volunteers can be found here.
Club, County, National Competitions and Leagues
Bowls is a very social activity and many of our members are quite happy to attend their local club for just a quiet roll-up and a get together. However, for the more competitive member, many of the clubs organise their own competitions and may also participate in a local league. This can be an ideal way to improve your skills and to meet other members who share your enthusiasm for the game. The County Association organises a variety of events for all our registered members. These include: -
- County Singles
- County Pairs
- County Triples
- County Fours
- Club Team Championship
- Under 18's Championship
These competitions are held at the Table Tennis Club near Okehampton. The post code and address of the venue can be found here. There is limited car parking space at the venue but there is a public car park just 7 minutes away that can be used throughout the season. Details of this car park can be found here.
In addition to the county competitions, the E.S.M.B.A organises a range of national competitions, these include: -
- National Singles
- National Pairs
- National Triples
- National Fours
- National Mixed Fours
- Under 18's
These competitions are open to any registered member and will be held at the ISCA Centre.
For more information, please visit the competitions page.
Devon County Teams
Devon also has two County teams entered into the inter-county Competition. Both the Premier and A teams compete in a league consisting of, Somerset, Cornwall and Dorset in order to qualify for the knock-out stage. More information can be found on the County Team page.