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Merriott made an auspicious debut in the Beaminster and District League with a convincing 57 -32 win against Toller Percorum at Toller, the visitors won 5 of the 6 pairs matches to lead 42 – 20 before the triples. Top … Continue reading →

November 18th early start to the proceedings, after the mornings games we were ready for the singles and pairs finals. New members taking part for the first time who performed very well against veteran players.

Our 7th game against Crewkerne for the Jackie Michell Shieldnormally very close games as the clubs are evenly matched.With 3 wins apiece going into the 7th year of the competitionCrewkerne’s luck was not with them, on the day Merriott could … Continue reading →

Merriott SMBC wins the League Cup played annually at East Coker, in 2022 The Givle League! Merriott Short Mat Bowls Club (MSMBC) started in 1995. It could be played in Merriott village hall with two or even three mats, and … Continue reading →

In a joint effort by Beaminster and Merriott Short Mat Bowls Clubs the idea for a charity competition was implemented after the death of Anne Loose who was an active member of both clubs for many years. She spent her … Continue reading →

1st December 2019 sadly Anne Died in the Weldmar Hospice in Dorchester she was a great competitor very dear friend and will be greatly missed by all the members of the clubs she played at. Her Funeral is on the … Continue reading →

John Lacey (right) 2019 Singles Champion for Merriott collecting his trophy from John Bedford our vice Chairman, a hard-fought competition with Sue Saunders as runner up. A good days work for Sue Saunders collecting a Singles runner up trophy and … Continue reading →

Our 5th game against Crewkerne for the Jackie Michell Shield normally very close games as the clubs are evenly matched. With 2 wins apiece going into the 5th year of the competition Crewkerne’s luck was not with them, on the … Continue reading →

New shirts look very nice, shame we lost the match by 3 points but good effort all round against a very strong Langport side

A thrilling day’s bowls, with high standards produced by all our bowlers The semi-finals between Phil Perkins and John Lacey who both had not lost all day, left John as the winner after a close match. On the other Mat, … Continue reading →