A round up of Short Mat information for 2023/2024
For your Short Mat bowling enjoyment, Horley Bowling Club can offer: –
Rollups
These are sessions that any paid-up member can make use of, providing there are no priority matches pre-booked. In order of priority these are -:
- National matches
- County matches
- Inter-club matches
- Club competition matches
Roll up sessions CANNOT be booked online, although they can be noted in the diary in the clubhouse
You can book priority sessions via the BOWLR app (which can be accessed on the top right of the website ‘Home’ page) or on the right hand side of this page under (Members only)
Standard sessions – 2 hours each
| Each day | Time |
| Session 1 | 10.00am – 12.00pm |
| Session 2 | 1.00om – 3.00pm |
| Session 3 | 4.00pm – 6.00pm |
| Session 4 | 6.30pm – 8.30pm |
Prebooked sessions
| Day | Time | Session booked for.. |
| Mondays | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Hawks Practice |
| Tuesdays | 10:00am to 12:00pm | Friendship League |
| Tuesdays | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday Night League |
| Wednesdays | 10:00am to 12:00pm | Friendly Roll-up |
| Thursdays | 10:00am to 12:00pm | Friendship League |
| Fridays | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Social Roll-up |
| Saturdays | 10:00am to 12:00pm | Youth Team |
Inter club leagues
These are matches played between the three Horley teams and teams from other clubs, in an officially organised league. The teams have already been selected and the fixtures arranged
Club Competitions
(entries close on Tuesday, 31st October – see the noticeboard)
These are the internal club competitions, similar in concept to outdoor compeitions, and are all knockouts in format
Friendship league
This is an informal but competitive league, played on a Tuesday or Thursday morning. Players can play in this league on either of these days, but not both. See full details Friendship League 2023
Tuesday night league
(entries close on Thursday, 5th October at 6:00 pm – see the noticeboard)
This is a very informal. fun evening league for all players More info
County
If you believe you have reached a suitable standard you can choose to enter County matches. For more details see the WSSMBA website
National
If you believe you have reached a suitable standard you can choose to enter National matches. For more details see the ESMBA website
Etiquette TBA