The county also enters a team in the esmba inter county championship competitions.
Short mat bowls competitions.
Open competitions will be available to any registered bowlers of any county through any clubs.
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.
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.
All competitions are open to any of the county s esmba registered players.
With 4 competitions to choose from.
Each year we organise a programme of county championships and national championship qualifying competitions.
The pairs triples and fours are able to be made up of a combination of registered players from any esmba county.
2019 20 winners are offered a place representing england at the world championships in belgium in march 2020.
Short mat bowls is a generally indoor based bowls sport played on a carpet.
National and international level events are generally held for all disciplines including singles pairs triples and fours.
Affiliated to the esmba the governing body in england.
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.