The pairs triples and fours are able to be made up of a combination of registered players from any esmba county.
Short mat bowls competitions.
Affiliated to the esmba the governing body in england.
Surrey county shortmat bowling association is the home of shortmat bowling in surrey.
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.
The county also enters a team in the esmba inter county championship competitions.
The esmba open competitions are open to entry from any esmba registered member.
Short mat bowls is a generally indoor based bowls sport played on a carpet.
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.
With 4 competitions to choose from.
Each year we organise a programme of county championships and national championship qualifying competitions.
Short mat players tour provide world class short mat bowls competitions open to any standard of bowler.
The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls from which it is derived.
National and international level events are generally held for all disciplines including singles pairs triples and fours.
Short mat bowls is a sport which is played by people of all ages and abilities.