Welcome to Abington Bowling Club

THE A-TEAM continue to hover just above the First Division relegation zone without falling into it. Bizarrely, the teams in 5th and 7th have swapped positions two weeks running, while Abington A remain unmoved between them, sandwiched in the safe space of 6th.

 

Hopefully, the force field will last for the final three games, as the As still have a lot of work to do to prevent slipping below both Earls Barton A and Kettering Lodge. At least the hardest fixture of the season is now out of the way, and it wasn't a complete whitewash, with Abington getting a point at Northampton West End.

 

However, for the second week running some last-minute dropped shots saw a much greater result slip from their grasp. The As were just a couple of bowls away from another 3-2 victory, before West End's A-side showed why they sit top of the pile, grabbing the aggregate 47-46. Last week, the As emerged with much credit for beating the other title contenders Kingsthorpe A 3-2, but even that was so very nearly a 5-0, and it was followed by a 3-2 defeat to Kettering Lodge in a rearranged fixture.

​

In the divisions below, the B and C teams were back-slapping each other after two emphatic results. The former in particular took a giant stride towards promotion with a clean sweep at home to Desborough B. Coupled with surprise defeats for Carlsberg and Harpole, the Bs are now 11.5 points clear of 3rd place, giving them a chance to seal it when they visit the latter next week.

​

The C-team also had the luxury of playing a side in the dropzone, with Div 2 stragglers Bugbrooke beaten 4-1 on points, 47-44 on the aggregate. Not a comfortable margin, but a statement of intent all the same. The Cs are still a definite 7th for the moment, but the former deficit of 11 points between them and safety has been sliced down to 5, with Brackley A the nearest target.

​

****

​

03/08/2026: RUSHDEN FALL, PUTTING Abington A into the semis of the Northamptonshire Men's Top Club. There were a few creases in their quarter-final performance, but enough were ironed out in time.

​

Star men of the day were Stuart Johnston in the 4-wood singles, and Dave Fage, Terry Brown & Martin Brown in the triples. Both breezed through their games, with Johnston especially impressive to restrict county team regular Tony Knowles to just single figures. With Adam Brown coming back from 4-10 down to win the 2-wood, the triples were always going to finish the job even if the pairs and fours faltered.

​

In the event, Trevor Aston & Simon David did finish their pairs game first, level on shots, but all agreed there was no worth playing the extra end with the trio eight up going into their last. Abington, already twice finalists in this event's short history, now have to see off Kingsthorpe to reach a third in five years.

​​

****

​

01/08/2026: ALAN COLEMAN'S FUNERAL will take place at St. Nicholas Church, Overstone (NN6 0AG) on Monday, 10th August, 1pm.​​​​​​​​​ The wake will be held immediately after at The Horseshoe pub, Sywell (NN6 0AW). The family have requested no flowers, but there will be a donation link provided on the day. Please join us if you can to say goodbye to an Abington B.C. legend.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​