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AND SO, the 2026 season goes into the vault of our memory banks. The President's Day event on Saturday, 26th September brought the curtain down in the traditional manner. 30 bowlers competed in triples for the last club honour of the year, the Joe Soanes memorial trophy, ultimately claimed by Alan Necus, Roger Walker & Lis Milburn, with three wins from three.

 

Many thanks to everyone who turned out for a gloriously sunny afternoon of pure grass bowling. And extensive gratitude goes to all members, and especially volunteers, who have kept Abington Bowling Club going. If Covid couldn't prevent a full program of club comps in 2020, then the road outside becoming a cycle lane certainly wasn't going to either, but it has been the most difficult summer since the pandemic.

 

Construction will continue for a further few weeks, including a full road closure in October, though as before the club will remain open, and accessible on foot. Car parking is due to return soon, but reduced from what it was before.

 

All the best for the winter months, whether members are bowling indoors or finding something else to occupy them. Aside from the quizzes and Christmas draws, we will see you all again next April!

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06/09/2026: THE COUNTY COMPS came to a close with two Abington players lifting the silverware. Or indeed crystalware.

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Firstly, Gill Crossley made Abington history as our first ever winner of the Northamptonshire Women's Champion of Champions. Superb from the 1st round to the final, Crossley has achieved much in the game, but this is a new height. She edged a close final with her opponent, Tess Lowe of Kislingbury, but had her nose in front throughout, claiming the trophy with 21-18.

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On the green at Wellingboough straight after was a new member for this year, Simon David, but it's not taken him long to make an impact. Soon after stepping back off the green, he was handed the county championship Crystal Bowl Singles trophy. A 3-wood singles contest for bowlers without prior county honours, Abington's Alan Dunkley won the first ever staging in 2021. Now he finally has some company.

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30/08/2026: TWO OF ABINGTON'S finest were in county finals on Saturday 29th August. And they both ran it close. Unfortunately, it was Wellingborough B.C. who celebrated a Mason Cup and Senior Singles double.​ Tony O'Leary and Iain Walker were defeated at a rain-sodden Rushden B.C. 21-16 to Martyn Fearn and 21-11 to Dave Love respectively. Not the preferred outcome, but both can take heart from a determined performance in difficult conditions, and will surely be back on the Bowls Northants honours list soon.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​