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ABINGTON'S ROBIN ADAMS was knocked straight out of the men's National 2-Wood Singles, scoring just 4 shots in his 1st round match. It had been a memorable and glorious run to qualify for the tournament, but a prolonged run on the hallowed greens of Bowls England HQ at Leamington Spa was not to be.

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Mark Turley-Green, representing Devon, dominated the encounter and won with several ends to spare, but Adams at least goes down as the county champion for 2026, a much-too-rare distinction for our proud club.

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*ABINGTON'S WOMEN lost their County Top Club semi-final, unable to make lightning strike twice​​ in succession. Having removed one favourite from the competition - Roade - in the quarters, hopes were high of another upset, with home advantage against Desborough Town. But only one of the four disciplines went Abington's way; Judy Jones, Alice Moore & Diana Brown in the triples.

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11/08/2026: ABINGTON 'B' CONFIRMED promotion back to Division 2 of the Monday Triples League with a 4-1 win at Harpole. Even with two home games still remaining, the determination to get the job done ASAP powered the Bs through a sticky fixture to their fifth successive win, and 10 from 12 overall.

 

Opponents Harpole were one of the possible challengers to Abington's promotion dreams, and needed a win even more, just to stay in contention. But our men refused to accept anything less than the four points required to guarantee a swift return to the second tier. The Browns, Adam & Terry, skipped the two winning rinks, while Dave Vernon's at least kept the score tight on the third. 49-46 was the final aggregate score, and 2 rinks to 1.

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Nervy for sure. But the struggle sometimes makes the victory all the sweeter, and this was certainly an example of that. It is now a straight fight between Abington B and Roade for top spot in the division. The latter's defeat to Carlsberg this week (their last home game) extends our mens' advantage in that battle to four points.

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The A-side were also toasting a great win this week, in their final home match. Much-needed too. Four points gained over Northampton Express A doesn't quite guarantee Division 1 safety, but it's a huge stride in that direction, and all the more so from one of the toughest opponents around. A 14-shot margin of victory is also an excellent return, with captain John Freeman's rink especially imperious, hammering star oppo Dominic Graham 25-13.

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Sadly, the C-team's race is almost run, losing ground on Brackley in the fight to survive in Division 2. The Cs earned just one of the five points from the visit of Wootton Grange A - Pete Botterill skipping the winning rink - and were collectively mauled 32-52. They are not down just yet, and still have to play their rivals, but both of their last two matches are away from home, with a tricky tie at Northampton Express first, and the points gap is now seven. The Cs need to make sure it comes back to five at the very least before the potential crunch match in the final round.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​