Liberty Trophy – Sat 1st of March 2025

Berkshire beat Devon who conceded at 113-68

We are now into the national semi-final on the 22nd of March 2025

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The mens Berkshire (Berks) County indoor bowling association was formed in 1987 after splitting from Berks and Bucks CIBA. We have 4 clubs affiliated to the County, Desborough, West Berks, Rivermead and Whiteknights. Links to these clubs can be found at the bottom.

The aim of the Indoor County association is to look after and foster the game in Berkshire by playing matches against other Counties and our own clubs. We currently have around 200 County Bowler’s who apply to play in matches of their choice. In matches vs our own clubs, should they beat the County team they receive a bannerette.

The Counties competitive and best bowlers aim to to play in their Liberty team, a National knockout 6 rink competition against all counties in England. We have reached the final twice, coming runners up on both occasions to Durham. For those trying to get into the Liberty team we also play in the Home Counties League. Again 6 rink matches but these are restricted to no more than 8 Liberty players in the team.

On a domestic front each club supplies its winners in the Singles, Pairs, Triples and Four’s to compete in the Berkshire Champion of Champions. The winners of each then go on to represent Berkshire CIBA in the Home Counties League Championships the following season. Along with these there is also the inter club 6 rink knockout matches vs our own clubs, with each club fielding 2 rinks of unbadged players.


New Bowlers / Visitors

For all of the above to happen on a County level we rely heavily upon our clubs and their members. All of the clubs are keen to have new members, whether to play socially, in leagues, competitions and make the County or even International squads.

For anyone interested please approach your local club, links to our clubs websites are listed below.

Those selected to play for the Berks CIBA can enquire about a County shirt via the email icon above. Shirts currently cost £28.


County 2025 Tour

President Brian Jacobs took a party of 44 for the County weekend TOUR to Sussex

Very well looked after by the staff at Royal Norfolk Hotel in Bognor Regis

The Clubs at Arun, Preston, Palmerston and Egham, all did us proud

SCORES

ARUN stuffed us by 154 shots to 88

Top Rink CHRIS FREEMAN, BARRY CARTER, TOM SEARLE, KEN NASH

Managed to beat PRESTON by 108 Shots to 80

Top Rink  FRED CLANFIELD, CHRIS FREEMAN, ALAN BROWN, JOHN MATTHEWS

Again successful against PALMERSTON by 96 Shots to 84

Top Rink  MIKE DRINKWATER, BRIAN ILSLEY, JOHN MATTHEWS, KEN NASH

The weekend took it’s toll and we lost to EGHAM 101 Shots to 113

Top Rink  ALAN BROWN, BRIAN JACOBS, TOM SEARLE, BRIAN AMOS

Ken Nash, who travelled up from Cornwall for the weekend, won the Clive Rippingale Trophy 

for the individual scoring the most shots during the weekend—87

Jane Porter won the prize for guessing in advance the total number of shots 

scored by BERKS CIBA over the 4 matches—393

A very successful and enjoyable 37th TOUR


Charity Information 

CHARITY OLLIE YOUNG FOUNDATION

You can read all about the Foundation on Internet, but basically a registered charity which funds paediatric brain tumour research. It was launched in the memory of a brave little boy who lost his fight against an incurable brain tumour 1 day before his 6th birthday and only 12 weeks after displaying symptoms. There was no available treatment for Ollie, no cure, no hope.

Berkshire Bowlers Outdoor and Indoor and their County opponents have been supporting the cause for several years:-

Steve Rushton3126.39Outdoor 
Jim Wood1050.21VP’s 
Les Pond557.95VP’s 
David Davies452.26VP’S 
Rob Taylor1661.53Indoor 
Maurice Rhymer196.40VP’s 
Peter Oakley646.33VP’s
Rob Taylor1836.53Indoor
Total to date9527.60  

President Rob Taylor is collecting again this year and hopes donations will reach another 1.5k. Charity boxes are available at all County matches to include fines if you are unlucky enough to get one. (The answer is do not speak to the President or even look at him—anything is an excuse for a fine)

Those of us who have been lucky enough to bring up healthy children with pride and joy will struggle to understand what pain and anguish Ollie’s parents must have gone through—it does not bear thinking about. Hopefully our donations will help the future

Should anyone feel they wish to make a personal donation to this cause Steve Rushton or Rob Taylor would be happy to receive.