Knockout Cup Preliminary Round Draw

The draw for the preliminary round of this season's Knockout Cup was performed at tonight's County Meeting:

Llangyndeyrn v Alma

Bronwydd v Bro Myrddin

Llanboidy A v Tywi (Llandeilo)

Games to be played before or during w/c 30 September.

Ladies British Isles Preparations

On Sunday 8th September, a county Invitational Squad was selected to play a friendly against the Welsh Ladies Team to help with their preparation for the upcoming Ladies British Isles Championships to be held in Bro Myrddin on 12th and 13th October 2024.

The players invited to take part in the Carmarthenshire squad were as follows:

Pontargothi

Aled Edwards

Gethin Edwards

Alun James

Steffan Wyn James

Dai Lewis

Rhys Evans

Salem

John Matthews

Bronwydd

Dorian Hudson

Daniel Jones

Alun Jones

Dafydd Rees

Yvonne Herbert

Llanboidy

Mark Beynon-Evans

Nigel Thomas

Timothy Thomas

Chloe Thomas

Henry John

Tom Davies

Llandeilo

Tommy Jackson

Jamie Davies

Carol Dyer

Llandyfaelog

Wyn Bennett

Andrea Bennett

Llanpumsaint

Kieran Thomas

Llanddarog

Eirwen Jones

Pembrey & Burry Port

Jordan Dorrington

Llangennech

Teresa Phillips

The day was competitive and enjoyable and we look forward to hosting the Championships and wish the ladies all the very best against England, Ireland and Scotland.

County Random Pairs 2024

On Saturday 31st August at Bro Myrddin Indoor Bowls Centre, 56 players attended and were drawn randomly into 28 pairs. These pairs were then sorted into 7 groups of 4. The top two in each group progressed into the cup knockout and the bottom two in the group progressed into the plate knockout.

With games being played quickly, all group games and the first round of the knockouts were played before lunchtime.

By 4pm, the finals had been completed with the results as follows.

2024 Carmarthenshire Random Pairs Champions

Ethan Jones (Salem) & Richard Arran (Bronwydd)

Runners-Up

Ann Gower (Llanddarog) & Jordan Dorrington (Pembrey & Burry Port)

Plate Winners

Mark Beynon-Evans (Llanboidy) & Noel Morgans (Bronwydd)

Plate Runners-Up

Sue Mann (Salem) & Jamie Davies Tywi (Llandeilo)

Thank you to all that attended and a special thanks goes to Richard & Elin Palmer for organising such a enjoyable event to kick start the season.