CARMARTHEN DISTRICT SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
CYMDEITHAS BOWLIO MAT BYR ARDAL CAERFYRDDIN
County Team
The county team is selected and organised by our three County Selectors -
Aled Edwards (Pontargothi), Mark Beynon-Evans (Llanboidy) and Dorian Hudson (Bronwydd).
​The three dates for the County Team to play are
• Sunday 8th September 2024 - Friendly v Welsh Ladies British Isles Team - Bro Myrddin
• Saturday 14th December 2024 - Friendly v Cardigan - Cardigan Bowls Club
• Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February 2025 - County Championship - Llandrindod Wells
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Friendly v Welsh Ladies British Isles Team - Bro Myrddin
This year, we have a friendly arranged against the Welsh Ladies British Isles Team on Sunday 8th September 2024 to help with their preparations for the Ladies British Isles Championships being held at Bro Myrddin on 12th and 13th October 2024.
For this practice a larger squad is needed than the usual squad of 20 and with many players unavailable or playing for the Welsh Ladies side themselves, the selectors have taken the opportunity to invite players for this friendly as a form of trial and development for the future.
Below is the playing format for the friendly against Welsh Ladies British Isles Team.
The players selected for this invitational friendly are:
Bronwydd
Alun Jones
Dafydd Rees
Daniel Jones
Dorian Hudson
Noel Morgans
Yvonne Herbert
Llanboidy
Mark Beynon-Evans
Nigel Thomas
Tim Thomas
Tom Davies
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Llanddarog
Eirwen Jones
​​Llandeilo
Carol Dyer
Jamie Davies
Tommy Jackson
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Llandyfealog
Andrea Bennett
Wyn Bennett
​​Llangennech
Teresa Phillips
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Llanpumsaint
Kieran Thomas
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Pembrey & Burry Port
Jordan Dorrington
Salem​​
John Matthews
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Pontargothi
Aled Edwards
Alun James
Dai Lewis
Gethin Edwards
Rhys Evans
Steffan Wyn James
​​Friendly v Cardigan - Cardigan Indoor Bowls Centre
This year, we have a friendly arranged against Cardigan as a reverse fixture from last year. This will take place on Saturday 14th December 2024 to help with their preparations for the County Championships being held at Llandrindod Wells on 1st and 2nd February 2025.
For this friendly a squad has been narrowed down from the last friendly, with the aim of finalising the final 20 player team for February. One or two players are unavailable for this friendly due to other commitments.
​​County Championship - Llandrindod Wells
The County Championships are held on the 1st and 2nd of February at Llandrindod Wells.
We will be playing over 2 days against Brecon & Radnor, Cardigan, Montgomery, Pembrokeshire, Swansea and West Glamorgan. The format will be 5 rinks with the combined scores across all 5 mats being added to determine the overall shot difference.
The squad selected for the competition can be found below.
Bronwydd
Alun Jones
Dafydd Rees
Dorian Hudson
Richard Arran
Llanboidy
Mark Beynon-Evans
Nigel Thomas
​​Llandeilo
Tommy Jackson
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Salem​​
Deb Matthews
Gavin Matthews
Ethan Jones
Elin Palmer
Richard Palmer
​Pontargothi
Aled Edwards
Alun James
Cennydd Howell
Dafydd Howell
Dai Lewis
Gethin Edwards
Rhys Evans
Steffan Wyn James
County Championship Report
The County Team had a very strong weekend at Llandrindod with the 4 new caps intergrating well with the experienced players in the team.
As there were 7 counties entered each county would have a bye round and Carmarthenshire's bye round happend to be the first round.
In the second round we faced Cardigan where 4 out of our 5 rinks won with a shot difference of +43.
In the third round we faced current champions Pembrokeshire, where a number of close games saw us win 2 rinks, draw 1 and loose 2 with a shot difference of +5 which was enough to secure victory.
The fourth and final round on Saturday was against West Glamorgan, where despite winning 4 out of 5 rinks, one heavy loss for one rink saw us lose overall with a final shot difference of -2.
The fifth round (first on Sunday) was against a strong Swansea side on paper, but saw us win 2 rinks, draw 2 rinks and lose 1 rink to have a shot difference of +8.
The sixth round we faced Brecon & Radnor, winning 4 out of 5 rinks with a shot difference of +35.
The final round of the event, had us with a strong chance of winning the event overall with victory over Montgomery enough to clinch the title for the first time.
Unfortunately, winning only 1 rink, drawing 2 and losing 2 rinks saw us fall agonisingly short with a final shot difference of -5 shots.
The final standings were
1st Pembrokeshire - 10 Points - +92 Shots
2nd West Glamorgan - 10 Points - +70 Shots
3rd Carmarthenshire - 8 Points - +84 Shots
The County Team at Llandrindod Wells in their new shirts.
Kindly sponsored by Davies & Davies Furniture and Castell Howell. Supplied by Bowls Kingdom.
