Stan Hardman League

Stan Hardman League

Thursday Afternoon Bowls League

Thursday Afternoon Bowls League

About Us

About the League

The league format is teams of three mixed triples playing at 2.00pm on a Thursday afternoon, outdoors during the summer season during the months from May to August/September. Each triple must have at least one lady and one gentleman playing on each rink.

There are 32 teams playing in the league which is divided into four geographical areas. With eight teams in each area, the teams play a total of fourteen matches, home and away. 7 points are available for each match, points being allocated as follows: 2 points for a winning rink, 1 point for a drawn rink, overall shots scored - 1 point for the winning side, half a point for a draw.

After the conclusion of the fourteen matches, the top two teams in each area will qualify for the play-off stage for the Stan Hardman Shield and the third and fourth placed teams in each area will qualify for the play off stages for the Stan Hardman Plate. This takes the format of a 'knock out stage' for both trophies over three weeks with the area winners playing the runner-up in another area, and the third placed teams playing the fourth placed team in another area in separate quarter finals, the winners progressing through to the semi-finals and the winners of these games going through to the respective finals.

League Rules
League Officials
RolePerson
ChairmanPeter Wright
SecretaryTrevor Carter
TreasurerValerie Smailes
Past Winners
Stan Hardman Sheild
YearWinnersRunners Up
2024Basingstoke TownYateley Beeches
2023PyestockOdiham and North Warnborough
2022Basingstoke TownHoward Park
2021Alton SocialOdiham and North Warnborough
2020Not held due to Covid19Not held due to Covid19
2019WhitchurchAWRE
2018Fleet United CygnetsBasingstoke Town
2017Fleet United CygnetsBasingstoke Town
2016AWRE BSt Mary Bourne
2015AWRE BHook Sapphires
2014Hook SapphiresBasingstoke Town
2013Fleet United CygnetsCove
2012Fleet United Swans-
2011Whitchurch-
2010Odiham & North Warnborough D-
2009Odiham & North Warnborough D-
2008Howard Park A-
2007Hook Sapphires-
2006Odiham & North Warnborough-
2005Hook Diamonds-
2004Odiham & North Warnborough-
2003Odiham & North Warnborough-
2002Howard Park A-
2001Howard Park A-
2000Hook B-
1999Odiham & North Warnborough-
1998Griffin A-
1997Odiham & North Warnborough-
1996Howard Park A-
1995Howard Park A-
1994Old Basing B-
1993Howard Park C-
1992AWRE-
1991Thornycroft A-
1990Kingsclere-
1989Kingsclere-
1988Thornycroft-
1987Thornycroft-
1986Thornycroft-
Stan Hardman Plate
YearWinnersRunners Up
2024Alton SocialFleet United Swans