Men - White Rose

Team Manager: Matthew Bishop

White Rose 2026, played on Sunday 21st June, winners to qualify for the national finals. Venue Redcar.

Format is also different – 5 players, no limit on the number of reserves.

  • Each match is only 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Pairs – 3 bowl per player, 12 ends.
  • Triples – 2 bowls per player, 12 ends.
  • Substitution of players is permitted after the conclusion of end 6 in each discipline.

Squad:

  • Matthew Bishop (TM)
  • Tyler Clark
  • Thomas Houghton
  • Kieran Humes
  • Luke Jameson
  • Alex Scott
  • Paul Shilton
  • Alex Simpson

Dress: County Tops (newer version/design), County Shorts.

Team for the first game:

L Jameson K Humes
M Bishop P Shilton
A Scott

Counties may change players/disciplines prior to the start of each individual match.
Each session will have a time limit of 1 hour 15 minutes (including trial ends).

Scoring:

• Per discipline – 2 pts for a win; 1 pt for a draw
• Per match – 2 pts for a win; 1 pt for a draw
The county/team that tops the group at the conclusion of the group stages on will qualify for the National Bowls Finals. This will be determined by (in order):
• Overall points
• Overall shots difference
• Overall shots scored

Matches at the National Finals to be determined by ‘Match Aggregate’ score