Results & Reports
A nice win on a lovely afternoon
September 23rd: For our penultimate game of the season, we welcomed 4 triples from Marlow to our green. Taking 3 of the 4 rinks and losing narrowly on the other, Risborough ran out the victors by 78 shots to 52.
Our top rink prize went to Graham Gayler, Rupert Aries and Richard Ferguson with a 23 - 9 win
A great Club Day
September 20th : Presidents Cup Day saw our retiring President Tony Lambert, 35 years a devoted member, oversee a game between Lady Captain Angela Adlams team and Club Captain Tony Liggins team for a trophy presented by our sponsor, Majesticare. The weather could not have been any better and the games on all six rinks were keenly contested and greatly enjoyed. The final scores were really only important for bragging rights, and those went to Angela's team along with the Presidents Cup. The final tally was 108 shots to 88.
It was wonderful to have such a well supported Club Day as the season draws to an end. It's also worth recording that 23 of the 36 who played were members who have only joined the Club since our recruitment drive got underway in April 2023. There was a very healthy turnout of spectators too and the buffet and raffle which followed the game was very well received. A massive thanks to all who organised and helped to deliver a day which bodes well for the Club's future.
A slightly underwhelming performance
September 16th : The artificial surface at Chess Vale proved a significant home advantage when our 4 triples paid the annual visit. The home squad won on all 4 rinks and although Jenny Dexter, Rupert Aries and Tony Liggins kept the damage to 2 shots, losing 12 - 14, the overall score was 102 - 34 to Chess Vale. Ouch!
Hazells take the win
September 12th : Five triples from Hazells were warmly welcomed to the Club. They proved too strong for our squad, winning on 4 of the 5 rinks. Our winning trio by the narrowest of margins, 15 - 14, were Hazel Marley, Clive Walters and Brendan McGinty, but our guests went home with a 94 shots to 62 victory.
MBL presentation game
September 11th: The Mid Bucks League presentation game took place at Cheddington. League winners Long Crendon took on a triple from each of the other 6 teams in this years league. In a game limited to 10 ends, the champions recorded a very comfortable 74 shots to 31 win. All credit then to our representatives, Tony Liggins , Steve Kirby and Mark Baxter, who were the only triple to beat Crendon, winning their game by 10 shots to 6.
Long Crendon received the trophy and a cheque for £125, with runners up Waddesdon taking home £75.
A welcome turn around
September 9th: Four triples from Wendover and Chiltern Hills Bowls Club paid us a visit to fulfill a fixture which was established 90 years ago. This time round, it was Princes Risborough who took the honours winning on all four rinks with an aggregate score of 88 shots to 44. This was in sharp contrast to the result back in May, when we visited Wendover and suffered a heavy defeat, so we'll call it a draw! Our top rink was Graham Gayler, Alan Phipps and Mark Baxter with a 29 shots to 7 win.
2026 FINALS, RESULTS AND REPORTS
September 5th: A fine, bright Saturday morning greeted our first two finalists, Mark Baxter and Steve Kirby, who contested the Wightman Cup, 2 bowl singles. Steve scored 4 shots from the first 3 ends and although Mark fought tenaciously, he could never get in front and Steve took his first singles title by 15 shots to 10.
Steve was back on the green in the afternoon, partnering Keith Puddephatt in the Pairs Championship. They, and their opposition of Paul Rudkin and John Stallwood, contested a memorable Final. Holding a 10 - 1 advantage after just 3 ends, things looked very promising for Steve and Keith, but by the half way point in the 18 end game, things were all square at 11 all. The last 9 ends could not have been tighter. John and Paul picked up 2 shots on the 18th end to level it once more at 19 - 19 and force an extra end which would decide the game and the Championship. With Steve and Keith holding shot on a full length jack, the match looked like going their way, but John had other ideas and ditched the Jack for a remarkable win.
Meanwhile, on Rink 3, Tony Liggins and Del Behenna contested the Tombs Plate final. This also turned out to be quite a game. Storming into a 14 - 0 lead after just 7 ends, Del had one hand firmly on the plate. Tony, however, was not beaten and played superbly to reduce the gap to just 2 shots, 13 - 15, after 14 ends. He continued to match everything that Del could throw at him and after 22 ends, it was he who took the honours by 21 shots to 18.
As if the Pairs and the Tombs Plate weren't enough to keep the healthy crowd of spectators entertained, another very close tussle was unfolding on Rink 2, where Eileen Peck, Roger Lawson and Mark Baxter played Gail and Clive Walters and Ray Rouse for the Len and Peggy Macey Trophy. It was a close game throughout and no surprise that, after the regulation 18 ends had been played, the score was 20 - 20. The deciding extra end looked like going to Eileen, Roger and Mark, but somehow Ray contrived to get the shot his team needed with the very last bowl of the game
So the Saturday sessions produced four excellent games of bowls and the weather could not have been better.
It was great to see so many people enjoying the sport.
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September 6th : Another fine morning for the 2nd day of Finals Weekend saw Steve Kirby and Paul Rudkin, two up and coming players, pitted against each other in the Samuels Cup. Both had tasted success the previous day. Steve started strongly with a full house of 4 on the opening end, but Paul had levelled things up after the 10th end. It was nip and tuck for the ensuing ends, but Paul finished on top with a 21 - 17 victory after 22 ends.
Another excellent final.
Over on Rink 6, Bill Pusey and Del Behenna faced a strong duo when they played Jeanette Allnutt and Tony Liggins for the two bowl Vincent Cup pairs over 21 ends. After 14 ends, only a single shot seperated them, but Jeanette and Tony took 7 shots from the next 4 ends to open up an unassailable lead and went on to win the trophy by 20 shots to 15.
The final afternoon session saw 3 more Finals contested. The Neighbour Cup mens triples championship was fought out between Paul Rudkin, Steve Kirby and Ray Rouse and Tony Burnell, Brian Davis and Del Behenna.
Brian was kindly substituting for the injured Graham Barlow. There were some very tight heads throughout the match but the stronger triple, who had already notched up four final wins between them this weekend, proved to be Paul, Steve and Ray. They took the Championship by 20 shots to 7.
On Rink 2, yet another extremely close game was unfolding.The Handicap Final saw Brendan McGinty in receipt of a 3 shot start from the more experienced Keith Puddephatt. Keith soon put the handicap to bed, taking 12 shots from the first 5 ends. Brendan tried hard to pull back the deficit, but when Keith picked up 4 shots on the 15th end to lead 20 - 11, it looked all over for the genial Irishman. Then the fun started. Notching a 4 of his own on the very next end, Brendan went on to level the score at 20 apiece. So the 20th end would decide the Champion and it was Keith who was very relieved to pick up the single shot to become Handicap Champion. Hard lines, Brendan, it was a great match!
The Blue Ribbon Mens Singles Championship saw Mark Baxter take on the in-form Tony Liggins. Nearly all of the 9 Finals contested this weekend were remakably close contests and this was no exception. Mark had the better of the early ends and had established an 8 shot lead after 13 ends, 15 - 7. But Tony had shown yesterday in the Tombs Plate final that he is well capable of overhauling a healthy lead. Although still 4 shots adrift, after 19 ends had been played, at 18 - 14, he scored the 7 shots he required to reach 21 and become Club Champion for 2026.
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Well done to everyone who contested our Competitions this season. Congratulations and Commiserations accordingly. Let's have even more contestants in 2027.
Never give up the desire to improve.
Winter well - Del Behenna, Competitions Secretary
Bassetsbury take the honours
September 3rd : A lovely late summer afternoon saw 4 triples from Bassetsbury pay a visit. They returned home victorious by 68 shots to 52. Our best triple was Gail Walters, Alan Phipps and Paul Rudkin, who recorded an 18 shots to 12 win. It's well worth mentionig that this was Pauls first game as Skip, so very well done to him.
A loss at the County Town
August 31st : A win for Aylesbury Town - report to follow.
Ray Keen League final results
August 26th: With the persistent hot weather and the World Cup football, many games in the Ray Keen League this season were subject to being rearranged. This resulted in a thrilling finale for the Risboro B squad in Central League Division 3. With 3 games scheduled on successive evenings of the 24th. 25th and 26th August and with 4 of the 6 teams still in with a chance of topping the league, the cards turned up trumps for us and we ran out League winners by shot difference of 3.
In Division 1, Risboro Robins won 4 of their 6 games and finished 4th to winners Crendon Evans Above.
Our other squad, Risboro Raiders finished 3rd in Division 4.
Full final League Tables can be viewed on buckinghamshirebowls.com
That was close, but no cigar!
August 23rd : A visit to High Wycombe Bowls Club resulted in the narrowest of wins for the Home team. Trailing by 12 shots after 9 ends had been played by all four triples, we pulled the deficit back to a single shot. The result, nonetheless, was a win for High Wycombe by 71 shots to 70. Stuart Ray, Chris Tisbury and Mark Baxter were our best triple, winning by 25 shots to 17.
A facile win
August 20th: Three triples from Aston Clinton paid us a visit but went home empty handed. With wins on all three rinks, the result was a very comfortable win by 64 shots to 19. Jeanette Allnutt, Brian Davis and Tony Liggins won their game 31 - 4 for top rink honours.
A resounding defeat
August 17th: Our last Mid Bucks League of the campaign saw 5 triples go to Cheddington. The result was a resounding win for the Home team who were victorious in all 5 matches, racking up a 108 - 59 win. We ended up with two wins and four defeats from our 6 matches. Well, there's always next year!
Chesham retain the Jubilee Cup
August 15th: A win in the second leg of the Jubilee Cup against Chesham by 85 shots to 78 was not enough to prevent the trophy returning to Cheshams Trophy Cabinet. Our best rink was a 22 shots to 9 win for Gail Walters, Tony Lambert and Mick Bailey, but the heavy defeat we suffered at Chesham back in May meant that our good friends retained the Jubilee Cup by 185 shots to 146.
A convincing win
August 8th : A welcome win for the Club when 5 triples from Waddesdon paid us a visit. Four of the 5 triples went our way with our top rink of Jeanette Allnutt, Andy Bennett and Tony Liggins scoring a 31 shots to 12 win.
The final shot count was a healthy 110 - 64 victory.
Hard work at Chalfont St Giles
August 1st : Our four triples who made the journey to Chalfont St Giles came away losers by 67 shots to 58. The scoreline would have looked considerably worse were it not for our sole winning trio of Brian Davis, Graham Gayler and Rupert Aries, who won by a healthy 21 shots, 30 to 9.
So near, Ladies!
July 27th: Our ladies visited Hazells and enjoyed an excellent afternoons bowling. The match could not have been tighter, with Eileen Peck, Beryl Walford and Angela Adlam winning 14 - 13 and Jenny Dexter, Sue Dawson and Jeanette Allnutt losing 12 - 14. So Hazells won by a single shot, 27 -26.
A good MBL win
July 20th : For our penultimate MBL match, we welcomed Aston Clinton to the green. It was a good night for us, winning on 4 of the 5 rinks. The tally of 94 shots to 69 gave us a 9 points to 1 win, with our best triple being Chrissie Ford, Brendan McGinty and Graham Barlow who won by 32 shots to 12.
Out of the plate
July 12th : We welcomed old adversaries Chesham to contest a 1/4 Final game in the Bucks County Plate. In truth, like our Bucks Cup enconter with Iver Heath two weeks earlier,the match was lost in the first half dozen ends when we fell 31 shots adrift. We came back well, but the result was a 73 shots to 46 win for Chesham.
A good win in the Heat
July 11th : As the heatwave continued, 5 triples from Cheddington paid us a visit. The game was reduced from 18 ends to 14 because of the heat and it was Risborough who claimed victory by 64 shots to 49. Chris Tisbury, Stuart Ray and Brendan McGinty took best rink honours with a 19 - 9 win.
Hazells win a close MBL game
July 9th : Our Mid Bucks League game at Hazells was played despite the 32 degrees plus temperature. Although we won on 3 of the 5 rinks, Hazells won the day by 92 shots to 85, to take 7 points to our 3. Our best triple on the night was Rupert Aries, Richard Wingrove and Richard Ferguson with a 21 - 11 win.
Didn't see that coming!
July 2nd : Our hoped for progress in the Mid Bucks League came to shuddering halt when 5 triples visited Aylesbury Town on a warm summers evening. Although we led on 4 of the 5 rinks after 7 ends across, the Home side shifted into top gear and eventually won all 5 games by the very decisive margin of 113 to 56. Ouch!
Great Bucks Cup run comes to an end
June 28th : Although the temperature had subsided by at least 12 degrees from the previous few days, the bowling was still red hot, especially from our visitors from Iver Heath in the Last 16 Knockout Round of the Bucks County Cup. Iver were quick off the blocks and were 26 shots ahead after just 6 ends across the 4 triples. We fought in vain after such a poor start, but were never likely to pull back the deficit against a squad of experienced, competitive players and had to give best by 85 shots to 50 at the finish. Good luck to Iver Heath when they play Bletchley Town in the 1/4 finals.
Meanwhile , Princes Risborough entertain Chesham in the 1/4 Finals of the Bucks Plate on Sunday 12th July at 10 am. Come along and watch.
Beaten by the Heat
June 24th : All of the 3 Ray Keen League fixtures were postponed due to the RED heat health warning.
A great game, but Del bows out
June 21st : Playing in the Area semi final of the National Mens Champion of Champions competition, Del travelled to Gerrards Cross to take on England International Tom McGuiness. On a green that was as good as you could ever get, Tom gained a 9 - 3 advantage after 8 ends and extended his lead to 9 shots at 15 - 6. Del fought back tenaciously, and narrowed the lead to just two shots at 15 - 13. However, he was unable to maintain the momentum and shook hands with the final score 21 - 13 in Tom's favour. An excellent game of bowls.
Just one shot in 129 decides the day
June 20th : Mill Bowling Club (Ruislip) made their annual visit to our green and the 4 triples all enjoyed very close games. The end result was the narrowest of victories for our visitors, by 65 shots to 64. Jeanette Allnutt, Chrissie Ford and Tony Liggins were top rink with a 19 - 14 win despite being 4 shots behind with four ends to play.
A welcome win at Waddesdon
June 18th : Four triples paid a visit to Waddesdon on a warm summers afternoon. Lovely surroundings, an excellent green to bowl on and the cherry on the cake was a win by 67 shots to 59. Top rink was Jenny Dexter, Rupert Aries and Captain Tony Liggins who logged a 22 - 9 win.
Bucks Cup - 5 out of 5!
June 17th : Our run of excellent results in the Bucks Cup continued with a 12 points to 2 victory over Wendover.
This means we top our group with 5 wins out of 5 and 64 points scored from a possible 70. Very well played everyone. We now progress to the last 16 knockout stage where be have been drawn to play Iver Heath at Home on Sunday 28th June, 10 am start.
Thame take the honours
June 14th : Our 5 triples paid Thame a visit on a pleasant Sunday afternoon and enjoyed some good bowling.
Although Brendan McGinty, Tony Lambert and Mick Bailey recorded an 18 shots to 11 win, the other 4 could not match them and the result was a win for the Home team by 92 shots to 64.
Nationals - A near miss and a good win.
June 14th: Graham and Mark had a really good game at Richings Park in the Bucks 1/4 finals of the Pegasus Homes Men's over 60's pairs. The game was close throughout. Going into the final end one shot adrift at 17 - 16,
our pair were holding 2 for the match, but David Orr trailed the jack to take 3 shots and win the tie 20 - 16. Bad luck, boys! Meanwhile, Del made his first ever trip to Wexham Bowls Club in the Champion of Champions 1/4 finals against Martin O'Brien. He made a very good start to be 10 shots up after 10 ends and extended his advantage to secure a comfortable win by 21 shots to 9. The Semi Final is at Gerrards Cross on Sunday 21st June at 6pm, where his opponent is England International, Tom McGuiness.
Ladies lose at Thame
June 10th : The ladies had a very enjoyable afternoon at Thame. A close game saw them lose by just 2 shots.
Our winning triple was Sue Dawson, Gail Walters and Beryl Walford with a score of 17 - 12.
52 Points from a possible 56 in the County Cup!
June 10th: Our clash with Broadway in the Bucks Cup looked set to decide who would finish top in our group. Our 2 triples playing Away excelled, both securing wins. At Home an easy victory on one rink and a heavy defeat on the other balanced out, meaning that we won the match by 12 points to 2. Well played everyone!
We need 2 points from our final match against Wendover to be 100% certain of topping the group. Whatever the outcome, we are assured of a place in the last 16 knockout round on June 28th.
No win for the Ladies
June 4th : Two Ladies triples played at Aylesbury Town but had no success, the Home team scoring a comfortable win by 35 shots to 18.
Bucks Cup - Second-rate weather, First-rate result
June 3rd: For about 20 minutes, weather more reminiscent of watching an episode of Saving Lives At Sea than Gardeners World threatened to curtail our third Bucks Cup games against Aston Clinton. The storm relented, however, and the games were completed - very good news for Princes Risborough, who won all four games, 2 at Home and 2 Away. The shot score was 86 - 42 in our favour, adding 14 points to our tally. 40 points scored out of a possible 42 puts us on top of the League, but we have two more tough matches to play.
Well done to all players from P. R. and Aston Clinton for bowling so well in, at times, atrocious conditions.
Further Nationals News
June 2nd: It's now confirmed that Mark and Graham will travel to Richings Park in the Senior Pairs to take on David Orr and partner. Del played Roger Crick (Broadway) in the Champion of Champions yesterday afternoon and scored a runaway win by 24 shots to 2. He must now travel to Wexham Bowls Club on Sunday 14th June for a 10 am start to play Martin O'Brien. Back in action again yesterday evening, Del took on Stephen McAlister (Gerrards Cross) in the Senior Singles. A really good game saw Stephen progress with a 21 - 15 win.
Another friendly loss
May 31st : Our 4 triples traveled to play old freiends and rivals Long Crendon on another hot sunny afternoon. Sadly the Home team proved too strong for us, winning on all four rinks with an aggregate score of 95 shots to 54
Ad Finem win the day again
May 29th : We always look forward to the annual visit of the Ad Finem Bowls Club, but, as was the case last year, our visitors recorded a comfortable victory with a shot tally of 92 to 57 over the five triples.We did manage to win on one rink, albeit by the narrowest of margins.That honour went to Lorraine Dare, Alan Phipps and Ray Rouse, with a 15 - 14 scoreline. Maybe next year.
Too hot, both temperature and opposition.
May 24th : High Wycombe were the visitors for our 8th Club friendly of the season and their four triples proved too good in the match, which was reduced to 14 ends due to the excessive May temperatures. The final shot tally was a 65 shots to 30 victory for High Wycombe.
Bucks Cup - another good win
May 20th : Our second County Cup match of the year was against Wingrave. Excellent bowling from all four triples, 2 home, 2 away, gave us wins in all four games, which meant a maximum 14 points to add to the 12 scored last week.
26 out of 28 is a very healthy haul. Our next game is against Aston Clinton on the 3rd June.
Nationals Update
May 18th: Mixed fortunes for our entrants in the National Competitions. Lorraine and Del recorded a good win in the Mixed Pairs at Aston Clinton by 29 shots to 12, but had to give best to a strong pair from Amersham in the 2nd round. In the Foundation Pairs, Del and Roger Lawson visited Aston Clinton and went down by one shot on the third extra end - frustrating! Del played Paul Reynolds at Amersham in his first Champion of Champions match and came away with a hard fought 22 -13 win after 27 ends. Next opponent is Roger Crick (Broadway) at Princes Risborough on June 1st. Del and Tony Liggins enjoyed a good run in the Senior Pairs last year, but came unstuck in their first game this year, losing to Dave Coles and Andy Savin from Marlow. Meanwhile, Mark Baxter and Graham Barlow, in their first foray into the Nationals, visited Gerrards Cross and scored a great win in the Senior Pairs, albeit by just a single shot, 16 - 15. They now face a trip to Richings Park. Finally, in the Senior Singles, Del will play Arwyn Bailey at Wendover on 27th May.
No joy at all at Wendover
May 16th : Five triples set off for Wendover to fulfill our oldest fixture against our Chilterns friends, first contested in 1937. Club friendships may be close, but the result, on this occasion, was definitely not. Wendover had a clean sweep, winning on all 5 rinks, for an aggregate score of 119 - 54. Maybe we can do better in the return fixture at Home on the 9th September.
Bad luck, Ladies !
May 15th : Our ladies had a nailbiting finish to their second game of the season at Chesham. Both triples were level after 17 of the 18 ends had been played, but the Home team scored one shot in both games on the final ends to card a 31 - 29 win. Bad luck, ladies!
Great start in the Bucks Cup
May 13th : We began our Bucks Cup campaign against Cheddington. Under the usual format of 2 triples at Home and 2 Away, we got off to a very encouraging start, winning 3 of the 4 games with just a narrow defeat in the other. The final shot tally was 82 - 48 and under the points scoring system it was 12 - 2 in our favour.
Well bowled everyone.
What was in the tea?
May 9th : The first leg of the Jubilee Cup fixture against old rivals Chesham was played on their green. After 9 ends across the five triples, Chesham led by 2 shots. A welcome cup of tea/coffee was taken but the short break did us no favours. The ensuing 3 ends saw Chesham take 28 shots to our 9 and things didn't improve for us at all, resulting in Chesham taking a 46 shot advantage into the 2nd leg at Princes Risborough on June 28th. The final score was 107 - 61 to the home team. Our best triple was Stuart Ray, Lorraine Dare and Del Behenna, who managed a 16 - 16 draw.
Solid performance in the MBL
May 7th: Our second Mid Bucks League fixture saw Waddesdon pay us a visit. With three of our five triples all recording wins by 10 shots, we picked up a welcome 8 points to 2 victory. The overall shot tally was 91 - 74.
Our third game will be at Aylesbury Town on Thursday 2nd July.
New faces, new friends
May 2nd : A new fixture on the card saw Broadway Bowls Club (Chesham) pay us a visit, the first of many we hope. Good bowling and close games on all five rinks, but Broadway just prevailed, taking the match by 83 shots to 75. Our best triple was Stuart Ray, Clive Walters and Ray Rouse who carded a 23 - 12 win. We look forward to the return fixture in August.
Mayday
May 1st : Our ladies welcomed two triples from Thame for their first friendly of the year, but the six visitors proved too strong on the day aynd went home very pleased with a win by 58 shots to 22.
Crendon well on top in first MBL game
April 30th : Our Mid Bucks League campaign got off to a poor start when old adversaries Long Crendon were our visitors. They got off to a good start and led the match throughout, taking 8 1/2 points to 1 1/2 points by winning 3 rinks, drawing 1 and losing 1. Our winning triple were Stuart Ray, Alan Butler and Ray Rouse with an 18 - 13 win.
A good win and a promising debut
April 29th: Amersham were our third visitors of the season and good bowling was enjoyed by all five triples. It was Princes Risborough who came out on top with a comfortable 93 shots to 56 win. Top triple on rink 2 was Jeanette Allnutt, Graham Gayler and Tony Liggins. After being 8 - 9 down through 11 ends, they proceeded to take 22 shots without reply over the final 7 ends to run out 30 - 9 winners! Graham was playing his first game for the Club, so a great introduction for him.
Turnabout
April 26th : Having scored a comfortable victory just four days ago, our squad were hoping to repeat the dose when 5 triples from Aylesbury Town paid us a visit. The boys from the County Town, however, had read a different script and we suffered a comfortable defeat instead, going down 74 shots to 103. Two of our triples did finish ahead, the best of those being Stuart Ray, Keith Puddephatt and Mick Bailey who won 23 - 13. So pleasing to see that Mick is clearly an octogenarian in great heart.
