NEWS

All the latest news from the 2026 season:

LATE COMEBACK SECURE WIN

Severn Vale 'A' were the latest visitors to Fry's in the Bristol and District League. The encounter early in the season saw Fry's take a 3 shot win on the final ends, but that looked unlikely as Severn Vale took the lead thanks to rinks 1 and 2 taking the lead. Rink 2 pulled the deficit back slowly, but with rink 1 still behind, Severn Vale held the advantage. Rink 3 was tight all the way with Fry's dropping a single on the final end to take the rink points. Rink 2 had taken a 5 shot lead, then picked up 6 shots on the penultimate end and with rink 1 picking up useful shots, the scores were tied with 2 ends left. On both rinks it was Fry's number 3's getting the job done by drawing in the shots and with Severn Vale skips missing, Fry's took another 3 shot victory taking 8 points from the match. Scores: Rink 1: 10-20; Rink 2: 21-9; Rink 3: 11-10; Fry's 42-39 Severn Vale (8-2).

CUP RUNS END AT KNOWLE

Fry's cup runs for the season ended at Knowle in the Somerset Bowls Association Wedmore Plate. A strong Knowle side started pulling away with rink 2 picking up early shots. Despite making some good shots, including a remarkable shot where a Fry's skip sent a jack from rink 4 all the way over to the far side of rink 1, Knowle remained comfortably ahead taking a 74-50 win. Scores: Rink 1: 15-15; Rink 2: 13-22; Rink 3: 10-21; Rink 4: 12-16; Fry's 50-74 Knowle.

LATE SHOTS DENY FRY'S

Week 14 of the Triples League saw Imperial make the trip over to Fry's. On a sunny afternoon, both sides would take a rink by a sizeable margin. The third rink was very much in Fry's favour with 4 ends remaining, however a failure to score in those final ends made the difference as Imperial would overturn a 7 shot deficit to win by 4 shots, seeing Imperial take a 58-55 win leaving Fry's with only two points. Scores: Rink 1: 16-20; Rink 2: 29-5; Rink 3: 10-33; Fry's 55-58 Imperial (2-10).

SECOND HALF WOES STRIKE AGAIN

A trip to Begbrook Green Oaks followed the pattern of previous games where Fry's would give up a good position. On a quicker green, rink 2 struggled to get anything going, but a tight game on rink 3 and rink 1 taking a lead left Fry's 4-5 shots behind at the halfway point. The game would take a turn as rink 1 dropped 7 shots in one end; something they would not recover from. With Begbrook Green sure of 8 points, it was left to rink 3 to settle the last 2 points. A back and forth game saw Begbrook Green take a 2 shot lead into the penultimate end, but Fry's picked up 2 shots leaving scores tied heading into the final end. Fry's number 3 drew a shot, which would be bettered when Fry's skip drew their final bowl onto the jack to make 2 shots. With Begbrook's skip bowl going tight, Fry's picked up a consolation point from a comprehensive 63-36 defeat. Scores: Rink 1: 15-30; Rink 2: 8-22; Rink 3: 13-11; Fry's 36-63 Begbrook Green Oaks (2-8).

LATE COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN ALSOP SHIELD

Fry's hosted the annual Alsop Shield against Keynsham Tuesday night looking to regain the shield after Keynsham's win last year. That plan quickly looked unlikely as Keynsham would take a lead that would see the lead by over 20 shots passed the halfway point. Fry's weren't done and started to pull back the deficit. The gap closed to 5 shots, but a poor 15th end on rink 4 would leave Fry's needing 10 shots off the final 2 ends. With a 2 on the penultimate end, 8 was too much for Fry's as Keynsham retained the shield.

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AT ST ANNE'S

A short trip to St Anne’s Park on hot night came down to the final end after a late fight back from the visitors. Rink 1 struggled with scoring all night, but with rink 2 taking the lead and rink 3 remaining close the game was tight at halfway. The game remained close, but heading into the final 3/4 ‘s of the game, a couple of big ends for St Anne’s saw them go over 10 shots up. With rink 1 finished in favour of the home side, a couple of big ends from Fry’s saw them needing 4 shots for the win. The end went away from Fry’s, dropping a single which saw rink 3 secure the rink points seeing Fry’s take 4 points from the night. Scores: Rink 1: 7-23; Rink 2: 17-6; Rink 3: 17-16; Fry's 41-45 St Anne's Park (4-6).

LATE 7 PROVES COSTLY

The eleventh game of the Triples League season saw Avonvale visit Fry's. Another tight game saw both side take a rink leaving the game in a tight position. A late seven from Avonvale on rink 3 was enough to see them home 53-46 as Fry's only picked up two points. Scores: Rink 1: 15-22; Rink 2: 18-16; Rink 3: 13-15; Fry's 46-53 Avonvale (2-10).

SECOND HALF STARTS IN DEFEAT

The second half of the Bristol and District League season saw Henleaze 'A' visit Somerdale. On what should have been home advantage, Fry's struggled with the green as Henleaze would lead for most of the night. After a challenging night, rink 1 picked some useful shots on the final end and with rinks 2 and 3 several ends behind, the game was still up for grabs. Just as Fry's looked to making progress, a fluky shot from Henleaze skip on rink 2, gave them more breathing space. A poor penultimate end saw Henleaze wrap up the game with an end to spare. Rink 2 would hold on for 2 points from the 34-49 defeat. Scores: Rink 1: 13-16; Rink 2: 16-14; Rink 3: 5-19; Fry's 34-49 Henleaze 'A' (2-8).

FRY'S OUT EARLY IN TUNRBULL

Norwest visited Fry's in the preliminary round of the Somerset Bowls Association Turnbull Cup. Very soon on the opening end, the rain came making a challenging green more challenging. After a tight start, Norwest opened a lead just before halfway as the rain relented, but Fry's kept the deficit to where a late charge was possible. However, some big ends from Norwest saw them pull away to take a comfortable 69-48 win. Scores: Rink 1: 13-13, Rink 2: 9-21; Rink 3: 11-15; Rink 4: 15-20; Fry's 48-69 Norwest.

ONE SHOT DECIDES DERBY

A local derby in Triples League finished with a one shot difference. The trip to Keynsham saw Fry's take the win on two rinks, both by 4 shots, but the game was decided on the third rink which Keynsham won by 9 shots which saw them take the overall win 48-47, but a useful 4 points picked up by Fry's. Scores: Rink 1: 11-20; Rink 2: 16-12; Rink 3: 20-16; Fry's 47-48 Keynsham (4-8).

SECOND HALF WOES AT VICTORIA

As the first half of the Bristol and District League season approached, Fry's faced a sunny trip to Victoria Park 'A'. A tight start saw Fry's take a lead thanks to rink 3 getting off to another strong start. Rinks 1 and 2 remained tight, but that soon changed in the second half of the game as a run of poor ends from Fry's on rink 2 saw Victoria Park jump into the lead, along with rink 3 pulling back some of the early deficit. This left Fry's in hole the Victoria Park closed as the home side would take the win. The points on rink 1 came down to the final end with Fry's one shot behind. Holding the 2 shots necessary, Fry's skip ran 2 feet to far into the jack, pulling the jack away from Fry's bowls to just sit a single shot. With Victoria Park electing not to play the last bowl, the rink was shared and Fry's taking 3 points from a 45-52 score line. Scores: Rink 1: 13-13; Rink 2: 10-29; Rink 3: 22-10; Fry's 45-52 Victoria Park 'A' (3-7).

FRY'S TAKE ALL 12 IN SECOND WIN

Fry's earned their second win in the Triples League this season in a bottom of the table against the visiting Bristol Greenbank. Fry's won all 3 rinks taking all 12 points in the 53-36 win. Scores: Rink 1: 18-15; Rink 2: 17-9; Rink 3: 18-12; Fry's 53-36 Bristol Greenbank (12-0).

FRY'S HOLD ON IN LAST END DECIDER

Another windy night greeted the bowlers as Fry's welcomed Bristol St Andrew's 'A' in the Bristol and District League. Fry's took the lead thanks to rinks 1 and 2, but rink 3 struggled to score again which kept the game in the balance. Bristol St Andrews closed the gap into the closing ends which saw Fry's take a 3 shot lead into the final two ends. With Bristol St Andrews holding shots on rink 3 along with a number of shots on rink 1, Fry's skip drew shot with his first bowl, followed by a gift from Bristol St Andrew's skip in knocking up a Fry's bowl for second, gave Fry's 5 shots to play with. With the skips to bowl on rink 1, Fry's found themselves 4 shots in arrears. Bristol St Andrew's skip was unable to add to the count, and with Fry's skip drawing second with last bowl, Fry's held on for a 41-37 win with 6 points. Scores: Rink 1: 12-13; Rink 2: 18-10; Rink 3: 11-14; Fry's 41-37 Bristol St Andrew's 'A' (6-4).

FRY'S OUT AFTER HIGH SCORING LLOYD TROPHY MATCH

The first round of the Bristol and District League Lloyd Trophy saw Fry's make the short trip to St Anne's Park. A windy night made conditions challenging, and it was the home side who took the early advantage with Fry's struggling to score on rink 1 and 2. It was a different story and rink 3 with Fry's taking the early lead. St Anne's still held a lead past halfway, but rink 1 started picking up shots as Fry's threatened a comeback. This would not materialise as rink 2 still struggled to score as St Anne's pulled away to a 69-46 victory. Scores: Rink 1: 10-21; Rink 2: 6-30; Rink 3: 3-18; Fry's 46-69 St Anne's Park.

DERBY SUCCESS FOR FRY'S

A local derby at Keynsham was Fry's sixth encounter of the Bristol and District League. A tight game ensued with Fry's taking 8 points with a 43-38 win. Rink 3 picked up a comfortable win, but rink 2 came down to the final bowl with Fry's skip stopping just in time for third shot after a measure which secured the eight points for Fry's. Scores: Rink 1: 11-13; Rink 2: 16-15; Rink 3: 16-10; Fry's 43-38 Keynsham 'A' (8-2).

TOUGH DAY AT KNOWLE

Another tough day in the triples league at Knowle saw Fry's come home with only 2 points. A 7 shot win on one rink and only losing another rink by 6 left the game tight, but Knowle comfortable won the third rink to take a 56-41 shot win. Scores: Rink 1: 19-12; Rink 2: 7-23; Rink 3: 15-21; Fry's 41-56 Knowle (2-10).

FRY'S TAKE FIRST WIN OF TRIPLES SEASON

Fry's ended a run of 6 games without a win in the Friday Triples League last week as they took 10 points against Begbrook Green. Two rinks restricted the visitors to 14 shots, scoring over 20 shots themselves. Begbrook won the third rink by 8 shots, but this not enough to overcome the deficit as Fry's came away 59-48 winners. Scores: Rink 1: 26-14; Rink 2: 21-14; Rink 3: 12-20; Fry's 59-48 Begbrook Green (10-2).

FRY'S MISS OUT LATE AGAINST LEADERS

League leaders Bradley Stoke 'A' visited Somerdale on a warm Thursday evening. A tight game ensued with Bradley Stoke mostly leading, but only by a couple of shots for most of the game. Key shots from Fry's kept the game tight until the closing ends when Fry's would take the lead. However, Bradley Stoke undid Fry's hard work as they quickly pulled it back. With Fry's not scoring in the last 5 ends, Bradley Stoke took all 10 points with a 48-38 scoreline. Scores: Rink 1: 15-17; Rink 2: 9-13; Rink 3: 14-18; Fry's 38-38 Bradley Stoke 'A' (0-10).

CLOSE CALL WITH ST ANNE'S PARK

Fry's put up a good fight but fell just short in week 6 of the Triples League. Fry's were able to take one rink by 7 shots, with another rink missing out by one shot. St Anne's won the third rink by 8 shots which saw them take a 43-41 win, with Fry's taking 2 points. Scores: Rink 1: 15-16; Rink 2: 10-18; Rink 3: 16-9; Fry's 41-43 St Anne's Park (2-10).

6 AT SEVERN VALE

Fry's returned to the winner's column in a tight encounter at Severn Vale 'A'. A warm night greeted the bowlers, but a slow green saw a mixed night from the visitors as Severn Vale took the early lead, with each team taking an early lead on rinks 1 and 2. Fry's would take the upper hand as rink 2 launched a comeback which saw Fry's take the lead. Fry's kept control of rink 1, but loose ends from rink 2 after drawing level and rink 3 saw Severn Vale get back into the game, setting up a close finish. With all three rinks on the last end at the same time, Fry's held a 1 shot lead on the scoreboards, but down on the rinks with the skips still to play. Rink 2 picked up a single and with 2 shots drawn by the skip on rink 3 gave Fry's a 4 shot lead. Rink 1 dropped a single giving Fry's a 49-46 win picking up 6 points. Scores: Rink 1: 19-9; Rink 2: 19-21; Rink 3: 11-16; Fry's 49-46 Severn Vale 'A' (6-4).

TOUGH NIGHT AGAINST OAKS

Begbrook Green Oaks found success at Fry's in the third game of the season. The visitors dominated on rink 1 and with rink 3 also not keeping up, Begbrook held a halfway lead. Fry's didn't give up, but Begbrook made the saves necessary to keep Fry's out of reach. Fry's only success came on rink 2 as they finished with a 5 on the last end to close the final scoreline to 40-46 with only 2 points from the night. Scores: Rink 1: 9-20; Rink 2: 19-11; Rink 3: 12-15; Fry's 40-46 Begbrook Green Oaks (2-8).

TRIPLES LEAGUE ROUND UP

the Triples League side have had a difficult start to the season. The opening home game against Victoria Park saw the away side take a 10 shot win with Fry’s only picking up one rink win. It was a similar result the following week at the artificial surface of Imperial, with the home side taking the win 64-40. The sense of deja-vu continued at home against Severn Vale as a 37-59 scoreline went against Fry’s as Severn Vale took 10 points. In the second of back to back home games, Page Park visited Somerdale. Fry’s put up a good fight on rink, only going down by 2 shots, but a loss of 8 and 18 shots on the other two rinks, Page Park took all 12 points.

Friday 24th April: Fry’s 44-54 Victoria Park; Rink 1: 22-10; Rink 2: 15-18; Rink 3: 7-26 (2-10)

Friday 1st May: Fry’s 40-64 Imperial; Rink 1: 11-19; Rink 2: 8-31; Rink 3: 21-14 (2-10)

Friday 8th May: Fry’s 37-59 Severn Vale; Rink 1: 6-21; Rink 2: 19-15; Rink 3: 12-23 (2-10)

Friday 15th May: Fry’s 39-67 Page Park; Rink 1: 14-16; Rink 2: 13-31; Rink 3: 12-20 (0-12).

WINNING START CONTINUES IN HOME OPENER

The second match of the Bristol and District League season saw last year's Division 3 runners-up St Anne's Park visit Fry's. A strong night for rink 2 set Fry's up well but with rinks 1 and 3 struggling, the gap closed up after the halfway mark. Fry's were able to reopen the gap thanks to more shots in the closing end on rink 2 and rink 3 overcoming their deficit. With the match and 6 points guaranteed, rink 3 went into the last end one shot behind. With the Fry's skips last bowl finishing as second shot, Fry's took the 2 shots required to take the rink and 8 points to sit joint top of the table. Scores: Rink 1: 12-19; Rink 2: 24-5; Rink 3: 13-12; Fry's 51-37 St Anne's Park (8-2).

WINNING START IN DIVISION 2

Fry's began the new Bristol and District League campaign in Division 2 following last year's unbeaten season in Division 3. The opening match saw Fry's travel to Henleaze 'A' who finished 3rd in Division 2 last year. Fry's have found success at Henleaze hard to come by in past years, but after a tight start, Fry's soon took the lead thanks to rinks 1 and 3, with rink 2 mostly trading singles. Past the halfway point, Henleaze threatened to get back into the match, but some big saves from Fry's skips limited the damage to keep Fry's ahead. The game took a late twist on rink 3 as Fry's dropped 5 shots on their penultimate end which saw Fry's down one on the rink. Unable to find the required shots, Henleaze took the 2 points. A strong finish on rink 1 sealed the match for Fry's and with rink 2 securing shot on the last end, Fry's took 8 points and a 47-36 win seeing them in 3rd in the early standings on their return to Division 2. Scores: Rink 1: 20-10; Rink 2: 12-9; Rink 3: 15-17; Fry's 47-36 Henleaze 'A' (8-2).