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Whitchurch & District League

Andover Bowling Club is a founder member of this league when it was formed in 1934.

The league, which has an open format, encompasses clubs in the Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover envelope and is based on four divisions. The league is subject to relegation and promotion of the bottom two teams in the higher division and the top two teams in the lower division.

Matches are triples, with each taking place across four rinks. Matches last 18 ends and are played on Wednesday evenings.

The full rules can be found here.

 

Andover Bowling Club fields four teams in this league:

Andover Lions, captained by Gordon Bazley, which plays in Division 1

Andover Eagles, captained by Dave Corbett, which plays in Division 3

Andover Stags, captained by Trevor Crago, which plays in Division

Andover Acorns, captained by Andy Brown, which plays in Division 4

 

Spencer Trophy

In addition, the Spencer Trophy was presented in memory of Derek C Spencer by his wife, Chris, both successful bowlers at the Club. It is competed for by teams in the Whitchurch and District League in a variety of formats on a points basis.