Competitors along with Dorset Mens and Ladies presidents. Our annual Dorset outdoor U12 and U18 tournament took place on the August bank holiday Monday at Poole Park. Twenty of the top under eighteen bowlers from various clubs competed across two age categories to determine the Dorset outdoor singles champions for 2026. The morning featured highly competitive round-robin groups, culminating in finals during the afternoon. Participants who did not advance to the singles final

Sunday 30th August saw the Academy team take on Branksome Park in the final outdoor friendly of the season. This fixture was especially significant because Branksome Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. As always, the match was played in a great spirit, with all four sets of triples from both teams enjoying the occasion whilst still battling hard to come away with the win. In the first triple, Tom, Lee, and Hannah had to fight right until the very last end to

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