Ray
Keen League -
Organisation
Previously known as the Bucks leagues, now renamed in memory of Ray Keen, a former GXBC member and important figure in National Bowls who died recently and is much missed.
This
is a County mixed league
competition, one rink in
each match. It is played
on Wednesday evenings from
about the end June until
the end of August, with a
finals day in
mid-September.
The competition is structured into three areas - North, Central and South. We play in the South. The North and South areas are both split into two sections, Red and Blue; and there are four divisions in each section. There are five or six teams in each division and we play each other twice, home and away, so eight or ten games in the season, plus the finals day - a play-off between the division 1 winners in each section, when we hope to see our teams play each other for the title. Normally the winner of each division gets promoted, the loser goes down.
The full rules, and the draw and results so far can be foundhere .
In 2023 Gerrards Cross is running 6 teams in the Bucks League:
The competition is structured into three areas - North, Central and South. We play in the South. The North and South areas are both split into two sections, Red and Blue; and there are four divisions in each section. There are five or six teams in each division and we play each other twice, home and away, so eight or ten games in the season, plus the finals day - a play-off between the division 1 winners in each section, when we hope to see our teams play each other for the title. Normally the winner of each division gets promoted, the loser goes down.
The full rules, and the draw and results so far can be found
In 2023 Gerrards Cross is running 6 teams in the Bucks League:
| South
Red Division 1 in 2023 |
Team
Manager Duncan Gauld |
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| South Blue Division 1 in 2023 |
Team Manager David Hall |
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| South Red Division 1 in 2023 |
Team Manager Patrick Johnson |
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| South Blue Division 1 in 2023 |
Team Manager Chris Commons |
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| South Red Division 3 in 2023 |
Team Manager Janice Welsh |
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| South Blue Division 4 in 2023 |
Team Manager Giles Brisbourne |
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We are increasing the number of squads we enter for the Bucks leagues. In 2017 we ran four teams, all of which are now in division one of their respective 'areas', and two of which ended up as the County League Champions.
The Rowers was new in 2018, and was formed with the intention of recruiting relatively inexperienced players into the leagues. The team played always included one good, experienced player to provide leadership and advice. It won its division in 2018, getting promoted to the next division up, so in 2019 we fielded a fifth team, the Pick & Mix, for players new to competitive bowling, led by an experienced player.
The Pick&Mix won their division in 2019, so we added a sixth team, "Maltmans", again for players new to competitive bowling, again led by experienced skips.
