Leagues, Tournaments & Competitions
The Murphy Shield
The club enters a team of four players each year in the national Murphy Shield knock-out competition.
Regional League
A Team Fixtures 2024
Date | Team | H/A | Result |
Thursday, 30 May | Ashby B | Home | 7-5 |
Monday, 24 June | Leicester A | Away | 3-9 |
Sunday, 30 June | Gainsborough | Home | 7-5 |
Wednesday, 17 July | Bakewell A | Home | 9-3 |
Friday, 23 August | Ashby A | Away | 3-9 |
Tuesday, 17 September | Sheffield Parkhead A | Home | 5-7 |
Wednesday, 16 October | Dunston | Away | Drawn |
B Team Fixtures 2024
Date | Home/Away | Result | |
Wednesday, 8 May | Southwell A | Home | 7-5 |
Thursday, 6 June | Nottingham A | Away | 10-2 |
Friday, 28 June | Sheffield | Home | 5-7 |
Wednesday, 14 August | Woodhall Spa | Away | 4-8 |
Wednesday, 21 August | Leicester B | Home | 2-10 |
Wednesday, 25 Sept. | Long Eaton | Away | 2-10 |
Tuesday, 8 October | Bakewell B | Away | 8-4 |
C Team Fixtures 2024
Date | Team | Home/Away | Result |
Wednesday, 15 May | Sheffield Parkhead B | Home | 5-7 |
Wednesday, 12 June | Southwell B | Away | 4-8 |
Thursday, 27 June | Derby | Home | 8-4 |
Wednesday, 3 July | Nottingham B | Away | 2-10 |
Tuesday, 30 July | Gainsborough B | Home | 8-4 |
Tuesday, 20 August | Ashby C | Home | 6-6 |
Wednesday, 18 Sept. | Darley Dale | Away | 4-8 |
Local Lincolnshire League
The Club enters two teams, the Bandits and the Braves, in the Local Lincolnshire League which is aimed at encouraging higher handicapped players to participate in competitions.
Branston Bandits' Fixtures 2024
Date | Team | Home/Away | Result |
Friday, 19 April | Branston Braves | Home | 7.5-6.5 |
Friday, 17 May | Gainsborough | Away | 5.5-8.5 |
Wednesday, 5 June | Torksey | Home | 7-7 |
Tuesday, 6 August | Boston | Home | 4-10 |
Friday, 23 August | Dunston | Away | 8-6 |
Wednesday, 11 Sept. | Woodhall Spa | Away | 6.5-7.5 |
Branston Braves' Fixtures 2024
Date | Team | Home/Away | Result |
Friday, 19 April | Branston Bandits | Away | 6.5-7.5 |
Friday, 31 May | Torksey | Away | 6.5-7.5 |
Thursday, 6 June | Woodhall Spa | Home | 7.5-6.5 |
Monday, 12 August | Boston | Away | |
Thursday, 22 August | Gainsborough | Home | 2.5-11.5 |
Friday, 13 September | Dunston | Home | 5.5-8.5 |
Open Tournaments
The Club holds three open competitions: Doubles (17th May), Singles (12th July) and the Inter-Club Fours (13th September). Click on the event name to open and download the entry form.
In 2024, the Doubles was won for the third successive year by Claire and Stuart Worsnop.
In the Handicap Singles 2024, Michael Hepstock of Gainsborough won in the final against Claire Worsnop.
For 2025 and onwards, the Singles Tournament will no longer be handicap and become level play.
Internal Competitions
Three internal competitions are held annually:
- Doubles – knockout played over the season with pairs drawn from a lower and a higher handicap group.
- Singles (level play) – knockout played over the season.
- Handicap Singles (for handicaps 8 and higher) – knockout played over the season.
- The Gerald Foreman Fours (one day tournament) will be held on 26th April 2025.
In 2025, the Handicap Singles competition will be limited to players with a handicap of 8 or higher, and a new level play Singles competition open to all members will be introduced.