History

COUNTY HISTORY

Carmarthen County Bowling Association was formed on the 19th November 1926. Prior to that players had represented the Western Counties, which was an amalgamation of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, but the majority of bowlers in the Western Counties emanated from Carmarthenshire.


Gomer Thomas of Parc Howard Bowls Club, a leader in forming the County, was elected its first Chairman and the Association was made up of just four clubs, namely Parc Howard, Parc Howard Tuesdays, Richard Thomas and Llanelli Conservatives.


Records show that the first listed President of the County was Lady Howard Stepney who served in that office from 1928 until 1931.




As this site develops, more of the history will be added

PRESIDENTS & CHAIRMEN OF THE COUNTY

(Original System)

PRESIDENTS

1927 - 1931





1932

1933

1934

1935

1936 - 1938



1939 - 1945

1945 - 1950






Llanelli

Unknown

Llanelli

P. H. Tuesdays

Unknown



Unknown

Lord Lieut

Lady Howard Stepney





W. E. Clement

Unknown

T. H. Miles

W. T. Morris

Ald. Martin R. Richards



G. Aeron Thomas

Lord Dynevor

CHAIRMEN

1926 - 1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939 - 1948

1948 - 1950

Parc Howard

Llanelli

Unknown

Parc Howard

Llanelli

Unknown

Unknown

Llanelli

Llanelli

Gorseinon

Penygroes

Dafen Welfare

Pontarddulais

Parc Howard

Gomer Thomas

W. E. Clement

Capt A. E. Edwards

S. E. Pullen

R. B. Phillips

J. Davidson

Unknown

W. H. Charles

T. H. Miles

William Evans

W. G. Greenhow

O. E. V. Bailey

Percy Griffiths

R. E. Bonnell

After 1950 the Chairman assumed the role of President. A new role of Patron was introduced.

PRESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY

(Current System)

J. B. Morris

Maj. H. G. Bowen

D. J. Phillips

T. I. Williams

D. E. Wilson

T. I. Williams

R. Marle Roberts

Sidney Jones

Percy Samways

D. J. Jones

H. C. Rogers

F. G. Rogers

D. W. Beynon

G. Lewis

T. V. Davies

(died in office)

Ernest Thomas

David Richards

Hubert Lewis

Ivor Rosser

(died in office)

Gren Rees

Vic Dameral

John Gibbons

Lyn Bennett

Len Ferris

John Nolan

Alf England

Dafen Welfare

Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli

Burry Port

Tybie

Ammanford Pk

Llanelli

Llandeilo

Llanelli

Ammanford

Wheatsheaf


Loughor

Brynhyfryd

Llanelli Steel

Wheatsheaf


Havelock Park

Llanelli Steel

Ty'rfran

Wheatsheaf

Parc Howard

Brynhyfryd

Llandeilo

1951

1952 - 1953

1954 - 1955

1956 - 1957

1958 - 1960

1961 - 1963

1964 - 1965

1966 - 1967

1968 - 1969

1970

1971 - 1972

1973 - 1974

1975 - 1976

1977 - 1978

1979


1980 - 1981

1982 - 1983

1984 - 1985

1986 - 1987


1987 - 1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

David Phillips

John Evans

Wynford Smith

David Lloyd

Steve Pike

Ken Burton

Sam Williams

John Payne

Don Jenkins

Len Gallimore

Geoff Fardon

John Lowe

John Phillips

Cliff Averill

A. Hambley

Mick Ovett

Alan Brown

Arfon Rees

Geoff Rees

John Wilson

Jeff Griffiths

Bryan Kingdon

Fred Wookey

David Kingdon

Eric Davies

Denver Williams

Denver Williams

Gwylon Jones

Peter Dunkley

Gorseinon

Ammanford

Ty'rfran

D.W.Crusaders

Ty'rfran

Ammanford Pk

Cwmaman

D.W.Crusaders

Carmarthen

Llang & Bryn

Havelock Park

Burry Port

Gorseinon

Cross Hands

Llandeilo

Tybie

Llanelli

Ty'rfran

Graig Merthyr

Pontarddulais

Llanelli

Kidwelly Town

Havelock Park

Kidwelly Town

Blue Anchor

Loughor/Dafen

Llanelli

Dafen Welfare

Llanelli

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020-21

2022

2023

2024

HONORARY SECRETARIES

1942 - 1964

1973 - 1974

1979 - 1982

1985 - 1989

1999 - 2003

2006 - 2010

2016 -

Parc Howard

Llanelli

Ty'rfran

Ty'rfran

DW Crusaders

Carmarthen

Gorseinon

S.C. Williams

D.J. Williams

Wynford Smith

Wynford Smith

John Payne

Brian Pocock

John Phillips

1964 - 1973

1975 - 1979

1982 - 1985

1989 - 1998

2003 - 2006

2010 - 2016

W.J. Williams

D.M. Jones

Graham Smith

David Banahan

Geoff Fardon

Alan Brown

Llanelli

Kidwelly

Ty'rfran

Llanelli

Havelock Park

Llanelli

HONORARY TREASURERS

1946 - 1979

2001 - 2004

2005 - 2007

2022 -

Llanelli

Bro Myrddin

Havelock Park

Llanelli

D.W. Beynon

Peter Williams

Geoff Fardon

Denver Williams

1979 - 2001

2004 - 2005

2007 - 2021

Ty'rfran

Calsonic Wanderers

Llanelli

John Gibbons

Alun Davies

Alan Brown