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This Triples Championship competition was held for the first time at Bromyard Leisure Centre in April 1999. Short Mat bowlers from clubs in the joint association of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire were invited to play and 30 teams took up the challenge. Twelve mats were laid out in the spacious hall and teams were grouped in pools for a Round Robin playing schedule. The play throughout the day was of a very high standard and eventually the team from Fownhope beat Corse and Staunton in the Final in a very close game.

This event was the end of an era for the joint Association of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The increase in the number of short mat bowling clubs made it possible for each county to organise their own association in the ESMBA. This competition, however, is still held but in the new venue of the Larruperz Centre, Ross on Wye and has been renamed the County Triples Challenge Cup.

Year	Winner		Runner up
2013	Lea	June Smith, Merion Attwood, Colin Smith	Ross	Ali and Ian Roe, David Watkins
2012	Ross	David Watkins, Les Williams, Colin Barnes	Larruperz	Fay Middlecote, Hazel and Tony Vitale
2011	Fownhope	Derek Griffiths, Mark and Isobel Wardley	Woolhope	Mark Bowden, Shirley and Becci Cox
2010	Woolhope	Shirley and Becci Cox, Andy Mayes	Ross	Les Williams, Paul Hook, Colin Barnes
2009	Larruperz	Faye Middlecote, Hazel and Tony Vitale	Weston under Penyard	Ray Bilby, Betty and Harold Aubrey
2008	Fownhope	Hilary Marshall, Sue and John Stannard	Ross	David Watkins, Les Williams, J. Zimmerman
2007	Woolhope	Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers	Weston under Penyard	Tim Rigdon, Betty and Harold Aubrey
2006	Ross	David Watkins, Les Williams, J. Zimmerman	Weston under Penyard	Tim Rigdon, Betty and Harold Aubrey
2005	Woolhope	Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers	Fownhope	Hilary Marshall, Sue and John Stannard
2004	Woolhope	Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers	Lea	Ann Watkins, Sheila and Alf Wye
2003	Fownhope	Sue and John Stannard, Fred Jolley	Ross	Brenda and Frank Garrett, Harry Walters
2002	Larruperz	June Pearce, Hazel Vitale, Les Phillips	Sellack	Karen and Nigel Skyrme, Gareth Barnfield
2001	Woolhope	Anthiny Rogers, Roland Gardener, Sandra Rogers	Fownhope	Hilary Mansell, Brenda and Andrew Mollett
2000	Ross	Margaret Eggleton, Dave Luther, Les Williams	Aston Ingham	Margaret Ashby, Michael Mortimer, Wolfred Thomas
1999	Fownhope	Sue and John Stannard, Fred Jolley	Corse & Staunton	Ivor and June Carter, Pat Boaler