Entry Forms for the forthcoming season’s LEH competition are now available!
Please find the below invitiation from HSMBA League Secretary Ian Roe with entry forms availible via this link – Entry Form
LEH Two Counties Team of 10 Competition 2025 – 2026
Please find attached the entry form for the 2025-26 LEH competition and the competition rules.
I would once again draw the attention of the smaller clubs to the competition rule which permits two smaller clubs (12 or fewer registered members) to enter a combined team. This has been utilised by some Herefordshire clubs but not yet by anyone from Gloucestershire – please think about whether this is a route to participation if player numbers are a deterring factor to your entry in the competition.
For anyone not familiar with the competition the brief format is:
- A club competition for registered Herefordshire & Gloucestershire clubs – players must be HSMBA / GSMBA registered through the club they represent, each club is limited to one entry
- A team of 10 players plays a two-legged multi-discipline match (Singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours) with each player playing in one discipline per leg (teams can be altered between the two legs of a match)
- A match comprises home and away legs, arranged by the participating clubs, with overall shots across the two legs determining the winner
- It is a knockout competition and there are either 4 (if 17+ entries) or 3 rounds played across the winter season leading up to the final
- The final is played as a single match at a neutral venue
The closing date for entries is Sunday 24th August 2025 – the draw will then be made, and participating clubs will be informed of the draw and contact details by the end of August.
The final is provisionally scheduled to be held on Wednesday 1st April 2026. This date, and the venue, will be confirmed once the entries are finalised.
Entry is £15.00 per team
Entry forms should be returned to the HSMBA League Secretary by email (hsmbaleaguesec@gmail.com) or post (Ian Roe, HSMBA League Secretary, Yew Tree Cottage, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TA)
Payment should be made by bank transfer (Sort code: 30-98-97, Account No: 61819160, Account Name: HSMBA, ‘Club Name – LEH’ in reference field) or by cheque (payable to ‘HSMBA’) to the above address
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Also, my contact list, particularly for Gloucestershire clubs, may not be up to date so if you are no longer the appropriate contact person would you kindly pass this information on (and let me know the correct contact details so I can update my records).
Kind regards
Ian Roe
HSMBA League Secretary