Basingstoke Triples (AKA Monday League)
Andover is entering two teams in this year's Triples league - Andover Blues and Andover Yellows - both captained by Dave Canniford. The competition is open to all bowlers. Matches are played on a Monday evening, starting at 6.30pm - although do note that the team's two May and two August fixtures commence at 6.15pm.
There are three divisions in this league (Premier, First and Second), the Premier Division consisting of seven teams and the First and Second divisions each consisting of eight. Both the Andover teams play in Division 2, with the complete season being made up of all teams playing each other home and away. The top two teams in the First and Second divisions are promoted at the end of the season, relegating in each case the bottom two teams in respectively the Premier and First divisions.
In the 2025 season, the (single) Andover side finished fifth.
For each fixture, the team puts out three triples with each match consisting of 18 ends. Each winning rink receives 2 points and the winning team an additional 1 point for the overall score. The core rules for the League can be found at the BDBA website.
Full fixtures and results for Division Two in 2026 are as follows; the up-to-date table for the division is included in a .pdf at the bottom of the page.
Blues
11 May: Blues 63 v 46 St. Mary Bourne Falcons (5-2)
18 May: Andover Yellows 51 v 53 Blues (2-5)
25 May: Blues P v P Thornycroft (match forfeited by Thornycroft; Blues to be awarded their average points total across the other games)
1 Jun: Aldermaston Ash 39 v 45 Blues (2-5)
8 Jun: Blues 50 v 43 Howard Park B (5-2)
15 Jun: Aldermaston Birch 50 v 38 Blues (5-2)
22 Jun: Blues 44 v 53 Whitchurch Weavers (2-5)
29 Jun: Blues 63 v 51 Andover Yellows (5-2)
6 Jul: St. Mary Bourne Falcons 39 v 57 Blues (2-5)
13 Jul: Thornycroft 45 v 54 Blues (1-6)
20 Jul: Blues 53 v 65 Aldermaston Ash (2-5)
27 Jul: Howard Park B v Blues
3 Aug: Blues v Aldermaston Birch
10 Aug: Whitchurch Weavers v Blues
Yellows
11 May: Howard Park B 50 v 35 Yellows (5-2)
18 May: Yellows 51 v 53 Andover Blues (2-5)
25 May: Aldermaston Birch P v P Yellows
1 Jun: Yellows 33 v 43 Whitchurch Weavers (2-5)
8 Jun: Aldermaston Ash 72 v 42 Yellows (4-3)
15 Jun: Yellows 57 v 58 St Mary Bourne Falcons (2-5)
22 Jun: Thornycroft P v P Yellows
29 June: Andover Blues 63 v 51 Yellows (5-2)
6 Jul: Yellows 33 v 42 Howard Park B (1-6)
13 Jul: Yellows 47 v 65 Aldermaston Birch (2-5)
20 Jul: Whitchurch Weavers 53 v 40 Yellows (5-2)
27 Jul: Yellows v Aldermaston Ash
3 Aug: St Mary Bourne Falcons v Yellows
10 Aug: Yellows v Thornycroft