First Tysoe to win family bowls shield in 40-year history

A maximum field of 28 bowlers competed in Newport Pagnell's 40th anniversary Andy Tysoe Shield recently.

The shield was originally presented to the Club by former member, Ron Tysoe, in honour of his son, Andy.

Andy had a severe motorcycle accident, and was rehabilitated at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he became a successful wheelchair bowler.

Ron wanted to establish an open, end-of-season singles tournament in his name.

A finalist in 2025, Dave went one stage better this year to become the 31st person to win the tournament and put the first Tysoe name on the shield - very appropriate since Ron was Dave's uncle and Andy his cousin.

The competition saw some strong performances from the Club's under-25 section - most notably academy member, Johnathan, who at just 16 years old reached the semi finals, beating the previous two-year champion along the way before narrowly losing out to Dave in the semi-finals.