Bury Free Press 4th July 1936 recorded:
"Thanks to the enterprise of a little group of local gentlemen, Newmarket now possesses a Cumberland turf bowling green which will challenge comparison with the very best in the Eastern Counties. The green has been laid out on a site in the Avenue, with a frontage of about 200 feet and a similar depth. The green itself has been constructed by Messrs J and D Provan of Glasgow, who laid out the excellent greens at Chesterton and at Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge; and at the rear is a picturesque and comfortable club house, built by Mr. W.P.King of Exning from the designs of Mr.Cecil G.Rayner L.R.I.R.A., of Newmarket. A wide verandah, paved with green tiles, extends across the frontage; and above it is a balcony. At a slightly higher level is the flat roof of the Club House approached by a staircase at the rear. The interior accommodation, which is admirably planned, comprises a spacious lounge, with two double doors opening onto the verandah, a bar, a changing room, and excellent modern sanitary arrangements. The exterior walls are roughcast and coloured white, the green paintwork of the windows, doors and balcony railings making a pleasant contrast.
The new green was formally opened on Saturday evening last(27th June) by Mr. Walter Raphael. A large attendance included Mr. Martin H.Benson (President of the Club), members of the Executive of the Cambridge Bowling Association, quite a number of the leading residents in the town and many ladies."

The Newmarket Bowls Club continued (playing at the green in the Memorial Hall grounds) for some time, becoming the Ladies Bowling Club, but ceased to exist around 1960.