Anyone wishing to enter the Over 70s Singles or Pairs competitions be aware the closing dates are looming: Closing date for the Over 70s Singles Competition is Wednesday 15th April Closing date for the Over 70s Pars Competition is Wednesday 22nd April Don't delay - entry can be...
The Veterans 10-man league 2026 bursts into life today. Sixty teams. Five divisions. Hundreds of ends. Thousands of woods. And, crucially, a vast number of things that will not go to plan. Because here’s the thing: predicting this league is a bit like predicting British weather....
It is action all the way in the opening week of the season. As well as both 6-man and 10-man Leagues roaring into life we kick off the 6-man Julie Fuller Team Knock-out competition on Thursday. The pre-liminary round sees sixteen teams battle it out for...
Richard Chaffer has shared with us some photographs of Skelmanthorpe Windmill's latest recruitment poster. It's a novel approach to attracting new members and a style instantly recognisable to anyone familiar with the art work around the green. Hopefully it will do the trick. ...
The BCGBA website has been given a full make-over for 2026 and there's a lot to like. It is a great improvement on the previous version with excellent sections for both club information and player information. It is well worth a visit, click HERE to...
When news reached Richard Armitage that BBC Studios Manchester were looking for bowlers he could not resist sending an email to find out more. He was, excuse the pun, bowled over by the reply he got. A new history series is to go into production with...
There have been some changes to the rule that requires players to have taken part in league games before they can be selected for a Team Knock-out. The rule now only comes into effect from the quarter-final stage onwards. At this stage players must have...
Last year we rewarded the 2024 top averages bowlers in the lower divisions with a free entry to the Lower Divisions Individual Trophy competition. Judging by the huge number of bowlers that took up the invitation and the positive feedback received, this was a big...
Last year introduced new individual and pairs handicapping based on season averages and these really helped make games much closer. Building on this, the handicapping for 2026 makes further allowances for singles vs pairs bowlers and bowlers who have very high averages for their division....
The 6-man Julie Fuller has been a fixture in the league’s calendar for a quarter of a century. The competition itself originates with the creation of the 6-man League and, as so often, gained the invaluable support of a founding sponsor. In this case it...