Another day and another final. This one is our most prestigious individual competition, a comp that's been run every year except the Covid year since the creation of our association. The final, sponsored by Paul Rangeley, who is also featured in the line up, will be...
But it was anything but a walk in the park and Brockholes pushed them all the way. Division1 vs Division 3 - everyone thought Longwood were odds on favourites but Brockholes showed exactly why they'd overcome the odds in the earlier rounds of the competition. The day...
The Bistro competition final is this coming Thursday 21 September, 1.30 pm at Almondbury Bowling Club. All 60 of the 10-man league teams started off on the road to Almondbury in May and the climax is on Thursday at a new venue as Brockholes are the...
The association has reluctantly had to change both the venue and dates of the John Hoyle Memorial Trophy to allow remedial work on the green at Moldgreen Con/Huddersfield Recreation. This event has become the finale to our season and has been played at Huddersfield Recreation in...
The Sub-Team Knockout final was played in glorious sunshine on an immaculate Broad Oak green today, Thursday 14 September. The competition is played in the same format as the 10-man league matches with four singles and three pairs except that the only thing that matters...
On Friday 8 September the Over 80's semi-finals and final saw Eddie Haigh of Lockwood Con fame lift the coveted trophy for the first time. The preliminary rounds of the competition had been blighted by no shows resulting in bowlers getting to the quarter-finals without playing...
During the summer months Frank Greenwood has been visiting greens to present the associations 90 years achievement certificates to those bowlers who are still bowling at 90 years old. Last Friday the boot was on the other foot when the writer had the pleasure of presenting...
The final of the Julie Fuller Trophy took place on Friday 8 September at a new venue for this particular competition. Netherton Con and Thongsbridge A competed in what turned out to be a tightly run affair with only 5 points separating the victors Netherton...
We're into September and it's the business end of the season and we have another Final day on Thursday 14 September at Broad Oak, 1.30 pm. We have Outlane vs Huddersfield Recreation, both in Division 3 and both off 5 handicap but in very different positions...
Well two finals actually! First we have the semi-finals of the over 80's tournament. We have the current champion, and homester, Frank Greenwood off 2 versus Eddie Haigh off scratch in one semi and Trevor Sykes off 2 versus what must be our first Portuguese star...