Bradford give us another crucial match in the Yorkshire Veterans Inter District League on on Friday 9 August 1pm. Playing away at Asa Briggs the team is: T Poulter, R Stopford, E Haigh, P Hopkinson, D Pollard, M Gilbert (c), T Butterfield, A. Cooper. Reserve: D Hewitt,...
Disappointing, or disastrous according to the Home team manager David Armitage in his report. Disastrous day for the Huddersfield Inter-District teams in their latest match against West Riding. Only two winners home and away and losing both games by 20 points to 8. John Bloomer and...
On Friday 12 July Leeds, the current Inter-District league champions, added the Hickson Trophy to their trophy cabinet. This year 13 inter-district teams competed on a round robin basis for the Yorkshire Veterans Crown Green Bowling Competition, aka the Hickson Trophy names after the original sponsors....
Most bowlers won't be suffering from post-election blues and will be glad it's all over but for those that voted for an unsuccessful party we have the antidote with the Hickson Trophy. This is an annual team competition named after the original sponsors and hosted in...
For many years our Association has awarded certificates of achievement to bowlers who have reached their 90th birthday and are still active. I have already awarded two this year to two bowlers who are very active bowlers and both winning most of their matches and...
Huddersfield's next match is against Wakefield on Friday the 28 June commencing at 1.00 pm. The Away venue is Outwood WMC and the team is as follows: D Pollard, T Poulter, A Cooper, G Senior, M Gilbert (c), R Stopford, D Hewitt, T Butterfield. Reserves: E Haigh, P...
The HVBA's first team final of 2024 takes place at Kirkheaton Conservative Club on Friday 21 June, start time 1.30. Longwood playing off 9 versus Cowcliffe Libs off 5 are not new to finals but neither has lifted this trophy before. The programmes are printed with a...
Only one more week to go before entries close on 24 June for this competition which is always fought keenly by our octogenarions. The present entries are shown on Bowlsnet and the prelims/first round will be on polling day, 4 July. Competitors will only be asked...
Report by David Armitage, the Huddersfield home team manager. A good win for the Huddersfield home side beating Halifax by 20 points to 8. 3 winners and 1 loser in each half. Good wins for Andy Carter and Peter Kain and a brilliant comeback for Stephen Haigh who...
Our Huddersfield Inter-District team is currently lying third in the table on 96 points and breathing down the necks of leaders Bradford on 102 and second placed Halifax on 101 who we play this Friday 14th June. Playing to an away/home format the away fixture is...