WITH Outlane having dropped out from the 10-man league there has been a late promotion for Primrose Hill Lib who finished third in Division 5 last term. The Pip Hill club will make the short journey to Lockwood Park to face Huddersfield RUBC – it’s...
MARSH LIB A will start their 10-man Division 3 campaign with a home encounter against Paddock I & C. The home side gained promotion from Division 4 at the end of the 2024 season as champions and will welcome a Paddock side who ended their...
ELLAND C&BC were just four points shy of gaining promotion to the top 10-man division at the conclusion of the 2024 season so will be looking to get their season off to a good start when they travel to face Lindley BC at the start...
DEFENDING Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association champions Lowerhouses have been handed a home fixture when the 10-man season starts on Tuesday 8th April 2025. They will face a Meltham A outfit who finished the 2024 season as champions of the Association’s Division 2 competition. Meltham will...
The 2025 league structures for both the 10-man and 6-man competitions was confirmed by the Management Committee of the Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association on Monday 20th January. The committee was delighted to learn that Marsh Liberal club are to field an extra 10-man team in 2025,...
The Inter-District matches kick off 2 May when Huddersfield will try and regain their preeminence in the competition having last won the grouse trophy in 2021 and sinking as low as 5th in last seasons competition. It was felt that last year the draw gave Huddersfield...
One of the highlights of the veterans bowling season is the Hickson Trophy, last won by Huddersfield in 2021. Thirteen 12 person district teams compete for Yorkshire Veterans' Crown Green Bowling Competition, aka the Hickson Trophy after the original sponsors. In 2025 the honour for...
The officials and committee of the Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association would like to wish everyone connected to veterans bowling a happy, successful and prosperous 2025! We are now heading into the new year knowing that the new season is now in sight. Plenty of work has...
Kirkheaton Con bowler Roland ‘Ron’ Swallow passed away in December, just three months after he had picked up the Bistro Trophy on behalf of his teammates. Although not well enough to play in the final at Brockholes his teammates insisted on him collecting the trophy. Roland...
This photo has been found in the Armitage family archives and we only have one name and that's our father Ronnie who is second left partially hidden. What we know is that there are two ten-man teams playing in an HVBA competition, presumably a final....