Congratulations to Howard Crowther of Shepley BC who is the Well Bowled 2024 Fightback of the Year winner. There were many outstanding entries in this year's competition and picking an outright winner was a big challenge for our judge Nick Blackburn of Well Bowled. Howard's scorecard...
It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of one of the stalwarts of Huddersfield bowling - Frank Griffin who died on 1 November. There is no doubt that the Huddersfield Bowling Association will rank Frank as one of their most prolific...
We had our traditional presentation of trophies at the 2024 half-year General Meeting which took place on 14th October. Whilst the competition trophies were all presented to the winners on the day of the competition, these had since been gathered up, polished and engraved. Not...
This is the first of a series of profiles written by Competition Secretary, Paul English. ANYONE reading this article with a good memory may well think “we’ve been here before” and it’s true, because Thongsbridge bowler Bob Booth was featured in May 2023 when he celebrated...
FINALLY! Clayton West bowler Tim Poulter won the 2024 John Hoyle Trophy after twice being the beaten finalist in this competition. Poulter was beaten 21-14 by Mick Cox in the inaugural final of this competition in 2021 and lost by the narrowest of margins to Kirkheaton...
SLAITHWAITE bowler Chris Sykes won the https://www.print-pod.com/ Lower Division Trophy with a comprehensive display in heavy rain at Ravensknowle Park. Chris had previously won in 2019 when he defeated Farnley Tyas player Geoff Sykes at Outlane, Unfortunately a number of bowlers had to pull out of the...
What has become the finale of the HVBA season takes place tomorrow 27 September at 1.30pm. It's the fourth year of the John Hoyle Trophy, hosted by Huddersfield Recreation at their Moldgreen Con home with a stellar line-up of bowlers. 32 bowlers bowled down to the...
Thursday 26 September, 1.30pm at Ravensknowle Park The Lower Divisions Individual Trophy is a relatively new competition for the association for bowlers playing in Divisions 3, 4 and 5 of the 10-man league. First played in 2007 and aimed at encouraging bowlers in the lower echelons...
LOWERHOUSE bowler Graham Hirst retained the P & J Muff Rosebowl with a dominant display in the 2024 final against Garry Senior of Kirkheaton Con at Netherton Con. Hirst had won the Rosebowl in 2023 with a narrow success in last year’s final over Ray Whitwam...
Thursday 19 September, 1.30pm at Netherton Con. The Rosebowl is the HVBA's most coveted individual trophy. Initially called The Examiner Rosebowl and now the Peter & Judith Muff Rosebowl after the Examiners sports correspondent who did so much for bowling in Huddersfield, not only reporting on...