Today I had the pleasure of presenting an ex-teammate his Certificate of Achievement from the HVBA for reaching 90 and still bowling competitively. Many bowlers will know Carl not as a bowler but as a fearsome footballer and later both a football and bowling referee....
The Qualifying Rounds are being played on Friday 20 September at Huddersfield Recreation (Moldgreen Con) The following bowlers will bowl in the morning session commencing 11am: Stuart England, Clayton West Edwin Haigh, Clayton West Malcolm Gilbert, Clayton West Graham Sigsworth, Cowcliffe Ray Whitwam, Crosland Moor Colin McCluskey, Huddersfield Rec Trevor Atkinson, Huddersfield Rec Tony...
DEREK FROST and MICK WENZEL head off the challenge of Waterloo’s Alan Stephenson and Robert Mudd to claim the Over 70’s Pairs Trophy at Lowerhouses. The pair, who play for David Browns Sports in Division 5 of the Huddersfield Veterans ten-man league competition and for Crosland...
The closing date of entries has been extended to Friday 13 September. Details can be found on our earlier post https://www.hvba.co.uk/call-for-entries-the-seasons-finale/. In addition to a flurry of entries personal donations have also been received for the Kirkwood fund. More entries means the more the Association can donate...
The final of the long running Bistro competition culminated in two Division 1 teams slugging it out at Brockholes, Kirkheaton Con A had a 3 handicap whilst Longwood had a slight advantage with a 6 handicap. We returned to Brockholes, the traditional home of the Bistro...
Friday 6 September, 1.30pm at Brockholes Bowling Club. The Bistro competition is one of the HVBA's most popular team competitions with all teams in the 10-man league starting the long road to the final early in our season. This years finalists, Longwood BC and Kirkheaton Con...
LOWER DIVISIONS TROPHY Following late withdrawals this competition is now down to eight entries and so the Preliminary Round scheduled for Thursday 5th September is no longer required. The remaining bowlers will now go directly into the Quarter Finals stage on Finals Day which takes place on...
IT looked all over a victory for Division 5 side Netherton Con B at the halfway stage of the Subsidiary Team Knockout Final at Broad Oak. They went into the final with a 23-point start on the handicap over Division Three rivals Lindley Lib B, a...
Thursday 29 August, 1.30pm at Broad Oak Bowling Club. It's just 40 years since our HVBA forebears had the prescience to initiate a trophy specifically for teams in the lower echelons of our leagues. In that time there have been some illustrious winners who have gone...
2024 will see the fourth running of the John Hoyle trophy which has become the finale to the HVBA season. Not only is it the final individual competition of 2024 but it's also our community event when bowlers come together and raise much needed funds...