There are 21 players contesting this years over 80's individual KO. Prelim and round 1 will be held at the venues listed below. Players please ensure you are at the relevant green by 1:15pm for a 1:30 start. Good luck all. The draw will be made...
Round 5 of the Yorkshire Inter-District Veterans League resumed on Friday 28 July after a five week break for the Hickson Trophy. The Huddersfield home team played Leeds at Marsh United whilst Leeds entertained the away team at Rothwell. Huddersfield lost both legs of the match,...
Congratulations to Norman Priestly of Netherton Con who this week was presented with a 90th Achievement Certificate. Norman has some 20 years experience and is still bowling on a regular basis, so President Frank Greenwood was hoping to catch up with him at his home...
Congratulations to Lockwood Con bowler Bob Harper who is our June winner in the Well Bowled Fight-back of the Year competition. Yet again our judge Nick Blackburn of Well Bowled had a difficult decision to make with some outstanding entries. In the end Bob just got...
The writer attended the most recent TRY BOWLING event in Greenhead Park on 23 July, the fourth of 5 scheduled dates and the third to be blighted by atrocious weather. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.hvba.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Try-bowling-wet-weather-clip.mp4"][/video] It was looking fairly forlorn but two ladies did attend after seeing a...
The Inter-District league continues this coming Friday, 28 July when one of the key features will be Huddersfield taking on one of the title challengers, Leeds. This is the first year that Leeds have entered the competition since 2019, pre Covid and pre the reduction of...
Congratulations to John Stoner of Denby Dale Bowling Club who this week was presented with a 90th Achievement Certificate. John is a recent convert to crown green bowling, having taken up the sport three years ago when he stopped playing golf. Pictured is John receiving...
WEST RIDING What a contrast on finals day compared to the blistering sunny day of the round robins on 7 July. Friday 14 July started with a drizzle at both semi-finals venues, two more testing greens were chosen by the hosts Halifax. Halifax having qualified the previous...
Huddersfield bowed out of this years Hickson Trophy narrowly losing to West Riding. The results of the round robin stage of the tournament played Friday 7 July was: Group 1 played at Hipperholme BC, Aire & Wharfedale 488, Wakefield 419, Castleford 352 Group 2 played at Rastrick...
The Yorkshire Veterans' Crown Green Bowling Competition, proverbially known as the Hickson Trophy after the initial sponsors, kicks off on Friday 7 July. Inter-district teams are on a rota to host the competition and this year the honour falls upon Halifax. Entrants have traditionally been from...