Huddersfield resumed their pursuit of a second successive league title. Our picture shows the line-up of the Huddersfield home team playing at Thongsbridge. The team played the Thongsbridge green excellently on a day when the green was absolutely screaming. They recorded 7 out of 8 victories. The...
Round 4 of this years Yorkshire Veterans Inter-District League takes place on Friday 24 June with Huddersfield hoping to continue their winning run against Skipton. Huddersfield now trail West Riding in the league table with 79 points whilst West Riding, having played a game more, top...
The quarter-finals of our Over 80's knockout comp were played Friday 17 June at Golcar C&BC. The results were: T Sykes (3) Marsh Utd 17 G Walker (3) Kirk Con 21 R Sutton (3) Slaithwaite 21 E Haigh (scr) Lockwood Con 20 F Greenwood (1) Golcar Lib 21 J Webster (6) Milnsbridge 12 M Wood (4) Brockholes 21 T Berry...
The final of the over 70's knockout trophy was played yesterday, 17 June, in glorious weather on the Lockwood Cons green. Two Lockwood Cons bowlers lined up with more inter-district players and only a couple of players off handicaps. The green was flying a real test...
The next round of the Rosebowl Trophy will be played at Kirkheaton C&BC on Thursday 7 July starting 1.30 pm. This is our most prestigious trophy and dates back to 1971 just one year after the Association's inauguration. Mick Cox, our longest serving champion, hasn't...
The 2022 knockout trophy for inter-district teams is being hosted by the Skipton veterans association. The date is Friday 8 July. Six of the Yorkshire Inter-District Veterans league teams are joined by Barnsley and Sheffield. 12-man teams of over 65 year-old veterans bowlers lock horns...
The draw and entry deadline for the 2022 Lower Divisions Trophy is Monday 27 June so plenty of time to get your entries in either through this website https://www.hvba.co.uk/competition-entry/ or via your club representative. The qualifying rounds are on Tuesday 12 July when there are no...
Training of Huddersfield’s newest bowling coaches started at Lindley Bowling Club with the course being led by the CEO of BCGBA, Mark Bircumshaw. During the day, the attendees came to realise that there’s a lot more to coaching than technique and tactics. Safety and the...
The first final of the year will be the Over 70's on Thursday 16 June, 1.30 pm and the line-up is: Eddie Haigh (scr) Lockwood Con G Walker (3) Kirkheaton Con M Gilbert (scr) Clayton West P Kain (scr) Lockwood Con J Sharp (1) Rastrick M Ralph (5) Springwood T Poulter (scr)...
The Rosebowl is the oldest individual competition in the HVBA history dating back to 1971, and the most prestigious. Last played for in 2019 and won by Mick Cox of Lockwood Con. The 34 entrants play down to 16 on Thursday 9 June with the winners...