05 Jul HUDDERSFIELD EXIT BUT AVENGE SKIPTON DEFEAT

The qualifying rounds of the Hickson Trophy were played out in Sheffield on 4 July. Huddersfield were drawn against Skipton in the first round playing at Swallowsnet and avenged their defeat the previous Friday winning 233-187. Meanwhile two of the big guns, Leeds and West Riding were battling it out at Hollinshead Park with Leeds coming out victors to go through to play Huddersfield at Catcliffe. The result at Catcliffe didn’t go Huddersfield’s way and Leeds went through to the semi-final.

The scores for the two games were as follows:

The full results of the competition are as follows:

First round scores
Sheffield 231 Wakefield 167
Bradford 210 Halifax 198
Leeds 209 West Riding 196
Huddersfield’s 233 Skipton 187

Second round scores
Harrogate 220 Castleford 198
Sheffield 234 Barnsley 181
East Coast 224 Bradford 194
Leeds 226 Huddersfield 187

Semi-finals at 10.30am on Friday 11 July
Harrogate v Sheffield at Hallamshire Proprietary Club, S10 1NB
East Coast v Leeds at Wraggs, S6 6SG

Final at Hillsborough Park, S6 4HD from around 2.00pm

Refreshments are available at all the venues and it’s a great advert for veterans bowling at it’s very best, well worth the trip to Sheffield. We’ve new kids on the block with Harrogate and East Coast qualifying for the first time, are we seeing a seismic shift away from the heartlands of the sport?