Finals have a habit of ignoring the form book. League positions, winning runs and reputations can all count for very little once the first bowls are sent out. The current Division One leaders arrived in outstanding form, while Lindley Lib came into the final having...
Lunn Times His Run to Perfection to Claim Over-80s Crown There are finals days that drift quietly by, and there are those that keep everyone engrossed from the opening bowl to the last. The Huddersfield Veterans Over-80s Finals at Waterloo certainly belonged in the latter category. Played...
After a mid-season and Hickson Trophy break from the Inter-District league it resumes on Friday 24 July with a game against Wakefield. The Home team have opted once again to play at Hemplow and the team is Andy Wike, Mick Chapman, Peter Fuller, Robert Dickinson, Ray Whitwam,...
The semi-finals and final of the Yorkshire Veterans' Crown Green Bowling Competition, proverbially known as the Hickson Trophy, took place on Friday 10 July at Thornhill Cricket & Bowling Club. The preliminary rounds and quarter-finals took place the previous Friday and threw up qualifiers Sheffield, West...
Tomorrow, 16 July, is one of the most pleasant days in the associations calendar and this year the weather gods are promising fine weather for both the Over 80's individual trophy and the 6-man leagues Julie Fuller 3-pairs team trophy. All played at Waterloo Bowling...
The 2026 staging of the Lower Divisions Trophy on 2 July at Longwood Bowling Club threw up a couple of intriguing contests between club team mates and a first Lindley Lib bowler to lift the trophy in it's near 20 years history. The first club duel...
West Riding are hosting the 2026 Hickson Trophy which this year is being run on a knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but Skipton withdrew at the last minute not being able to field a full 12-person squad. The preliminary and quarter-finals were held...
Thursday 2 July at 1.30 pm at Longwood Bowling Club. This will be the second year running that Longwood have sponsored this competition and hosted a the final specifically for bowlers bowling in the lower divisions who, perhaps, may never have entered a competition before thinking...
The next round of the Yorkshire Inter-District league is Friday 26 June when Huddersfield take on West Riding. Whilst Huddersfield sat out the first round of the competition West Riding charged into an early lead and haven't let up since, sitting proudly at the top of...
On Friday 19 July the Golcar Libs A team lifted the Frank Griffin Cup for the fifth time since the competition was introduced in 1973 and the third time in the last 5 years. They defeated Longwood Bowling Club who were on for a hatrick...