The Hickson Trophy is an annual team competition in which all the Yorkshire regions compete together with our near neighbours Barnsley and Sheffield. The event has become an annual celebration of Veteran's bowling and its scale requires venues with two greens. It is hosted on...
Shepley bowling club have landed the largest investment deal in bowling history. Ex-Shepley resident and multi-billionaire businessman Richard Ambrose-Pringle (93) has announced his intention to make available an astonishing amount of money to his old bowling club. A great headline, and a nice thought, but completely...
UNSEASONAL windy weather greeted the ten bowlers in the preliminary round of the Over 80’s Knock-out competition at an otherwise glorious Ravensknowle Park. It was a case of holding onto your hat as Marsh United’s Trevor Sykes defeated Baldwin Walsh of Linthwaite Hall 21-10, the competition...
Richard Armitage was elected as hvba President at this year’s AGM having previously held the role of Vice-President through 2023. As a long-standing Thongsbridge player Richard has been a familiar face on our greens for many years. He has also been a member of the...
Most bowlers won't be suffering from post-election blues and will be glad it's all over but for those that voted for an unsuccessful party we have the antidote with the Hickson Trophy. This is an annual team competition named after the original sponsors and hosted in...
For many years our Association has awarded certificates of achievement to bowlers who have reached their 90th birthday and are still active. I have already awarded two this year to two bowlers who are very active bowlers and both winning most of their matches and...
WHILST most eyes will be on the outcome of the General Election on July 4 ten bowlers from the Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association leagues will start their campaign to win the 2024 Over 80s individual competition. Thirteen bowlers have entered the competition so three bowlers have...
Huddersfield's next match is against Wakefield on Friday the 28 June commencing at 1.00 pm. The Away venue is Outwood WMC and the team is as follows: D Pollard, T Poulter, A Cooper, G Senior, M Gilbert (c), R Stopford, D Hewitt, T Butterfield. Reserves: E Haigh, P...
Another finals day and another afternoon of blue skies to welcome bowlers and spectators to Kirkheaton Con for the 2024 team Knock Out final. Both finalists, Longwood BC and Cowcliffe BC, were no strangers to team finals. Longwood were hoping to add the Team Knock Out...
The HVBA's first team final of 2024 takes place at Kirkheaton Conservative Club on Friday 21 June, start time 1.30. Longwood playing off 9 versus Cowcliffe Libs off 5 are not new to finals but neither has lifted this trophy before. The programmes are printed with a...