01 Aug ROSEBOWL

The finals day of the Rosebowl took place on Friday 29 July at Brockholes Bowling Club.

The results were:

Quarter-finals

A Carter (scr) Marsh Utd  21  vs  R Stopford (scr) Rastrick      11

P Kain (scr) Lockwood Con  21  vs  B Gibson (scr) Meltham         13

A Brown (3) Cowcliffe      21   vs  E Haigh (scr) Lockwood Con     16

I Briggs (scr) Longwood    21  vs  S Haigh (3) Lindley BC    12

Semi-Finals

A Carter (scr) Marsh Utd  21  vs   P Kain (scr) Lockwood Con  19

A Brown (3) Cowcliffe  18  vs  I Briggs (scr) Longwood   21

Final

A Carter (scr) Marsh Utd  7   vs   I Briggs (scr) Longwood    21

Winner: I Briggs (scr) Longwood

The Rosebowl is the oldest trophy in the HVBA trophy cabinet and was first played in 1971. It has been played every year since with the exception of the covid years 2020 and 2021. The last winner in 2019 was Mick Cox of Lockwood Con.

The trophy was presented greenside by Paul Rangeley the sponsor and Alan Hirst the HVBA President.