Halifax & District Bowling Association

Secretary 2024 Pre-Season leagues structures

1. Tuesday
   9. Vets 28 teams 3 div 10,9,9. From 16^th April to 20^th
   10. Evening 34 teams 3 div 12, 11,11. From 2^nd April to 3^rd
2. Wednesday
   11. Evening 47 teams 4 div 12,12,12,11. From 3^rd April to 4^th
3. Thursday
   12. Vets 71 teams 6 div 12,12,12,12,11,12. From 4^th April to 5^th
4. Friday
   10. Over 55 Ladies 10 teams 1 Div 10. From 19^th April to 16^th

No planned fixtures for 18^th 19^th & 20^th June to allow for any postponements.

2 Clashes in Tuesday vets with YP Hove Edge & Sowerby T&BC

2023

Halifax men’s pairs

All games 15 up. This isn’t the draw. Bowl down to 2

Leagues review 8 Weeks into the 2023 Season

Tuesday Vets

Div 1 Hill Crest A at the top with 5 wins closely followed by Ripponden A who have a game in hand, Hove Edge A & Akroydon A must pick up the pace in order to avoid relegation, there is a four-horse race for the averages which include Steve Livsey, Lydon Harris, Ronnie Harrison & Fred Rothwell who has not conceded a game with 7 wins.

Div 2 At the top is Northowram A 4 points ahead of Sowerby T & BC but have a game in hand, Hove Edge B & Bailiff Bridge with only 1 win need to find winning ways. Mark Simpson with only 21 points against him in his 3 game tops the table with a 14.00, Clive Harte, Muriel Guide & Barry Sugden in the following pack.

Div 3 Elland WM B well in front and have a game in hand against 2^nd place Northowram B. New commers to the League is Clayton Vic Park A who I am sure with more match play will improve from the bottom spot. S Laycock heads the field in the averages followed by 3 players with a plus 8 Geffery Place, Russell Jowett & Geoff Beaumont.

Tuesday Eve

Div 1 Hill Crest A and Siddal A heading the pack both with 5 wins out of 6 matches, Clayton Victoria and Ripponden A need to gain more wins with only having 1 each to date to avoid the drop. The top 2 in the averages are from Asa Briggs Jordan Brown & Mark Hirst followed by 2 Siddal bowlers Martin Greenwood & Brendon Malone.

Div 2 Hove Edge A and West End A at the top with only 1 point between them, looks like they are the teams to watch as well as Hipperholme A only anther point behind. The relegating fight is on with Old Town & Elland WMC A trying to secure 2^nd Div status.  It’s a different story with averages Barry Nichol is top with all wins in his 5 games followed by team mate Damian Talbot both from Elland C&BC, Adrian Megson & Jon Robinson in 3^rd & 4^th.

Div 3 King Cross A are well in front of Mytholmroyd BC B who are the only team to have won all 6 matches in the League. King Cross B, Hill Crest B & Hipperholme B are in the Bottom 3 who will come out on top to stay in Div 3. Not surprisingly Peter O’Callaghan from King Cross has won all 6 games to date however he is in 2^nd place to Mytholmroyd’s Laurie Dyer with Steve Livsey and Terry Jackson closely following.

Div 4 Impressive top spot to Bradshaw Park 4 points Infront and a game in hand against 2^nd place Luddenden Foot B. The 2 bottom 2 I am sure will be fighting to climb up the league. Discounting the top 3 who have only completed 2 games, we have Nigel Scanlon and J Milnes with impressive double figures in the averages closely followed by Graham Smith.

Wednesday Eve

Div1 Elland WMC A & Mytholmroyd A were joint top on 57 points on week 7, however Elland have opened a 6-point lead on week 8 after a 10-2 win over Kingston A. The Bottom 2 have only won 1 match between them however I am sure they will be battling to secure Div 1 status next season. We have 4 players who have won all games which include Stuart King, Paul Turner, Neil Hargreaves & Graham Hickey all with above a plus 7 averages.

Div 2 Pellon A look like they are making a firm bid to be promoted to Div1 with a 20-point lead of 2^nd placed Elland C&BC A who are closely followed by Hipperholme A. Newley promoted Denholme are in the bottom 2 with Ripponden A however Hove Edge need to step on the gas to avoid a double drop. Ignoring the players with only 1 game we have 3 players all who have won all games with Julie Best, Josh Talbot & Peter O’Callaghan all with plus 10 averages.

Div3 Outlane A are in top spot with Greenroyd A within a point but they have a game in hand so the title race is on. 6 points separate the bottom 6, this relegation battle is the one to watch. The top 20 averages are also proving that the winner here will be the most consistent throughout the season, the qualifying criteria of 15 games may prove vital.

Div 4 Kingston B looking likely winners due to been strengthened by the experienced players, with Oxenhope A in 2^nd place 5 points behind them. Bottom of the div is Greenroyd B & Hipperholme B hopefully they will be able to put some wins together to climb up the league. Again, the Averages look like it will unfold later in the season due to players from higher divisions filling in. John Halliday, Pasqual Cestrone, Lorraine Douglas & Chris Walton all with plus 10 averages.

Thursday Vets

Div 1 Brighouse A are again front runners 5 points clear of newly promoted Pellon A, while last year’s runner ups Mytholmroyd A are 3^rd from bottom with Hove Edge A & Hipperholme A. Dave Boden top of the averages along with Ronnie Wormald & Gordon Bradford and the chasing pack are not far behind.

Div 2 Elland WMC A have won all 7 matches to date with 43 points, 7 points ahead of Siddal Park A who will be wanting to get promoted having been relegated in 2022. Kingston A not having a match win in 6 are rock bottom but the 2^nd relegation spot is between 4 other teams with only 3 points between them. John Williamson & David Culpan take the first 2 spots however Ian Archibald, ray Gledhill, David Helliwell, Brian Moroney, Chris Pant, Clive Harte & Martin Greenwood all have +8 averages.

Div 3 Akroydon A have a 9-point lead over 2^nd placed Laurel Crescent, While Akroydon B have only won 1 match are 2^nd bottom, with West End B look likely to be relegated on 11 points.  The top 25 averages are also proving that the winner here will be the most consistent throughout the season, the qualifying criteria of 15 games may prove vital.

Div 4 Top place Hipperholme B closely followed by Crow Wood Park. The 2 bottom spots are occupied by Elland C&BC & Hove Edge C they have work to do in order to keep div 4 status. It’s getting difficult to pick a front runner in the averages again we will have to wait to see who will be the most consistent player.

Div 5 Outlane A are proving they are the one’s to catch with a 12 point advantage over 2^nd placed Rastrick D, Cross Roads and Old Town are bottom but have to complete rearranged fixtures which should see them clime the table. Dave Marsh & Steve Lowther look like the ones to catch with the rest not having completed enough matches to evaluate who will win the averages.

Div 6 Close battle at the top with Halifax BC D & Akroydon C both on 37 points. Holmfield Park B & Laurel Crescent B are in bottom spots. Chris Linsey Dave Craven & David Franz all have above 10 Averages and will be battling to gain the winner’s spot.

4th April........Elland C&BC A withdrawn from Tuesday Vets Division 2

Sowerby Tennis & Bowling Club is celebrating its Centenary in 2023 and as part of those celebrations it is holding a Mixed Pairs Competition on Sunday, 9th July 2023, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

Clubs are invited to enter one mixed pair and entry is on a first come, first served basis as there are 32 places available from 40 eligible clubs in the new Halifax Association.  The entry fee is £10 per couple.

The prize fund is £500.  £200 to the winning pair, £100 to the runners up, £50 semi-finalists and £25 quarter finalists.   STBC has secured sponsorship for the event and a donation will also be given to Andy's Man Club which the Halifax Association and the Mayor's Charity are supporting this year.

If you have a pair who would like to enter our competition please send their names and contact details (an email address and mobile number) to Renata Eyres This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 07791 781919.
Once a club entry is received the payment of £10 would be appreciated (within 14 days of registration) to the following account:-

Account name: Sowerby Tennis & Bowling Club
Sort code: 60-09-27
Account number: 32423209
Reference: MPC (+ club name)

The entry fee is non-refundable so if anyone drops out, they would need to find a replacement.

If more information is required, please contact Renata or myself.

Pam Wood
07766 071818

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Pre Season Meeting Tuesday 14th March Venue Confirmed Elland WMC 7:30PM
The 2023 Season fixtures will be provisionally live on Friday 3rd February. This will allow you to check your league teams and fixtures for any discrepancies across all leagues you have entered, you have a week to report any issues, before the fixtures go live on the 10th February.

Do not print out any fixtures till after the 10th as the may change!

Team entries in with 40 clubs & 189 teams: -
Tuesday Vets 30 teams up 4. start date 11th April
Tuesday Eve 33 teams up 4. Start date 4th April
Wednesday Eve 45 teams down 3. Start date 5th April
Thursday 70 teams up 3. Start date 13th April
Over 55 ladies 11 up 1. Start date 15th April
Fixtures complied & tested Publish date Friday 3rd Feb.