Silsden bowls legend sadly passes away from coronavirus at the age of 77
THE local game has suffered some distressing news of late, with the untimely passing of four great characters and personalities from the bowling scene.
THE local game has suffered some distressing news of late, with the untimely passing of four great characters and personalities from the bowling scene.
AS expected, the Alkincotes Classic in Colne was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
THERE was some excellent play over at Craven BC in the opening event of the season, with a titanic final culminating in a thrilling victory for Yorkshire over Lancashire.
THE local bowling season gets underway, weather permitting, on Sunday with the annual open at Craven BC, where 44 hardy souls go to post at 10am.
Although the bowls season is still some way off, the New Year has brought bad news for all local players and supporters of the game, with the deaths of three highly regarded players, after they all bravely battled their long illnesses.
THE relatively unknown Mark Holden, of Burnley, was the surprise, but worthy, winner of the Craven BC 32+ event which rounded off the local season for 2019.
ANOTHER wet day did the Silsden Ladies no favours as once again they crashed to defeat in the Yorkshire ABA’s Ladies Top Team, losing in the final to old rivals New Mill WMC B at Halifax BC.
BROUGHTON Road duly won the Yorkshire ABA’s Mixed team event for the Hutchinson Cup when they comfortably beat Ossett C and AC by more than 30 points.
THE Worth Valley fixtures for 2019 came to an end with the Saturday League Cup Finals at Broughton Road on Saturday and the Veteran’s team KOs at Lund Park on Monday.
THE competitive side of the Skipton League came to an end at Broughton Road last week with the finals of the Norman Johnston Floodlit Handicap with eight finalists going to post.
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