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The days of 554 entries for the Huddersfield Merit are long gone but this year there is an incentive for a bumper entry field.

Blackpool used to be the Mecca of bowling but that status disappeared with the demise of the Waterloo green. But a new Blackpool initiative looks interesting.

After winning the Lindley BC 3200 Final on Friday evening Gareth Coates went on to win the All-England Senior Merit title at Dodworth on Saturday.

Its the BIG one. Yorkshire v South Yorkshire for a place in the Final of the BCGBA Senior County Championship.

The full draw and betting odds of the 64 qualifiers for this BCGBA competition as a Dave Parkin Special looks at the 8 Yorkshire qualifiers.

After an absence of 20 months the BCGBA has appointed a new CEO who will take up post next month.

A number of website readers share their holiday snaps with me when they show a bowling green visited on their travels. Here is the latest.

A match of two halves isn't a phrase associated with crown green bowling but it did apply to this Yorkshire Cup semi-final.

Wins for both Home and Away for the Yorkshire Ladies teams and they will now meet the Section 2 winners after a dramatic last day result.

The two Yorkshire pairs representatives through to the Dorothy Pearce finals after last weekend's qualifying competition.

Three Yorkshire KO competitions have interest for Huddersfield area teams as they reach the semi-finals.

New Mill is the home green for the Section 1 decisive match in the qualifying competition between Yorkshire and Wales.

After some prompting we have a belated statement from Yorkshire CCGBA about how clubs should read the hosepipe ban.

The Yorkshire hosepipe ban is now in force. Does anyone really know what the impact is on bowling greens?

A hosepipe ban comes into effect in Yorkshire from Friday. What does that mean for bowling greens?

A cliff-hanger of a result for the Yorkshire Senior Men's team as they inched it past Shropshire. SPECIAL MATCH REPORT from Dave Parkin.

The latest round of results from the four Yorkshire team competitions produced some very close scores with the closest of all involving two Huddersfield teams.

The final match in the group stage with the winner progressing through to the semi-finals of the BCGBA Senior County Championship.

Has any Huddersfield area club received and paid an invoice for the new BCGBA £1 Levy per bowler?