The Peliminary Round of the Over-70's KO has been completed with 6 bowlers being added to the Round 1 contenders.

The first competition winner of the Veterans League season is Meltham bowler David Watts who lifted the Lower Divisions Trophy at Outlane.

Greenhead Park don't rack up many 9-0 wins but that opening-day success this week means they top the Division 5 table.

The Veterans League Division 1 title chase promises to be as open as it was last year after reigning Champion,s Golcar Lib 'A' lost at home.

The first trophy of the season will be awarded this week as the last eight contestants in the Lower Divisions Trophy meet on Finals Day.

Forty entries for this year's Over-70's KO which begins this Friday at Brockholes with 16 of the entrants in action.

Busy time for all the local leagues as the season start dates are coming thick and fast. We name all the coming dates for the local leagues.

It is week 2 for the top two divisions but the opening round of fixtures for the other 3 divisions as we look at the main contenders in each

Bank Holiday Monday is a day off for the Veterans League 6-Man teams so time to reflect on a situation that may not be clear to everyone.

The individual KO competitions in the Veterans League are coming thick and fast now with the Over-70s to be completed over the next 3 weeks.

Two of last season's top 3 in Division 1 won their opening matches and again sit at the top of the table.

A bumper number of entries in the LDT competition this year with the original 31 bowlers now reduced to the 8 that will contest Finals Day.

A review of Week 1 of the 6-Man League saw 7 of the 17 fixtures result in 7-0 scorelines but only one of those was in Division 1.

The draw has been made for the opening round of the Lower Division Trophy but only covers green allocation.

The Veterans League has taken responsibility for the breach of personal data and apologises to all clubs.

The first Tuesday in April sees the Veterans 10-Man League season starting but only for Division 1 & 2 teams this week.

The Veterans League has distributed copies of two lists containing personal details of over 2,000 Huddersfield bowlers.

The 2023 bowling season opens on Monday 3 April with a full Veterans 6-Man League fixture programme. We preview the teams' chances for 2023.

This match programme includes all the match results from Finals Day of the Centenary Merit Final along with pen-pictures of the 16 finalists

The Knock-Out season in the Veterans League has an early start with early April closing dates for two of the competitions.