The first in a new 2024 series of articles looking at the history of local competitions. No.1 - THE ROGER CROWTHER MEMORIAL by Dave Parkin

Dave Parkin previews a new series of articles on HuddWeb looking at the history of local competitions to coincide with the 2024 versions.

A follow up to yesterday's quest to identify a green and the two bolwers on it made some progress.

Going back to 1944-50 and asking questions about this photo. Can you name the green and do you know anything about the two bowlers?

Last week we challenged you all to name the green and the 6 bowlers in a unique charity bowling match. Here are the answers.

A lighter look back to 1991 and three young lady escorts joining up with three distinguished gentleman bowlers of that time. Name them.

Linthwaite Hall lifted the Henry Taylor Cup for the first time in 1959 and Dave Parkin delves into The Examiner archives for the full story.

Dave Parkin's trilogy covers 1970 to 2024 and includes the story of the first time the League ever moved to a Home & Away format.

Dave Parkin's three-part potted history of Saturday bowling covers the period 1943-1969 and the first real change in its format.

Part 1 of Dave Parkin's trilogy on the 127 years of History of Saturday Bowling in Huddersfield covers the years 1896-1942.

A follow-up to the query about Barbara Peacock's family photo from around 1925 and Dave Parkin has been digging in The Examiner archives.

An old bowling photograph from around 1925 with a number of gaps which we would like to fill, Can you help?

The 7th and final episode in Dave Parkin's pocket history of Winter bowling in Huddersfield featuring The Griffin.

Part 6 brings the history lesson bang up to date as Dave Parkin tells of the loss of the King of the Griffin, Paul Sigsworth.

As we move into a new millennium a list of familiar winners to the top Griffin competitions but the Young Pretender emerges on the scene.

Part 4: The 1990's saw the greatest threat to the future of bowling at The Griffin with the pub sold and the ending of the green lease.

Dave Parkin takes his story about the rise of winter bowling at The Griffin into the 1980's and the arrival of two rival competitions.

Part 2 of our week-long record of bowling at The Griffin covers the 'strike years' in the 1970's.

A club-by-club listing of the opening dates of greens in the Huddersfield area which shows the oldest local green being 146 years old.

The first in a week-long daily series of articles about the introduction of winter bowling in Huddersfield. Part 1 covers the years 1967-69.