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HuddWeb is the website for the Huddersfield Winter League and the unofficial website for the Veterans League as well as being for news from all Huddersfield crown green bowling clubs.


Real head-scratching poser
A team won the Subscription Cup one year and the same team won the Drayton Cup the following year. How does that work then?
Memories
Oct 25, 2023
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Bob Hitchen - Yorkshire record holder
Earlier today we identified the bowler to have played the most matches for Yorkshire and this posting includes a press cutting on his debut.
Bowling News
Oct 21, 2023
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Top Yorkshire bowlers 1946-2022
A list of the 386 bowlers that have played for Yorkshire since 1946 in the order of most matches played.
Bowling News
Oct 21, 2023
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The youngest-ever Huddersfield Merit winner
Following up on the earlier poser set by Dave Parkin to reveal the answer and set another challenge.
Bowling News
Oct 17, 2023
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Youngest ever C-of-C winner - where is he now?
So whatever did the Boy Wonder who won the Huddersfield Champion-of-Champions aged 15 go on to achieve in bowling and where is he now?
Memories
Oct 12, 2023
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15-Year-old Doncaster lad wins 1975 Hudd C-of-C
This may be the final episode in tracking down the youngest-ever winner of the Huddersfield Champion of Champions title in 1975.
Memories
Oct 11, 2023
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The youngest C-of-C Part 2
A further update on the discussion on the youngest-ever Huddersfield Champion-of-Champions winner with some evidence to back it up.
Memories
Oct 10, 2023
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Youngest ever C-of-C winner?
When Harry Lumb won the C-of-C title on Saturday it was suggested that he could be the youngest ever winner of the title. He isn't.
Memories
Oct 10, 2023
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More C-of-C memories
Bill Blackburn adds his memories to the tales about the Champion-of-Champions competition.
Memories
Oct 7, 2023
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Champion-of-Champions history
There is 77 years of history behind the C-of-C competition and Dave Parkin reports on two of the previous winners.
Bowling News
Oct 6, 2023
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Colne Valley Merit Final 1958
Dave Parkin dives into his records to come up with a newspaper report on the Colne Valley Merit Final of 1958 and his record of other finals
Memories
Sep 12, 2023
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Answers to the latest rollers test
The last round of three redundant green rollers which challenged you to name their homes was just too much for you all. All the answers.
Memories
Jun 11, 2023
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What a day - 1999 BCGBA Merit Finals Day at Zeneca
An historic day in Yorkshire bowling folklore when the British Merit Finals Day was staged at the Zeneca Club and a 25-1 shot is a finalist.
Memories
Jun 10, 2023
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3 More rollers to test the memory banks
Another challenge to identify the retirement homes of these three forgotten green rollers. One of them is in prime condition.
Memories
Jun 8, 2023
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10 Year-old's dream 1972 debut
A step back in time of 51 years for this dream bowling debut of a Huddersfield boy and future All England Champion
Memories
Jun 4, 2023
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All the answers to the Name the Team challenge
All the answers to the poser we left you with on Tuesday surrounding this team photo.
Memories
Jun 3, 2023
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Name the team, green, bowlers, trophy, and year
How many of these bowlers can you name? Which team was it and year and trophy they won and also name the green where the photo was taken.
Memories
May 30, 2023
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Answers to the club roller challenge
Here are the answers to the latest challenge to name the clubs that these three retired and unloved rollers are now on display at.
Memories
May 25, 2023
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Three more club roller greens to identify
Another hard challenge to test your memory cells with three redundant rollers featured. But which club greens are they living at?
Memories
May 23, 2023
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Bistro Final 5 Years Ago
With the 2023 Bistro KO starting this week it is timely to go back 5 years for this memory posting featuring the 2018 Final at Brockholes.
Memories
May 21, 2023
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