39 Entries in the Veterans Rose Bowl

Veterans League

I counted a total of 39 entries for the 2026 Veterans Rose Bowl which is the prime individual competition of the Veterans League season.

The opening rounds are scheduled for Thursday 13 August and details will probably be released early next week. Past practice indicates that the entrants will be split into two groups at two different greens where the competition will play down to 8 qualifiers at each green. These 16 bowlers will then play another round on Thursday 22 August. The winning 8 passing through to Finals Day which is in the calendar for Thursday 10 September. There may be variations on that but the draw for the opening round next week will be staged on the day once all the entrants have turned up at the two venues.

The 39 Entrants are:

Mick Chapman (Golcar C&BC), Graham Sigsworth (Cowcliffe), Alan Brown (Cowcliffe),

Graham Hirst (Lowerhouses), Paul Van Leeuwen (Shepley), Carl Taylor (Broad Oak),

Paul Rothery (Golcar C&BC), Ian Briggs (Longwood), Bob Booth (Lindley Lib),

Mick Ward (Lindley Lib), Roger Lunn (Waterloo), Paul Rushworth (Broad Oak),

Rob Pinder (Shepley), Mike Street (Marsh Utd), David Walkden (Longwood),

Andrew Lumb (Kirkheaton Con), Garry Senior (Kirkheaton Con),

Robert Spencer (Linthwaite Hall), Martin Robinson (Golcar Lib), Tony Allen (Lindley BC),

Stuart Greaves (Clayton West), Robert Mudd (Waterloo),

Richard Johnstone (Brockholes), Graham Brook (Netherton Con),

Jeff Jacklin (Kirkheaton Con), Gordon Walker (Kirkheaton Con),

Andy Carter (Marsh United), Paul Hartley (Waterloo) Derek Frost (Crosland Moor),

Thomas Chatfield (Slaithwaite), Peter Kain (Lockwood Con), Maurice Grange (Marsh Lib),

John Gant (Thongsbridge), Barry Tinker (Lindley BC), Colin McCluskey (Hudd.Rec),

Kevin McCluskey (Huddersfield Rec), Paul Rangeley (Netherton Con),

Edwin Haigh (Clayton West), David Peacock (Milnsbridge)