Bowling News
The BCGBA has announced its fixture programme for 2023 which is below. This includes the dates for the Senior County Championship when the Yorkshire team will defend the title. I cannot see the ladies' competition among the dates already allocated when the Yorkshire team is also due to defend the title they won last year.
The three group games are against Warwick & Worcester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire on the first Sundays in May, June and July. All the dates have been added to the HuddWeb Homepage Bowling Calendar along with a range of other dates as known at this time.
First event in the calendar is the World Club Championship which will once again be staged at Spen Victoria over five Sundays starting in mid-March.
There has been some criticism on social media websites of the number of competitions allocated to the public Heaton Park in Manchester. Events had to be taken away from that venue last year when the green was deemed to be below the standard required to host such premier events. Some are making comparisons with how the BCGBA did not provide the same level of support to the Blackpool Waterloo.
Most of the dates listed below have been added to the Homepage Bowling Calendar which is back in action once again as Clubs, Leagues, Counties & BCGBA gear up for the new season.
BRITISH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION
BCGBA 2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Senior County Championship
Sunday - 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July, 6th August (Semi-Finals), 3rd September (Final)
Junior County Championship
Sunday - 14th May, 11th June, 9th July, 13th August, 10th September
2022 World Club Championship (Spen Victoria Cricket, Bowling & Athletic Club, Yorkshire) Sunday - 19th March, 26th March, 2nd April, 9th April, 16th April
Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Championship (Preece Cricket & Recreation Club, Shropshire) Wednesday 5th July
Veterans County Championship (TBA)
Qualifying - Thursday 13th July
Finals - Thursday 3rd August
Senior Individual Merit (Heaton Park, Greater Manchester)
Saturday 29th July
Supplementary County Championship (TBA)
Sunday 6th August
18 to 23 Open Championship (Heaton Park)
Sunday 13th August
Junior Individual Merit (Essington BC, Staffordshire)
Saturday 19th August
Champion of Champions (Heaton Park, Greater Manchester)
Saturday 30th September
Centenary Mixed Pairs (Heaton Park, Greater Manchester)
Saturday 7th October
2023 World Club Championship
Sunday - 8th October (Regional Qualifying), 15th October (Heaton Park, Greater Manchester)
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