End-of-Season Party photoshoot

Winter League

Our second End-of-Season Party and Presentation Event was held last Friday afternoon covering all teams in Divisions 1 to 5. As always our wonderful hosts at Lindley Liberal Club did us proud with great entertainment, hot food and cold drinks. This came on top of our End-of-Season Party for teams in Divisions 6 to 10 held at Netherton Conservative club last month. Around 200 people attended the two events in total. That is why we have two events as we don't have a bigger venue among our host clubs to stage a single party to satisfy the demand for tickets.

Below is a selection of photographs in no particular order taken at the second party including all those of the trophy winners and more.

Photos by Bob Haigh

Thorpe Green A team captain, David Frost, receives the Founders Cup after his team claimed a third consecutive Division 1 Champions title.

The Division 2 Champions title went to Clayton West and their captain, Tim Poulter, is seen collecting the Founders Plate from League Chairman, Richard Long.

The Division 1 Top Bowler award went to Lower Hopton bowler Nick Oddy who couldn't be present on the day as he was in a bowling competition so team mate Graham Hirst collected the Founders Trophy on his behalf.

Alan Wortley of Lindley Lib B collects the Dave Horsfall Cup as the Division 3 Top Bowler.

The Division 2 Top Bowler title winner was Lyndon Harris of Lindley Lib A in his first season in the League and he collects the Lily Rose Trophy for that achievement.

The Division 3 Champions were Denby Dale and here team captain Neale Wallace collects the newly donated Springwood Shield engraved with the name of the first winners of this award.

Elland WMC were the Division 5 Champions and here team captain Philip Binns collects the Leonard Tracey Cup on behalf of his team

The 2026 Winter Cup winner was Graham Hirst of Lower Hopton and here he is presented with the trophy donated by Garry Senior and Tony Butterfield and presented by the League Chairman, Richard Long.

Alan Hobson collects the Robert Hitchen Cup for his Thorpe Green clubmates Ian Briggs and Andy Wike who were the Pairs Knock-Out 2026 winners

Mirfield Old Bank team captain, Brian Scarth, receives the Arthur Tracey Cup on behalf of the 2026 Division 5 Champions

Michael Wood of Mirfield A receives the Treasurers Trophy from the sponsor Bob Haigh as the Division 5 Top Bowler for the 2025-26 season

Nick Lowe collects the Pairs KO Runners-Up trophies on behalf of the Golcar Lib pair of Steven Lowther & Nigel Mitchell

Robert Spencer (Linthwaite Hall) collects the Tony Booth Cup from sponsor Michelle Booth as the winner of the Division 5 Top Bowler title.

The Clayton West team celebrate winning the Division 2 Champions Founders Plate Trophy