New start time for The Winter Cup

Winter League

This is the final call for Winter League bowlers to enter the first holding of the competition for the Winter Cup with a new earlier start time for the Milnsbridge leg of the competition. The opening round draws will be made on Wednesday of this week at the League's End-of-Season meeting. Entry Form at the foot of this page.

CLOSING DATE 22 MARCH - DRAW TO BE MADE 23 MARCH

Even though the Winter League season has now finished there is still one competition that has still to be completed. This is the individual knock-out competition for the newly donated Winter Cup. Online entries are still being taken with the deadline being Tuesday 22 March with the draw for the first round being made at the Clubs End of Season Meeting on Wednesday 23 March.

We already have 62 entries for this event which will take place over the first two weeks in April. Twenty-eight of those entries are from Division 1 bowlers with 17 from Division 2 and 17 from Division 3. Individuals will be competing for the brand new trophy generously funded by Garry Senior and Tony Butterfield of Kirkheaton Cons.

Please note that due to the high number of entries for the Division 1 qualifying round at Milnsbridge BC that this will now start at 12noon. The rounds at Springwood and Thorpe Green will start at 1.00pm. All bowlers should register their attendance at their respective greens before the advertised start time.

You can still enter using the online form at the foot of this posting. The last day for entries is Tuesday 22 March with the draw being made at the End of Season meeting of all teams on Wednesday 23 March.

It is a brand new straight knock-out competition for individual bowlers who have played a minimum of four league matches over the course of this season. An entry fee of £3 per bowler is being levied. Just think what it will mean in the future if you become the first winner of this competition and have your name engraved on the trophy.

It was hoped to run the competition as part of the League season but we ran out of time so the whole event will be completed over the first two weeks in April. In future years we expect to build the competition into the fixture programme during the winter season.

The format is that there will be three qualifying days - one for each division of the League to be staged on the usual home green of that division. If your name isn't listed below then we currently don't have you entered in this year's competition but it is not too late. The Entry Form is at the foot of this posting. The dates have now been agreed for these straight knock-out days and the entries to date for each are as follows:

Division 1 - 12noon Wednesday 6 April at Milnsbridge BC

Lorraine Hirst (New Millers)

Linda Gledhill (New Millers)

Shirley Dillingham (New Millers)

Lynda Drury (New Millers)

Peter J Thornton (Lindley BC A)

Ken Ellis (Lindley BC A)

Glenys Philbin (Lindley BC A)

Edwin Haigh (Clayton West)

Martyn Skuse (Thorpe Green A)

Tim Poulter (Clayton West)

Tony Lockwood (Lowerhouses A)

Garry Senior (Kirkheaton Con)

Tony Butterfield (Kirkheaton Con)

Adrian Cooper (Kirkheaton Con)

David M-Jones (Clayton West)

Mick Chapman (Lowerhouses A)

Malcolm Gilbert (Clayton West)

Graham Hirst (Lower Hopton) Graham Berry (Lowerhouses A)

Julie Best (New Millers) Julie Mallinson (New Millers)

Peter Clay (Milnsbridge)

Gordon Walker (Kirkheaton Con)

Roger Stopford (Lower Hopton)

Ian Parr (Milnsbridge)

Mike Thornton (Lindley BC A)

Jim Baxter (Milnsbridge)

David Frost (Thorpe Green) 28 entries

Division 2 - 1.00pm Thursday 7 April at Springwood

Barry Gibson (Meltham)

Mike Ralph (Springwood)

Donald Crowther (Almondbury BC)

Allen Chapman (Meltham)

Richard Brook (Almondbury BC)

Adrian Frain (Springwood)

Robert Tracey (Almondbury BC)

John Clarkson (Almondbury BC)

Nigel Kain (Thorpe Green)

Neale Wallace (Denby Dale)

Colin Hampshaw (Springwood)

John Pix (Springwood) Dave Cooper (Springwood)

Martin Holt (Lindley Lib A) Barrie Morgan (Lindley Lib A)

Stuart Greaves (Jackson Bridge) Robert Barlow (Jackson Bridge) 17 entries

Division 3 - 1.00pm Friday 8 April at Thorpe Green

David McClean (Thorpe Green C)

John Sunter (HRC B)

Neil Croasdell (HRC B)

Richard Walker (Brockholes)

Karen Rause (Lindley BC B)

Peter Fuller (Lindley BC B)

Steve Haigh (Lindley BC B)

Irene Haigh (Lindley BC B)

Derek Crawley (Lowerhouses B) Janet Hayden (Lindley BC B)

Elaine Bell (Brockholes)

David Warren (HRC B)

David Rudd (HRC B)

Philip Battye (Dalton) John Inman (Dalton)

Phil Goodge (Dalton) Jill Driver (Lindley BC B) 17 entries

Total of 62 entries Entries last updated at 8am on Monday 21 March

The top two bowlers from each of the three Qualifying Rounds will progress to Finals Day along with the two best losing semi-finalists. Finals Day will be held at Milnsbridge BC at 1.30pm on Thursday 14 April. All the Qualifying Rounds will see all bowlers bowling off Scratch. Handicapping will be introduced for Finals Day with the Division 1 qualifiers playing off Scratch, Division 2 qualifiers will be plus 2 and the qualifiers from Division 3 will be plus 4. All matches will be 21-up.

There is a charge of £3 per bowler to enter the competition. This covers the green fees and light refreshments for both the Qualifying Round and Finals Day. There is also a contribution to the purchase and engraving of a memento for the winner. No cash prizes are to be awarded in year 1 of this competition.

The closing date for entries is Tuesday 22 March 2022. Complete the online entry form below and pay your entry fee by cash or by BACS transfer. No cheques please as banks now make a charge for every cheque presented to them. The League's bank account details for all BACS payments is Sort Code: 40-25-10 Account No: 64667778. Please ensure your name is submitted along with your BACS payment.

THE WINTER CUP ONLINE ENTRY FORM If for any reason the form isn't working for you please try this a;ternative link instead.