Winter League
The Winter League has been fortunate once again in attracting sponsorship for two new trophies to be awarded annually to successful teams and individuals. The League presents a perpetual trophy to the team winning each Division each season as well as one to the Top Bowler in each Division each season.
With the introduction two new Divisions (7 & 8) for the 2024-25 season there is a need for four new trophies to award to teams and individuals by the end of this season. We are so pleased that Peter Swinden's family continue to produce new family members on an annual basis. As Peter set a precedent with the Lily Rose Trophy to mark the birth of his first grandchild he is now celebrating a second addition and with another one in the pipeline as well! So Peter has offered us two more trophies to mark these additions which we are delighted to accept.
With the addition of the new Pairs KO competition we were delighted to receive an offer from Elland WMC for a new trophy to honour the contribution to their club made by Robert Hitchen. A long-time member whose exploits on the green over many years have helped to raise the profile of the club and his services as the club greenkeeper also deserve such recognition. We are immensely grateful for their support. It has been agreed that this trophy will be awarded to the winners of the new Pairs KO competition.
That still leaves two more trophies needed for the end of the season. Both will be perpetual trophies awarded on an annual basis for Division winners and Top Bowlers, again by Division. Likely costs are between £85 - £115 with no ceiling at the top end of this range.
We cannot expect Peter's daughters to continue to reproduce at this rate forever so we invite anyone who could be interested in sponsoring a trophy to learn more about it and register that interest with us. Any individual, club or business that may be interested in taking that further should get in touch to learn more about such opportunities. Please contact me to learn more.
The same applies to any team interested in joining the League for the 2025-26 season. They can register that interest through the same means. An early indication of any such potential new teams helps us ensure the infrastructure matches the requirements.
Last season's trophy listing is below. Some shuffling of the trophies around is inevitable to meet the requirements of the sponsoring individuals and organisations.
The Founders Fund sponsored four of our Year 1 trophies after an appeal for donations among founder teams resulted in a £500 fund being created to satisfy that initial need.
The Top Bowler award goes to the bowler in each Division with the most wins (Singles & Pairs combined) over the season. In the event of more than one bowler having the same number of most wins then the bowler with the greater Average score shall be awarded the title.
Not forgetting The Winter Cup which is a perpetual trophy awarded annually to the winner of our individual knock-out competition that we run each year. Kirkheaton Con bowlers Gary Senior and Tony Butterfield sponsored this impressive trophy.
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