Trophies

Trophies held by the association

Both the Sale and the Urmston leagues had accumulated a collection of trophies. Some had fallen into disuse. This page is an attempt to summarise what we have, what may be missing, and how we might use them in the future.

Some of them look a bit wonky, but that’s the fault of the photographer. Some of the older silver trophies are in poor condition.

Current trophies

Trophies currently in use are shown below. They are numbered for the secretary’s convenience.

Monday league winners
Monday averages winner
Monday team knock-out winners
Monday Merit winner (2022 only)
Monday Pairs winners (2022-23 only)
Wednesday Division 1 league winners
Wednesday Division 1 averages winner
Wednesday Division 1 team knock-out winners
Wednesday Division 2 league winners
Wednesday Division 2 averages winner
Wednesday Division 2 team knock-out winners
Merit winner (Wednesday Merit 2022-23)
Pairs winner (Wendnesday Pairs 2022-23)

Sale trophies

Division 1 winners

Silver

Height:

Engraved:

ALLEN CHALLENGE CUP
PRESENTED TO
Sale Bowling League
By
Wilfred Allen
For Perpetual Copmpetition

Winners’ names

Division 1 Averages

Chrome with plastic base

Height: 27cm

Engraved:

Sale and District Bowling League
THE MAURICE H.BEXON TROPHY

Winners’ names (1966 - 2019, 2021)

Current use: Wednesday Div 1 Averages winner Trophy 7

Division 2 winners

Silver plate on plastic base

Height: 35cm

Engraved:

SALE & DISTRICT A.B.L.
BILLY BURKE
Memorial Trophy
LEAGUE AVERAGES WINNER
Donated by
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE

On reverse:

2ND DIVISION
WINNERS

Used for league averages winners (no names engraved before 1966), then 31-up Merit (1980 - 1988), then Division 2 winners (1992 - 2018)

Current use: Wednesday Div2 League winners Trophy 9

Division 2 Averages

Wooden shield

Height: 41cm

Engraved:

TRINITY SHIELD

DONATED BY Mr H. SAWKILL

SALE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE

Winners’ names (1967 - 2018)

Current use: Wednesday Div 2 Averages winner Trophy 10

Pride of Sale Cup

Silver with wooden base

Height: 34cm

Engraved:

SALE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
“PRIDE OF SALE” CUP
PRESENTED BY
F. BRAZENDALE, ESQ
1951

Used for Division 1 knock-out 1950 - 2015, then both divisions knock-out 2016 - 2018, then only division knock-out 2019.

Winners’ names (1950 - 2019)

President’s Cup

Chrome with plastic base

Height: 37cm

Engraved:

Sale & District Bowling League
PRESIDENTS CUP
Presented by
MAURICE H. BEXON
President 2003

Used for Division 2 knock-out 2004 - 2015, then Division 1 Fives comp 2016 - 2018.

Winners’ names (2004 - 2018)

Current use: Wednesday League Div 1 winners Trophy 6

Five by Five Trophy

Wooden shield

Height: 32cm

Engraved:

SALE & DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
5 BY 5
TROPHY

Used for Division 2 Fives comp 1982 - 2018.

Winners’ names (1892 - 1989, 1993, 2009 - 2018)

Five by Five Runner Up Trophy

Chrome with plastic base

Height: 21cm

Engraved:

Sale & District
Bowling League
5 By 5
Runner Up Trophy

Used for Division 2 Fives comp runners-up 2009 - 2018.

Winners’ names (2009 - 2018)

Sale Merit

Silver with wooden base
Hallmarked Chester, 1907(?)

Height: 29cm

Engraved:

SALE DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
THE HAROLD JACKSON ROSEBOWL
PRESENTED TO THE LEAGUE FOR MERIT COMPETITION
BY DAVID JACKSON OCTOBER 1950.
FOR PERPETUAL COMPETITION

Winners’ names

Current use: Wednesday Merit winner Trophy 12

Eric Dale cup

Silver with wooden base

Height:

Engraved:

Winners’ names

Current use: Wednesday Pairs winners Trophy 13

Urmston trophies

Division 1 winners

Wooden shield

Diameter: 50cm

Engraved:

URMSTON, FLIXTON AND DAVYHULME AMATEUR BOWLING LEAGUE

Winners’ names (1915 - 1941, 1949 - 2017, 2019)

Current use: Monday League winners Trophy 1

Divison 1 Knock-out

Silver (hallmarked Sheffield, 1953) with plastic base

Height: 30cm

Engraved:

Challenge Trophy
Urmston & District Amateur Bowling Association
1956

Winners’ names (1956 - 2019)

Current use: Monday League Knock-out winners Trophy 3

1st Division Bowler of the Year

Silver plated with plastic base

Height: 29cm

Engraved:

URMSTON AND DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
1ST DIVISION
BOWLER OF THE YEAR

Winners’ names (1995 - 2019)

Current use: Monday Averages winner Trophy 2

Divison 2 winners

Silver (hallmarked Sheffield, 1893) with wooden base

Height: 40cm

Engraved:

Lancashire and Cheshire County Bowling Association Amateur Championship,
Second Prize 1893 Won by The Crofts Bank Bowling Club.
Team
H Gill T Jones
G A Myners J Clare
A Thompson C Garner
W Rothwell J Rothwell
R W Lawrence W Heap
A Faulkner, Captain
W H Palfreyman, Secretary

PRESENTED TO
Alfred Faulkner Esq
BY THE
Crofts Bank Bowling Club
as a mark of respect and esteem, and in recognition of valuable service rendered to the club
AS TREASURER AND CAPTAIN
1ST NOVEMBER 1893