General:
League rules
Minutes of meetings
Welcome to the web site of the South Manchester Veterans Bowling Association.
We exist to promote Crown Green Bowling,
Our area covers South Manchester, Droylsden, Sale, Stockport, Stretford and Wythenshaw.
See the green finder for a list of clubs and links to maps showing where they are.
We run a mixed league for teams playing on Monday & Friday afternoon, for players over 55.
Currently we have two divisions on a Monday and one on a Friday, eight players per team.
The leagues are decided on aggregate points scored.
We also run knock-out cup competitions for each division, Monday division 1 the Coronation Cup
division 2 J Arnett Cup and Friday division 1 the Nuttall Cup.
An individual Merit competition and a pairs competition.
For more details please contact the Admin Secretary by email mrgeorgewood21up@gmail.com
South Manchester Veterans Bowling Association
2018 - J Arnett KO Cup Winners
End of season events
Final of Monday Div 1 Coronation Cup Monday 6th October at SWMCC start 1pm
Final of Monday Div 2 Armitt Cup Monday 6th October at SWMCC start 11 am
SMVBA League Merit Tuesday 7th October at SWMCC Start 11am.
Entries to me. Fee £ 2 payable on the day
SMVBA League Pairs 8th October at SWMCC Start 11am.
Entries to me. Fee £ 3 payable on the day
Final of Friday Div 1 Nuttall Cup Friday 10th October at SWMCC Start 1pm
All Trophies to be returned to me on or before above events
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AGM and Presentation at Houldsworth Park 10th November at 1pm
Due to the size of the room and seating 3 Delegates max from each Club
Anything that you wish to discusse, I must be informed by the end of October
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Monday Div 1 & 2 We have space for 3 Teams
Friday Div 1 We want to make into 2 Divisions but need at least 5 new teams
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Score Cards are still £2.25 per 100
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Northenden SC
Parking at Northenden SC, bowler fined £100 for parking and not
booking his car reg in to the mechine on the bar counter.
So simple and so simple to get a parking ticket.
2018 - Coronation Cup
Coronation Cup - 2018
Winners - Levenshulme
2018 - J Arnett KO Cup Winners
2018 - Winners Northenden Social
2018 - Friday Division 1 Winners
2018 Winners - Northen Etchells "B"
Peter Bradford, Dave Thorneycroft, Terry Peters, Chris Cox, Reg Fletcher, Mike Hannibal
Mark Boland, Joe Hardie, Roger Bestwick, Dave Vaughan capt
2018 - Nuttall Cup Winners
2018 - Winners Northen Etchells "B"
Mike Hannibal, Joe Hardie, Mark Boland, Peter Bradford, Dave Thorneycroft, Reg Fletcher,
Chris Cox, Terry Peters, Roger Bestwick, Dave Vaughan capt
League Pairs
The League Pairs held on Longsight CC ( the new home of Crowcroft Park Veteran's
on Friday 7th September at 11am and played to a finish.
| Northen Etchells | Bernard Myers | & | Jean Myers | 6 | ||||
| Northen Etchells | Mke Hannibal | & | Roger Bestwick | 21 | 8 | |||
| Northen Etchells | Mike Bolan | & | Chris Cox | 15 | ||||
| Debdale Park | Phil Rudkin | & | Fred Taylor | 21 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Northen Etchells | Joe Hardie | & | Peter Bradford | 21 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Ladybarn Park | Danny Griffin | & | Nick Doherty | 13 | ||||
| Ladybarn Park | Ben Scott | & | Terry Hester | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||
| West Heaton | Derek Bond | & | Clive Toon | 10 | ||||
| Ladybarn Park | Alan Telfer | & | Colin Tindell | 21 | 6 | |||
| Parkville | Dave Fallows | & | Ian Fallows | 6 |
Winners 2018 - The Jim Barrie Pairs
Terry Hester & Ben Scott (Ladybarn)
League Merit
The League Merit that was planned for the 31st August has been changed to the 21st September.
Listed players please confirm to me (George Wood details in handbook) that you still wish to play
on the new date.
If you want to be included and not shown below, you can still enter, please contact me.
| Ladybarn | confirmed | Benny | Scott | ||
| confirmed | Alan | Telfer | |||
| confirmed | Ray | Langton | |||
| confirmed | Nick | Doherty | |||
| West Heaton | confirmed | Derek | Bond | ||
| Northen Etchells | confirmed | Joe | Hardie | ||
| confirmed | Chris | Cox | |||
| confirmed | Mark | Boland | |||
| Didsbury Pk | confirmed | David | Clark | ||
| confirmed | Keith | Bradbury | |||
| confirmed | Ian | Smith | |||
| Debdale | confirmed | Phil | Rudkin | ||
| Highbank | confirmed | Brenda | Thompson | ||
| Albert Vets | confirmed | Geoff | Fletcher | ||
| confirmed | Charlie | Martin | |||
| confirmed | Frank | Warburton | |||
| confirmed | Peter | Gibson | |||
| A E U | confirmed | Dave | Rayner | ||
| Chris Cox | Northen Etchells | 21 | 18 | ||||
| Keith Bradbury | Didsbury Park | 13 | |||||
| Joe Hardie | Northen Etchells | 16 | |||||
| Benny Scott | Ladybarn | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Alan Telfer | Ladybarn | 21 | 13 | 18 | |||
| Frank Warburton | Albert Vets | 11 | |||||
| Pete Gibson | Albert Vets | 0 | |||||
| Phil Rudkin | Debdale Park | 21 | 21 | 17 | |||
| Nick Doherty | Ladybarn | 13 | |||||
| Mark Boland | Northen Etchells | 7 | |||||
| David Clark | Didsbury Park | 21 | 8 | ||||
The Presedents Cup was won by Ben Scott of Ladybarn on a very wet Friday.
2018 - Finalists
Runner-up Phil Rudkin - Winner Ben Scott
Coronation Cup & J Arnett KO Cup
Venues for the Semi Finals of both competitions:-
Coronation Cup - Selected greens are Northen Etchells & Ashton
J Arnett Cup - Selected greens are SWMCC & Highbank
Above venues have all been confirmed.
The Final of both competitions will be at Longsight CC the new home
of Crowcroft Park Vets on Monday 1st October start at 1pm
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| 24th September | Coronation Cup | Semi-final | |||||
| Debdale 13 | v | Levenshulme 22 | @ | Northen Etchells | 151 v 175 | ||
| Northern Etchells 9 | v | West Heaton 23 | @ | Ashton | N Etchells won by walkover | ||
| 24th September | J Arnett Cup | Semi- final | |||||
| Albert Vets 22 | v | Northenden 21 | @ | S W M C C | 131 - 153 | ||
| Ashton Scr | v | Northen Etchells 34 | @ | Highbank | 168 -159 | ||
| 1st October | Coronation Cup | Final | 1pm Start | ||||
| Levenshulme 22 | v | Northen Etchells 9 | @ | Longsight CC | 157 v 154 | ||
| 1st October | J Arnett Cup | Final | 1pm Start | ||||
| Northenden 21 | v | Ashton Scr | @ | Longsight CC | 150 v 139 | ||
Would last years winners please return cups to me before the final day or to Longsight CC on the day. THANKS
Good Luck, Have a great afternoon to all competing teams, George
The above details are correct as the 1st October.
Refeshments ie tea and biscuit a charge of 20p under league rules is allowed, but I suggest that a small football card would off set the cost better.