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
AGM - 2024
This years AGM will be held at Longsight CC Bowling Lane on 25 November at 1pm
End of season finals
30 Sep Coronation Cup 1pm Armmett Cup 11am at West Heaton
1 Oct SMVBA Merit 11am at Greenbank Pk £2 entry fee
2 Oct SMVBA Pairs 11am at Greenban Pk £3 entry fee
4 Oct Nuttall Cup 1pm at Debdale Pk
Obituaries
Steve Howell reported the death of Mike Hannibel of Northen Etchells on the 5th February.
Frank Hartt - AEU, Delamere. Droylsden and Ryecroft passed away on Monday 19th February.
Ray Langton reported, I sadly have to inform you of the passing of Peter Gunn. He was a long term member and bowler of Ladybarn Bowling Club.
March Meeting
Our pre season meeting will be held at Longsight CC Bowling Green Lane M12 5FZ On Monday 25th March at 1pm
All Club Secretary's need to attend to collect User Name and Password for access to our Website for when they need to know who and how to contact at another Club as this is classed as confidental information under data protextion rules. Which will now replace our Handbooks, Fixtures, tables and all other bowling information, Minutes of Meetings and Rules of SMVBA will be on open access to all who want to view.
Payment of League Fees and update to the new season.
All Players MUST have a BCGBA number and All Clubs MUST be affilated to CCPBA, under BCGBA Rules. Owing to the fact that we play under BCGBA rules. Please remind all players that we now start all matches at 1pm with practice for visting teams from 12.45pm. Home team and visting Captain 12.30pm.
The James Barry Nield Trophy will be played for between Ryecroft Hall and a Select SMVBA team at Droylsden Park on Tues 2nd April from 1pm
There seems to be some confusion about the dates shown for the rounds of the Friday Nuttall KO Cup competion. The dates shown are not the dates that they are played on, only the date that each round must be compleated by. The date you play your match is arranged between the clubs, you must keep me informed and willingly put it on the website so others know what as been arranged. This system only applies to the Friday ko cup owing to all 26 weeks available are used by the fixtures this year.
I am still waiting for 1 club that have not sent me the infomation on their Safegurding Officer.
Message from Stuart Holmes. Hi Please can you advise all teams that they must record their car registration number on the machine that is on the bar at Northenden Social Club to avoid a parking fine. The door at the rear of the building near the green will be open from 12.30pm.
Score cards for recording players matches are available from me at the great price of £2.25 per 100 double sided. At the March Meeting
League Match sheets will be available at the March Meeting FOC
Bowls picker uppers will be available at the March Meeting Priced at £10 they will be going on general sale between £15 to £20
Changes during 2024 Season
Heald Green have withdrawn from the Friday League
Watch this space
George
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.