League News
Revised again 5pm 23 April to include Brighouse Vets start date.
As leagues begin to publish their 2021 fixture programmes we will now add that information to our extended StartChart which indicates the start date of each of the local leagues that may be of interest to Huddersfield bowlers.
Brighouse Veterans being the latest to advertise their starting date as 17 May with the fixture programme still to be added to Bowlsnet.
The observant ones among you will have already noted that the Dearne & Don League has indicated on their Bowlsnet homepage that the start date is 21 May. This is a Friday and as their usual playing date is a Wednesday we have altered our record to show Wednesday 19 May as the start date. Apologies if this is wrong and happy to correct it if so informed.
The Heavy Woollen Evening League permit teams to play their home matches on various days of the week so the Monday 3 May start date recorded below is the first day of any fixtures with others following on other days that week.
As I understand the Brighouse Vets Rules , the top two teams will be promoted at the end of each season. Why have the League not followed this rule for the coming season ? As I said in my earlier posting the Lindley A and B teams , and all others , were promoted at the end of the 2019 season and are now being told they can’t take up their rightful position in the higher Divisions because the League have twiddled about with the Divisions to create another Division in a season where there is no promotion or relegation .
What’s the point of this ? Where’s the fairness to the promoted teams ?
What does it achieve that fa…
Martin, can I clarify your statement that there will be no promotions and relegation from the 2019 season this year but will be auctioned in 2022.
Does this mean that Lindley A team who were promoted in 2019 and Lindley B team who were also promoted in 2019 will have to play in the same division as they did in 2019?
If so, then we were not able to play in the higher division cos of Covid and are being prevented from playing in the higher division cos of the League ruling.
Am I misinterpreting your statement?
Philip of Lindley
Thanks Martin for the information
Philip of Lindley
Copied from email 18/04
Dear Delegates
Just an update on where we are for the coming season. Due to covid we have had several teams choose to withdraw but hopefully they
will be back in 2022 and the divisions revised accordingley.
Our main goal is catering for the rest and with that in mind we have chosen to make an extra division in the Monday afternoon vets to shorten the season. This league
will start on the 17 May. There are no promotions and relegations from the 2019 season this year but they will be actioned for the 2022 season. In other words this season is a one off.
No trophies will be awarded for…
Has anyone got any idea when, or indeed if, the Brighouse Vets are planning to start their season ? Emails to the Secretary draws a blank.
Philip of Lindley