Current Affairs
Here we are on the threshold of a new season and right on cue, the weather turns cold and wet!!
Nevertheless, our opening day, on Sunday 20th April was bright and sunny,
if a little on the cool side – but bowlers are made of stern stuff and a
good day was had by all, in particular Margaret Watkinson, who won the season’s
first trophy, the Marshall Cup, beating Ken Ellis in a nail biting final.
A good turnout enjoyed the proceedings, getting their bowling muscles in tune
for the months ahead and enjoying, as always, the tea which followed.
We now start on a crowded programme of league games and as the fixture list
illustrates, we are going to be very busy right up to mid September.
Once again, we have been honoured to be awarded two county matches at Sessay,
on June 6th, when the visitors are Lancashire and September 5th when Yorkshire entertains Cumbria.
In addition, we are involved in holding some of the county knock-out stages so work once more not
only for the greenkeeper but also the catering staff! We are of course proud to hold these fixtures
on a small village bowling green and it says much for our facilities that Yorkshire Ladies keep coming back for more.
On a more sombre note, it is sad to report that two of our stalwart members are no longer with us.
Brian Croser and Gordon (Bomber) Lancaster both died just before the start of the season and as regular
members of our “First eleven”, they will be greatly missed – as good friends as well as competent bowlers.
So here we go with a new campaign and we look forward to good results, good bowling and of course good fellowship.
Fixtures for 2008
| APRIL |
| 20th | Sun | MARSHALL CUP DAY | |
| 28th | Mon | Topcliffe Away Galtres | |
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| MAY |
| 2nd | Fri | Yorks County Get-together at Sessay 1.30pm | |
| 2nd | Fri | Thirsk Away EBRL | |
| 5th | Mon | Boroughbridge Home Galtres
| | 9th | Fri | Boroughbridge Away EBRL | |
| 12th | Mon | County Competitions, 2pm | |
| 12th | Mon | Sowerby Flatts Away Galtres | |
| 13th | Tues | Hovingham Away Hov | |
| 14th | Wed | Topcliffe Home JSW | |
| 15th | Thurs | Easingwold Home Hov | |
| 16th | Fri | Sowerby Flatts Home EBRL | |
| 19th | Mon | Stillington Home Galtres | |
| 21st | Wed | Richmond Away JSW | |
| 23rd | Fri | Easingwold Away EBRL | |
| 23rd | Fri | Thirsk Away JSW | |
| 26th | Mon | Boroughbridge Home Topham Trophy (R1) | |
| 27th | Tues | Harome Home Hov | |
| 28th | Wed | Masham Home JSW | |
| 29th | Thurs | Terrington Home Hov | |
| 30th | Fri | Bedale Home EBRL | |
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| JUNE |
| 2nd | Mon | Thirsk Home Galtres | |
| 3rd | Tues | Welham Away Hov | |
| 4th | Wed | Dishforth Home JSW | |
| 5th | Thurs | Huby Home Hov | |
| 6th | Fri | Yorks v Lancs, Stella Logan at Sessay 1.30 pm | |
| 6th | Fri | Masham Away EBRL | |
| 9th | Mon | County Competitions 10.30am and 2pm | |
| 9th | Mon | Dishforth Home Galtres | |
| 10th | Tues | Sheriff Hutton Away Hov | |
| 11th | Wed | Sowerby Flatts Away JSW | |
| 12th | Thurs | Helmsley Home Waltham Cup (R1) | |
| 13th | Fri | Dishforth Home EBRL | |
| 13th | Fri | Hutton Rudby Away JSW | |
| 15th | Sun | Sessay Whistle-Stop | |
| 16th | Mon | Topham Trophy Round 2 | |
| 17th | Tues | Settrington Home Hov | |
| 18th | Wed | Leyburn Home JSW | |
| 19th | Thurs | Hovingham Home Hov | |
| 20th | Fri | Northallerton Away EBRL | |
| 23rd | Mon | Easingwold Away Galtres | |
| 24th | Tues | Easingwold Away Hov | |
| 25th | Wed | Northallerton Home JSW | |
| 26th | Thurs | Waltham Cup (R2) | |
| 27th | Fri | Ripon Spa Away EBRL | |
| 27th | Fri | Thirsk Home Eden/Endersby | |
| 30th | Mon | Topcliffe Home Galtres
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| JULY |
| | 2nd | Wed | Bedale Away JSW | |
| 3rd | Thurs | Harome Away Hov | |
| 4th | Fri | Thirsk Home EBRL | |
| 7th | Mon | Boroughbridge Away Galtres | |
| 8th | Tues | Terrington Away Hov | |
| 9th | Wed | Topcliffe Away JSW | |
| 10th | Thurs | Waltham Cup Semi Final | |
| 11th | Fri | Boroughbridge Home EBRL | |
| 11th | Fri | Thirsk Away Eden/Endersby | |
| 14th | Mon | Sowerby Flatts Home Galtres | |
| 15th | Tues | Welham Home Hov | |
| 16th | Wed | Richmond Home JSW | |
| 17th | Thurs | Huby Away Hov | |
| 18th | Fri | Sowerby Flatts Away EBRL | |
| 21st | Mon | Stillington Away Galtres | |
| 22nd | Tues | Sheriff Hutton Home Hov | |
| 23rd | Wed | Thirsk Home JSW | |
| 24th | Thurs | Waltham Cup Final | |
| 25th | Fri | Easingwold Home EBRL | |
| 25th | Fri | Masham Away JSW | |
| 28th | Mon | Thirsk Away Galtres | |
| 29th | Tues | Settrington Away Hov | |
| 30th | Wed | Dishforth Away JSW | |
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| AUGUST |
| 1st | Fri | Bedale Away EBRL | |
| 3rd | Sun | Sessay Pairs Day | |
| 4th | Mon | Easingwold Home Galtres | |
| 5th | Tues | Sowerby Flatts Away HML | |
| 6th | Wed | Sowerby Flatts Home JSW | |
| 7th | Thurs | Thirsk Home HML | |
| 8th | Fri | Masham Home EBRL | |
| 11th | Mon | Dishforth Away Galtres | |
| 12th | Tues | Stillington Away HML | |
| 13th | Wed | Hutton Rudby Home JSW | |
| 15th | Fri | Dishforth Away EBRL | |
| 15th | Fri | Leyburn Away JSW | |
| 16th | Sat | Marshall Salver at Easingwold | |
| 18th | Mon | Galtres Winners v Rest | |
| 19th | Tues | Huby Home HML | |
| 20th | Wed | Northallerton Away JSW | |
| 21st | Thurs | Sowerby Flatts Home HML | |
| 21st | Thurs | Elsdon Metcalf Semis and Final at Thirsk | |
| 22nd | Fri | Northallerton Home EBRL | |
| 23rd | Sat | JSW Charity Day Hutton Rudby Air Ambulance | |
| 26th | Tues | Thirsk Away HML | |
| 27th | Wed | Bedale Home JSW | |
| 28th | Thurs | Stillington Home HML | |
| 29th | Fri | Ripon Spa Home EBRL | |
| 31st | Sun | JSW Finals Day Thirsk | |
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| SEPTEMBER |
| 4th | Thurs | Huby Away HML | |
| 5th | Fri | Yorks v Cumbria Stella Logan at Sessay 1.30pm | |
| 5th | Fri | EBRL Winners v The Rest at Ripon Spa |
| 14th | Sun | Sessay Finals Day | |
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| OCTOBER |
| 10th | Fri | JSW Presentation night, Thirsk | |
| 17th | Fri | Annual Dinner | |
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| NOVEMBER |
| 20th | Thurs | AGM Village Hall 7.30pm | |
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