Yorkshire County Crown Green Bowling Association

News of the World Handicap Roll of Honour

• 1936 ~ F.Pilling (Rastrick) beat J.Shepherd (Newsome W.M.C.) at Akroyden Victoria.
• 1937 ~ E.Berry (Brighouse C.& B.C.) beat P.Refearn (Waterloo)) at Courtaulds Sports Club, Halifax.
• 1938 ~ S.Hoyle (British Dyes) beat R.Gamer (Primrose Hill W.M.C.) at Bramley Liberal.
• 1939 ~ D.Beaumont (Slaithwaite C.& B.C.) beat H.Howlett (Taylor Hill W.M.C.) at Waterloo.
• 1940 ~ B.Longbottom (Cleckheaton C.& B.C.) beat J.Wilkinson (Slaithwaite C.& B.C.) at Savile Town W.M.C.
• 1941 ~ H.G.Thornton (Halifax) beat J.Crampton (Bramley Liberal) at Spen Victoria.
• 1942 ~ H.Knight (Broad Oak) beat Law Kilner (Newsome W.M.C.) at Springwood.
• 1943 ~ F.Charlesworth (Linthwaite C.& B.C.) beat H.E.Ogden (Mytholmroyd Church Inst.) at Springwood.
• 1944 ~ R.Hinchcliffe (Linthwaite C.& B.C.) beat V.Hoyle (Lindley W.M.C.) at Elland C.& B.C.
• 1945 ~ B.Longbottom (Cleckheaton C.& B.C.) beat A.Stables (Huddersfield C.& A.C.) at Kirkstall.
• 1946 ~ E.Gallagher (Springwood) beat L.Nicholl (Sowerby Bridge West End) at Taylor Hill W.M.C.
• 1947 ~ H.Chappell (Cowcliffe Liberal) beat Ed Smith (West Melton) at Lindley W.M.C.
• 1948 ~ W.H.Watson (Thornton Lodge) beat T.Schofield (Heptonstall) at Bramley Liberal.
• 1949 ~ S.Hetherington (Akroyd Park) beat G.Clayton (Sowerby Bridge West End) at Halifax B.C.
• 1950 ~ P.Murgatroyd (Stainland) beat J.W.England (Jackson Bridge) at Thornton Lodge.
• 1951 ~ N.England (New Mill W.M.C.) beat W.Dixon (Todmorden) at Lindley Liberal.
• 1952 ~ H.Laycock (Oakenshaw Park) beat J.Booth (Brighouse Borough Band) at Crosland Moor Liberal.
• 1953 ~ A.Milnes (Heptonstall) beat D.Jenkinson (Crosland Moor Liberal) at Bailiffs Bridge.
• 1954 ~ D.Jenkinson (Crosland Moor Liberal) beat J.Stewart (Huddersfield C.& A.C.) at Moldgreen Con.
• 1955 ~ T.Schofield (Todmorden) beat W.Ainley (New Mill W.M.C.) at Halifax B.C.
• 1956 ~ J.Crowther (Spen Victoria) beat J.Roberts (Lindley W.M.C.) at Marsh United.
• 1957 ~ H.Barden (Spen Victoria) beat J.Horsfield (Lund Park, Keighley) at Lower Hopton W.M.C.
• 1958 ~ O.France (Brighouse C.& B.C.) beat N.Lodge (Denby Dale) at Cleckheaton B.C. Ltd.
• 1959 ~ H.Rowe (Huddersfield C.& A.C.) beat C.M.Towell (Brighouse C.& B.C.) at Lower Hopton W.M.C.
• 1960 ~ J.Booth (Brighouse Borough Band) beat J.Boocock (Mytholmroyd Church Inst.) at Linthwaite Hall.
• 1961 ~ A.Schofield (Huddersfield C.& A.C.) beat R.Taylor (Low Moor Harold) at Rastrick.
• 1962 ~ J.W.Addy (Crosland Moor Liberal) beat N.Beveridge (Spen Victoria) at Hove Edge.
• 1963 ~ J.W.Binns (Newsome W.M.C.) beat J.Booth (Brighouse C.& B.C.) at Heckmondwike B.C.
• 1964 ~ H.Gibson (Hebden Royd Park) beat F.K.Booth (Brighouse C.& B.C.) at Crosland Moor Liberal.