WEEKLY UPDATE 19 SEPTEMBER 2025

The new season got up and running this week, with the first of the round robin matches in the 6 man team competition for the Knock Out Trophy.

Bradford Deaf Centre are three times winners of this trophy, since it changed to the current format, but they got off to a disappointing start this time round, with a 138 point defeat at home to Pudsey. The Deaf Centre included Richard Bowes, who is on loan to them from Pudsey for this season, but it was his former teammate John Allan who came out on top, with a 50 point victory from a level start. I don't know the order of play but a message from Dave Howarth hinted that it could have been one of the opening games, which would have left the Deaf Centre with a mountain to climb.

It was closer at Princeville where the B team, with home advantage, won by 35.  John Bedford, Graham Bentley and Edward Lawson all performing well for them  against opponents on lower handicaps - but with scores generally lower than at the Deaf Centre Chris Jarvis's 162 for the A team was the best individual score.

John Allan's 178 was the highest score of the night over the two matches, and with Richard Bowes 128 included, provided the highest aggregate of 306. Peter Turner had the lowest score at 59 but with the highest handicap (140) it became 199, giving him and his newcomer opponent David Walker (handicap 120)  the highest score plus handicap aggregate of 389 (260 of them in handicap!!)

The scorecards can be viewed on the Scorecards page.

This coming Tuesday (23rd) sees the return fixtures, with an added point available for highest team total over the two matches

Stephen Kershaw

Secretary