Skelmanthorpe Central Bowling Teams
Meet the teams representing Skelmanthorpe Central Bowling Club throughout the season.
Upcoming Fixtures
OCTOBER
Hudderfield Winter League host club Skelmanthorpe Central
Monday 26th October – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Brockholes D – Away
Skelmantorpe Central B v Brockholes E – Away
NOVEMBER
Hudderfield Winter League host club Skelmanthorpe Central
Monday 2nd November – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Holmfirth B – Home
Skelmantorpe Central B v Almondbury BC C – Home
Monday 9th November – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Almondbury BC C- Away
Skelmantorpe Central B v Marsh Lib C – Home
Monday 16th November – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Skelmantorpe Central B – Home
Skelmantorpe Central B v Skelmantorpe Central A – Away
Monday 23rd November – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Marsh Lib C – Home
Skelmantorpe Central B v Brockholes D – Home
Monday 30th November – 11am
Skelmantorpe Central A v Brockholes E – Away
Skelmantorpe Central B v Brockholes C – Away
The History of Skelmanthorpe Central Bowling Club
Foundation and opening: 1910–1911
Skelmanthorpe Central Bowling Club was established as part of the development of Skelmanthorpe Liberal Club on Commercial Road.
After the Liberal Club had been completed, surplus development funds were used to create a bowling green and clubhouse on land behind the main building. Construction of the green began in 1910.
The project was made possible through the generosity of two prominent local benefactors. Charles Edwin Field contributed £500 towards purchasing the land, while his brother, Thomas Field, contributed a further £300. Francis Child, Charles Edwin Field’s business partner, donated shrubs and trees to landscape the grounds.
The new bowling green was officially opened on Saturday, 1 July 1911, by Mrs Charles Edwin Field. During the opening ceremony, Charles and Mrs Field’s eldest son, Gordon Field, sent out the first jack. This historic moment marked the beginning of organised crown-green bowling at Skelmanthorpe Central.
Charles Edwin Field became the club’s first president and continued in that position until the mid-1930s. He was subsequently succeeded by his son Gordon, maintaining the Field family’s close connection with the club.
