Tadcaster Vets League
Boston Spa has two teams that play in this league;
Tadcaster Vets A
Started in 1984 the team consists of 8 players selected from a squad size of a maximum of 12 players.
The team plays in the Tadcaster Veterans League and plays on Wednesday afternoons with matches commencing at 1:30 p.m.
Players must be over 60 to play in this team.
As a new team in the league, the team entered the second division of the league.
The team first gained promotion to the first division of the league in 1986 as champions of the second division only to be relegated to the second division in the following year. Seesawing between 1988 and 1991 the team eventually gained promotion again in 1992 and remained in division one until 2007 when they were again relegated. Promotion to the first division occured the following year , unfortunately relegated in 2023 back to the second division.
Current Captain: Janet Taylor
Current Division: Division 2.
Fixtures, Statistics and Results can be found on Bowlsnet.uk
Previous Captains of this team:
1983 GEORGE KIRK
1987 WALTER ANSELL
1989 WILF BEEVERS
1993 JACK VARLEY
1999 EILEEN DARNTON
2001 RON LEWIS
2005 EILEEN DARNTON
2007 JANET TAYLOR
Tadcaster Vets B
Started in 1985 the team consists of 8 players selected from a squad size of a maximum of 12 players.
The team plays in the Tadcaster Veterans League and plays on Wednesday afternoons with matches commencing at 1:30 p.m.
Players must be over 60 to play in this team and new players wishing to play in the Tadcaster Vets League are expected to start in this team.
Players who perform well may be eligible to progress to the A team.
Such was the strength of the players in this team in 2010 that the team was promoted to the first division of the league - only to be relegated after one season.
Current Captain: Trevor Howard
Current league: Division 2
Fixtures, Statistics and results can be found on Bowlsnet.uk
Previous Captains of this team:
1987 WILF BEEVERS
1989 WALTER ANSELL
1993 LES IBBOTSON
1998 RON LEWIS
1999 BERT AMOUR
2003 VERNON GUNN
2013 MICHAEL COLLINSON
2021 TREVOR HOWARD
2024