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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

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