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The Northern Trophy is the Bowls Yorkshire 1st Ladies team fixture within the Northern Counties Ladies Leagues. It provides regular, competitive county-level bowling against Northumberland, Durham, Cumbria, and Lancashire.


This competition does not progress to the National Championships at Leamington Spa.


Format - 6 rinks of 4 players, 2 bowls each, 18 ends

Fixtures - Home and away league format, points for rink wins and aggregate

Usual match day - Fridays

Travel - Away games usually by coach; home games at various venues across the county

Fixtures and Results

8 May 2026

Cumbria vs Yorkshire

Keswick

Password Required

22 May 2026

Northumberland vs Yorkshire

Hexham

Password Required

12 June 2026

Durham vs Yorkshire

Darlington

Password Required

3 July 2026

Yorkshire vs Northumberland

Guisborough KGV

Password Required

17 July 2026

Yorkshire vs Cumbria

Northallerton

Password Required

31 July 2026

Yorkshire vs Durham

Thirsk

Password Required

For National competitions click the button below to link to the relevant page on the Bowls England Competitions Portal.

Competition Details

CATEGORY

LEVEL

Women

County

TYPE

League

LEADS TO LEAMINGTON

TEAM MANAGER

CONTACT DETAILS

No

Contact number

Nominations and Selection

NOMINATION STATUS

Squad selected

NOMINATIONS CLOSING DATE

31 January 2026

Nomination Form (when nominations open)

When a team has been selected you can view the squad here:

Eligibility and Rules

ELIGIBILITY

Member of club affiliated to Bowls Yorkshire

RULES

National competitions leading to Leamington are bound by Bowls England Rules and Regulations.   

Any other specific rules for this competition are available via the link below.

Match Arrangements

 ⏰ TIMINGS

 🩳DRESS

Gallery

Bowls Yorkshire
c/o York Railway Bowls and Social Club
Ashton Lane,
York
YO24 4HX

contact@bowlsyorkshire.co.uk

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