Carruthers Shield

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The Welsh Bowling Associations, Club Championship (Dubbed as the FA Cup of Welsh Bowls) is a tournament which has been runing since 1919. The entrants compete for the Carruthers Shield a highly acclaimed trophy among the W.B.A, if you have won the Carruthers Shield you are considered as one of the best teams in Wales. It involves two separate parts first a preliminary round where over 250 teams from all the welsh counties are placed into 64 groups where they compete between each other to go through to the main knockout stages of the championship.

[edit] Past winners

List of past winners:[1] 1919-Cardiff

1920-Barry Central

1921-Grange

1922-Newport Athletic

1923-Roath Park

1924-Newport Athletic

1925-Cardiff

1926-Newport Athletic

1927-Mackintosh

1928-Parc Howard

1929-Victoria Park

1930-Newtown

1931-Pantygwydr

1932-Pantygwydr

1933-Mackintosh

1934-Llanelli

1935-Dinam Park

1936-Barry Athletic

1937-Pantygwydr

1938-Abercarn

1939-Victoria Park

1940-45-Not Played

1946-Llanelli

1947-Pontymister Welfare

1948-Skewen

1949-Pontypool Park

1950-Caerau Welfare

1951-Penclawdd

1952-Victoria (Swansea)

1953-Bridgend

1954-Victoria (Swansea)

1955-Llanbradach

1956-Grange

1957-Barry Athletic

1958-Grange

1959-Pontrhydyfen

1960-Parc Howard (Llanelli)

1961-Grange

1962-Caerphilly

1963-Gelli park

1964-Llanbradach

1965-Gelli Park

1966-Llanbradach

1967-Melyn United

1968-Gelli Park

1969-Llanbradach

1970-Gelli Park

1971-Tonypandy

1972-Penylan

1973-Rhiwbina

1974-R.T.B Ebbw Vale

1975-Penylan

1976-Llanbradach

1977-Aberystwyth

1978-Tonypandy

1979-Cwmbran Park

1980-Harlequins

1981-Tick Tock

1982-Aberystwyth

1983-Old Landorians

1984-Cardiff

1985-Dinas powis

1986-Dinas powis

1987-Penylan

1988-Ystradfechan

1989-Senghenydd

1990-Brynhyfryd (carms

1991-Merthyr west end

1992-Abertridwr

1993-Cardiff

1994-Brynhyfryd (Carms

1995-Cardiff B.C

1996-Brynhyfryd (Carms

1997-Dinas Powis

1998-Pontymister Ath

1999-Pontrhydyfen

2000-Brynhyfryd (Carms

2001-Pontrhydyfen

2002-Pontrhydyfen

2003-Penylan

2004-Pontrhydyfen

2005-Pontrhydyfen

2006-Pontrhydyfen

2007-Ely Valley

[edit] References

  1. ^ as quoted in the W.B.A 2008 Yearbook