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BROOMFIELD BOWLS CLUB The Uplands, Smethwick. Est. 1898 |
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Photos from years gone by... Pre 1970 - Teams - Cups - Misc. Players: 70's , 90's , 00's - 06/07
Player photos from the 1980's...
Billy Adams Chairman 1976 - 1984. Life Member. Smethwick & District League President. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roy Freeman This picture was taken at The Free Press Cup Final in 1989. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sid Francis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bill Thurlby Treasurer 1964 - 1977. Club Champion 1962. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Billy Mullis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brian Brownhill Won the senior averages in 1979 with a plus of 80. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Barry Griffiths Chairman 1989 - 1994. Captained the W&W Alliance team for 6 seasons between 1981 and 1987. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bob Aldred A bowler who played for Broomfield on and off in the 1980's and 1990's, his final season being 1996. Won the Chairmans Shield in 1981, runner up in 1992. Was the very first winner of The Roy Freeman Cup, beating Nigel Freeman in the final. Won the Club Handicap in 1993. Played in the W&W Alliance cup final in 1996. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ray Fletcher & Nicky Garbett Ray Fletcher captained the Oldbury 'A' team for 6 seasons between 1971 & 1976. That included 5 seasons as league winners, 3 of them in Division 1. Nicky Garbett was Broomfield's first woman bowler. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Peter Darby Chairman 1986 & 1987. Was also Chairman of the parent club during the early 1990's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harold Hooper Chairman's Sheild 1978, Handicap 1978. Played until early 1990's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ollie Newman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chris Price Current President. This picture: Club Champion 1984. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nigel Francis Not so "Silver" - 198? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Malcolm Spencer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steve Blakeman & Ollie Newman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Billy Withers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brian Hope Was barely into his bowls career when he died on New Years Day in 1982 from lung cancer. Brian was only in his late 30's and had become more involved in the bowls section after he was voted onto the committee in 1980. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Hadley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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