- Carruthers Shield
The
Welsh Bowling Association s, 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.Past winners
List of past winners: [as quoted in the W.B.A 2008 Yearbook] 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
References
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