Cup Competitions

The Dilley Cup was previously known as the The Huntingdon County Bowls Challenge Cup.  The cup was presented by Sir Arthur Dilley.

From its inception in 1929 the competition was run by The Literary Bowls Club.  When the Literary Bowls Club merged with St. Peters Bowls Club and became Huntingdon Outdoor Bowls Club we inherited the running of the competition.

The Dilley Cup is open to male and female bowlers.

The team consists of twelve players, making three rinks of four. Each rink plays twenty-one ends. There are no trial ends. The scores of each end will be added together to decide he winner. In the event of a tie, an exra end will be played by all rinks. Woods over one mere from the jack will not score. If the jack is ditched, the end is considered dead and must be played again. There are no live woods. A full set of rules can be seen in the clubhouse.

The Tatman Cup was originally run by the Montague Bowls Club. Sadly that club ceased to exist and the running of the competition was taken over by Eynesbury Bowls Club.

Each club in the Huntingdon & District League may enter one or more teams. The team consists of twelve players, making three rinks of four. All games should be of twenty-one ends, weather permiting.There are no trial ends. All shots will count.  Both semi-finals and the final will be played at Eynesbury Bowls Club.

The competition is run by Ramsey Bowls Club. The team is made up of three rinks of four players, with one lady on each rink in any position. Each rink consists of eighteen ends. The aggregate score decides the winner. In the event of a tie, an extra end is to be played by all rinks. Dress code is club shirt with grey or white trousers or shorts. The semi-finals and final are to be played in club shirt and white trousers or shorts.

This competition is run by Sawtry Bowls Club. The format requires two rinks of four players, with two ladies and two men on each rink. One lady may play lead or two, with the man taking the other position. The same is true for positions three and skip. Matches to be tweny-one ends. The winner is determined by the highest aggregate score. In the event of a tie, an extra end will be played on each rink.