Mains Schedule 2026

MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE THE CUT-OFF TIME FOR REGISTRATION TO

TAKE PART IN ANY MAIN COMPETITION IS 12:45pm ON THE DAY

06.April Round-Robin (bank hol) - warm up competition!

Winner: Bridget West

Second: Pete Whitfield

Joint third: Brian West & Glyn Robinson

 

12.April Calderfield Cup

Winner: Steve Bamforth

Runner-up: Bridget West......very, very close Bridget!

 

26.April Challenge Trophy

Winner: Glyn Robinson

Runner-up: Fran Doherty

 

04.May Maureen Edwards Cup (bank holiday)

Winner: Brian West

Runner-up: Phil Carruthers 

 

 

25.May Ken Callister Pairs (bank hol) - 11th anniversary of Kens death

Ken followed his father into bowling and was a member of both Calderfield and Eton clubs. He became an excellent bowler and was Calderfield club champion many times and was club captain until his untimely death in 2015. He made up strange bowls phrases which are still uttered at times today such as ‘ short as a carrot’ !
Ken was well liked by all in the club (and the pub!) but pensioners teams in the leagues used to refer to him as the ‘ youngest looking pensioner’ . A tree was planted by the green in his memory and blossoms at the start of each bowling season. The glass Ken Callister pairs cups were presented by Ron Brown (a former member) who had won 2 pairs mains with Ken as his partner.

 

07.June Memorial Cup

in memory of all deceased members of the club.

 

21.June Ladies Shield & Joe Dixon Shield

presented by Jim Smith, Frank Davies and Tony Quayle as previously only the gents had a trophy.

JOE DIXON  - this was previously known as the gents shield but renamed after Joe’s death. Joe was a long time member of the club( about 40 years). He was a good , enthusiastic bowler in both league and mains games. He was very popular in the club and renowned for his terrible jokes!

 

05.July Presidents Main 

presented by Anne Pagendam during her tenure as club president.

 

19.July Ralph Murray Cup 

Ralph was a late convert to Calderfield and to the game of crown green bowling itself. He took up the sport well too his fifties and was soon smitten with the game, playing regularly at weekends and taking part in league matches. He had only been a member for , at most, a couple of years when he became the clubs honorary secretary. He died of cancer at the young age of 60 and the Ralph Murray cup was founded in his memory and donated by his wife , Alison.

 

02.Aug Jim Smith Pairs 

Jim was a long standing member of the club who loved bowling having won many trophies and captained a number of league teams over the years. He proactively recruited and coached new members, including his daughter Wendy, and shared his helpful ,albeit strange phrases such as ‘stroke the green’ . He loved the social side of bowls and spending time with his bowling buddies telling bad jokes and many stories over and over again. His building skills were put to good use doing various projects around the club and he co-ordinated the installation of the huge club hut which still stands today.

 

16.Aug Ladies v Gents (fish & chips dinner?...TBC)

an annual fun event where the ladies and gents play against each other.

 

31.Aug Eton Challenge Match (bank hol)

 

13.Sep George Whalley Cup 

a long time member of the club and often referred to as the ‘grandfather ‘ of the club. He was a very active committee member including social secretary  - his presentation evening invites always ended with
‘Carriages at 11pm’ . He organised many excursions to a variety of venues eg. NALGO green in St. Helens ; indoor bowls weekends in Blackpool where they stayed in a hotel run by someone called Bowler; David Bryant indoor bowls centre in Prestatyn where he played weekly in the winter. He had served in RAF during World War 2 and as an engineer at Liverpool University where he met Jim Smith who introduced him to bowling . Also he was a keen ballroom dancer. Since his death at the age of nearly 103 , his son and wife have attended the playing of this mains game in his memory.

 

27.Sep Flaherty Cup 

this was presented by Sheila Banks( a former member and secretary of the club) in memory of her father who was a founder member of Calderfield shortly after World War 2.

 

04.Oct Chamberlain Shield 

named after Tom and Sheila Chamberlain. Sheila was the ladies captain and Tom was always a good sport who once dressed up as a lady for the ladies v gents main!

 

Additional trophies presented at end of season:

GERARD WOOD TROPHY - he and his wife were both members . She was tragically killed in a car crash on Menlove Avenue. The trophy is presented to the person who receives most points in mains without actually reaching a final.
GORDON BRUCE TROPHY - presented for the best Thursday pensioners player.
LADIES MAINS TROPHY- presented to the highest placed ladies in the club mains competitions throughout the season.
GEORGE CARTER CUP - given to the player who has most points in the mains competitions throughout the season. Referred to as the club champion.

 

Calderfield Cup April'26:

Challenge Trophy April '26:

Maureen Edwards Cup April'26:

 

 

Some of our previous Season winners: