Esclusham Bowling Club

1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s

2010’s & 2020’s


1940’s


1940 East Denbighshire Amateur Bowling League Division One Champions

Back row, left to right: Thomas William Jones, Jack Ratcliffe, Ernest Botley, Tom Williams, John Richard Williams (Hon.Sec).


Middle row, left to right: George Thomas, Jim Ratcliffe, George Corfield, Edwin Jones (V.Capt), Tom Steen, Abraham Pennington.


Front row, left to right: Llewellyn Jones, Harding Hewitt (Morris Cup), Hughie Hughes (Capt), Robert Hughes (Colliery Cup), Richard Littlehales.

Esclusham v Broughton (Binns Cup Match at Parciau Circa 1940’s)

Standing , left to right: ?, ?, J.Ratcliffe, Herb Evans (Broughton), ?, T.W.Jones, Norman Williams (Broughton), George Tattum (Broughton), J.Pemberton.


All Esclusham Bowling Club players unless otherwise stated.

Second Team Circa 1940’s

Back row, left to right: Joe Cooper, Thomas Trenfield, Harry Simons, Unknown, George “Micker” Hughes, William Pugh.


Front Row, left to right: Joe Pemberton, Charles Hewitt, Fred Simpkin, Robert Wills, Clayton Hughes.

1943 East Denbighshire Amateur Bowling

League Division One Champions

Back row, left to right: George Thomas, James Ratcliffe, Tom Steen, Thomas Jones, George Williams, Tom Williams.


Front row, left to right: John Richard Williams, Harding Hewitt (Colliery Cup), Hughie Hughes (East Denbighshire Challenge Cup), Thomas William Jones (Morris Cup), Robert Hughes.

1945 Binns Cup Winners

Back row, left to right: George Thomas, William Evans, Thomas William Jones, Jim Ratcliffe, Harry Williams, Tom Allen Trenfield, George Williams


Front row, left to right: Sam Williams, Tom Williams, Hughie Hughes (Captain), Ernest Botley, Robert Hughes

1946 Outside of the Stables Building (now demolished)

Standing, left to right: Hughie Littlehales, Tom Lewis, Llewellyn Jones, Shem Edwards, Harold Shone, Aaron Jones, Robert Hughes, Thomas Kennedy, Alfred Arkinstall, Tom Trenfield, S.Davies, Sam Britton, Alun Jones, Percy Littlehales, Jim Allmand, Rev. Sidney Gore Rees, John Davies, Alan Shone


Sitting, left to right: J.Jones, J.Ellis, Tom Mullock, J.E.Jones, Richard Littlehales, John Richard Williams, E.Hughes, Hugh Gallagher, Richard Pearson



1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s