A TEAM of talented 10-pin bowlers is striking a blow for the youngsters!
Huddersfield Hornets’ reputation is sky high after recent matches against stiff competition.
Two team members beat players from across the north.
James Brown came first in the Sunderland Junior Handicap Singles and teammate Katherine Pellett was third. Two others came second in a doubles tournament in Hull.
It meant plenty of celebrating at the club’s headquarters at the UK Superbowl centre in Leeds Road.
Andy Kelly, vice-president of the club’s committee and an instructor, is delighted with the success.
He said it’s an attractive sport for young people and most clubs are always on the lookout for new players.
He said: “We regularly have about 16 or 17 members, from little five-year-olds who can’t take part in competitions until they’re seven, right up to 18-year-olds.
“We meet at the UK Superbowl on Leeds Road from 9.45am until 11am on Saturday mornings.
“For adults there are leagues on Monday and Tuesday and they, too, are always looking for new members – just ask the staff.”
Ten-pin bowling as a sport has been big in the UK since the 1960s, when many bowling alleys were opened.
But the origins of the sport can be traced back more than 5,000 years to Ancient Egypt, according to historians.
The game was said to have been played in England by Henry VIII, who used cannonballs for the bowling balls.
A German version of the game called Kegal was credited as first to use nine skittles, or pins, and that version of the game proved a massive hit when it was introduced into the United States.
Since then, it has grown to be a massive sport across the world, with an estimated 100m people playing the game.
For more information ring Andy on 07900082675.
