With only 50 days to go now until the first round of NIPGBL league fixtures, we offer another snapshot of our history, 50 years ago in 1970.

President: JW Boyce (Comber)

Hon Secretary: JR Stirling MBE (Belfast)

Hon Treasurer: H Lutton (Cavehill)

Competitions Secretary: J Scott (Belmont)

The NIPGBL also provided the IBA President, JR Stirling MBE (Belfast) and the President of the International Bowling Board, R Thompson (Shaftesbury).

PG League Division A: Forth River

PG League Division B: Falls

PGL Senior Cup: Gallaher

PGL Junior Cup: Larne

IBA Senior Cup: Dunbarton

IBA Junior Cup: Shaftesbury

The inaugural PGL Triples championship was won by J Webb, A Smith, W Pimley (Falls).

PGL Singles: TC McGookin (NICS)

PGL Pairs: J Webb, JJ Donnelly (Falls)

PGL Fours: D Marshall, T Lindsay, R McBriar, WJ Norwood (Saintfield)

At the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, JJ Donnelly (Falls) and SJ Thompson (Willowfield) won bronze medals in the pairs, while E Gordon (Falls) won a bronze medal in the fours playing alongside J Higgins (YRCD), H Stevenson (Donaghadee) and WS Tate (Bangor).

The NIPGBL won the senior inter-association series.