Melvyn Beck
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NORTHANTS B SHARE SPOILS
NORTHANTS B produced an outstanding Derbyshire Trophy result away to Norfolk at Norwich which in turn could assist their own A team’s chances of winning the southern section. Dudley Smith’s team shared the 14 points on offer in an 89-89 draw against a Norfolk side that had defeated defending champions Hunts 11-3 in their opening …
DRAMATIC WIN FOR NORTHANTS A
NORTHANTS A made it two wins out of two in their quest to regain the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy with a dramatic and exciting 100-92 (10-4) win away to North Cambs at March. The situation appeared bleak when the hosts stormed into a substantial early lead, but Northants showed dogged determination and resilience to …
OBITUARY: GILL KING
SAD to report the passing of Yaxley and county stalwart Gill King following a recent heart operation. She had been a longstanding and much valued member of the Yaxley club and held the position of treasurer for ten years. She showed the heights of her bowling prowess when she teamed up with Les Sharp to …
OBITUARY: WILF REDHEAD
SAD to report the recent passing of well-known and highly respected bowler Wilf Redhead, a prominent member of the Peterborough & District club for many decades and a stalwart of the local county and league bowls scene. Apart from playing in the Northants Bowling Federation competitions, he also followed the fortunes of their representatives in …
NWBF ANNUAL MEETING
FORMER president Joan Robinson has been honoured by the NWBF for her long and dedicated service to the county both as a player and administrator. The current Donald Steward Trophy team captain received a life membership at the NWBF annual meeting from president Jess Bolam. The new president is Sheila Craig (Conservative), who received the …
LATEST DERBYSHIRE SELECTIONS
NORTHANTS A have made one enforced change for the second Derbyshire Trophy fixture of the season away to North Cambs at March on Sunday, November 23 (10.00am). Chris Ballard has been called up to replace the unavailable Tom Newman-Borrett, otherwise the team is the same as opened the campaign with an 11 points to three …
NBF ANNUAL MEETING
FOR the second year running the NBF will not have a President after no nominations were received for the post at the annual general meeting. The NBF were one of only two counties out of the 13 affiliated to the EBF who operated without a President this year and to have the role vacant again …
RULE OF LAW!
SIMON Law’s Northants A team opened their bid to regain the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy they won last year by defeating their own B side 116-75 at Stamford to secure 11 of the 14 points on offer. However, the match was much more competitive than the final scoreline suggests as at the halfway stage …
DERBYSHIRE GETS UNDER WAY
THE EBF’s Derbyshire Trophy, the indoor county championship, gets under way on Saturday, October 11th, when the county’s A and B teams collide at Stamford (2.00pm). The A team, under the captaincy of Simon Law, will be looking to regain the title they won at Lincoln last year. He has named his team, which includes …
CLIFF WATSON MEMORIAL MATCH
THE second staging of the Cliff Watson Memorial indoor match saw an NBF representative team retain the Shield at the expense of host club Peterborough & District, the final result in a six rink three-bowl triples match was 120-103. Cliff was a loyal and long-serving member of the NBF committee for close on thirty years, …