Melvyn Beck
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NBF COUNTY TEAMS NAMED
NORTHANTS open their inter-county championship programme on Saturday (May 25) with the visit of Suffolk. New Adams Trophy team manager Ray Keating has announced his first team for what is always one of the toughest matches of the season, the venue being Blackstones (2.00pm) Adams line-up: Jeff Clipston, Dudley Smith, Roger Martin; Trevor Smith, Graham …
MEMORIAL MATCH
THE John Dickenson Memorial match returned to the calendar this season after a year’s absence and it resulted in a 116-107 victory for hosting club Whittlesey Manor against an NBF representative team featuring mostly players from Dave Corney’s Newton Trophy squad. John began his bowling career locally at Whittlesey Manor before moving on to South …
NWBF VENUE CHANGE
THE venue for the NWBF county selection day on Wednesday, May 8 (2.00pm) has been moved from Conservative to Peterborough & District.
EBF TEAM DOUBLE FOR NBF
It was a record-breaking weekend for Northants at the English Bowling Federation indoor finals at Lincoln. They won both the Derbyshire Trophy and Eversley Trophy for the first time at the same championships, and coupled with singles wins for Ollie Jeapes and county president Martyn Dolby (see story below) it meant a county record four …
NATIONAL SINGLES DOUBLE
BOWLERS at either end of the age spectrum brought Northants two national singles titles at the English Bowling Federation indoor finals at Lincoln. Martyn Dolby capped his presidential term by becoming the first player from the county to win the senior singles, while young schoolboy Ollie Jeapes regained the under 25 open singles title he …
NBF COUNTY WARM-UP GAMES
TEAM captains Ray Keating and Dave Corney have named their teams for the Adams and Newton warm-up matches in May. The Newton team are playing against Whittlesey Manor on Saturday, May 4 in the John Dickenson Memorial Shield match, which returns to the calendar after a year’s absence. The Adams squad are at Parkway on …
NATIONAL INDOOR FINALS DRAWS
THE draws for the English Bowling Federation national indoor finals at Lincoln between April 22 and April 28 have been released. Chris Ford and Stephen Harris will both be chasing title hat-tricks when the individual portion of the championships get under way on the Tuesday (April 23). These are sandwiched between the women’s Harry Carver …
CLEAN SWEEP FOR GENTS
THE NBF completed a clean sweep against the NWBF by winning on all six rinks in the annual Ladies v Gents indoor challenge match for the Ean Eagle Trophy which was hosted by the Stamford club. The teams were led by the respective county presidents, Martyn Dolby and Liz Hext, with the final result being …
OBITUARY: CLIFF WATSON
THE local bowls world and beyond are mourning the sad passing of Northants Bowling Federation life member and former president Cliff Watson after a lengthy illness. A larger-than-life character, he was a well known and much respected figure both locally and within the Federation movement. He served the NBF executive with distinction for almost thirty …
IT’S NOW BLACK OR WHITE!
WITH coloured bottoms now permissible in EBF county team championships and national finals, the NBF have decided to register black trousers/shorts has their preferred choice applicable from the start of the outdoor season. Therefore, the Adams and Newton teams will wear black bottoms with their orange county shirts, and individuals can also wear black as …