Melvyn Beck
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NBF APPEAL FOR NEW BLOOD
THE NBF are looking for new blood to join the administrative set-up and help to safeguard the long-term future of the county. At present the county have up to four vacancies on the management committee as well as seeking a deputy president to take over the reins when current president Martyn Dolby stands down. Lack …
NWBF FUND-RAISER
THE NWBF are holding a fund-raising quiz night at Peterborough & District on Friday, April 12th starting at 7.00pm. Tickets are £5 per person, including light refreshments, and no more than six in a team. Register your team before April 5th with Viv Hempsell on 01733 234089.
NORTHANTS SUCCESS AT POTTERS
NORTHANTS bowlers came away from the English Bowling Federation bowls week at Potters Resort with the coveted title. The Stamford rink of Rosemary Roberts, who was runner-up last year in another rink, Elizabeth and Martin Wallace and Chris Ford swept to the mixed fours crown with a string of impressive performance none more so than …
OBITUARY: ANN COOPER
IT is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Yaxley club stalwart Ann Cooper. She was a staunch supporter of the Federation movement for many years and loyally served the Northants Women’s Bowling Federation with distinction for more than two decades, including holding the position of president in 2005 and as captain of …
TWO COUNTY FINAL HAT-TRICKS
CHRIS Ford and Stephen Harris both claimed a hat-trick of titles at the Northants Bowling Federation indoor finals hosted by the Stamford club. Ford took the blue riband singles crown at the expense of Shirley Suffling, 21-10; led Elizabeth Wallace and Sue Moir to the triples title and then teamed up with Adam Warrington and …
COUNTY INDOOR FINALS SCHEDULE
WITH no fewer than four players having qualified for three or more finals at this Sunday’s NWBF/NBF county indoor championships at Stamford (10.00 am start). programme scheduling has proved more difficult than usual. With so many duplications, a fifth session has had to be added, and there is only one match in each of the …
NORTHANTS A BOOK FINAL PLACE
NORTHANTS A booked their place in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy final with a dramatic and tense 92-90 victory over southern section title rivals Norfolk at Stamford. Simon Law’s team ended their five-match campaign with a 100 per cent record and now head to Lincoln at the end of April to face northern champions …
COUNTY FIXTURES
THE NBF and NWBF inter-county fixtures for the coming outdoor season have been confirmed and are as follows: NWBF May 22 – away to North Cambs (Donald Steward only); June 5 – home to Suffolk (both teams); June 17 – away to Norfolk (both teams); July 2 – away to North Essex (Donald Steward only); …
MAXIMUM DOUBLE FOR NORTHANTS
BOTH the Northants teams returned a full allocation of 14 points from their latest Derbyshire Trophy matches. The A team returned to the top of the southern section with a 91-69 defeat of North Essex at Stamford to make in four wins from four matches. They complete their programme with a title showdown against Norfolk …
CRUCIAL GAMES FOR NORTHANTS A
NORTHANTS A’s bid to reach the final of the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy, the indoor county championship, will be settled in the space of a week next month. They currently head the southern section with three wins out of three, and they conclude their programme with home matches at Stamford against North Essex on …