Melvyn Beck
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NWBF XMAS RAFFLE
THE NWBF Christmas raffle was drawn at the Yaxley club during the bingo night, and the winners were: £100 – Sheila Harmer (Folksworth); £50 – Elizabeth Hext (Conservative); £25 – Doug Ellis (Deeping BA)
THIRD DEFEAT FOR NORTHANTS B
ALTHOUGH sharing the rink spoils at two apiece, Northants B suffered a third straight defeat in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy when visiting league newcomers North Essex. There were wins for the rinks of team captain Ray Keating (31-22) and Paul Bailey (31-25), but they were unable to prevent North Essex running out 122-100 …
TOUGH DAY FOR NORTHANTS B
NORTHANTS B returned pointless from their trip to Fakenham to face Norfolk in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy. They were beaten 124-61 leaving them with just two points from two matches, although the rink of Tony Barwell, John Holroyd and Kevin Vinter came close to adding to that total as they were beaten on …
NORTHANTS A SNEAK HOME
DESPITE only winning on one of the four rinks, Northants A still managed to claim the bulk of the points from their Derbyshire Trophy clash against North Cambs at March. The rink of Michael Humphreys, Paul Dalliday and Adam Warrington were the heroes, winning 29-19, while the combined deficit on the other three rinks was …
NWBF ANNUAL MEETING
ELIZABETH Hext (Conservative) was installed as the new president of the Northants Women’s Bowling Federation at the recent annual general meeting. She received the chain of office from outgoing president Shirley Suffling, but no nominations were received for the post of deputy president. Members were advised of the concerns and difficulties in providing teams for …
NORTHANTS A OPEN WITH WIN
NORTHANTS A earned the bragging rights with an opening match 108-67 (12-2) victory over their B team in the Derbyshire Trophy, the EBF’s indoor inter-county championship, played at Stamford IBC. The rinks of captain Simon Law, John Earl and Adam Warrington all topped the thirty-shot mark, while the B team’s Kevin Vinter also hit the …
DERBYSHIRE FIXTURES
THE EBF’s Derbyshire Trophy indoor county championship programme kicks off on Sunday, October 29th, with the county’s A and B teams crossing swords at Stamford. With southern section champions Lincolnshire having moved into the northern section following the introduction of North Essex to the southern half it should, on paper at least, strengthen the chances …
NBF ANNUAL MEETING
CONCERNS about the welfare and competitiveness of the NBF county teams, most notably the Adams, were expressed at the NBF annual meeting held at the Parkway club. It’s been a struggle for a succession of Adams captains in the last two or three years to put together competitive teams, a situation exacerbated by the decision …
OBITUARY: JOAN HILL
SAD to report the passing of former NWBA president Joan Hill at the age of 93. She was county president in 2002 when a member of the Whittlesey Manor club and in her presidential year the county won the EWBF’s Harry Carver Trophy. She was also a regular member of the Donald Steward and Silver …
DERBYSHIRE TEAMS NAMED
ALTHOUGH the start of the Derbyshire Trophy campaign is more than a month away, Northants A and B team captains Simon Law and Ray Keating have already named their teams for their meeting at Stamford on Sunday, October 29. Northants A: Michael Humphreys, Tony Scarr, Adam Warrington; Brian Martin, Tom Newman, John Earl; Paul Dalliday, …