Melvyn Beck
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NBF TEAMS GET A SUFFOLK PUNCH!
NORTHANTS’ Adams and Newton teams suffered comprehensive defeats away to Suffolk in their opening county championship fixtures of the season. Suffolk are nearly always the team to beat if you are to challenge for the southern section title, and that fact that both teams were scrambling around for players on the night before the match …
LOSING START FOR LADIES
THE Northants ladies county teams opened their English Women’s Bowling Federation county championship programme with defeats away to local rivals Hunts. The Donald Steward team were beaten 113-98 at Hemingford, while the Silver Jubilee Vase side went down 126-86 at Houghton & Wyton. Both teams recorded two rink wins apiece to return with four points …
NBF WIN INAUGURAL MATCH
A NORTHANTS Bowling Federation team featuring players from both the Adams and Newton squads defeated a Hunts Bowls side in an inaugural match at Whittlesey Manor to become the first winners of the Dick Noble and Malcolm Squires Memorial Shield. The match, which is hoped to become an annual fixture on the local bowls calendar, …
NWBF COUNTY TEAMS
NORTHANTS begin their women’s county championship away to Hunts on Thursday, May 25. Joan Robinson and Ann Cooper are the respective captains of the Donald Steward and the Silver Jubilee Vase squads. Donald Steward team: Shirley Suffling, Pat Jones, Angela Cox; Terri Handley, Linda Kemp Linda Toms; Elizabeth Wallace, Emma Providence, Sharon Green; Vivienne Hempsell, …
NEW ADAMS TEAM CAPTAIN
ROGER Stevens (Whittlesey Manor) has taken over from Neil Wright (Parkway) as captain of the NBF’s Adams Trophy team. As a result of this late change, he has been given little time to put together a competitive team for the opening fixture away to Suffolk on Saturday, June 3. He is hoping for full support …
NBF FACE HUNTS BOWLS
THE inaugural match between select teams from Northants Bowling Federation and Huntingdonshire Bowls takes place at Whittlesey Manor on Saturday, May 20 at 2.00pm. The teams will be playing for the Dick Noble and Malcolm Squires Memorial Shield and the match will take the form of a trial for the NBF’s Adams and Newton teams …
NEW NBF RESULTS CONTACT
WITH NBF results secretary Cliff Watson currently indisposed, Ally McNaughton has agreed to step into the role for the time being. So all results and match queries should now be directed to Ally on 07834 409066 or email: allysaint@hotmail.co.uk.
NORTHANTS WIN EVERSLEY TROPHY
NORTHANTS bowlers ended what had been a generally disappointing week at the English Bowling Federation indoor finals at Lincoln by winning the men’s Eversley double rink team competition for officers, past presidents and life members on the final afternoon. Led by county president Martyn Dolby, they emerged unbeaten from their four 11-end matches with 22 …
TROPHY TEAMS NAMED
THE respective Northants county presidents have named their teams for the Harry Carver and Eversley Trophy competitions which book-end the English Bowling Federation national indoor finals at Lincoln later this month. The one day events are restricted to county officials, past presidents and life members. The women’s Harry Carver Trophy traditionally opens finals week, which …
GENTS RETAIN TROPHY
THE Ladies v Gents indoor challenge match has been revived after a four-year absence from the calendar and it resulted in a 138-87 victory for the Gents at the Peterborough & District club. NBF president Martyn Dolby received the Ean Eagle Challenge Trophy from NWBF president Shirley Suffling and it is hoped it will continue …