Melvyn Beck
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NORTHANTS HOPES FADE
NORTHANTS A’s hopes of reaching this season’s Derbyshire Trophy final hang by a thread following their 10-4 defeat away to southern section title rivals Lincolnshire, who are now in pole position. Northants trail Lincs by four points after their 96-106 defeat with both teams concluding their programmes away to Norfolk, with Northants heading there on …
NORTHANTS B GO SECOND
THE Northants teams are currently first and second in the southern section of the Derbyshire Trophy following the B team’s 100-82 victory away to North Cambs. The A team have won all their three matches so far to lead the way with the B team gaining their second win in four matches, picking up 11 …
NORTHANTS B UNCHANGED
NORTHANTS B captain Ray Keating has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Derbyshire Trophy match away to North Cambs at March. Northants B: Michael Humphreys, Tom Newman, Ray Keating; Richard Allam, Martin & Paul Bailey; Jeff Clipston, Cliff Watson, Phil Afford; Terry Corney, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter. Meanwhile, Simon Law has announced an unchanged A …
NEW VENUE FOR EBF INDOOR FINALS
THIS season’s English Bowling Federation national indoor finals have been moved to the Lincoln club from the Newark club which is almost certain to close at the end of next month. Rumours have been rife for some time about the future of the Newark club, and having had it confirmed that it is 90 per …
NWBF RAFFLE
WINNERS of the NWBF raffle were Russell Prosser (£100), Ian Flack (£50), Oliver Hall-King (£25).
OBITUARY: MALCOLM SQUIRES
SAD to announce the passing of county stalwart Malcolm Squires who lost his brave battle for life at the Peterborough City Hospital on Saturday (Dec 3) at the age of 76 with wife Norma at his bedside. Over the past four decades he has been one of the most influential administrators at both county and …
NORTHANTS A TOP TABLE
NORTHANTS A toppled southern section leaders Hunts to go 12 points clear at the top as they bid to qualify for the Derbyshire Trophy final. They made it three wins out of three with a maximum 14 points haul against their local rivals at Stamford, winning 111-85. They resume their programme after Christmas with visits …
NORTHANTS B CLOSE TO UPSET
NORTHANTS B pushed defending champions Lincolnshire all the way to the finishing line in their latest English Bowling Federation Derbyshire Trophy indoor inter-county clash at Peterborough & District. They took four points off the holders and were only 11 shots adrift at the end – 78-89. Their rink wins came from Kevin Vinter (24-13) and …
DOUBLE FOR NORTHANTS
THE Northants A and B teams were both in winning form in the latest round of matches in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy, the indoor inter-county championship. The A team made it two wins out of two with an emphatic 119-68 victory over North Cambs at Stamford, while the B side achieved their first-ever …
OBITUARY: MOLLY COLE
IT is sad to report the passing of former Northants Women’s Bowling Federation president Molly Cole at the age of 90. A long-standing member of the Whittlesey Manor club, she was county president in 1993 and two years later won the national two-bowl triples title at Skegness with Jean Redhead and Wendy Lutkin. The funeral …