Melvyn Beck
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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 …
DERBYSHIRE TEAMS NAMED
THE Northants A and B teams have been selected for the Derbyshire Trophy home matches against North Cambs and Norfolk respectively on Sunday November 20th. The A team are in action at Stamford with Tristan Morton and Trevor Collins replacing Tony Barwell and Peter Brown from the team that defeated the B side in the …
NEW NWBF PRESIDENT
SHIRLEY Suffling (Ketton) has been installed as the new president of Northants Women’s Bowling Federation following the annual general meeting. She received the chain of office from outgoing president Vivienne Hempsell. Liz Hext (Conservative) will be her deputy. All the main officers were re-elected, although the county are still seeking a new match secretary. County …
NORTHANTS A TAKE SPOILS
NORTHANTS A earned the bragging rights at the expense of their B team in the opening Derbyshire Trophy of the season with a 101-81 victory at Peterborough & District, but they were made to work hard for their ten points. Big wins for the rinks of Peter Brown (34-14) and new county president Martyn Dolby …
NEW PRESIDENT FOR NBF
MARTYN Dolby (Blackstones) has been installed as the new president of the Northants Bowling Federation. His appointment was confirmed at the county’s annual general meeting, thus filling this prestigious position that had remained vacant for the past two years. He will be president for the next two years, but the role of deputy president remains …
DERBYSHIRE TEAMS NAMED
THE Northants A and B teams have been selected for the opening Derbyshire Trophy clash of the new season between themselves at Burton Street on Sunday, October 30th. Northants A Paul Dalliday, Michael Jeapes, Simon Law; Tony Barwell, John Earl, Martyn Dolby; Stuart & Graham Agger, Peter Brown; Brian Martin, Mike Robertson, Adam Warrington. Northants …
SPECIAL AWARD AT LUNCHEON
THE English Bowling Federation national presidents were guests of honour at the Northants Bowling Federation joint men’s and women’s presentation luncheon at the Ellindon Banqueting Suite, Bretton. Trevor Hardingham (Norfolk) and Paula Gooch (Suffolk) proposed toasts to both the men’s and women’s counties respectively, with NBF acting chairman Melvyn Beck and NWBF president Vivienne Hempsell …
NO TITLE JOY AT SKEGNESS
NORTHANTS bowlers returned empty-handed from the English Bowling Federation national finals at Skegness for the first time since 2017. They only managed to reach two finals, both in the women’s section, via the Yaxley two-bowl triple of Hazel Bass, Marlene Osborne and Gill King and Ketton pair Helen Tilley and Elaine Upton, but unfortunately both …