Melvyn Beck
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COUNTY INDOOR FINALS
STAMFORD’S Chris Ford will be chasing a four-timer at the NBF/NWBF county indoor finals at Stamford on Sunday (March 20th). She has qualified in four of the six events in which she was eligible and so will be playing in all four sessions in a bid to win the senior singles, pairs, triples and mixed …
NORTHANTS WIN POTTERS CUP
FOR the second time running Northants have won the team award at the English Bowling Federation’s Bowls Week at the Potters Resort. The rink of John and Shirley Suffling and Elizabeth and Mike Wallace reached the quarter-finals, while the rinks of Dick and Chris Ford, Rosemary and Alec March along with Rosemary Roberts, Melvyn Beck, …
NORTHANTS A END WITH DEFEAT
NORTHANTS A ended their Derbyshire Trophy programme with a 93-72 home defeat at the hands of southern section champions Lincolnshire at Stamford. With Lincs having already sewn up the title to qualify for the national final at Newark at the end of April, Northants were simply playing for pride in what was team captain James …
MIXED FORTUNE FOR NORTHANTS TEAMS
FOR the first time in recent seasons Northants A will not contest the final of the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy they won for the third time in 2019, but they will have a big say on the outcome of the southern section title race. With the exciting 12-2 defeat at Stamford of challengers Norfolk …
CPR AND DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING
WOULD you know what to do if someone collapsed on the bowls green or how to use a defibrillator if one was available? Well now is your opportunity to receive tuition which as a result could possibly save someone’s life should such an situation arise . Peter Brown, the NBF safeguarding and welfare officer, has …
NBF VACANCIES
APART from the ongoing search for a President, Northants Bowling Federation are also looking for captains to lead the Adams and Derbyshire A Trophy teams. Appointing an Adams captain is a priority with the new outdoor season fast approaching. If it remains vacant, then a committee will be formed to deal with selection issues. James …
WIN FOR NORTHANTS B
NORTHANTS B climbed off the bottom of the Derbyshire Trophy southern section and into joint second place following their 98-79 home win over North Cambs at Peterborough & District, but they have played more matches than all the other teams around them. They won on three of the four rinks to collect 12 of the …
OBITUARY
SAD to report the death on Christmas Eve of well-known local bowler Pat Collicott. A member of the Deeping club, she also featured regularly in the Northants county women’s teams for a number of years. The funeral service takes place at the Peterborough Crematorium on Tuesday, February 15th at 1.30pm.
NEW LUNCHEON VENUE
THE Northants Bowling Federation men's and women's annual presentation luncheon moves to a new venue next year. Following the disappointment of this year's luncheon, the county has acted swiftly to book the Ellindon Banqueting Centre at West Bretton, which forms part of The Masonic Centre. The date being Sunday, September 18th, 2022. The Centre can …
NORTHANTS A BEATEN
NORTHANTS A hopes of winning the southern section of the Derbyshire Trophy for a third time in a row are all but over following a second defeat in three matches. The latest setback came away to Hunts, who had lost their opening two matches, the final scoreline being 95-78 in favour of the home side, …