Melvyn Beck
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MEN’S COUNTY FIXTURES
THE men's inter-county championship programme returns to normal next year, having had a truncated version last year owing to the pandemic. So instead of a straight knockout as last year, the county will be having five county matches in the southern section played on five consecutive Saturdays between June 4 and July 2. Home venues …
NBF ANNUAL MEETING
NORTHANTS Bowling Federation hold their annual general meeting at the Parkway Club on Wednesday, October 13 starting at 7.30pm. Any member of an affiiated club can attend the meeting, but clubs can only appoint two voting delegates. The county are hoping to appoint a President, and a deputy for that matter, but so far no …
LADIES COUNTY DATES
NORTHANTS ladies hope to resume their inter-county championship programme next summer having not played together since the 2019 season because of the pandemic. The fixtures for next season are being played on a fortnightly basis, starting on May 16th and ending on July 13th. Clubs have been asked to submit ladies' names to be considered …
DERBYSHIRE TROPHY FINAL
AFTER waiting 18 months to defend the English Bowling Federation's Derbyshire Trophy indoor inter-county championship, Northants finally get their chance against Durham at Newark on Saturday (October 9th). Northants, under James Harford, won the title for only the third time back in 2019, so they are bidding for an historic back to back success against …
COUNTY DINNER
THE English Bowling Federation national presidents, MIke Carr and Gill Bush, were the guests of honour at the Northants Bowling Federation presentation luncheon at the Orton Hall Hotel. They proposed toasts to both the Northants Bowling Federation and the Northants Women's Bowling Federation with NWBF president Vivienne Hempsell and NBF secretary Melvyn Beck responding. There …
EBF INDOOR FINALS DRAWS
THE draws have been made for the delayed English Bowling Federation 2020 national indoor finals which are being played at Newark IBC from October 4-10. Following the ladies' Harry Carver competition on the Monday (October 4), the individual championships proper begin on the Tuesday through to Saturday morning followed by the Derbyshire Trophy on the …
NBF VACANCIES
ALTHOUGH all Northants Bowling Federation officers are up for re-election at next month's annual general meeting, there are vacancies existing at the moment for a president, and a deputy for that matter, and a results secretary following the resignation of Barry Lawrence. Usually the president is elected for a period of two years, but the option …
NATIONAL TITLE DOUBLE
NORTHANTS bowlers claimed two titles at the English Bowling Federation national championships played on the challenging greens at Skegness. Ketton pair Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford swept to success in the women's senior pairs by defeating North Essex 27-13 (they were 23-0 ahead before conceding a shot), Notts 24-11 and Northumberland 19-10 in the final. …
PARKWAY WIN ADAMS
PARKWAY gained some compensation for their defeat in the Dan Duffy Trophy final the previous week when they defeated holders Peterborough & District 61-47 in the Adams Cup decider played on the excellent Yaxley green. Parkway were seven shots ahead after five ends across the three rinks, but District had reduced that to four at …
SKEGNESS DRAWS
THE draws for the opening rounds of the English Bowling Federation men's and women's national championships at Skegness from August 21-28 have been released and days and times for Northants competitors are as follows. MEN 2b singles – Roger Stevens (Whittlesey Manor) v Humberside (1st round), Tuesday, 1.45pm. 4b singles – Wayne Morris (Blackstones) v …