Melvyn Beck
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DERBYSHIRE TROPHY
BOTH the Northants A and B teams resume their Derbyshire Trophy programme on Sunday with trips to North Cambs and Norfolk respectively. Following their surprise one shot win over the A team in the opening match, the B side will be hoping to build on that success against Norfolk at the Gallows club in Fakenham. …
NORTHANTS B PIP A TEAM
NORTHANTS B upset the form book by defeating their A team by one shot (90-89) in the opening Derbyshire Trophy fixture of the season played at Stamford. The A team skipper James Harford had to reshuffle his team at the eleventh hour when four of his selected side withdrew for a variety of reasons, and …
NWBF ANNUAL MEETING
THE Northants Women's Bowling Federation held their annual meeting recently at the Peterborough & District club, but sadly not all clubs were represented. In her report, President Vivienne Hempsell stressed the need to encourage ladies withn all clubs to 'have a go' and find out what playing for the county entails. Life membership was proposed …
DERBYSHIRE CLASH
NORTHANTS open their Derbyshire Trophy campaign at Stamford on Sunday morning (10.00am) with the A team facing their own B team. The A team, winners of the English Bowling Federation's indoor inter-county title in 2019, were beaten in the delayed 2020 final by Durham at Newark a few weeks ago, and so James Harford's team …
NBF ANNUAL MEETING
PROBLEMS in filling administrative posts in bowls was again highlighted at the Northants Bowling Federation annual general meeting held at the Parkway club. For the second year running the county will be operating without a President as no nominations were forthcoming, and so the officers will again have to share presidential duties next year. There …
HARRIS TRIUMPHS AGAIN
NORTHANTS reached all three men's singles finals at the delayed 2020 English Bowling Federation national indoor championships at Newark, but managed only one success courtesy of Stephen Harris in the under 25 singles. It followed his victory in the under 25 open pairs with sister Louise at Skegness in late August, and so he bows …
NORTHANTS LOSE IN FINAL
NORTHANTS' hopes of retaining the Derbyshire Trophy, the English Bowling Federation's indoor inter-county championship, for the first time ended in disappointment at Newark where they were beaten 111-82 by Durham in the delayed 2020 final. Results from three of the four rinks had Northants in front overall by ten shots, but unfortunately the fourth suffered …
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 …