Melvyn Beck
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COUNTY FINALS TIMETABLE
THE Northants Bowling Federation and Northants Women's Bowling Federation county finals take place at the City of Peterborough club on Sunday (July 18th) starting at 10.00am. Two players – Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) and Robert Heath (Yaxley) – will play in all sessions as a result of qualifying in four events, while Tony Belson (Yaxley), Adam Warrington (Blackstones), …
PRESENTATION LUNCHEON
THE Northants Bowling Federation and Northants Women's Bowling Federation joint annual presentation luncheon takes place at the Orton Hall Hotel on Sunday, September 19th (12.noon for 12.30pm). The three-course meal, plus tea or coffee, costs £25.00 per head and the dinner ticket forms will be available at county finals day or from your clubs. Alternatively …
CUP FINAL VENUES
NORTHANTS Bowling Federation have decided on their venues for their two knockout cups finals this season. The Dan Duffy Trophy, the club championship, will be hosted by Langtoft Pearl, who successfully staged the recent Newton Cup tie between Northants and Hunts. It will be held on Thursday, July 22nd at 6.30pm and will feature holders …
COUNTY TEAMS BEATEN
AFTER waiting two years to resume county team action, both Northants Bowling Federation teams' return in the English Bowling Federation's Adams and Newton knockout competitions was all too brief on Saturday. Both were beaten by local rivals Hunts, the Adams team, under new captain Roger Martin, suffered a 195-145 defeat at St Ives, while the …
GET-TOGETHER FOR NORTHANTS LADIES
WITH no women's county team championships again this year, Northants ladies held a get-together recently at the City of Peterborough club, with 17 players supporting county president Viv Hempsell. In attendance were Kathy Browning, Katy Heath, Gill King, Ann Cooper, Pearl O'Brien, Va; Du'Kett, Terri Handley, Norma Squires, Carol Grief, Viena Slater, Chris Ford, Shirley …
BLACKSTONES MISS OUT
BLACKSTONES' hopes of reaching the final stages of the English Bowling Federation's club championship were dashed in the southern area semi-final by Suffolk visitors Thurlton. Having beaten Acle (Norfolk) 98-81 in the first round, Blackstones, winners of the Northants county club championship for the Dan Duffy Trophy back in 2019, lost 97-87 to Thurlton, who …
COUNTY TEAMS RETURN
THE Northants men's county teams return to action this Saturday following a two-year wait for new team captains Roger Martin (Adams) and Dick Noble (Newton) to select their first squads. They are both in action against near neighbours Hunts in the truncated Adams and Newton competitions which are taking the form of a straight knockout …
MEN’S COUNTY DRAWS
AFTER much debate and various options thrown into the melting pot, the English Bowling Federation have decided to go ahead with a straight knockout tournament for the men's Adams and Newton competitions, but for the second year running there will be no Donald Steward or Silver Jubilee Vase events for the women. as there was little …
OBITUARY: EAN EAGLE
IT'S sad to report the passing of another Northants Bowling Federation stalwart in life member and former county president Ean Eagle at the age of 86. His loss comes just weeks after the passing of fellow contemparies Albert Horton and Barrie Plowman. He died in hospital on March 2nd having been in failing health since last …
IT’S GREEN FOR GO!
THE English Bowling Federation men's and women's county competitions will be going ahead as scheduled this summer with Skegness as the climax at the end of August. At a time when good news has been in short supply, it's great to record something positive for bowlers who have been denied access to competitive sport for over …