Melvyn Beck
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TOUGH GOING FOR NWBF TEAMS
THE NWBF county teams suffered a second consecutive double defeat this time at the hands of visiting Norfolk. The Donald Steward team, playing at Blackstones, were unable to register a point in a 161-88 defeat, but the Silver Jubilee team did secure two rink wins for the second game running in a 124-87 defeat at …
NBF TEAMS AT THE DOUBLE!
THE NBF teams opened their county championship campaigns with convincing home victories against local rivals Hunts. The Adams team stormed to a 180-121 success at Blackstones to collect twenty of the 22 points on offer, while the Newton team, playing at Whittlesey Manor, claimed 18 points from a 163-148 victory. It therefore meant a winning …
NBF COUNTY TEAMS
THE NBF teams open their county championship programmes at home to Hunts on Saturday (May 31st) with new team captains at the helm. Dave Corney has stepped up from running the Newton squad to take over the management of the Adams team, with Brian Bassam replacing him. The Adams match against Hunts at Blackstones begins …
HUNTS RETAIN MEMORIAL SHIELD
HUNTS retained the Dick Noble and Malcolm Squires Memorial Shield after defeating Northants 124-94 at Whittlesey Manor in an annual fixture that on this occasion was classed as a trial match for the Adams Trophy squad. As it turned out, several members of the squad were unavailable and so half of the 18-strong team were …
DOUBLE DEFEAT FOR NWBF TEAMS
THE NWBF county teams opened their new campaign with defeats away to Suffolk, but at least they didn’t come empty handed from their long trip. The Donald Steward team collected one rink win in their 91-137 defeat courtesy of Liz Hext, Veina Slater and Sheila Craig, while two other rinks only lost by two shots. …
POTTERS BOWLS WEEK
BOOKINGS are now being taken for the English Bowling Federation’s Bowls Week at the Potters Resort from February 23-27 next year. It is a five-star holiday resort on the Norfolk coast near Great Yarmouth with all inclusive food and drink, top class entertainment from the Potters Theatre Company, sports and leisure facilities and a mixed …
MANOR RETAIN DICKENSON SHIELD
WHITTLESEY Manor retained the John Dickenson Memorial Shield in the annual fixture against a Northants Bowling Federation representative side. The match remembers the major contribution John Dickenson made to the English Bowling Federation at both county and national level. He was a former treasurer and president of the county and went on to become national …
NWBF DEPUTY PRESIDENT
THE NWBF has announced the appointment of Sheila Craig as deputy president. A well known and successful figure on the Federation scene for a number of years, the Conservative club player has recently returned to action. She will be assisting president Jess Bolam at the national finals at Skegness in August before taking over the …
RECORD EBF TITLE HAUL
NORTHANTS returned from the English Bowling Federation national indoor finals at Lincoln with a record haul of three individual titles. Young Ollie Jeapes and senior statesman Martyn Dolby retained their respective singles titles, something that had never before been achieved by the county indoors, and Paul Dalliday, Simon Law and Tristan Morton claimed the rinks …
APPEAL FOR UMPIRES
A SHORTAGE of umpires has prompted the English Bowls Umpires Federation to issue an appeal for new ones to come on board to enable them to fulfil all inter-county and national finals engagements. At present Northants only have one umpire in Les Sharp and the EUBF would like other players within the county to follow …