Bob Warters
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Blackstones are Duffy Trophy winners by one!
Blackstones (back row, left to right) – Martin Stokes, Paul Bailey Paul Buckley, Mark Pye, John Earl, Darren Middleton, Martyn Dolby. (Front) Stephen Harris, Adam Warrington, Wayne Morris, Rita Downs, Tom Fielding. Parkway (back row, left to right) – Paul Dalliday, Jeff Newson, Stuart Reynolds, Simon Law. (Front) Tristan Morton, Pat Reynolds, Michelle Coleman, Emma …
Tickets available for Federation lunch on September 22
Winners and runners-up in Northants Federation’s men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor competitions, are reminded that tickets are now available for the county’s presentation lunch to be held at Orton Hall Hotel, Peterborough on Sunday, September 22 (12 noon for 12.30). It is hoped that players who competed in the Adams and Duffy finals, the …
Parkway reach Durham Centenary final
The Parkway team which beat Warboys. From the left: Pat Reynolds, Emma Thurston, Michelle Coleman, Neil Wright, Tristan Morton, James Harford, Paul Dalliday, Stuart Reynolds, Brian Martin, Simon Law, Trevor Collins and Mike Robertson. PARKWAY BOWLERS will represent Northants in the final of the Durham Centenary Trophy at Skegness next month after beating neighbours and …
Stephen Harris captures four out of five titles
Presidents Dick Noble and Christine Ford with the Under 25 Open pairs finalists. BLACKSTONES bowler Stephen Harris proved the most successful player at the Northants Federation championships, winning four of the five titles he contested on his immaculately-prepared home green. Only at the end of a blistering day of bowling by both men and women …
Northants Donald Steward team’s lifeline to the final
Only victory on all rinks against North Essex at Ketton next Wednesday (July 17) and an overall winning margin of at least 32 shots will see Northants through to the final of the Donald Steward Trophy at Skegness in August for the first time in 25 years. That’s the target they must set themselves after …
Federation finals schedule
Twenty-two year old Stephen Harris will need all his stamina if he is to emerge with the five titles he contests at the Northants Federation Championship on his home green on Sunday. The Blackstones bowler is likely to play through the finals day with hardly a break between 10 am and 8pm, having reached the …
Double delight for Northants but Lincs qualify
Lincolnshire Federation reached the final of the Adams Trophy on Saturday (July 6) by beating Hunts by 60 shots at Sawtry (18-4) to qualify for Skegness in August. In the final, they will play either Derbyshire or Notts who meet in Derby at the weekend to also secure a place at EBF Championships. In the …
Setback for Donald Steward team
Northants’ women bowlers suffered a setback to their hopes of reaching the Donald Steward Trophy finals at Skegness for the first time in 25 years. They were beaten 131-91 by Suffolk, claiming only two of the 18 points on offer. It leaves Northants needing to grab maximum points from their last two matches – away …
At last a win for Northants’ Adams team
After a gruelling campaign so far – and three successive defeats – Northants’ Adams Trophy team at last chalked up a win, taking all but two of the 22 points at stake at North Essex. They are out of running to win the southern section of the title they claimed in 2015 for the first …
Another big win for rejuvenated Northants women
Northants’Donald Steward Trophy team at Ketton North Cambs WBF before their Donald Steward match at Ketton IN THEIR bid to reach the final of the prestigious inter-county Donald Steward Trophy for the first time in 25 years, Northants’ women bowlers kept up the pressure on their rivals with an emphatic defeat of North Cambs. In …