THE NBF Adams Trophy team closed their playing season with a 153-175 defeat away to Norfolk at Great Plumstead.
It was a fourth defeat in five matches for Ray Keating’s team, but the sixth and final match at home to Hunts, scheduled for next Saturday (July 6), will not be played owing to it being a ‘dead rubber’, so the points are shared.
There were rinks wins in Norfolk for John Earl and Kevin Vinter and a draw for county president Martyn Dolby.
RESULT5
NORTHANTS 153 (5), NORFOLK 175 (17): (Northants rinks only) –
Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating lost 16-36; Dudley Smith, Mike Anderson, Darren Middleton lost 28-35; Martin Prudhoe, Robert Heath, Roger Strong lost 26-31; Stephen Harris, Owen Aspinall, Martyn Dolby drew 23-23; Wayne Aspinall, Mark Pye, John Earl won 26-24; Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter won 34-26.
The Newton team are in action on Saturday at home to Hunts at Whittlesey Manor and still have an outside chance of winning the southern section, although Norfolk remain hot favourites to proceed to Skegness. The match has been brought forward to 1.00pm.
Newton team: Ian Chilvers, Alec Emery, Paul Buckley; Andy Cox, Andy Dyer, Steven Shaw; Andy Cook, Martin Bailey, Dave Corney; Les Sharp, Mick Porter, Paul Bailey; Craig Campbell, Jon Bailey, Michael Humphreys; Philip Burbridge, Melvyn Beck, Phil Symonds.
