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 made up of Newton Trophy and club players.
Northants won on two of the six rinks of two-bowl triples – Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd and Kevin Vinter won 22-14 and Dave Roberts, Steven Shaw and Adam Emery claimed the other victory -16-13.
Norma Squires and Sheron Noble, the widows of the late and lamented stalwarts of both the Federation and Association codes, were on hand to present the shield to Hunts team manager Bob Morton
RESULT
NORTHANTS 98, HUNTS 124 (Northants rinks first):
Dave Roberts, Steven Shaw, Adam Emery 16, Glyn & Dale Milbourne, Joe Randall 13; Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter 22, Michael Humphreys, Alice Jones, Trevor Collins 14; Mick Porter, Brian Davis, Frank Hall 14, Joe Stevens, James Harford, Simon Law 19; Malcolm Mitchell, Dean Wilkinson, Dudley Smith 14, Brian Martin, Tom Newman-Borrett, John Earl 30; Duncan Lee, Herb Albany, Phil Symonds 14, Matt Nickerson, Tom Fielding, Peter Brown 23; Roger Stevens, David Pusch, Zack Brown 18, Neil Wright, Sam Brugnoli, Mark Franklyn 25
BELOW: Hunts team manager Bob Morton pictured with the Dick Noble and Malcolm Squires Memorial Shield he received from their widows, Norma Squires and Sheron Noble. Looking on are Northants chairman Martyn Dolby and Adams team captain Dave Corney.
