Above: Christine Ford and Shirley Suffling (both in three finals). Also Kath Browning – in singles, pairs and triples finals.
PARKWAY BOWLS CLUB in Peterborough will stage the Northants Bowling Federations’ men’s and women’s finals on Sunday (July 23) starting at 10 am with at least 12 clubs represented.
Adam Warrington (Blackstones) has qualified in three finals – the champion of champions and 2-bowl singles and the two-bowl triples with clubmates Jonathan Earl and Martyn Dolby, aiming to regain the county and national titles they won in 2013.
They face Whittlesey Manor’s Steve Lander, Steve Roden and Pete Brown who went on to win the 3-bowl county and national titles in 2012.
Neil Wright (Parkway)also features in three finals – singles, pairs and mixed pairs.
Ketton’s Christine Ford and Shirley Suffling have also qualified for three disciplines including playing together in the pairs against Marlene Osbourne and Joan Robinson from the Broadway club in Yaxley.
Ford is also in the 4-bowl and 2-bowl singles with Suffling contesting the senior mixed pairs with Blackstones’ Paul Buckley and the senior singles. Broadway (Yaxley) bowler Kath Browning has also qualified in singles, pairs and triples.
There will be four sessions of individual events followed by the Dan Duffy Trophy final at 6pm between, Parkway and the holders Blackstones.
FINALS SCHEDULE
10 am: Women’s 4-bowl singles- N Squires (City of Peterborough) v C Ford (Ketton); mixed pairs – S Newson & N Wright (Parkway) v C Morton & S Law (Parkway); men’s champion of champions (2-bowl) singles – D Corney (Peterborough & District) v A Warrington (Blackstones); women’s senior singles – S Suffling (K) v J Masters (P); men’s 4-bowl singles – S Fenlon (West Ward) v M Duell (WW); women’s Secretary singles – L Darani (CoP) v K Browning ( Broadway,Yaxley).
12 noon: women’s senior pairs – P Collicott & P O’Brien (Deeping Association) v V Hempsall & K Browning (BY); women’s Under 25 singles – K Bailey (B) v L Harris (B); men’s pairs – H Shipp & N Wright (P) v G Agger & P Brown (Whittlesey Manor); mixed triples – S, J & V Newson (P) v J Robinson, I Flack, L Sharp (BY); men’s veteran singles – T Kemp (Conservative) v M Dolby (B); senior mixed pairs – S Suffling (K) & P Buckley (B) v A and P White (Langtoft).
2pm: men’s 2-bowl singles – N Wright (P) v A Warrington (B); women’s champion of champions – P Darani (CoP) v P Hart (Whittlesey Town); women’s 2-bowl singles – J Masters (P) v C Ford (K); men’s secretary singles – M Ramsden (Vanguard) v M Squires (CoP); Under 25 Open pairs – H Holroyd & S Harris (B) v J Corney & Z Brown (WM); men’s 3-bowl triples – H Shipp/ B Martin/J Randall (P) v S Reynolds/J Harford/M Robertson (P).
4pm: men’s under 25 singles – S Harris (B) v J Clark (P &D); women’s 2-bowl triples – K Bailey/R Downs/ S Bailey (B) v F Richardson/ J Phillips/ N Squires (CoP); women’s 3-bowl triples – S Dale/V Hempsall/K Browning (BY) v P Plowman/E Wallace/ G Edwards (K); men’s 2-bowl triples – A Warrington/J Earl/ M Dolby (B) v S Lander/S Roden/P Brown (WM); women’s 2-bowl pairs – S Suffling & C Ford (K) v M Osbourne & J Robinson (BY); men’s veteran pairs – R Heath & T Belson (BY) v J Clipston & W Redhead (P&D).
6pm : Dan Duffy (4-rink) Trophy: Blackstones v Parkway.
Umpires A Croxford & L Sharp. Raffle prizes welcome.
BW
