THE national presidents from the English Bowling Federation were the principal guests at the Northants Bowling Federation annual presentation luncheon held recently at the Orton Hall Hotel.
Northants Bowling Federation presidents Chris Ford and Dick Noble co-hosted the joint event and they assisted English Women’s Bowling Federation president Carole Swan and English Bowling Federation president Mick Rayson with the trophy presentations.
It was a successful year for the county with three national titles and they had no fewer than eight finalists at the outdoor championships in Skegness, although only two were converted into titles – Les Sharp and Gill King (Yaxley) in the senior mixed pairs and the Whittlesey Manor trio of Roger Stevens, Graham Agger and Steve Lander, who substituted for Martin Welsford in the final.
The other national title was achieved indoors when the county won the Derbyshire Trophy inter-county championship for only the third time.
These three trophies were presented again at the luncheon by the men’s national president, along with the Under 25 ‘Player of the Tournament’ award received at Skegness by Stephen Harris (Blackstones), who reached two finals and two semi-finals.
In fact, Stephen and his sister Louise, who was unable to attend the luncheon, claimed no fewer than ten county titles between them this year, including both the indoor and outdoor mixed pairs championships and their respective outdoor junior singles titles.
Louise also holds both pairs titles, one with Katie Bailey and the other with Helen Holroyd (Stamford), who also claimed a nap hand of trophies, including the indoor mixed triples with her mother and father, Moira and John.
There were special awards for the Derbyshire A and B teams, with Jeff Newson and Mick Linnell the first recepients, while Brian Martin and Norma Squires received the Adams and Newton Shields respectively.
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Northants Bowling Federation, national president Mick Rayson donated a new trophy for the outdoor mixed triples, won by Parkway’s Sophie Morton, Simon Law and Tristan Morton, the latter away on England duty in the European Championships.
There was also a new outdoor two-bowl singles trophy bearing the name of Forterra, which was purchased by the county in appreciation of the company’s on-going sponsorship agreement.
ROLL OF HONOUR
WOMEN
INDOOR
Singles: Helen Holroyd; r/u Louise Harris; Senior singles: Chris Ford; r/u Sheila Craig; Pairs: Louise Harris & Helen Holroyd; r/u Marlene Osborne & Hazel Bass; Triples: June Brennan, Jan Want, Chris Ford; r/u Penny Hart, Marlene Osborne, Hazel Bass.
OUTDOOR
2b singles: Sue Moir (Langtoft Pearl); r/u Julie Masters (Parkway); 4b singles: Chris Ford (Ketton); r/u Tina Tinklin (Conservative); Champion of Champions: Joan Robinson (Yaxley); r/u Andrea Cox (Langtoft Pearl); Senior singles: Sue Moir (Langtoft Pearl); r/u Val Newson (Parkway); U25 singles: Louise Harris (Blackstones); r/u Sophie Morton (Parkway); Pairs: Louise Harris & Katie Bailey (Blackstones); r/u Fiona Richardson & Norma Squires (City of Peterborough); Senior pairs: Carol Warters & Elizabeth Wallace (Ketton); r/u Sue Overton & Val Newson (Parkway); 2b triples: Kathy Browning, Joyce Needham, Viv Hempsell (Yaxley); r/u Rita Downs, Sharon & Katie Bailey (Blackstones); 3b triples: Ann Holmes, Helen Holroyd, Linda Starbuck (Stamford); r/u Sophie Morton, Merisha McKernan, Julie Masters (Parkway).
MEN
INDOOR
Singles: Paul Dalliday; r/u James Harford; U25 open singles: Helen Holroyd; r/u Stephen Harris; Veterans singles: Martyn Dolby; r/u Dick Noble; Pairs: James Harford & Simon Law; r/u Paul Dalliday & Tristan Morton; Mixed pairs: Louise & Stephen Harris; r/u Chris Ford & Martyn Dolby; Triples: Adam Warrington, John Earl, Martyn Dolby; r/u Stephen Harris, Peter Edwards, Cliff Watson; Mixed triples: Moira, Helen & John Holroyd; r/u Alan Romaine, Carol & Bob Warters.
OUTDOOR
2b singles: Paul Dalliday (Parkway); r/u John Holroyd (Stamford); 4b singles: Stephen Harris (Blackstones); r/u Lee Welsford (Whittlesey Manor); Champion of Champions: Malcolm Mann (Vanguard); r/u Cliff Watson (Peterborough & District); Veterans singles: Mick Duell (Whittlesey Manor); r/u Roger Stevens (Whittlesey Manor); Secretary singles: Malcolm Squires (City of Peterborough); r/u Andrew Grief (Crowland); U25 singles: Stephen Harris (Blackstones); r/u Zack Brown (Whittlesey Manor); U25 open pairs: Jack Corney (Whittlesey Manor) & Stephen Harris (Blackstones); r/u Sophie Morton (Parkway) & Helen Holroyd (Stamford); Pairs: Brian Martin & James Harford (Parkway); r/u Stephen Harris & John Earl (Blackstones); Senior pairs: Malcolm Mann & Mike Ramsden (Vanguard); r/u Trevor Christie & Paul Buckley (Blackstones); Mixed pairs: Louise & Stephen Harris (Blackstones); r/u Sarah & Jeff Newson (Parkway); Senior mixed pairs: Gill King & Les Sharp (Yaxley); r/u Shirley Suffling (Ketton) & Paul Buckley (Blackstones); 2b triples: Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway); r/u Richard Allam, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter (Stamford); 3b triples: Roger Stevens, Graham Agger, Martin Welsford (Whittlesey Manor); r/u Martyn Dolby, John Earl, Adam Warrington (Blackstones); Mixed triples: Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway); r/u Shirley Suffling (Ketton), Martin Stokes, Paul Buckley (Blackstones).
TEAM EVENTS
Danny Duffy Trophy (club championship): Blackstones; r/u Parkway; Adams Cup: Peterborough & District; r/u City of Peterborough A.
