THE Northants men's county teams return to action this Saturday following a two-year wait for new team captains Roger Martin (Adams) and Dick Noble (Newton) to select their first squads.
They are both in action against near neighbours Hunts in the truncated Adams and Newton competitions which are taking the form of a straight knockout tournament this year.
The Adams team are in action at St Ives, while the Newton line-up host their Hunts counterparts at Langtoft Pearl, this match having been switched from Whittlesey Manor.
The winners will face Norfolk or Suffolk in the southern area final for a place in the national final against the northern champions at Skegness on Saturday, August 21.
ADAMS TEAM
Bob Warters (Ketton), Tonhy Scarr (Parkway), Roger Martin (Whittlesey Manor); Jeff Clipston (Peterborough & District), Michael Humphreys (Whittlesey Manor), John Earl (Blackstones); Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor), Adam Warrington, Martyn Dolby (both Blackstones); Richard Allam (Stamford), Dusty Miller (Blackstones), Paul Bailey (Stamford); Roger Stevens, Mick Linnell, Peter Brown (all Whittlesey Manor); Nick Wilkie (Empingham), Ally McNaughton (Wittering), Martin Welsford (Whittlesey Manor).
NEWTON TEAM
Malcolm Mann (Empingham), Dick Ford (Ketton), John Holroyd (Stamford); Alan Keen-Robertson, Phil Afford (both West Ward), Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor); Dave Corney (Whittlesey Manor), Mick Greaves (Peterborough & District), Alec Emery (Parkway); Andrew Grief (Crowland), Peter Jessop (West Ward), Kevin Vinter (Stamford); Jim Ruddy (Parkway), Bary Sharman, Zack Brown (both Whittlesey Manor); Darren Middleton (Blackstones), Brian Swann (West Ward), Sam Downs (Blackstones).