ALTHOUGH winning three of their five matches, the Northants men’s Newton Trophy team had to be content with third place in the southern section of the English Bowling Federation’s county championship, their defeats coming at the hands of the top two, Lincs and Norfolk.
Northants ended their campaign with a 136-202 defeat away to Norfolk at Norwich, the rink of Les Sharp, Robert Heath and Tony Belson gaining their only success, while Stuart Agger, Tony Mace and Kevin Vinter shared the spoils.
New captain Dave Corney has been delighted with the team’s efforts and performances this season and thanks all the players for their support and commitment.
Meanwhile, the Adams Trophy team were forced to concede their match against Norfolk owing to a shortage of players.
RESULT
NEWTON TROPHY
NORTHANTS 136 (3), NORFOLK 202 (19) – (Northants rinks only):
Les Sharp, Robert Heath, Tony Belson won 30-29; Malcolm Mann, Darren Middleton, Ally McNaughton lost 19-36; Gareth Dickenson, Andrew Cook, Tom Fielding lost 20-41; Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Alec Emery lost 23-35; Stuart Agger, Tony Mace, Kevin Vinter drew 23-23; Jim Ruddy, Dick Ford, Barry Lawrence lost 21-38.
