THE Northants ladies county teams opened their English Women’s Bowling Federation county championship programme with defeats away to local rivals Hunts.
The Donald Steward team were beaten 113-98 at Hemingford, while the Silver Jubilee Vase side went down 126-86 at Houghton & Wyton.
Both teams recorded two rink wins apiece to return with four points each, the successful Steward rinks being county president Shirley Suffling, Pat Jones and Angela Cox (26-17) and Viv Hempsell, Moira Holroyd and Gill King (33-14), while Christine Frost, Sue Mansbridge and deputy president Liz Hext (26-20) and Jan McDougall, Wendy Stevens and Marlene Osborne (24-19) claimed the points for the Vase team.
Next up is a Steward only match against North Cambs at City of Peterborough on Wednesday, June 7.
RESULTS
DONALD STEWARD TROPHY
Northants 98 (4), Hunts 113 (14) – (Northants rinks only):
Shirley Suffling, Pat Jones, Angela Cox won 26-17; Viv Hempsell, Moira Holroyd, Gill King won 33-14; Terri Handley, Linda Kemp, Linda Toms lost 12-29; Elizabeth Wallace, Emma Providence, Sharon Green lost 13-29; Angela Kenny, Penny Hart, Val Du’Kett lost 14-24.
SILVER JUBILEE VASE
Northants 86 (4), Hunts 126 (14) – (Northants rinks only):
Christine Frost, Sue Mansbridge, Liz Hext won 26-20; Jan McDougall, Wendy Stevens, Marlene Osborne won 24-19; Miriam Hulbert, Kate Heath, Joyce Needham lost 15-26; Sally Albany, Chris Ryan, Carol Grief lost 13-21; Ann Northen, Barbara Talbott, Ann Cooper lost 8-40.
There are six changes to the Donald Steward team for the home match with North Cambs at the City of Peterborough club on Wednesday, June 7.
Northants: Shirley Suffling, Myra Lansburgh, Liz Hext; Marlene Osborne, Moira Holroyd, Gill King; Elizabeth Wallace, Sally Albany, Chris Ford; Penny Hart, Val Du’Kett, Angela Kenny; Terri Handley, Linda Toms, Carol Grief.
