IT may have been a disappointing season in general, but at least the NBF county teams signed off their county championship campaigns with home wins against Norfolk.
The Adams team secured their first win of the season with a narrow 176-174 (16-6) victory at Blackstones which dashed Norfolk’s southern section title ambitions , while the Newton team romped to 217-132 (20-2) at Whittlesey Manor to lift them off the bottom and into fourth place.
The Adams wins came from the rinks of Adam Warrington, Trevor Collins and Mick Linnell, while the Newton had no fewer than four rinks topping forty shots – Peter Smith, Roy Mercer. Barry Lawrence and Kevin Vinter, whose rink of John Holroyd and Michael Humphries were unbeaten in the five-match programme. The other rink win came from Paul Buckley.
RESULTS
ADAMS TROPHY
Northants 176 (16), Norfolk 174 (6) – (Northants rinks only):
Dusty Miller, Ally McNaughton, Adam Warrington won 39-27; Duncan Lee, Mal Smith, Trevor Collins won 29-20; Stuart Agger, Stephen Harris, Mick Linnell won 41-24; Roger Stevens, Tom Fielding, John Earl lost 31-36; Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating lost 17-33; Martin Prudhoe, Adam Emery, Dudley Smith lost 19-34.
NEWTON TROPHY
Northants 217 (20), Norfolk 132 (2) – (Northants rinks only):
Graham Patrickson, Andy Cook, Jon Bailey lost 24-26; Brian Bassam, Martin Bailey, Peter Smith won 41-23; Les Sharp, Paul Bailey, Roy Mercer won 40-25; John Holroyd, Michael Humphries, Kevin Vinter won 41-19; Andy Dyer, Steven Shaw, Barry Lawrence won 41-18.
