THE funeral service for well-known Yaxley bowler Fred Browning will take place at the Peterborough Crematorium on Wednesday, August 10 at 1.30pm, with a wake being held at the Farmers Arms, Yaxley.
His widow, Kathy, has requested that all bowlers attending the service wear their bowls club shirts.
WEST Ward claimed the Northants Bowling Federation’s Adams Cup following their 65-54 victory over Peterborough & District at Parkway. It mean that Peterborough & Districts were beaten finalists for the second year running.
THERE were no fewer than five titles successfully defended at the Northants county finals hosted by the Parkway club and four players achieved doubles on the day.
Paul Dalliday (Parkway) retained the mixed triples with Michelle Coleman and James Harford and joined Simon Law and Tristan Morton to win the 2b triples.
His hopes of a third title were dashed in the 2b singles by Stephen Harris (Blackstones), who went on to claim the mixed pairs with sister Louise.
In fact, Louise will be competing in the national finals at Skegness in three events, having received ‘walkovers’ in both the under 25 singles and open pairs, where she will be teaming up with schoolboy Ollie Jeapes (Parkway), who also qualified for the under 25 singles without having to roll a bowl in anger.
Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl), who had qualified in four events, had to be content with a singles double – secretaries and Champion of Champions.
Former national senior mixed pairs champions Les Sharp and Gill King (Yaxley) are heading to Skegness again, while the latter also qualified in the 2b triples with Hazel Bass and Marlene Osborne.
Yaxley’s Robert Heath and Tony Belson retained the senior pairs; a heavily pregnant Sophie Morton (Parkway) kept the 4b singles title; Melvyn Beck successfully defended the secretaries singles, while Moira Holroyd, Linda Starbuck and Ann Holmes retained the 3b triples title for the Stamford club, who also won the men’s equivalent via Richard Allam, John Holroyd and Kevin Vinter, who included a late eight count in their victory over Peterborough & District.
It was consolation for both Holroyd and Vinter, who had both lost two finals earlier in the day.
Spare a thought for Elizabeth Wallace (Ketton), who came out second best in all three of her finals.
There were some dramatic finishes, including Chris Ford (Ketton) pipping Emma Providence (Market Deeping) 21-20 in the 2b singles, Pat Jones (Empingham) was a 21-19 winner against Joan Robinson (Yaxley), who was also the beaten finalist last year; Barry Lawrence (Conservative) came from behind to edge out Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) 21-19 in the veterans singles, while Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) achieved a double with the last bowl of the match to go through with Graham Agger.
New faces heading to the national finals include county secretary Terri Handley and Pam Owen (Deeping) in the senior pairs and Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor) in the 4b singles.
FINAL RESULTS
MEN
2b singles – Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Paul Dalliday (Parkway) 21-14; 4b singles – Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor) bt John Earl (Blackstones) 21-7; Veterans singles – Barry Lawrence (Conservative) bt Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) 21-19; Champion of Champions – Jonathan Corby (Empingham) bt James Harford (Parkway) 21-13; Secretaries singles – Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) bt Mike Ramsden (Empingham) 21-14; Pairs – Graham Agger & Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) bt Richard Allam & John Holroyd (Stamford) 17-16; Senior pairs – Robert Heath & Tony Belson (Yaxley) bt Len Marshall & Kevin Vinter (Stamford) 21-16; 2b triples – Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) bt Adam Emery, Mike Robertson, Brian Martin (Parkway) 25-6; 3b triples – Richard Allam, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter (Stamford) bt Joe Martin, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating (Peterborough & District) 24-17.
WOMEN
2b singles – Chris Ford (Ketton) bt Emma Providence (Market Deeping) 21-20; 4b singles – Sophie Morton (Parkway) bt Norma Squires (City of Peterborough) 21-10; Senior singles – Pat Jones (Empingham) bt Joan Robinson (Yaxley) 21-19; Champion of Champions – Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl) bt Elizabeth Wallace (Ketton) 21-19; Secretaries singles – Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl) bt Vivienne Hempsell (Yaxley) 21-13; Pairs – Elaine Upton & Helen Tilley (Ketton) bt Jean Scallon & Liz Hext (Conservative) 21-10; Senior pairs – Terri Handley & Pam Owen (Deeping) bt Elizabeth Wallace & Carol Warters (Ketton) 21-8; 2b triples – Moira Holroyd, Linda Starbuck, Ann Holmes (Stamford) bt Ann White, Angela Cox, Pat Booth (Langtoft Pearl) 23-19; 3b triples – Hazel Bass, Marlene Osborne, Gill King (Yaxley) bt Elizabeth Wallace, Val Du’Kett, Elaine Upton (Ketton) 20-9.
MIXED
Mixed pairs – Louise & Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Angela & Peter Cox (Langtoft Pearl) 20-9; Senior mixed pairs – Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley) bt Penny Hart & Ralph Barker (Whittlesey Town) 18-14; Mixed triples – Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, James Harford (Parkway) bt Moira Holroyd, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter (Stamford) 22-11.
PARKWAY will represent the county in next year’s Durham Centenary Trophy after winning the Dan Duffy team championship for the sixth time in ten years.
They defeated Yaxley 90-64 in the final played at Whittlesey Manor, winning on all four rinks, although the margin on three of them was relatively close – six shots, three shots and two shots.
Before the match a minute’s silence was held as a mark of respect following the sad passing earlier in the day of well-known Yaxley stalwart Fred Browning.
RESULT
DAN DUFFY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
PARKWAY bt YAXLEY 90-64 (Parkway rinks first):
Sophie Morton, Paul Dalliday, Simon Law 29, Trevor Woods, Peter Marchant, Eugene King 14; Ollie Jeapes, Michelle Coleman, Stuart Popple 22, Marlene Osbourne, Gill King, Robert Heath 20; Adam Emery, Brian Martin, Mike Robertson 20, Tony Duthie, Mike Gordon, Roy Mercer 17; Neil Wright, Jim Ruddy, Sean Fenlon 19, Joan Robinson, Ian Flack, Andrew Cooper 13.
THE Northants county women’s teams concluded their season with home defeats at the hands of near neighbours Hunts which unfortunately means the Donald Steward and Silver Jubilee squads were unable to win a match between them this summer.
Both teams secured two rink wins apiece, but the Donald Steward team, playing at City of Peterborough, were narrowly beaten overall by just nine shots (76-85), while the Silver Jubilee side at Yaxley lost 75-100.
Rink wins for the Donald Steward team came from Liz Hext and Myra Landsburgh, while Jan McDougall and Pauline Jones recorded wins for the Silver Jubilee line-up.
RESULTS
DONALD STEWARD TROPHY
Northants 76 (4), Hunts 85 (14) – (Northants rinks only):
Hazel Bass, Viv Hempsell, Gill King lost 19-21; Penny Hart, Val Du’Kett, Liz Hext won 18-16; Tina Tinklin, Angela Cox, Moira Holroyd lost 13-17; Sally Albany, Elizabeth Wallace, Chris Ford lost 12-20; Norma Squires, Terri Handley, Myra Landsburgh won 14-11.
SILVER JUBILEE VASE
Northants 75 (4), Hunts 100 (14) – (Northants rinks only):
Gill Day, Shirley Suffling, Jan McDougall won 18-15; Marlene Osborne, Kate Heath, Joyce Needham lost 11-25; Ann Northen, Linda Toms, Pauline Jones won 20-15; Joan Collishaw, Sue Seed, Ann Holmes lost 8-25; Dawn Prosser, Gina Shoebridge, Carol Grief lost 18-20.
THE Northants Bowling Federation and Northants Women’s Bowling Federation county finals take place at the Parkway club on Sunday, July 24th from 10.00am.
Langtoft Pearl secretary Angela Cox faces a hectic day having reached four finals, while Paul Dalliday (Parkway), Kevin Vinter (Stamford), John Holroyd (Stamford) and Elizabeth Wallace (Ketton) have all qualified in three.
FINALS TIMETABLE
10.00am
W4b singles: Sophie Morton (Parkway) v Norma Squires (City of Peterborough).
M2b singles: Paul Dalliday (Parkway) v Stephen Harris (Blackstones).
W Sec singles: Viv Hempsell (Yaxley) v Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl).
W senior pairs: Terri Handley & Pam Owen (Deeping) v Elizabeth Wallace & Carol Warters (Ketton).
M senior pairs: Len Marshall & Kevin Vinter (Stamford) v Robert Heath & Tony Belson (Yaxley).
M pairs: Graham Agger & Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) v Richard Allam & John Holroyd (Stamford).
12.noon
Senior mixed pairs: Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley) v Penny Hart & Ralph Barker (Whittlesey Town).
W C/C singles: Elizabeth Wallace (Ketton) v Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl).
W pairs: Jean Scallon & Liz Hext (Conservative) v Elaine Upton & Helen Tilley (Ketton)
W senior singles: Joan Robinson (Yaxley) v Pat Jones (Empingham)
M4b singles: Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor) v John Earl (Blackstones),
M C/C singles: Jon Corby (Empingham) v James Harford (Parkway).
2.00pm
M vets singles: Barry Lawrence (Conservative) v Martyn Dolby (Blackstones).
Mixed triples: Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, James Harford (Parkway) v Moira & John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter (Stamford).
Mixed pairs: Louise & Stephen Harris (Blackstones) v Peter & Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl).
W2b singles: Chris Ford (Ketton) v Emma Providence (Market Deeping).
M sec singles: Mike Ramsden (Empingham) v Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor).
4.00pm
M2b triples: Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) v Adam Emery, Brian Martin, Mike Robertson (Parkway).
M3b triples: Richard Allam, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter (Stamford) v Joe Martin, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating (Peterborough & District).
W2b triples: Elizabeth Wallace, Val Du’Kett, Elaine Upton (Ketton) v Hazel Bass, Marlene Osborne, Gill King (Yaxley).
W3 b triples: Moira Holroyd, Linda Starbuck, Ann Holmes (Stamford) v Ann White, Pat Booth, Angela Cox (Langtoft Pearl).
Dress code: Outdoor club shirt or plain white shirt, white trousers, skirts or EBF shorts.
Please return any county trophies, indoor or out, on the day.
Refreshments available during the day and any draw prizes would be appreciated.
THE Dan Duffy Trophy final between Parkway and Yaxley will be hosted by Whittlesey Manor on Thursday, July 21 (6.15 for 6.30).
In the semi-finals, Yaxley won 80-69 away to Stamford, while Parkway edged home by two shots against defending champions Blackstones.
The winners will represent the county in next year’s Durham Centenary Trophy.
The Adams Cup decider between Peterborough & District and West Ward will be hosted by the Parkway club on Thursday, July 28 (6.15 for 6.30).
District, last year’s beaten finalists, defeated Crowland B in the semi-finals, while West Ward accounted for City of Peterborough B.
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.
IT’S four defeats in four matches this season for the Northants women’s Donald Steward team following their 106-120 defeat away to North Essex at Cornard.
The rink of Carol Warters, Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford were convincing 36-15 winners, while Karen Porter, Penny Hart and Moira Holroyd edged home 21-20, but there were defeats for the rinks of Wendy Stevens (15-29), Liz Hext (15-35) and Gill King (19-21).
RESULT
DONALD STEWARD TROPHY
NORTHANTS 106 (4), NORTH ESSEX 120 (14): (Northants rinks only) –
Norma Squires, Terri Handley, Wendy Stevens lost 15-29; Carol Warters Shirley Suffling, Chris Ford won 36-15; Elizabeth Wallace, Val Du’Kett, Lix Hext lost 15-35; Hazel Bass, Viv Hempsell, Gill King lost 19-21; Karen Porter, Penny Hart, Moira Holroyd won 21-20.
BLACKSTONES have narrowly missed out on a place in the area final of the English Bowling Federation’s Durham Centenary Trophy.
They were beaten 91-87 at home to Hunts champions Brampton with the match in the balance right until the final few ends.