Northants Federation A are still in with a good chance of qualifying for the final stages of the Derbyshire Trophy at Newark in April and face title-chasers Lincolnshire in their penultimate southern section game at Stamford on Sunday February 17 (10am). Captain James Harford has had to make a couple of changes but is confident, …
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Northants B team to face North Cambs
Northants Bowling Federation’s B team return to their Derbyshire Trophy campaign on Sunday (January 6) with a home match at Peterborough IBC against North Cambs (10 am). Despite earning their respective 200 and 100 county match ties, Malcolm Squires and Les Sharp step aside to make way for the return of Helen Holroyd and Peter …
North Cambs no match for rampant Northants A
Bowlers from Stamford and Peterborough League outdoor clubs featured in Northants Federation A’s timely victory over North Cambs at Wisbech on Sunday. It took time for the visitors to settle to the slower pace of carpet to that which they are used, but by the time 10 of the 25 ends of two-bowl triples had …
Squires and Keating step up for Northants B
Captain of the Northants Federation ‘B’ team Malcolm Squires, has included himself for the next match in the Derbyshire Trophy inter county series, following the recent whitewash by Northants A at Stamford. Against Norfolk at the Gallows club on Sunday, November 18, he will lead in a rink of Cliff Watson and skip Peter Brown, …
Double trophy defeat for Northants teams
Lincolnshire have opened up an 11 point gap at the top of the Derbyshire Trophy Southern section after defeating Northants A 99-74, claiming 12 of the 14 points at stake at Lincoln IBC. There was similar disappointment for Northants’ B team away to Huntingdon, where they landed only one winning rink in a 63-91 defeat, …
Northants teams & Race Night
Both Northants Federation inter-county Derbyshire Trophy teams will be in action on Sunday, February 18 as their respective indoor seasons draw to a close. James Harford’s title-chasing Northants A side visit Lincoln IBC to play Lincolnshire Federation in a fixture which could decide who represents the southern section at Newark in April, while Northants B, …
Northants B earn first county win
Northants’ second string, in their Derbyshire Trophy debut season, cruised into second place in the Southern section with 128-69 defeat of North Cambs at Wisbech IBC. It was their first win in the competition after three defeats but not unexpected against a North Cambs side whose access to players is limited, while Northants B can …
Northants B re-shuffle for Wisbech visit
For their fourth match in the Derbyshire Trophy, Northants B captain Malcolm Squires has re-shuffled his side for the visit to Wisbech IBC to play North Cambs on Sunday, January 7 (10am). Despite defeats by Northants A, Norfolk and Lincolnshire the new team showed they are more than capable of holding their own at this …