Melvyn Beck
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OBITUARY: JANET DUFFY
SAD to report the passing of former NWBF president and life member Janet Duffy at the Ashlynn Grange Care Home, Bretton, on Monday, July 8 after a relatively short illness at the age of 80. Janet and her late husband Danny were stalwarts of the Federation movement and Janet was NWBF competition secretary for many …
ORDER YOUR COUNTY LUNCHEON TICKETS
THE NBF/NWBF presentation luncheon takes place at the Ellindon Banqueting Suite, Bretton, on Sunday, September 22 at 1.00pm. Tickets cost £26.50 for a three-course lunch, plus tea or coffee, which represents just a £1.50 increase from the last two years. You can order your tickets and menu choices via ticket order forms, which will be …
ANOTHER AGONY FOR STEWARD TEAM
FOR the second match in a row, the NWBF Donald Steward team suffered the agony of a one shot defeat on the road, this time in North Essex. They went down 104-105 despite winning on four of the five rinks, albeit by narrow margins on all of them. RESULT DONALD STEWARD TROPHY NORTHANTS 104 (8), …
FOURTH DEFEAT FOR ADAMS TEAM
THE NBF Adams Trophy team closed their playing season with a 153-175 defeat away to Norfolk at Great Plumstead. It was a fourth defeat in five matches for Ray Keating’s team, but the sixth and final match at home to Hunts, scheduled for next Saturday (July 6), will not be played owing to it being …
NEWTON SETBACK FOR NORTHANTS
NORTHANTS’ hopes of qualifying for the Newton Trophy final received a setback when they were beaten 187-154 away to Norfolk, who are now favourites to top the southern section. Hoping to build on a two wins out of two, they managed just four points from their travels to Norwich, courtesy of rink wins for captain …
STEWARD TEAM PIPPED
THE NWBF Donald Steward team suffered an agonising one shot defeat (106-107) against Norfolk at Acle, despite winning on three of the five rinks, but the Silver Jubilee Vase team left Martham pointless. Rinks wins for the Steward team came from Chris Ford, for the second match running, Sue Moir and Myra Landsburgh, but they …
TWO OUT OF TWO FOR NEWTON
THE NBF Newton Trophy team made it two wins out of two with a 180-158 victory away to Lincolnshire, but the Adams Trophy side playing the same county suffered a second heavy defeat in three matches. Rink honours were shared at three apiece in the Newton fixture at Lincoln Moorlands, but a comprehensive 41-19 win …
DOUBLE DEFEAT FOR NWBF TEAMS
THE NWBF county teams opened their English Women’s Bowling Federation county championships with a double defeat at the hands of visiting Suffolk. The Donald Steward Trophy team were beaten 91-125 at City of Peterborough, with Chris Ford’s rink the only winners, while the Silver Jubilee Vase team lost 102-140 at Yaxley even though they won …
ADAMS TEAM OFF THE MARK
THE NBF Adams Trophy team bounced back from the previous week’s drubbing by Suffolk to defeat newly-promoted North Cambs 180-155 at March Town. There were wins for the rinks of county president Martyn Dolby (37-25), Graham Agger (33-21) and Roger Strong (29-18), plus a draw for team captain Ray Keating (30-30) which enabled Northants to …
MIXED FORTUNE FOR NBF TEAMS
NBF county teams had mixed fortune against visiting Suffolk in the opening round of the English Bowling Federation county championships for the Adams and Newton trophies. While the Newton team opened with a 174-163 success at Whittlesey Manor, the Adams team suffered a 203-130 defeat at Blackstones. Rink honours were shared at three apiece in …