Melvyn Beck
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DOUBLE FOR NORTHANTS
NORTHANTS teams achieved a notable double when hosting Norfolk in the English Bowling Federation’s county championship. The Adams Trophy team made it two wins out of three with a 178-152 victory at Blackstones to claim 16 points and go third in the southern section, while the Newton Trophy team gained their first win of the …
NARROW DEFEAT FOR NWBF TEAM
HAVING lost by only 11 shots in their opening match away to Norfolk, the NWBF Donald Steward Trophy team suffered another narrow defeat on their travels to North Essex, the margin this time just 16 shots. As in Norfolk, Northants won on two of the five rinks so had to be content again with just …
OBITUARY: ANDY COX
THE local bowls community are struggling to come to terms with the sudden passing of administrator extraordinaire Andy Cox eleven days after collapsing on the green at the City of Peterborough club. He was deeply passionate about the sport of bowls and dedicated in its administration to the extent that he was heavily involved in …
BIG WIN FOR ADAMS TEAM
THE NBF Adams Trophy bounced back from the disappointment of the previous week’s last bowl one shot defeat against Hunts by crushing North Essex 210-129 at Blackstones and collect the maximum 22 points on offer. North Essex had already won in Norfolk and only lost by three shots against Suffolk, but they had no answer …
LAST BOWL AGONY FOR ADAMS TEAM
THE NBF Adams Trophy team suffered the agony of a last bowl one shot defeat in their opening match of the season away to Hunts at St Ives. The hosts claimed a shot with their last bowl on the final end of the 31 end match to win 164-163 and claim the bulk of the …
NBF LOSE MEMORIAL MATCH
AN NBF team played second fiddle again to Hunts Bowls in the annual memorial match remembering the significant contributions Malcolm Squires and Dick Noble made to the counties in both codes. Hunts retained the shield with a comfortable 107-70 win at Parkway, winning on four of the five rinks, with the other one drawn, the …
COUNTY TEAMS NAMED
NEW Adams Trophy team captain Adam Emery has named his first team for the opening county championship match away to Hunts at St Ives on Saturday (1.00pm). It includes two newcomers in Kevin Brown and schoolboy Luke Murray. Team: Luke Murray, Tom Newman-Borrett, Adam Emery; Wayne Morris, Michael Humphreys, Adam Warrington; John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter, …
NARROW DEFEATS FOR NWBF TEAMS
THE NWBF teams opened their county championship programmes with narrow defeats away to Norfolk. The Donald Steward team went down by 11 shots at Acle, while the Silver Jubilee Vase team finished 14 shots adrift at Martham. Both teams won on two rinks to claim four of the 18 points on offer. The rinks of …
NBF WIN MEMORIAL MATCH
THE NBF have won the annual John Dickenson Memorial match against Whittlesey Manor for just the second time since it was introduced in 2017 to remember the county and national Federation stalwart. The match is hosted by the Manor club where John began his local bowling career back in the seventies before embarking on a …
BOWL ALONG TO POTTERS
THERE is still the opportunity to book your place for next year’s English Bowling Federation’s Potters Bowls Week which starts on Monday, February 22nd through to the Friday. There is a significant saving on the normal brochure price by booking through Northants Bowling Federation who receive a commission on each book which is shared between …