THE NBF and NWBF county finals go ahead at Parkway this weekend (July 18/19) as the county experiments with a two-day programme.
The main aim of the break from tradition is to ease congestion for players in multiple finals, particularly with the weather patterns as they are, so the 24 finals are being spread over two days rather than crammed into one.
There are three two and quarter hour sessions each day starting at 10.00am.
Those players defending titles include young Ollie Jeapes in the under 25 singles and the pairs with Owen Aspinall, Stephen Harris in the four-bowl singles and Susan Seed in the women’s secretary singles.
Neil Wright has qualified for both the principal men’s singles finals – two-bowl and four-bowl – and young Caitlin Dalliday has achieved the same distinction in the women’s competitions.
Peter Brown’s rink of Steve Lander and Tom Newman-Borrett will contest both men’s triples finals, and in the two-bowl discipline Brown will come up against his son Zack.
The Crowland rink of Sally Albany, Jan McDougall and Chris Ryan also seek a double in the women’s triples, and in one of them face a trio from their own club – Carol Grief, Angela Cox and Caroline Brace.
The Crowland club are also involved in two of the pairs events, with Cox and Brace in the open pairs and McDougall and Ryan in the senior pairs.
John Suffling and Elaine Upton will be hoping it’s third time lucky in the senior mixed pairs having lost the last two finals, with the latter facing a busy weekend with four finals.
Graham Agger has won the last three men’s veterans singles finals, but this year it is younger brother Stuart who is hoping to keep it in the family at the first time of asking.
For the first time in a number of years the women will have an under 25 singles final which will feature Parkway youngsters Caitlin Dalliday and Peyton Harford.
TIMETABLE
SATURDAY
10.00am – Men’s 2b singles: Neil Wright (Parkway) v Adam Warrington (Blackstones) – rink 6; Women’s 2b singles – Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) v Elaine Upton (Ketton) – rink 5; Men’s secretary singles: Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) v Ally McNaughton (Wittering) – rink 1; Men’s senior pairs: Dave Corney & Phil Symonds (Whittlesey Manor) v Alec Emery & Roger Martin (Whittlesey Manor) – rink 4.
12.15pm – Men’s pairs: Stephen Harris & John Earl (Blackstones) v Paul Dalliday & Simon Law (Parkway) – rink 6; Women’s pairs: Mitch Willoughby & Hannah Nicolich Willoughby (Wittering) v Angela Cox & Caroline Brace (Crowland) – rink 5; Women’s 2b triples: Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) v Rhona Morrell, Marlene Osborne, Jenny Mosley (Yaxley) – rink 4; Women’s secretary singles: Linda Toms (Conservative) v Susan Seed (Stamford) – rink 1.
2.30pm – Senior mixed pairs: John Suffling & Elaine Upton (Ketton) v Rita & Brian Downs (Blackstones) – rink 4; Women’s under 25 singles: Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) v Peyton Harford (Parkway) – rink 6; Women’s Champion of Champions singles: Sophie Morton (Parkway) v Julie O’Neill (Yaxley) – rink 5.
SUNDAY – Men’s veterans singles: Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) v Stuart Agger (Whittlesey Manor) – rink 6; Women’s senior pairs: Helen Tilley & Elaine Upton (Ketton) v Jan McDougall & Chris Ryan (Crowland) – rink 3; Men’s 4b singles: Neil Wright (Parkway) v Stephen Harris (Blackstones) – rink 5; Women’s 4b singles: Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) v Angela Cox (Crowland) – rink 4; Men’s Champion of Champions singles: Dave Corney (Whittlesey Manor) v Gavin Jinks (City of Peterborough) – rink 2; Men’s under 25 singles: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) v Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) – rink 1.
12.15pm – Mixed pairs: John Earl (Blackstones) & Karen Mercer (Whittlesey Manor) v Sophie Morton & Simon Law (Parkway) – rink 4; Men’s 2b triples: Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) v Stuart Agger, Zack Brown, Steven Shaw (Whittlesey Manor) – rink 1; Mixed triples: Mike Gordon, Jenny Mosley, Peter Marchant (Yaxley) v Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, James Harford (Parkway) – rink 5.
2.30pm – Men’s 3b triples: Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) v Wayne Morris, Dusty Miller, Darren Middleton (Blackstones) – rink 6; Women’s 3b triples: Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) v Carol Grief, Angela Cox, Caroline Bruce (Crowland) – rink 1; Under 25 open pairs: William Marchant (Yaxley) & Luke Murray (Whittlesey Manor) v Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) & Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) – rink 5; Women’s senior singles: Rita Downs (Blackstones) v Elaine Upton (Ketton) – rink 2.
Umpire: Les Sharp.
Refreshments available both days.
Draw prizes would be appreciated for both days (drawn on Sunday, names on tickets for those attending Saturday only).
Players are requested to arrive at least thirty minutes before their scheduled start time so that if their appointed rinks are free they have the option of starting early.
Please return all county trophies so they can be engraved.
Ticket application forms for the county presentation luncheon being held once again at the Ellindon Banqueting Suite, Bretton on Sunday, September 20th will be available on request.
All county winners will represent the county in the national finals at Skegness during the week August 22-29.
Dress code:
Women: white or cream standard skirt, long or cropped bowls trousers or shorts supplied by an EWBF approved bowlswear manufacturer with or without EWBF logo. Plain white shirt or long-sleeved top with a collar or registered club shirt (all must wear the same). White zip up or cardigan. Predominantly white bowls shoes (coloured flashes are acceptable), beige tights are optional, ankle highs, white trainer or ankle socks may be worn with trousers.
Men: Outdoor registered club shirts, white or black trousers or shorts from an approved bowls manufacturer with or without EBF logo (not with Bowls England logo), white ankle or trainer socks and flat-soled shoes. Club uniforms registered with the NBF are acceptable provided all team members wear the same.
In mixed competitions, women must wear their own outdoor club registered shirt or plain white top, which may differ from their male partners. Black trousers or shorts may be worn, but all must wear the same colour.
Failure to adhere to the dress code rules may lead to expulsion from the finals.
