Parkway bowlers ahead of their Dan Duffy Trophy triumph
Blackstones bowlers – unable to repeat their performance two years ago.
PARKWAY bowlers will again represent the Northants Federation in the Durham Centenary Inter-county club team championship in 2019 after defeating Blackstones in the Dan Duffy Trophy final at Whittlesey Manor on Thursday (July 28).
Having lost a week earlier in the Durham Centenary southern section final to the Hunts champions (White Hart, Warboys), Parkway were in no mood to let their grip loosen on a chance for revenge against their old rivals next year.
And so it transpired that Blackstones, who are brushing all aside in local leagues, took the brunt of the Parkway bowlers’ determination under captain Trevor Collins, whose rink of Howard Shipp and Tony Scarr soon had Stephen Harris, Paul Bailey and Paul Buckley under pressure with nine shots without reply at five ends.
On an adjoining rink Paul Dalliday, Fred Addy and Simon Law also took command at the halfway mark of their scheduled 25-end clash with Wayne Morris, Mark Pye and Blackstones captain Jonathan Earl, scoring three four counts in quick succession, leaving the other two Parkway rinks merely to hold their own to see out victory.
Blackstones finally conceded with still seven ends to play and 30 shots adrift.
Results (Parkway names first):
Dan Duffy Trophy final (at Whittlesey Manor) Parkway 76 Blackstones 46. B Martin, N Wright, M Robertson 13 M Dolby, P Martlew, A Warrington 13; H Shipp, T Scarr, T Collins 18 S Harris, P Bailey, P Buckley 7; P Dalliday, F Addy, S Law 25 W Morris, M Pye, J Earl 7; S Reynolds, P Reynolds, L Welsford 14 M Humphreys, T Fielding, R Martin 15. BW
Tony Scarr in action
Blackstones Tom Fielding
Pat Reynolds – the only woman playing
Paul Martlew – distinctive action
Parkway’s Paul Dalliday one of the county’s most consistent leads
The final was well supported by Whittlesey Manor bowlers and several from other clubs, too.
