PARKWAY have won the NBF’s Dan Duffy Trophy, the county club championship, for the sixth time in the last nine years.

They powered to a 76-32 victory over Whittlesey Manor in the final at City of Peterborough, winning on all four rinks with more than twenty ends remaining when their opponents called it a day.

Parkway will now represent the county in next year’s EBF Durham Centenary Trophy which they lifted last year at Skegness.

RESULT

DAN DUFFY TROPHY

PARKWAY 76, WHITTLESEY MANOR 32 (Parkway rinks first):

Sophie Morton, Paul Dalliday, Simon Law 26, Dick Fielding, Steve Lander, Peter Brown 5; Neil Wright, Brian Martin, Ean Morton 17, Kevin Brown, Dudley Smith, Graham Agger 10; Caitlin Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, Tristan Morton 13, Stuart Agger, Steven Shaw, Zack Brown 11; Ollie Jeapes, Harford, Phil Exley 20, Luke Murray, Tom Newman-Borrett, Tom Fielding 6.

BELOW: Parkway – winners of the NBF’s Dan Duffy Trophy.

BELOW: Whittlesey Manor – beaten finalists in the NBF’s Dan Duffy Trophy.

THE timetable affecting Northants players for the EBF/EWBF national championships at Skegness from August 22-29.

The individual portion of the championships will start on the Monday afternoon (August 24).

MEN

2b singles – Adam Warrington (Blackstones) v Notts, Monday, 2.15pm; Second round – v Lincs, Wednesday, 2.15pm; 4b singles – Stephen Harris (Blackstones) v Lincs or Northumberland in second round, Wednesday, 4.45pm (first round bye); Under 25 singles – Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) v North Cambs, Friday, 9.15am; second round – v Durham, Friday, 11.15am; Senior singles – Stuart Agger (Whittlesey Manor) v Cleveland in second round, Thursday, 9.15am (first round bye); Secretary singles – Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) v Cleveland, Thursday, 9.15am (first round bye); Champion of Champions singles – Gavin Jinks (City of Peterborough) v Norfolk, Thursday, 10.45am; second round – v Notts or Hunts, Thursday, 3.15pm; Pairs – John Earl & Stephen Harris (Blackstones) v North Cambs in second round, Thursday, 11.45am (first round bye); Senior pairs – Dave Corney & Phil Symonds (Whittlesey Manor) v Humberside, Thursday, 10.45am; second round – v Notts, Thursday, 2.45pm; Mixed pairs – Sophie Morton & Simon Law (Parkway) v Norfolk, Tuesday, 9.15am; second round – v Hunts, Wednesday, 9.15am; 2b rinks – Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) v Lincs, Tuesday, 3.15pm; second round v Norfolk or Hunts, Wednesday, 12.15pm; 3b rinks – Wayne Morris, Dave Russell, Darren Middleton (Blackstones) v North Essex or Durham in second round, Tuesday, 9.15am (first round bye); Mixed rinks – Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, James Harford (Parkway) v Northumberland or Cleveland in second round, Wednesday, 9.15am (first round bye); Under 25 pairs – Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) and Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) v North Cambs, Thursday, 10.45am; second round – v Notts, Thursday, 4.45pm; Senior mixed pairs – Rita & Brian Downs (Blackstones) v North Cambs, Tuesday, 12.15pm; second round v Hunts, Tuesday, 3.15pm.

WOMEN

2b singles – Elaine Upton (Ketton) v North Essex or Durham in second round, Wednesday, 12.15pm (first round bye); 4b singles – Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) v North Essex, Wednesday, 12.15pm; second round – v Durham, Wednesday, 3.15pm; Under 25 singles – Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) v Lincs in second round, Tuesday, 9.15am (first round bye); Senior singles – Rita Downs (Blackstones) v Norfolk or Cleveland in second round, Tuesday, 4.45pm (first round bye); Secretary singles – Sue Seed (Stamford) v North Essex, Wednesday, 2.15pm; second round – v Lincs, Thursday, 10.45am; Champion of Champions – Sophie Morton (Parkway) v Lincs, Wednesday, 2.15pm; second round – v Norfolk or Hunts, Thursday, 9.15am; Pairs – Angela Cox & Caz Bruce (Crowland) v Humberside, Wednesday, 9.15am; second round – v Hunts or Notts, Thursday, 12.15pm; Senior pairs – Jan McDougall & Chris Ryan (Crowland) v Norfolk, Tuesday, 12.15pm; second round – v Lincs, Wednesday, 4.45pm; 2b rinks – Rhona Morrell, Marlene Osborne, Jenny Mosley (Yaxley) v Durham, Tuesday, 3.15pm; second round – v North Essex or Hunts, Wednesday, 12.15pm; 3b rinks – Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) v Norfolk, Monday, 2.15pm; second round – v Lincs or Notts, Tuesday, 9.15am.

WHITTLESEY Manor retained the NBF’s Adams Cup following a last over win against Stamford Town at City of Peterborough.

The lead constantly changed hands during the three-rink final and with two of the three rinks having completed their 21 ends the scores were tied at 62-62.

However, the Manor claimed two shots on the last end to claim a 64-62 success and lift the trophy for the fourth year running.

RESULT

ADAMS CUP FINAL

WHITTLESEY MANOR 64, STAMFORD TOWN 62 (Manor rinks first):

Steve Lander, Dudley Smith, Phil Symonds 20, Lesley Simmonds, Susan Seed, Paul Bailey 18; Stuart Agger, Steven Shaw, Zack Brown 24, Brian Tuplin, Ken Simmonds, Dennis Starbuck 18; Kevin Brown, Luke Murray, Tom Fielding 20, Chrissie Baker, Linda Starbuck, Kevin Vinter 26.

BELOW: Whittlesey Manor – Adams Cup winners for the fourth year running.

BELOW: Stamford Town – Adams Cup runners-up by two shots.

THE NBF’s Dan Duffy Cup final between Parkway and Whittlesey Manor has been re-scheduled for next Thursday (Aug 6) at the City of Peterborough club.

The final was originally pencilled in for this Sunday, but Parkway are involved in the last 32 of the Bowls England Top Club competition at home to the Norwich-based Norfolk club.

The winner of the Dan Duffy Cup, the county’s club championship, progresses to next season’s EBF Durham Centenary Trophy competition which Parkway won last year.

TO cope with rising running costs, the NBF committee have decided to increase competition entry fees next season from £3.00 to £3.50 for individual events and from £10.00 to £15.00 for the two cup competitions.

They have been static now for a number of years, so the committee felt a small increase was needed now rather than wait further down the line when a much bigger increase might be necessary.

The increase will come into force for the indoor season and forms for the indoor and outdoor competitions will be available from your club secretaries next week.

TO mark the centenary of the English Bowling Federation, a celebration dinner is being held at the North Shore Hotel, Skegness on Monday, August 24th.

This event will be a three-course carvery selection and a raffle will be held with the proceeds to be divided between both the national presidents’ charities.

The cost is £24.00 per person and bookings have to be received by August 9th at the latest.

If any players from the county are interested, then menu details etc can be obtained from either NWBF secretary Terri Handley or NBF secretary Melvyn Beck.

THE NBF’s Adams Cup final between Whittlesey Manor, the holders, and Stamford Town is scheduled for the City of Peterborough green on Thursday, July 30th at 6.30pm.

In the semi-finals, Whittlesey Manor defeated Yaxley 61-41, while Stamford accounted for Crowland 65-45.

The semi-finals of the Dan Duffy Cup, the county club championship, are set for this Sunday (July 26th).

Parkway, who became the first club from the county to win the EBF’s Durham Centenary Trophy last year, face City of Peterborough having beaten defending champions Blackstones in the opening round.

The other semi-final is between Whittlesey Manor and Yaxley.

The final is scheduled for Sunday, August 2nd at a venue still to be decided.

THE NBF and NWBF county finals were staged over a weekend the first time with Parkway the hosting club.

It was an experiment that divided opinion – some thought there was a lack of atmosphere with matches spread over two days, while others thought it provided players in multiple finals more time to recover.

Both county management committees will take all comments and views on board when it comes to arranging next year’s finals.

However, the weekend timetable produced some interesting and significant results as players battled for places in the national finals at Skegness next month (August 22-29).

At the age of just 15, Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) is believed to be the youngster-ever winner of an women’s open county singles title when she claimed the four-bowl singles at the expense of Angela Cox (Crowland)

Having lost the two-bowl singles the previous day to Elaine Upton (Ketton), she recovered her composure to win the under 25 singles against clubmate Peyton Harford before completing the singles double.

Upton had qualified in four finals, but that was her only success, losing the senior singles to Rita Downs (Blackstones), who also defeated her in the senior mixed pairs with husband Brian. Incidentally, Upton and John Suffling had reached this final three years in a row without success.

Her other defeat came in the senior pairs with Helen Tilley against Crowland’s Jan McDougall and Chris Ryan, who later teamed up with Sally Albany to win the three-bowl triples on the last end against another Crowland trio, which made up for their two-bowl triples reverse at the hands of Yaxley’s Rhona Morrell, Marlene Osborne and Jenny Mosley the previous day.

There was a remarkable story in the men’s veterans singles with the title being claimed by a member of the Agger family for the fourth year running. Graham won it for the previous three years and youngster brother Stuart (Whittlesey Manor) followed in his footsteps at the first time of asking.

Stephen Harris (Blackstones) retained the four-bowl singles and added the pairs with John Earl, while Adam Warrington (Blackstones) took the two-bowl singles leaving the luckless Neil Wright runner-up in both singles finals.

Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) kept hold of the under 25 singles and the under 25 open pairs with Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) who he defeated in the junior singles final.

The other title successfully defended came in the women’s secretary singles where Susan Seed (Stamford) defeated Linda Toms (Conservative) in a repeat of last year’s final.

Another double winner was Sophie Morton (Parkway) in the Champion of Champions singles and the mixed pairs with Simon Law.

Dave Corney (Whittlesey Manor) missed out on a double, winning the senior pairs with Phil Symonds in an all-Manor final, but losing to Gavin Jinks (City of Peterborough) in the Champion of Champions singles.

It was the same story for the Whittlesey Manor rink of Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett and Peter Brown, who won the two-bowl triples at the expense of another Manor rink skipped by Brown’s son Zack, but then lost the three-bowl version to Blackstones’ Wayne Morris, Dusty Miller and Darren Middleton.

Yaxley’s Jenny Mosley also had two chances, but after winning the two-bowl triples, she was beaten in the mixed triples with Mike Gordon and Peter Marchant against Parkway’s Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman and James Harford.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Men’s senior pairs: Dave Corney & Phil Symonds (Whittlesey Manor) bt Alec Emery & Roger Martin (Whittlesey Manor) 19-15.

Women’s 2b singles: Elaine Upton (Ketton) bt Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) 21-9.

Men’s 2b singles: Adam Warrington (Blackstones) bt Neil Wright (Parkway) 21-18.

Men’s pairs: John Earl & Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Paul Dalliday & Simon Law (Parkway) 18-15.

Women’s pairs: Angela Cox & Caroline Bruce (Crowland) bt Mitch Willoughby & Hannah-Nicholich Willoughby 20-15.

Women’s 2b triples: Rhona Morrell, Marlene Osborne, Jenny Mosley (Yaxley) bt Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) 23-7.

Senior mixed pairs: Rita & Brian Downs (Blackstones) bt Elaine Upton & John Suffling (Ketton) 21-6.

Women’s Champion of Champions singles: Sophie Morton (Parkway) bt Julie O’Neill (Yaxley) 21-8.

Women’s U25 singles: Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) bt Peyton Harford (Parkway) 21-10.

Women’s secretary singles: Susan Seed (Stamford) bt Linda Toms (Conservative) 21-17.

Men’s secretary singles: Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) bt Ally McNaughton (Wittering) 21-12.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Men’s U25 singles: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) bt Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) 21-11).

Men’s Champion of Champions singles: Gavin Jinks (City of Peterborough) bt Dave Corney (Whittlesey Manor) 21-8.

Women’s senior pairs: Jan McDougall & Chris Ryan (Crowland) bt Helen Tilley & Elaine Upton (Ketton) 24-8.

Women’s 4b singles: Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) bt Angela Cox (Crowland) 21-11.

Men’s 4b singles: Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Neil Wright (Parkway) 21-13.

Men’s veterans singles: Stuart Agger (Whittlesey Manor) bt Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) 21-10.

Men’s 2b triples: Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) bt Stuart Agger, Stephen Shaw, Zack Brown 18-12.

Mixed pairs: Sophie Morton & Simon Law (Parkway) bt Karen Mercer (Whittlesey Manor) & John Earl (Blackstones) 17-14.

Mixed triples: Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, James Harford (Parkway) bt Mike Gordon, Jenny Mosley, Peter Marchant (Yaxley) 26-3.

Women’s 3b triples: Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) bt Carol Grief, Angela Cox, Caroline Bruce (Crowland) 14-13.

Women’s senior singles: Rita Downs (Blackstones) bt Elaine Upton (Ketton) 21-14.

Under 25 open pairs: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) & Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) bt William Marchant (Yaxley) & Luke Murray (Whittlesey Manor) 21-11.

Men’s 3b triples: Wayne Morris, Dusty Miller, Darren Middleton (Blackstones) bt Steve Lander, Tom Newman-Borrett, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) 21-13.

SAD to report the passing of former county bowler Margaret Linnell and wife of well-known local bowler Mick.

The funeral service is being held at the Peterborough Crematorium on Thursday, July 30th at 2.30pm.

THE NWBF county teams ended their programmes on a losing note at home to Suffolk with the deficits in both matches just 11 shots across the five rinks.

The Donald Steward team were beaten 124-113 at Blackstones with wins for the rinks of Chris Ryan (27-23) and Myra Landsburgh 34-22 providing them with four points

It was the same points return for the Silver Jubilee Vase team at City of Peterborough where they were beaten 110-99. Wins here for the rinks of Angela Cox (20-19) and Sue Mitchell (30-10).

RESULTS

DONALD STEWARD TROPHY

NORTHANTS 113 (4), SUFFOLK 124 (14) – (Northants rinks only):

Terri Handley, Shirley Suffling, Elaine Upton lost 11-33; Sally Albany, Joan Collishaw, Chris Ryan won 27-23; Linda Toms, Miriam Hulbert, Tina Tinklin lost 17-24; Ruth Swiffen, Penny Hart, Myra Landsburgh won 34-22; Jan McDougall, Val Du’Kett, Julie O’Neill lost 24-25.

SILVER JUBILEE VASE

NORTHANTS 99 (4), SUFFOLK 110 (14) – (Northants rinks only):

Julie Nolan, Caz Bruce, Angela Cox won 20-19; Polly Evans, Marlene Osborne, Netta Andrews lost 19-26; Sue Mansbridge, Fiona Richardson, Lisa Sharratt lost 14-26; Elizabeth Wallace, Rita Downs, Chris Ford lost 16-29; Sue Shaw, Maureen Stone, Sue Mitchell won 30-10.

BELOW: EWBF president Jean Phillips lines up with the Northants and Suffolk players before their Donald Steward Trophy match at Blackstones.