DETAILS of the opening round draws for the English Bowling Federation finals at Skegness from August 19-26 have just been released.
This year the individual portion of the championships will get under way on the Monday afternoon as opposed to the usual Tuesday morning, with all six inter-county finals being played on the Saturday and the Reg Jackson competition occupying the three greens all day Sunday and Monday morning,
The inter-county finals on the Saturday will start at 11.45am with the Silver Vase Trophy, the Reg Wright Trophy and the Durham Centenary, while the Adams, Donald Steward and Newton finals will start at 3.00pm.
MEN
2b singles: Michael Jeapes (Parkway), Tuesday, 12.15pm v Cleveland; 4b singles: Paul Dalliday (Parkway), Tuesday, 11.45am v Northumberland; U25 singles: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway), Thursday, 11.45am v North Cambs; Senior singles: Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor), first round bye, then Friday, 11.45am v Hunts or Durham; Secretaries singles: Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor), Thursday, 12.15pm v Lincs; Champion of Champions: Robert Heath (Yaxley), Tuesday, 1.45pm v North Essex; Pairs: Sam Downs & Paul Buckley (Blackstones), first round bye, then Thursday, 9.15am v Hunts; Senior pairs: John Suffling & Bob Warters (Ketton), Wednesday, 12.15pm v Humberside; Mixed pairs: Katie Bailey & John Earl (Blackstones), Tuesday, 9.15am v Humberside; 2b rinks: Roger Stevens, Graham Agger, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Notts; 3b rinks: Adam Emery, Ean & Tristan Morton (Parkway), Monday, 2.15pm v Norfolk; Mixed rinks, Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway), Tuesday, 11.45am v Norfolk; U25 open pairs: Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) & Ollie Jeapes (Parkway), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Hunts; Senior mixed pairs: Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley), first round bye, then Wednesday, 1.45pm v Humberside or Hunts.
LADIES
2b singles: Karen Porter (Crowland), Tuesday, 2.15pm v North Essex; 4b singles: Emma Providence (Market Deeping), Tuesday, 9.15am v Durham; Senior singles: Sue Moir (Langtoft), Wednesday, 9.15am v Notts; Secretaries singles: Angela Cox (Langtoft), Wednesday, 1.45pm v Derbys; Champion of Champions: Ann Northen (Langtoft), Tuesday, 3.15pm v Hunts; Pairs: Lynn Hulme (sub) & Shirley Suffling (Ketton), Thursday, 10.45am v Norfolk; Senior pairs: Anne White & Sue Moir (Langtoft), Tuesday, 10.45am v Norfolk; 2b rinks: Julie Nolan, Linda Kemp, Emma Providence (Market Deeping), Tuesday, 2.15pm v Cleveland; 3b rinks: Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford), Monday, 2.15pm v Lincs.
DATES and venues for the two NBF cup finals have now been confirmed.
Langtoft will host the Dan Duffy Cup final between defending champions Parkway and Blackstones on Thursday, August 3 at 6.30pm. The winners of this county club championship will represent the county in next year’s Durham Centenary Trophy.
In the semi-finals, Blackstones won 74-58 at Whittlesey Manor, while Parkway were 83-67 winners at Yaxley.
The Adams Cup decider between Whittlesey Manor and Yaxley is being hosted by the City of Peterborough club on Thursday, August 10 at 6.30pm.
Whittlesey Manor reached the final with a 68-36 victory at Crowland, while Yaxley edged out Peterborough & District 65-62.
BOOKINGS are now being taken for the Northants Bowling Federation’s joint annual presentation luncheon being held once again at the Ellindon Banqueting Suite, Bretton PE3 8RD on Sunday, September 17 (12.00 for 12.30).
Tickets are priced at £25.00, the same as last year for a three-course lunch plus tea or coffee, and the function will be hosted by county presidents Martyn Dolby and Shirley Suffling.
Guests of honour will be the national presidents, Elaine Haddon-Holmes (Derbys) and Ian Bratton (Humberside).
Make your selections from the menu below and send them to either county secretary – Terri Handley, 6 Caesar Close Baston PE6 9PN (Email: terri.handley@yahoo.co.uk or Melvyn Beck, 11 Davie Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1YZ (Email: melvynbeckbowls@outlook,com).
Email or post your orders and cheques should be made payable to Northants Bowling Federation.
MENU
Cream of vegetable soup
Prawn cocktail
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Roast beef
Roast chicken
(Both served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and accompanying sauces)
FOUR players claimed title doubles at the Northants Bowling Federation finals at Whittlesey Manor on Sunday.
Emma Providence (Market Deeping), who had earlier won the four-bowl singles against Langtoft’s Angela Cox (21-7) and the two-bowl triples with her mother Linda Kemp and Sue Wilson, missed out on a hat-trick in the pairs when her and her mother were beaten 18-12 by Ketton’s Carol Warters and NWBF president Shirley Suffling, whose husbands, Bob and John respectively, combined to win the men’s senior pairs, 19-18 against Parkway’s Tony Scarr and Trevor Collins.
Parkway’s Tristan Morton completed a comfortable early double, winning the three-bowl triples with brother Ean and Adam Emery, 26-8 against host club trio Steve Roden, Steve Lander and Peter Brown, and then the mixed triples (29-11) with wife Sophie and Simon Law, with Brown on the receiving end again alongside Stuart Agger and Lynne Betts.
Brown did make it third time lucky in the two-bowl triples as did Roger Stevens, who had earlier been beaten 21-10 by Michael Jeapes (Parkway) in the two-bowl singles and 23-12 in the pairs with Tom Newman against Blackstones’ Sam Downs and Paul Buckley.
The other player in the winning rink, Graham Agger, was completing a double having claimed the veterans singles title at the first time of asking, 21-18 against Stamford’s Kevin Vinter, who later lost 15-12 with Sue Seed in the senior mixed pairs against title holders and former national champions Les Sharp and Gill King (Yaxley). Seed also suffered a second defeat on the day in the three-bowl triples with Chrissie Baker and Ann Holmes against Stamford colleagues Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd (who had won it last year with Holmes) and Chris Ford, who made amends for their earlier two-bowl triples defeat.
The fourth and double winner was Langtoft’s Sue Moir, who won the senior singles, 21-16 against Helen Tilley (Ketton) and teamed up with Anne White to land the senior pairs, 17-7 against Yaxley’s Viv Hempsell and double seeking Gill King.
Yaxley’s Robert Heath, who won the senior pairs two years in a row, heads to Skegness in the Champion of Champions this time after beating Neil Wright (Parkway) 21-10, while Langtoft’s Ann Northen won the ladies’ equivalent, 21-16 against Joy Winfield (Deeping).
Angela Cox claimed a fourth county title on the day for the Langtoft club by retaining the secretary singles with a 21-4 defeat of county secretary Terri Handley, while Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) also kept his secretary singles crown with a 21-19 win against Mike Ramsden (Empingham) in a repeat of last year’s final.
There was a fourth title on the day for Parkway when Paul Dalliday edged out Andrew Cooper (Yaxley) 21-19 in the four-, bowl singles, while a sizeable contingent of Crowland supporters enjoyed Karen Porter’s 21-17 win in the two-bowl singles against Val Du’Kett (Ketton).
There was a comfortable 20-8 win in the mixed pairs for Blackstones’ Katie Bailey and John Earl against Wittering’s Mitch Willoughby and Ally McNaughton.
Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) was the only entrant in either of the junior singles competitions, and so goes straight through to Skegness for the second year running.
FINAL RESULTS
MEN
2b singles – Michael Jeapes (Parkway) bt Roger Stevens (Whittlesey Manor) 21-10; 4b singles – Paul Dalliday (Parkway) bt Andrew Cooper (Yaxley) 21-19; Secretaries singles – Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) bt Mike Ramsden (Empingham) 21-19; Veterans singles – Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor) bt Kevin Vinter (Stamford) 21-18; Champion of Champions – Robert Heath (Yaxley) bt Neil Wright (Parkway) 21-10; Pairs – Sam Downs & Paul Buckley (Blackstones) bt Roger Stevens & Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor) 23-12; Senior pairs – John Suffling & Bob Warters (Ketton) bt Tony Scarr & Trevor Collins (Parkway) 19-18; 2b rinks – Roger Stevens, Graham Agger, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) bt Tony Scarr, Mike Robertson, Trevor Collins (Parkway) 25-13; 3b rinks – Adam Emery, Ean & Tristan Morton (Parkway) bt Steve Roden, Steve Lander, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) 26-8.
MIXED
Pairs – Katie Bailey & John Earl (Blackstones) bt Mitch Willoughby & Ally McNaughton (Wittering) 20-8; Senior mixed pairs – Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley) bt Kevin Vinter & Sue Seed (Stamford) 15-12; Mixed rinks – Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) bt Stuart Agger, Lynne Betts, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor) 29-11.
WOMEN
2b singles – Karen Porter (Crowland) bt Val Du’Kett (Ketton) 21-17; 4b singles: Emma Providence (Market Deeping) bt Angela Cox (Langtoft) 21-7; Secretaries singles – Angela Cox (Langtoft) bt Terri Handley (County) 21-4; Veterans singles – Sue Moir (Langtoft) bt Helen Tilley (Ketton) 21-16; Champion of Champions – Ann Northen (Langtoft) bt Joy Winfield (Deeping) 21-16; Pairs – Carol Warters & Shirley Suffling (Ketton) bt Linda Kemp & Emma Providence (Market Deeping) 18-12; Senior pairs – Anne White & Sue Moir (Langtoft) bt Viv Hempsell & Gill King (Yaxley) 17-7; 2b rinks – Sue Wilson, Linda Kemp, Emma Providence (Market Deeping) bt Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford) 22-12; 3b rinks – Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford) bt Chrissie Baker, Sue Seed, Ann Holmes (Stamford) 22-9.
Four county titles came the way of this Langtoft quartet – (left to right): Ann Northen, Anne White, Angela Cox and double winner Sue Moir.Pairs finalists (from the left) Carol Warters and county president Shirley Suffling (the winners) and Market Deeping mother and daughter Linda Kemp and Emma Providence, who earlier won the three-bowl triples with Sue Wilson.
THE NWBF’s Donald Steward team ended the season on a winning note in the battle of the ‘wooden spoon’ with visiting North Essex at the City of Peterborough club.
Their 119-104 (15-3) success, their first of the season, lifted them off the bottom of the southern section at the expense of North Essex.
No fewer than three of the five rinks ended in draws, but wins for the rinks of Chris Ford and Val Du’Kett tipped the scales in favour of the hosts.
Penny Hart, Viv Hempsell, Gill King drew 23-23; Sally Albany, Shirley Suffling, Myra Landsburgh drew 20-20; Fiona Richardson, Angela Kenny, Val Du’Kett won 24-18; Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford won 26-17; Jessica Phillips, Linda Toms, Sharon Green drew 26-26.
THE Northants Bowling Federation joint county finals take place at Whittlesey Manor this Sunday (July 23) starting at 10.00am.
Three bowlers – Emma Providence (Market Deeping) and Whittlesey Manor pair Peter Brown and Roger Stevens -are all chasing a hat-trick of titles.
Former national winners Les Sharp and Gill King (Yaxley) will be defending their senior mixed pairs title, while Angela Cox (Langtoft) and Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) bid to retain their respective secretary singles titles.
Ann Holmes (Stamford) seeks to retain the 3b triples crown, with two different players this time – Chrissie Baker and Sue Seed – and, ironically, one of her team-mates from last year, Moira Holroyd, will be in opposition this time in an all-Stamford final.
COUNTY TIMETABLE
10.00am
Men’s veterans singles: Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor) v Kevin Vinter (Stamford); Men’s 2b singles: Roger Stevens (Whittlesey Manor) v Michael Jeapes (Parkway); Men’s 3b triples: Adam Emery, Ean & Tristan Morton (Parkway) v Steve Roden, Steve Lander, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor); Ladies 4b singles: Angela Cox (Langtoft) v Emma Providence (Market Deeping); Men’s Champion of Champions singles: Neil Wright (Parkway) v Robert Heath (Yaxley); Ladies Champion of Champions singles: Ann Northen (Langtoft) v Joy Winfield (Deeping).
12.00 noon
Men’s senior pairs: Tony Scarr & Trevor Collins (Parkway) v John Suffling & Bob Warters (Ketton); Mixed triples: Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) v Stuart Agger, Lynne Betts, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor); Men’s pairs: Roger Stevens & Tom Newman (Whittlesey Manor) v Sam Downs & Paul Buckley (Blackstones); Ladies senior singles: Sue Moir (Langtoft) v Helen Tilley (Ketton); Senior mixed pairs: Sue Seed & Kevin Vinter (Stamford) v Les Sharp & Gill King (Yaxley); Ladies 2b triples: S. Wilson, Linda Kemp, Emma Providence (Market Deeping) v Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford).
2.00pm
Ladies secretary singles: Terri Handley (County) v Angela Cox (Langtoft); Men’s secretary singles: Melvyn Beck (Whittlesey Manor) v Mike Ramsden (Empingham); Men’s 4b singles: Paul Dalliday (Parkway) v Andrew Cooper (Yaxley); Mixed pairs: Mitch Willoughby & Ally McNaughton (Wittering) v Katie Bailey & John Earl (Blackstones); Ladies 2b singles: Val Du’Kett (Ketton) v Karen Porter (Crowland).
4.00pm
Ladies pairs: Carol Warters & Shirley Suffling (Ketton) v Linda Kemp & Emma Providence (Market Deeping); Ladies 3b triples: Chrissie Baker, Sue Seed, Ann Holmes (Stamford) v Elizabeth Wallace, Moira Holroyd, Chris Ford (Stamford); Ladies senior pairs: Ann White & Sue Moir (Langtoft) v Vivienne Hempsell & Gill King (Yaxley); Men’s 2b triples: Mike Robertson, Tony Scarr, Trevor Collins (Parkway) v Roger Stevens, Tom Newman, Peter Brown (Whittlesey Manor).
Umpire: Les Sharp.
DRESS CODE
Men: outdoor club shirts, white trousers or white EBF shorts.
Ladies: White or cream bowling skirt, long or cropped 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). Predominantly white bowls shoes (coloured flashes are acceptable).
In mixed competitions, ladies must wear their own outdoor club registered shirt or plain white top, which may differ from their male partners.
*Bar and refreshments will be available throughout the day, including a barbeque from lunchtime.
*Raffle prizes would be appreciated as the money collected will be shared between the men and the ladies.
* Please return any outdoor and indoor trophies you may have in your possession.
* Direction of play will be changed after the opening two sessions.
* County dinner ticket order forms, containing menu choices, will be available on the day.
English Women’s Bowling Federation president Elaine Haddon-Holmes (centre) pictured with the Northants and Norfolk Donald Steward teams before their match at City of Peterborough. Norfolk won the match 107-90 (14-4), while the Silver Jubilee team ended their season with a 16-2 points defeat at Yaxley. Both the Northants teams remain without a win this season. The Steward team’s final match is at home to North Essex on July 19 which will decide who finishes bottom of the southern section. The Vase team have finished bottom of their division picking up just six points from their three fixtures.
IT may have been a disappointing season in general, but at least the NBF county teams signed off their county championship campaigns with home wins against Norfolk.
The Adams team secured their first win of the season with a narrow 176-174 (16-6) victory at Blackstones which dashed Norfolk’s southern section title ambitions , while the Newton team romped to 217-132 (20-2) at Whittlesey Manor to lift them off the bottom and into fourth place.
The Adams wins came from the rinks of Adam Warrington, Trevor Collins and Mick Linnell, while the Newton had no fewer than four rinks topping forty shots – Peter Smith, Roy Mercer. Barry Lawrence and Kevin Vinter, whose rink of John Holroyd and Michael Humphries were unbeaten in the five-match programme. The other rink win came from Paul Buckley.
Dusty Miller, Ally McNaughton, Adam Warrington won 39-27; Duncan Lee, Mal Smith, Trevor Collins won 29-20; Stuart Agger, Stephen Harris, Mick Linnell won 41-24; Roger Stevens, Tom Fielding, John Earl lost 31-36; Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating lost 17-33; Martin Prudhoe, Adam Emery, Dudley Smith lost 19-34.
Graham Patrickson, Andy Cook, Jon Bailey lost 24-26; Brian Bassam, Martin Bailey, Peter Smith won 41-23; Les Sharp, Paul Bailey, Roy Mercer won 40-25; John Holroyd, Michael Humphries, Kevin Vinter won 41-19; Andy Dyer, Steven Shaw, Barry Lawrence won 41-18.
Around forty bowlers supported Shirley Suffling (front, row, fourth from left) at her NWBf President’s Day held at her home club of Ketton. Before afternoon tea, there were light-hearted bowls events, a quiz and a raffle which in total raised £154 for county funds.
IT was frustration for the NBF county teams in their home matches against North Essex (Adams) and North Cambs (Newton) as they were narrowly beaten by 12 shots and two respectively.
The Adams team picked up six points from their 176-164 defeat at Blackstones, but that’s four defeats on the trot, while the Newton team also claimed six points in a 159-157 reverse at Whittlesey Manor.
The rinks of Ray Keating, Trevor Collins and Tom Fielding were responsible for the Adams points, while the Newton winning skips were Kevin Vinter, Peter Smith and Paul Buckley.
Both teams complete their southern section programmes on Saturday (July 1) with home matches against Norfolk.
Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Ray Keating won 24-22; Duncan Lee, Stephen Harris, Trevor Collins won 33-25; Owen Aspinall, Roger Stevens, Tom Fielding won 37-25; Jim Ruddy, Neil Wright, Ally McNaughton lost 29-33; Dusty Miller, Darren Middleton, Dave Smith lost 26-34; Martin Prudhoe, Mick Linnell, Robert Heath lost 15-37.
Jon Bailey, Andy Cook, Paul Bailey lost 27-31; John Holroyd, Michael Humphries, Kevin Vinter won 25-22; Andy Dyer, Steven Shaw, Barry Lawrence lost 18-28; Philip Burbridge, Martin Bailey, Peter Smith won 34-21; Dave Corney, Alec Emery, Paul Buckley won 28-24; Les Sharp, Brian Bassam, Roy Mercer lost 25-33.
