BLACKSTONES will represent the county in next season’s Durham Centenary Trophy after defeating holders Parkway in the Dan Duffy Trophy final, the county’s club championship.
They claimed the trophy for the first time since 2021 with a comfortable 72-48 victory at Langtoft and in doing so denied Parkway a fourth straight success in the competition.
There were wins for the rinks of John Earl (28-13), Martyn Dolby (19-8) and Adam Warrington (15-12), while Simon Law (15-10) gained Parkway’s only success.
Malcolm Mitchell, Michael Humphreys, John Earl 28, Craig Campbell, James Harford, Tristan Morton 13; Martin Stokes, Darren Middleton, Adam Warrington 15, Trevor Collins, Neil Wright, Ean Morton 12; Wayne Morris, Owen Aspinall, Martyn Dolby 19, Ollie Jeapes, Michael Jeapes, Phil Exley 8; Louise Harris, Paul Buckley, Stephen Harris 10, Paul Dalliday, Michelle Coleman, Simon Law 15.
BELOW: Captain John Earl is pictured with the Dan Duffy Trophy surrounded by his Blackstones team.
THE NWBF’s Donald Steward team ended their season on a losing note with a four-shot defeat (98-102) at the hands of North Cambs at Blackstones.
It meant that Northants finished the southern section with one won and one draw from five matches, while for North Cambs it was their only win of the campaign.
There were wins for the rinks of Sally Albany, Karen Porter and Karen Mercer (22-10) and Val Du’Kett, Jan Collishaw and Carol Grief (17-16), while the trio of Terri Handley, Shirley Suffling and Ali McCormick finished all square (23-23), leaving Northants with five points.
Fiona Richardson, Rita Downs, Myra Landsburgh lost 16-25; Sheila Craig, Veina Slater, Liz Hext lost 20-28; Terri Handley, Shirley Suffling, Ali McCormick drew 23-23; Sally Albany, Karen Porter, Karen Mercer won 22-10; Val Du’Kett, Jan Collishaw, Carol Grief won 17-16.
BELOW: The Northants and North Cambs’ Donald Steward teams.
BOOKINGS are now being taken for the NBF/NWBF presentation luncheon being held once again at the Ellindon Banqueting Suite, Bretton on Sunday, September 21st (12.15pm for 1.00pm).
The cost of the three-course luncheon is the same as last year – £26.50 per head.
MENUCHOICES
STARTERS
Cream of vegetable soup
Mary Rose prawn cocktail
MAIN COURSE
Roast beef
Roast chicken
(both served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and accompanying sauces)
Mushroom stroganoff with rice
DESSERT
Apple & blueberry crumble with custard
Ice cream sundae
+ Tea & coffee
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GRAHAM Agger (Whittlesey Manor) remains on course to complete a hat-trick of English Bowling Federation veterans singles titles after winning the county championship at the City of Peterborough club for a third year in a row.
He defeated John Holroyd (Stamford) 21-15 in the final, but Holroyd later made amends by claiming a title double – 2b singles and senior pairs with Neil Crees.
Ollie Jeapes will also be defending a national title at Skegness following his retention of the under 25 singles crown against Yaxley’s Reggie Boardman and he will also be there in the junior pairs with Owen Aspinall following a defeat of his sister Amir and Caitlin Dalliday, daughter of two-bowl triples winner Paul.
Stamford secretary Susan Seed, who qualified in a remarkable six finals, won three out of five played on the day – secretary and Champion of Champions singles and senior mixed pairs with Kevin Vinter. She bypassed the winning three-bowl triple, but will return for the national final meaning she will be fighting on four fronts at Skegness.
NBF chairman Martyn Dolby also made it through to six finals, but only has one success to date – the pairs with Paul Martlew. He dropped out of the losing mixed triple, but lost his senior pairs crown with Dusty Miller and both the triples with Adam Warrington and John Earl, one of them on an extra end against Blackstones colleagues Michael Humphreys, Paul Buckley and Stephen Harris, who earlier lost in singles finals to Holroyd and Stuart Agger, who heads to Skegness for the first time.
Harris made it third time lucky in the singles when he defeated Dolby 21-17 in the four-bowl singles decider played after finals day.
Apart from Holroyd, Jeapes and Seed, there were also title doubles for Ketton pair Shirley Suffling and Elaine Upton and Parkway duo Simon Law and Tristan Morton.
The finals at Skegness run from August 16-23, but the individual portion of the championships will start on the Monday afternoon (August 18).
MEN
2b singles: John Holroyd (Stamford) bt Stephen Harris (Blackstones) 21-16; 4b singles: Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) 21-17; Champion of Champions singles: Stuart Agger (Whittlesey Manor) bt Stephen Harris (Blackstones) 21-17; Veterans singles: Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor) bt John Holroyd (Stamford) 21-15; U25 singles: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) bt Reggie Boardman (Yaxley) 21-10; Secretary singles: Andy Cox (City of Peterborough) bt Ally McNaughton (Wittering) 21-7; Pairs: Paul Martlew & Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) bt Stuart Popple (S) & James Harford (Parkway) 21-17; Senior pairs: Neil Crees & John Holroyd (Stamford) bt Dusty Miller & Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) 21-5; U25 open pairs: Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) & Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) bt Amir Jeapes & Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway) 28-12; Mixed pairs: Catherine Popple (S) & James Harford (Parkway) bt Kevin Vinter & Susan Seed (Stamford) 18-13; Senior mixed pairs: Kevin Vinter & Susan Seed (Stamford) bt Elaine Upton & John Suffling (Ketton) 23-10; 2b triples: Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) bt Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington, John Earl (Blackstones) 22-19; 3b triples: Michael Humphreys, Paul Buckley, Stephen Harris (Blackstones) bt Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington, John Earl (Blackstones) 16-15 (after extra end); Mixed triples: Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) bt Rita Downs, Wayne Morris (S), Darren Middleton (Blackstones) 23-10.
WOMEN
4b singles: Linda Toms (Conservative) bt Susan Seed (Stamford) 21-13; 2b singles: Shirley Suffling (Ketton) bt Catherine Bruce (Crowland) 21-16; Champion of Champion of Champions singles: Susan Seed (Stamford) bt Lynne Agger (Whittlesey Manor) 21-14; Senior singles: Elaine Upton (Ketton) bt Shirley Suffling (Ketton) 21-9; Secretary singles: Susan Seed (Stamford) bt Linda Toms (Conservative) 21-11; Pairs: Sheila Craig & Liz Hext (Conservative) bt Jan McDougall & Chris Ryan (Crowland) 20-6; Senior pairs: Fiona Richardson & Jess Bolam (City of Peterborough) bt Marlene Osborne (S) & Viv Hempsell (Yaxley) 21-15; 2b triples: Elaine Upton, Shirley Suffling, Helen Tilley (Ketton) bt Angie Ford-Hunt (S), Julie Nolan, Linda Kemp (Market Deeping) 30-13; 3b triples: Chrissy Baker, Moira Holroyd (S), Chris Ford (Stamford) bt Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland) 17-15.
Below: Veterans singles winner Graham Agger (left) and beaten finalist John Holroyd, who later claimed a title double.
Below: Susan Seed (right) and Linda Toms – two singles clashes ended one apiece.
Below: Two-bowl triples finalists Market Deeping and Ketton (winners)
Below: Men’s two-bowl triples finalists Parkway (winners) and Blackstones
THE final of the NBF’s Dan Duffy Cup, which is the county club championship, is being hosted by the Langtoft club on Thursday, July 17th at 6.30pm and features the holders Parkway against Blackstones.
The winners advance to next season’s Durham Centenary Trophy, which is the EBF’s national club championship. Parkway are still going strong in this season’s Durham Centenary Trophy having reached the southern section final.
In the county semi-finals, Parkway defeated Whittlesey Manor, while Blackstones won at Yaxley.
The Adams Cup final between holders Whittlesey Manor and Crowland will take place at the City of Peterborough club on Thursday, July 24th at 6.30pm.
In the semi-finals, Whittlesey Manor defeated Stamford, while Crowland beat City of Peterborough.
THE NBF Adams and Newton teams ended their English Bowling Federation county championship programmes with defeats away to Lincolnshire.
The Adams team went down 178-144 at Boston with just three points to show for their efforts courtesy of a 34-18 win for debutant Graham Patrickson, Michael Humphreys and Adam Warrington, while the rink of Neil Wright, Tom Fielding and Adam Emery drew 29-29.
Over at Spalding, the Newton team were beaten 171-153 which meant that Lincs clinched the southern section title with four wins out of four.
Northants picked up four points following wins for the rinks of Ian Chilvers, Sam Downs and Paul Buckley, who won 30-25, and Peter Smith, Andy Dyer and captain Brian Bassam, who were 37-18 winners.
Neil Wright, Tom Fielding, Adam Emery drew 29-29; Duncan Lee, Alec Emery, Graham Agger lost 25-26; Craig Campbell, Dudley Smith, Trevor Collins lost 13-40; Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter lost 24-32; Graham Patrickson, Michael Humphreys, Adam Warrington won 34-18; Roger Stevens, Steven Shaw, Roger Martin lost 19-33.
Ian Chilvers, Sam Downs, Paul Buckley won 30-25; Martin Prudhoe, Dave Roberts, Phil Symonds lost 14-24; Paul Carey, Roger Strong, Mick Greaves lost 25-30; Peter Smith, Andy Dyer, Brian Bassam won 37-18; Les Sharp, Melvyn Beck, Andrew Cooper lost 19-40; Andy Cox, Mick Porter, Andrew Grief lost 28-34.
THE NBF/NWBF county finals are being hosted by the City of Peterborough club on Sunday, July 13th with the first session now starting at 9.00am.
TIMETABLE
9.00am
Ladies 2b singles – Shirley Suffling (Ketton) v Caroline Bruce (Crowland); Men’s secretary singles – Andy Cox (City of Peterborough) v Ally McNaughton (Wittering); Ladies 4b singles – Sue Seed (Stamford) v Linda Toms (Conservative); Men’s veterans singles – Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor) v John Holroyd (Stamford); Men’s pairs – Paul Marlew & Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) v Stuart Popple (S) & James Harford (Parkway); Ladies senior singles – Marlene Osborne (S) & Viv Hempsell (Yaxley) v Fiona Richardson & Jess Bolam (City of Peterborough).
11.00am
Ladies C/C singles – Lynne Agger (Whittlesey Manor) v Sue Seed (Stamford); Ladies pairs – Sheila Craig & Liz Hext (Conservative) v Jan McDougall & Chris Ryan (Crowland); Men’s 2b singles – John Holroyd (Stamford) v Stephen Harris (Blackstones); Mixed triples – Sophie Morton, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) v Darren Middleton, Rita Downs, Martyn Dolby (Blackstones); Ladies senior singles – Shirley Suffling (Ketton) v Elaine Upton (Ketton).
1.30pm
Men’s C/C singles – Stuart Agger (Whittlesey Manor) v Stephen Harris (Blackstones); Ladies secretary singles – Sue Seed (Stamford) v Linda Toms (Conservative); Under 25 singles – Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) v Reggie Boardman (Yaxley); Men’s 2b triples – Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton (Parkway) v Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington, John Earl (Blackstones),
3.30pm
Mixed pairs – Catherine Popple (S) & James Harford (Parkway) v Sue Seed & Kevin Vinter (Stamford); Men’s senior pairs – Dusty Miller & Martyn Dolby (Blackstones) v Neil Crees & John Holroyd (Stamford); Ladies 2b triples – Julie Nolan, Emma Providence, Linda Kemp (Market Deeping) v Elaine Upton, Shirley Suffling, Helen Tilley (Ketton); Ladies 3b triples – Moira Holroyd (S), Chrissy Baker, Chris Ford (Stamford) v Sally Albany, Jan McDougall, Chris Ryan (Crowland); Under 25 pairs – Owen Aspinall (Blackstones) & Ollie Jeapes (Parkway) v A. Jeapes & Caitlin Dalliday (Parkway).
6.00pm
Senior mixed pairs – Sue Seed & Kevin Vinter (Stamford) v John Suffling & Elaine Upton (Ketton); Men’s 3b triples – Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington, John Earl (Blackstones) v Michael Humphreys, Paul Buckley, Stephen Harris (Blackstones).
Sally Albany, Karen Porter, Karen Mercer drew 24-24; Penny Hart, Shirley Suffling, Ali McCormick won 24-20; Fiona Richardson, Rita Downs, Myra Landsburgh won 21-18; Sheila Craig, Veina Slater, Liz Hext lost 19-22; Val Du’Kett, Joan Collishaw, Chris Ryan lost 18-22.
Jenny Moseley, Julie Nolan, Gill King lost 14-28; Linda Toms, Marlene Osborne, Viv Hempsell lost 12-30; Kate Heath, Ann Northen, Jess Bolam lost 12-23; Joyce Needham, Maureen Stone, Sue Mansbridge lost 15-31; Miriam Hulbert, Rhona Morrell, Julie O’Neill lost 19-25.
BELOW: The Northants and Hunts Donald Steward teams line-up before their drew at Buckden.
ANY hopes the NBF county teams had of winning their respective southern sections in the EBF county championships perished at the hands of visiting Suffolk.
Both the Adams and Newton teams only managed one winning rink apiece as Suffolk powered home to increase their chances of qualifying for the national finals at Skegness.
The Adams team were beaten 172-151 at Parkway, their one winning rink being Neil Wright, Tom Fielding and Adam Emery, who won 35-18, while at Whittlesey Manor, the Newton team went down 177-143, with the rink of Ian Chilvers, Sam Downs and Paul Buckley winning 33-25.
Both teams round off their programmes away to Lincolnshire on Saturday (July 5).
There are two changes in the Newton team for the match at the Castle green in Spalding with Andrew Grief and Dave Roberts replacing Steven Shaw, who has moved up to the Adams team, and Melvyn Beck.
Neil Wright, Tom Fielding, Adam Emery won 35-18; Tom Newman-Borrett, Michael Humphreys, John Earl lost 23-30; Malcolm Mitchell, Zack Brown, Roger Martin lost 21-37; Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter lost 25-26; Craig Campbell, Dudley Smith, Peter Brown lost 21-26; Duncan Lee, Trevor Collins, Graham Agger lost 26-35.
Ian Chilvers Sam Downs, Paul Buckley won 33-25; Andy Cox, Mick Porter, Brian Bassam lost 21-28; Peter Smith, Andy Cook, Steven Shaw lost 20-37; Martin Prudhoe, Melvyn Beck, Phil Symonds lost 20-25; Paul Carey, Roger Strong, Mick Greaves lost 22-33; Les Sharp, Andy Dyer, Andrew Cooper lost 27-29.
THE NBF Adams Trophy team made it three wins out of four with a maximum 22 points haul against near neighbours North Cambs at Blackstones.
Four of the rinks were settled by five shots or less in a 193-141 victory, but a 41-18 win for the rink of Wayne Morris, Michael Humphreys and Adam Warrington and a 36-21 success for Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd and Kevin Vinter eased Northants home.
Northants are in action against Suffolk at Parkway on Saturday (June 28).
Neil Wright, Adam Emery, Alec Emery won 26-24; Malcolm Mitchell, Tom Fielding, Roger Martin won 30-26; Craig Campbell, Dudley Smith, Trevor Collins won 31-28; Wayne Morris, Michael Humphreys, Adam Warrington won 41-18; Duncan Lee, Steven Shaw, Graham Agger won 29-24; Ally McNaughton, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter won 36-21.
