THE NWBF teams opened their county championship programmes with narrow defeats away to Norfolk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Donald Steward team went down by 11 shots at Acle, while the Silver Jubilee Vase team finished 14 shots adrift at Martham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both teams won on two rinks to claim four of the 18 points on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rinks of Liz Hext (23-22) and Elaine Upton (32-16) secured the points for the Donald Steward team in a 120-109 defeat, while the rinks of Chris Ford (24-10) and Lisa Sharratt (24-14) were successful for the Vase team in a 109-95 defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next up for the county is a Donald Steward match only away to North Essex on June 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DONALD STEWARD TROPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NORTHANTS 109 (4), NORFOLK 120 (14)<\/strong>: (Northants rinks only) –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rhona Morrell, Penny Hart, Myra Landsburgh lost 20-25; Sally Albany, Joan Collishaw, Chris Ryan lost 21-26; Miriam Hulbert, Ali McCormick, Julie O’Neill lost 13-31; Val Du’Kett, Linda Toms, Liz Hext won 23-22; Terri Handley, Shirley Suffling, Elaine Upton won 32-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SILVER JUBILEE VASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NORTHANTS 95 (4), NORFOLK 109 (14)<\/strong>: (Northants rinks only) –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sue Mitchell, Chris Frost, Sue Mansbridge lost 14-33; Sue Shaw, Jess Bolam, Maureen Stone lost 14-29; Polly Evans, Marlene Osborne, Netta Andrews lost 19-13; Elizabeth Wallace, Rita Downs, Chris Ford won 24-10; Julie Nolan, Kate Heath, Lisa Sharratt won 24-14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE NWBF teams opened their county championship programmes with narrow defeats away to Norfolk. The Donald Steward team went down by 11 shots at Acle, while the Silver Jubilee Vase team finished 14 shots adrift at Martham. Both teams won on two rinks to claim four of the 18 points on offer. The rinks of … <\/p>\n