Northants’ second string, in their Derbyshire Trophy debut season, cruised into second place in the Southern section with 128-69 defeat of North Cambs at Wisbech IBC.<\/p>\n
It was their first win in the competition after three defeats but not unexpected against a North Cambs side whose access to players is limited, while Northants B can dip into multi talents at Peterborough and Stamford.<\/p>\n
And it was a combination of these two clubs – Les Sharp and Mick Greaves (Peterborough) and skip Jonathan Earl (Stamford) who carried off the individual honours with a 46-9 in unfamiliar conditions.<\/p>\n
Northants B now just have to play Hunts (Huntingdon, Feb 18) to complete their fixtures while unbeaten Northants A are still due to face North Cambs (January 21at Stamford), Lincoln (Feb 18 at Lincoln) and Norfolk (February 25 at Gallow, Fakenham) in their bid to reach the national finals.<\/p>\n
Result (Northants names only)<\/p>\n
Derbyshire Trophy (at Wisbech): North Cambs 69 (2pts) Northants B (12). M Ramsden, M Humphreys, J Holroyd won 31-13; L Sharp, M Greaves, J Earl won 46-9; S Roden, G Agger, M Linnelll won 34-19; C Watson, D Noble, P Brown lost 17-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Northants’ second string, in their Derbyshire Trophy debut season, cruised into second place in the Southern section with 128-69 defeat of North Cambs at Wisbech IBC. It was their first win in the competition after three defeats but not unexpected against a North Cambs side whose access to players is limited, while Northants B can … <\/p>\n