WHAT a start for Dave Corney in his first match as captain of the Newton Trophy team as he watched his new-look squad achieve a rare victory over Suffolk, who have appeared in the last three finals, winning two of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They won on four of the six rinks at Whittlesey Manor for a resounding 192-153 success, collecting 18 of the 22 points on offer, and now they look to build on that foundation when they host Hunts at the same venue on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were runaway victories for the rinks of Tony Belson (45-18), Tom Fielding (40-23) and Ally McNaughton (39-21), while Barry Lawrence’s rink held off a late charge to win 27-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Adams team, playing at Parkway, were unable to complete the double over Suffolk as they went down 140-178 (4-18), their rink wins coming from Adam Warrington (33-18) and Paul Buckley (26-19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADAMS TROPHY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Northants 140 (4), Suffolk 178 (18) – (Northants rinks only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brian Martin, James Harford, Mike Robertson lost 24-36; Wayne Morris, Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington won 33-18; Tom Newman, MIchael Humphreys, John Earl lost 19-35; Roger Stevens, Zack Brown, Paul Bailey lost 22-34; Graham Agger, Ray Keating, Paul Buckley won 26-19; Stuart Agger, Mick Linnell, Roger Martin lost 15-36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NEWTON TROPHY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Northants 192 (18), Suffolk 153 (4) – (Northants rinks only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malcolm Mann, Darren Middleton, Ally McNaughton won 39-21; Jim Ruddy, Dick Ford, Barry Lawrence won 27-24; Gareth Dickenson, Andrew Cook, Tom Fielding won 40-23; Les Sharp, Robert Heath, Tony Belson won 45-18; Peter Cox, Tony Mace, Kevin Vinter lost 20-35; Jeff Clipston, Mick Greaves, Alec Emery lost 21-32.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WHAT a start for Dave Corney in his first match as captain of the Newton Trophy team as he watched his new-look squad achieve a rare victory over Suffolk, who have appeared in the last three finals, winning two of them. They won on four of the six rinks at Whittlesey Manor for a resounding … <\/p>\n