ALTHOUGH sharing the rink spoils at two apiece, Northants B suffered a third straight defeat in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy when visiting league newcomers North Essex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were wins for the rinks of team captain Ray Keating (31-22) and Paul Bailey (31-25), but they were unable to prevent North Essex running out 122-100 winners, as the other two Northants rinks, skipped by Kevin Vinter and Roger Martin, had combined losses of 37 shots <\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NORTHANTS B 100 (4), NORTH ESSEX 122 (10<\/strong>) – (Northants B rinks only):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ally McNaughton, Owen Aspinall, Ray Keating won 31-22; Martin Bailey, Mick Linnell, Paul Bailey won 31-25; Cliff Watson, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter lost 24-34; Jeff Clipston, Dudley Smith, Roger Martin lost 14-41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ALTHOUGH sharing the rink spoils at two apiece, Northants B suffered a third straight defeat in the English Bowling Federation’s Derbyshire Trophy when visiting league newcomers North Essex. There were wins for the rinks of team captain Ray Keating (31-22) and Paul Bailey (31-25), but they were unable to prevent North Essex running out 122-100 … <\/p>\n