The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Awesome foursome claim county indoor title doubles
Four ladies completed title doubles at the Northants Bowling Federation indoor finals at Stamford on Sunday.
The rink of Elizabeth Wallace, Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford closed the proceedings with a 21-15 win against Rose March, Pat Jones and Denise Mackie to claim second titles.
Suffling and Ford earlier combined to win the pairs, 22-13 against county officials Terri Handley and Val Du’Kett, while Wallace came from behind to defeat Ford 21-17 in the senior singles.
The other double was achieved by Joan Robinson, who defeated Michelle Smith 21-19 in the singles, and then had the upper hand on her again in the mixed pairs with Tom Newman, winning 21-9 against Smith and husband Ian.
Tony Barwell defeated Cliff Watson 21-8 in the men’s veterans singles, while Stephen Harris, winner of the national under 25 singles last year, took the singles title 21-9 against Michael Humphreys, but when they combined in the rinks with Bob Warters they were beaten 18-16 by Paul Dalliday, James Harford and Simon Law.
The biggest win of the day came in the mixed rinks, where Moira and John Holroyd and Kevin Vinter were 29-4 winners against Chris Ford, Martyn Dolby and Adam Warrington, which compensated for John’s 24-14 defeat in the pairs with Richard Allam at the hands of Chris Ballard and Brian Martin.
The winners will represent the county at the national finals at Newark from April 2023.
RESULTS MEN
Singles: Stephen Harris bt Michael Humphreys 21-9; Veterans singles: Tony Barwell bt Cliff Watson 21-8; Pairs: Chris Ballard & Brian Martin bt Richard Allam & John Holroyd 24-14; Rinks: Paul Dalliday, James Harford, Simon Law bt Michael Humphreys, Bob Warters, Stephen Harris 18-16.
LADIES
Singles: Joan Robinson bt Michelle Smith 21-19; Senior singles: Elizabeth Wallace bt Chris Ford 21-17; Pairs: Shirley Suffling & Chris Ford bt Terri Handley & Val Du’Kett 2213; Rinks: Elizabeth Wallace, Shirley Suffling, Chris Ford bt Rose March, Pat Jones, Denise Mackie 21-15.
MIXED
Pairs: Joan Robinson & Tom Newman bt Michelle & Ian Smith 21-9; Rinks: Moira & John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter bt Chris Ford, Martyn Dolby, Adam Warrington 29-4.