Entry forms for Presidents' tournament on April 7
Post date: Mar 1, 2019 2:12:37 PM
Entry forms are now available for the Stamford IBC Presidents' Gala Tournament on Sunday, April 7.
Cost of the three-bowl triples event, staged by Arthur Lonslow and Shirley Suffling, is £18 per team, each of which will play a guaranteed four 7-end matches with two points for a win and a point for every end won.
Cash prizes will be available of £90 for the winners, £60 for runners-up and £15 per player for the third place team. Dress code is greys with club shirts or predominantly white tops.
Pre-ordered meals are available at £6 per head (lasagne, beef pie, sweet & sour chicken or vegetarian option) will be available and team captains will be contacted 10 days before the event for the team's choices.
The event, to which players for neighbouring clubs are also invited, will help support the Presidents' charity St Barnabas Hospice. Raffle prizes would be appreciated.
Entry forms are available from Stamford IBC and (with entry only cheques or cash) should be deposited in the reception wall safe or posted to President's Gala, SIBA, Exeter Gardens, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2RN.
From the left: Martin and Elizabeth Wallace, Dick Ford and Shirley and John Suffling
POTTERS GOLD FOR NORTHANTS CONTINGENT
Northants Federation bowlers competing in the annual competitions at Potters Resort near Great Yarmouth carried off the overall Top Club points trophy as the most successful county.
Of its five competing teams, two reached the knock-out stages with the Ketton combination of Elizabeth and Martin Wallace and Shirley Suffling and husband John (pictured above), reaching the final where they lost by just one shot to the experienced Norfolk quartet of Geoff and Jenny Ramsbottom, Judy Gott and Ian Wones.
Northants' Dick Ford, another Ketton player, organised the Northants squad and received the Top Club Trophy from national presidents Mick Rayson (Hunts) and Carole Swann (Norfolk).
Good fortune followed the Stamford IBC contingent into the bingo hall, where Denise Mackie captured two jackpots worth - total of more than £900.
FEDERATION LATEST
James Harford and Simon Law will contest the final of the Northants Federation indoor pairs on their home surface at Stamford on March 17.
The pair, who represent Parkway outdoors, beat the Stamford BC -Ryhall combination of Richard Allam and Derek King but not before a topsy-turvy battle over 19 ends.
They led 8-3 early on before Allam switched to lead and by 13 ends they trailed 10-14. However, when Law took the lead position, he was able to set up a healthy advantage for his side to score 12 in six ends without reply and take the tie 22-14.
They will play in the final either outdoor clubmates Paul Dalliday and Tristan Morton or Peter Brown and Graham Agger (Whittlesey Manor).