Eight bowls titles in a row for Parkway, four for Whittlesey and yet Yaxley were the big winners
The Yaxley club were the biggest winners at the Peterborough Bowls League presentation dinner held at the Parkway club.
They went home with six awards, including two divisional successes and two wins in the new knockout cup plate competitions. Whittlesey Manor were next best with five, including all three knockout cup trophies, plus the Club 55 Premier Division title for the fourth year running.
Both Crowland and City of Peterborough picked up four awards, while Parkway A were crowned Midweek League Premier Division winners for the eighth consecutive year.
The presentations were made by League president Brian Hutchins, whose chosen charity, Brain Tumour Research, benefitted to the tune of almost £400 from the raffle.
WINNERS
MIDWEEK LEAGUE
Premier Division: Parkway A; r/u Whittlesey Manor Hawks; Division One: Yaxley Kites, r/u Wittering; Division Two: East Community Wolves; r/u Yaxley Eagles; Division Three: Crowland Magpies; r/u CoP Molins B.
CLUB 55 LEAGUE
Premier Division: Whittlesey Manor Buzzards; r/u CoP City; Division One: Yaxley Spitfires; r/u Whittlesey Town Foxes; Division Two: Parkway A; r/u Bourne Town; Division Three: Langtoft Red; r/u Crowland Choughs.
WEEKEND LEAGUE
Premier Division: Blackstones; r/u Westward Tigers; Division One: Westward Panthers; r/u Crowland Rooks; Division Two: Bourne Town; r/u Burrows Court.
KO CUPS
Albert Rowlett Cup: Whittlesey Manor A; r/u Crowland; Rowlett Plate: Yaxley; r/u Westward; Munday Shield: Whittlesey Manor A; r/u CoP Molins A; Munday Shield Plate: Yaxley; r/u CoP City; Mick Lewin Trophy: Whittlesey Manor; r/u Yaxley; Mick Lewin Trophy Plate: Westward; r/u Longthorpe.
NORTHANTS PRESIDENT
Jessica Bolam (City of Peterborough) has been elected president of the Northants Women's Bowling Federation for a second time.
She received the chain of office from outgoing president Elizabeth Hext at the recent annual meeting held at Peterborough & District.
Shirley Suffling has taken over as match secretary from Elizabeth Wallace, but the post of treasurer remains vacant following the resignation of Chris Ford.
Joan Robinson and Viv Hempsell are to continue as county team captains.
MATCH PREVIEW
Northants B resume their English Bowling Federation's Derbyshire Trophy campaign on Sunday when they host Norfolk at Peterborough & District (10.00am).
New team captain Dudley Smith has named the same team that pushed the county A team, the defending champions, all the way in their opening fixture last month.
Both teams are in action the following Sunday with the A team at home to North Cambs at Stamford, while the B team entertain North Essex at Peterborough & District.
Northants B: Wayne Aspinall, Ally McNaughton, Mike Anderson; Peter Linnell, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter; Malcolm Mitchell, Andy Cox, Roger Martin; Martin Prudhoe, Neil Wright, Mick Linnell.