Michelle seeks a four-timer in County Indoor Bowls Finals

Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford are involved in the Northants County Indoor Bowls Finals.Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford are involved in the Northants County Indoor Bowls Finals.
Shirley Suffling and Chris Ford are involved in the Northants County Indoor Bowls Finals.
​The Northants Bowling Federation county indoor finals for men and women take place at the Peterborough & District club on Sunday (from10.00am) with host club player Michelle Smith seeking a four-timer.

​She has qualified for all three women's events for which she is eligible - singles, pairs and triples - plus the mixed triples and she will be hoping to go one better in the singles having lost in last year's final.

Chris Ford chases a hat-trick of titles - pairs, mixed pairs and mixed triples - and she will be looking to retain the pairs title with county president Shirley Suffling.

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Stephen Harris also qualified in three, but as he is on England duty in Scotland this weekend he has been forced to put substitutes in two of them - pairs and mixed triples - but he will be able to defend the singles title against Richard Allam which has been re-arranged for next Tuesday.

Also defending titles are Elizabeth Wallace in the senior singles and Paul Dalliday and Simon Law in the triples, Tristan Morton having replaced James Harford from last year's successful line-up.

All the winners will represent the county in the national finals at Lincoln from April 24-30.

SUNDAY'S TIMETABLE

10.00am

Women's singles: Elizabeth Wallace v Michelle Smith; Men's veterans singles: Martyn Dolby v Kevin Vinter; Mixed pairs: Chris Ford & Adam Warrington v Liz Hext & Cliff Watson.

Noon

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Women's pairs: Shirley Suffling & Chris Ford v Viv Afford & Michelle Smith; Men's pairs: Paul Dalliday & Tristan Morton v Stuart Agger (sub for Stephen Harris) & Wayne Morris.

2.00pm

Men's triples: Paul Dalliday, Simon Law, Tristan Morton v Richard Allam, John Holroyd, Kevin Vinter; Women's senior singles: Elizabeth Wallace v Margaret King; Mixed triples: Chris Ford, Adam Warrington, Michael Humphreys (sub for Stephen Harris) v Ian & Michelle Smith, Tom Newman.

4.00pm

Women's triples: Margaret King, Moira Holroyd, Pat Jones v Viv Afford, Michelle Smith, Liz Hext.