NORTHAMPTON EXPRESS
BOWLS CLUB
NATIONAL AND COUNTY HONOURS
County A. Walton
1954 Triples A.J.Brown
Finalist F.Forbes
1955 Manfield Cup
Winner
1958 Secretaries Cup
Winner W.R. Thornycroft
1959 Secretaries Cup
Finalist W.R. Thorneycroft
1960 Whites G. Frost
Triples A.J. Brown
Winners G.A.V. Jesson
1962 Whites G.Frost
Triples A.Walton
Winners F.Forbes
1964 Whites W.R. Thorneycroft
Triples J.J. Reynolds
Winners F. Forbes
1965 Whites F.D. Peaks
Triples A. Walton
Winners F. Forbes
1970 Secretaries Cup
Finalist M.T. Coleman
1972 County C. Haynes
Triples W.R. Thorneycroft
Finalist F. Forbes
1983 Chronicle & Echo
Cup Finalist
1989 National Champion
Of Champions
Area Winner P. Letts
1989 Chronicle & Echo
Cup Finalist
1990 Watney Mann C.J. Wright
Triples B. Hillery
Winners P.J. Reeve
1990 W. Swan C. J. Wright
Triples B. Hillery
Winners P.J. Reeve
1995 Manfield Cup
Winners
1995 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 1
Winners
1996 National Club
D/ Rinks Finalist
1996 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 1
Winners
1997 National U25
D/ Rink Finalist
( Northants ) C. Bland
1997 Executive M.J. Sharman
Triples K. G. Berrill
Finalist D.C.A. Masters
1999 National U25
D/ Rink Finalists C. bland
( Northants ) W.M. Stanley
1999 County U25
Singles Finalist C. Bland
1999 Chronicle & Echo Cup
Finalist
2000 U25 International C. Bland
2000 Secretaries Cup
Winner C. Bland
2000 County U25
Singles Finalist C. Bland
2001 U25 International
Trialist C. Bland
2001 Secretaries Cup
Winner C. Bland
2001 Manfield Cup Runners Up
2001 W. Swan P. Letts
Triples M.T. Coleman
Finalist C. Bland
2002 U25 International
Trialist C. Bland
2002 Manfield Cup Winners
2002 Wm. Younger C.J. wright
Flitwick Triples C. Bland
Winners P. Letts
2003 County U25
Singles Winner C. Bland
2003 Midland Counties
U25 Singles
Winner C. Bland
2003 Chronicle & Echo Cup
Finalist
2004 Executive R. Lemon
Triples I. Bland
Finalist C. Bland
2004 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 3 Winners
2004 Wm. Younger C.J. Wright
Flitwick Triples C. Bland
Winners P. Letts
2005 U25 International
Trialist R. Lemon
2005 County Singles
Winner C. Bland
2005 Avonvale Honda Floodlit
Triples Winners
2006 National Balcomb
Trophy Semi-Finalist C. Bland
( Northants ) R. Lemon
2006 County U25 Singles
Finalist R. Lemon
2007 U25 International R. Lemon
2007 National Champion
of Champions
Area Winner C. Bland
2007 County U25 Singles
Winner R. Lemon
2007 County U25 Singles
Finalist D. Graham
2007 Executive P. Hoad
Triples I. Bland
Finalist C. Bland
2007 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 2 Winners
2008 County U25 Singles
Winner A. Bell
2008 Harris Cup A.M. linnell
Finalist M.T. Coleman
R. Lemon
C. Bland
2008 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 4 Winners
2008 Publiclink Ltd
Floodlit Triples Winners
2009 National Singles
Quarter Finalist R. Lemon
2009 County Single
Finalist R. Lemon
2009 County R.W. White
Triples I. Bland
Winners D. Graham
2009 National U25
Singles
Quarter-Finalist D. Graham
2009 County U25 Singles
Winner D. Graham
2009 Midland Counties
U25 Singles Finalist D. Graham
2010 U25 International
Trialist D. Graham
2010 National Balcomb D. Graham
Trophy Semi-Finalist &
( Northants ) R.Lemon
2010 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 2 Winners
2011 County W.T. Parker
Triples R. Lemon
Winners C. Bland
2011 County W. T. Parker
Fours G.J. Lyon
Winners R. Lemon,
C. Bland
2011 Midland W.T. Parker
Counties R. Lemon
Triples Winners C. Bland
2011 Midland W.T. Parker
Counties G.j. Lyon
Fours R. Lemon
Winners C. Bland
2011 County Singles
Finalist R. Lemon
2011 County U25 Singles
Finalist D. Graham
2012 International
Trialist R. Lemon
2013 County Sigles
Winner R. Lemon
2013 County Pairs R. W. White
Winners D. Graham
2013 Executive P. Hoad
Triples S. Lemon
Winners R. Lemon
2013 Mason Cup
Finalist R. Lemon
2013 Northampton Area Triples
League K/O Winners
2014 County R.W. White
Fours A.M.Linnell
Winners I. Bland
D. Graham
2014 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 4 Winners
2015 County A. M. Linnell
Triples I. Bland
Finalist D. Graham
2015 Mason Cup
Finalist C. Bland
2015 County U15 Singles
Winner C. Swift
2016 National R. W. White
Fours I. Bland
Winners W. Stanley
D. Graham
2016 International
Trialist D. Graham
2017 British Isles R. W. White
Fours I. Bland
Finalist W. Stanley
D. Graham
2017 Manfield Cup Winners
2017 Mason Cup
Finalist R. Lemon
2018 Mason Cup
Finalist C. Bland
2019 County N. A. Rolfe
Fours R. J. White (sub for
Winners G. Taylor )
R. Lemon
C. Bland
2019 County J. Botterill Sub
Trrples For G. Taylor
Finalist R. W. White
W. Stanley
2019 County R.W. White
Fours I. Bland
Finalist W. Stanley
D. Graham
2019 Northampton Area Triples
League Division 1 Winners
2019 Northampton Area Triples
League K/O Win
2021 County Pairs R.W.White
(reach National pairs S/Final D. Graham
2021 Middleton Cup C. Bland
Runners up (Northants Team N.Rolfe
R.W.White
2021 National U25 J.Botterill
White Rose R/U ( Northants Team )
2022 County Singles R/U R.W.White
2022 Exec. Triples N. Rolfe
P. Green
W. Stanley
2022 Exec.Triples R/U. A.Goram
R.Lemon
C.Bland
2022 Winners Northampton Area
Triples League Division 4
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS
2000 U25 International C. Bland
2001 U25 International
Trialist C. Bland
2002 U25 International
Trialist C. Bland
2005 U25 International
Trialist R. Lemon
2006 U25 International R. Lemon
2007 U25 International R. Lemon
2010 U25 International
Trialist D. Graham
2012 International Trialist R. Lemon
2016 International Trialist D. Graham
NORTHANTS MIDLAND COUNTIES
"FRANCIS BURTON TROPHY"
PLAYERS
J.W. HENDERSON 1951 , 52 , 54
F. FORBES 1951,54,56,57,61,62,73
F.D.PEAKS 1952,53,54,57
A. WALTON 1953,54,55,56
C.H.HOLLIS 1953,55
A.J.BROWN 1953
J.J. REYNOLDS 1955,58
A. NOBLE 1955
W.R. THORNEYCROFT 1955,56,59,62,63
I.BLAND 1986
K.G. FORBES 1986
P.J.REEVE 1988,89,90,91,92,93
R.A.SMART 1992
C.BLAND1996,97,98,99,2000,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08, 09,10,1112,13,14,15,16,18
P.LETTS 1999,2000,01,05,06
R.LEMON 2004,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19
G.J.LYON 2004,05
D.A.W.GRAHAM 2007,08,09,10,11,12
R. CASTLE 2008
A.M .LINNELL 2010,11,12,13,14,15
R.W .WHITE 2011,12,13,14,15,19
W.T. PARKER 2011
P. GREEN 2013,14,17,19
G. MUNNS 2014,17
N.A. ROLFE 2017,18,19
S. COLES 2018,19
T. WELLBURN 2018,19
J. BOTTERILL 2018