President Bev Manning (Kislingbury) and her immediate predecesor Margaret Ruff led the two sides as the game finished in 127-127 draw.
Rink one (skips only, president's team first): W Walker 25, E Winters 12. Rink two: J Bradley 22, J Bryan 11. Rink three: S Tansley 20, P Symonds 25. Rink four: B Manning 15, J Frisby 25. Rink five: C Barlow 12, R Bell 18. Rink six: B Bishop 13, I Cross 20. Rink seven: B Haseldine 20, J Pownall-Davies 16.

The ladies team have been selected for Northants opening Mid-England Championship match against Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on Thursday (1.30pm start).

Coach pick-up points will be Billing Road, Northampton (10.30am), Kettering Athletic (11am) and Thrapston (11.20am).

Rink one: M Watts (Desborough), B Oliver, B Manning (both Kislingbury), B Bishop (Daventry). Rink two: A Dring (Swanspool), M Wiggins (Corby Forest), M Cave (Rushden), J Bradley (Daventry). Rink three: E West, A Lissack, A Height (all Rushden), M McGillivray (Desborough). Rink four: M Forrester, S Bagshaw (both Kettering Lodge), P Gayton (Swanspool), S Tansley (Kingsthorpe). Rink five: D Bedford, B Haseldine (both Finedon), J Frisby (Wellingborough), W Walker (Corby Forest). Rink six: Y McKee, H Sharpe (both Kingsthorpe), P Starsmore (Kettering Lodge), P Lewis (Rushden).

Travelling reserves: H Lack (Burton Latimer), H Jones (Wellingborough), J Swift (Abbey Park).

The ladies will travel to Newmarket hoping for an improvement in form from their friendly with Berkshire at Woodley Park which the home side won 142-78.

Rink one (Berkshire skips only): B Willmott, E Urquhart, E Winters, D Brumwell 12, L Snowdon 27. Rink two: S Mawson, E Hatton, G Welch, B Haseldine 16, M Stradling 21. Rink three: B Oliver, R Holland, B Manning, S Tansley 16, J Holmes 20. Rink four: A Northey, M Court, P Symonds, J Bradley 10, B Wall 23. Rink five: A Gardener, V Blackwell, M Cave, J Pownall-Davies 25, J Porter 12. Rink six: P Gayton, I Layland, W Walker, J Bryan 12, L Holliday 28.

Stuart Letts comfortably beat Ian Daverson in the first round of the south area County Fours.
West End's Letts won 22-12.Fellow West End man Colin Manton beat Express's Roy Rigby 27-14.
Other results: Reg Jones (Abington) beat Roger Pain (Brackley) 23-19; D Coles (Kislingbury) beat Trevor Spear (Whyte Melville) 22-14; Martin Walker (West End) beat Chris Bland (Express) 22-4; Ollie Kirkwood (Express) beat F Garrett (Whyte Melville) 24-8; ; South Area 2nd RdStuart Letts beat Colin Manton 21-15; M Hall (Abington) beat Peter Letts (Express) 22-16; Dave Symonds (Daventry Tigers) beat John Freeman (Abington) 19-16; Andrew Manton (Kingsthorpe) beat P O'Dell (St. Crispin) 22-13; Reg Jones beat D Coles 20-10; Martin Gearey (PSL Roade) beat B Spreadbury (Daventry Town) 26-17; Pete Boseley (Abington) beat Steve Jackson (Brackley) 29-19; R Miller (Carlsberg) beat D Williamson (BBOB) 22-21; Martin Walker beat D Bellis (Daventry Town) 19-16; Colin Fowkes (Kingsthorpe) beat Mick Donohoe (Kingsthorpe) 27-8; Neville Bodily (Whyte Melville) beat Jonathan Brown (Abington) 19-7; Mick Diggin (St. Crispin) beat Jamie Walker (West End) 19-16; Ollie Kirkwood beat Pete Mercer (West Haddon) 26-15; Richard Lemon (Express) beat D Brawn (Abington) 22-18; Dave Masters (Express) beat R Horton Whyte Melville 24-11; John Dunn (Kislingbury) beat Iain Walker (Kingsthorpe) 23-19;