| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Macbeth [Verdi, arr. Round] 1896 |
| Adjudicators: | George Hames |
| Venue: | Irthlingborough |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Finedon Old
|
Walter Reynolds | 3 |
| 2 |
Wollaston Excelsior
|
John King Skinner | 4 |
| 3 |
Olney Town
|
Jeremiah Holdsworth | 5 |
| 4 |
Higham Ferrers
|
Herbert Roach | 1 |
| 4 |
Kettering United
|
Walter Reynolds | 2 |
Prizes: £8 10s, £5, £2 10s
Reported in Northampton Herald, 5th June 1897