The UKDA National League completed the L-Style Division One programme with two rearranged fixtures, Derbyshire playing hosts to Gwynedd and Nottinghamshire entertaining Worcestershire.
In the Derbyshire game the host’s ladies were in top form with the ‘B’ side handing out a 6-0 whitewash to their counterparts and the ‘A’ winning 4-2. Taking the respective lady of the match awards were Jane Densley with a superb 24.24 average and Jax Sweet who again had an impressive 21.27 average. For Gwynedd Emily Mitchell was their ‘A’ side’s award winner with a 17.76 average.
It was a case of mixed fortunes for the men as the Derbyshire ‘B’ team lost 8-4 with Paul Bettney (27.83) taking the match award and for the ‘A’ Pete Burgoyne was their top man with a 28.59 average as they won 7-5 to give Derbyshire an overall 21-15 victory which lifted them up the table into a final third place narrowly missing out on promotion as they finished just three points behind their opponents and divisional runners-up Gwynedd. Taking the match awards for Gwynedd were for the ‘A’ Deian Roberts (25.32) and for the ‘B’ Baz Tym (26.93).
Cleveland ended the season as champions with a total of 225 points with Gwynedd on 188 and Derbyshire 185.
In the other fixture played home advantage did not have the desired effect for Nottinghamshire as they slipped to a 21-15 defeat. Both Nottinghamshire ladies teams lost 4-2 with Julie Pitchford (20.67) and Nicola Wing (16.24) in turn taking the ‘A’ and ‘B’ match awards and for Worcestershire it was Jenny Shail (19.92) for the ‘A’ and Koz Beddow (18.11) for the ‘B’.
In the men’s games Saturdays ‘B’ encounter finished all square at 6-6 with Connor Beasley (25.18) Nottinghamshire’s top man and Mark Smith (24.64) taking the Worcestershire accolade. Sunday’s ‘A’ game produced an 8-4 win for the visitors their man of the match being Ant Butler who had a tremendous 31.74 average while Tom Allies was Nottinghamshire’s top player with a 27.78 average.
The win saw Worcestershire move well away from the relegation zone and finish in a respectable mid-table position on 178 points while Nottinghamshire ended their campaign next to bottom of the table with 149 points and as a result will be relegated to division two together with Clwyd who finished at the foot of the table on 132 points.
Game 6: Fixtures Played 23rd/24th April
L-Style League One
Nottinghamshire 14 Worcestershire 22:
Nottinghamshire MA 4-8 Worcestershire MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Micky Stocks 3 Lee Furneaux 4, Jack Kerr 4 Chris Jennings 3, Tom Allies 4 Luke Smith 1, Mark Wilson 2 Terence Webster 4, Charlie Stocks 1 Rich Hosey 4, Paul Harvey 2 Ant Butler 4, Pete McConville 3 Phil Rooney 4, Jay Foreman 4 George Willetts 0, Marc Dewsbury 2 Neil Parsonage 4, Chris Scott 3 Nick Evans 4, Chris Cooper 4 Ricky Clarke 2, Jason Holmes 0 Ian Mackenzie 4,
Nottinghamshire MB 6-6 Worcestershire MB:
Men’s ‘B’:– Josh Hamilton 2 Harry Martin 3, Rob Farrow 1 Tom White 3, Karl Askew 3 Phillip Randell 0, Rob Flinders 0 Phil Whitlock 3, Wes Deane 2 Paul Wallace 3, Rob Riley 3 Craig Airey 1, Steve Stanbridge 0 Mark Smith 3, Connor Beasley 3 Pat Sinnett 2, Christian Shepherd 3 Andy Murdock 2, Micky Stocks 3 Kyle Futcher 0, Steve Johnson 0 Andy Pullen 3, Grant Brown 3 Alan Futcher 2,
Nottinghamshire WA 2-4 Worcestershire WA:
Women’s ‘A’:- Sarah Brent 1 Jenny Shail 3, Julie Pitchford 3 Zoe Jones 1, Hayley Martin-Underwood 2 Sophie Hadley 3, Helen Harvey 1 Claire Dicken 3, Kaylea Riley 2 Jenny Jones 3, Nicola Wing 3 Mandy Morgan 2,
Nottinghamshire WB 2-4 Worcestershire WB:
Women’s ‘B’:- Jan Schofield 3 Zena Grand 0, Julie Wilson 2 Kim Jones 3, Maggie Bamford 0 Koz Beddow 3, Nicola Wing 3 Vicky Pickford 2, Wendy Chick 0 Lynne Arnold 3, Ronnie Johnson 2 Jackie Mackenzie 3.
Derbyshire 21 Gwynedd 15:
Derbyshire MA 7-5 Gwynedd MA:
Men’s ‘A’:– Pete Burgoyne 4 Richard Rowlands 2, Michael Ryall 4 Mike Shaw 1, Ben Holmes 3 Jim Dorenbos 4, Nigel Daniels 4 Heber Thomas 3, Henry Coates 4 Dylan Williams 3, Lee Stanley 2 Dafydd Williams 4, Andy Houghton 4 Richard Protheroe 0, Ian Allcock 4 Carwyn Williams 1, Gary Fenn 3 Kelvin Ducklin 4, Sean Lambert 1 Deian Roberts 4, Josh Gould 2 George Whitehead 4, James Parkin 4 Sion Wright 3,
Derbyshire MB 4-8 Gwynedd MB:
Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Thompson 0 Gavin Roberts 3, Nathan Parkin 2 Baz Tym 3, Chris Grogan 3 Kev Bisp 0, Paul Bettney 3 Phil Beach 0, Pete Hadfield 3 Cliff Rice 1, Lee Cropper 1 Stuart Butler 3, Will North 2 Gareth Wyn Parry 3, Paul Williams 2 Eryl Evans 3, Mick Smith 2 Barry Jones 3, Richard Hanson 3 Don Robertson 0, Richard Hughes 2 Kelvin Ducklin 3, Dan Ford 1 Gwyn AP Tomos 3,
Derbyshire WA 4-2 Gwynedd WA:
Women’s ‘A’:– Jax Sweet 3 Susan Davies 1, Rose Mort 3 Jac Leggatt , Rebecca Hoyland 3 Gaynor Williams 2, Sammie Marshall 3 Shereen Downs 1, Jo Oldershaw 2 Emily Mitchell 3, Jenny McCormick 2 Michelle Williams 3,
Derbyshire WB 6-0 Gwynedd WB:
Women’s ‘B’:- Rachel Ayres 3 Mandy Williams 2, Carol Western 3 Jacky Blanks 0, Jane Densley 3 Jayne Parkinson 0, Sara-Jane Harrison 3 Michelle Williams 2, Emily Jones 3 Sharon Mitchell 1, Rach Bird 3 Bethan Roberts 0.
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Words: Alan Towe (With Red Dragon)
Images: Winmau ( Featured) and UKDA
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