Warwickshire County Darts travelled to the Magna Centre, Magna Way, Rotherham, Yorkshire where they took part in the UKDA Magic Weekend playing against Devon and Lincolnshire.
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes as in the Saturday ‘B’ games against Devon the ladies finished all square at 3-3 with Caroline Pike (19.49) their top player while in the game against Lincolnshire they ended up on the wrong side of a 5-1 scoreline with Caroline Pike (17.71) once again the lady of the match and on this occasion the solitary winner.
For the men’s ‘B’ they chalked up a convincing 10-2 win over Devon but then lost narrowly by 7-5 to Lincolnshire. Man of the match awards went to Mark Martin (26.37) against Devon and Martin Tonks (25.53) against Lincolnshire.
Sunday’s ‘A’ ladies games both finished all square at 3-3 with Sue Gulliver (22.10) taking the match award against Devon and against Lincolnshire it was Sue Gulliver again with a 22.22 average.
It was a good start for the men’s ‘A’ as they, like their ‘B’ side won 10-2 against Devon with Noel Grant taking the man of the match award for his superb 30.40 average but against Lincolnshire the ‘A’ side lost 9-3 with Noel Grant on the mark once again with a tremendous 30.70 average to clinch a double award for the weekend.
The overall scores for the weekend were Devon 10 Warwickshire 26 and Warwickshire 12 Lincolnshire 24. The two results leave Warwickshire second in the Elite Premier Division and although they have one remaining fixture to play against Glamorgan they are 22 points short of second placed Yorkshire and leaders Lancashire are out of reach as with 278 points they are a massive 48 points to the good.
Full Results:Premier Division
Game 10:
Devon 10 Warwickshire 26:
Men’s ‘A’:- John Mann 3 Tom Martin 4, Neil White 3 Kevin Dowling 4, Andrew Denning 4 Ian Shaw 3, Shaun Dring 1 Noel Grant 4, Mat Pearce 4 Gareth Braham 2, Lewis Dare 0 Steve Giddings 4, Glyn Wells 2 Jamie Atkins 4, Phil Ward 1 Prakash Jiwa 4, Tex Pearce 1 Matty Washbrooke 4, Mark Shears 1 Jack Wareing 4, Ben Chamberlain 2 Steve Hine 4, Danny Boy Belsten 2 Wayne Mynard 4.
Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Vellacott 2 Martin Tonks 4, Shaun Dring 0 Adam Hancock 4, Tom Singleton 1 Karl Reynolds 4, Steve Boyce 3 Darren Swords 4, Fred Goldsmith 2 Dave Honey 4, Lee Hellings 4 Lee Miller 3, Lewis Dare 4 Mark Strong 1, Andy Hitchman 3 Scott Hope 4, Mark Turner 1 Carl Winters 4, Matt Pearce 1 Carl Green 4, Shane House 0 Mark Martin 4, Jack Goyne 2 Dave Hill 4.
Women’s ‘A’:- Hayley Brant 1 Tammy Montgomery 3, Jodie Hawton 3 Angela Jones 2, Lisa Hughes 3 Lucy Keyte 0, Chrissie Kinnaird 0 Sue Gulliver 3, Kelly-marie Gabriel 1 Donna Pinch 3, Maria O’Brien 3 Chloe McKivett 0.
Women’s ‘B’:- Kare Matthews 3 Denise Keyte 1, Cat Callard 1 Caroline Pike 3, Sarah Brown 2 Nina Bolt 3, Anna Johnson 3 Melanie Jones 0, Michelle Andrews 3 Wendy Adams 1, Nicole Goyne 1 Marian Conway 3,
Game 11:
Warwickshire 12 Lincolnshire 24:
Men’s ‘A’:- Matty Washbrooke 3 Lloyd Pennell 4, Wayne Mynard 3 Simon Stainton 4, Noel Grant 4 Adam Beck 2, Steve Giddings 2 Antony Allen 4, Steve Hine 2 Chris Fidler 4, Jack Wareing 1 Nick Fullwell 4, Prakash Jiwa 4 Jon Bywater 1, Ian Shaaw 4 Allan Edwards 0, Jamie Atkins 3 Thomas Lovely 4, Tom Martin 2 Karl Forrington 4, Gareth Braham 2 Tony Hill 4, Kevin Dowling 1 Kev Leadenham 4,
Men’s ‘B’:- Adam Hancock 3 Michael Machin 4, Dave Hill 4 Mark Holmes 0, Lee Miller 0 Richard Selby 4, Scott Hope 4 Callum Wilson 1, Mark Martin 1 Dave Wilson 4, Martin Tonks 4 Neil Ward 3, Dave Honey 1 Adam Beck 4, Carl Green 0 Shane Lowe 4, Darren Swords 4 Richard Hubbard 1, Mark Strong 4 Chris Haynes 1, Carl Winters 2 Jack Wilson 4, Karl Reynolds 3 Eddie Lovely 4,
Women’s ‘A’:- Sue Gulliver 3 Hayley Reeson 1, Lucy Keyte 3 Layla Bontoft 0, Tammy Montgomery 1 Paula Jacklin 3, Donna Pinch 0 Trina Gulliver 3, Angela Jones 0 Mandy Smith 3, Caroline Pike 3 Laura Tye 1.
—–ENDS—–
Words: Alan Towe
Image: Winmau
