The Warwickshire County Darts Organisation commenced their county season in the UKDA National Cosmo Premier Division with the usual opening fixture against Yorkshire, a home game at the Hen Lane Social Club, Beacon Road, Coventry, CV6 4DS. The hosts didn’t have the best of starts as in Saturday’s games the ladies ‘B’ finished all square at 3-3 with Angela Jones taking the match award for her super 22.77 average and 3-0 win over Lyn Horne but the men’s ‘B’ fell to a close 7-5 defeat with Scott Hope their man of the match with his win over Brian Hallas in a seven legs thriller with Hope recording a 26.35 average.
Sunday began with a 4-2 defeat for the ladies, last on Sue Gulliver their top player with a 3-2 win over Giffy Khaosoi and a 19.44 average to leave the men’s ‘A’ requiring a huge 9-3 win to secure an overall victory and make it two consecutive season-opening wins over Yorkshire.
Yorkshire men’s ‘A’ went 1-0 through Keith Flint’s 4-2 win over Steve Hine and although Wayne Mynard leveled the score when he beat Ash Taylor 4-3 it was the visitors who opened up a 2-1 lead when Lewis Pride beat Prakash Jiwa 4-0. However that was the turning point as Warwickshire then reeled off a fantastic nine consecutive wins thanks to Matty Washbrooke, Jamie Atkins, Gareth Braham, Kevin Dowling, Jamie Hughes, new signing Chris Wickenden, Noel Grant, Tom Martin and Jack Wareing to seal not only a 10-2 win for the men’s ‘A’ but also a magnificent overall 20-16 victory for the weekend.
Jamie Hughes took the match award for his fantastic 32.04 average and 4-1 win over former Warwickshire player Mark McGeeney.
Full Results: UKDA National League: Premier Division
Warwickshire 20 Yorkshire 16:
Men’s ‘A’:- Warwickshire MA 10-2 Yorkshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Steve Hine 2 Keith Flint 4, Wayne Mynard 4 Ash Taylor 3, Prakash Jiwa 0 Lewis Pride 4, Matty Washbrooke 4 Mick Ridge 2, Jamie Atkins 4 Carl Wilkinson 0, Gareth Braham 4 Jacob Gwynne 2, Kevin Dowling 4 Trevor Burkhill 0, Jamie Hughes 4 Mark McGeeney 1, Chris Wickenden 4 Tom Sykes 0, Noel Grant 4 Josh Clough 2, Tom Martin 4 Martin C. Atkins 3, Jack Wareing 4 John Walton 1, Warwickshire MB 5-7 Yorkshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Carter 4 Paul Gannon 0, Dave Hill 4 Craig Gwynne 0, Nigel Heydon 4 Garry Jeffries 1, Karl Reynolds 1 James Waite 4, Martin Tonks 1 Derek Lumley 4, Lee Miller 0 Alex Jacques 4, Scott Hope 4 Brian Hallas 3, Adam Hancock 1 Steve Blower 4, Carl Green 1 Graham Elvidge 4, Mark Strong 4 Neil Ward 3, Ian McFarlane 3 Dave Calvert 4, Mark Martin 2 Callum Hall 4, Warwickshire WA 2-4 Yorkshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Natalie Gilbert 0 Beau Greaves 3, Donna Pinch 2 Linda Porter 3, Caroline Pike 3 Sally Whiting 2, Tammy Montgomery 0 Sara Mortimer 3, Marian Conway 2 Jayne Conboy 3, Sue Gulliver 3 Giffy Khaosoi 2, Warwickshire WB 3-3 Yorkshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Angela Jones 3 Lyn Horne 0, Nina Bolt 3 Cindy Jennings 1, Chloe McKivett 3 Maria Bower 0, Wendy Adams 1 Michelle Binns 3, Melanie Jones 2 Tracey Heppinstall 3, Lucy Keyte 0 Emma Lockwood 3.
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Following their relegation from the Championship Division last season in the UKDA National League West Midlands didn’t get the best of starts to their new campaign in division one as they went down 19-17 playing away against Leicestershire. Both of the ladies teams finished all square with 3-3 results,
Gemma Barrett (19.52) taking the ‘B’ award and Jacqueline Maiden (16.53) the ‘A’.
The men’s ‘B’ had a fine start to their season winning 7-5 with Ryan O’Connor man of the match with his 28.36 average and 3-0 win over Wayne Beaumont but it was not such good news for the ‘A’ team as they went down 8-4 with their match award going to Richard Platt (28.94).
Full Results:UKDA National League:L-Style Division One
Leicestershire 19 West Midlands 17:
Leicestershire MA 8-4 West Midlands MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Andy Courtney 3 Jon Platt 4, Jason Lole 4 Adam Johnson 2, Curtis Bagley 4 Mark Craddock 3, Samuel Whittaker 4 Gavin Baker 1, Grant Brown 4 Ian Jones 0, Andrew Hibbert 1 Richard Platt 4, Matthew Dickinson 4 Ash Khayat 1, Ricky Sudale 4 Michael Baker 0, Darren Tyler 3 Owen Maiden 4, Jim Walker 4 Darren Williams 3, James Young 4 Glen McGrandle 1, Ben Quenby 1 Kevin Bambrick 4, Leicestershire MB 5-7 West Midlands MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Derek Allsopp 3 Martin East 1, Dave Watson 3 Ian Stanton 0, Leigh Peet 3 Rob Thompson 1, Wayne Beaumont 0 Ryan O’Connor 3, Joe McKenna 2 Adam Teasdale 3, Dean Maxwell 0 Sam Guest 3, Cain Unwin 3 Karl Hughes 0, Leon Baumber 2 Ben Johnson 3, Alan Warrington 3 Gareth Watts 2, Nick Sutton 1 Neil Pointon 3, Bradley Coltman 1 Dean Fullwood 3, Matt Brindley 1 Mark Maiden 3, Leicestershire WA 3-3 West Midlands WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Shannon Reeve 3 Kat McLean 2, Mem Martin 3 Jacqueline Simmons 1, Samantha Harris 2 Jodie Rowlands 3, Liz Brunt 1 Sarah Maybury 3, Julie Booth 2 Jacqueline Maiden 3, Melanie Bell 3 Claire Hobbs 0, Leicestershire WB 3-3 West Midlands WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Krissie Long 3 Katherine Jenkins 1, Claire Clough 2 Shellbie Simmons 3, Natasha Cropper 0 Sophie Pinches 3, Kirsty White 3 Debbie Davies 0, Angie Sheffield 3 Kelly Doleman 0, Kelly Welsh 0 Gemma Barrett 3.
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Black Country had a fantastic start to their beginning in county darts last season running away with the division three title beating runners-up Gloucestershire by some 22 points but they have found life in division two a little more of a trial as they suffered their first-ever county defeat when they kicked off their season with an away game against West of England.
The weekend began badly as the ladies ‘B’ lost 4-2 and the men’s ‘B’ 9-3 with Grace Angell (15.85) and James Hykin (24.75) taking the respective match awards.
Sunday’s ‘A’ match results were much better as the ladies finished level at three each with Steph Konya (20.72) the top lady and Dan Nicholls (29.18) the top man in the men’s ‘A’ 9-3 victory to give a final overall score of 20-16 in favour of West of England.
UKDA National League: Division Two:
West of England 20 Black Country 16:
West of England MA 4-8 The Black Country MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Ricky Harding 3 Paul Wells 4, Tony Smith 3 Stephen Jones 4, Rob Mason 1 Dan Nicholls 4, Chris Hartrey 2 Trevor Brennon 4, Dom Taylor 1 Shane Price 4, Craig Johnson 0 Reece Colley 4, Sam Cankett 4 Rich Bowen 2, Matt Jackson. 4 Justin Evans 1, Bill Bird 2 Rob Smith 4, Mike Norton 1 Graham Hall 4, Jimmy Bristow 4 Gaz Johnson 2, Lee Harris 4 Alex Howells 3, West of England MB 9-3 The Black Country MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Martyn Lansdown 3 Dan Haden 2, Nick English 1 James Hykin 3, Clive Strong 0 Liam Kelly 3, Marcus Knapman 3 Neil Steventon 0, Dave Kierman 3 Adam Edgar 1, Paul Meyer 3 Gav Smith 1, Wayne Allen 3 Jamie Rollinson 2, Harry Robinson 1 Ali Hickinbottom 3, Simon Lloyd 3 Lewis Law 1, Dan Raby 3 Martin Greenwood 1, Martin Furber 3 Kayden Smith 1, Phil O’Connell 3 Mark Rollinson 2, West of England WA 3-3 The Black Country WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Abbie Champ-Fitzgerald 3 Chez Allcock 0, Emma Bowles 3 Heather Wright 2, Cath Brennan 2 Tammy Chance 3, Jayne Fitzgerald 1 Steph Koyna 3, Karen Brown 3 Natalie Mansell 1, Sheridan Chapman 2 Shannon Hall 3, West of England WB 4-2 The Black Country WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Deb Adams 3 Lacey Hughes 1, Kelly Marshall 3 Sarah Tromans 2, Emma Smythe 2 Angie Carroll 3, Laura Phillips 3 Stella Sims 2, Danielle Whitehead 3 Doreen Hunt 1, Gail Dent 1 Grace Angell 3.
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Alan Towe writes with the support of Red Dragon Darts
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