Division Three of the UKDA National League saw Shropshire’s home tie with Pembrokeshire they were second in the table and their opponents next to bottom, so the hosts were fully expecting to extend their good start to the campaign.
They could not have wished for a better start as the ladies ‘B’ gave them a 5-1 win and that was after going 1-0 down when Caroline Wilcox gave the visitors the early lead. From one down Michele Pritchard restored parity with her 3-0 win over Jacqui Phoenix, her 16.34 average earning her the team’s match award. Adding to Michele’s win were Jayne Downey, Deana Sheldon, Joanne Meachin and Sara Jones.
The men’s ‘B’ after trailing 4-2 at the halfway point went on to earn a 6-6 draw, there were first half wins for Luke Wildman and Shane Passey with Chris Hill, Paul Harrison, Rushpal Bhogal and man of the match Martin Price adding their wins in the second half. Price won the penultimate game against Ben Mathias 3-0 with a 26.37 average.
The ladies ‘A’ could not emulate their ‘B’ team’s 5-1 win but nevertheless, they did win 4-2 thanks to Kelly Haverson, Marie Riggs, Jenna-Louise Ball and Sophie Ward. The match award went to Jenna-Louise Ball who won 3-0 against Tracey Hawkins-Greene and averaged 18.33.
The men’s ‘A’ like their ‘B’ side finished all square at 6-6 but unlike their ‘B’ team they were level at the midway point with wins from Chris Williams, Simon Pritchard and Phil Clarke. The second half produced wins for Richard Parker, Reece Cook Lucas and Sam Aitkens who won not only the final game of the weekend but also the man of the match award for his 4-3 win over Christian Woodford and 27.08 average.
Despite the overall 21-15 win, Shropshire dropped one place to third in the table as Northumberland stormed to the top with a massive 19-7 home win over Isle of Wight giving them a total of 115 points with Middlesex second, remaining on 114 points following their bye and Shropshire with 111 points just four short of the leaders.
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Alan Towe writes with the support of Red Dragon Darts
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