After four consecutive wins, an away fixture against Essex has brought Warwickshire’s winning run to an end in the Cosmo Darts Premier Division of the UKDA National League. Prior to the fixture Warwickshire were third and their hosts fifth with eighteen points the difference between the two teams.
It was not a good weekend for the ladies as both sides lost 4-2 with Natalie Gilbert (23.17) and (20.59) taking the respective ‘A’ and ‘B’ match awards. The men’s ‘B’ won their game 7-5 with Martin Tonks their top player averaging 30.83 while the ‘A’ team also had a 7-5 result but going in favour of their opponents with Jamie Atkins Warwickshire’s man of the match with a 27.45 average.
Despite the defeat Warwickshire remain third in the division with 189 points but now nineteen points short of second placed Yorkshire after their 22-14 home win over Glamorgan and a huge forty-one points behind leaders Lancashire who had a bye.
Full Results: Essex 20 Warwickshire 16
Essex MA 7-5 Warwickshire MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Phil Halls 3 Steve Hine 4, Keegan Brown 4 Noel Grant 1, Jamie Peetoom 1 Kevin Dowling 4, Brad Halls 4 Jamie Hughes 0, Joe Russell 4 Nigel Heydon 1, Richie Howson 0 Jamie Atkins 4, Ben Adams 4 Wayne Mynard 2, Darren Peetoom 4 Gareth Braham 3, Matt Good 4 Matty Washbrooke 1, Darren O’Neill 2 Samuel Whittaker 4, Shaun Fox 4 Jenson Walker 2, Simon Monk 1 Jack Wareing 4,
Essex MB 5-7 Warwickshire MB:
Men’s ‘B’:- Phil Brewster 0 Mark Faulkner 4, Brandon Western 0 William Naylor 4, Danny McIntyre 4 Mark Martin 1, Stuart Wicks 4 Samuel Price 1, Kev Cottiss 3 Dave Hill 4, Steve Haggerty 3 Karl Reynolds 4, Bryan Margerison 4 Mark Carter 3, Darren Richardson 0 Martin Tonks 4, Scott Lawrie 3 Adam Hancock 4, Daniel Day 4 Leigh Dells 2, Lennie Holmes 3 Carl Green 4, James Wright 4 Lee Miller 2, Essex
WA 4-2 Warwickshire WA:
Women’s ‘A’:- Karen Williams 1 Courtney Hine 3, Jade Gofford 3 Donna Pinch 2, Leanne Halls 3 Kirsty Hinchliffe 1, Donna Gleed 3 Hannah Meek 0, Stacey Ellis 1 Natalie Gilbert 3, Wendy Collins 3 Marian Conway 2,
Essex WB 4-2 Warwickshire WB:
Women’s ‘B’:- Ann Farmer 0 Denise Keyte 3, Kerry Rudd 0 Wendy Adams 3, Lynn Kelly 3 Caroline Pike 1, Chloe Hawkins 3 Chloe McKivett-Saunders 2, Karen Breen 3 Lucy Keyte 1, Caz Pinfold 3 Nina Bolt 0.
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