Warwickshire’s fourth fixture in the UKDA National League’s Cosmo Darts Premier Division was an away tie against Dorset and going into the game Warwickshire were sixth in the table with fifty-two points and their hosts next to bottom of the division with twenty-nine pints but having played just two fixtures.
Saturday saw the ladies ‘B’ finish all-square at three each after going 3-1 down, Jodie Rigg their only winner in the opening four games. Chloe McKivett-Saunders kept the visitors in the game when she won the penultimate game against Jamie-Louise Walker 3-0 and with a 3-1 win and 20.05 average from last on, and lady of the match Donna Pinch over Cathy Campbell the draw was salvaged. The men’s ‘B’ after leading 2-1 went down 7-5, Dave Hill, Adam Hancock, William Naylor, Mark Martin and Jnr Joyce their five winners with Dave Hill the man of the match with a 27.12 average and 4-1 win over Matt Read.
There was a better start to the Sunday games as Hannah Meek opened up with a lady of the match 3-0 win and 23.48 average over Wendy Lamb. Marian Conway made it 2-0 with her similar 3-0 win over Bevvy Hoey but the home side fought back to level terms before Natalie Gilbert gave Warwickshire a 3-2 lead with her 3-1 win over Trina Perry and taking the result to 4-2 was Kirsty Hinchliffe who beat Lorraine Woodrow 3-1.
With the overall score at 12-12 the men’s ‘A’ required a win to secure an overall victory and a win is what they got thanks to Danny Lauby, Steve Hine and Jamie Atkins who put them 3-0 up and with further wins from Matty Washbrooke, Martin Tonks, Nigel Heydon and Jamie Hughes they secured a 7-5 victory. Man of the match was Steve Hine who had a 4-2 win over Steve Earley with a 30.00 average.
The overall 19-17 win for the weekend saw Warwickshire hold on to sixth place and reduce the arrears on now in second place Lancashire, to nine points.
Full Results:
Dorset 17 Warwickshire 19:
Dorset MA 5-7 Warwickshire MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Liam Blakeley (26.79) 3-4 (29.83) Danny Lauby, Steve Earley (28.79) 2-4 (30.00) Steve Hine, Tommy Morris (25.53) 1-4 (28.35) Jamie Atkins, Ricky King (27.96) 4-3 (29.41) Samuel Price, Dan Perry (29.91) 4-0 (27.42) Noel Grant, Ryan Gowans (21.58) 4-1 (18.64) Mark Carter, Robbie Martin (28.15) 3-4 (26.38) Matty Washbrooke, Kevin Mabbatt Smith (26.52) 1-4 (26.59) Martin Tonks, Mark Grimes (26.50) 4-2 (26.77) Kevin Dowling, Scott Mitchell (25.83) 2-4 (25.66) Nigel Heydon, James Green (25.37) 4-0 (22.42) Gareth Braham, Rob Channing (26.39) 1-4 (28.66) Jamie Hughes,
Dorset MB 7-5 Warwickshire MB:
Men’s ‘B’:Jayden Walker (28.10) 4-1 (23.26) Noah Rose, Matt Read (22.96) 1-4 (27.12) Dave Hill, Mark Porter (21.09) 0-4 (25.05) Adam Hancock, Richard Wright (27.92) 4-1 (26.27) Mark Strong, Matt Yarrow (23.32) 4-1 (21.70) Jack Wareing, Jordan Sharpe (27.08) 4-3 (24.97) Mark Faulkner, Henry Shutler (25.70) 4-3 (25.20) Wayne Mynard, Lee Matthews (24.26) 3-4 (26.21) William Naylor, Nigel Lamb (22.14) 2-4 (22.63) Mark Martin, Dale Masterman (22.81) 2-4 (26.13) Jnr Joyce, Owen Emmett-Bowden (29.47) 4-2 (25.76) Lee Miller, Richie Gomm (24.23) 4-3 (24.98) Zac Prince,
Dorset WA 2-4 Warwickshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Wendy Lamb (16.48) 0-3 (23.48) Hannah Meek, Bevvy Hoey (16.20) 0-3 (17.68) Marian Conway, Peri Yarrow (20.89) 3-1 (18.72) Courtney Hine, Sam Kirton (18.37) 3-1 (14.81) Nina Bolt, Trina Perry (16.09) 1-3 (20.22) Natalie Gilbert, Lorraine Woodrow (13.79) 1-3 (17.47) Kirsty Hinchliffe,
Dorset WB 3-3 Warwickshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Sarah Chick (14.18) 3-0 (12.42) Denise Keyte, Diane Martin (13.79) 0-3 (17.28) Jodie Rigg, Donna Mabbatt-Smith (17.72) 3-2 (17.40) Caroline Pike, Macie Woodrow (21.30) 3-1 (16.56) Nina Bolt, Jamie-Louise Walker (16.67) 0-3 (19.78) Chloe McKivett-Saunders, Cathy Campbell (19.15) 1-3 (20.05) Donna Pinch.
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