Warwickshire had their away game against Hertfordshire in the UKDA National League’s Cosmo Darts Premier Division brought forward a couple of weeks. Prior to the fixture Warwickshire were fourth in the division with 146 points and their host’s three places below them with 133 points.
The weekend didn’t get off to a very good start as the ladies ‘B’ finished on the wrong side of the 5-1 result with Courtney Hine their sole winner beating Kerry King 3-0 with a 16.52 match award winning average.
The men’s ‘B’ levelled the score for the day when they won 8-4, thanks to wins from, Jnr Joyce, Steve Hine, Mark Strong, Mark Faulkner, Karl Reynolds, Jack Wareing, Mark Martin and Zac Prince, the match award shared by both Mark Faulkner and Jack Wareing who both averaged 25.69 in their respective wins over Ian Clarkson and Matt Creed.
In Sunday’s games the ladies ‘A’ finished all square at three each, their three winners being Caroline Pike, Hannah Meek and Marian Conway with Hannah Meek topping the averages with her 19.88 and 3-1 win over Stacey Aylesbury.
Like the ladies ‘A’ the men’s ‘A’ also finished on level terms, their six winners being Danny Lauby, Nigel Heydon, Kevin Dowling, Samuel Price, Jamie Hughes and Gareth Braham with Jamie Hughes their top player averaging 30.49 in his 4-2 win against Jarred Cole.
The overall 18-18 draw for the weekend saw Warwickshire move up one place to third with 165 points just three short of second placed Lancashire.
Full Results: Hertfordshire 18 Warwickshire 18
Hertfordshire MA 6-6 Warwickshire MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Mason Teese (27.79) 1-4 (30.43) Danny Lauby, Damian Green (25.15) 4-1 (26.08) Sam Whittaker, Brad Phillips (24.22) 2-4 (26.00) Nigel Heydon, Daniel Varney (27.31) 4-2 (25.11) Jack Wareing, Rex Cole (25.51) 4-1 (25.29) Martin Tonks, Lewis Pearse (22.78) 1-4 (24.24) Kevin Dowling, Liam Durston (25.69) 0-4 (27.45) Samuel Price, Thomas Banks (25.05) 4-0 (23.77) Matty Washbrooke, Josh Jones (27.16) 4-3 (26.52) Wayne Mynard, Jarred Cole (30.62) 2-4 (30.49) Jamie Hughes, Joe Croft (26.44) 3-4 (25.51) Gareth Braham, Jack Pledger (24.28) 4-2 (28.15) Noel Grant
Hertfordshire MB 4-8 Warwickshire MB:
Men’s ‘B’:- Lee Barrow (24.33) 4-2 (24.65) Lee Miller, Bradley Clark (20.45) 4-0 (19.86) Adam Hancock, Liam Divall (22.69) 3-4 (22.10) Jnr Joyce, Paul Squirrell (26.45) 4-2 (25.96) Ryan Jackson, Daniel Wood (24.41) 0-4 (25.37) Steve Hine, Ben Smith (25.82) 4-2 (26.68) Dave Hill, Gerry Mooney (23.19) 1-4 (23.95) Mark Strong, Ian Clarkson (22.63) 0-4 (25.69) Mark Faulkner, Dre Hajimina (20.01) 1-4 (23.54) Karl Reynolds, Matt Creed (21.68) 0-4 (25.69) Jack Wareing, Luke Ely (22.00) 3-4 (22.63) Mark Martin, Terry Andrews (21.19) 2-4 (22.81) Zac Prince
Hertfordshire WA 3-3 Warwickshire WA:
Women’s ‘A’:- Rachel Egleton (16.20) 3-2 (15.86) Kirsty Hinchliffe, Louise Pearson (20.59) 3-0 (18.03) Jodie Rigg, Grace Ferridge (20.18) 2-3 (18.38) Caroline Pike, Stacey Aylesbury (19.10) 1-3 (19.88) Hannah Meek, Danielle Fry (22.22) 3-1 (19.35) Wendy Adams, Kerry O’Connor (18.77) 2-3 (17.83) Marian Conway,
Hertfordshire WB 5-1 Warwickshire WB
Women’s ‘B’:- Vicky Rannow (16.48) 3-1 (13.36) Denise Keyte, Jodie Clarkson (20.88) 3-0 (18.94) Donna Pinch, Kirsty Bond (18.27) 3-1 (15.87) Kacie O’Connor, Kerry King (15.46) 0-3 (16.52) Courtney Hine, Debs Jones (17.40) 3-1 (16.65) Chloe McKivett-Saunders, Jo Kitchen (18.79) 3-1 (17.26) Nina Bolt.
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Images: PDC/Ed Mullholland ( Danny Lauby in Action)
