Warwickshire’s sixth game of the season in the Elite Premier Division of the UKDA’s National League saw them take on Northamptonshire at their home venue Hen Lane and District Social Club, 6 Beacon Road, Holbrooks, Coventry, CV6 4DS. The result was a conclusive 24-12 victory which saw all four teams win.
In Saturday’s ‘B’ games the ladies won 4-2 with Melanie Jones their lady of the match after coming from 1-0 down to Amy Chappell and going on to win 3-1 with an 18.53 average. The men’s ‘B’ were 8-4 winners, their top player being Adam Hancock who in 21,20,21 and 19 darts handed his opponent Danny Goddard a 4-0 whitewash and collected the match award for his 24.74 average,
The ladies ‘A’ went one better than their ‘B’ side beating their counterparts 5-1 with first on Natalie Gilbert lady of the match, beating Sara Rose 3-0 in 19,22 and 22 darts giving her a super 23.86 average. Gareth Braham was the men’s ‘A’ man of the match, his terrific 30.31 average against Phil Coward was achieved with winning legs of 17,15,12 and 16 darts in what was a 7-5 win for the ‘A’ team.
The overall win has seen Warwickshire cement their third place in the divisional table after the top two teams Lancashire and Yorkshire played each other and finished all square at 18-18. Warwickshire are just three points behind second placed Yorkshire and although 27 adrift of leaders Lancashire they have a game in hand on both teams above them.
Full Results: Warwickshire 24 Northamptonshire 12:Men’s ‘A’:- Prakash Jiwa 4 Colin Gray 2, Jamie Atkins 3 Chris Jones 4, Tom Martin 0 Ben Goodger 4, Jack Wareing 2 Tony Littleton 4, Kevin Dowling 4 Jason Lovell 2, Steve Hine 4 Darren Williamson 2, Gareth Braham 4 Phil Coward 2, Mark Strong 2 Michael Feasey 4, Ian McFarlane 3 Liam Fox 4, Noel Grant 4 Josh Richardson 1, Matty Washbrooke 4 John Regan 3, Steve Giddings 4 Martin Biggs 1, Men’s ‘B’:- Martin Tonks 4 Stuart Gilmour 1, Scott Hope 2 Leigh Peters 4, Carl Green 4 Dean Joseph 2, Dave Honey 1 Kyran Johnson 4, Adam Hancock 4 Danny Goddard 0, Mark Martin 4 Paul Shepherd 3, Darren Swords 0 Luke Smith 4, Karl Reynolds 4 Chuck Scott 3, Wayne Mynard 4 Jamie Elliott 2, Will Naylor 1 Chris Shipley 4, Mark Tomlinson 4 Jamie Preston 3, Carl Winters 4 Joe Judkins 2, Women’s ‘A’:- Natalie Gilbert 3 Sara Rose 0, Tammy Montgomery 3 Angela Barrow 1, Donna Pinch 2 Carrie Wright 3, Sue Gulliver 3 Jo Johnson 1, Angela Jones 3 Debbie Dexter 0, Chloe McKivett 3 Faye Mason 0, Women’s ‘B’:- Caroline Pike 3 Gail Fullthorpe 0, Nina Bolt 3 Jackie White 2, Denise Keyte 0 Rebecca Rose 3, Marian Conway 3 Karen Sheridan 2, Melanie Jones 3 Amy Chappell 1, Sue Maclennan 1 Heidi Garrard 3.
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West Midlands woes continue in the AON Championship Division of the National League, their latest fixture seeing them lose 25-11 away to Kent to leave them without a win in their last four games.
It was a bad weekend for all four teams as the ladies ‘A’ lost 6-0 and the ‘B’ 4-2 and the men’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ in turn went down 7-5 and 8-4.
Taking the match awards were, for the ladies ‘B’ Shellbie Simmons (17.68) and for the men’s respective ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams Shaun Carroll (30.11) and Jon Platt (26.01).
The defeat leaves West Midlands two places off the foot of the table with 108 points, next to bottom Cambridgeshire are on 106 and bottom team Oxfordshire have 96. The worry is that both of the bottom two teams have a game in hand on West Midlands which could see them go into the relegation zone at the foot of the table.
Full Results: Kent 25 West Midlands 11:MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Legg 4 John Morris 0, Phil Gibson 1 Kevin Bambrick 4, Kevin Smith 1 Michael Baker 4, Ryan Hope 4 Mark Craddock 3, Paul Fox 1 Richard Platt 4, Paul Dawkins 4 Darren Williams 0, Peter Mitchell 4 Ash Khayat 1, Peter Allen 4 Glen McGrandle 0, Harry Lane 4 Adam Teasdale 1, Nigel Payne 4 Gavin Baker 1, Tyler Reynolds 1 Shaun Carroll 4, Terry Dunford 2 Ian Jones 4, Men’s ‘B’:- Dean Owen 2 Jon Platt 4, Carl Wilson 4 Neil Pointon 3, Ricki O’Brien 4 Martin Angell 1, Ian Cunliffe 4 Gareth Watts 1, Fred Box 2 Adam Johnson 4, David Heath 4 Alex Simmons 3, Paul Reid 3 Ian Stanton 4, Darren Bootes 4 Daniel Coyle 0, Pat Scurfield 4 Luke Griffiths 2, Kevin Reid 4 Scott Hall 1, Dave Saint 4 Mike Hampson 1, Trevor Thompson 2 Dean Fullwood 4, Women’s ‘A’:- Emma Martin 3 Jacqueline Maiden 1, Lauren Bloomfield 3 Sarah Maybury 1, Julie Handley 3 Gemma Barrett 1, Andrea Walker 3 Kat Mclean 1, Kelly Westlake 3 Katherine Jenkins 1, Stacey Dawkins 3 Claire Hobbs 1, Women’s ‘B’:- Sue Bird 3 Crysta Wilcox 0, Emma Dunford 3 Kelly Doleman 1, Rebecca Garrett 0 Shellbie Simmons 3, Ida Heravi 0 Claire Hobbs 3, Helen Ward 3 Debbie Davies 0, Lisa Dunford 3 Jacqueline Simmons 2.
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Black Country are riding high in the Darts for Windows Division Three of the National League making it five wins and one draw in their six games when in their most recent fixture they won 23-13 playing away against Breconshire.
There were mixed results in Saturday’s games as the ladies ‘B’ suffered a 5-1 defeat with Heather Wright their sole winner and obvious lady of the match with a 16.62 average.
After the loss of the ladies ‘B’ it was all good news for the other three teams as they all won. The men’s ‘B’ finished the first day’s games with a 10-2 victory, the match award shared by Liam Kelly and Tom Bissell as they both recorded 27.83 averages.
Sunday’s games produced a convincing 5-1 win for the ladies ‘A’ and a close, but nevertheless a 7-5 win for the men’s ‘A’, with awards in turn going to Chez Allcock (18.33) and Dan Nicholls (26.72).
The overall win has seen Black Country return to the top of the table on147 point’s, they replace Gloucestershire whose 18-18 draw with Northumberland leaves them six points behind the leaders with 141 points.
Full Results:Breconshire 13 Black Country 23:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Layton 0 Matt Coleman 4, Craig Lewis 4 Mark Maiden 3, Matt Ingram 0 Dan Nicholls 4, Wayne Glover 4 Shane Sheridan 3, Zak Turner 3 Shane Price 4, Stephen Davidson 4 Owen Maiden 3, Kevin Holvey 1 Rob Smith 4, Ian Evans 1 Trevor Brennon 4, Andrew Kerry 4 Ben Hollowood 1, Richard Langlois 3 Stephen Jones 4, Joseph Salmon 3 Martin Price 4, Stuart Owens 4 Gaz Johnson 0, Men’s ‘B’:- Rob Price 0 Lewis Law 3, Jody Coventry 0 Dan Haden 3, Mark Salmon 1 Rich Bowen 3, Darren Evans 2 Mark Rollinson 3, John Brandon 3 James Hykin 1, Chris Carey 0 Ali Hickinbottom 3, Sam Turner 0 Jamie Rollinson 3, Jason Parnell 2 Neil Steventon 3, Lee Randall 0 Liam Kelly 3, Jordan Salmon 0 Shane Sheridan 3, Geraint Goode 0 Tom Bissell 3, John Gibson-Lapper 3 Chris Hickman 0, Women’s ‘A’:- Breconshire 1 The Black Country 5, Women’s ‘B’:- Helen Thomas-Evans 3 Stella Sims 1, Dawn Brandon 3 Sarah Tromans 1, Stacey Camden 3 Shannon Hall 1, Louisa Fox 1 Heather Wright 3, Sian Harris 3 Angie Carroll 1, Sue Price 3 Lacey Hughes 0.
