Warwickshire v Cheshire
In their home tie against Cheshire in the premier division of the Riley’s BDO Inter County Championships, Warwickshire were unable to add to their previous win and lost the game 19-17. The result has seen them drop two places in the table to sixth.
It was a good weekend for the men’s teams as both of them finished with 7-5 wins. For the ‘A’ side Robert Hawker took the man of the match award with a tremendous 32.85 average, beating Peter Boughey with a straight 4-0 result. Mark Strong (25.28) was the ‘B’ team’s top player, he won 4-1 against Dave Patton.
Unfortunately it was a different story for the ladies. Prior to the match both teams were unbeaten, each having drawn both of their opening two fixtures. The ladies ‘A’ suffered a huge 5-1 defeat with only Trina Gulliver (22.77) managing a win. The ‘B’ side also lost, they went down 4-2 with Wendy Adams and Natalie Gilbert their two winners. The match award went to Natalie Gilbert, who won 3-1 against Vicky Martin with a 19.38 average.
Full results: ):(Warwickshire names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Noel Grant 4 Steve Lomas 2, Tom Aldridge 4 Fred Smith 1, Mark Westgarth 4 Andy Cope 2, Ian McFarlane 3 Malcolm Barrow 4, Tom McGlone 0 Simon Preston 4, Jamie Hughes 4 John Brammeld 3, Dave Harris 3 Carl Dennel 4, Robert Hawker 4 Peter Boughey 0, David Sanders 4 Ash Khayat 2, Jamie Atkins 2 Michael Haynes 4, Dean Stewart 3 Tony O’Shea 4, Richard Foster 4 Dave Bird 3, Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Archer 4 Charlie Burns 1, Paul Deslandes 3 Chris Gibson 4, Simon Power 4 Daniel Ayres 3, Steve Giddings 0 Robbie Arrowsmith 4, Antony Allen 4 Greg Percival 2, Carl Green 4 Jeffrey Fisher 0, Graham Hall 4 John Speed 0, Peter Hughes 4 Terry Smith 2, Mark Birch 0 Bryn Suckley 4, Mark Strong 4 Dave Patton 1, Jimmy Hill 3 Barry Cooper 4, Luke Kennedy 2 Shaun Done 4, Ladies ‘A’:- Sue Gulliver 2 Gill O’Shea 3, Caroline Pike 1 Sherrie Yeomans 3, Trina Gulliver 3 Heidi Williams 0, Denise Keyte 1 Rosalyne Davies 3, Angela Jones 2 Sue Cusick 3, Lisa Whitmore 2 Beverley Martin 3, Ladies ‘B’:- Marian Conway 2 Jill Jedrill 3, Melanie Hill 2 Nicola Roebuck 3, Edwina Holdsworth 2 Andrea Hunt 3, Donna Pinch 1 Rosalyne Davies 3, Wendy Adams 3 Dawn Williams 1, Natalie Gilbert 3 Vicky Martin 1.
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