It was not good news for the local counties in the BDO Inter Counties Championship. Warwickshire, playing at the Belgrave Sports and Social Club against Lancashire lost both men’s games 9-3, Kevin Dowling taking the ‘A’ team’s award with a great 31.31 average, while seasoned campaigner Mangal Singh was the ‘B’ sides top man with 27.97.
There were mixed fortunes for the ladies. The ‘A’ bounced back from their previous 5-1 thrashing at Cambridge to reverse that scoreline against Lancashire.For the fourth consecutive match and the fifth time in eight outings Trina Gulliver was the lady of the match with a scorching 27. 01 average. The ‘B’ side also improved from their similar 5-1 defeat at Cambridge, forcing a 3-3 draw after trailing 2-0. Sue Deery with a 21.17 average took the match award.