2011-02-23

Warwickshire County Darts Organisation played a home game against fellow strugglers Cornwall in the premier division, a vital game where both teams needed the points. Fortunately the 23-13 result went in favour of the hosts to lift them up the table to fourth from bottom on 96 points, 20 more than their opponents, who are next to bottom.
Both men’s teams won, the ‘A’ 7-5, with Steve Hine (31.07) their top man and the ‘B’ 10-2, David Sanders (30.46) taking their award. Both ladies teams finished all square at 3-3, the lady of the match for the ‘A’ being Trina Gulliver (22.10) and the ‘B’ Trish Roberts (16.70).
West Midlands travelled to take on Bedfordshire in division one and returned with a 21-15 win to lift them into third place in the table just six points adrift of second placed Hampshire. It was wins all round except for the ladies ‘B’ who went down 4-2, Diane Tolley (20.31) lady of the match. The ‘A’ side wonw-2, their first win of the campaign, Sarah Robbins (18.93) their top player. The men’s ‘A’ won 7-5, Dean Stewart following up his award winning average of 37.58 against County Durham with another superb 32.67. The ‘B’ team won 8-4, their fourth consecutive victory. Mark Lloyd (24.66) was the ‘B’ team’s top average man.