It was not a happy ending to 2016 for the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation as in their final fixture for the year in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships their two game winning run came to an end when they lost 19-17 at home to Lincolnshire who lie next to bottom of the table, the defeat seeing the hosts drop to fifth place.
Three of the four games finished all square Saturday’s matches seeing the ladies after trailing 2-1 earn a 3-3 draw with Caroline Pike (18.04) their top player. The men’s ‘B’ team were the only losers of the weekend going from 4-2 down to 5-5 before losing 7-5 after Anthony West had given them the ideal start when he won the opener against Jock Watt 4-0 with a tremendous 31.31 average winning his legs in 13,14,18 and 19 darts.
On Sunday the ladies ‘A’ after going 2-0 up were reliant on a 3-2 win from Kerry Bambridge in the penultimate game to secure a 3-3 draw, Trina Gulliver back to top form with a lady of the match performance and a terrific 25.53 average.
The men’s ‘A’ with only one win from their opening four games kept their unbeaten run going with a 6-6 draw Ted Evetts chalking up a fabulous 32.41 average against Lloyd Pennell to take the teams match award, Ted having winning legs of 15,14,17 and 14 darts in his 4-3 win.
Full Results:Premier Division: v Lincolnshire (17-19)🙁Warwickshire names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Antony Allen 4 Gary Blades 2, Mark Carter 0 Craig Hill 4, Ted Evetts 4 Lloyd Pennell 3, Nigel Heydon 4 Adam Beck 1, Bob Nixon 2 Micky Taylor 4, Noel Grant 1 Karl Forrington 4, Richard Foster 1 Rob Hewson 4, Mark Westgarth 4 Chris Fidler 3, Mark Strong 0 Simon Stainton 4, Dean Stewart 4 Mark Blackwell 3, Jamie Hughes 4 Mark Wilson 1, Tom Aldridge 0 Adam Ward 4, Men’s ‘B’:- Anthony West 4 Kock Watt 0, James Hykin 2 Richard Selby 4, Ian Shaw 2 Mark Wilson 4, Simon Fairbrother 0 Gary Blades 4, Graham Hall 4 Dan Whitlam3, Ian McFarlane 3 Thomas Lovely 4, Simon Power 4 Johnny Baker 3, Carl Green 4 Ross Twell 1, Tom Ryan 3 Jon Bywater 4, Rob Hawker 4 Lester Wilkinson 1, Andrew Foulkes 0 Andy Bingham 4, Luke Kennedy 3 Lee Price 4, Women’s ‘A’:- Donna Pinch 3 Layla Bontoft 1, Trina Gulliver 3 Shelley Bontoft-Gash 2, Melanie Hill 1 Sue Edwards 3, marian Conway 0 Tammy Montgomery 3, Kerry Bambridge 3 Heather Lodge 2, Sue Gulliver 1 Paula Jacklin 3, Women’s ‘B’:- Denise Keyte 1 Laura Tye 3, Caroline Pike 3 Sharon Magan 1, Kat Spanswick 1 Dawn Armstrong 3, Nina Bolt 3 Rosie Pilkington 0, Helen Rigg 1 Heather Lodge 3, Chloe McKivett 3 Julie Lambie 2.
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