Warwickshire have completed what should have been their scheduled final premier division fixture of the season in the BDO Inter County Championships, an away game against Devon but due to adverse weather conditions their home tie with Glamorgan had to be cancelled earlier in the season and will now be played on the weekend of the 19th and 20th May.
The Devon game produced mixed results for the ladies as the ‘B’ side suffered their heaviest defeat of the season since the opening game when they lost 5-1 to Yorkshire, a result that was repeated at Devon with Chloe McKivett (19.68) the sole winner. Captain Sue Gulliver got the ‘A’ team off to a fine start as she chalked up her fourth consecutive match award and her sixth of the eight games played so far when she won 3-0 against Maria O’Brien with a 20.59 average. Further wins from Caroline Pike, Nina Bolt and Kat Spanswick saw the team win 4-2.
The men’s teams were in fine form with the ‘B’ side winning 8-4, James Hykin (27.45) their top player and the ‘A’ recording a 7-5 win with Nigel Heydon (28.88) taking the match award for a third consecutive time giving the squad an overall 20-16 victory.
Warwickshire are currently seventh in what is a ten team’s division but a win in their final game could see them finish the season much higher up the table.
Full Results:Premier Division:Devon v Warwickshire (16-20)🙁Devon names first):Men’s ‘A’:- David Matthews 2 Mark Westgarth 4, Liam Goyne 4 Simon Power 3, Danny Allen 0 Anthony Allen 4, Mark Shears 1 Dean Stewart 4, Neil White 3 Steve Hine 4, David Witt 4 Kevin Dowling 1, Paul Palmer 2 Nigel Heydon 4, Glyn Wells 4 Tom Aldridge 3, Shaun Dring 0 Mark Carter 4, Andy Aspinall 0 Charlie Symons 4, Matthew Dickinson 4 Noel Grant 3, Paul Milford 4 Carl Green 1, Men’s ‘B’:- Billy Evans 2 Mark Carter 4, Keelan Kay 4 Jack Wareing 1, Mark Vellacott 2 Ian Shaw 4, Mark Turner 4 Robert Comben 3, Mike Pearce 3 Karl Reynolds 4, Daniel Belsten 3 Dave Hill 4, Scott Hutchinson 0 James Hykin 4, Kevin Elliott 1 Gareth Braham 4, Scott Lawrey 4 Tom McGlone 3, Owen Bates 1 Ashley Hykin 4, Shaun Dring 1 Antony West 4, Thom Humphrey 4 Richard Foster 1, Women’s ‘A’:- Maria O’Brien 0 Sue Gulliver 3, Cat Callard 2 Caroline Pike 3, Sarah Brown 1 Nina Bolt 3, Hayley Brant 2 Kat Spanswick 3, Anna Johnson 3 Wendy Adams 1, Merryl Dennis 3 Marian Conway 2, Women’s ‘B’:- Karen Matthews 3 Donna Pinch 2, Jodie Hawton 3 Angela Jones 0, Mo Mortimer 1 Chloe McKivett 3, Chrissie Kinnaird 3 Helen Rigg 0, Lisa Hughes 3 Denise Keyte 0, Kelly Gabriel 3 Melanie Jones 1.
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