Warwickshire v West Midlands
This coming weekend Warwickshire and West Midlands County Darts Organistations will go head to head in what will be their second of nine fixtures in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships, the two teams will square up to each other at the Warwickshire home venue the Bishopsgate Club, Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV1 4JJ.
Both teams are seeking their first win after losing their opening fixtures. Warwickshire with 17 have the slight edge on points which is two more than their opponents and are two places above them in the table.
Last season’s similar fixture was played on the West Midlands home board and finished with a 19-17 result in favour of Warwickshire, who on this occasion with home advantage will be looking for, at the worst a repeat performance, while their counterparts will be looking to avenge last season’s defeat.
Team selection for Warwickshire is Men’s ‘A’:- Steve Hine, Kevin Dowling, Nigel Heydon, Mark Westgarth, Noel Grant, Antony Allen, Tom Aldridge, Ian McFarlane, Dean Stewart, Ian Shaw, Ted Evetts, Charlie Symons, Men’s ‘B’:- Tom Ryan, James Hykin, David Hill, Karl Reynolds, Ashley Hykin, Rob Comben, Mark Carter, Anthony West, Mark Strong, Tom Martin, Carl Green, Jack Wareing, Reserves:- Tom McGlone, Richard Foster, Prakash Jiwa, Gareth Braham, Reece Colley, Jamie Hughes, Luke Kennedy, Women’s ‘A’:- Natalie Gilbert, Sue Gulliver, Wendy Adams, Nina Bolt, Caroline Pike, Kat Spanswick, Women’s ‘B’:- Donna Pinch, Helen Rigg, Angela Jones, Melanie Jones, Chloe McKivett, Marian Conway, Reserves:- Lucy Keyte, Denise Keyte, Vicki Cross.
Selected to play for the West Midlands are Men’s ‘A’:- Gavin Baker, Scott Baker, Mark Craddock, Matthew Dicken, Adam Edgar, Nick Fullwell, Kevin Harris, Liam Kelly, Glen McGrandle, Robert Smith, Jonathan Platt, Neil Pointon, Men’s ‘B’:- Michael Baker, Trevor Brennan, Martin Greenwood, Alfie Jacques, Stephen Jones, Ash Khayatt, Danny Coyle, Shane Price, Mark Rollinson, Avtar Singh, Paul Wells, Matthew Coleman, Reserves:- Mark Dyke, Dean Mills, Danny Nicholls, Women’s ‘A’:- Sarah Roberts, Lisa Badger, Debbie Loon, Kath Jenkins, Gemma Barrett, Cheryl Alcock, Women’s ‘B’:- Lizzy Arnold, Shellbie Simmons, Heather Wright, Kat McLean, Jacqueline Maiden, Shannon Hall, Reserves:- Kim Fellows (capt), Sophie Singh, Grace Angell, Samantha Maiden, Claire Hobbs, Debra Banks, Stella Sims, Chelsea Millward.
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