The eighth fixtures in the UKDA National League saw no change in the top three places in the Cosmo Darts Premier Division as leaders Yorkshire romped to a 24-12 home win over Hampshire who as a result of their defeat drop one place in the table to fifth on 168 points, thirty-one short of their hosts who have a thirteen points cushion on their nearest rivals Lancashire. Lancashire played an away game against Warwickshire and prior to the fixture they were only seven points to the good on their fifth placed hosts. The result was a 22-14 win for Lancashire with their Sam Cromwell recording the best average of the day for the men’s ‘A’ in the Premier Division a superb 33.40 in a straight 4-0 win over Nigel Heydon. The loss for the home side saw them drop one place to sixth but level on points with Hampshire. Essex with a narrow 19-17 home win over London hold on to third place but are now twenty-one points behind leaders Yorkshire.
Top averages for the ladies ‘A’ in the Premier went to Maria O’Brien (Cornwall) and Rhian O’Sullivan (Glamorgan) who both chalked up 27.33 averages with beau Greaves recording a tremendous 29.47 for Yorkshire ‘B’.
In the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division Dorset continue to lead the field despite being held to an 18-18 draw at home by Humberside who lose their second place to Cleveland and drop to third eight points behind Dorset. Cleveland move up from third thanks to their 21-15 win at Gwent, they are now just three points off the top. A 23-13 home win over fourth in the division Hertfordshire has seen Sussex leap up four places in the table to fifth putting them within six points of the opponents who hold on to the number four spot.
Berkshire’s Dan Read had a 32.32 average for the men’s ‘A’ while for the ladies ‘A’ Donna Rainsley (Sussex) averaged 26.37.
No change in the top four places in the L-Style Division One as leaders Derbyshire added a 22-14 win to their account in their away game against Worcestershire to give them a total of 196 points, extending their lead over second placed Suffolk from three to twelve points as Suffolk went down 20-16 at home to Buckinghamshire who in third place have reduced the arrears on their hosts from nineteen to twelve points. After a slow start to their campaign West Midlands have hit form and with a huge 29-7 home win over Somerset held on to fourth place and go level on 172 points with the team just above them Buckinghamshire.
Top averages for the men’s ‘A’ teams went to West Midlands Richard Platt (31.81) while for the ladies it was a double-header for Buckinghamshire as Kirsty Gibbs and Fallon Sherrock both recorded a 24.64 average. The men’s ‘B’ average also went to Buckinghamshire, Chris Freshwater recording a 30.06 average with Somerset’s Sally Smith the ladies top player with a 24.24 average.
Once again as they did in Division Three Black Country have dominated the season in Division Two and have already booked their place in Division One next season. In their most recent fixture Black Country travelled to the north east where they took on their nearest rivals in Division Two Tyne and Wear who before the fixture were a big twenty-two points short of their guests and with the 19-17 result going in favour of the away team that advantage was increased to twenty-seven points. The race for the runners-up spot is still on for the chasing pack of Tyne and Wear, West of England, Clwyd, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire with only nine points separating the five teams. The final week’s games should be very interesting.
Top average went to men’s ‘A’ Reece Colley (West Midlands 30.36), women’s ‘A’ Leanne Topper (Clwyd 22.77), men’s ‘B’ Dom Taylor (West of England 35.79) and women’s ‘B’ Sue Lane (Wiltshire 23.12).
Any two of the top three teams in Division Three could gain promotion as only two points separate Northumberland, Salopian and Middlesex but it is looking very unlikely that current leaders Northumberland will get promotion as they have already completed their fixture list bringing down the curtain with a narrow 19-17 win away to Shropshire. Second placed Salopian had a comfortable 26-10 victory away to Pembrokeshire while Middlesex won by the same margin at home to Wirral leaving them just one point short of Salopian.
Despite their close win Northumberland had three of the four top averages on the day for the division, winning both the men’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ thanks to in turn 14 years old Ryan Branley (32.28) and Nick Stephenson (31.31) with Iyla Leightley taking the women’s ‘B’ award for her 19.24 average. The ladies ‘A’ average went to Salopian’s Sarah Roberts who had a 23.62 average.
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Full Results:UKDA National League 2022-2023:Match No 8:
Cosmo Darts Premier Division:-
Cheshire 16 Kent 20:Cheshire MA 5-7 Kent MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Andrew Green 3 Pat Scurfield 4, Mal Barrow 0 Peter Allen 4, Darren Downey 4 Phill Gibson 2, Daniel Ayres 2 Peter Mitchell 4, Shaun Wilkinson 4 Kevin Reid 2, Joe Rowland 4 Ricki O’Brien 3, Patrick Lynskey 4 Nigel Payne 1, Keith Croxford 4 Tyler Reynolds 1, Colin Smith 1 Carl Wilson 4, Matthew Shaw 0 Dean Owen 4, Perry Davenport 3 Paul Dawkins 4, Jeff Fisher 0 David Saint 4, Cheshire MB 4-8 Kent MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Scott Grady 3 James Davison 4, Colin Lewis 1 Mike Brett 4, Paul Goodwin 4 Craig Preston 2, Neil Gerrard 1 Adrian Samson 4, Marcus Hawkins 4 Richard Elms 3, Craig Simpson 3 Steve Stacey 4, Aaron Ayres 3 Jack Keutenius 4, Jeff Fisher 4 John Dyke 2, Anthony Conroy 4 Keith Montgomery 1, Karl Windisch 1 David Heath 4, Peter Atkinson 0 Arron Brigden 4, Aaron Russell 1 Scott Lackford 4, Cheshire WA 3-3 Kent WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Vicky Pruim 3 Ida Heravi 1, Vicky Martin 3 Emma Dunford 0, Alex Foulds 1 Kelly Westlake 3, Ros Hemmings 3 Emma Martin 0, Andrea Davis 1 Stacey Dawkins 3, Amy Evans 1 Julie Handley 3, Cheshire WB 4-2 Kent WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kirstie Corbett 3 Rebecca Garrett 2, Julie Whitehouse 1 Nette Ralph 3, Liz Humphries 0 Sue Bird 3, Lyn Marsden 3 Sandrine Valverde 1, Sally Evans 3 Violet Wood 1, Sarah Goodwin 3 Lisa Dunford 0.
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Cornwall 18 Glamorgan 18:Cornwall MA 5-7 Glamorgan MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Greg Hambly 1 Daniel Beynon 4, Robert Ruberry 4 Sean Fisher 3, Kevin Dunstan 1 Dale Hughes 4, Kevin Bray 0 Dai Caller 4, Simon Knowles 4 Adrian Jones 2, Gareth Griffiths 3 Tim Jones 4, Simon Rees 2 Keirion Carter 4, Matt Knowles 4 Dan Thompson 3, Paul Ellis 0 Neil Parry 4, Michael Jones 4 Hywel Manuel 1, Tex Thomas 1 Mark Challenger 4, Dennis Bryant 4 David Rogers 3, Cornwall MB 6-6 Glamorgan MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Simon Furse 4 Richie Edwards 2, Joseph Yendle 0 Adam Serpell 4, Aaron Crocker 1 Gavin Sterio 4, Dave Copplestone 4 Lee O’Neill 3, Carl Jeffery 4 Colin Powell 2, Lee Agar 3 Neil Lewis 4, Richard Craddock 4 James Richards 3, Jez Campe 3 Gareth Hurton 4, Sam Hicks 3 Jeff Bass 4, Josh Symons 4 Richard Shanklyn 1, Jaden Whitting 4 Ashley Pascoe 2, Mark Odgers 0 Dai Powell 4, Cornwall WA 3-3 Glamorgan WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Nikki Furse 3 Nicky Biddick 0, Maria O’Brien 3 Eve Watson 0, Sarah Gill 1 Sue Hall 3, Tracey Hancock 0 Rhian O’Sullivan 3, Teresa Brookshaw 3 Michelle Jones 1, Pauline Mead 0 Alannah Waters-Evans 3, Cornwall WB 4-2 Glamorgan WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Rachel Graves 3 Sarah Teesdale 0, Jacqui Champion 3 Donna Buckley 0, Sarah Brown 3 Joanne Pugh 1, Tyrian Jesse 3 Tammy Thomas 2, Emma Dow 1 Claire Crocombe 3, Becky Curnow 0 Jen Taylor 3.
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Essex 19 London 17:Essex MA 8-4 London MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Paul Marsh 4 Christopher Holt 2, Craig Vickers 4 John Loeber 2, Steve Haggerty 1 John Walters 4, Ben Adams 4 Nigel Fisher 1, Brad Halls 4 Wayne Brown 3, Darren Peetoom 4 Matt Wood 3, Michael Pinnington 3 Lewis McGurn 4, Shaun Fox 4 Tyler Radlett 3, Phil Halls 4 Nick Cocks 2, Wayne Gleed 4 Graham Rackstraw 1, Joe Russell 0 Fred Box 4, Lennie Holmes 0 Lee Cocks 4, Essex MB 6-6 London MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Matthew Good 1 Danny Brown 4, Stuart Wicks 4 Paul Killington 2, Michael Pinnington 4 Tom Riding 1, Darren Richardson 4 Alan Reeves 2, Bryan Margerison 4 Craig Watkins 2, Phill Brewster 2 Geoff Mortimer 4, Simon Monk 3 Gene Hill 4, Jason Murphy 4 Liam Hill 3, Rob Donat 2 Lee Cocks 4, Jamie Peetoom 1 Ben West 4, Danny McIntyre 4 Dean Buckland 1, Andrew Currivan 3 Steve Ferguson 4, Essex WA 3-3 London WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sue Waterman 3 Mandy Solomons 1, Wendy Collins 1 Debs Watling 3, Donna Gleed 3 Carly Townsend 2, Leanne Halls 1 Steph Stutley 3, Karen Williams 0 Nikki Patten 3, Stacey Ellis 3 Tammy Mackenzie 1, Essex WB 2-4 London WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Karen Breen 0 Joanne Deamer 3, Carol Pinfold 3 Sarah Cronin 0, Lynn Kelly 2 Lynne Biondini 3, Jade Gofford 3 Kelly Livett 0, Sharon Wakeling 2 Luci Cunningham 3, Samantha Stock 2 Dee Belcher 3.
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Lincolnshire 20 Staffordshire 16:Lincolnshire MA 7-5 Staffordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Callum Goffin 4 Jamie Dunsdon 3, Shane Lowe 1 Gareth Pass 4, Thomas Lovely 4 Karl Merchant 0, Lester Wilkinson 3 James Hughes 4, Des Jacklin 1 Martin Plant 4, Neil Ward 1 Kev Johnson 4, Tony Hill 1 Andy Beardmore 4, Adam Beck 4 Martin Wheawall 3, Gary Blades 4 Jim Moston 1, Antony Allen 4 Steve Moss 1, Kev Clark 4 Rob Galloway 2, Lloyd Pennell 4 Dave Sumner 0, Lincolnshire MB 6-6 Staffordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Nick Fullwell 4 Dave Moors 2, Kev Leadenham 4 Steve Bayley 1, Chris Haynes 1 Steven Smith 4, Neil Smith 2 Steve Kirkham 4, Lester Wilkinson 4 Dave Richards 1, Scott Boryszczuk 3 Matt Carr 4, Jon Bywater 2 Danny Key 4, Steve Giddings 2 Callum Matthews 4, Michael Machin 4 Shane Beckett 1, Richard Selby 4 Jack Littlehales 2, Michael Taylor 4 Dan Tatton 0, Jack Wilson 2 Nick Walton 4, Lincolnshire WA 4-2 Staffordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Dawn Armstrong 2 Rowena Sidley 3, Hayley Reeson 1 Sarah Cope 3, Heather Draper 3 Anne Allsop 1, Paula Jacklin 3 Susan Sherratt 1, Shelley Bontoft-Gash 3 Michelle Colclough 0, Mandy Smith 3 Danielle Pearce 0, Lincolnshire WB 3-3 Staffordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Bobbi Hughes 2 Maria Pickering 3, Hayley Reeson 3 Stephanie Ryan 1, Laura Tye 3 Colette Duffield 2, Lee Bingham 3 Julie Robinson 2, Michelle Creasey 1 Jenny West 3, Julie Lambie 0 Sarah Triner 3.
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Warwickshire 14 Lancashire 22:Warwickshire MA 5-7 Lancashire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Jack Wareing 4 Gary Davey 2, Noel Grant 3 Gary Jackson 4, Chris Wickenden 4 David Evans 3, Nigel Heydon 0 Sam Cromwell 4, Matty Washbrooke 4 Martin Atkins 0, Steve Hine 2 Lee Shewan 4, Tom Martin 3 Steve Reynolds 4, Jamie Atkins 4 Jordan Brooks 2, Wayne Mynard 4 David Airey 2, Dave Hill 1 Martin Barratt 4, Gareth Braham 3 Stu Wilson 4, Ian McFarlane 3 Carl Sneyd 4, Warwickshire MB 3-9 Lancashire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Carter 1 Martin Lomas 4, Mark Strong 2 Gary Davey 4, Will Naylor 0 Andy Chase 4, Jenson Walker 4 Jimmy Welding 2, Pete Hughes 4 Pete Day jnr 2, Lee Miller 0 Graham Lalor 4, Sam Price 2 Kieran Thompson 4, Noah Rose 1 Andy Cass 4, Karl Reynolds 2 Jason Longmate 4, Mark Martin 0 Ryan Robinson 4, Adam Hancock 4 Terry Hey 3, Martin Tonks 0 Nathan Care 4, Warwickshire WA 4-2 Lancashire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sue Gulliver 0 Jenny Nuttall 3, Tammy Montgomery 3 Lindsey Ashton 2, Natalie Gilbert 3 Dawn Shaw 0, Wendy Adams 3 Amy Eden 2, Donna Pinch 0 Eleanor Cairns 3, Caroline Pike 3 Jo Clements 0, Warwickshire WB 2-4 Lancashire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Angela Jones 2 Tracey Cunningham 3, Melanie Jones 3 Ally Smith 2, Chloe McKivett 2 Anne-Marie Millership 3, Nina Bolt 1 Sue Cusick 3, Hannah Meek 3 Ellen Fletcher 0, Courtney Hine 0 Audrey Underwood 3.
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Yorkshire 24 Hampshire 12:Yorkshire MA 7-5 Hampshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Tom Sykes 4 Sam Dyke 0, James Waite 3 Mike Symes 4, Keith Flint 4 Justin Bradshaw 2, Graham Elvidge 2 James Nicholson 4, Ash Taylor 3 Aaron Turner 4, Sam Spivey 4 Luke Getty 2, Lewis Pride 4 Chas Barstow 2, Tony Darlow 2 Sam Rooney 4, Peter Jacques 4 Richard North 2, Jacob Gwynne 2 Scott Walters 4, Carl Wilkinson 4 Steve Musson 0, Mick Ridge 4 Graham Chalk 0, Yorkshire MB 8-4 Hampshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Steve Blower 1 Jamie Kelling 4, Brian Hallas 4 Adrian Wright 1, Danny Dutson 4 Will Buckman 1, Derek Lumley 4 Andy Jurd 1, John Walton 4 Dave Bonnett 2, Andy Harland 3 John Madgwick 4, David Calvert 0 Mike Symes 4, Kieran Evans 4 Joe Young 3, Martin C Atkins 3 Andy Mitchell 4, Kyle Richardson 4 Graham Chalk 3, Josh Clough 4 Lee Ward 2, Alex Jacques 4 Kev Woodward 1, Yorkshire WA 5-1 Hampshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sara Mortimer 3 Tracy North 1, Linda Porter 3 Jane Monaghan 0, Emma Lockwood 3 Pennie Lewis 1, Sally Whiting 2 Becca Edwards 3, Rachel Brooks 3 Laura Turner 2, Jayne Conboy 3 Sue Lowther 2, Yorkshire WB 4-2 Hampshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Beau Greaves 3 Abi Jurd 0, Linda Moorhouse 3 Susan Power 1, Louise Layhe 1 Jo Rolls 3, Lyn Horne 3 Dawn Simmonds 2, Michelle Binns 3 Joanne Senior 0, Abbie Scott 2 Karen Webber 3.
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Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division:-
Cambridgeshire 23 Gwynedd 13:Cambridgeshire MA 5-7 Gwynedd MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Kevin Bullman 4 Noel Coward 3, Simon Cassidy 1 Alex Williams 4, Craig Sayer 3 Phil Beach 4, Paul Newstead 2 Sion Wright 4, Douggie McInerney 0 Stuart Butler 4, Tony Clark 2 Dafydd Williams 4, Steve Carrett 4 Mike Shaw 1, Scott Williams 4 Gareth Wyn Parry 2, Stuart Ward 4 Chris Day 3, Mark Lynn 2 Jim Dorenbos 4, Connor Arberry 4 George Whitehead 0, David Mayle 0 Kelvin Ducklin 4, Cambridgeshire MB 9-3 Gwynedd MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Matthew Wing 4 Phil Beach 2, Richard German 4 Baz Tym 0, Ashley Coleman 4 Alex Williams 1, Peter Cousins 4 Kev Bisp 3, Ian Withers 3 Steve Green 4, David Shaw 4 Alwyn Thomas 2, Andy Turpin 4 Mike Simpson 0, Michael Bodle 4 Peter Ward 1, Darren Royal 2 Mike Shaw 4, Simon Hill 4 Carwyn Williams 1, Antony Richardson 4 Eryl Evans 1, Steve Stancer 1 Deian Roberts 4, Cambridgeshire WA 6-0 Gwynedd WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Casey Hill 3 Susan Davies 1, Juliet Findley 3 Shereen Downs 0, Gema Law 3 Tamzin Parr 0, Rebecca Brouse 3 Jacky Blanks 2, Amy Grant 3 Emily Mitchell 0, Claire Brookin 3 Jayne Parkinson 0, Cambridgeshire WB 3-3 Gwynedd WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Carol Bareham 2 Sharon Mitchell 3, Hannah Rampley 3 Mandy Williams 2, Karen Stanhope 3 Cath Luddington 2, Barbara Greatbatch 2 Bethan Roberts 3, Lisa Brooks 1 Jayne Parkinson 3, Pauline Donat 3 Emily Mitchell 2.
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Dorset 18 Humberside 18:Dorset MA 6-6 Humberside MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Ricky King 4 Joshua Lowthorpe 2. Carl Beattie 3 Daryn Gray 4, Jordan Sharpe 0 Mike Atkinson 4, Robbie Martin 4 Lee Smith 1, Nigel Lamb 0 Ched Carlill 4, Tommy Morris 4 Shaun Rutter 0, Scott Mitchell 4 Ricky Speroni 0, Dan Perry 2 Gavin Lewis 4, Steve Earley 4 Reece Robinson 3, George Grant 0 Karl Corcoran 4, Ryan Gowans 3 Dave Ladley 4, Dale Masterman 4 James Janney 0, Dorset MB 5-7 Humberside MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Declan Harris 4 Christian Stevenson 3, Mark Porter 1 Liam Gordon 4, Jamie Elm 1 Kevin Richmond 4, Kevin Smith 3 Steve Tranmer 4, Richie Gomm 4 Lewis McGuigan 3, Rob Channing 1 Luke Rutter 4, Owen Emmet-Bowden 3 Mark Howard 4, Matt Read 4 Paul Robinson 2, Richard Perry 2 Lee Smith 4, James Green 2 Richard Allen 4, Liam Blakeley 4 Lewis Drabarek 3, Richard Wright 4 Neil Dobson 1, Dorset WA 4-2 Humberside WA: Women’s ‘A’:- Bev Scarff 3 Sam Lewis 1, Suzy Trickett 3 Wendy Dearing 1, Trina Perry 1 Michelle Britton 3, Wendy Lamb 1 Christine Readhead 3, Sam Kirton 3 Bex Waterfall 1, Julie Frampton 3 Karen Helmore 0, Dorset WB 3-3 Humberside WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Sally Old 3 Vikki Tasker 2, Macie Woodrow 3 Mel Robinson 1, Julie Boggust 2 Jane Nicholson 3, Lorraine Woodrow 2 Dawn Williams 3, Katie Mitchell 1 Karen Helmore 3, Jamie Walker 3 Jessica Shakesby 1.
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Gwent 15 Cleveland 21:Gwent MA 5-7 Cleveland MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mathew Kay 3 Kyle Stanwick 4, Dean Phelps 4 John Watson 3, Nick Kenny 4 Barry Davies 1, Ray Hardwick 2 Mark Muckian 4, Geraint Harbon 4 Peter Frewer 3, Ieuan Halsall 4 Jamie Gardner 2, Dan Morris 4 Mark Busuttil 1, Marcus Jones 2 Rob Grundy 4, Gethyn Bennett 3 Brian Henderson 4, David Skinner 1 Paul Allen 4, Paul Higgins 1 Kevin Naunton 4, Lee Wreford 1 Jonny Gardner 4, Gwent MB 5-7 Cleveland MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Tom Nicholls 1 Chris Bradley 4, Nathan Treadgold 4 Ray Hutchinson 1, David Needs 1 Jake Harland 4, Craig Dobbins 2 Simon Ashton 4, Lyndon Gore 3 Kyle Stanwick 4, Brian Cook 1 David Coverdale 4, Mark Blandford 4 Callum Wright 0, Paul Cosslett 4 Tony Liddell 0, Nicolas Ruiz-Roynon 4 Liam Sherlock 1, Mike Fleet 4 Garath Hayes 3, Vince Short 1 John Watson 4, Craig Lloyd 2 Derek Grazier 4, Gwent WA 2-4 Cleveland WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Shannon Chappell 1 Carla Boyes 3, Cheryl Jones 2 Claire Stamper 3, Rhian Griffiths 3 Amy Thomas 0, Amanda Cosslett 3 Sam Dixon 2, Tracey Hickey 1 Ann Marie Potts 3, Ceri Stephens 2 Tonilee Bowstead 3, Gwent WB 3-3 Cleveland WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Hayley Matthews 2 Rebecca Burns 3, Natalie Pyatt 3 Amy Thomas 2, Cheryl Vodden 3 Sonia Mager 1, Mel Williams 0 Frances Elwick 3, Hannah Williams 2 Mia Simmonds 3, Jess Bonner 3 Debbie Liddell 2.
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Northamptonshire 18 Berkshire 18:Northamptonshire MA 6-6 Berkshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Jason Lovell 4 Paul Snowsill 3, Luke Smith 4 Dean Lockyer 1, Josh Richardson 4 Simon Purvey 2, Ben Goodger 2 James Wiggins 4, Leigh Peters 1 Joe Lacey 4, Phil Coward 2 Archie Self 4, Chris Shipley 4 Paul Self 1, Darren Williamson 2 Paul Holloway 4, Colin Gray 0 Paul Hogan 4, John Regan 0 Dan Read 4, Michael Feasey 4 Arron Lennon 0, Ricky Evans 4 Terry Stubbs 1, Northamptonshire MB 5-7 Berkshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Simon Almey 2 Alex Ball 4, Lee Rose 3 Lee Hussey 4, Robbie Commerford 0 Anthony Dean 4, Kyran Johnson 0 Doug Harwood 4, Paul Shepherd 4 John Hall 3, Janik Hill 4 Andy Sturton 2, Chris Jones 4 Ian Johnson 1, Jay Hewitt 4 Stephan Wood 1, Stuart Gilmour 4 James Clifton 0, Chuck Scott 0 Ryan Newton 4, Joe Judkins 3 Callum Dorward 4, Liam Fox 3 Nathan Money 4, Northamptonshire WA 4-2 Berkshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Rebecca Rose 3 Kelly Ellis 0, Angela Barrow 3 Sophie Self 0, Carrie Wright 3 Jules James 0, Faye Mason 1 Debbie Shadwell 3, Amy Chappell 1 Amy Smith 3, Jo Johnson 3 Ally Judge 1, Northamptonshire WB 3-3 Berkshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Heidi Garrard 3 Nipaporn Smith 2, Debbie Dexter 2 Vanessa O’Connell 3, Ellie Moore 3 Tania Burdett 1, Jackie White 3 Karen Jackson 1, Mel Stewart 0 Hayley Watts 3, Taylor Johnson 1 Carole Holroyd 3.
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Oxfordshire 19 Devon 17:Oxfordshire MA 7-5 Devon MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Shane Turner 3 Mike Pearce 4, Steve Dennett 4 Steve Boyce 3, John Hughes 1 Lewis Dare 4, Luke Stallwood 1 Phill Ward 4, Sean Holley 4 Mark Shears 1, Jon Jukes 4 Wayne Collings 2, Andrew Quinn 0 Paul Milford 4, Pete Hall 4 Daniel Case 0, Ade Larner 4 Mark Vellacott 1, Chris Howse 4 Andy Hitchman 1, Robert Adnams 2 Danny Belsten 4, Kevin Lowe 4 Ben Chamberlain 1, Oxfordshire MB 9-3 Devon MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Robert Adnams 4 Dave Matthews 0, James Green 4 Phil Tolly 1, Graham Earwicker 2 Mark Shears 4, Stephen Pearce 0 Danny Belsten 4, Jake Carter 4 Shane House 0, Preben Krabben 4 Kiean Joy 1, Andrew Tompkins 1 Mark Turner 4, Terry Wood 4 Lee Alderman 3, Stephen Wright 4 Flynn Jones 0, Aaron Stevens 4 Tom Singleton 3, Mark Burns 4 Dave Lake 3, Simon Perkins 4 Tex Pearce 2, Oxfordshire WA 1-5 Devon WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Julie Laverack 2 Karen Matthews 3, Babs Manning 1 Cleo Trelease 3, Denise Pape 0 Kelly-Marie Gabriel 3, Deta Hedman 3 Kayleigh Adams 1, Nicola Curzon 1 Tracy Ware 3, Catherine Birch 2 Annette Lord 3, Oxfordshire WB 2-4 Devon WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Irene Richardson 0 Kayleigh Adams 3, Tracey Scully 2 Nicole Goyne 3, Sandra Cox 2 Hayley Brant 3, Karen Williams 3 Alison Gabriel-Wotton 0, Caroline Caldicott 1 Anna Johnson 3, Jaine Telling 3 Kirsty Whiting-O’Brien 2.
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Sussex 23 Hertfordshire 13:Sussex MA 8-4 Hertfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Rod Hawkins 1 Thomas Banks 4, Harry Jackson 4 Kieran Brignell 2, Tavis Dudeney 4 Lee Barrow 1, Paul Eves 0 Daniel Varney 4, Connor Levett 4 Sam Cook 3, Lewis Gurney 1 Joe Croft 4, Jim Withers 4 Tony Cox 2, Alex Gurr 0 Rex Cole 4, Michael Hammond 4 Jarred Cole 1, Cavan Phillips 4 Ian Clarkson 0, Darren Barton 4 Paul Squirrell 0, Timothy Peirce 4 Robin Wigg 2, Sussex MB 8-4 Hertfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Graham Harris 4 Anthony Tarry 2, Daniel Bowley 3 Anthony Hammond 4, Paul Robinson 4 Jonathan Creed 0, Darren Chapman 4 Ben Swain 0, Ben Payne 4 Peter Mays 3, Freddie Jackson 1 Nick Swain 4, Craig Everest 3 Paul Squirrell 4, Lee O’Donovan 4 Mark Elliot 1, Dean Leaver 4 Jack Pledger 1, Lee Gladman 3 Sam Cook 4, Jim Lovelidge 4 Alan Salter 1, Lee Jennings 4 Martin Kingsley 2, Sussex WA 5-1 Hertfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Ashleigh Turner 3 Kerry O’Connor 0, Lisa Withers 3 Jodie Clarkson 1, Ellie Williams 3 Louise Pearson 0, Donna Rainsley 3 Tina Neylon 0, Claire King 0 Grace Ferridge 3, Disney Elliot 3 Kirsty Bond 1, Sussex WB 2-4 Hertfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Teresa O’Riordan 0 Grace Ferridge 3, Grace Austin 1 Jo Kitchen 3, Julia Saldanha 0 Rachel Egleton 3, Emma Wapshott 3 Debbie Jones 1, Hayley Phillips 1 Laura Camp 3, Denise Peake 3 Vicky Rannow 0.
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L-Style Division One:-
Leicestershire 21 Surrey 15:Leicestershire MA 10-2 Surrey MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Alex Long 4 Nigel Prior 2, James Young 3 Darryl Pilgrim 4, Derek Allsopp 4 Steve Lovett 2, Jason Lole 4 Kirk De Ruyter 3, Billy Jackson 0 Cam Crabtree 4, Bradley Coltman 4 Darren Bryant 1, Andy Courtney 4 Gary Trodd 1, Matthew Dickinson 4 George Munt 0, Jaikob Selby-Rivas 4 Gary Creamer 2, Darren Tyler 4 Matt Carter 1, Ricky Sudale 4 Dave Webb 3, Andrew Hibbert 4 Neville Wright 0, Leicestershire MB 5-7 Surrey MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Daniel Cox 0 Jason Kelly 3, Mick Hibbert 3 Gary Davies 1, Leon Baumber 3 Stephen McHale 2, Watto Watson 3 Terry Dersley 1, Lee Saville 0 Jack Brownsmead 3, Shane Tedds 2 Paul Tudor 3, Grant Brown 2 Jake Carter 3, Alan Warrington 2 Jack Savage 3, David Crossland 3 Harrison Firmager 1, Joe McKenna 1 Peter Noel 3, Samuel Whittaker 0 Alex Chubb 3, Nick Sutton 3 Andy Bridgman 2, Leicestershire WA 2-4 Surrey WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Melanie Bell 3 Teri Kidwell 2, Kelly Welsh 3 Hannah Tomkins 0, Liz Brunt 1 Ashley Smith 3, Trish Roberts 0 Wendy Reinstadtler 3, Julie Booth 1 Tania Cox 3, Claire Clough 0 Mandy Pawley 3, Leicestershire WB 4-2 Surrey WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Angie Sheffield 3 Marie Barthrop 2, Shannon Reeve 3 Viv Fowlie 2, Mem Martin 0 Debbie Webb 3, Kirsty Hinchcliffe 3 Eloise Milburn 1, Krissie Long 0 Angela Pursey 3, Kirsty White 3 Vikki Norman 2.
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Merseyside 23 County Durham 13:Merseyside MA 10-2 County Durham MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Terry Roach 4 Andy Allaker 1, Mike Addison 4 Eddie Brown 2, Johnny Brammeld 4 Dean Scott 2, Joey Palfreyman 4 Michael Gladstone 3, Steve Gow 4 Jack Bell 3, Lee Palfreyman 1 Matthew Hodgson 4, Kev Lloyd 4 Gary Miller 2, Alan Magee 2 Robbie Douthwaite 4, Robbie Gorst 4 Gerry Hall 0, Clive Rule 4 Rob Wild 0, Paul Smith 4 Stephen Annan 3, Dave Harnick 4 Chris Dominey 1, Merseyside MB 7-5 County Durham MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mike Warren 1 Michael Walker 3, Sam Jones 2 Jack Kirtland 3, Tom Lockyer 3 Ian Adamson 2, Dave Richards 3 David Nixon 0, Adrian Heathcote 3 John Teal 2, Philip Bennett 3 Simon Dobson 1, Dan Nuttie 3 James McClurg 0, Danny Russon 1 Paddy Lenagh 3, Ben Jones 0 Paul Johnson 3, John Prescott 1 Carl Redden 3, James Gillan 3 Paul Berriman 0, Paddy Williams 3 Phil Thomas 2, Merseyside WA 2-4 County Durham WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Tracy Morrison 1 Linda Hindmarch 3, Janet Sorrell 1 Cheryl Adamson 3, Claire Sykes 3 Margaret Stewart 0, Emma Barlow 1 Laura Patton 3 Vicki Lloyd 3 Lauren Stokoe 0, Julie Whelan 1 Fran Jones 3, Merseyside WB 4-2 County Durham WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Lynn Anderson 1 Clare Stewart 3, Gill Jones 0 Julie Hall 3, Jan Hardman 3 Suzanne Nixon 0, Sandra Rule 3 Sharon Storey 2, Viv Cullimore 3 Melissa Sams 0, Ellie Downey 3 Susan Hindmarch 1.
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Suffolk 16 Buckinghamshire 20:Suffolk MA 6-6 Buckinghamshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Tony Lincoln 3 Martin Hill 4, Stewart Thompson 4 Mark Boardman 0, Kevin Leathers 1 Cameron Menzies 4, David Ballard-Flatt 4 Glen Young 2, Jason Elvin 4 Karl Deacon 2, Ben Poulton 2 Liam Maughan 4, Gary Butcher 4 Mat Caste 2, Rob Warman 4 Steve Mcleod 1, Jamie Robinson 0 Damien Fyffe 4, Max Haley 4 John Ayris 0, Nick Bloom 2 Steve Vaughan 4, Andy Meikle 1 Jon Woodbridge 4, Suffolk MB 7-5 Buckinghamshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jason Stalker 2 Eddie Ford 3, Andrew Craine 3 Stuart Robinson 0, Jordan Gissing 2 Karl Deacon 3, Wayne Bugby 0 Chris Freshwater 3, Wayne Hammond 2 Paul Stefanovic 3, Ian Randles 3 Mark Boardman 2, Andrew Dearing 3 Leo Beechey 2, Gareth Randell 3 Colin Singleston 1, Josh Church 1 Steve Vaughan 3, Dan Brown 3 Clive Wilford 2, Darren O’Neill 3 Carl Webb 0, Paul Woods 3 George Grinsted 2, Suffolk WA 1-5 Buckinghamshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Chrissie Moore 1 Ann Wakefield 3, Leesa Woollard 1 Dawn Seaman 3, Lauryn Salter 1 Lisa Webb 3, Shell Heskett 3 Barb Legge 2, Carly Chenery 0 Kirsty Gibbs 3, Nicky Bradley 0 Fallon Sherrock 3, Suffolk WB 2-4 Buckinghamshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Lesley Compton 2 Lorraine Bowen 3, Louise Collins 1 Janet Weedon 3, Nadine Leathers 0 Felicia Blay 3, Nicky Doidge 1 Geraldine Johnson 3, Jo Locke 3 Lisa Webb 1, Jean Prewitt 3 Gina Freshwater 2.
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West Midlands 29 Somerset 7:West Midlands MA 12-0 Somerset MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Darren Williams 4 Bailey White 1, Jon Platt 4 Sam Hoddinott 2, Michael Baker 4 Leigh Taylor 3, Ian Jones 4 Mike Harper 3, Shaun Carroll 4 Mervyn Adams 1, Ash Khayat 4 Adi Acott 1, Owen Maiden 4 Michael Fenton 1, Rob Thompson 4 Dave Williams 0, Scott Baker 4 Rob Lovell 0, Richard Platt 4 Chris Turner 0, Kevin Bambrick 4 Tony Snook 0, Ryan O’Connor 4 Michael Church 2, West Midlands MB 10-2 Somerset MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Maiden 3 Russell Lippett 2, Ben Johnson 3 Kieran Spurdle 1, Adam Johnson 0 Chris Turner 3, John Morris 3 Dave Russell 0, Neil Pointon 3 Ade Beale 1, Kieran O’Mahoney 3 Steve Johnson 0, Chris Stanley 2 Lee Gregory 3, Karl Hughes 3 Rob Lovell 2, Dean Simmons-Fullwood 3 Dave Williams 1, Mark Craddock 3 Jody Matthews 2, Ian Stanton 3 Adrian Wood 1, Jack Aldridge 3 Sean Nichol 2, West Midlands WA 3-3 Somerset WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Katherine Jenkins 3 Tracey Stiling 1, Jacqueline Maiden 3 Kate Hulme 2, Claire Hobbs 0 Donna Gullock 3, Gemma Barrett 3 Lisa Hughes 0, Kat McLean 2 Becky Taylor 3, Jacqueline Simmons 0 Karen Littler 3, West Midlands WB 4-2 Somerset WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Shellbie Simmons 1 Lea Ford 3, Jodie Rowlands 3 Val Griffiths 1, Debbie Davies 3 Kay Bisset 2, Tara Simmons-Fullwood 3 Maz Bisset 2, Sarah Maybury 0 Sally Smith 3, Gemma Barrett 3 Natalie Wadham 0.
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Worcestershire 14 Derbyshire 22:Worcestershire MA 4-8 Derbyshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- George Connolly 4 Henry Coates 3, Kieron Bridgwater 1 Paul Williams 4, Chris Jennings 0 Paul Redfern 4, Nick Evans 2 Michael Haynes 4, Ian Mackenzie 1 Lee Stanley 4, Elliott Hancox 1 Nigel Daniels 4, Terence Webster 4 Pete Hadfield 2, Tom Garfield 4 Josh Gould 3, Lee Furneaux 3 Dan Ford 4, George Willetts 1 Sean Lambert 4, Phil Whitlock 4 Ian Allcock 0, Ant Butler 2 Michael Ryall 4, Worcestershire MB 4-8 Derbyshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Alan Futcher 2 Josh Gould 3, Luke Smith 3 Gary Fenn 2, Mark Smith 0 Mark Barlow 3, Paul Wallace 1 Rob Needham 3, Tony Young 0 Robert Hawker 3, Mark Luscott 3 Mark Thompson 0, Andy Pullen 2 Michael Ryall 3, Nigel Davis 0 Keith Lodge 3, Ian Oliver 0 Paul Bettney 3, Kev Mason 3 Jamie Waterfield 2, Elliott Hancox 2 Ben Holmes 3, Jack Higgins 3 Colin Dymond 0, Worcestershire WA 4-2 Derbyshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Zoe Jones 3 Jax Sweet 0, Jenny Shail 0 Rose Mort 3, Claire Dicken 2 Rebecca Hoyland 3, Sophie Hadley 3 Jo Oldershaw 1, Jenny Jones 3 Steph Allerton 0, Mandy Morgan 3 Rach Bird 0, Worcestershire WB 2-4 Derbyshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Zena Grand 0 Rachel Ayres 3, Koz Beddow 3 Claire Wheeler 2, Jackie Mackenzie 1 Louise Rawson 3, Kim Jones 3 Nic Fletcher 1, Lynne Arnold 2 Sammie Marshall 3, Chloe Luscott 0 Emily Jones 3.
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Division Two:-
Clwyd 27 Gloucestershire 9:Clwyd MA 8-4 Gloucestershire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Adam Paxton 4 Dean Terry 0, Noel Bagby 4 Mark Wellington 2, Andy Hopwood 1 Harry Williams 4, Mark Leach 3 Shaun Hughes 4, Dai Davies 4 Kieran Smith 1, Cole Davey 4 Steve Easton 1, Steve Probert 4 Rob Long 2, Bryan Moran 1 Darren Mitchell 4, Phil Jones 2 Josh Lewis 4, Rob Lawrence 4 Mark Johncock 2, Luke Smith 4 Liam Devries 3, Andy Alker 4 Matthew Kerry 1, Clwyd MB 7-5 Gloucestershire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Ben Walley 3 Richard Bambridge 1, Nick Hailes 3 Dean Thomas 0, Chris Moore 1 Keith Lawrence 3, Bradley Roberts 3 Sam Brough 0, Paul Crimes 1 Rhys Jackson 3, Steven Ellson 3 Mark Turley 2, Craig Billingsley 3 Dan Collins 0, Ady Maddocks 3 Wayne Baker 0, Chris Dobbins 1 Andrew Sim 3, Pete Walker 3 Les Higgs 2, Jodie Challinor 2 Ian Beasley 3, Ian Bride 1 Shaun Hughes 3, Clwyd WA 6-0 Gloucestershire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Leanne Topper 3 Sam Higgins 0, Judith Williams 3 Jane Price 2, Jackie Brighton 3 Carol Smith 1, Nia Price 3 Kirsty Dixon 1, Bethan Jones 3 Hannah Smith 1, Rachel Kingdon 3 Sharon McNulty 0, Clwyd WB 6-0 Gloucestershire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Mary Williams 3 Sharon Brewer 0, Abby Hamilton 3 Nush Murphy 0, Rachael Simpson 3 Sam Higgins 1, Nat Davey 3 Lindsay Hawkins 2, Hayley Street 3 Christine Marsh 1, Izzy Thomas 3 Sharon McNulty 2.
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Nottinghamshire 21 Bedfordshire 15:Nottinghamshire MA 9-3 Bedfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Micky Stocks 2 Kelly Corcoran 4, Charlie Stocks 2 Gareth Murray 4, Chris Scott 1 Dara Curran 4, Jason Holmes 4 Iain Styles 3, Steve Stanbridge 4 Micky Reed 2, Connor Beasley 4 Ben Hazel 3, Pete McConville 4 Russ Albon 2, Mark Wilson 4 Brian Reed 1, Jay Foreman 4 Richard Wood 1, Paul Harvey 4 Carl Yeowell 1, Darren Layden 4 Paul Bailey 3, Tom Allies 4 Chris Dilley 0, Nottinghamshire MB 4-8 Bedfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jay Foreman 1 Ryan Tharby 3, Josh Hamilton 3 Paul Hale 2, Chris Brown 0 Gary Brown 3, James Hewitt 0 Josh Hook 3, Steve Johnson 2 Mark Holland 3, Andy Russell 2 Russ Stringer 3, Christian Shepherd 1 Steve Richardson 3, Aaron Gormley 3 Philip Price 0, Wes Deane 2 Paddy Clowery 3, Richard Bloomfield 1 Oli Ellis 3, Marc Dewsbury 3 Aiden O’Mahoney 0, Connor Beasley 3 Michael Ovens 2, Nottinghamshire WA 4-2 Bedfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Rebecca Collins 3 Diane Nash 1, Helen Harvey 3 Maria Perrin 1, Sarah Brent 0 Donna Hutt 3, Kaylea Riley 3 Lisa Pitchfork-Perkins 2, Julie Pitchford 3 Holly Meadwell 2, Sue Esswood 1 Kerry King 3, Nottinghamshire WB 4-2 Bedfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Jenny White 3 Jenny Bozier 0, Jan Schofield 3 Jennie Thomas 2, Nicola Wing 3 Jo Dilley 1, Maggie Bamford 0 Fran Bent 3, Julie Wilson 3 Helen Styles 1, Ronnie Johnson 1 Shirley Williams 3.
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Tyne and Wear 17 Black Country 19:Tyne and Wear MA 7-5 The Black Country MA:Men’s ‘A’:- John Kippen jnr 4 Alex Howells 1, Kevin Hughes 4 Paul Wells 3, Peter Holden 3 Shane Price 4, David White 0 Ben Hollowood 4, Chris Vaughan 3 Dan Nicholls 4, Jack Male 4 Rich Bowen 3, David Stokell 0 Reece Colley 4, Mark Reeves 1 Tom Bissell 4, Raymond Marshall 4 Shane Sheridan 1, Dan Mock 4 Gaz Johnson 1, Eddie Ashman 4 Dan Homer 3, Graham Dennison 4 Rob Smith 0, Tyne and Wear MB 5-7 The Black Country MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mason Harmer 0 Jamie Barrowman 3, Graham Dennison 3 Martin Greenwood 0, Pete Kenny 3 Dan Haden 2, Ian Thoms 0 Jamie Rollinson 3, David Maitland 2 Martyn Harper 3, Ollie Male 0 Gavin Smith 3, Dean Kippen 3 Neil Steventon 2, Mark Smith 2 Mark Rollinson 3, Lee Walton 2 Rich Bowen 3, Jack Howarth 3 Cayden Smith 2, Mark Wright 3 Connor Whitehouse 1, Andrew Heath 2 Shaun Hill 3, Tyne and Wear WA 3-3 The Black Country WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Maureen Purvis 3 Maxine Prosser 0, Angela Kirkwood 3 Natalie Hulson 0, Marie Seago 1 Grace Angell 3, Angie Mann 2 Chez Allcock 3, Anne-Marie Urwin 3 Angie Carroll 0, Tracey Curry 2 Shannon Hall 3, Tyne and Wear WB 2-4 The Black Country WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Toni Straughan 1 Doreen Hunt 3, Sheila Douglas 3 Sarah Tromans 2, Karen Murray 3 Amy-Leigh Tolley 2, Christine Duncan 1 Sarah Jane Parker 3, Caroline Dorothy 1 Grace Angell 3, Karen Docherty 1 Lacey Hughes 3.
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West of England 24 Norfolk 12:West of England MA 9-3 Norfolk MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Lee Harris 4 Lewis Winter 1, Dan Cole 4 Martyn Moore 1, Dom Taylor 4 Vinny Mudd 0, Tony Smith 2 Olly King 4, Chris Hartrey 3 Craig Venman 4, Jimmy Bristow 4 Darren Brown 3, Simon Lloyd 4 Robbie Ellis-Brown 2, Andy White 4 Andrew Hircock 1, Nick English 3 James Cole 4, Sam Cankett 4 Richard Stoddart 1, Mike Norton 4 Darren Youngs 2, Matt Jackson. 4 David Wilson 1, West of England MB 9-3 Norfolk MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Martyn Lansdown 3 Dale Paul 2, Jon Rogers 3 Terry Stanmore 0, Rob Moore 0 James Goldsmith 3, Dan Raby 3 Dan Taylor 0, Phil O’Connell 3 Aaron Taylor 1, Paul Meyer 3 Andy Derrick 1, Matthew Tremlett 2 Jack Holmes 3, Harry Robinson 3 Kevin Rudling 1, Dom Taylor 3 Craig Moore 0, Wayne Allen 3 Dave Olley 2, Mike Knapman 3 Darren Goldsmith 2, Josh Allen 1 Mark Chapman 3, West of England WA 2-4 Norfolk WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Emma Bowles 1 Nikki Goldsmith 3, Abbie Champ-Fitzgerald 1 Roz Bulmer 3, Kelly Marshall 1 Mandy Gray 3, Ang Griffiths 3 Julia Virgoe 2, Jayne Fitzgerald 0 Stephanie Potter 3, Mev Kelly 3 Sandra Page 2, West of England WB 4-2 Norfolk WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Zoe Hall 3 Lucy Hoddy 2, Sheridan Chapman 3 Elaine Blackett 0, Gail Dent 2 Jaz Fiske 3, Danielle Whitehead 1 Gemma Reynolds 3, Sam Lloyd 3 Sue Brittain 0, Karen Brown 3 Lynsey Childs 1.
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Wiltshire 20 Cumbria 16:Wiltshire MA 9-3 Cumbria MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Gary Court 1 Adam Jenkinson 4, Lewis Gibson 4 Phil Hughes 2, Ian Greenway 3 David Carr 4, Ashley Chapman 2 Michael Adams 4, Mitchell McCarthy 4 Andy Goodfellow 3, Josh McCarthy 4 Alan Armstrong 0, Lee Evans 4 Neil Linford 2, Lee Newman 4 Mark Hird 3, Evan Willoughby 4 Mike Sowerby 3, Cameron Lee 4 Dan Vallance 3, Stuart Clarke 4 Michael Crawshaw 2, Connor Hughes 4 Ronnie Kirk 2, Wiltshire MB 4-8 Cumbria MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Chris Bailey 1 Craig Lewthwaite 3, Chris Yeates 3 Michael Williams 0, Richard Smith 0 Mike Sowerby 3, Andy Harvey 0 John Duncan 3, Jordan-Lee Rawlings 1 Phil Hughes 3, Eddie Tott 1 Dex Forster 3, Dan Sturgess 2 Gary Horrigan 3, Keith Bedding 2 Steven Jackson 3, Michael Crumpton 3 John Wightman 0, Peter Keen 3 Geoff Ramshaw 2, Rich Bennett 3 Brian Mandale 2, Garth Hodgkiss 0 Shayne Williams 3, Wiltshire WA 2-4 Cumbria WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Joanna Hooke 1 Crissy Manley 3, Shirley Castle 1 Jules Fisher 3, Julie Newman 0 Gillian Rumney 3, Tina Rowlands 3 Lesley Pattinson 2, Debbie Hughes 3 Emma McGarvie 0, Erica Hartnett 0 Ann Scholey 3, Wiltshire WB 5-1 Cumbria WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Cat Mackie 3 Ali MacMillan 2, Sue Lane 3 Susan Fears 0, April Polden 1 Hilary Kirkbride 3, Dani Kearns 3 Leanne Howard 2, Kerry Hale 3 Mary Paine 2, Emma Manning 3 Laura Tweeddale 1.
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Division Three:-
Breconshire – bye
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Isle of Wight 18 Montgomery and Radnor 18:Isle Of Wight MA 6-6 Montgomery and Radnor MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Edwards 4 Paul Orchard 2, Jason Collins 4 Jamie Major 3, Mark Breakspear 2 Rhys Field 4, Leo Hall 1 Terry Williams 4, Graeme Dutton 4 Rob Shingler 3, Mickey Wilkes 0 John Offa 4, Tony Parker 1 Tony Lloyd 4, Andy Hills 3 Roger Williams 4, Christopher Blabey 4 David Davies 2, Lee Marsh 4 Dan Petty 3, Darren Hawkin 1 Mark Bellerby 4, Gordy Crews 4 Phil Austin 1, Isle Of Wight MB 3-9 Montgomery and Radnor MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Darren Andrews 0 Jamie Major 3, Andy Hills 3 Des Francis 0, Gordon Penn 1 Liam Dalton 3, Grant Barnett 2 David Breese 3, Michael White 2 Ben Davies-Jarman 3, Jason Waite 3 Frankie Costanzo 2, Dale Grove 3 Tony Nash 2, Darren Galley 2 Paul Ballantyne 3, Alex Hall 1 Steve Rowlands 3, Micky Wilkes 1 Dan Jones 3, David Robinson 1 Ashley Orchard 3, Del Ballard 1 Andrew Peers 3, Isle Of Wight WA 3-3 Montgomery and Radnor WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Brenda Dyer 3 Jane Jones 2, Kelly Stroud 2 Sharon Shepherd 3, Sam Pink 3 Sally Urwin 0, Lyn Marshall 3 Louise Davies 0, Fiona Pickin 1 Kelly Butler 3, Dawn Edwards 2 Sue Lewis 3, Isle Of Wight WB 6-0 Montgomery and Radnor WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Hope Webster 3 Sam Lloyd 2, Angie Cotton 3 Elisa Richardson-Morris 1, Madeleine Coe 3 Kim Ives Petty 1, Hazel Jacobsen 3 Jane Emma Martin 0, Mandy Weldon 3 Shelly Mulliner 0, Anne Weldon 3 Tina James 0.
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Middlesex 26 Wirral 10:Middlesex MA 9-3 Wirral MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Tom Dallender 4 Chris Reid 1, John Scott 4 Andy Cummins 1, Ian Bartlett 1 Scott Hudson 4, Jason Neville 4 Darren Bradley 2, Steve Rose 4 Marc Lynam 2, Chris Grannell 0 Mark Patmore 4, Chris Everley 4 Steve Maish 3, Joshua Burksfield 4 Steve McNally 2, Tony Andrews 4 Mike Williamson 0, George Wilkinson 4 Chris Farrell-Dennett 2, Steve Dettmer 2 Robbie Green 4, Allen Bond 4 Lleyton Molyneux 0, Middlesex MB 9-3 Wirral MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Adam Finch 3 Dave Gore 1, Harvey Wilkinson 1 Steve Gannon 3, George Rich 2 Carl Coulls 3, Scott Robertson 3 Stephen Sutton 1, Steve Goddard 3 Phil Hignett 1, Brian Green 3 Tom Hartley 0, Pat Cleghorn 3 Chris Sharp 2, Dan Wheatley 3 Bryn Suckley 0, Chris Grannell 3 Phil Lambson 1, Tim Green 3 Carl Robinson 1, Paul Hackett 2 Kieran Nolan 3, Frankie Collopy 3 Michael Todd 1, Middlesex WA 4-2 Wirral WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Lisa Brosnan 3 Nat Farragher 1, Margaret Sutton 3 Julie Baines 1, Leah Nelson 2 Pam Courts 3, Sindy Stiles 3 Pat Moody 0, Louise Grannell 0 Sandra James 3, Leanne Palmer 3 Debbie Robinson 0, Middlesex WB 4-2 Wirral WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Jenny Sallans 1 Joanne Toye 3, Michele Copas 3 Carla Smyth 0, Marlene Pope 3 Tina Nolan 1, Hayleigh Shaw 3 Kelly McGuinness 1, Tirion Vickery 2 Jen Taylor 3, Vickie Kiely 3 Emma Evans 2.
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Pembrokeshire 10 Salopian 26:Pembrokeshire MA 4-8 Salopian MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Kelvin O’Keefe 4 Eddie Price 0, Ryan Jones 3 John Roberts 4, Steve Castle 1 Paul Rowley 4, Chris Webber 4 Ben Morgan 3, Christian Woodford 1 Kacey Jones 4, Nathan Burdett 3 Mark Crutchley 4, Daniel Castle 1 Matt Elsey 4, Llew Bevan 4 Ash Hilditch 2, Korie Powell 2 Scott Dockerty 4, Kieran Harris 4 Terry Nash 3, Stuart Davies 0 Jon Mansell 4, Steve Smith 3 Steven Ritchie 4, Pembrokeshire MB 3-9 Salopian MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Gordon Summers 1 Mark Jones 3, Jay Picton 1 Jamie Kynaston 3, Ben Mathias 3 Andy Kynaston 0, Peter Wilcox 3 Ian Evans 1, Joe Lewis 3 Darren Lane 0, Craig Oag 1 Gary Crowther 3, John Phillips 0 Paul Ashworth 3, Andrew Smith 2 Martin Riggs 3, Tom Blair 2 James Mansell 3, Taz Halliday 1 Shaun Pryce 3, Paul Babb 2 Adrian Logsdail 3, Brandon Brown 1 Ben Bevan 3, Pembrokeshire WA 2-4 Salopian WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Rhian Evans 1 Sarah Roberts 3, Jess Rees 2 Claire Boyle 3, Angharad Bessant 0 Steph Clarke 3, Tina Phillips 3 Tracey Dean 0, Sophie Davies 3 Julie Griffiths 1, Tracey Hawkins-Greene 1 Evonne Taylor 3, Pembrokeshire WB 1-5 Salopian WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Nevita McConalogue 1 Rachael Mooney 3, Stacey Davies 3 Racheal Williams 1, Caroline Wilcox 0 Hayley McGuinness 3, Jacqui Phoenix 1 Karen Weston 3, Ffion Davies 1 Claire Boyle 3, Siobhan Blake 1 Sue Lane 3.
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Shropshire 17 Northumberland 19:Shropshire MA 4-8 Northumberland MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Paul Harrison 4 Chris Harvey 3, Simon Pritchard 0 Mark Stephenson 4, Chris Fox 3 Lee Shanks 4, Richard Parker 4 Micky Ord 1, Reece Cook-Lucas 1 Andy Parks 4, Dave Bayton 2 Doug Thoburn 4, Jamie Webb 2 Lee Harrison 4, Kevin Harris 0 Dan Stephenson 4, Andy Jervis 4 Dale Graham 3, Chris Willams 4 Dan Hallowell 1, Josh Pickett 1 Billy Leonard 4, Phil Clarke 0 Ryan Branley 4, Shropshire MB 6-6 Northumberland MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Steve Lynch 3 Jamie Martin 2, Lee Shaw 2 Danny Oman 3, Martin Price 0 Paul Sinclair 3, Chris Evans 3 Richard Gerry 0, Phil Mayo 2 Scott Brown 3, Rushpal Bhogal 3 Tony Taylor 2, John Simms 2 Dean Stackhouse 3, Stu Kendrick 1 Russ Wood 3, Dan Downey 3 Ian Burt 2, Luke Wildman 0 Nick Stephenson 3, Jon Blakemore 3 Gary Reed 1, Chris Hill 3 Craig Jones 2, Shropshire WA 4-2 Northumberland WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jenna Ball 3 Angela Best 0, Annmarie Williams 2 Casey Stephenson 3, Kelly Haverson 3 Ang Turnbull 2, Marie Riggs 3 Sara Gowens 0, Sophie Ward 3 Mary Pattison 2, Deana Sheldon 0 Tip Whillis 3, Shropshire WB 3-3 Northumberland WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Joanne Meachin 3 Dawn Longstaff 2, Sara Jones 0 Lisa Barnes 3, Michele Pritchard 3 Kayla Herdman 0, Jayne Downey 3 Debbie Waugh 1, Dianne Newton 0 Sarah Higgins 3, Ann Cooper 1 Lyla Leightley 3.
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Warwickshire knew it was going to be a tough fixture even though they had home advantage over their visitors second in the UKDA National League’s Cosmo Darts Premier Division Lancashire and that was made clear in the opening day’s games as they ladies ‘B’ finished on the wrong side of a 4-2 result.
Tracey Cunningham gave the away side the early lead when she beat Angela Jones 3-2 and although second on Melanie Jones won 3-2 against Ally Smith to level the score it was the away team who forged ahead once again in the third when Anne-Marie Millership won 3-2 against Chloe McKivett with a 108 check out in the deciding leg.
A 3-1 win for Sue Cusick against Nina Bolt put Lancashire within one game of victory but a lady of the match performance from Warwickshire’s Hannah Meek delayed that, Hannah winning 3-0 against Ellen Fletcher with a 19.52 average. A 3-0 win for Audrey Underwood over Courtney Hine in the final game gave Lancashire the 4-2 result.
The men’s ‘B’ quickly found themselves trailing 3-0 as Martin Lomas won 4-1 against Mark Carter, Gary Davey beat Mark Strong 4-2 and Andy Chase won 4-0 against Will Naylor. Jenson Walker stopped the rot in the fourth with his 4-2 success over Jimmy Welding and with a similar 4-2 win from Pete Hughes including 121 and 122 finishes against Pete Day jnr things were looking a little better for the home side, Hughes Warwickshire’s man of the match with his 27.82 average. However by the midway point Lancashire had opened up a 4-2 lead as Graham Lalor rounded off the half with a 4-0 win against Lee Miller.
The visitors lead was extended to 5-2 as the second half got underway Kieran Thompson beating Sam Price 4-2 after Price had opened up leads of 1-0 and 2-1, they then stormed into a match winning 8-2 position with Andy Cass winning 4-1 against Noah Rose, Jason Longmate beating Karl Reynolds 4-2 and Ryan Robinson finishing the 4-0 winner against Mark Martin
The penultimate encounter saw Warwickshire reduce the arrears slightly as Adam Hancock won 4-3 against Terry Hey but a 4-0 win for Nathan Care over Martin Tonks in the last game of the day gave Lancashire a 9-3 win and a 13-5 lead to take into Sunday’s games.
Lancashire were first off the mark in the ladies ‘A’ Sunday game as Jenny Nuttall won 3-0 against Sue Gulliver. Tammy Montgomery was second on for the home team winning the first leg against Lindsey Ashton but then going 2-1 behind before securing her 3-2 win by taking the last two legs, not only securing her win but at the same time the match award for her 22.61 average. For the first time in the game Warwickshire went ahead in the third thanks to a straight 3-0 win from Natalie Gilbert over Dawn Shaw and opened up a 3-1 lead when Wendy Adams came from 1-0 and 2-1 down against Amy Eden to go on and win 3-2.
The away side got their second stripe on the board in the penultimate encounter, Eleanor Cairns winning 3-0 against Donna Pinch but the eventual 4-2 result went to Warwickshire when Caroline Pike won the final game against Jo Clements 3-0.
With only the men’s ‘A’ result to be added and trailing overall 15-9 a huge 10-2 win from the men is what was required for a Warwickshire win, a big ask!!
First to the oche for the hosts was Jack Wareing who trailed 1-0 and 2-1 against Gary Davey but with three consecutive sixteen darts legs went on to win 4-2. Gary Jackson levelled for the visitors with his 4-3 win over Noel Grant who had opened up leads of 2-1 and 3-2. This season’s new addition to the Warwickshire squad Chris Wickenden was on at number three and although he went 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 down to David Evans stuck to his task and went on to win 4-3 with two final seventeen darts legs,
Nigel Heydon was unfortunate to come up against in-form Lancashire man Sam Cromwell who after winning the opening leg in eleven darts then added further 16,17 and 18 darts legs for a 4-0 win and an outstanding 33.40 average to level the score at 2-2. For a third time Warwickshire took the lead, as their man of the match Matty Washbrooke won 4-0 against Martin Atkins in 15,20,13 and 14 darts giving him a tremendous 32.32 average. At the halfway mark the score was level at 3-3 after Lee Shewan (Lancashire) won 4-2 against Steve Hine to guarantee the visiting team at the worst a share of the weekend’s points.
A share of the points was never to be as Steve Reynolds kicked off the second half with a 4-3 win over Tom Martin to assure Lancashire of the overall win.
Jamie Atkins kept Warwickshire in the game when he levelled the score at 4-4 with a 4-2 win over Jordan Brooks and with a further 4-2 win from Wayne Mynard against David Airey the home side were once again ahead with a 5-4 lead and a men’s ‘A’ win still within their sights.
Dave Hill (Warwickshire) took the first leg off Martin Barratt but then lost 4-1 to leave the outcome resting on the final two games, both of which went to a decider with Lancashire getting both results as Stu Wilson beat Gareth Braham and Carl Sneyd accounted for Ian McFarlane to give a narrow 7-5 result in favour of the away team and an overall 22-14 win for Lancashire to keep them in second place in the table but thirteen points adrift of leaders Yorkshire.
Warwickshire’s defeat sees them drop one place to sixth with the same 168 points as fifth placed Hampshire.
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West Midlands County Darts Organisation’s revival continued in their penultimate fixture of the season a home game against Somerset. Prior to the fixture West Midlands were placed fourth in the L-Style Division One table and their opponents fifth with thirteen points between them.
Saturday saw the Midlands team have a great start as the ladies won 4-2 with wins from Jodie Rowlands, Debbie Davies, Tara Simmons-Fullwood and Gemma Barrett with anchor player and also the player chalking up the winning fourth game Gemma Barrett the lady of the match with a 19.27 average.
The men’s ‘B’ got off to a cracking start with Mark Maiden and Ben Johnson giving them a 2-0 lead with wins over respective opponents Russell Lippett (3-2) and Kieran Spurdle (3-1). Chris Turner pulled one back for Somerset with his 3-0 success over Adam Johnson but a man of the match performance from John Morris, who beat Dave Russell 3-0 with a 26.84 average, restored the home side’s two games lead. By the break that lead was increased to 5-1 with further wins from Neil Pointon and Kieran O’Mahoney who in turn defeated Ade Beale (3-1) and Steve Johnson (3-0).
Somerset got their second winner as the second half began Lee Gregory beating Chris Stanley 3-2 but that turned out to be their final winner as the hosts romped to a 10-2 victory with Karl Hughes winning 3-2 against Rob Lovell, Dean Simmons-Fullwood having a 3-1 win over Dave Williams, Mark Craddock won 3-2 against Jody Matthews, Ian Stanton had a 3-1 success against Adrian Wood and Jack Aldridge accounted for Sean Nichol with a final 3-2 result.
The ladies ‘A’ side like the men’s ‘B’ also opened up a 2-0 lead when first on Katherine Jenkins won 3-1 against Tracey Stiling and Jacqueline Maiden doubled the lead with a 3-2 win over Kate Hulme, Jacqueline named lady of the match with an 18.70 average. A 3-0 win from Donna Gullock against Claire Hobbs reduced the arrears for the visitors only to see Gemma Barrett’s 3-0 win against Lisa Hughes to guarantee the home team at least a share of the spoils and as it turned out a share was all they got as Somerset’s Becky Taylor and Karen Little in won 3-2 and 3-0 against Kat McLean and Jacqueline Simmons.
With the men’s ‘A’ score still to be added the running total saw West Midlands requiring just two more wins for an overall victory for the weekend as they held a 17-7 lead. They didn’t just get two they took the lot a massive 12-0 victory for the men’s ‘A’ thanks to wins from Darren Williams, Jon Platt, Michael Baker, Ian Jones, Shaun Carroll, Ash Khayat, Owen Maiden, Rob Thompson, Scott Baker, Richard Platt, Kevin Bambrick and Ryan O’Connor who had respective wins over Bailey White (4-1), Sam Hoddinott (4-2), Leigh Taylor (4-3), Mike Harper (4-3), Mervyn Adams (4-1), Adi Acott (4-1), Michael Fenton (4-1), Dave Williams (4-0), Rob Lovell (4-0), Chris Turner (4-0), Tony Snook (4-0) and Michael Church (4-2). Man of the match was Richard Platt who had a superb 31.81 average.
Despite the huge 29-7 win West Midlands remain in fourth place but they are now level on 172 points with third in the table Buckinghamshire. With only one more fixture to play West Midlands final game will be at home against fifth in the table Merseyside while Buckinghamshire will play at home against bottom of the division County Durham and with the top two teams Derbyshire and Suffolk playing each other promotion for the Midlanders does look to be out of their reach this season.
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After gaining promotion from division three as champions last season Black Country began life in division two with a 20-16 defeat away to West of England but since then they have not looked back adding six consecutive wins to their account before playing away and taking on their nearest rivals Tyne and Wear in game number eight. Sitting at the top of the table Black Country with 173 points had a huge 22 points lead over their hosts, a win basically confirming them as champions for a second successive season.
Doreen Hunt gave the ladies ‘B’ a winning start as she accounted for Toni Straughan with 3-1 result, but from one up the away side then trailed 2-1 as Sheila Douglas and Karen Murray in turn chalked up 3-2 wins over Sarah Tromans and Amy-Leigh Tolley. Restoring parity was Sarah Jane Parker her 3-1 win over Christine Duncan taking the score to two each before lady of the match Grace Angell put the away side 3-2 up with her 18.53 average and 3-1 win over Caroline Dorothy. With a final 3-1 win against Karen Docherty Lacey Hughes secured the 4-2 win for the Black Country.
The ladies ‘A’ were made to fight all the way for a 3-3 draw as the hosts went two up when Maureen Purvis and Angela Kirkwood in turn beat Maxine Prosser and Natalie Hulson 3-0. Saturday’s award winner Grace Angell reduced the arrears when she beat Marie Seago 3-1 and with a further 3-2 win for Chez Allcock over Angie Mann the score was level at 2-2, Allcock’s win and 18.03 average earning her the team’s award.
The home side went ahead again in the penultimate game when Anne-Marie Urwin beat Angie Carroll 3-0 but saving the day with a final 3-2 win over Tracey Curry was Shannon Hall who put the result at 3-3.
There were mixed results for the men’s teams, the score 7-5 for each of them, in favour of the ‘B’ but against the ‘A’.
The men’s ‘B’ got off with a man of the match display from Jamie Barrowman who beat Mason Harmer in three straight legs with a great 31.31 average. However despite the good start Martin Greenwood then lost in straight legs to Graham Dennison and Dan Haden went down 3-2 to Pete Kenny. Nevertheless there was a good end to the first half of the game as Jamie Rollinson beat Ian Thomas 3-0, Martyn Harper won 3-2 against David Maitland and taking the score to 4-2 in Black Country’s favour was Gavin Smith with his 3-0 win against Ollie Male.
The second half saw Tyne and Wear cut the deficit to 4-3 when their Dean Kippen beat Neil Steventon 3-2 but with similar 3-2 results for both Mark Rollinson and Rich Bowen, who defeated in turn Mark Smith and Lee Walton, Black Country were assured of at least a share of the points.
With a 6-3 lead Black Country had to wait until the final game of the day before the result was decided as Jack Howarth and Mark Wright added their 3-2 and 3-1 wins over Cayden Smith and Connor Whitehouse to Tyne and Wear’s tally to make it 6-5 to the away side with one to play.
Anchor man for the Midlands side was Shaun Hill, his narrow 3-2 win over Andrew Heath enough to secure the 7-5 result.
The men’s ‘A’ didn’t have the best of starts as the home team went two up with John Kippen jnr beating Alex Howells 4-1 and Kevin Hughes winning 4-3 against Paul Wells. However Black Country came fighting back and opened up a 3-2 lead after Shane Price won 4-3 against Peter Holden, Ben Hollowood beat David White 4-0 and Dan Nicholls won 4-3 against Chris Vaughan. By the halfway point the score was level at 3-3 after Jack Male added his 4-3 win over Rich Bowen to the hosts account.
The visitors went ahead again as the second half began, man of the match Reece Colley winning 4-0 against David Stokell with another fine 30.36 average. They then stretched their advantage to 5-3 when Tom Bissell accounted for Mark Reeves with a 4-1 result but unfortunately for the Black Country that was to be their final winner for the weekend as Tyne and Wear went on to win 7-5 thanks to their Raymond Marshall, who beat Shane Sheridan 4-1, Dan Mock, who had a similar 4-1 win against Gaz Johnson, Eddie Ashman, who beat Dan Homer 4-3 and rounding off the win for the hosts men’s ‘A’ was Graham Dennison with his 4-0 success against Rob Smith.
Although a narrow overall 19-17 win the Black Country increased their lead over Tyne and Wear from 22 to 27 points.
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Salopian went into their penultimate fixture away to lowly Pembrokeshire in division three of the UKDA National League in a very strong second position in the promotional table just eight points behind leaders Northumberland and with a game in hand.
The weekend went really well as Saturday’s ladies ‘B’ stormed to a 5-1 victory all begun by Rachael Mooney who won 3-1 against Nevita McConalogue and although the match was levelled in the second game when Stacey Davies beat Racheal Williams 3-1 the lead was restored in the third with a 3-0 success for Hayley McGuinness who defeated Caroline Wilcox 3-0. The lead was extended to 3-1 when Karen Weston added her 3-1 win over Jacqui Phoenix and the win secured by lady of the match Claire Boyle who won 3-1 against Ffion Davies and averaged 17.14. A similar 3-1 win for Sue Lane in the final game against Siobhan Blake took the result to 5-1.
A 3-1 win for Mark Jones and Jamie Kynaston over Gordon Summers and Jay Picton gave the men’s ‘B’ the early 2-0 lead but it didn’t last long as Ben Mathias, Peter Wilcox and Joe Lewis replied for Pembrokeshire beating in turn Andy Kynaston (3-0), Ian Evans (3-1) and Darren Lane (3-0). However the first half ended on a high as Salopian’s man of the match Gary Crowther beat Craig Oag 3-1 with a 27.33 average to make it all-square at the hallway point.
The second half was all one way traffic and all in Salopian’s favour with six successive wins from Paul Ashworth, Martin Riggs, James Mansell, Shaun Pryce, Adrian Logsdail and Ben Bevan who defeated respective opponents John Phillips (3-0), Andrew Smith (3-2), Tom Blair (3-2), Taz Halliday (3-1), Paul Babb (3-2) and Brandon Brown (3-1) to give the visitors a 9-3 win.
Going into Sunday’s ‘A’ games Salopian had a 14-4 lead and taking that to 18-6 were the ladies with their 4-2 success over their counterparts and it all began with a lady of the match win for Sarah Roberts who with a tremendous 23.62 average and 3-1 win over Rhian Evans put the visitors one up. That lead was quickly increased to 3-0 as Claire Boyle beat Jess Rees 3-2 and Steph Clarke won 3-0 against Angharad Bessant. Pembrokeshire got their first winner in the fourth when Tina Phillips won 3-0 against Tracey Dean and the arrears were reduced even further when Sophie Davies won 3-1 against Julie Griffiths to leave the outcome resting on the final game between Tracey Hawkins-Greene (Pembrokeshire) and Evonne Taylor, a 3-1 win for the latter giving Salopian the 4-2 verdict.
Kelvin O’Keefe’s 4-0 result over Eddie Price saw the hosts win the opening encounter of the men’s ‘A’ match but 4-3 and 4-1 wins from John Roberts and Paul Rowley over respective opponents Ryan Jones and Steve Castle saw the advantage reversed in the visitors favour. Chris Webber (Pembrokeshire) levelled the game when he beat Ben Morgan 4-3 only to see Kacey Jones win 4-1 against Christian Woodford and Mark Crutchley beat Nathan Burdett 4-3 to give the away team the 4-2 advantage at the break.
Taking the score along to 5-2 was Matt Elsey with his 4-1 success over Daniel Castle and although Llew Bevan’s 4-2 win over Ash Hilditch reduced the deficit to 5-3, Salopian’s three games buffer was restored in the ninth when Scott Dockerty won 4-2 against Korie Powell. In the tenth game Kieran Harris got what turned out to be Pembrokeshire’s final winner as he defeated Terry Nash 4-3 before the match winning seventh game was added to Salopina’s tally by their man of the match Jon Mansell who had a very creditable 31.81 average in his 4-0 defeat of Stuart Davies. Taking the final score to 8-4 to the visitors was Steven Ritchie, a 4-3 win over Steve Smith giving an overall 26-10 win for Salopian and putting them within just one point of leaders Northumberland who finished their campaign with a close 19-17 win at Shropshire. Third placed Middlesex are a further slender one point behind Salopian and with Salopian playing hosts to Middlesex in the final game of the season the title will be decided on whoever wins that game.
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Shropshire ended their last campaign in division three of the UKDA National League in sixth position and in the current season they are presently placed fourth on 145 points which is five more than fifth placed Wirral who they entertain in their final game of the season.
In their penultimate fixture Shropshire, despite having home advantage had a tough task taking on divisional leaders Northumberland but at the end of the weekend, although beaten it was a very creditable and close 19-17 scoreline which highlights how much Shropshire have improved from last season.
Saturday’s games saw both the ladies and the men finish with a draw. The ladies could not have had a better start as their lady of the match Joanne Meachin beat Dawn Longstaff 3-2 with a 16.69 average. Although the lead didn’t last long as Sara Jones went down 3-0 to Lisa Barnes but it was restored in the third when Michele Pritchard beat Kayla Herdman 3-0 and with a further 3-1 win from Jayne Downey over Debbie Waugh Shropshire were guaranteed at least a draw. With the final two games going to Northumberland as Sarah Higgins beat Dianne Newton 3-0 and Lyla Leightley won 3-1 against Ann Cooper, a draw is how it turned out, finishing all-square at 3-3.
Like the ladies ‘B’ the men’s ‘B’ also won their opening game as Steve Lynch accounted for Jamie Martin with a 3-2 result. However the men then found themselves trailing 2-1 after Danny Oman beat Lee Shaw 3-2 and Paul Sinclair won 3-0 against Martin Price. A 25.47 average and a straight 3-0 win over Richard Gerry earned Chris Evans the man of the match award and at the same time he restored parity at 2-2. By the midway point it was all level at 3-3 after Scott Brown (Northumberland) had won 3-2 against Phil Mayo and Rushpal Bhogal (Shropshire) beat Tony Taylor by the same 3-2 margin.
It was not a good start to the second half as Northumberland opened up a 5-3 lead when Dean Stackhouse won 3-2 against John Simms and Russ Wood beat Stuart Kendrick 3-1. Although Dan Downey was able to reduce the arrears to 5-4 when he beat Ian Burt 3-2, Nick Stephenson restored the visitor’s two games buffer when he won 3-0 against Luke Wildman. At 6-4 down and only two to play Shropshire had their backs to the wall but it all worked out well as Jon Blakemore won 3-1 against Gary Reed and anchor-man Chris Hill beat Craig Jones 3-2 to earn a share of the 6-6 draw.
Jenna Ball got the ball rolling for the ladies ‘A’ with her straight 3-0 win over Angela Best and although a close 3-2 win for Northumberland’s Casey Stephenson against Annmarie Williams levelled the score a similar 3-2 win for Shropshire’s Kelly Haverson over Ang Turnbull saw the hosts get their nose in front once again. In game four Marie Riggs was in fine form for the home team taking their lead to 3-1 with her award winning 19.03 average and straight 3-0 win against Sara Gowens. Then with a 3-2 success for Sophie Ward in her game with Mary Pattison Shropshire ladies ‘A’ were winners having a 4-1 lead. The final score was 4-2 as Tip Whillis won the last encounter against Deana Sheldon 3-0.
With a 13-11 lead even a 7-5 defeat for the men’s ‘A’ would earn a share of the points, but alas it was not to be. Paul Harrison put the hosts one up with his 4-3 win over Chris Harvey but it took a 4-1 win from Richard Parker on at number four against Micky Ord to level the game at 2-2 after the away side had chalked up a 4-0 win from Mark Stephenson over Simon Pritchard and a 4-3 win by Lee Shanks against Chris Fox. Although level after the opening four games by the sixth Northumberland were leading 4-2 as Andy Parks and Doug Thoburn added their respective 4-1 and 4-2 wins over Reece Cook-Lucas and Dave Bayton.
It got worse as the second half got underway, Lee Harrison beating Jamie Webb 4-2 and Dan Stephenson winning 4-0 against Kevin Harris to open up an unassailable 6-2 lead. A 4-3 result and a 26.18 average earned Andy Jervis the man of the match in his game against Dale Graham and with a 4-1 win from Chris Williams over Dan Hallowell Shropshire were still in with a chance of a draw. Billy Leonard put paid to any chance of that happening when he won 4-1 against Josh Pickett and with a further 4-0 win for 14 years old Ryan Branley against Phil Clarke Northumberland men’s ‘A’ had won 8-4 giving their team mates an overall 19-17 victory for the weekend.
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