A massive 29-7 home win over Cornwall keeps Lancashire well on course for their third consecutive UKDA Nation League Cosmo Darts Premier Division title as their 230 points from nine fixtures gives them a lead of forty-seven over second placed Yorkshire who despite having a game in hand now have a mountain to climb to catch Lancashire. Yorkshire lost ground in the title race as their eighth game saw them somewhat surprisingly lose 19-17 away to Hampshire who are placed seventh in the table and even after their win trail their opponents by some thirty-eight points. Warwickshire had a good 25-11 home win over Humberside to see them move up into the top three places with 173 points just ten behind Yorkshire.
At the other end of the table it is not looking good for either Staffordshire or Humberside as the former is next to bottom on 112 points and the latter bottom with 106 points. Second and third from bottom Cornwall and Dorset are both on 144 points, Humberside have played one game fewer than the teams above them.
Top averages for the premier division were shared by just two teams Hampshire and Lancashire. Hampshire’s Chas Barstow had a fantastic 35.79 average in his straight 4-0 win over Yorkshire’s Danny Dutson to clinch the men’s ‘A’ award and taking the ladies ‘B’ was Hampshire’s Jo Rolls with a 23.86 average and 3-0 success over Yorkshire’s Sara Mortimer. Lancashire took the men’s ‘B’ and ladies ‘A’ awards with James Lawson beating Cornwall’s Jaden Whitting 4-1 and averaging 28.61, Lincolnshire’s Richard Hubbard not far behind as he averaged 28.58 in his 4-2 win against Staffordshire’s Marco Aldaba. The ladies ‘A’ award went to Eleanor Cairns (Lancashire) who had a super 25.47 average in her 3-0 win over Cornwall’s Pauline Mead.
In the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division the top two teams Hertfordshire and London held on to their respective top and second positions with Hertfordshire having played their rearranged game one fixture away to Oxfordshire and winning 20-16 while London had a 21-15 win at West Midlands. With 194 points Hertfordshire have an eight point’s advantage over London, they in turn are nineteen to the good on third placed Cambridgeshire who after their 19-17 win at Cleveland have replaced Northamptonshire in the number three position after they were held to an 18-18 draw at home by Derbyshire and as a result drop one place to fourth with 166 points and although only one point behind Cambridgeshire they have played nine games compared to Cambridgeshire’s eight.
Cleveland with just 116 points look set to be relegated to the L-Style division one as they are seventeen points short of Derbyshire who are just above them and have a game in hand. Second from bottom West Midlands are on 136 points just three ahead of Derbyshire and again Derbyshire have a game in hand on them which would almost certainly see West Midlands drop into the bottom two, however the two teams will square-up to each other in the next fixture and the outcome of that could well decide who will be relegated.
The top men’s ‘A’ average for the Championship Division went to Oxfordshire’s Sean Holley who had a 4-2 win over Cheshire’s Daniel Downey and averaged 33.75 while the ladies ‘A’ award went to Cheshire’s Vicky Pruim who had a superb 26.47 average in her tremendous 3-2 victory over Oxfordshire star Deta Hedman. Scott Baker (West Midlands) topped the ‘B’ teams averages, his 30.72 average and 4-1 over London’s Dean Buckland earning him the award. Topping the ladies ‘B’ averages was Derbyshire stalwart Jane Densley who averaged 24.64 in her 3-0 win over Northamptonshire’s Faye Mason.
Berkshire suffered a setback to their promotional hopes in the L-Style Division One as they went down 19-17 away to Gwent and drop to fourth place on 177 points while their hosts and victors moved up to second place on 179 points. Leaders Suffolk had a bye but remain in pole position with 191 points and have a lead of twelve over their nearest rivals Gwent. Merseyside who played their away game with Tyne and Wear a week earlier in April had a 25-11 win and move up from fifth in the division to third on 177 points the same number as Berkshire who with nine games under their belts have played one more than every other team in the division apart from Somerset. Fifth placed Leicestershire are not out of the frame, their 20-16 win at Devon putting them on 176 points, just three short of second placed Gwent. It looks as though it is going to be a close run in for promotion for division one with any of the top six teams still in contention.
Black Country won two of the weekend’s match awards as their Tammy Chance had the highest ladies ‘A’ average 21.19 in her 3-1 win over Buckinghamshire’s Suzanne Smith while Rich Bowen took the men’s ‘B’ with his 3-2 win over Mark Boardman and 28.93 average, Buckinghamshire’s Liam Maughan just losing out with his 28.90 average and 3-0 win against Black Country’s Connor Whitehouse. Paul Self (Berkshire) was the top men’s ‘A’ player averaging 31.81 in his 4-0 win over Gwent’s Nico Ruiz-Roynon, the ladies ‘B’ award going to Somerset’s Lea Ford who beat Gwynedd’s Mandy Williams 3-0 with a 25.91 average.
It’s all-change at the top of division two with the top two teams and the second and third placed teams swapping places. Former leaders Clwyd were held to an 18-18 draw away to Worcestershire, Clwyd’s 182 points leaving them one short of new leaders Middlesex who move up one place following their 21-15 home win over Nottinghamshire. As a result of their 22-14 home win over Wiltshire Salopian move up into third place with 169 points, their opponents losing third place and dropping to fourth with 163 points just one more than fifth in the division Worcestershire.
A fine 32.22 average and 4-1 result against Wiltshire’s Josh McCarthy earned Salopian’s Gary Crowther the men’s ‘A’ award while the men’s ‘B’ top average was 29.61 and was recorded by Nottinghamshire’s Paul Harvey who beat Middlesex man Tim Green 3-1. Top of the ladies ‘A’ charts was Rachel Kingdon (Clwyd) whose, super 24.24 average helped her to a 3-0 win over Worcestershire’s Sophie Hadley while the top ‘B’ team average of 20.04 went to Norfolk’s Nikki Goldsmith who won 3-0 against Lou Ballantyne (West of England).
Northumberland extended their lead at the top of division three from thirteen to nineteen points with their huge 28-8 win at Isle of Wight while second placed Cumbria had a lesser 22-14 home win over Gloucestershire. Although Cumbria are nineteen points behind the leaders they do have a game in hand on them. A 20-16 home defeat at the hands of a Wirral outfit saw Breconshire lose third place in the table and drop to fourth with 171 points, five behind their victors who move up from fourth to third.
Although his team Pembrokeshire lost their home game with Shropshire 23-13 Llew Bevan chalked up the highest men’s ‘A’ average of 29.47 as he accounted for Shropshire’s Andre Knox with a 4-0 result. Top of the men’s ‘B’ averages was Breconshire’s Riley Rees-Tucker who averaged 29.29 in a 3-1 win over Wirral’s Phil Hignett. Breconshire also had the top ladies ‘A’ average as Kaye Hales beat Julie Baines (Wirral) 3-0 with a 21.78 average, the ladies ‘B’ award going to Cumbria’s Emma McGarvie who had a 22.41 average and 3-1 win against Gloucestershire’s Hannah Smith.
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Full Results:National League 2022-2023:Match No:9
Cosmo Darts Premier Division:-
Glamorgan had a bye
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Dorset 16 Essex 20:Dorset MA 6-6 Essex MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Dan Perry 2 Jamie Peetoom 4, Steve Earley 4 Keegan Brown 3, Ryan Gowans 3 Ben Adams 4, Scott Mitchell 4 Simon Monk 1, Robbie Martin 4 Matt Good 3, Richard Wright 0 Phil Halls 4, Kevin Smith 3 Joe Russell 4, James Green 0 Darren Peetoom 4, Liam Blakeley 3 Darren O’Neill 4, Owen Emmett-Bowden 4 Brad Halls 3, Tommy Morris 4 Shaun Fox 3, Ricky King 4 Richie Howson 3, Dorset MB 3-9 Essex MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Matt Read 3 Lennie Holmes 4, Richie Gomm 1 Kev Cottiss 4, Henry Shutler 1 Stuart Wicks 4, Richard Perry 1 Brandon Western 4, George Grant 4 Alan Collins 0, Dale Masterman 2 Tony Osborne 4, Matt Yarrow 2 Steve Haggerty 4, Lee Matthews 1 Daniel Day 4, Mark Grimes 4 Phil Brewster 3, Jayden Walker 2 Danny McIntyre 4, Mark Porter 4 Darren Richardson 0, Jordan Sharpe 2 Scott Lawrie 4, Dorset WA 3-3 Essex WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sam Kirton 3 Leanne Halls 2, Peri Yarrow 3 Karen Williams 2, Suzy Trickett 3 Donna Gleed 1, Trina Perry 1 Wendy Collins 3, Lorraine Woodrow 0 Jade Gofford 3, Macie Woodrow 0 Stacey Ellis 3, Dorset WB 4-2 Essex WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Sarah Chick 3 Kelly Salmon 0, Wendy Lamb 3 Ann-Marie Doyle 0, Donna Mabbatt 2 Ann Farmer 3, Sally Old 0 Caz Pinfold 3, Julie Boggust 3 Kerry Rudd 2, Bev Scarff 3 Karen Breen 0.
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Hampshire 19 Yorkshire 17:Hampshire MA 6-6 Yorkshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Aaron Turner 0 Kieran Evans 4, Justin Bradshaw 4 Brian Hallas 0, Richard North 2 Michael Ridge 4, Andy Jurd 4 James Robins 3, Dave Bonnett 0 Andy Harland 4, Sam Rooney 3 Alex Jacques 4, Steve Musson 4 Martin C Atkins 0, Kev Woodward 0 Tom Sykes 4, Chas Barstow 4 Danny Dutson 0, Paul Walker 4 Jacob Gwynne 1, Sam Dyke 4 Graham Elvidge 1, Dan Rosher 0 Peter Jacques 4, Hampshire MB 4-8 Yorkshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Rob Doran 3 Anthony Calvert 4, Mike Symes 0 Garry Simpson 4, Ryan Groves 4 Garry Jeffries 2, Joey Cole 4 Ash Taylor 3, John Madgwick 3 James Robins 4, Lloyd Walker 1 Danny Outwin 4, Dave Bonnett 2 Kieran Evans 4, James Nicholson 3 Steve Blower 4, Sam Dyke 4 Jack Hill 1, Andy Mitchell 4 Jim Gordon 1, Spencer Rooney 2 Adi Morris 4, Adrian Wright 0 John Walton 4, Hampshire WA 6-0 Yorkshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Tracy North 3 Sally Whiting 1, Becca Edwards 3 Marie Fitton 1, Abi Jurd 3 Emma Lockwood 2, Pennie Lewis 3 Linda Moorhouse 0, Sue Lowther 3 Michelle Binns 1, Jane Monaghan 3 Jayne Conboy 0, Hampshire WB 3-3 Yorkshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Emily Pratt 0 Jody Hancock 3, Joanne Senior 1 Linda Moorhouse 3, Karen Webber 3 Jane Hawtin 1, Jo Rolls 3 Sara Mortimer 0, Laura Turner 3 Maria Bower 0, Dawn Simmonds 2 Sonia Porter 3.
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Lancashire 29 Cornwall 7:Lancashire MA 7-5 Cornwall MA:Men’s ‘A’:- David Evans 4 Neil Meneer 2, Gary Jackson 4 Scott Cook 2, Mick Oversby 4 John Mann 3, Steve Reynolds 0 Kev Dunstan 4, Kev Garcia 4 Carl Jeffery 0, David Airey 1 Robert Ruberry 4, Martin Barratt 0 Gareth Griffiths 4, Andy Cass 2 Matt Knowles 4, Sam Cromwell 4 Greg Hambly 2, Stu Wilson 4 Simon Knowles 0, Andy Chase 4 Simon Rees 0, Lee Shewan 2 Mike Jones 4, Lancashire MB 11-1 Cornwall MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jason Longmate 4 Andrew Cook 0, James Caton 4 Jamie Kay 0, Lee Wilson 4 Josh Symons 1, Gary Davey 4 Mike Pascoe 1, Martin Lomas 4 Aaron Rowe 2, Rob Rickwood 4 Ryan Pooley 0, Nathan Care 4 Curtis Wherry 3, Tom Cromwell 4 Conor Bastable 1, James Lawson 4 Jaden Whitting 1, Peter Day 4 Tex Thomas 3, Simon Wilkinson 4 Scott Wapshott 2, Michael Sexton 2 Lee Hellings 4, Lancashire WA 5-1 Cornwall WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Ally Smith 3 Tracey Hancock 1, Gina Jones 2 Teresa Brookshaw 3, Eleanor Cairns 3 Pauline Mead 0, Dawn Shaw 3 Nikki Furse 0, Jenny Nuttall 3 Maria O’Brien 2, Audrey Underwood 3 Sarah Gill 0, Lancashire WB 6-0 Cornwall WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Tracey Cunningham 3 Lisa Hellings 0, Tanya Brenner 3 Becky Curnow 1, Ellen Fletcher 3 Claire Irons 1, Jo Clements 3 Hannah Martyn 0, Annemarie Millership 3 Sarah Brown 1, Doreen Fitton 3 Jacqui Champion 1.
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Lincolnshire 25 Staffordshire 11:Lincolnshire MA 7-5 Staffordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Richard Hubbard 3 Kevin Johnson 4, Lloyd Pennell 4 Darren Beesley 0, Kev Clark 4 Shane Beckett 3, Tom Martin 1 Martin Wheawall 4, Shane Lowe 1 Mick Cooper 4, Antony Allen 4 Jamie Dunsdon 3, Steve Giddings 2 James Hughes 4, James Beeton 4 Karl Merchant 0, Danny Goddard 1 Andy Beardmore 4, Eddie Lovely 4 Trevor Carter 0, Nick Fullwell 4 Steve Bayley 0, Kev Leadenham 4 David Richards 2, Lincolnshire MB 9-3 Staffordshire MB:Men’s ‘A’:- Jon Bywater 3 Mark Wheat 4, Andy Houghton 4 Andrew Richardson 0, Neil Ward 4 Nick Walton 1, Dean Coe 4 Darren Wilson 1, Richard Hubbard 4 Marco Aldaba 2, Allan Edwards 2 Callum Matthews 4, Glenn West 4 Adam Bailey 2, Adam McQueen 4 Drew Tyler 1, Tony Hill 4 Paul Mulvay 3, Ellis Short 2 Kev Dale 4, Neil Smith 4 Danny Key 2, Michael Machin 4 Andrew Kenyon 3, Lincolnshire WA 5-1 Staffordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Paula Jacklin 0 Sue Sherratt 3, Laura Tye 3 Julie Robinson 1, Kelly Haverson 3 Row Sidley 0, Shelley Bontoft-Gash 3 Sarah Cope 2, Mandy Smith 3 Jenny West 1, Trina Gulliver 3 Anne Allsop 0, Lincolnshire WB 4-2 Staffordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Dawn Armstrong 3 Beckie Bailey 2, Heidi Garrard 3 Steph Ryan 0, Amy Evans 3 Erin Wilson 2, Heather Lodge 3 Colette Duffield 0, Sally Evans 1 Danielle Pearce 3, Hayley Reeson 2 Shelly Colclough 3.
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Warwickshire 25 Humberside 11:Warwickshire MA 8-4 Humberside MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Noel Grant 4 Neil Dobson 0, Matty Washbrooke 3 Reece Robinson 4, Wayne Mynard 1 Mike Atkinson 4, Jack Wareing 4 Daryn Gray 1, Kevin Dowling 4 Karl Corcoran 2, Jamie Hughes 4 Lee Parish 1, Jamie Atkins 4 Mark Howard 0, Gareth Braham 4 Martyn Turner 1, Nigel Heydon 1 Gavin Lewis 4, Samuel Whittaker 4 Shaun Rutter 2, Jenson Walker 4 Dave Ladley 2, Steve Hine 0 Tommy Lishman 4, Warwickshire MB 9-3 Humberside MB:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Strong 4 Luke Rutter 3, Mark Martin 4 Kev Richmond 1, William Naylor 4 Paul Robinson 2, Mark Faulkner 4 Ricky Speroni 2, Mark Carter 3 Neil Dobson 4, Samuel Price 4 Liam Gordon 1, Adam Hancock 1 Carl Robinson 4, Noah Rose 4 Rich Allen 1, Lee Miller 4 Matthew Green 1, Martin Tonks 2 Lee Smith 4, Dave Hill 4 Christian Stevenson 1, Karl Reynolds 4 Trevor Carlill 0, Warwickshire WA 5-1 Humberside WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Natalie Gilbert 3 Jess Shakesby 2, Kirsty Hinchliffe 3 Kim Fuller 0, Donna Pinch 3 Michelle Britton 2, Hannah Meek 3 Christine Readhead 1, Marian Conway 3 Mel Spicer 2, Courtney Hine 2 Sam Lewis 3, Warwickshire WB 3-3 Humberside WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Denise Keyte 2 Vikki Tasker 3, Chloe McKivett-Saunders 3 Rachel Harrison 0, Nina Bolt 3 Karen Helmore 2, Caroline Pike 0 Bex Waterfall 3, Wendy Adams 0 Sue Bilby 3, Angela Jones 3 Aleisha Blakestone 1.
| Cosmo Darts Premier Division | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Lancashire | 9 | 64 | 32 | 74 | 36 | 24 | 230 | 227 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 54 | 19 | 63 | 29 | 18 | 183 | 106 |
| Warwickshire | 8 | 58 | 24 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 173 | 72 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 | 49 | 32 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 170 | 64 |
| Essex | 8 | 53 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 155 | 15 |
| Glamorgan | 8 | 47 | 29 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 149 | -14 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 43 | 25 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 145 | -31 |
| Dorset | 8 | 41 | 22 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 144 | -38 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 45 | 27 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 144 | -68 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 112 | -224 |
| Humberside | 7 | 40 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 5 | *106 | -109 |
| An * in TP column indicates that penalty points have been deducted | ||||||||
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Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division:-
Hertfordshiret had a bye
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Cheshire 24 Oxfordshire 12:Cheshire MA 6-6 Oxfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Marcus Hawkins 0 Andrew Quinn 4, Perry Davenport 1 Steve Dennett 4, Stuart Kellett 4 Kevin Lowe 2, Paul Goodwin 1 Alex Ward 4, Anthony Conroy 4 Graham Earwicker 1, Matthew Shaw 4 Jon Jukes 2, Tony Richardson 4 Stephen Wright 3, Aaron Ayres 1 Shane Turner 4, Darren Downey 4 Preben Krabben 0, Craig Simpson 4 Chris Howse 1, Keith Croxford 3 Andrew Charlett 4, Daniel Downey 2 Sean Holley 4, Cheshire MB 7-5 Oxfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Karl Whitfield 1 James Green 4, Peter Atkinson 4 Kevin Taylor 3, Shaun Walshe 4 Ade Larner 2, Mal Barrow 1 Daniel Smith 4, Karl Woodward 4 John Hughes 0, Ray Bell 4 Matthew Aust 2, Joe Rowland 4 Adam Bowman 1, Aaron Russell 4 Robert Adnams 2, Darren Shone 2 Brandon Richardson 4, Jeff Fisher 2 Jack Marshall 4, Michael Blaise 4 Aaron Stevens 2, Colin Lewis 3 Luke Stallwood 4, Cheshire WA 6-0 Oxfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Vicky Pruim 3 Deta Hedman 2, Lyn Marsden 3 Karen Williams 1, Alex Foulds 3 Nicola Curzon 2, Bev Martin 3 Emily Baldwin 0, Ros Hemmings 3 Sue Burns 0, Jane Stubbs 3 Irene Richardson 1, Cheshire WB 5-1 Oxfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Liz Humphries 3 Julie Laverack 1, Vicky Martin 3 Emma Manning 0, Julie Whitehouse 1 Babs Manning 3, Kirstie Corbett 3 Sandra Cox 1, Becky Hughes 3 Tracey Scully 2, Andrea Davis 3 Caroline Caldicott 2.
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Cleveland 17 Cambridgeshire 19:Cleveland MA 6-6 Cambridgeshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Rob Grundy 4 Tony Clark 1, Wayne Bancroft 4 Phil Johnson-Hale 1, Geoffrey Burdon 4 Stuart Ward 2, Jamie Owens 4 Simon Hill 1, Jamie Durrant 4 Brett Claydon 1, Adam Atkinson 2 Michael Bodle 4, Brian Henderson 0 Antony Richardson 4, Paul Allen 2 Dennis Harbour 4, Lewis Whitehead 4 David Shaw 0, Chris Sheraton 2 Richard German 4, Simon Ashton 2 Ian Withers 4, David Coverdale 3 Steve Carrett 4, Cleveland MB 4-8 Cambridgeshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Ray Hutchinson 3 Andy Turpin 4, Colin Peacock 0 Sam Kilby 4, Mick Costello 4 Paul Wenn 3, Dave Hunter 4 Martin Pettit 3, Martin Bulman 4 Carl Dockrill 0, Jake Harland 3 Simon Bewley 4, Mark Muckian 1 Connor Arberry 4, Steven Wilkinson 3 Andrew Hircock 4, Mac Chahal 3 Matthew Wing 4, Graham Palmer 4 Mark Lynn 2, Cameron Nicholson 0 Matt David 4, John Watson 2 Simon Cassidy 4, Cleveland WA 4-2 Cambridgeshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Zoe Holland 3 Barbara Greatbatch 2, Amy Thomas 3 Amy Grant 2, Vanessa Dickinson 0 Casey Hill 3, Frances Elwick 3 Karen Stanhope 2, Sam Dixon 2 Pauline Donat 3, Ann Marie Potts 3 Carol Bareham 0, Cleveland WB 3-3 Cambridgeshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kell Holdsworth 0 Claire Brookin 3, Carla Boyes 2 Pauline Donat 3, Sonia Mager 2 Sheralee Raven 3, Leanne Witten 3 Hannah Rampley 2, Zoe Holland 3 Sami Watson 1, Claire Stamper 3 Shirley Carrett 0.
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Kent 14 Sussex 22:Kent MA 4-8 Sussex MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Peter Mitchell 4 Jim Withers 2, Phill Gibson 1 Robert Metcalf 4, Carl Wilson 4 Paul Eves 1, Joshua Wise 4 Lewis Gurney 2, Dean Owen 0 Tim Pierce 4, Keith Montgomery 3 Tavis Dudeney 4, Kevin Reid 3 Ben Payne 4, Scott Artiss 2 Connor Levett 4, Myles Avory 1 Rod Hawkins 4, Ben Webster 3 Cavan Phillips 4, Peter Allen 3 Lee Bryant 4, David Saint 4 Graham Harris 0, Kent MB 5-7 Sussex MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Conor Roberts 3 Kevin Fishwick 4, Marc Lee 3 Steve Collins 4, Trevor Thompson 4 Lee O’Donovan 3, Kieran O’Brien 4 Harvey Tazewell 3, James Davison 4 Paul Robinson 1, Tony Selby 4 Lee Ashton 3, Mike Brett 0 Dan Bradford 4, David Heath 4 Matt Patterson 1, Steve Stacey 3 Joe Davis 4, Richard Elms 1 Darren Chapman 4, Lewis Venes 2 Char Hymers 4, Craig Connor 0 Dean Leaver 4, Kent WA 2-4 Sussex WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Nette Ralph 1 Ellie Williams 3, Jackie Holman 1 Lisa Withers 3, Samantha Venes 1 Donna Rainsley 3, Millie Packer-Wood 3 Julia Saldanha 0, Emma Martin 3 Kelly Ryan 1, Kelly Westlake 2 Emma Wapshott 3, Kent WB 3-3 Sussex WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Julie Row 2 Jill Russell 3, Lisa Dunford 1 Ashleigh Turner 3, Julie Handley 3 Teresa O’Riordan 0, Rosie Artiss 3 Kayleigh Durell 2, Tina Kennard 0 Denise Peake 3, Rebecca Garrett 3 Disney Dunbar 0.
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Northamptonshire 18 Derbyshire 18:Northamptonshire MA 8-4 Derbyshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Coby Swanson 4 Mark Thompson 1, Luke Smith 4 Nigel Daniels 2, Colin Gray 4 Gary Fenn 1, Lee Rose 3 Lee Stanley 4, Ben Goodger 4 Simon Birkett 1, Chris Shipley 2 Michael Ryall 4, Ricky Evans 4 Dan Ford 2, Chris Jones 4 Rob Needham 2, Jason Lovell 4 Alan Haywood 2, Michael Feasey 0 Pete Hadfield 4, Robbie Commerford 0 Paul Williams 4, Phil Coward 4 Paul Redfern 1, Northamptonshire MB 3-9 Derbyshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- John Regan 2 Michael Haynes 4, Jay Hewitt 1 Liam Ryde 4, Darren Williamson 1 Dominic Harrison 4, Duane Small 4 Keith Lodge 2, Simon Almey 2 Jamie Waterfield 4, Paul Walker 4 Sean Lambert 2, Kyran Johnson 2 Dan Jackson 4, Stuart Gilmour 2 Ben Holmes 4, Stephen Brennan 1 Paul Bettney 4, Rob Dell 3 Ian Allcock 4, Jamie Preston 0 Michael Ryall 4, Leigh Peters 4 Richard Brown 1, Northamptonshire WA 4-2 Derbyshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Amy Chappell 1 Jo Oldershaw 3, Rebecca Rose 3 Emily Jones 0, Angela Barrow 3 Rose Mort 2, Rebecca Barrow 3 Rebecca Hoyland 1, Ellie Moore 2 Carol Western 3, Carrie Wright 3 Rachel Ayres 2, Northamptonshire WB 3-3 Derbyshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Jackie White 3 Lisa Davie 1, Nicola Coleman 0 Rach Bird 3, Taylor Johnson 3 Louise Rawson 2, Debbie Dexter 2 Jax Sweet 3, Faye Mason 0 Jane Densley 3, Lexi Jayne Rooksby 3 Claire Wheeler 2.
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West Midlands 15 London 21:West Midlands MA 7-5 London MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Jack Aldridge 4 Graham Rackstraw 3, Neil Pointon 3 David Wawrzewski 4, Dean Simmons-Fullwood 4 Craig Watkins 1, Shaun Carroll 4 Nigel Fisher 1, Rob Thompson 3 Lee Cocks 4, Gavin Baker 3 Jamie Tilley 4, Ian Jones 1 Matt Wood 4, Richard Platt 4 Tommy Sanwell 1, Ryan O’Connor 2 Nick Cocks 4, Darren Williams 4 Wayne Brown 3, Ben Johnson 4 John Walters 3, Kevin Bambrick 4 Michael Barnard 1, West Midlands MB 6-6 London MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Karl Hughes 4 Danny Brown 0, Luke Griffiths 2 Harry Kelly 4, Scott Baker 4 Dean Buckland 1, Paul Price 2 Geoff Mortimer 4, Glen McGrandle 4 Gene Hill 1, Kieran O’Mahoney 4 Clive Barden 2, Alex Simmons 1 Liam Hill 4, Craig Capewell 0 Bhav Patel 4, Ryan Locker 4 Charlie Little 3, Mark Craddock 4 Tom Riding 3, Chris Stanley 1 John Walters 4, Ian Stanton 1 Shane O’Connor 4, West Midlands WA 0-6 London WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jacqueline Trott 0 Felicia Blay 3, Jodie Rowlands 1 Joanne Deamer 3, Claire Hobbs 2 Mandy Solomons 3, Jacqueline Simmons 1 Lauren Bloomfield 3, Jacqueline Maiden 2 Nikki Patten 3, Tara Simmons-Fullwood 0 Debs Watling 3, West Midlands WB 2-4 London WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Shellbie Simmons 3 Emma Smith 2, Gemma Barrett 3 Carly Townsend 1, Kelly Doleman 2 Kelly Livett 3, Debbie Davies 0 Lauren Burgess 3, Julie Emery 2 Tammy Mackenzie 3, Crysta Wilcox 0 Emma Little 3.
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| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 58 | 29 | 51 | 35 | 21 | 194 | 150 |
| London | 8 | 50 | 32 | 58 | 26 | 22 | *186 | 99 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 50 | 29 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 167 | 34 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 | 49 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 166 | 14 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 40 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 13 | 159 | -37 |
| Kent | 8 | 44 | 24 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 158 | 8 |
| Sussex | 8 | 54 | 18 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 149 | -9 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 53 | 14 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 140 | -68 |
| West Midlands | 8 | 47 | 11 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 136 | -68 |
| Derbyshire | 7 | 37 | 25 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 133 | 7 |
| Cleveland | 8 | 46 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | *116 | -130 |
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L-Style Division One:-
Suffolk had a bye
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Buckinghamshire 15 Black Country 21:Buckinghamshire MA 7-5 The Black Country MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Martin Hill 4 Alex Howells 0, Glen Young 3 Reece Colley 4, John Ayris 4 Tom Bissell 2, George Grinsted 2 Aaron Colley 4, Clive Wilford 1 Jamie Barrowman 4, Mat Caste 2 Cayden Smith 4, Damien Fyffe 4 Steve Jones 2, Carl Webb 4 Dan Homer 3, Karl Deacon 3 Trev Brennan 4, John Woodbridge 4 George Willetts 1, James Hurrell 4 Jamie Rollinson 0, Cameron Menzies 4 Paul Wells 0, Buckinghamshire MB 4-8 The Black Country MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jack Arnold 2 Al Smith 3, Stuart Robinson 2 Mark Jones 3, Chris Freshwater 0 John Green 3, Liam Maughan 3 Connor Whitehouse 0, Steve Mcleod 3 Ryan Green 1, Nigel Beaven 0 Ian Townsend 3, Steve Vaughan 3 Gavin Smith 1, John Tarbox 1 Sam Bissell 3, Mark Boardman 2 Rich Bowen 3, Eddie Ford 0 Ali Hickinbottom 3, Leo Beechey 2 Wayne Hobday 3, Terry Beaton 3 Mark Rollinson 1, Buckinghamshire WA 2-4 The Black Country WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Kirsty Gibbs 3 Maxine Prosser 1, Ann Wakefield 1 Amy-Leigh Tolley 3, Hannah Kirby 2 Chez Allcock 3, Dawn Seaman 3 Sarah-Jane Parker 1, Barbara Legge 1 Grace Angell 3, Suzanne Smith 1 Tammy Chance 3, Buckinghamshire WB 2-4 The Black Country WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Lesley Gibbs 2 Stella Sims 3, Janet Weedon 1 Grace Angell 3, Alexandra Dorney 3 Heather Wright 0, Lisa Webb 1 Doreen Hunt 3, Courtney Amos 3 Lacey Hughes 1, Gerry Johnson 1 Paige Robbins 3.
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Devon 16 Leicestershire 20:Devon MA 7-5 Leicestershire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Flynn Jones 3 Derek Allsopp 4, Daniel Case 4 Jason Holmes 1, Jack Walker 2 Neil Pullen 4, Scott Andrews 4 Ricky Sudale 2, Tex Pearce 1 Paul Ablett 4, Andy Hitchman 4 Michael Hibbert 3, Paul Milford 4 Ben Quenby 2, Ben Chamberlain 4 Anthony Sutton 0, Mark Vellacott 4 Matthew Dickinson 2, Daniel Brazier 3 Jason Lole 4, Kieran Joy 2 David Barker 4, Mike Pearce 4 Grant Brown 0, Devon MB 3-9 Leicestershire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Wayne Collings 3 Harry Earp 2, Steve Boyce 3 Steve Stanbridge 2, Simon Washington 3 Phil Want 2, Phill Ward 2 Tom Mackay 3, Shaun Hurrell 2 Steven Edwards 3, Curtis Green 1 David Crossland 3, Macauley Campbell 0 Neil Pullen 3, Ian Loveridge 0 Adam Marziano 3, Danny Belsten 2 Billy Jackson 3, Mike Beard 0 Leigh Peet 3 Tom Singleton 0 Wayne Beaumont 3, Shane House 2 Tyler Beasley 3, Devon WA 4-2 Leicestershire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Tracy Ware 3 Samantha Harris 2, Lisa Hughes 1 Kelly Welsh 3, Kelly Gabriel 3 Melanie Bell 0, Karen Matthews 3 Liz Brunt 2, Anna Pearce 3 Shannon Reeve 0, Jodie Hawton 0 Mem Martin 3, Devon WB 2-4 Leicestershire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kirsty Whiting-O’Brien 2 Trish Roberts 3, Katie Miller 3 Angela Sheffield 2, Rhea Winsor 0 Paula Swain 3, Hayley Brant 3 Kristine Long 0, Alison Gabriel-Wotton 1 Kirsty White 3, Kayleigh Adams 2 Nicky Cropper 3.
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Gwent 19 Berkshire 17:Gwent MA 7-5 Berkshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mike Fleet 4 Richard Stride 2, David Skinner 4 James Wiggins 3, Nick Kenny 3 Stephan Wood 4, Nico Ruiz-Roynon 0 Paul Self 4, Mark Blandford 4 James Shaw 2, Dan Morris 1 Joe Lacey 4, Harry Williams 4 Alex Ball 1, Rhys Jenkins 4 Ryan Newton 2, Angelo Lao 3 Paul Snowsill 4, Sam Cankett 4 Archie Self 3, Geraint Harbon 3 Paul Hogan 4, Gethyn Bennett 4 Jason Heaver 2, Gwent MB 5-7 Berkshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Ray Hardwick 3 Andy Sturton 1, Miles O’Toole 3 Anthony Dean 0, Stephen Challenger 1 Paul Holloway 3, Paul Cosslett 2 Ashley Upson 3, Richard Oliver 0 Andy Wells 3, Matthew Kay 3 Steve Watts 2, Paul Higgins 1 Peter Bisset 3, Ieuan Halsall 3 Doug Harwood 2, Marcus Hawkins 2 Karl Williams 3, Conner Hopkins 2 Jack Mayoh 3, Lee Wreford 3 Jesse Goddard 0, Marcus Jones 1 Callum Dorward 3, Gwent WA 3-3 Berkshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Ceri Stephens 3 Ally Judge 0, Shannon Chappell 0 Sophie Self 3, Tracey Hickey 1 Kelly Ellis 3, Jade Hickey 3 Amy Smith 1, Yasmine Ruck-Havard 2 Kirsty Chubb 3, Cheryl Jones 3 Debbie Shadwell 2, Gwent WB 4-2 Berkshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Gabby Mason 2 Vanessa O’Connell 3, Amanda Cosslett 3 Karen Jackson 2, Libby Bullimore 3 Carole Holroyd 2, Abbie Brewster 3 Rebecca Ellis 1, Hayley Mathews 1 Nipaporn Smith 3, Jackie Norman 3 Chris Ruffell 1.
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Somerset 26 Gwynedd 10:Somerset MA 10-2 Gwynedd MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Neil Raikes 4 Mike Shaw 3, Sam Hoddinott 4 Dylan Hughes-Jones 0, Adrian Wood 3 Gwyn AP Tomos 4, Lee Gregory 4 Alwyn Thomas 3, Lee Smith 4 Steve Green 2, Kevin Hardy 4 Sion AP Tomos 3, Tony Snook 4 Deian Roberts 2, Darren Herbert 4 Rhys Edwards 3, Mervyn Adams 4 Vinny Walker 0, Chris Turner 4 Scott Bannerman 1, Leigh Taylor 0 David Davies 4, Mike Harper 4 Dafydd Williams 2, Somerset MB 8-4 Gwynedd MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Lee Frampton 3 Rhys Edwards 2, Kieran Spurdle 2 Alwyn Thomas 3, Lee Gregory 3 Shaun Rango Morgan 0, Peter Messer 2 Osian Hughes-Jones 3, David Russell 3 Mark Cartwright-Harper 1, Michael Fenton 1 Aaron Bullock 3, Carl Galeitzke 3 Louis Jones 1, Sean Nichol 3 Sion AP Tomos 2, Adrian Beale 3 Dave Pudge 2, Russell Lippett 3 Jason Baker 2, Dean Baker 3 Nathan Shore 1, Steve Werrett 0 Llion Thomas 3, Somerset WA 4-2 Gwynedd WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Karen Littler 3 Jane Jenkins 1, Kate Hulme 1 Jacky Blanks 3, Donna Gullock 3 Gaynor Williams 1, Tracey Stiling 2 Susan Davies 3, Becky Taylor 3 Emily Mitchell 0, Sally Smith 3 Shereen Downs 2, Somerset WB 4-2 Gwynedd WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kay Bisset 0 Shereen Downs 3, Zoe Gitsham 3 Sharon Mitchell 0, Samantha Werrett 3 Lynda Roberts 0, Shelley Blackman 3 Jane Jenkins 1, Sophia Smith 2 Emma Pearce 3, Lea Ford 3 Mandy Williams 0.
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Tyne and Wear 11 Merseyside 25:Tyne and Wear MA 3 Merseyside MA 9, Tyne and Wear MB 4 Merseyside MB 8, Tyne and Wear WA 3 Merseyside WA 3, Tyne and Wear WB 1 Merseyside 5.
| L-Style Division One | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Suffolk | 8 | 54 | 29 | 63 | 26 | 19 | 191 | 151 |
| Gwent | 8 | 53 | 20 | 51 | 37 | 18 | 179 | 64 |
| Merseyside | 8 | 55 | 28 | 59 | 20 | 15 | 177 | 68 |
| Berkshire | 9 | 59 | 22 | 54 | 29 | 13 | 177 | 29 |
| Leicestershire | 8 | 58 | 19 | 51 | 31 | 17 | 176 | 54 |
| The Black Country | 8 | 57 | 22 | 56 | 20 | 17 | *170 | 43 |
| Somerset | 9 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 161 | -63 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 140 | -34 |
| Devon | 8 | 39 | 20 | 46 | 27 | 6 | 138 | -42 |
| Tyne & Wear | 8 | 49 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 119 | -133 |
| Gwynedd | 8 | 35 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 116 | -137 |
| An * in TP column indicates that penalty points have been deducted | ||||||||
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Full Results:National League 2022-2023:Match No:8
Division Two:-
Middlesex 21 Nottinghamshire 15:Middlesex MA 7-5 Nottinghamshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Josh Hook 4 Lewis Spacey 2, Brandonn Pearson 2 Andy Russell 4, Joshua Burksfield 4 Charlie Stocks 0, Scott Robertson 3 Marc Dewsbury 4, Matty Finch 2 Tom Allies 4, Pat Gleghorn 2 Richard Bloomfield 4, Ian Bartlett 2 James Hewitt 4, Dave Buckley 4 Wes Deane 2, George Wilkinson 4 Damion Beardsley 1, Chris Everley 4 Luke Almond 0, Allen Bond 4 Jack Kerr 2, Jason Neville 4 Richard Cooper 3, Middlesex MB 6-6 Nottinghamshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Harvey Wilkinson 3 Rob Riley 2, Steve Dettmer 3 Jason Williams 2, Chris Grannell 3 Steve Johnson 1, Tim Green 1 Paul Harvey 3, James Smith 0 Micky Stocks 3, Robert Arthur 2 Andy Russell 3, Tom Dallender 1 Wes Deane 3, George Wilkinson 3 Christian Shepherd 1, Adam Finch 0 Pete McConville 3, Frankie Collopy 3 Scott Parkin 0, Brian Green 3 Aaron Gormley 2, Andy Turnbull 0 Chris Scott 3, Middlesex WA 5-1 Nottinghamshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sindy Stiles 0 Hayley Underwood 3, Louise Grannell 3 Maggie Bamford 0, Wendy Reinstadtler 3 Julie Pitchford 0, Margaret Sutton 3 Jan Schofield 0, Vickie Kiely 3 Kaylea Riley 1, Lisa Brosnan 3 Helen Harvey 2, Middlesex WB 3-3 Nottinghamshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Lisa McClatchey 2 Sarah Brent 3, Leah Nelson 3 Nicola Wing 1, Jenny Sallans 0 Maggie Bamford 3, Tiffany Cross 3 Jenny White 2, Leanne Palmer 3 Ronnie Johnson 0, Michele Copas 2 Julie Wilson 3.
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Norfolk 15 West of England 21:Norfolk MA 7-5 West of England MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Darren Brown 3 Jon Worsley 4, Vinny Mudd 4 Martyn Lansdown 0, Gary Knott 1 Marcus Knapman 4, Alfie Thompson 2 Dan Raby 4, Olly King 4 Phil O’Connell 2, Craig Venman 0 Tony Smith 4, James Goldsmith 4 Wayne Allen 2, Robbie Ellis-Brown 4 Simon Lloyd 3, Wayne Wall 4 Mike Davis 0, David Wilson 4 Gary Grimmitt 1, Kevin Rudling 2 Mark Rose 4, Tyler Thorpe 4 Andy White 1, Norfolk MB 3-9 West of England MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Tony Chapman 1 Nick English 3, Darren Massen 1 Mike Knapman 3, Dean Brown 2 Marcus Knapman 3, Evan Wilson 3 Richie Hunt 1, Chris Earll 3 Jack MacKenzie 2, Dave Olley 1 Jon Taylor 3, Richard Stoddart 2 Rob Moore 3, James Cole 1 Josh Allen 3, Aaron Taylor 3 Harry Robinson 0, Lewis Winter 1 Lee Pearce 3, Matthew Hubbard 0 Clive Strong 3, Darren Youngs 1 Jamie Harvey 3, Norfolk WA 3-3 West of England WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Mandy Gray 1 Emma Bowles 3, Ella Tovell 2 Kelly Marshall 3, Elaine Blackett 3 Abbie Chappell 2, Lynsey Childs 3 Gail Dent 1, Roz Bulmer 3 Jayne Fitzgerald 1, Gemma Reynolds 2 Sam Lloyd 3, Norfolk WB 2-4 West of England WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Claire Broom 0 Sheridan Chapman 3, Sandra Page 3 Danielle Whitehead 2, Amy Lincoln 2 Katie Bishop 3, Nikki Goldsmith 3 Lou Ballantyne 0, Claire Houghton 1 Mev Kelly 3, Carole Sanderson 1 Gail Dent 3.
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Salopian 22 Wiltshire 14:Salopian MA 10-2 Wiltshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Ben Morgan 4 Mitchell McCarthy 1, Paul Rowley 4 Gary Court 0, Shaun Pryce 4 Ashley Chapman 2, Jamie Kynaston 4 Ryan Greenway 1, Steven Ritchie 4 Juan Hopkins 0, Glyn Thomas 3 Chris Bailey 4, Terry Nash 4 Connor Hughes 1, Jon Mansell 4 Daniel Humphries 1, Gary Crowther 4 Josh McCarthy 1, Ben Bevan 4 Stuart Clarke 1, Mark Crutchley 1 Ashley McKeever 4, Ash Hilditch 4 Ian Greenway 0, Salopian MB 8-4 Wiltshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Neil Boxall 3 Jayden Betteridge 2, Andy Gilbert 3 Keith Bedding 1, James Mansell 1 Kevin Barefoot 3, Scott Towers 0 Andy Harvey 3, Matt Elsey 3 Michael Crumpton 2, Scott Dockerty 2 Lee Newman 3, Eddie Price 0 Cameron Lee 3, Andy Evans 3 Peter Keen 1, Shaun Pryce 3 Dan Sturgess 1, Jon Mansell 3 Kalam Titcombe 1, Ian Evans 3 Harry Osborn 0, Kacey Jones 3 Martin Williams 0, Salopian WA 2-4 Wiltshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Tracey Dean 3 Kacey-Jayde Witcher 0, Evonne Taylor 3 Jill Little 1, Julie Griffiths 0 Tina Rowlands 3, Emma Tapp 2 Joanna Hooke 3, Steph Clarke 2 Dani Kearns 3, Chloe Ames 1 Kerry Hale 3, Salopian WB 2-4 Wiltshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Hayley McGuinness 0 Sue Lane 3, Kate Titley 3 Elaine Kearns 0, Danni Pritchard 3 Julie Newman 1, Tammy Walmsley 2 Erica Hartnett 3, Sue Lane 1 April Polden 3, Emma Callaghan 0 Cat Mackie 3.
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Surrey 21 County Durham 15:Surrey MA 8-4 County Durham MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Nick Ellis 4 Leo Middleton 0, Darren Bryant 2 Gary Miller 4, Darryl Pilgrim 4 Gerry Hall 0, Paul Tudor 1 Paul Dinning 4, Dave Webb 4 Michael Gladstone 3, Gary Creamer 1 Jack Kirtland 4, Jason Kelly 4 Matthew Hodgson 2, Matt Carter 0 Jack Bell 4, Neville Wright 4 Paddy Lenagh 0, Steve Lovett 4 Robbie Douthwaite 2, Harrison Firmager 4 Graham Robertson 0, Peter Noel 4 Dean Scott 2, Surrey MB 5-7 County Durham MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jake Carter 2 Paul Berriman 3, Tyler Radlett 3 Lee Johnstone 1, Paul Secular 3 James McClurg 1, Andy Bridgman 2 Andy Allaker 3, Richard Cox 2 Ian Adamson 3, Kevin Rayneford 3 Carl Redden 1, Gary Davies 3 Stephen Annan 2, James Wilcox 0 Martin Farmer 3, Tony Hammond 2 Carl Malpass 3, Jack Brownsmead 1 Paul Welsh 3, Gary Trodd 2 Michael Walker 3, Kirk De Ruyter 3 Paul Telford 2, Surrey WA 4-2 County Durham WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jen Payne 3 Linda Hindmarch 1, Tania Cox 3 Angie McDonald 1, Lisa Jane Munt 3 Laura Patton 2, Tricia Wright 1 Cheryl Adamson 3, Eloise Milburn 2 Clare Stewart 3, Ashley Smith 3 Margaret Stewart 1, Surrey WB 4-2 County Durham WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Karen Carder 3 Suzanne Nixon 1, Sharon McMahon 3 Melissa Sams 1, Mandy Pawley 2 Bryleigh Welsh 3, Viv Fowlie 3 Sandra Cairns 2, Vikki Norman 1 Sharon Storey 3, Teri Kidwell 3 Mia Ashurst 0.
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Worcestershire 18 Clwyd 18:Worcestershire MA 9-3 Clwyd MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Neil Parsonage 0 Shaun Thompson 4, Phil Whitlock 2 Adam Paxton 4, Ant Butler 4 Nick Hailes 1, Nick Evans 4 Ben Walley 1, Tom Garfield 4 Mark Leach 2, Ian MacKenzie 4 Derek Williams 0, Chris Jennings 2 Jon Darlington 4, Terence Webster 4 Rob Lawrence 1, Luke Smith 4 Andy Alker 0, Pat Sinnett 4 Josh Robinson 3, George Connolly 4 Cole Davey 2, Lee Furneaux 4 Phil Hughes 2, Worcestershire MB 6-6 Clwyd MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Paul Bailey 1 Noel Bagby 3, Jack Higgins 1 Paul Caveney 3, Ian Oliver 3 Bryan Moran 2, Jakob Webster 2 Stephen Bowers 3, Andy Pullen 3 Daniel Stapleton 0, Matt Hildebrandt 3 Luke Smith 1, Phil Rooney 3 James Evans 1, Dave Honey 3 Craig Billingsley 1, Mark Jones 2 Paul Alley 3, Paul Wallace 3 Steve Probert 1, Stewart Doughty 2 Chris Moore 3, Mark Smith 2 Gary Williams 3, Worcestershire WA 1-5 Clwyd WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sophie Hadley 0 Rachel Kingdon 3, Claire Dicken 1 Nat Davey 3, Steph Konya 0 Bethan Jones 3, Mandy Morgan 0 Leanne Topper 3, Jenny Jones 3 Judith Williams 0, Jenny Shail 1 Nia Price 3, Worcestershire WB 2-4 Clwyd WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Maggie Deakin 1 Hayley Street 3, Jackie Mackenzie 0 Mary Williams 3, Janet Farley 1 Del Stapley 3, Lynne Arnold 0 Jackie Brighton 3, Kim Jones 3 Rachael Simpson 0, Chloe Luscott 3 Abby Hamilton 0.
| Division Two | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Middlesex | 8 | 58 | 27 | 56 | 25 | 17 | 183 | 112 |
| Clwyd | 8 | 48 | 35 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 182 | 100 |
| Salopian | 8 | 64 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 169 | 58 |
| Wiltshire | 8 | 48 | 28 | 49 | 24 | 14 | 163 | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 50 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 14 | 162 | 44 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 48 | 22 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 159 | -22 |
| County Durham | 8 | 46 | 20 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 145 | -45 |
| Surrey | 8 | 49 | 19 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 145 | -11 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 135 | -68 |
| West Of England | 8 | 29 | 14 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 111 | -173 |
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Division Three:-
Breconshire 16 Wirral 20:Breconshire MA 8-4 Wirral MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Stuart Hossack 4 Matty Smith 0, Zak Turner 4 Ste McNally 2, Simon Farley 4 Steve Maish 0, Phillip Evans 4 Callum Roach 2, Owen Davies 0 Terry Clancy 4, Graham Jenkins 2 Lleyton Molyneux 4, Paul Kemeys 4 Sam Bratherton 2, Ian Evans 0 Mark Patmore 4, Rob Comben 4 Mike Williamson 3, Wayne Glover 3 Andrew Cummins 4, Richard Langlois 4 Kieran Nolan 2, Mark Layton 4 Karl Davies 1, Breconshire MB 3-9 Wirral MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jordan Salmon 0 Robbie Ward 3, Jason Parnell 1 Marc Lynam 3, Roger Mince 2 Lewis Gilmartin 3, Andrew Kerry 1 Carl Robinson 3, Will Prosser 1 Jamie Green 3, Riley Rees-Tucker 3 Phil Hignett 1, Ben Watkins 1 Harvey McPartland 3, John Donaghey 3 Carl Coulls 2, Sam Turner 1 Darren Bradley 3, Mark Ellis 0 Tony Martin 3, Darren Evans 3 Alex Di Stefano 1, Derek Howells 0 Chris Sharp 3, Breconshire WA 2-4 Wirral WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Louisa Fox 2 Katie Woodcock 3, Kaye Hales 3 Julie Baines 0, Chris Sheen 2 Sandra James 3, Sharon Hill 1 Jo Toye 3, Joy Toghill 3 Steph Mellor 2, Stacy Barnes 2 Emma Evans 3, Breconshire WB 3-3 Wirral WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Emma Richards 1 Tina Nolan 3, Helen Bitten 1 Jen Taylor 3, Sian Harris 3 Pat Moody 0, Lynne Layton 3 Kelly McGuinness 1, Dawn Brandon 3 Becky Parkes 0, Jayne Hossack 0 Natalie Farragher 3.
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Cumbria 22 Gloucestershire 14:Cumbria MA 7-5 Gloucestershire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Steve Dixon 3 Mark Wellington 4, Mike Crawshaw 2 Mark Turley 4, David Carr 4 Steve Handley 2, Ronnie Kirk 4 Anthony Coolman 0, Neil Linford 4 Rich Bambridge 2, Geoff Ramshaw 1 Leslie Higgs 4, Alan Armstrong 4 Andy Morse 3, Andy Goodfellow 4 Shaun Hughes 2, John Wightman 0 Paul Lane 4, Will Rowley 4 Andy Hammond 0, Michael Adams 2 Matthew Kerry 4, David Cunningham 4 Rhys Jackson 2, Cumbria MB 8-4 Gloucestershire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Dez Halbert 2 Ian Higgs 3, Gary Horrigan 3 Wayne Baker 1, Brian Mandale 3 Keith Lawrence 1, Colin Hargrave 3 Clint Keyse 1, Dan Vallance 3 Ian Beasley 1, Mike Paterson 0 Sam Brough 3, Craig Lewthwaite 3 Rob Long 0, John Murray 3 Dean Thomas 2, Mark Hird 3 Pete Smith 1, Dex Forster 2 Darrel Williams 3, Mike Sowerby 1 Nathan Meredith 3, Michael Williams 3 Steve Easton 2, Cumbria WA 3-3 Gloucestershire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Crissy Manley 3 Carol Smith 2, Mary Paine 3 Kirsty Dixon 0, Jules Fisher 2 Vicky Parmley 3, Ann Scholey 3 Jenni Bridgens 0, Lesley Pattinson 2 Elaine Powell 3, Hilary Kirkbride 2 Jane Price 3, Cumbria WB 4-2 Gloucestershire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Emma McGarvie 3 Hannah Smith 1, Ali MacMillan 2 Heather Grindle 3, Val Hargrave 3 Christine Marsh 2, Leanne Howard 3 Sharon Brewer 0, Fiona Dorward 3 Sharon Nyland 1, Tessa Ferris 2 Suzie Slatter 3.
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Isle of Wight 8 Northumberland 28:Isle Of Wight MA 2-10 Northumberland MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Gordy Crews 0 Ryan Branley 4, Greg Hailes 1 Nick Stephenson 4, Jason Collins 0 Chris Harvey 4, Chris Hogg 0 Mark Stephenson 4, Jim Stevens 0 Paul Sinclair 4, Eddie White 3 Andy Parks 4, Paul Thomas 4 Daniel Hallowell 2, Phil Burt 1 Kyle Stanwick 4, Darren Andrews 1 Lee Shanks 4, Mark Stoker 0 Oliver Haughan 4, Mark Whates 2 Daniel Stephenson 4, Mark Edwards 4 Billy Leonard 3, Isle Of Wight MB 3-9 Northumberland MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Stephen McConway 0 Ian Burt 3, Paul Griesdale 1 Micky Ord 3, Leo Hall 0 Kyle Stanwick 3, Pete Collins 2 Richard Gerry 3, Tim O’Shea 1 Jamie Martin 3, Dale Grove 3 Lee Harrison 2, Simon Newland 0 Dean Stackhouse 3, Eddie White 3 Gary Reed 1, Mark Whates 1 Oliver Haughan 3, Dave Robinson 1 Nick Stephenson 3, Dan Inman 2 Russ Wood 3, Chris Hebberd 3 Tony Taylor 0, Isle Of Wight WA 3-3 Northumberland WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Brenda Dyer 3 Kayla Herdman 0, Hope Webster 0 Casey Stephenson 3, Dawn Edwards 2 Phonsawan Whillis 3, Anne Grisedale 2 Sara Gowens 3, Sam Pink 3 Ang Turnbull 0, Fiona Pickin 3 Dawn Longstaff 1, Isle Of Wight WB 0-6 Northumberland WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Georgia Davison 1 Marie Silk 3, Hayley Hailes 0 Mary Pattison 3, Lyn Marshall 1 Ange Best 3, Hannah Langridge 0 Lisa Barnes 3, Nicola Emery 0 Debbie Waugh 3, Cat Handley 0 Iyla Leightley 3.
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Montgomery and Radnor 12 Bedfordshire 24:Montgomery and Radnor MA 3-9 Bedfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- John Williams-Jones 4 Paul Bailey 1, Rhys Butler 2 Dara Curran 4, Tony Lloyd 1 Troy Beavis 4, Dan Petty 3 Barry Davies 4, Byron Jones 0 Paul Hale 4, Neil Astley 0 Gareth Murray 4, Mark Bellerby 0 Brian Reed 4, Steve Price 4 Paddy Clowery 3, Roger Williams 1 Chris Dilley 4, Mitch Butler 4 Philip Price 2, Jason Griffiths 1 Steve Richardson 4, Phil Austin 1 Trevor Ellacott 4, Montgomery and Radnor MB 4-8 Bedfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Paul Ballantyne 0 Aiden O’Mahoney 3, Dave Field 0 John Peplow 3, Des Francis 3 Mark Holland 1, Lee Burton 2 Brian Reed 3, Stanley Lloyd 3 Pete Dilley 2, Terry Williams 0 Paul Smith 3, John Offa 0 Ryan Tharby 3, Rhys Butler 3 Carl Short 1, Jerry Moynihan 2 Oli Ellis 3, Frankie Costanzo 1 Joel Salerno 3, Dickie Davies 3 Pete Brown 0, Mitch Dunning 2 Lee Jones 3, Montgomery and Radnor WA 4-2 Bedfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Susie Lewis 0 Shirley Williams 3, Sally Urwin 3 Irene Maddy 1, Liz Jones 3 Helen Styles 0, Katie Bellerby 0 Maria Perrin 3, Louise Davies 3 Jenny Bozier 0, Kelly Butler 3 Jo Dilley 2, Montgomery and Radnor WB 1-5 Bedfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Shelly Mulliner 0 Jennie Thomas 3, Elisa Richardson-Morris 1 Tammy Fenna 3, Jane Jones 0 Fran Bent 3, Rebecca Hartley 3 Jenni Wesley 1, Tina James 1 Sally Green 3, Shaz Shepherd 2 Michelle Bull 3.
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Pembrokeshire 13 Shropshire 23:Pembrokeshire MA 6-6 Shropshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Declan Coles 3 Andy Vellender 4, Kelvin O’Keefe 4 Simon Pritchard 1, Steve Smith 4 Phil Clarke 3, Giles Hilton 2 Chris Fox 4, John Phillips 1 Reece Cook-Lucas 4, Daniel Castle 4 Paul Harrison 1, Joseph Lewis 3 Kevin Harris 4, Llew Bevan 4 Andre Knox 0, Aled Davies 1 Sam Aitkens 4, Marshal James 4 Steven Lynch 1, Louis Melville 4 Andrew Jervis 0, Steve Castle 3 Richard Parker 4, Pembrokeshire MB 4-8 Shropshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- William Evans 1 Rob Pierce 3, Ben Farr 2 Mitch Pickett 3, Carwyn Reed 0 Brett Cooper 3, Steve Young 3 Mark Jones 0, Celt Williams 3 Rob Pitt 1, Paul Emmanuel 3 Josh Ball 0, Julian Gape 3 John Simms 1, Gareth Earls 0 Jon Blakemore 3, Anthony Lewis 0 Lee Dolman 3, Taz Halliday 0 Adam Thackray 3, Alex Cronin 0 Chris Evans 3, Mikey Rees 0 Anthony Whitehouse 3, Pembrokeshire WA 2-4 Shropshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jess Rees 2 Jenna-Louise Ball 3, Tracy Hopton 0 Nicola Ball 3, Tina Phillips 3 Kelly Millington 1, Rhian Evans 0 Sophie Ward 3, Tracey Hawkins-Greene 1 Marie Riggs 3, Angharad Bessant 3 Michele Pritchard 0, Pembrokeshire WB 1-5 Shropshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Zoe Marchant 0 Gemma Smith 3, Avril Evans 0 Kirstie Millington 3, Ffion Davies 0 Dianne Newton 3, Elaine Edwards-Babb 0 Lauren Kempson 3, Sophie Earls 3 Sandra Beardsmore 0, Nevita McConalogue 1 Deana Sheldon 3.
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| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Northumberland | 9 | 75 | 22 | 60 | 45 | 21 | 223 | 221 |
| Cumbria | 8 | 54 | 31 | 64 | 34 | 21 | 204 | 183 |
| Wirral | 8 | 43 | 31 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 176 | 71 |
| Breconshire | 8 | 56 | 24 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 171 | 65 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 | 49 | 27 | 49 | 26 | 12 | 163 | 34 |
| Bedfordshire | 8 | 56 | 18 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 158 | 34 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 44 | 28 | 48 | 27 | 14 | *157 | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 | 46 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 9 | *130 | -183 |
| Montgomery & Radnor | 8 | 42 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 120 | -143 |
| Isle Of Wight | 8 | 27 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 1 | *87 | -305 |
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Rearranged Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division Fixture:Game 1:Oxfordshire 16 Hertfordshire 20:Oxfordshire MA 5-7 Hertfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Brandon Richardson 4 Mason Teese 3, Ade Larner 3 Stuart Bennett 4, Preben Krabben 1 Daniel Varney 4, Chris Howse 0 Ian Clarkson 4, Graham Earwicker 2 Bradley Clark 4, Stephen Wright 4 Tommy Aken 0, Steve Dennett 3 Joe Croft 4, Alex Ward 4 Kieran Brignell 2, Shane Turner 4 Steve Beasley 0, Kevin Lowe 4 Dean Holtby 0, Andrew Quinn 3 Rex Cole 4, Sean Holley 1 Lee Barrow 4, Oxfordshire MB 5-7 Hertfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jon Jukes 4 Paul Killington 0, Nathan Beckett 4 Martin Kingsley 0, Daniel Smith 3 Shane Smith 4, Jack Wright 2 Ben Smith 4, Robert Adnams 2 Jamie Smith 4, Adam Bowman 4 Hayden Appleby 3, Mark Burns 2 Joshua Jones 4, James Green 1 Dean Holtby 4, Luke Stallwood 1 Steve Beasley 4, Ade Larner 4 Paul Squirrell 2, Jack Marshall 4 Jack Pledger 0, Aaron Stevens 2 Mason Teese 4, Oxfordshire WA 1-5 Hertfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Karen Williams 2 Grace Ferridge 3, Jaine Telling 1 Kerry O’Connor 3, Sue Burns 0 Rachel Egleton 3, Irene Richardson 1 Danielle Fry 3, Emily Baldwin 0 Louise Pearson 3, Nicola Curzon 3 Kerry King 1, Oxfordshire WB 5-1 Hertfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Julie Laverack 3 Louise Pearson 2, Tracey Scully 0 Laura Camp 3, Jaine Telling 3 Jo Kitchen 2, Emma Manning 3 Kelly Danskin 0, Babs Manning 3 Debbie Jones 1, Caroline Caldicott 3 Stacey Aylesbury 0.
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After a somewhat disappointing start to their new campaign in the Cosmo Darts Premier Division of the UKDA National League whereby they lost the opening three fixtures, Warwickshire County Darts Organisation have now returned to the form they are noted for and in their latest fixture made it four consecutive victories to lift them into the top three places of the division.
Going into their eighth of a scheduled ten games Warwickshire who were lying in fourth place took on bottom of the division Humberside at their home venue the Hen Lane and District Social Club. 6 Beacon Road, Coventry, CV6 4DS. Saturday’s ladies ‘B’ match saw the first two games go in favour of the first throw advantage with Humberside’s Vikki Tasker beating Denise Keyte 3-2 after Keyte had won the first two legs in the opening game. Levelling up for the home side was lady of the match Chloe MvKivett-Saunders who with her 16.34 average and straight 3-0 win defeated Rachel Harrison. Nina Bolt broke the sequence when in the third encounter she won 3-2 against Karen Helmore to put the home side ahead for the first time in the game. However the lead didn’t last long as Bex Waterfall won 3-0 against Caroline Pike and with a similar straight win from Sue Bilby over Wendy Adams the away tem were 3-2 up with the result hinging on the final game. Last on for Warwickshire was Angela Jones and for Humberside Aleisha Blakestone. Blakestone won the first leg but it was Angela Jones that won the following three for a 3-1 win to give the home team a share of the points in a 3-3 draw.
The men’s ‘B’ stormed into a 4-0 lead with wins from Mark Strong, Mark Martin, William Naylor and Mark Faulkner who in turn accounted for Luke Rutter (4-3), Kev Richmond (4-1), Paul Robinson (4-2) and Ricky Speroni (4-2).Neil Dobson pulled one back for Humberside in the fifth when he, after being took to a deciding leg won 4-3 against Mark Carter but by the halfway stage the home team were 5-1 up after man of the match Samuel Price won 4-1 against Liam Gordon. Price won the first leg in 18 darts and although Gordon levelled the game in the second leg Price then added 14, 19 and 20 dart games to seal his 4-1 win with a 27.04 average.
The away side got their second winner as the second session got underway, Carl Robinson winning 4-1 against Adam Hancock, but a draw was secured for Warwickshire as early as the eighth game when Noah Rose won 4-1 against Rich Allen and with a further 4-1 win in the ninth from Lee Miller over Matthew Green the win was guaranteed for the hosts. The tenth game went to the visitors when Lee Smith beat Martin Tonks 4-2 but that was to be their last win as Warwickshire’s Dave Hill won 4-1 against Christian Stevenson and team-mate Karl Reynolds secured a 9-3 victory when he had a straight 4-0 win over Trevor Carlill.
The ladies ‘A’ were in top form flying into a winning 5-0 lead. Natalie Gilbert got the ball rolling winning 3-2 after trailing 1-0 and 2-1 to Jess Shakesby. Kirsty Hinchliffe doubled the hosts lead with a straight 3-0 win over Kim Fuller. Donna Pinch was pegged back to level terms twice but went on to win 3-2 against Michelle Britton before the home side found their lady of the match in the form of Hannah Meek who had a super 23.11 average in her 3-1 win over Christine Readhead, Hannah completing her win with a tremendous 155 game shot in the final fifteen darts leg. Taking the score along to 5-0 was Marian Conway who accounted for Mel Spicer with a 3-2 result after Spicer had gone 2-0 up. Humberside got their one and only winner in the final game when Sam Lewis after going 2-0 down to Courtney Hine, came back to win 3-2 to give a final 5-1 result to Warwickshire.
First on for the men’s ‘A’ was Noel Grant who put the home team one up with his tidy 4-0 win over Neil Dobson, but the lead was short-lived as Reece Robinson won 4-3 against Matty Washbrooke and Mike Atkinson beat Wayne Mynard 4-1. The remainder of the first half belonged to Warwickshire as Jack Wareing won 4-1 against Daryn Gray, Kevin Dowling beat Karl Corcoran 4-2 and Jamie Hughes won 4-1 against Lee Parish to give the hosts a 4-2 lead.
The second session began in style with Jamie Atkins wining 4-0 against Mark Howard, Atkins chalking up a tremendous 33.97 average in which he recorded winning legs of 14,14,14 and 17 darts, a superb performance. Gareth Braham assured Warwickshire of a share of the spoils when he won 4-1 against Martyn Turner and although Gavin Lewis added Humberside’s third winner in the ninth when he won 4-1 against Nigel Heydon the win was guaranteed in the tenth with a 4-2 success for Samuel Whittaker who beat Shaun Rutter 4-2.Taking the score nicely along to 9-3 was Jenson Walker with his 4-2 win over Dave Ladley before the visitors got their fourth winner in the final game when Tommy Lishman had a 4-0 win over Steve Hine to give a result of 8-4 to the hosts.
The overall score for the weekend was a convincing 25-11 result to Warwickshire which saw them move up one place in the division to third with 173 points just ten short of second placed Yorkshire.
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Life in the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division of the UKDA National League is getting no easier for West Midlands as in their latest fixture they took on London who are riding high and second in the division,
The ladies ‘B’ side opened up a 2-0 lead when Shellbie Simmons won 3-2 against Emma Smith and Gemma Barret with her lady of the match 3-1 win over Carly Townsend won 3-1 with a 19.59 average. Unfortunately that was to be the only two wins the home team would get as Kelly Livett won 3-2 against Kelly Doleman, Lauren Burgess beat Debbie Davies 3-0, Tammy MacKenzie made it 3-2 to London with her 3-2 win over Julie Emery and Emma Little rounded off a 4-2 victory for London when she won the final game against Crysta Wilcox 3-0.
The men’s ‘B’ team began with a straight 4-0 win for Karl Hughes over Danny Brown and although the game was levelled when Harry Kelly beat Luke Griffiths 4-2, West Midlands went ahead again in the third with a 4-1 win from Scott Baker over Dean Buckland which earned Baker the man of the match award for his 30.72 average. It was level-pegging once again in the fourth when Geoff Mortimer beat Paul Price 4-2. Nevertheless at the midway point the hosts had opened up a 4-2 lead as Glen McGrandle added his 4-1 win over Gene Hill and Kieran O’Mahoney won 4-2 against Clive Barden.
The start of the second half quickly saw West Midlands lead erased as Liam Hill beat Alex Simmons 4-1 and Bhav Patel won 4-0 against Craig Capewell. The hosts then moved into a guaranteed draw position as Ryan Locker and Mark Craddock in turn won 4-3 against Charlie Little and Tom Riding giving their team a 6-4 lead. Despite the win being within reach and only one more win away it was not to be as the last two games both finished with 4-1 scorelines going to London’s John Walters and Shane O’Connor who accounted for respective opponents Chris Stanley and Ian Stanton to give a final 6-6 result.
Going into Sunday’s games the running score was 10-8 to the visitors, the ladies ‘A’ result extending London’s lead from two games to eight as they stormed to a 6-0 whitewash of their hosts. Felicia Blay began the rout with her 3-0 win over Jacqueline Trott, Joanne Deamer made it 2-0 when she won 3-1 against Jodie Rowlands and with further wins from Mandy Solomons, Lauren Bloomfield, Nikki Patten and Debs Watling who in turn defeated Claire Hobbs (3-2), Jacqueline Simmons (3-1), Jacqueline Maiden 93-2) and Tara Simmons-Fullwood (3-0) the result was 6-0.
The first half of the men’s ‘A’ game was shared with three wins for both teams but it could have been much better for the home side as the three games they lost were all by close 4-3 margins. Jack Aldridge put them one up when he won 4-3 against Graham Rackstraw, only to see David Wawrzewski beat Neil Pointon 4-3 to level the game. A 4-1 win for Dean Simmons-Fullwood against Craig Watkins restored West Midlands lead and giving them a 3-1 advantage was man of the match Shaun Carroll whose similar 4-1 win over Nigel Fisher gave him a super 31.97 average. The last two games of the half were 4-3 results in favour of London with Lee Cocks and Jamie Tilley in turn defeating Rob Thompson and Gavin Baker.
London took the early lead in the second half with Matt Wood winning 4-1 against Ian Jones, but it was all-square again in the eighth as Richard Platt won by the same 4-1 margin against Tommy Sanwell. For a second time in the half the away side took the lead, this time thanks to Nick Cocks who won 4-2 against Ryan O’Connor. With the score now at 5-4 to London the last three games all went to West Midlands, Darren Williams and Ben Johnson in turn beating Wayne Brown and John Walters 4-3 and then rounding off a 7-5 win for the West Midlands men’s ‘A’ was Kevin Bambrick with his 4-1 win over Michael Barnard
The overall score for the weekend was a 21-15 win for London and although Oxfordshire lost 24-12 away to Cheshire they played their rearranged home fixture with Hertfordshire and despite losing that 20-16 it was enough to see them move over West Midlands in the table with 140 points, four more than the Midlanders who have now dropped into the bottom three with next to bottom Derbyshire just three points behind them with a game in hand.
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One-time leaders of the L-Style Division One Black Country have recently fell down to the table to sixth position and were hoping for a win away against Buckinghamshire, who were two places below them, would lift them back up the table and Saturday’s games looked as though that would be the case.
The ladies ‘B’ got off to a winning start when Stella Sims won 3-2 against Lesley Gibbs and with a 3-1 win for Grace Angell over Janet Weedon the visitors were 2-0 up. Alexandra Dorney reduced the arrears for Buckinghamshire with her 3-0 success over Heather Wright only to see Black Country’s 2-0 buffer restored in the fourth when their lady of the match Doreen Hunt beat Lisa Webb 3-1 with an 18.65 average. The result was taken to the final encounter when in the penultimate game Courtney Amos beat Lacey Hughes 3-1 but the 4-2 win was achieved for the Black Country when their Paige Robbins won the final game against Gerry Johnson 3-1
Both of the opening two games in the men’s ‘B’ match went to the wire with the 3-2 result in both cases going to Black Country’s Al Smith and Mark Jones at the expense of Jack Arnold and Stuart Robinson. Taking the away team’s lead to 3-0 was John Green who won 3-0 against Chris Freshwater before the hosts got their first stripe on the board with a similar 3-0 win for Liam Maughan over Connor Whitehouse. Reducing the arrears even further was Steve McLeod with his 3-1 success against Ryan Green but by the halfway mark Black Country were 4-2 up with a further 3-0 win from Ian Townsend over Nigel Beaveen.
Keeping the home team in the match was Steve Vaughan with his 3-1 win over Gavin Smith but from a Black Country lead of 4-3 the score was taken to 8-3 with four wins in a row from Sam Bissell, Rich Bowen, Ali Hickinbottom and Wayne Hobday who had respective wins over John Tarbox (3-1), Mark Boardman (3-2), Eddie Ford (3-0) and Leo Beechey (3-2). Rich Bowen was man of the match his win over Mark Boardman seeing him average 28.93. The final score was 8-4 to Black Country as Terry Beaton (Buckinghamshire) won the last game against Mark Rollinson 3-1.
As with the ladies ‘B’ the ladies ‘A’ also won 4-2 and that was after going 1-0 down when the hosts Kirsty Gibbs won 3-1 against Maxine Prosser. Amy-Leigh Tolley and Chex Allcock in turn had 3-1 and 3-2 wins over their respective opponents Ann Wakefield and Hannah Kirby to turn the game around and put Black Country 2-1 up. Dawn Seaman levelled the match when she won 3-1 against Sarah-Jane Parker only to see the away team forge ahead again in the fifth with a 3-1 win from Grace Angell. With the outcome now resting on the final encounter Black Country could not on the day have wished for a better last-ender as Tammy Chance produced a lady of the match performance to win 3-1 against Suzanne Smith, average 21.19 and give the visitors a 4-2 victory.
Just three winners were now required from the men’s ‘A’ for an overall win for the weekend and those three wins came in the opening five games. However it was the hosts who got the better start as Martin Hill beat Alex Howells 3-0 and although Reece Colley wiped out the home team’s lead when he won 4-3 against Glen Young it was Buckinghamshire who went 2-1 up when John Ayris won 4-2 against Tom Bissell. For a second time the home side surrendered their lead, this time it was down to Aaron Colley’s 4-2 win over George Grinsted and with Jamie Barrowman putting on a man of the match display in his 4-1 win and 27.92 average against Clive Wilford the all-important third win was achieved together with an overall win for the weekend. Taking Black Country into a 4-2 lead at the midway point was Cayden Smith with his 4-2 victory over Mat Caste.
As early as the second game of the second session the score was level at 4-4 as Damien Fyffe beat Steve Jones 4-2 and Carl Webb won 4-3 against Dan Homer. Trevor Brennan restored the away side’s lead when he beat Karl Deacon 4-3 but the last three games of the weekend went to Buckinghamshire as John Woodbridge beat George Willetts 4-1, James Hurrell won 4-0 against Jamie Rollinson and with another 4-0 win Cameron Menzies over Paul Wells Buckinghamshire men’s ‘A’ had a 7-5 win.
The overall result for the weekend’s fixture was a 21-15 victory for Black Country, but despite the win they remain sixth in the division but they are now only nine points short of second placed Gwent and so still all to play for.
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In their penultimate fixture in division two of the UKDA National League Salopian had a home tie with Wiltshire. Prior to the game Salopian were placed fourth in the division with 144 points, their opponents third on 149 points and with just five points the difference between the two team a close result was possibly on the cards.
The weekend didn’t get off to the best of starts for the ladies ‘B’ as Sue Lane, with a 3-0 result defeated Hayley McGuinness 3-0 to put Wiltshire one up. Lane’s win was quickly wiped out as the home side’s lady of the match Kate Titley chalked up a similar 3-0 result in her game with Elaine Kearns and averaged 19.52. From 1-0 down the home team then went 2-1 up as Danni Pritchard beat Julie Newman 3-1 but that was to be Salopian’s last winner as Wiltshire went on to win the game 4-2 with further wins from Erica Hartnett, April Polden and Cat Mackie who in turn accounted for Tammy Walmsley (3-2), Sue Lane (3-1) and Emma Callaghan 3-0).
The men’s ‘B’ opened up a 2-0 lead when Neil Boxall won the opener against Jayden Betteridge 3-2 and Andy Gilbert won 3-1 against Keith Bedding but the two wins were cancelled out when Wiltshire’s Kevin Barefoot won 3-1 against James Mansell and restoring parity was Andy Harvey who won 3-0 against Scott Towers. Matt Elsey restored Salopian’s lead when in the fifth game he beat Michael Crumpton 3-2 but by the midway point of the match it was all-square once again as Lee Newman (Wiltshire) won 3-2 against Scott Dockerty.
For the first time in the game Wiltshire went ahead as the second half got underway, Cameron Lee winning 3-0 against Eddie Price. The score was levelled once again in the eighth when Andy Evans added his 3-1 win over Peter Keen to the home team’s score before they went ahead once again, this time thanks to a man of the match performance from Shaun Pryce who averaged 26.69 in his 3-1 win over Dan Sturgess. From 5-4 up the last three games all went to the hosts the trio of wins beginning with a 3-1 win from Jon Mansell over Kalam Titcombe and there were then two consecutive 3-0 victories from Ian Evans and Kacey Jones over their respective opponents Harry Osborn and Martin Williams to give the home side’s men’s ‘B’ an 8- 4 win and for the day a lead of 10-8.
Unfortunately the ladies ‘A’ suffered the same fate as their ‘B’ side finishing on the wrong side of a 4-2 result and that was after taking a 2-0 lead when Tracey Dean opened up with her 3-0 win over Kacey-Jayde Witcher and lady of the match Evonne Taylor won 3-1 against Jill little with a fine 20.41 average. The last four games all went to Wiltshire as Tina Rowlands beat Julie Griffiths 3-0, Joanna Hook and Dani Kearns in turn won 3-2 against Emma Tapp and Steph Clarke and in the final game Kerry Hale defeated Chloe Ames 3-1 to give the visitors the 4-2 result.
The men’s ‘A’ team were in top form storming into a 5-0 lead thanks to wins from Ben Morgan, Paul Rowley, Shaun Pryce, Jamie Kynaston and Steven Ritchie who in turn accounted for Mitchell McCarthy (4-1), Gary Court (4-0), Ashley Chapman (4-2), Ryan Greenway (4-1) and Juan Hopkins (4-0). The last game of the first half went to Wiltshire as Chris Bailey won by a close 4-3 margin over Glyn Thomas.
With five winners in the first half it was more of the same in the second session as Salopian chalked up another five winners. Terry Nash got the ball rolling in game seven with a 4-1 win over Connor Hughes. Nash was followed by three further 4-1 wins as Jon Mansell beat Daniel Humphries, Gary Crowther won against Josh McCarthy and Ben Bevan beat Stuart Clarke. Gary Crowther took the match award with a tremendous 32.22 average over McCarthy. The penultimate encounter of the weekend saw Wiltshire record their second winner when Ashley McKeeve beat Mark Crutchley 4-1 but with the final game going to Ash Hilditch who won 4-0 against Ian Greenway, Salopian men’s ‘A’ won 10-2 and the overall score for the weekend was a terrific 22-14 victory for Salopian.
The win saw Salopian move up the table one place to third on 169 but with only one more fixture to play promotion this season could be out of reach as second in the division Clwyd are on 182 points, thirteen more than Salopian.
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Shropshire could not have wished for a better start to their latest fixture in division three of the UKDA National League away to Pembrokeshire as both of the Saturday ‘B’ games produced big wins.
The ladies romped into a winning 4-0 lead, the quartet of wins started by Gemma Smith when she won 3-0 against Zoe Merchant, Gemma in the process earning herself the team’s match award for her 16.52 average. Following Gemma was Kirstie Millington. Dianne Newton and Lauren Kempson who all handed out 3-0 defeats in turn to Avril Evans, Ffion Davies and Elaine Edwards-Babb to give the away team an unassailable 4-0 lead. The hosts got their first and only winner in the fifth when Sophie Earls won 3-0 against Sandra Beardsmore but the result was taken to 5-1 to Shropshire when Deana Sheldon won 3-1 against Nevita McConalogue in the final game.
The men’s ‘B’ also had a fine start as they strolled into a 3-0 lead when Rob Pierce beat William Evans 3-1, Mitch Pickett won 3-2 against Ben Farr and Brett Cooper had a straight 3-0 win over Carwyn Reed, however from 3-0 up the score at the break was 3-3 as Steve Young, Celt Williams and Paul Emmanuel responded for Pembrokeshire by beating respective opponents Mark Jones (3-0), Rob Pitt (3-1) and Josh Ball (3-0).
The first game of the second half saw the home team take the lead for the first time when Julian Gape won 3-1 against John Simms. From 4-3 down Shropshire then won the remaining five games without dropping a single leg Chalking up the 3-0 whitewashes were Jon Blakemore, Lee Dolman, Adam Thackray, Chris Evans and Anthony Whitehouse who in turn defeated Gareth Earls, Anthony Lewis, Taz Halliday, Alex Cronin and Mikey Rees. Chris Evans was man of the match, his 3-0 win over Alex Cronin seeing him record a 23.86 average.
Although taken to a deciding leg Jenna-Louise Ball won 3-2 against Jess Rees to put Shropshire ladies ‘A’ 1-0 up and doubling that lead was Nicola Ball who won 3-0 against Tracy Hopton. Tina Philips reduced the arrears for the home side when she got the better of Kelly Millington with a 3-1 result. The win however was put out of Pembrokeshire’s reach in the fourth game when Sophie Ward accounted for Rhian Evans with a 3-0 result, Sophie earning herself the team’s match award for her fine 21.47 average Putting up the all-important fourth win was Marie Riggs who had a 3-1 win over Tracey Hawkins-Greene, the final score taken to 4-2 to Shropshire when in the last game Pembrokeshire’s Angharad Bessant won 3-0 against Michele Pritchard.
Andy Vellender was first on for the men’s ‘A’ team, he gave the away side the early lead when he beat Declan Coles 4-3. Kelvin O’Keefe levelled the game when he won 4-1 against Simon Pritchard before the hosts then went ahead with a further win from Steve Smith, 4-3 against Phil Clarke. A 25.44 average and a 4-2 win over Giles Hilton not only levelled the game for Shropshire but also produced their man of the match in the form of Fox. Shropshire then went ahead for a second time, this time thanks to the 4-1 success for Reece Cook-Lucas against John Phillips. Going into the midway break the score was levelled once again as Daniel Castle added his 4-1 win over Paul Harrison to Pembrokeshire’s tally.
As the second half kicked off the opening four games all went with the first throw advantage, Shropshire were first to strike as Kevin Harris beat Joseph Lewis 4-3. Llew Bevan had a 4-0 win over Andre Knox to take the score to 4-4 only to see the away team forge ahead again when Sam Aitkens defeated Aled Davies 4-1. Taking the running score to 5-5 was Marshal James (Pembrokeshire) with a 4-1 win over Steven Lynch before the sequence was broken when Louis Melville added his 4-0 win to the hosts account to put them 6-5 up and in with a chance of victory. The very last game of the weekend went to the wire with Richard Parker getting the 4-3 result over Steve Castle to put the final score all-square at 6-6.
The overall result for the weekend was 23-13 to Shropshire, however despite the convincing victory Shropshire dropped one place in the table to seventh with Bedfordshire overtaking them, their 24-12 win at Montgomery and Radnor giving them a total of 158 points just one more than Shropshire.
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