Warwickshire County Darts Organisation went into their recent home fixture in the premier division of the UKDA National League seventh in the table with forty-five points and their opponents Dorset, bottom of the table with twenty-five points. However, Warwickshire and Dorset both had a game in hand. The weekend kicked off with a 3-3 draw for the ladies ‘B with Macy Gibbons their top player beating Trina Perry 3-0 with a 19.27 average. The men’s ‘B’ also had to be satisfied with a draw as they finished all-square at 6-6 with William Naylor winning the match award for his 28.63 average in his straight 4-0 win over Sean Penney.
Sunday had a brighter start with the ladies ‘A’ winning 4-2, Wendy Adams their top player with a 21.23 average in her 3-2 win over Donna Mabbatt-Smith. With the score at 13-11 in favour of Warwickshire the men’s ‘A’ required a draw to seal an overall victory for the weekend but it was not to be as they finished on the wrong side of the 7-5 result to give an overall result for the weekend of 18-18. Taking the match award for the men’s ‘A’ was Nigel Heydon who won 4-1 against Kevin Mabbatt Smith and averaged 28.24.
The result left both teams in the same positions as they began the fixture.
This coming weekend Warwickshire will be playing their outstanding game away to Lincolnshire, a fixture that in the past four seasons Lincolnshire have won. Unfortunately there are a number of regular men’s ‘A’ team players unavailable for the fixture but hoping to out a stop to Lincolnshire’s run of wins will be, Men’s ‘A’:- Keith Deeley, Ryan Jackson, Gareth Braham, Jack Wareing, Jamie Hughes, Martin Tonks, Matty Washbrooke, Noel Grant, Nigel Heydon, Dave Atkins, Steve Hine, Jason Meek, Men’s ‘B’:- Adam Hancock, Jnr Joyce, Dave Hill, Karl Reynolds, Lee Miller, Paul Harbourne, Mark Carter, Mark Strong, Lloyd Jackson, Taylor, McGuckian, Jason Prince, Zac Prince, Women’s ‘A’:- Marian Conway, Wendy Adams, Caroline Pike, Courtney Hine, Hannah Meek, Natalie Gilbert, Women’s ‘B’:- Nina Bolt, Kirsty Hinchliffe, Donna Pinch, Kacie O’Connor, Jodie Rigg, Macy Gibbons, Reserves:- Clare Greenwood, Denise Keyte, Lucy Shepherd.
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