In their final fixture of the season, in the premier division of the UKDA National League, Lancashire suffered their one and only defeat of the ten games season, a 19-17 defeat away to Lincolnshire. The defeat however was irrelevant as Lancashire were still acclaimed champions with a total of 246 points which was twelve more than the runners-up Lincolnshire. Reigning champions Yorkshire ended the season with a bye and actually finished fifth in the division with 199 points, a huge forty-seven points off the top of the table.
Cornwall and Hertfordshire finished as the bottom two teams, Cornwall bottom with 155 points and Hertfordshire just above them on 162 points.
Cornwall provided the top Men’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ best averages, Matt Knowles taking the ‘A’ award for his 4-0 win over Dorset’s Jordan Sharpe and superb 33.40 average, while Knowles team-mate Robert Ruberry took the ‘B’ award for his 4-1 win against Nigel Lamb (Dorset) and 29.84 average. For the ladies, the ‘A’ award went to Lancashire’s Ally Smith, who beat Lincolnshire’s Liv Heaton 3-0 with a super 26.84 average. The ‘B’ award going to Glamorgan’s Lorraine Hyde, who had a 22.47 average in her 3-1 win against Hertfordshire’s Laura Camp.
West Midlands didn’t have the best of finishes to their season in the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division, as they returned from Cheshire on the wrong side of the 20-16 result, nevertheless despite this the result was enough for them to move up one place in the table and finish as champions as former leaders, Middlesex went down 24-12 at Kent to finish as runners-up with 224 points three fewer than the West Midlands.
Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire finished in the bottom two places and will play next season in the L-Style division one. Cambridgeshire had 168 points and Oxfordshire 172.
West Midlands played their fixture with Cheshire one week earlier than scheduled and it was West midlands Scott Baker who had the best men’s ‘A’ average of 34.55 as he accounted for Cheshire’s Ozzy Ayers with a straight 4-0 result. The top men’s ‘B’ average was 28.01 which, was achieved by Northamptonshire’s Lee Rose in his 4-1 win over Gwent’s Sam Phillips. Cheshire’s Lindsey Ashton topped the ladies ‘A’ averages, 24.40 in her 3-1 win against West Midlands Jacqueline Maiden while the ‘B’ award went to Hampshire’s Jo Rolls who averaged 21.47 in her 3-0 win over Oxfordshire’s Kim Ledbury.
The final games of the season in the L-Style Division One saw no change in the top two places with the top two teams, Leicestershire and Worcestershire both winning, Leicestershire 21-15 at Derbyshire and Worcestershire 20-16 at home to Merseyside. Leicestershire finished as champions with 239 points, runners-up Worcestershire amassed 224 points.
At the other end of the table Derbyshire and Berkshire filled the bottom two places, Derbyshire next to bottom with 159 points and Berkshire bottom with 140 points.
Leicestershire clinched two of the top averages, the men’s ‘A’ and the ladies ‘B’. Jason Lole average 30.04 in his 4-2 win over Derbyshire’s Darron Brown, while Janine Gough won her award for her 23.11 average in her 3-1 win against Emily Jones (Derbyshire). The men’s ‘B’ award went to Worcestershire’s Scott Rollings who defeated Merseyside’s Dave Harnick 4-1 and averaged 29.09. Chez Allcock (Black Country) took the ladies ‘A’ award as she won 3-1 against Staffordshire’s Danielle Pearce with a 22.59 average.
I would sincerely like to thank Sue Getty Williams for all of her help throughout the season, supplying me with all of the missing results. Thank-you Sue.
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Full Results:National League 2022-2023:Match No:11
Premier Division:-
Yorkshire had a bye
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Dorset 18 Cornwall 18:Dorset MA 8-4 Cornwall MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Dale Masterman (26.79) 3-4 (27.12) Mike Jones, Robbie Martin (30.51) 4-2 (27.49) Simon Knowles, Richard Perry (22.16) 2-4 (23.70) Shaun Burden, Tommy Morris (29.47) 4-0 (23.47) Rob Jane, Scott Mitchell (26.23) 2-4 (28.10) Logan-Neil Symons, Matt Yarrow (31.41) 4-1 (29.32) Scott Hill, Jordan Sharpe (27.86) 0-4 (33.40) Matt Knowles, Jay Anderson (24.07) 4-2 (20.02) Richard Craddock, Ricky King (24.95) 4-1 (21.31) Andrew Cook, Ethan Bynorth (25.20) 4-3 (22.03) Geoff Jenkin, Dan Perry (28.20) 4-2 (24.00) Rhys Julian, Pierce-Spencer Speechley-Price (30.29) 4-2 (25.57) Tex Thomas, Dorset MB 5-7 Cornwall MA:Men’s ‘B’:- Rob Channing (21.64) 0-4 (25.37) Joe Yendle, Nigel Lamb (25.84) 1-4 (29.84) Robert Ruberry, Richard Wright (23.33) 4-1 (22.46) Sam Hicks, Jamie Elm (25.83) 4-3 (25.30) Troi Day, Henry Shutler (26.55) 2-4 (25.32) Lee Agar, Kevin Mabbatt Smith (23.16) 3-4 (25.86) Aaron Rowe, Sean Penney (24.58) 2-4 (26.37) Kyle Willmott, Scott Wyeth (22.03) 4-3 (22.91) Brandon McDonnell, Robert Marshallsay (23.32) 2-4 (25.20) Paul Ellis, Travis Holland (26.20) 4-3 (26.17) Kevin Bray, Richard Everett (24.68)1-4 (28.01) Gareth Griffiths, Richard Perry (27.45) 4-0 (21.57 Morgan Bickley, Dorset WA 4-2 Cornwall WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Cathy Campbell (20.31) 3-0 (17.33) Becky Curnow, Macie Woodrow (14.72) 3-1 (13.61) Sandra Allen, Donna Mabbatt-Smith (16.82) 2-3 (17.92) Pauline Mead, Sam Kirton (23.12) 3-0 (20.17) Laura Shepherd, Jackie Masters (16.39) 1-3 (18.99) Tracey Hancock, Peri-May Yarrow (21.47) 3-0 (17.86) Teresa Brookshaw, Dorset WB 1-5 Cornwall WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Jamie-Louise Walker (13.38) 0-3 (16.34) Natasha Kestle, Suzy Trickett (15.87) 2-3 (15.21) Hannah Martyn, Trina Perry (16.01) 0-3 (15.82) Tyrian Jesse, Claire Spencer (14.05) 0-3 (16.89) Michelle Bellamy, Katie Mitchell (20.59) 3-0 (15.18) Jo Hazell, Wendy Lamb (14.11) 0-3 (14.59) Emma Dow.
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Glamorgan 28 Hertfordshire 8:Glamorgan MA 9-3 Hertfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Dean Reynolds (29.10) 4-2 (24.29) Brad Phillips, David Neads (25.28) 2-4 (28.78) Josh Jones, Hywel Manuel (26.18) 4-3 (26.38) Bradley Clark, Craig Lewis (26.92) 4-2 (27.52) Rex Cole, Kai Clark (26.32) 4-1 (24.45) Ben Stanton, Dan Beynon (30.36) 4-0 (27.44) Hayden Appleby, Tim Jones (25.72) 4-3 (25.38) Jack Gillett, Mark Challenger (27.74) 4-1 (24.53) Steven Beasley, Sean Fisher (27.88) 1-4 (27.08) Ryan Walsh, Liam Meek (28.23) 4-0 (19.55) Lewis Pearse, Finley Pember (25.84) 4-3 (23.89) Paul Squirrell, Anthony Waters (26.46) 2-4 (27.01) Daniel Varney, Glamorgan MB 9-3 Hertfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Bleddyn Lyons (21.50) 1-4 (22.42) Terry Andrews, Steven Inkpen (26.21) 2-4 (27.25) Matt Hall, Colin Powell (26.72) 4-2 (24.35) Lloyd Wintle, Shaun Dibbs (23.96) 2-4 (24.18) Brad Phillips, Fabian Tapner (25.48) 4-3 (20.64) Tony Cox, Liam Wigley (27.59) 4-3 (26.88) Jack Pledger, Richard Jones (24.76) 4-2 (22.70) Gerry Mooney, Stewart Smith (26.72) 4-0 (23.49) Matt Creed, John Cook (27.69) 4-1 (24.21) Ricky Howard, Dai Caller (25.72) 4-2 (25.91) Ben Stanton, Graham Harrison (24.62) 4-1 (22.12) Sam Cook, Gavin Sterio (22.39) 4-1 (20.60) Daniel Wood, Glamorgan WA 5-1 Hertfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Eve Watson (21.46) 3-1 (16.61) Jessica Page, Claire Crocombe (17.77) 3-1 (17.83) Rachel Egleton, Sue Hall (16.98) 2-3 (18.05) Jo Kitchen, Rhian O’Sullivan (24.25) 3-1 (20.33) Kirsty Bond, Donna Thomas (16.70) 3-0 (14.23) Jane Phillips, Donna Buckley (16.82) 3-2 (16.81) Debs Jones, Glamorgan WB 5-1 Hertfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Michelle Jones (15.66) 3-0 (12.94) Libby Page, Tia Sterio (17.35) 3-2 (13.77) Kirsty Brent, Sandra Quinn (18.11) 2-3 (17.13) Jo Kitchen, Abbie Brewster (19.78) 3-0 (18.95) Vicky Rannow, Sarah Teesdale (15.15) 3-2 (13.79) Josie Howard, Lorraine Hyde (22.47) 3-1 (17.82) Laura Camp.
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Lincolnshire 19 Lancashire 17:Lincolnshire MA 7-5 Lancashire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Kev Leadenham (27.45) 4-0 (25.09) Chris O’Connor, Antony Allen (25.11) 4-3 (25.87) Nathan Care, James Beeton (25.93) 0-4 (25.69) Steve Green, Lewis Drabarek (28.06) 3-4 (30.34) Jack Drayton, Andy Houghton (22.97) 4-2 (23.48) Stu Wilson, Jenson Walker (26.03) 4-0 (24.09) Gary Davey, Lloyd Pennell (28.47) 4-2 (30.72) David Evans, Danny Goddard (27.45) 4-0 (26.13) Steve Reynolds, Adam Beck (26.92) 4-3 (26.48) Gary Jackson, Michael Machin (23.25) 3-4 (24.88) Ryan Robinson, Nick Fullwell (28.88) 3-4 (28.81) Peter Hadfield, Cayden Smith (24.30) 3-4 (27.10) Mike Shaw, Lincolnshire MB 7-5 Lancashire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Mark Hyde (26.36) 3-4 (27.02) Cameron Sudell, Adam Beck (27.69) 4-2 (27.59) Lee Shewan, Ben Hazel (28.51) 4-2 (26.68) Jay Chisnall, Scott Boryszczuk (29.47) 4-0 (24.74) Lee Wilson, Adam McQueen (22.51) 3-4 (23.74) Pete Day, Kev Clark (25.28) 4-3 (25.96) Martin Lomas, Gary Blades (28.23) 4-0 (25.39) Terry Hey, Craig Storr (22.24) 2-4 (24.36) Dean Fitzgerald, David Crossland (26.00) 4-3 (25.34) Callum Schofield, Tom Grooby (25.56) 2-4 (25.93) James Caton, Mark Graham (25.15) 1-4 (26.46) Ant Hitchmough, Darren Phillips (27.38) 4-2 (26.70) Jason Longmate, Lincolnshire WA 3-3 Lancashire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Laura Tye (17.60) 3-1 (15.06) Audrey Underwood, Paula Jacklin (13.54) 3-0 (13.09) Gina Jones, Trina Gulliver MBE (22.31) 3-1 (17.71) Dawn Shaw, Dawn Armstrong (22.81) 0-3 (25.05) Jo Clements, Liv Heaton (18.09) 0-3 (26.84) Ally Smith, Heidi Garrard (19.72) 1-3 (19.50) Eleanor Cairns, Lincolnshire WB 2-4 Lancashire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kelly Haverson (21.85) 3-1 (18.30) Doreen Fitton, Julie Carradus (16.42) 1-3 (16.28) Jenny Nuttall, Mandy Smith (16.70) 3-0 (14.49) Tanya Brenner, Heather Lodge (17.28) 2-3 (18.93) Diane Roscoe, Rebecca Brouse (19.98) 2-3 (19.47) Anne Marie Millership, Jo Dand (16.94) 1-3 (17.85) Ellen Fletcher.
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Suffolk 14 Essex 22:Suffolk MA 7-5 Essex MA:Men’s ‘A’:- J.J. Wright (30.97) 4-1 (24.44) Matt Good, Curtis Hammond (26.74) 4-1 (26.67) Steve Haggerty, Will Stanmore (23.07) 1-4 (25.47) Phil Halls, Rob Butters (27.05) 1-4 (27.61) Asa Cansdale, Aaron Hammond (27.58) 2-4 (28.66) Ryan Harrington, Dan Brown (26.09) 4-3 (28.42) Joe Russell, Ian Randles (26.22) 4-3 (21.99) Darren Richardson, Stephen Burton (26.09) 4-3 (24.54) Martin Compton, Max Haley (22.66) 2-4 (24.64) Rob Donat, Gary Butcher (23.52) 4-3 (21.95) Danny McIntyre, Ben Poulton (25.97) 3-4 (24.41) Ben Adams, Jason Elvin (27.83) 4-0 (21.20) Stuart Wicks, Suffolk MB 3-9 Essex MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jason Stalker (22.48) 2-4 (24.27) James Wright, Josh Church (23.51) 3-4 (25.65) Liam Willis, Stewart Thompson (21.70) 3-4 (22.63) Matt Garrett, Nathan Gill (23.81) 2-4 (25.07) Josh Gregory, Paul Woods (23.10) 2-4 (24.46) Ryan Dickens, Andrew Craine (21.06) 2-4 (20.01) Roy Laybourn, Wayne Hammond (19.58) 1-4 (26.22) Rob Donat, Paul Spiers (23.43) 2-4 (24.58) Brandon Western, Oliie Bull (25.08) 4-1 (23.78) Darren Richardson, Josh Sinkovits (23.37) 4-3 (22.99) Stuart Wicks, Ian Randles (25.75) 4-2 (27.21) Aaron Gill, Nick Bloom (24.12) 1-4 (26.67) Bill Beasley, Suffolk WA 3-3 Essex WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Nicky Doidge (14.59) 1-3 (16.52) Keeleigh White, Carly Chenery (19.57) 3-1 (16.55) Karen Williams, Lauryn Salter (18.67) 1-3 (21.11) Jade Gofford, Nadine Leathers (13.39) 0-3 (22.77) Kay Brown, Jo Locke (22.77) 3-0 (19.70) Wendy Collins, Leesa Woollard (16.70) 3-0 (13.97) Leanne Halls, Suffolk WB 1-5 Essex WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Jean Prewitt (14.65) 2-3 (17.32) Georgia Worrall, Jo Sillett (9.67) 3-1 (9.51) Karen Breen, Becky Smith (13.15) 0-3 (13.07) Rachel Stammers, Pauline Collins (15.10) 2-3 (15.60) Ann-Marie Doyle, Lesley Compton (16.34) 1-3 (16.52) Sharon Wakeling, Chrissie Meikle (15.14) 2-3 (17.46) Annie Farmer.
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Warwickshire 19 Sussex 17:Warwickshire MA 7-5 Sussex MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Gareth Braham (23.27) 4-2 (23.51) Dean Harrison, William Naylor (26.20) 3-4 (28.44) Timothy Peirce, Sam Price (29.58) 4-2 (29.64) Rob Metcalfe, Steve Hine (29.03) 4-1 (24.51) Paul Eves, Kevin Dowling (26.03) 4-2 (26.75) Jim Withers, Jack Wareing (25.09) 2-4 (27.20) Tavis Dudeney, Mark Carter (26.97) 1-4 (27.94) Brad O’Connor, Ryan Jackson (23.97) 4-1 (21.64) Joe Davis, Noel Grant (24.88) 3-4 (24.20) Cavan Phillips, Dave Hill (23.82) 1-4 (27.55) Lewis Gurney, Nigel Heydon (31.24) 4-2 (26.53) Dave McLaren, Wayne Mynard (22.75) 4-3 (25.20) Ronnie Sumner, Warwickshire MB 6-6 Sussex MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Lee Miller (22.03) 4-3 (21.70) Harvey Eves, Keith Deeley (24.24) 1-4 (27.96) Harry Jackson, Karl Reynolds (23.65) 3-4 (23.62) Kevin Fishwick, Jason Prince (24.22) 2-4 (25.51) Alex Gurr, Matty Washbrooke (25.98) 4-2 (24.15) Matt Patterson, Jamie Hughes (28.23) 4-0 (20.71) Steve Collins, Taylor McGuckian (23.34) 1-4 (24.24) Paul Robinson, Adam Hancock (23.05) 0-4 (28.63) Paul Eves, Mark Strong (26.07) 4-2 (24.38) Darren Chapman, Zac Prince (23.93) 1-4 (24.85) Dean Leaver, Mark Martin (22.62) 4-1 (21.82) Graham Harris, Ian Shaw (24.24) 4-3 (24.14) Rod Hawkins, Warwickshire WA 4-2 Sussex WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Wendy Adams (23.12) 3-0 (16.52) Lisa Withers, Kirsty Hinchliffe (19.64) 1-3 (21.82) Donna Rainsley, Marian Conway (16.60) 2-3 (16.82) Ellie Dudeney, Courtney Hine (19.53) 3-2 (17.63) Disney Dunbar, Caroline Pike (23.25) 3-1 (20.90) Jemma Murphy, Natalie Gilbert (21.17) 3-0 (13.30) Sarah Twell, Warwickshire WB 2-4 Sussex WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Kacie O’Connor (15.17) 2-3 (16.14) Jenny Lovegrove, Hannah Meek (16.10) 2-3 (17.16) Julia Saldanha, Donna Pinch (18.33) 3-0 (14.65) Tracey Collins, Kirsty Hinchliffe (14.93) 3-2 (15.92) Kelly Ryan, Jodie Rigg (16.08) 0-3 (21.78) Jemma Murphy, Nina Bolt (13.96) 2-3 (14.49) Denise Peake.
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Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division:-
Cambridgeshire had a bye
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Cheshire 20 West Midlands 16:Cheshire MA 6-6 West Midlands MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Anthony Conroy (23.82) 4-1 (23.85) Gavin Baker, Matthew Shaw (23.72) 2-4 (25.51) Ryan O’Connor, Perry Davenport (26.22) 0-4 (26.37) Shaun Carroll, Darren Downey (29.71) 1-4 (34.26) Jack Aldridge, Keith Croxford (29.07) 4-2 (27.35) Daniel Hands, Sean Wilkinson (24.62) 4-2 (25.28) Richard Platt, Joe Rowland (30.63) 4-2 (26.08) Jay Woodhouse, Ozzy Ayers (28.44) 0-4 (34.55) Scott Baker, Jim Moston (29.43) 4-1 (26.11) Jon Platt, Ollie Clark (27.45) 4-0 (23.16) Will Beaden, Shaun Walshe (22.33) 3-4 (23.86) Adam Teasdale, Joe Kelly (21.65) 1-4 (28.18) Dan Nicholls, Cheshire MB 8-4 West Midlands MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jeff Fisher (23.99) 3-4 (23.75) Callum Parkes, George Hough (24.41) 4-1 (24.31) Mark Craddock, Alex Daniels (26.10) 4-2 (25.27) Kian Rogers, Chris Hough (21.36) 4-2 (20.91) Cameron Baird, Jacob Russell (22.40) 0-4 (24.14) Dean Fullwood, Mal Barrow (25.07) 4-2 (23.88) Sean Craig, Ben Hewitt (21.29) 2-4 (21.32) Olly Garratt, Dave Hart (22.54) 3-4 (24.42) Justin Evans, Karl Woodward (24.69) 4-1 (22.35) Kieran O’Mahoney, Calum McCaffrey (19.99) 4-1 (20.94) Martin Price, Ben Lundstrom (27.39) 4-1 (22.87) Connor Lucas, Billy Blackmore (25.04) 4-2 (23.49) Ian Stanton, Cheshire WA 3-3 West Midlands WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Kirstie Corbett (17.79) 3-2 (15.79) Jacqueline Trott, Lindsey Ashton (24.40) 3-1 (17.95) Jacqueline Maiden, Jane Stubbs (22.10) 3-0 (18.21) Hannah Davies, Julie Whitehouse (15.52) 1-3 (18.65) Evonne Taylor, Emma Pearce (20.91) 1-3 (21.75) Gemma Barrett, T.J. Mellor (15.03) 1-3 (14.95) Eloise Milburn, Cheshire WB 3-3 West Midlands WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Sarah Goodwin (12.84) 3-2 (14.05) Jade Wellings, Andrea Davis (16.89) 3-0 (16.45) Kelly Aston, Chloe Davenport (12.64) 3-1 (12.73) Claire Hobbs, Kerry Mundy (12.99) 2-3 (13.37) Jacqueline Simmons, Lyn Marsden (18.03) 2-3 (19.44) Kat McLean, Adele Probin (17.64) 1-3 (16.79) Shellbie Guest.
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Gwent 18 Northamptonshire 18:Gwent MA 8-4 Northamptonshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Ieuan Halsall (28.92) 4-1 (25.45) John Regan, David Skinner (27.39) 4-1 (25.63) Duane Small, Harry Williams (25.70) 3-4 (26.12) Ben Goodger, Connor Hopkins (29.04) 4-0 (25.76) Phil Coward, Geraint Harbon (26.05) 4-3 (26.13) Chris Shipley, Jesse Heal (26.51) 4-1 (27.86) Antony Richardson, Josh Timothy (27.09) 4-2 (24.23) Michael Feasey, Andre Soroko (26.03) 4-0 (22.29) John Gent, Sam Phillips (21.44) 0-4 (23.86) Jamie Elliott, Nico Ruiz-Roynon (26.59) 4-1 (23.23) Darren Williamson, Ray Hardwick (23.55) 0-4 (27.08) Martin Biggs, Miles O’Toole (23.95) 3-4 (25.88) Joe Judkins, Gwent MB 6-6 Northamptonshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Damon Osbourne (22.31) 0-4 (24.44) Alfie Hill, Chris Monk (24.41) 4-3 (22.71) Callum Mitchell, Chris Jones (22.61) 3-4 (21.94) Jamie Preston, Mike Heard (23.88) 4-3 (23.48) Steve Walker, Scott Turner (22.81) 4-1 (21.64) Liam Johnson, Matthew Kay (27.08) 4-0 (24.44) Stuart Gilmour, Greg Harrington-Money (22.90) 3-4 (24.08) Dean Joseph, Sam Phillips (25.22) 1-4 (28.01) Lee Rose, Tyler Mason (25.75) 4-2 (25.59) Jamie Rooksby, Stephen Challenger (21.66) 4-2 (22.18) Dan Hutchinson, Mike Fleet (28.45) 1-4 (27.80) Callum Johnson, Stuart Owens (20.01) 3-4 (20.22) Andy Wakeling, Gwent WA 1-5 Northamptonshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Mair Jones (15.01) 0-3 (20.04) Debbie Dexter, Amanda Rosser (19.59) 3-1 (17.57) Rebecca Langridge, Caitlin Manley (17.76) 1-3 (17.83) Amy Chappell, Shannon Chappell (14.71) 0-3 (17.28) Angela Barrow, Jackie Norman (21.70) 0-3 (23.12) Rebecca Rose, Michelle Manley (16.77) 2-3 (17.76) Ellie Moore, Gwent WB 3-3 Northamptonshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Ceri-Ann Harlin (15.93) 3-1 (14.70) Faye Mason, Cheryl Vodden (15.18) 3-2 (15.52) Jackie White, Hollie Williams (13.07) 0-3 (13.30) Gemma Button, Gabby Mason (11.84) 1-3 (13.90) Lindsey Wingell, Ceri Stephens (13.84) 0-3 (15.66) Lexi Jayne Rooksby, Sasha Johnstone (15.80) 3-1 (15.79) Hollie Mckain.
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Hampshire 20 Oxfordshire 16:Hampshire MA 4-8 Oxfordshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mike Symes (25.73) 3-4 (26.48) Alex Ward, Dave Bonnett (22.43) 4-2 (21.64) Andrew Quinn, Sam Rooney (25.70) 3-4 (28.10) Geoff Heath, Charlie Wynder (22.19) 0-4 (26.72) Steve Dennett, Chas Barstow (29.47) 4-0 (27.91) Sam Jackson, Mike West (23.10) 2-4 (25.85) Graham Earwicker, Aaron Turner (26.03) 4-0 (20.33) Kevin Taylor, Scott Walters (32.85) 4-0 (25.45) Daniel Smith, Paul Walker (27.50) 3-4 (28.07) Pete Hall, Steve Musson (25.52) 2-4 (25.04) Shane Turner, Justin Bradshaw (22.53) 0-4 (26.03) Matt Kershaw, James Nicholson (24.54) 3-4 (25.37) Sean Holley, Hampshire MB 10-2 Oxfordshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Tom Grantham (24.64) 4-2 (24.77) Luke Stallwood, Justin Bradshaw (23.89) 4-1 (22.14) Preben Krabben, Ady Wright (22.75) 4-2 (24.45) Liam Earwicker, Mark Bower (25.83) 4-3 (21.94) Aaron Stevens, Andy Mitchell (22.31) 4-2 (21.30) Luke Surman, Rob Doran (22.69) 4-2 (21.90) Jon Jukes, Kev Woodward (23.08) 1-4 (22.93) Ade Larner, Graham Chalk (24.18) 4-2 (23.68) Jack Wright, Andy Jurd (25.23) 4-2 (23.64) Simon Key, Dave Moule (23.70) 4-3 (21.77) Andy Hoare, Steve Lawrence (23.26) 0-4 (27.83) Brandon Richardson, Sam Dyke (23.15) 4-2 (19.76) Mark Burns, Hampshire WA 4-2 Oxfordshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sue Power (18.98) 0-3 (23.86) Deta Hedman OBE, Pennie Lewis (18.90) 3-2 (19.33) Denise Pape, Tara Power-Gillet (20.06) 3-2 (19.36) Karen Williams, Neve Turner (15.66) 1-3 (16.91) Kim Ledbury, Jane Monaghan (19.52) 3-0 (16.53) Jaine Telling, Dawn Simmonds (14.43) 3-2 (13.41) Caroline Caldicott, Hampshire WB 2-4 Oxfordshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Katrina Butler (11.16) 2-3 (11.09) Emily Baldwin, Cara Rimmer (15.30) 1-3 (15.89) Sue Burns, Neve Turner (12.28) 3-1 (11.83) Michelle Ewins-Pontin, Milly Milligan (16.57) 1-3 (17.90) Babs Manning, Emily Pratt (13.28) 1-3 (15.28) Nicola Curzon, Jo Rolls (21.47) 3-0 (20.73) Kim Ledbury.
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Humberside 15 London 21:Humberside MA 7-5 London MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Daryn Gray (25.60) 1-4 (32.32) Jamie Tilley, Tommy Lishman (28.96) 4-3 (28.14) Nick Cocks, Shaun Rutter (23.28) 4-1 (21.93) Matt Wood, Alfie Tidder (22.87) 4-1 (20.59) John Hetterley, Roly Robinson (26.72) 4-0 (23.26) Craig Watkins, Karl Corcoran (23.86) 4-0 (22.74) Graham Rackstraw, Joshua Lowthorpe (26.92) 4-3 (25.20) Wayne Clark, Martyn Turner (25.51) 3-4 (28.26) Alan Slater, Matthew Green (23.64) 0-4 (30.83) Lee Cocks, Lewis McGuigan (22.38) 1-4 (27.11) David Wawrzewski, Reece Robinson (26.66) 1-4 (25.66) Charlie Little, Lee Budgen (31.79) 4-1 (29.91) Freddie Herbert, Humberside MB 6-6 London MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Sam Masterman (22.56) 2-4 (23.22) Dean Buckland, Gareth Naylor (22.60) 4-3 (22.97) Geoff Mortimer, Danny Payne (26.15) 4-2 (22.72) Ray Johnson, Adam Gwilliams (21.72) 4-3 (21.31) Kieran Tynan, Thomas Buckle (20.97) 3-4 (20.77) Gene Hill, Mike Atkinson (24.85) 4-3 (23.04) Freddie Box, Rylie Tock (20.86) 1-4 (22.60) Dan Collis, Carl Robinson (22.11) 0-4 (23.30) John Hetterley, Peter Berkley (22.02) 4-0 (21.49) Rob Herbert, Kev Richmond (19.49) 0-4 (24.74) Harry Kelly, Andy Boulton (21.80) 3-4 (21.13) Tyler Gabriel, Gavin Lewis (26.37) 4-0 (25.31) Dave Cook, Humberside WA 1-5 London WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Laura Fox (16.94) 0-3 (21.47) Jo Deamer, Rachel Harrison (17.29) 2-3 (17.73) Tammy Mackenzie, Tracey Heppinstall (16.16) 0-3 (20.88) Mandy Solomons, Jess Shakesby (16.69) 0-3 (19.52) Kath Meneer, Michelle Britton (16.44) 2-3 (16.89) Debs Watling, Bex Waterfall (16.16) 3-1 (15.89) Nikki Patten, Humberside WB 1-5 London WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Nikki Turbine (16.01) 0-3 (20.04) Holly Glet, Layla Lund (14.76) 2-3 (15.18) Nic Purvis, Dawn Williams (13.83) 2-3 (15.04) Carly Townsend, Wendy Dearing (12.24) 3-2 (11.58) Su Holt, Jane Nicholson (15.16) 1-3 (17.94) Lynne Biondini, Christine Readhead (12.63) 0-3 (15.18) Kelly Livett.
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Kent 24 Middlesex 12:Kent MA 9-3 Middlesex MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Keith Montgomery (24.63) 1-4 (28.92) Joshua Burksfield, Scott Lackford (22.07) 4-3 (21.55) Jason Neville, Paul Dawkins (23.63) 4-2 (22.17) Allen Bond, David Heath (26.42) 4-3 (26.38) Matty Finch, Steve Stacey (23.68) 4-2 (21.97) Andy Turnbull, Peter Allen (27.09) 4-1 (22.53) Chris Grannell, James Davison (23.95) 4-2 (22.45) Dave Buckley, Conor Roberts (26.38) 1-4 (27.74) Owen Carr, Alfie Lloyd (27.02) 4-1 (26.20) Pat Gleghorn, Carl Wilson (28.60) 4-3 (25.43) Edgar Znutins, Flynn Fitzgibbon (25.78) 4-2 (23.05) James Smith, Kieran O’Brien (23.24) 2-4 (24.72) Harvey Wilkinson, Kent MB 8-4 Middlesex MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jason Wilson (22.18) 4-1 (19.80) Ian Bartlett, Nigel Payne (25.44) 3-4 (24.53) Chris Everley, Harry Legg (23.56) 4-2 (21.80) Adam Finch, Simon Boalch (21.81) 2-4 (23.02) Tim Green, Wes Gore (22.08) 0-4 (25.05) Luke Ely, Peter Davies (25.72) 3-4 (26.05) Andy Turnbull, Ben Lloyd (27.69) 4-2 (26.85) George Rich, Jack Ingram (24.14) 4-1 (24.37) Brandonn Pearson, Ben Webster (23.67) 4-1 (21.41) Brandon Keen, John Dyke (27.24) 4-1 (24.18) Steve Dettmer, Scott Artiss (26.72) 4-0 (24.03) Josh Hook, Rorbert Archibald (22.02) 4-0 (20.08) Brian Green, Kent WA 4-2 Middlesex WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jackie Holman (17.91) 3-2 (18.20) Vickie Kiely, Kelly Westlake (17.51) 1-3 (21.57) Margaret Sutton, Natalie Berry (13.45) 3-2 (13.40) Sindy Stiles, Emma Martin (20.88) 3-0 (18.88) Michele Copas, Millie Packer-Wood (18.12) 3-1 (16.39) Hayleigh Shaw, Julie Row (18.53) 1-3 (16.29) Lisa Brosnan, Kent WB 3-3 Middlesex WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Stacey Dawkins (13.92) 3-0 (13.53) Lisa McClatchey, Jeanette Tilley (14.96) 1-3 (17.51) Tina Neylon, Melissa Stacey (15.66) 1-3 (15.23) Leanne Palmer, Cara Broad (15.21) 3-2 (14.82) Marlene Pope, Lisa Stefano (14.90) 0-3 (16.52) Wendy Reinstadtler, Tina Kennard (13.72) 3-2 (15.02) Tiffany Cross.
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L-Style Division One:-
Berkshire had a bye
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Derbyshire 16 Leicestershire 20:Derbyshire MA 4-8 Leicestershire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Davy-Jay Knowles (26.75) 4-1 (24.88) Ben Quenby, Darron Brown (29.19) 2-4 (30.04) Jason Lole, Steven Thompson (27.27) 3-4 (24.53) Ricky Sudale, Antony Palfreyman (21.66) 3-4 (22.97) Mark Thompson, Dominic Harrison (23.93) 1-4 (24.27) Sam Whittaker, Liam Ryde (23.30) 4-1 (24.36) David Barker, Ian Allcock (22.48) 4-2 (23.51) Martin Giddings, Gary Fenn (20.93) 1-4 (23.48) Ian Turner, Stuart Barrowcliffe (25.33) 2-4 (26.50) Mark Faulkner, Lee Stanley (25.29) 3-4 (26.18) Jaikob Selby-Rivas, Nigel Daniels (24.14) 1-4 (24.73) Matthew Dickinson, Sean Lambert (25.62) 4-2 (26.12) Andrew Hibbert, Derbyshire MB 7-5 Leicestershire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Ben Holmes (23.69) 4-3 (23.54) Tyler Beasley, Shaun Coates (20.23) 0-4 (22.02) Adam Marziano, Tim Baker (24.53) 4-3 (23.97) Janek Hill, Dan Jackson (19.93) 3-4 (22.44) Ryan Carter, Dan Ford (26.55) 1-4 (26.30) Dave Gunn, Jack Ryder (23.53) 4-3 (26.20) Elliot Neary, Thomas Seastron (23.75) 3-4 (22.66) Billy Jackson, Liam Ryde (23.42) 4-1 (25.61) Ash Clarke, Hayden Watson (23.48) 4-1 (21.71) Leigh Peet, Lee Stanley (26.05) 4-1 (22.98) Grant Brown, Chris Grogan (20.24) 1-4 (24.17) Michael Hibbert, Steven Taylor (25.89) 4-1 (21.38) Paul Ablett, Derbyshire WA 3-3 Leicestershire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Michelle Adkin (19.72) 2-3 (22.13) Lauren Hall, Samantha Evans (16.97) 2-3 (21.62) Shannon Reeve, Rose Mort (21.78) 3-0 (19.22) Liz Brunt, Rachel Ayres (16.27) 3-2 (15.91) Paula Swain, Louise Rawson (13.13) 0-3 (14.45) Melanie Bell, Rebecca Hoyland (20.83) 3-2 (19.36) Angela Lenton, Derbyshire WB 2-4 Leicestershire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Emma Varnam (13.90) 0-3 (18.79) Ella Coburn, Zoe Varney (16.99) 0-3 (17.89) Sophie Lilley, Emily Jones (17.44) 1-3 (23.11) Janine Gough, Jax Sweet (16.66) 1-3 (17.43) Caroline Newberry, Rach Bird (17.30) 3-1 (15.69) Kelly Welsh, Carol Western (14.61) 3-2 (15.11) Kirsty Mcilvenny.
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Devon 24 Clwyd 12:Devon MA 9-3 Clwyd MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Brandon Stow (18.40) 4-1 (17.29) No Player (Dan Lloyd), Steve Donohue (25.38) 4-3 (25.08) Deian Roberts, Wayne Hughes (22.65) 4-3 (19.51) Andy Alker, Luke Roberts (19.38) 2-4 (17.66) Terry Bagby, Jake Wreford (20.69) 1-4 (22.76) Ben Walley, Scott Andrews (27.83) 4-0 (22.25) Phil Jones, Todd Woodberry (24.13) 4-2 (24.37) Jodie Challinor, Jon Bush (24.08) 4-2 (18.90) Nick Hailes, Mike Pearce (27.22) 3-4 (24.56) Steven Probert, Kieran Joy (23.79) 4-2 (21.23) Gary Williams, Dean Brown (28.28) 4-1 (24.77) Baz Tym, Mark Vellacott (22.15) 4-2 (21.28) Paul Alley, Devon MB 8-4 Clwyd MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Chris Turnbull (22.48) 4-1 (20.96) Steven Probert, Mike Beard (20.81) 3-4 (21.08) Dan Alker, Andy Hitchman (23.37) 3-4 (21.12) Dan Lloyd, Flynn Jones (19.77) 4-3 (19.36) Chris Moore, Daniel Brazier (21.96) 4-3 (21.20) Craig Billingsley, Sean Taylor (24.44) 4-0 (20.68) Jamie Arnold, Mark Turner (19.00) 4-1 (16.58) Steve Ratchilffe, Jamie Scott (21.37) 4-2 (18.46) Harley Walley-Wold, Simon Washington (24.32) 3-4 (23.51) Jodie Challinor, Danny Belsten (22.02) 4-0 (20.14) Ryan Marshall, Steve Macefield (24.03) 4-2 (22.46) Terry Bagby, Ian Henley (16.62) 0-4 (20.88) Pete Watkins, Devon WA 3-3 Clwyd WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Karen Matthews (15.26) 1-3 (21.16) Leanne Topper, Hayley Brant (14.59) 0-3 (22.43) Becky Jones, Kelly Gabriel (16.79) 3-1 (15.20) Alex Foulds, Jodie Hawton (16.34) 3-0 (16.61) Nia Price, Nicole Goyne (17.00) 2-3 (18.43) Judith Williams, Heather Toney (17.46) 3-1 (18.28) Bethan Jones, Devon WB 4-2 Clwyd WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Charley Putman (15.52) 3-2 (13.11) Charlie Walker-Woods, Tracy Ware (15.17) 3-2 (15.95) Rachael Simpson, Alison Gabriel-Wotton (19.52) 3-0 (16.11) Sharon Jones, Zoe Lovell (16.07) 3-2 (17.18) India Edwards, Rebeca Bowen (15.13) 1-3 (15.62) Mary Williams, Katie Miller (15.23) 1-3 (18.31) Alex Foulds,
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Salopian 23 Somerset 13:Salopian MA 10-2 Somerset MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Ash Hilditch (25.27) 4-2 (22.53) Mike Harper, Gary Crowther (26.47) 4-3 (25.87) Tyler High, Jamie Chaplin (29.58) 4-3 (26.75) Jack Walker, Jake B. Smith (24.42) 4-3 (24.29) Sam Hoddinott, Dean Rogers (23.00) 4-2 (21.51) Rob Lovell, Kacey Jones (25.51) 4-1 (21.55) Daniel Rodgers, Dave Bayton (25.65) 3-4 (25.53) Ade Beale, Paul Rowley (28.24) 4-1 (26.66) Adi Wood, Mark Crutchley (22.52) 4-0 (20.73) Neil Raikes, Andy Evans (26.12) 4-1 (25.58) Daniel Williams, Terry Nash (24.74) 4-0 (20.85) Carl Galeitzke, Jon Mansell (25.87) 3-4 (25.68) Kevin Hardy, Salopian MB 6-6 Somerset MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Carl Wear (25.28) 3-4 (24.28) Vincent Archer, Matt Elsey (20.14) 2-4 (24.05) Daniel Rodgers, Jake Elsey (24.41) 4-2 (23.65) Dean Baker, Ollie Sumner (24.34) 4-3 (26.28) Daniel Davies, James Jenkins (21.78) 4-2 (20.07) Bradley Archer, Archie Wright (24.40) 2-4 (26.31) Charlie Gay, Eddie Price (27.18) 3-4 (26.50) Jack Walker, Sam Morris (24.55) 4-2 (25.39) Jari High, Danny Humphries (20.87) 3-4 (24.15) Ade Beale, Jamie Kynaston (21.09) 4-1 (21.12) Dave Farmer, Ben Ellis Dean (22.39) 1-4 (23.66) Carl High, Jack Darby (24.24) 4-3 (23.37) Nick Eggbeer, Salopian WA 3-3 Somerset WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Karen Weston (12.86) 1-3 (14.18) Kate Hulme, Emma Hayward (22.26) 3-1 (21.65) Karen Littler, Tracey Dean (21.78) 3-0 (19.26) Donna Gullock, Chloe Ames (13.64) 1-3 (18.68) Becky Taylor, Steph Clarke (21.78) 3-0 (17.59) Shelley Cotterell, Stacey Price (13.18) 0-3 (14.05) Sally Smith, Salopian WB 4-2 Somerset WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Hayley McGuinness (17.14) 0-3 (18.79) Sue Lane, Kate Titley (19.84) 3-1 (19.26) Zoe Liddle, Sue Lane (15.66) 3-2 (14.88) Gillian Roper, Anna Peatroy (17.39) 0-3 (18.11) Kay Bisset, Emma Tapp (20.88) 3-0 (16.63) Lisa Hughes, Danni Pritchard (14.45) 3-0 (13.45) Lauren Collins.
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Staffordshire 16 Black Country 20:Staffordshire MA 7-5 The Black Country MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Wheat (25.05) 4-0 (24.72) Dan Homer, Stuart Livesley (20.64) 0-4 (26.72) Trev Brennan, Andy Beardmore (24.22) 1-4 (28.90) Liam Kelly, Kevin Johnson (22.93) 4-3 (22.52) Alfie Corbett, John Burgess (27.93) 1-4 (28.24) Tom Bissell, Jamie Dunsdon (25.96) 4-1 (23.12) Martin Greenwood, Andrew Kenyon (21.41) 4-3 (21.44) Jordan Grainger, Stephen Lewis (26.03) 4-0 (24.09) Neil Wild, Mick Cooper (23.80) 2-4 (26.02) Steve Jones, Matt Carr (27.19) 4-3 (29.53) Danny Chiswell, Drew Tyler (25.93) 2-4 (25.07) Paul Wells, Darren Wilson (29.47) 4-0 (20.97) Liam Homer, Staffordshire MB 3-9 The Black Country MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Shaun Gara (24.89) 4-2 (23.46) Andy Garratt, Paddy Kavanagh (24.13) 2-4 (24.69) Rich Bowen, Dan Wilkinson (21.43) 0-4 (23.86) Mark Rollinson, Shane Beckett (25.17) 4-1 (23.83) Nick Whitehouse, Darren Burgess (23.81) 3-4 (25.87) Luke Messer, Stephen Jones (22.37) 1-4 (24.05) Matthew Lloyd, Darren Beesley (23.48) 1-4 (26.76) Neil Steventon, Danny Key (25.50) 2-4 (26.93) Wayne Hobday, Lea Bates (21.31) 4-2 (21.37) Ian Townsend, Gaz Barnett (23.14) 2-4 (26.37) Matt Coleman, Jack Leadbeater (23.70) 3-4 (21.80) Sam Bissell, Martin Plant (18.02) 1-4 (19.04) Mark Jones, Staffordshire WA 3-3 The Black Country WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Rhiannon Scales (13.93) 1-3 (13.89) Stella Sims, Julie Robinson (14.42) 3-2 (14.09) Scarlett Sullivan, Jenny West (19.03) 3-0 (16.26) Heather Wright, Anne Allsop (18.14) 1-3 (19.10) Jodie Rowlands, Row Sidley (19.78) 3-0 (13.44) Grace Angell, Danielle Pearce (18.23) 1-3 (22.59) Chez Allcock, Staffordshire WB 3-3 The Black Country WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Shelly Colclough (13.36) 1-3 (14.21) Demi Titley, Lia-Marie Woodcook (12.12) 3-0 (12.17) Kirsty Shaughnessy, Sammi Brown (12.27) 0-3 (14.59) Doreen Hunt, Beckie Bailey (13.46) 1-3 (14.14) Sarah Tromans, Angela Standen (19.52) 3-0 (17.49) Sarah-Jane Parker, Colette Duffield (17.53) 3-1 (16.71) Abbey Hunt.
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Worcestershire 20 Merseyside 16:Worcestershire MA 7-5 Merseyside MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Stewart Doughty (27.80) 4-1 (25.06) Tom Gater, Ian Mackenzie (27.27) 4-2 (24.10) Ben Jones, Phil Whitlock (27.08) 4-0 (22.80) Kevin Lloyd, Luke Smith (25.62) 4-1 (26.09) Lee Crank, Eric Wadlow (23.48) 2-4 (23.68) Robbie Gorst, Ant Butler (28.83) 4-3 (29.63) Steve Gow, Konnoll Webb (23.47) 4-2 (23.33) Alan Magee, Tom Garfield (25.18) 3-4 (27.31) Anthony Brown, Dave Redding (26.20) 3-4 (25.62) John Prescott, Simon Power (28.01) 4-1 (26.36) Clive Rule, Neil Parsonage (27.09) 3-4 (25.67) Johnny Brammeld, Matt Hildebrandt (27.54) 0-4 (26.72) Paddy Williams, Worcestershire MB 6-6 Merseyside MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Lee Furneaux (24.77) 2-4 (24.74) Kevin Lloyd, David Collins (21.53) 2-4 (21.81) Dave Richards, Kev Mason (23.91) 1-4 (26.99) Tom Lockyer, Jack Higgins (21.92) 4-3 (20.87) Mike Warren, Paul Fackrell (22.10) 0-4 (22.77) Alan Magee, Terence Webster (24.14) 3-4 (25.93) Joe Brady, Pat Sinnett (17.95) 1-4 (21.94) Aaron Jones, Peter Wright (23.27) 4-3 (23.33) Ben Devine, Phil Rooney (25.62) 4-2 (21.82) Waynne Lang, Scott Rollings (29.09) 4-1 (26.21) Dave Harnick, George Connolly (23.03) 4-0 (21.46) Dan Nuttie, Roger Scrivens (23.17) 4-1 (23.62) Phil Lloyd, Worcestershire WA 5-1 Merseyside WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Sophie Hadley (18.11) 2-3 (17.88) Sarah Kershaw, Jenny Shail (17.26) 3-1 (15.52) Sandra James, Mandy Morgan (16.34) 3-0 (15.56) Julie Whelan, Zoe Jones (22.08) 3-1 (20.40) Viv Cullimore, Steph Konya (17.98) 3-1 (17.19) Emma Barlow, Jenny Jones (19.28) 3-1 (19.60) Vicki Lloyd, Worcestershire WB 2-4 Merseyside WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Claire Dicken (16.87) 2-3 (18.27) Lucy Prescott, Lynne Arnold (15.06) 3-1 (14.32) Janet Sorrell, Jackie Mackenzie (14.91) 0-3 (16.34) Emma Evans, Maggie Deakin (12.49) 2-3 (13.39) Janet Hardman, Zena Grand (14.96) 3-2 (15.47) Adele Mulligan, Kim Jones (10.68) 0-3 (12.42) Sandra Rule.
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For Warwickshire County Darts Organisation it was somewhat of a disappointing season in the premier division of the UKDA National League as they finished in a mid-table position with 188 points, some fifty-eight short of champions Lancashire.
Warwickshire’s final game of the season was a home tie with Sussex, going into the fixture, Warwickshire were placed seventh with 166 points and their opponents eighth on 153 points. The weekend began well for the away side as their ladies ‘B’ won 4-2 with Donna Pinch and Kirsty Hinchliffe the only winners for the home team, Donna Pinch taking the match award for her 3-0 win over Tracey Collins and 18.33 average.
Lee Miller opened up for the men’s ‘B’ and won his game against Harvey Eves 4-3, but from one-up the ‘B’ team then found themselves trailing 3-1 as in turn Harry Jackson, Kevin Fishwick and Alex Gurr won against Keith Deeley (4-1), Karl Reynolds (4-3) and Jason Prince (4-2). Matty Washbrooke reduced the arrears with his 4-2 win over Matt Patterson and with a 4-0 man of the match win over Steve Collins by Jamie Hughes the game was levelled at the midway stage, Hughes taking the match award for his 28.23 average.
As the second session got underway, Sussex went ahead again, this time through Paul Robinson who beat Taylor McGuckian 4-0 and with a further 4-0 win from Paul Eves against Adam Hancock, the home team were trailing 5-3. Mark Strong kept hopes alive of a win when he beat Darren Chapman 4-2 but those hopes were erased in the tenth when Dean Leaver put the visitors 6-4 up with his 4-1 win over Zac Prince. At this point Warwickshire had their best run of the match winning the final two games thanks to Mark Martin and Ian Shaw who defeated their respective opponents Graham Harris and Rod Hawkins 4-1 and 4-3 to give a final score of 6-6.
Like the men’s ‘B’ the ladies ‘A’ won their opening game when Wendy Adams beat Lisa Withers 3-0. The lead didn’t last long as Donna Rainsley won 3-1 against Kirsty Hinchliffe and Ellie Dudeney beat Marian Conway 3-2. Courtney Hine levelled the score at 2-2 with her 3-2 win over Disney Dunbar before Caroline Pike not only assured her team of a draw when she won 3-1 against Jemma Murphy but at the same time earned herself the lady of the match award for her 23.25 average. A straight 3-0 win for Natalie Gilbert in the final game against Sarah Twell gave the ladies ‘A’ a 4-2 victory.
With the running score now standing at 12-12 the men’s ‘A’ required a win for an overall victory for the weekend. Gareth Braham chalked up the first of those necessary seven wins when he won 4-2 against Dean Harrison and although Timothy Peirce (Sussex) won 4-3 against William Naylor, Warwickshire then went 4-1 up as Sam Price beat Rob Metcalfe 4-2, Steve Hine won 4-1 against Paul Eves and Kevin Dowling accounted for Jim Withers with a 4-2 result. At the break the score was 4-2 in favour of the hosts as the half closed with a 4-2 win for Tavis Dudeney (Sussex) against Jack Wareing.
As the second half began, Sussex were first out of the blocks as Brad O’Connor won 4-1 against Mark Carter, but with a similar 4-1 win for Ryan Jackson over Joe Davis, Warwickshire’s two games buffer was restored, but not for long as Cavan Phillips won 4-3 against Noel Grant and Lewis Gurney beat Dave Hill 4-1 to put the score level at 5-5. It took a man of the match performance from Nigel Heydon to restore the home team’s lead, Heydon winning 4-2 against Dave McLaren with a superb average of 31.24, everything now rested on the final game between Wayne Mynard (Warwickshire) and Ronnie Sumner. The game went the full seven legs distance with the 4-3 result going to Wayne Mynard to see the men’s ‘A’ win 7-5 and the overall score for the weekend of 19-17 going to Warwickshire.
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The West Midlands went into their final game of the season in the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division away to Cheshire, knowing they had everything to play for as they were second in the league with 211 points and only one point behind leaders Middlesex.
The ladies ‘B’ didn’t have the best of starts as they were quickly chasing a 3-0 deficit as Sarah Goodwin beat Jade Wellings 3-2, Andrea Davis won 3-0 against Kelly Aston and Chloe Davenport won 3-1 against Claire Hobbs. The next two games both went to the wire with West Midlands players Jacqueline Simmons and Kat McLean winning 3-2 against their respective opponents Kerry Mundy and Lyn Marsden, Kat McLean collecting the match award for her 19.44 average. Shellbie Guest rescued a share of the points for the Midlanders when in the final game she won 3-1 against Adele Probin, the result 3-3.
Callum Parkes gave the visitors the early lead in the men’s ‘B’ match when he defeated Jeff Fisher 4-3, however with a 4-1 win for George Hough over Mark Craddock and 4-2 wins for both Alex Daniels and Chris Hough in turn against Kian Rogers and Cameron Baird the home side were 3-1 up. Dean Fullwood momentarily reduced the arrears when he beat Jacob Russell 4-0 but with a further 4-2 win for Mal Barrow against Sean Craig, the score at the break was 4-2 to Cheshire.
By the eighth game the match was level at 4-4 as Olly Garratt opened the second half for West Midlands with a 4-2 win over Ben Hewitt and then man of the match Justin Evans beat Dave Hart 4-3 with a 24.42 average. Unfortunately that was to be the last winner for West Midlands as Karl Woodward, Calum McCaffrey and Ben Lundstrom chalked up 4-1 wins over their respective opponents Kieran O’Mahoney, Martin Price and Connor Lucas, and with a final 4-2 win for Billy Blackmore over Ian Stanton, Cheshire’s men’s ‘B’ had won 8-4.
The ladies ‘A’ match followed the exact same pattern as the ladies ‘B’, losing the first three games and then winning the last three. Kirstie Corbett, Lindsey Ashton and Jane Stubbs in turn had wins over Jacqueline Trott (3-2), Jacqueline Maiden (3-1) and Hannah Davies (3-0). Evonne Taylor began the fight back for the Midlands side when she won 3-1 against Julie Whitehouse, lady of the match Gemma Barrett had a 3-1 win and 21.75 average against Emma Pearce and with a similar 3-1 win for Eloise Milburn over T.J.Mellor, the final score once again was 3-3.
Anthony Conroy gave Cheshire men’s ‘A’ an opening lead when he won 4-1 against Gavin Baker before West Midlands rattled off three consecutive wins thanks to Ryan O’Connor, Shaun Carroll and Jack Aldridge, who accounted for their respective opponents Matthew Shaw, Perry Davenport and Darren Downey with 4-2, 4-0 and 4-1 results. Although 3-1 up the score at the halfway stage was 3-3 as the hosts replied with 4-2 wins from Keith Croxford and Sean Wilkinson who won in turn against Daniel Hands and Richard Platt.
As in the first half the hosts won the opening game of the second half, Joe Rowland beating Jay Woodhouse 4-2. West Midlands man of the match was on at number eight, Scott Baker chalking up a super 34.55 average in his straight 4-0 win over Ozzy Ayers, From a score of 4-4 the home side then were assured at the worst of a draw as Jim Moston won 4-1 against Jon Platt and Allie Clark handed Will Beaden a 4-0 defeat. Hopes of a draw were kept alive when Adam Teasdale won the penultimate encounter against Shaun Walshe 4-3 and were realised when Dan Nicholls won the final game of the weekend against Joe Kelly 4-1, the result, all-square at 6-6.
The overall result for the fixture was a 20-16 win for Cheshire, but with Middlesex also surprisingly losing 24-12 at Kent, it was congratulations to West Midlands who not only achieved promotion but also won the divisional title with 227 points, three more than Middlesex who finished as runners-up.
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To end their season on the L-Style Division One, Salopian had a home tie with Somerset, going into the fixture Salopian were placed seventh on 182 points and their opponents fourth with 194 and still in with a shout for promotin.
The ladies ‘B’ went one down when Somerset’s opener Sue Lane beat Hayley McGuinness 3-0, but a 3-1 win from Kate Titley over Zoe Liddle followed by a 3-2 success for Sue Lane against Gillian Roper saw Salopian go 2-1 up. Kay Bissett levelled the game for the visitors with her 3-0 win over Anna Peatroy but with the last two games going to the hosts the result was a 4-2 victory for Salopian ladies ‘B’, Emma Tapp took the match award for her 3-0 win against Lisa Hughes and 20.88 average, Danni Pritchard completing the win with her 3-0 win against Lauren Collins.
The first two games of the men’s ‘B’ match went to Somerset, Vincent Archer winning 4-3 against Carl Wear and Daniel Rodgers beating Matt Elsey 4-2. From 2-0 down, the home side then went 3-2 up, Jake Elsey having a 4-2 win against Dean Baker Ollie Summer winning 4-3 against Daniel Davies and James Jenkins accounting for Bradley Archer with a 4-2 result. The last game of the half saw Somerset’s Charlie Gay beat Archie Wright 4-2 to put the score at the midway point all-square at 3-3.
Somerset went ahead again as the second session got underway, Jack Walker winning 4-3 against Eddie Price. Parity was restored once again in eighth when man of the match Sam Morris chalked up a 24.55 average in his 4-2 win against Jari High. The last four games all went with the first throw advantage, Ade Beale and Carl High both putting Somerset’s noses in front with their wins over Danny Humphries (4-3) and Ben Ellis Dean (4-1) with Jamie Kynaston and Jack Darby cancelling out their leads as they replied for Salopian with their respective 4-1 win over Dave Farmer and 4-3 success against Nick Eggbeer to give a final result of 6-6.
As Sunday’s ‘A’ games got underway, the visitors were once again first out of the blocks as Kate Hulme won 3-1 against Karen Weston. The lead however, didn’t last long as Emma Hayward with a lady of the match performance against Karen Littler won 3-1 and average 22.26. The home side took the lead for the first time in the third, Tracey Dean winning 3-0 against Donna Gullock, only to see the game levelled once again when Becky Taylor won 3-1 against Chloe Ames. Steph Clarke put Salopian side into an unassailable position when she beat Shelley Cotterell 3-0 . The final game going to the away side, Sally Smith having a 3-0 win over Stacey Price to put the final score at 3-3.
With the overall score now standing at 13-11 in Salopian’s favour, required from the men’s ‘A’ was at least a draw for an overall win for the weekend. That was achieved in the first half as the hosts romped through the six games without losing one of them. Ash Hilditch beat Mike Harper 4-2, Gary Crowther won 4-3 against Tyler High, Jamie Chaplin earned himself the match award for his 4-3 win against Jack Walker and 29.58 average. Jack B.Smith made it 4-0 when he won 4-3 against Sam Hoddinott before Dean Rogers added his 4-2 win in his tie with Rob Lovell and rounding off the first half with a 4-1 win was Kacey Jones who accounted for Daniel Rodgers.
Somerset got their first stripe on the board as the second half began, Ade Beale winning 4-3 against Dave Bayton, but the score was taken along to 10-1 with further wins for Salopian from Paul Rowley, Mark Crutchley, Andy Evans and Terry Nash who in turn defeated Adi Wood (4-1), Neil Raikes (4-0), Daniel Williams (4-1) and Carl Galeitzke (4-0). Taking the result to 10-2 to Salopian, Kevin Hardy got the second win for Somerset when he won 4-3 against Jon Mansell.
The overall 23-13 win by Salopian saw them finish the season in a very creditable fourth position with 208 points, only sixteen short of runners-up Worcestershire and promotion.
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Black Country had their final game of the season in the L0Style Division One an away fixture against neighbouring Staffordshire brought forward by one week, neither team having much more than pride to play for.
The ladies ‘B’ saw Black Country draw first blood when Demi Titley won 3-1 against Shelly Colclough, but with a 3-0 result, Lia-Marie Woodcook levelled the score when she won against Kirsty Shaughnessy. With a lady of the match performance from Doreen Hunt, Black Country took the lead for a second time, Doreen beating Sammi Brown 3-0 with a 14.59 average, then with a further 3-1 win from Sarah Tromans over Beckie Bailey the away side were guaranteed a share of the spoils. A share is what they got as the last two games both went to Staffordshire, Angela Standen winning 3-0 against Sarah-Jane Parker and Colette Duffield beatig Abbey Hunt 3-1 to give a 3-3 result.
After going down 1-0 when Shaun Gara won 4-2 against Andy Garratt, Black Country then opened up a 2-1 lead with Rich Bowen winning 4-2 against Paddy Kavanagh and Mark Rollinson accounting for Dan Wilkinson with a straight 4-0 result. Parity was restored in the fourth when Shane Beckett won 4-1 against Nick Whitehouse but by the halfway point the visitors had gone 4-2 up after Luke Messer won 4-3 against Darren Burgess and Matthew Lloyd won 4-1 against Stephen Jones
Black Country moved into an unassailable 6-2 lead as the second session got underway, Neil Steventon having a 4-1 win over Darren Beesley and Wayne Hobday beating Danny Key 4-2 and in the process winning the match award for his 26.93 average. Lea Bates pulled one back for Staffordshire when he won 4-2 against Ian Townsend but the win was sealed in the tenth when Matt Coleman won 4-2 against Gaz Barnett. With two wins in the last two games from Sam Bissell and Mark Jones in turn over Jack Leadbeater (4-3) and Martin Plant (4-1) the 9-3 result went to Black Country.
After the away team had won the opener in the ladies ‘A’ match when Stella Sims beat Rhiannon Scales 3-1 the score was levelled in the second when Julie Robinson won 3-2 against Scarlett Sullivan. The hosts then took the lead for the first time when Jenny West beat Heather Wright 3-0 before the game was levelled once more when Jodie Rowlands won 3-1 against Anne Allsop. Row Sidley kept hopes alive for a win for Staffordshire when she put them 3-2 up with a 3-0 win over Grace Angell, however a lady of the match performance from Chez Allcock, a 3-1 win over Danielle Pearce and 22.59 average, the final score was 3-3.
With a 15-9 lead, Black Country now required four winners from the men’s ‘A’ game for the overall win for the weekend. The opening two games had straight 4-0 results, Mark Wheat (Staffordshire) winning the first against Dan Homer and Trev Brennan (Black Country) the second against Stuart Livesley. The away team went ahead in the third when their man of the match Liam Kelly beat Andy Beardsmore 4-1 and averaged (28.90), but it was all-square again in the fourth when Kevin Johnson had a narrow 4-3 win against Alfie Corbett. Tom Bissell put Black Country 3-2 up with his 4-1 success over John Burgess but by the break it was level-pegging at 3-3 after Jamie Dunsdon beat Martin Greenwood 4-1.
Staffordshire moved into a 5-3 lead as the second session began, Andrew Kenyon winning 4-3 against Jordan Grainger and Stephen Lewis winning 4-0 against Neil Wild. Steve Jones managed to momentarily reduce the arrears to 5-4 with his 4-2 win over Mick Cooper, but the win for the Black Country was put out of their reach in the tenth when Matt Carr beat Danny Chiswell 4-3 to put the hosts 6-4 up. Paul Wells kept the visitors in the game when he won the penultimate encounter against Drew Tyler 4-2 but a straight 4-0 win for Darren Wilson against Liam Homer in the last game of the weekend, gave Staffordshire men’s ‘A’ the 7-5 win.
The overall score for the weekend was 20-16 to Black Country which saw them finish seventh with 192 points, some forty-seven short of champions Leicestershire.
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