2007-09-12

Warwickshire began life in division one of the Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Champions with a fine 23-16 home win over Hertfordshire at the Canley Sports and Social Club, Coventry. Looking for a quick return to the premier division the ladies ’B’ got the ball rolling with a 4-2 win to put them joint top of their division. Last player on with the score at 3-2 was Tracey Edgecombe (19.78) who turned on a lady of the match performance to beat Sharon Cowell 3-0. The men’s ’B’ did not have such a good start as they finished on the wrong side of a 7-5 verdict after leading 4-2, and with two to play all square at 5-5. Top man for the ’B’ team was Kevin Taylor (25.18).
Sunday’s games saw the ladies chalk up another 4-2 win with the usual face of Trina Gulliver (25.78) taking the match award. Completing the fixture and taking the result in favour of the hosts was the men’s ’A’ who had a 7-5 success against their counterparts. With a 3-1 win over Mark Elliot and a great 31.58 average Nigel Heydon was acclaimed the man of the match.