Warwickshire County Darts Organisation ended their run of two defeats in the premier Division of the BDO Inter County Championships at the Bishopsgate Club, Coventry when they finished all square with Essex.
Expectations were high for home win but after the first day’s play the hosts actually trailed 10-8 as the ladies ‘B’ lost 4-2 with Wendy Adams, for the second successive game taking the match award with a 17.21 average. The men’s ‘B’ after going 4-2 down salvaged a 6-6 draw when Tom Martin won the last game of the day against Robert Turner 4-1. The man of the match award went to David Hill who in the opening game of the day beat Lennie Holmes 4-2 after Holmes had won the first two legs, Hill’s average 27.19.
The ladies ‘A’ made it four draws in six games with all of the wins going to the player with the first throw advantage. Sue Gulliver made it three award wins from the six games with her 23.86 average.
Taking the men’s ‘A’ award with a terrific 31.17 average was, for the second consecutive fixture Ian McFarlane who was first on and beat Jamie Peetoom 4-2 as the team went on to win 7-5.
The overall 18-18 draw left Warwickshire still fourth in the table on 119 points four short of third placed Glamorgan who are their next opponents.
Full Results:Premier Division:Warwickshire v Essex (18-18):Warwickshire names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Ian McFarlane 4 Jamie Peetoom 2, Jamie Atkins 4 Joe Russell 0, Noel Grant 3 John Costigan 4, Ian Shaw 1 Paul Marsh 4, Antony Allen 1 Steve Haggerty 4, Kevin Dowling 4 Phil Halls 3, Nigel Heydon 4 Darren Peetoom 0, Tom Aldridge 4 Steve Johnson 3, Steve Giddings 4 Phillip Brewster 2, Steve Hine 1 Andrew Kateley 4, Dean Stewart 4 Daniel Day 3, Charlie Symons 3 Wayne Bloomfield 4, Men’s ‘B’:- David Hill 4 Lennie Holmes 2, Carl Green 2 Bryan Margerison 4, James Hykin 4 Michael McCombe 2, Jack Wareing 4 Alan Collins 1, Robert Comben 3 Allan Mathieson 4, Simon Fairbrother 4 Jakob Kelly 3, Mark Carter 3 Tony Osborne 4, Prakash Jiwa 3 Richie Howson 4, Mark Strong 2 Danny McIntyre 4, Karl Reynolds 4 Steve Woodside 3, Gareth Braham 0 Wayne Gleed 4, Tom Martin 4 Robert Turner 1, Women’s ‘A’:- Angela Jones 2 Pauline Donat 3, Sue Gulliver 3 Wendy Reader 0, Nina Bolt 2 Sue Baker 3, Caroline Pike 3 Stacey Ellis 2, Kat Spanswick 2 Karen Breen 3, Donna Pinch 3 Donna Gleed 1, Women’s ‘B’:- Lucy Keyte 2 Lynn Kelly 3, Denise Keyte 2 Sandra McElroy 3, Marian Conway 3 Sharon Wakeling 1, Melanie Jones 0 Leanne Peetoom 3, Helen Rigg 1 Nicky Bewick 3, Wendy Adams 3 Dawn Kennedy 2.
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