County aim to preserve their winning run

WARWICKSHIRE County Darts Organisation will be back in action in Division One of the Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Championships this weekend.

Canley Sports and Social Club, Coventry, will be the setting for the first home fixture of the season, with Dorset providing the opposition.

Warwickshire will be eager to continue the form they showed in their curtain-raiser at Hertfordshire, where they chalked up a great 23-16 victory.

Men’s A: Lee Harris, Noel Grant, Dave Harris, Tom McGlone, Tony Brown, Mick Gorst, Nigel Heydon, Mark Carter, Bob Nixon, Rob Hawker, Tom Ryan, Jim Norris.

Men’s B: Dave Clarke, Dave Crossingham, Colin Laffar, Prakash Jiwa, Mark Kane, Dave Atkins, Jamie Atkins, Ian McFarlane, Steve Dwyer, Martin Brown, Trevor Frost, Tom Dillon.

Reserves: Mark Sidgwick, Darren Swords, Chris Stokes.

Ladies A: Trina Gulliver, Sue Biddle, Viki Franklin,Lesley Newcombe, Caroline Pike, Donna Pinch.

Ladies B: Wendy Adams, Denise Burke, Linda Farrell, Vicki Byrne, Tracey Edgecombe, Louise Graham.

Reserves: Julie Dwyer, Claire Dicken, Trish Roberts.

* IT’ S week two in the Sheldon and District Winter League and even at this early stage only three of the 11 Premier Division teams remain unbeaten.

A 5-4 win at Mackadown Social saw Shirley RBL take pole position with Brook Meadow, who won 5-4 at Sheldon Dukes, one leg of average behind them.

Olton RBL, after a bye last week, opened their account with a 5-4 win at home to Saltley Amateur Gardeners and Olton are the other undefeated team.

Four teams are locked together on four points in Division One. Scanlons are in pole position after an 8-1 home win over Yardley Ex Flights.

In second are Sheldon Social, who also had an 8-1 win at Small Heath Gardeners Flights, then comes Shard End Social, who beat Shard End RBL Vikings 5-4.

Kingshurst Labour Club won 5-4 at Yardley Ex Colts to hold down the fourth place.

Custard House have moved into second place in Division Two after a 9-0 whitewash of Barley Mow. With one leg of average more than Custard House are Willclare Sports and Social, in top spot after beating Millhouse 6-3.

* IN the Pip Club League the Division One singles knockout was won by Globe Inn’s Phil Turner, who beat Bob Mills from the Glascote Club.

Adam Duffy (Winning Post) won the Division Two title, beating Sam Whittaker, from the Three Horse Shoes.

Winners of the doubles competition were Mark Martin (Dolphin) and William Martin from the Winning Post. Losing finalists were Alan Carter and Adam Duffy (Winning Post). Oct 1 2008 By Alan Towe (Story Source)