DARTS: Wilts finish in style

WILTSHIRE won their final match of the 2008/09 campaign in the British Darts Organisation Division 4 inter-county championship but still missed out on promotion, writes DAVE EATON.

Despite being unbeaten in nine inter-county games this season they fell four points (two wins) short of their goal of a place in Division Three next season.

The Moonraker county became the first team in BDO inter-county championship history to go undefeated but fail to gain promotion and were left rueing drawing four of their first six matches.
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Jubilation for county outfit - April 29, 2009

DARTS: STOCKPORT stars Darryl Fitton and Tony O’Shea have been celebrating on two more fronts again this week.

On Sunday, with Fitton as team captain and O’Shea also playing a major role, Cheshire’s men’s A team secured British Inter-Counties Championship title glory following a 7-5 last-day victory against Hampshire down in Farnham.

The dramatic win handed Cheshire the title by just a single point from second-placed - and fierce rivals - Yorkshire.
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DARTS: Ton-up Fowler to face Cambridgeshire

Oxfordshire travel to take on Cambridgeshire in the British Darts Organisation Inter-Counties Championship Premier League this weekend.

Following on from their victory over Cheshire last month, Oxon will be confident against their opponents who are on the same number of points.

John Fowler will be making his 100th appearance for Oxon,while Olly Varney returns to the men’s A team and Hazel Prowton is back for the ladies’ B. (full article...)

DARTS: Oxon give Cheshire the chop

Oxfordshire recorded a tremendous 22-17 win over third-placed Cheshire in the BDO Inter-Counties Championship Premier Division at East Challow RBL.

Oxon’s ladies A and B teams both recorded 4-2 wins, while the men’s A team went down 7-5 and the B team drew 6-6.

Although the men’s A team were pipped, Steve Foster, with a 29.81 average, provided the highlight of the match by claiming the notable scalp of world championship runner-up Tony O’Shea. (full article...)

Darts: Essex triumph

From the archive, first published Saturday 11th Nov 2000.

Essex kept their unbeaten record in the British Inter Counties Darts Championship with a 22-14 away win over London.

The result came after a 20-16 opening game defeat of Staffordshire. The men's B team set the scene for Essex with a 8-4 sets win.

Essex open champ Steve Johnson, from Wickford, got his sixth win in a row with a 3-0 performance, while Southend's Billy McMahon also recorded a maximum.

The ladies' B team had to settle for a 3-3 draw and the ladies' A team pulled off a shock win by defeating a London team featuring four international players 3-2.

To rub salt into the wounds the men's A team inflicted the first defeat in 11 games on the Londoners' A team by beating them 7-5. (story source...)

DARTS: Wiltshire checked by late Shropshire fightback

WILTSHIRE stay unbeaten in the British Darts Organisation inter-county championship but were held to a draw for the second successive game, writes DAVE EATON.

After a comprehensive win on the Isle of Wight in their opening Division Four match of the 2008/09 campaign, they were held to a draw at home by Avon (West of England). (full report...)

Tyne and Wear extended their unbeaten start

Tyne and Wear extended their unbeaten start in the BDO Inter-County Championship with a hard-fought 18-18 draw against local rivals Cleveland at the Billingham Arms.
In the men's A team match, Chris Lisle took Tyne and Wear's man-of-the-match award, thanks to a 3-0 victory and an average of 26.84.

Andy Chalmers (20.31), Scott McParlin (23.48), and Paul Williams (23.79) also notched wins for the visitors.

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