Warwickshire stunned their rivals Yorkshire on a weekend where the results were going either way. Starting with a Ladies B that hit home with the first three games but agonisingly lost the next three for a draw in the Section. Angela Jones taking to the new stage setup for the very first match which was an idea and project overseen by herself, quite fitting to play the first match on it and also secure her Lady of the Match with a 22.77. Others winning were Chloe McKivett and Nina Bolt. Mens B also started well taking the first three matches with wins from Mark Carter, Dave Hill, Nigel Heydon, Mark Strong who I believe was the 11th player to hit a County 10 darter for Warwickshire and Man Of The Match Scott Hope with a 26.35. Score standing at 8-10 in their favour it was a tough ask for the Ladies to get this back but all were confident of doing so. However Yorkshire had other ideas and took the match 4-2 with wins coming from Caroline Pike and Lady of the match Sue Gulliver with a 19.44 average. Now with a 14-10 defecit it needed a mammoth task to overcome one of the Giants of County Darts. This was always going to be tough but to this day we saw an absolutely brilliant show from the Bears when taking an astonishing 10-2 victory. With four of the stars taking wins with 30+ averages. Wins from Wayne Mynard, Matty Washbrooke, Jamie Atkins, Gareth Braham, Kevin Dowling, Chris Wickenden on his County Debut, Noel Grant, Tom Martin, Jack Wareing and a MOM from Jamie Hughes with a 32.04. End of match scoreline being 20-16 in Warwickshires favour. All must be elated with this stunning win and one that hopefully we can continue throughout the season.
