BICC Premier Division
The first weekend of the season is over and it’s Lancashire who are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier Division after a resounding 29-10 thumping of Cheshire who finish week 1 bottom. Close behind are Kent who beat Oxfordshire 26-13 followed by Yorkshire and Glamorgan on 25 points each with points difference all that separates 3rd and 4th.
The 2 promoted sides who met in the Premier Division for its opener were Gwent and Cambridgeshire in Wales. This clash was a chance for one of them to start life in the top flight the best way possible and it was Cambridgeshire who edged out as winners 22-17. The highest performers that Cambridgeshire will be thanking are Dennis Harbour and Adam Cousins who averaged 27.82 and 28.84 respectively.
Breaking down the leagues we see Kent topping the Men’s A league with Lancashire top of the Men’s B. For the Women Glamorgan had the highest A performers with Cambridgeshire top of the Women’s B.
Players deserving notable mentions individually are:
The magnificent Stephen Bunting of Lancashire leads the DAVE table for the Men’s A with a sterling 34.97 ahead of Kent’s Paul Dawkins, 33.91 and Lancashire’s other top performer Mick Oversby, 32.91. The leading man in the B section was Dean Lockyer representing Oxfordshire with 30.04.
The Women’s half of the Premier Division was led once again by Deta Hedman, who was the highest individual last season. She gave Oxfordshire a great Dave of 31.06, followed by Lisa Ashton, Lancashire, with 28.33 and Lorraine Farlam of Yorkshire in 3rd with 27.13. For the B section Wendy Reader who turns out for Essex notched 22.33.
The next round of fixtures are as follows:
05/06 October 2013
Cheshire v Glamorgan
Essex v Kent
Essex v Kent
Cambridgeshire v Lancashire
Oxfordshire v Warwickshire
Yorkshire v Gwent
BICC Division 1
Hampshire ended the first weekend of matches at the top of Division 1 after beating newly promoted side London 28-11, Hampshire’s Sam Rooney highest averaging with 29.91. London will be realising the weight of the task ahead as they begin the fight to stay in the second flight of British darts. The other promoted side Lincolnshire also were on the losing side as Dorset, who are now third notched 26 points to Lincolnshire’s 13.
Elsewhere Cornwall will be pleased with ending September’s matches in 2nd after the win over County Durham and the 2 unfortunate relegated sides from last season Premier Division, Devon and Surrey, were unable to be split as they drew 19-19.
Having a look at the Men’s A and B we see Hampshire at the top of both with 9 points in each. Hampshire also continued their dominance of the division in the Women’s A as they are joint top with Surrey. Cornwall are the early leaders in the Women’s B.
The individuals who starred for their counties are:
In the Men’s A Scott Mitchell of Dorset led the way, with a marvelous DAVE of 33.70, in second is David Prins who gave County Durham a glimmer of hope notching 33.32 and Edward Brookes of Staffordshire, 31.49. Cornwall’s Robert Jane is the most valuable player in the Men’s B with a DAVE of 32.31.
For the Women’s A it’s Apylee Jones who turns out for Surrey who can be proud of her first week after hitting 26.47, she was followed by Cornwall’s Katherine Gill, 24.19 and Jennifer Summerson of County Durham, 24.13. The most successful female in the Women’s B section was Carla Ruberry of Cornwall with 23.43, she was joint however with a fellow member of Team Cornwall, Teresa Brookshaw.
The next round of fixtures are as follows:
05/06 October 2013
County Durham v Dorset
Lincolnshire v Hampshire
London v Nottinghamshire
Staffordshire v Devon
Surrey v Cornwall
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