DARTS: Wiltshire lose again on the road (From Swindon Advertiser)

DARTS: Wiltshire lose again on the road

8:30am Saturday 13th March 2010 in

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WILTSHIRE suffered their third consecutive 19-17 away defeat at the hands of high-flying Pembrokeshire at the weekend.

Jill Little and Jan Murphy got Wiltshire off to the best possible start with wins in the opening two Ladies B matches. Kim Simpson then missed opportunities to win the third before Heather Lane restored Wiltshire’s two-point advantage. Ally Harrison was unlucky to meet Gemma Bowen’s best game and when Ally Thomson lost, the score was levelled at 3-3.

David Gould played well before losing 3-2 but then Wiltshire fought back brilliantly through man of the match Bob Phillips and with 3-0 victories for Rob Higginson, Garry Ellis, Chris Bailey and John Newland, the score was 8-4 in the visitors’ favour.

Steve Venn and Pete Harris never got going but Paul Boulton took a last leg decider and the score was 9-6. Clive Taylor and Mark Hocking both lost before Terry Smith made the overnight score 10-8 to Wiltshire.

An early Sunday start saw lady of the match Tina Rowlands destroy her opponent before Ann Paget took on former world number one Julie Gore. Despite hitting a maximum 180 in the opening leg, missed doubles cost Paget dearly and Gore eventually came through to win.

Rachel Hutton played brilliantly to win 3-0 and despite Erica Hartnett losing, Wiltshire still had their noses in front. Jo Hooke and Karen Hutton shared the last two matches and the score was 13-11 in Wiltshire’s favour going into the Men’s A matches.

Lee Evans was defeated before easy victories for teenager Chris Aubrey and man of the match Dave Wicks. Defeats for Steve Willard and Chris Daglish made the score 15-14 to Wiltshire.

Mark Cox took a last leg decider before defeats for Mick Duggan, Richard Ettwell, Richie Jones, Juan Hopkins and Tony Clark made Ron Ashton’s last match victory in vain.

With second-placed Humberside also losing, Wiltshire gained a point to leave the county still in very decent shape to obtain promotion.

RESULTS - 180s: Ann Paget, John Newland, Juan Hopkins, Chris Aubrey and Richie Jones.

Ladies B: Jill Little (14.47) beat Enfys Hill (13.82) 3-2, Jan Murphy (14.67) beat Avril Evans (12.66) 3-1, Kim Simpson (13.26) lost to Stephanie Evans (12.74) 2-3, Heather Lane (15.98) beat Denise Evans (14.89) 3-2, Ally Harrison (18.43) lost to Gemma Bowen (21.78) 0-3, Ally Thomson (13.86) lost to Tracy Hawkins-Green (14.03) 1-3.

Men’s B: David Gould (24.20) lost to Carl Lewis (22.54) 2-3, Bob Phillips (28.68) beat Richard Jupp (25.61) 3-2, Rob Higginson (23.48) beat Lee French (23.28) 3-0, Garry Ellis (28.36) beat Gethin Williams (16.73) 3-0, Chris Bailey (22.77) beat Matthew Jones (18.94) 3-0, John Newland (25.91) beat Craig Pope (22.53) 3-0, Steve Venn (19.43) lost to Darren Owens (20.29) 1-3, Pete Harris (21.99) lost to Julian Puddy (23.22) 2-3, Paul Boulton (23.49) beat Jim Williams (20.94) 3-2, Clive Taylor (22.85) lost to Paul Morgans (22.83) 1-3, Terry Smith (20.98) beat Tim Hendra (20.65) 3-2, Mark Hocking (21.16) lost to Michael Blake (22.50) 2-3.

Ladies A: Tina Rowlands (21.47) beat Sarah Reynolds (15.98) 3-0, Ann Paget (20.53) lost to Julie Gore (22.43) 0-3, Rachel Hutton (17.28) beat Mandy Lewis (17.18) 3-0, Erica Hartnett (15.57) lost to Hayley Francis-Owens (19.52) 0-3, Jo Hooke (16.16) beat Liz Williams (15.84) 3-1, Karen Hutton (16.88) lost to Gemma Bowen (18.33) 0-3.

Men’s A: Lee Evans (20.69) lost to Wayne Evans (22.93) 1-3, Chris Aubrey (26.84) beat Jason Davies (23.95) 3-0, Dave Wicks (26.86 beat James Williams (25.77) 3-1, Steve Willard (24.37) lost to Robert Hughes (28.17) 1-3, Chris Daglish (21.70) lost to Robert Coverdale (23.12) 0-3, Mark Cox (22.81) beat Emyr Jones (21.37) 3-2, Mick Duggan (21.94) lost to Clive Lewis (29.47) 0-3, Richard Ettwell (25.28) lost to Jamie Lewis (26.74) 1-3, Richie Jones (23.49) lost to Mark Lewis (25.28) 1-3, Juan Hopkins (26.92) lost to Lee Drummond (25.55) 1-3, Tony Clark (21.66) lost to Johnny Clayton (22.10) 2-3, Ron Ashton (26.13) beat Peter John (24.52) 3-1.

Wiltshire Darts Organisation are pleased to announce the Wiltshire Darts Open will take place at the Phoenix Bar, Wootton Bassett on Saturday, May 22, 2010.

The competition carries a guaranteed prize of £750 to the winner, £300 to the runner-up, £100 each to the semi-finalists and £25 each to the quarter-finalists. Further prizes of £50, £30 and £20 go to the three furthest ladies.

Entry costs £10 with doors opening at 10am, registering before 11.45am and the draw at noon sharp. Play will commence at 12.30pm.

Entries will be limited to a first come, first served basis. Call Derek Rowlands on 01793 822272, Jan Murphy on 07881 740237 or Kevin Aubrey on 07724 058664 for details.