Kent continued to dominate in the AON Contracts Championship, delivering a crushing 25-11 win over West Midlands.
The hosts led the visitors 12 – 6 after day one, with the Women’s B winning 4-2, and the Men’s B 8-4. A whitewash win for the Women’s A guaranteed Kent at least a draw before their Men’s A completed the weekend with a 7-5 win.
Kent are currently sat top of the Championship table, 7 points ahead of second-place Sussex, who’s title ambitions were aided by a convincing 23-13 win over Buckinghamshire.
It was a game of two halves, with Buckinghamshire’s Women’s A and B winning 5-1 and 4-2 respectively, but Sussex’s Men’s B delivered a blistering whitewash of Buckinghamshire’s Men’s B, and their Men’s A also won by eight games to four.
The highest B averages in the Championship both came from this fixture, with Buckinghamshire’s Felicia Blay producing a 20.93 in the Women’s B, and Sussex’s Stephen Cross hitting a 29.91.
Gwent move down one place into third following their 18-18 draw with visitors Humberside. Gwent led 10-8 after their Women’s B won 4-2, whilst the Men’s B finished 6-6. The Women’s A fixture also ended in a draw, before Humberside’s Men’s A secured a bonus point with a 7-5 win.
Dorset’s 22-14 win over Staffordshire sees them leapfrog their opponents on the table, who are now in fourth and fifth position respectively.
Very little could split the Men’s A and B squads, with the Men’s B match being won 7-5 by Staffordshire, and Dorset’s Men’s A running out winners by the same scoreline on the Sunday.
It was Dorset’s Women who made the difference, with both A and B teams winning 5-1, a result which sees Dorset’s Women’s A sat top of their section.
Oxfordshire remain at the foot of the table, 12 points from safety with a game in hand, but couldn’t secure the win this weekend against Berkshire, who took a narrow 19-17 victory.
Both the Men’s A and Men’s B drew 6-6, with Oxfordshire’s Women’s B winning their fixture 4-2, before Oxfordshire’s Women’s A went down 5-1 to a solid Berkshire side.
Oxfordshire’s outstanding fixture is against 11th placed Cambridgeshire, who hosted Hertfordshire this weekend, with the home team winning 19-17.
Cambridgeshire moved into an 11-7 lead courtesy of an 8-4 win from the Men’s B and a 3-3 draw in the Women’s B fixture. Another 3-3 draw between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire’s Women’s A moved them to within 5 points of victory and despite Hertfordshire’s Men winning the A team fixture 7-5, Cambridgeshire secured enough games for the win.
Hertfordshire’s Jarred Cole (pictured) and Tina Neylon produced the ‘A’ performances of the AON Contracts Championships, with Cole registering a 33.40 average in his match, and Neylon a 23.39.
AON Contracts Championship results: Cambridgeshire 19-17 Hertfordshire, Dorset 22-14 Staffordshire, Gwent 18-18 Humberside, Kent 25-11 West Midlands, Oxfordshire 17-19 Berkshire, Sussex 23-13 Buckinghamshire.
AON Contracts Championship table: https://ukdartsassociation.com/aon-contracts-ltd-championship-division-tables/
Highest Average Monthly Awards:
| Cosmo Darts Premiership | Championship | L-Style Division One | Division Two | Division Three | |
| Men Match 1 | Dan Perry (Dorset) 33.74 | Joshua Wise (Kent) 33.82 | Aaron Beeney (Middlesex) & Paul Milford (Devon) 30.83 | Mark Crutchley (Salopian) 31.06 | Jon Worsley (West of England) 33.13 |
| Women Match 1 | Laura Turner (Hampshire) 27.33 | Jo Oldershaw & Rachel Ayres (both Derbyshire) 21.17 | Wendy Reinstadtler (Middlesex) 23.86 | Kate Titley (Salopian) 23.48 | Kim Holden (Wirral) 20.29 |
| Men Match 2 | Gareth Griffiths (Cornwall) 31.81 | Ieuan Halsall (Gwent) 32.85 | Martin Lukeman (Middlesex) 32.32 | Jack Bell (County Durham) 32.08 | Steve Price (M&R) 31.06 |
| Women Match 2 | Maria O'Brien (Cornwall) 27.33) | Rebecca Rose (Northamptonshire) 30.06 | Fallon Sherrock (Buckinghamshire) 29.47 | Steph Clarke (Salopian) 21.61 | Vicky Parmley (Gloucestershire) 22.77 |
| Men Match 3 | Jamie Kay (Cornwall) 33.46 | Tavis Dudeney (Sussex) 31.81 | Shaun Carroll (West Midlands) 32.32 | Lee Evans (Wiltshire) 32.97 | John Williams-Jones (M&R) 30.06 |
| Women Match 3 | Rhian O'Sullivan (Glamorgan) 27.30 | Jo Locke (Suffolk) 27.33 | Jane Robson (Merseyside) 25.91 | Debbie Waugh (Northumberland) 25.47 | Elaine Powell (Gloucestershire) 21.47 |