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 | Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship | L-Style Division One | Division Two | Division Three | |
Men Match 1 | Darren Peetoom (Essex) 34.55 | Ricky Evans (Northamptonshire) 30.87 | Luke Littler (Merseyside) 31.91 | Mark Crutchley (Salopian) 30.23 | Llew Bevan (Pembrokeshire) 32.00 |
Women Match 1 | Rhian O'Sullivan (Glamorgan) 28.90 | Jo Oldershaw (Derbyshire) 25.91 | Kirsty Chubb (Berkshire) 28.36 | Steph Clarke (Salopian) 28.90 | Crissy Manley (Cumbria) 21.78 |
Men Match 2 | Ricky King (Dorset) 34.55 | Ricky Evans (Northamptonshire) 31.30 | Archie Self (Berkshire) 31.86 | Cam Crabtree (Middlesex) 30.30 | Ben Hazel (Bedfordshire) 33.97 |
Women Match 2 | Stacey Ellis (Essex) 27.33 | Felicia Blay (London) 27.33 | Jo Locke (Suffolk) 30.86 | Vickie Kiely (Middlesex) 21.94 | Crissy Manley (Cumbria) 21.47 |
Men Match 3 | Scott Williams (Humberside) 36.44 | Joe Croft (Hertfordshire) 32.85 | Cameron Menzies (Buckinghamshire) 36.44 | Darryl Pilgrim (Surrey) 35.79 | Rob Pitt (Shropshire) 30.67 |
Women Match 3 | Stacey Ellis (Essex) 23.37 | Deta Hedman (Oxfordshire) 25.05 | Fallon Sherrock (Buckinghamshire) 26.37 | Evonne Taylor (Salopian) 22.77 | Angharad Bessant (Pembrokeshire) 22.10 |
Men Match 4 | Peter Jacques (Yorkshire) 32.32 | Ricky Evans (Northamptonshire) 32.32 | Peter Johns (Gwent) 34.00 | Martin Lukeman (Middlesex) 32.06 | Marshal James (Pembrokeshire) 335.16 |
Women Match 4 | Trina Gulliver MBE (Lincolnshire) 26.03 | Claire Stamper (Cleveland) 24.64 | Jo Locke (Suffolk) 23.12 | Zoe Jones (Worcestershire) 24.74 | Ann Scholey (Cumbria) 21.47 |
Men Match 5 | Richard Wright (Dorset) 32.85 | Lee Cocks (London) 31.37 | Nick Kenny (Gwent) 32.46 | ||
Women Match 5 | Laura Turner (Hampshire) 27.18 | Rose Mort (Derbyshire) 24.24 | Fallon Sherrock MBE (Buckinghamshire) 23.18 |