Warwickshire play host to Essex

THIS weekend Warwickshire County Darts Organisation will be playing hosts to Essex at the Hen Lane District and Social Club, 6 Beacon Rd, Coventry CV6 4DS in what will be their penultimate fixture of the season in the Cosmo Darts Premier Division of the UKDA National League.

- By ALAN TOWE

Going into the fixture Warwickshire lie fourth in the division with 165 points while their opponents are placed seventh with 148.

Lining up for Warwickshire will be, Men's 'A': Jamie Hughes, Nigel Heydon, Steve Hine, Matty Washbrooke, Jack Wareing, Kevin Dowling, Sam Price, Noel Grant, Gareth Braham, Wayne Mynard, Danny Lauby, Sam Whittaker, Men's 'B': Mark Carter, Mark Strong, Martin Tonks, Karl Reynolds, Dave Hill, Zac Prince, Mark Martin, Mark Faulkner, Ryan Jackson, Lee Miller, Adam Hancock, Jnr Joyce, Reserves: Ian Shaw, Taylor McGuckian, Will Naylor, Lloyd Jackson, Ian McFarlane, Women's 'A': Caroline Pike, Marian Conway, Natalie Gilbert, Wendy Adams, Hannah Meek, Kirsty Hinchliffe, Women's 'B': Clare Greenwood, Donna Pinch, Chloe McKivett-Saunders, Jodie Rigg, Nina Bolt, Courtney Hine, Reserves: Denise Keyte, Kacie O'Connor.

Warwickshire have been involved in a play-off for the UKDA National Singles Knockout which was played down to a winner, that winner being Dave Pallett who had a 4-3 win over Nigel Heydon in the final, Heydon winning all of his three legs in fifteen darts while Pallet had winning legs of 15, 16, 13 and 21 darts. However, four players go through to the finals in July and the other three joining Pallett will be Danny Lauby, Noel Grant and Heydon.

After having a bye in the latest round of fixtures in the Premier League of the Sheldon and District Winter League, Langley Arrows are confirmed champions of the division.

However they only won the title on average as their nearest rivals Sheldon Marlborough Arrows ended their campaign with a somewhat surprising 5-4 defeat at home against Brian's Flights who are just two places off the foot of the table with ten points while their hosts finished on the same 28 points as Langley Arrows, the defeat costing them the title. Banbury Club got the wooden spoon having just three wins in their 16 fixtures.