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5 IN A ROW FOR RAY.

Once again Ray Heppinstall has won the National British Legion darts Individual tournament for the 5th successive year. Ray lifted the title when he beat Northern Irelands P.McCall  3-1.  Well done Ray and all I say is we want 6 so do it again next year.
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Dean Winstanley is the 2010 German Open champion.  He beat Belgiums’ Ronny Huybrechts 3-2 in the final.  Well done Dean, lets hope this is the first of many titles you earn.
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Yorkshire played host to Lancashire for their last match of the season and as ever it was a true battle of the Roses which lived up to everybody’s expectations and produced some brilliant performances to thrill the massive crowd of spectators.
The Ladies ‘B’ got underway with the welcome return of Wendy Arthur who has been suffering a shoulder injury for over a year, it was also her long awaited 100th game and although she played very well to pull back from a 2- 0 deficit to make it 2 all she couldn’t quite get that 5th leg.  Next it was the turn of Rhian Barton who needed to show true Yorkshire grit to pull off her 3-2 win to make it all square.  Lyn Horne then lost the next game 3-0 to when she came up against ‘on form’ Maria Ronson. Mandy McKenzie then equalised for us as she put in an excellent performance to win 3-2 after trailing 2-0 she also earned herself the lady of the match award with a 19.46 average.  Tanya Anderson then got her first Yorkshire win to put us 3 – 2 up and give us hope of a victory, however it was not to be as Ann Waslin lost the last game, so it ended all even with 3 points each.
The Mens ‘B’ got off to a poor start when John Mooring gave a very under par performance and lost 3-1, however Peter Jacques hit straight back  with a man of the match set winning 3-1 with an 29.88 average. Then it was the turn of Dan Timmins who suffered his second county defeat to leave us 2-1 down, but in true Yorkshire form we then hit back with consecutive wins from Brian Dawson, Wayne Holland, Steve Stacey and Dave Howells.  Graham Usher then lost the next set, but one of this seasons new players Kev Shaw, once again showed his potential when he won with a 29.14ave.  John Utley and Chris Gill both lost their sets but Rus Lockwood took the last set with a convincing 3-0 victory giving Yorkshire a 7-3 victory which was also enough to make us the Men’s ‘B’ champions.
The Ladies ‘A’ started well when Rachel Sheard won the first set 3-1 but this was soon over shadowed as both Janice Lambert and Nicky Deakin lost their sets. There was a glimmer of hope as Karen Lawman won the next set 3-0 with a 23.12 ave giving her lady of the match. But that was the end of the points for our ladies as both Cindy Jennings and Pamela Haigh both lost giving us a  4-2 loss as a final result.
In the Mens ‘A’ Keith Flint lost the first set against Paul Whitworth who delighted the Lancashire supports with cries of BOOSH each time he hit a 180. We then took the next 4 sets with wins from John Dean (29.61), Tony Hull (25.44), Dean Winstanley (29.97) and Martin Atkins(26.84).  Steve O’Donnell and James Wilson then both lost their sets, but Scott Waites gave us a 2 point lead again as he won his set with a 29.98 ave. Next it was the turn of newly promoted Mick Ridge who unfortunately didn’t find his finishes and lost 3-0. Craig Buzzard then played magnificently to win 3-0 with a 31.31ave to give him man of the match award. The final 2 sets gave us darts of a high standard when Garry Thompson took on Andy Gudeon and John Walton played Dave Chisnell but in both instances Lancashire were victorious which gave us a 6-6 all draw and an overall result for the weekend of a draw, which seemed a very fitting result for probably the best two ‘home grown’ county teams in the premier division.
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Yorkshire youth had an excellent result when they played host to Cumbria
The under 18 won 6-1 player of the match was Josh Thompson 26.37. The Ladies lost 1-2, the player of the match was Yolanda Savanhu with a 9.23. The under 21’s won 3-2 and the player of the match was Brandon Walsh 21.80.  In the reserves Ben Carney got player of the match with a 14.31 average giving Yorkshire and overall 10-5 victory.
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Dean Winstanley added another major title to his name when he became the England Open champion last month after beating Mark Harris 5 – 2  in the final with a 29.83 average. In the semi-final he beat Arron Turner 4-0 with a 30.06 ave.  Well done Dean keep it up.
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Roebuck Ladies and Penny Fun Men’s teams are Yorkshire KO Cup champions for 2010.  Penny Fun picked up the Men’s title when they beat Castle Club in the final, losing semi finalists were Kettlethorpe and Rock Inn. The Ladies beat Balby in the final and the losing semi finalists were Commerical and Lord Nelson
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In super league The Castle Club are the Premier division champions having won the league by a clear 15 points above Honley B who came second. Penny fun finished in third place. The top 3 averages are Graham Usher on 85.22, Garry Thompson on 84.88 and Martin Atkins on 83.26.
Div 1 winners are Honley A, Darfield Village were second with Rock Inn in third place.  The top 3 averages are Wayne Holland on 78.13, John Townsend on 76.32 and Dave Jowett on 75.60.
Div 2 winners are Kettlethorpe followed by Clifton Hotel with Beehive and CrossKeys in third place.  Top 3 averages are Dave Smith on 78.56, Barry Noble on 77.65 and Dave Ossitt on 73.42.
Div 3 winners are Golden Lion followed by Huntington WMC who finished on same points as third place Low Moor but had won one more game. The top 3 averages are Darren Twist on 69.65, Patrick Scott on 67.93 and Nigel Boulby on 67.70.
The Ladies division was won by Ryhil Village with Roebuck in second place and Commercial in third. The top 3 ladies averages were Karen Lawman on 67.73, Nicky Deakin on 60.48 and Linda Moorhouse on 53.74.
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Yorkhire have seen many promising players coming through the superleague this year and as a result the following players have been invited to join the Squad for next season. Keith Evans, Ian Cook, Brendan Marren, Stuart Monahan, Willie Kershaw, Jason Elvin, Craig Barratt, Andy Marshall, Wayne Mills, Alan Prestley, Dave Copley and Rachel Brooks.
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The Anglo Celtic cup was a new event to the darting calendar which was pioneered by England and Wales and saw county teams of 6 men and 3 women battle it out for honours. It was a disappointment that Yorkshire struggled to enter 2 teams into this event, however they did us proud when the Yorkshire A topped the table in their group to gain entry into the last 4.  However  they were beaten 5-4 by Cheshire in the semi-finals, but the whole weekend was a thoroughly enjoyable event and can’t wait for next year to do it all again, when I am sure Yorkshire will be able to enter more teams.
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Finally A diary date for all you Tykes, the Yorkshire AGM will be on Sunday 22nd August at Glasshoughton WMC.
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