Match Report Hampshire v Lancashire Oct/Nov 09

MATCH REPORT – HAMPSHIRE v LANCASHIRE 2009-2010 Season

Compiled by Martyn Pegram

Ladies B – Game 1
Pennie “Pitstop” Lewis (18.02) vs Maria Ronson (16.67).
A hard fought game, with the 1st 2 legs going with the throw, but Pennie snatched the advantage with a 107 checkout in the 3rd. Maria took it all the way though and it needed a very nice 120 checkout from Pennie to win it.
Hamps 1-0 Lancs.

Game 2 – Gemma Hayter (16.03) vs Carole Beswick (16.34).
Gemma showed us some of the form that she’s been missing in the last few games by taking the 1st two legs, courtesy of 80 and 82 checkouts, but Carole came back with the next two to take it all the way. Gemma kept her composure though and won it in the end.
Hamps 2-0 Lancs.

Game 3 – Tara Power (16.91) vs Debbie Baxter (17.51).
Again the 1st two legs went with the throw, but Tara took the 3rd to give her the upper hand. Debbie came back though to take the 4th and 5th and bring a leg back for Lancs.
Hamps 2-1 Lancs.

Game 4 – Jane Monaghan (20.60) vs Liz Akister (18.68).
Jane took an early 2-0 lead in this one and Liz needed to hit an 81 and an 85 checkout in legs 3 and 4 to come back into it. Jane held her nerve though and produced her best darts in the 5th to clinch the game and the LOTM award with a 20.60 average.
Hamps 3-1 Lancs.

Game 5 – Charlotte Burgess (20.14) vs Karen Rimmer (15.21).
Karen took the 1st leg with the darts, but that was her only sniff as Charlotte came back with heavy scores and good finishing in the next three legs. Only 1 leg of double trouble put her average down to 20.14.
Hamps 4-1 Lancs.

Game 6 – Carole Shinar (15.38) vs Laura Howarth (18.89).
Laura took the 1st leg against the darts, which made it tough for Carole, although she held her throw in the 3rd leg, Laura produced her own LOTM performance to bring Lancs back into it. Hamps 4-2 Lancs.

Up came the Mens B next to see if they could keep the momentum going that the Ladies had started for them.
Game 1 – Dave Bonnett (21.08) vs John Moreton (22.77)
Dave didn’t really get going in this one and John took all 3 legs to give Lancs an early boost. Hamps 0-1 Lancs.

Game 2 – Mark Thorne (23.39) vs Ady Parr (23.77)
Mark was clinical in taking the lead with an 80 checkout to complete a 15 dart leg, but Ady hit straight back and when he broke Mark’s throw in the 3rd leg he held out to take the win 3-1. Hamps 0-2 Lancs.

Game 3 – Troy Butler (22.10) vs Vinny Mullineux (24.44)
The first 3 legs all went with throw as the players traded scores, but in the 4th leg when Troy had the darts, Vinny found some extra zing and took the game 3-1.
Hamps 0-3 Lancs.

Game 4 – Paul Dunn (22.18) vs Derek Timmins (23.55)
Paul took a leg to settle in and lost the first, but hit back with the next 2 and some good darts. Derek held his throw in the 4th and then produced another good leg when it mattered to stretch Lancs lead.
Hamps 0-4 Lancs.

Game 5 – Paul Reidy (24.34) vs Ben Fairley (27.69)
Paul seemed to be determined to make up the short fall and played some good darts, but the first break was decisive as Ben won the 4th leg against the darts to make it 5-0 to Lancs. Hamps 0-5 Lancs.



Game 6 – Jason Cook (25.13) vs Dave Charnock (24.87)
Jason finally gave Hampshire something to cheer as he went 2-0 up courtesy of a fine 12 dart leg. But Doug fought back and took it all the way to the 5th leg. Jason held his nerve though and finally chalked one up for us.
Hamps 1-5 Lancs.

Game 7 – Ron Atwill (25.17) vs Martin Barratt (33.83)
Ron seemed to feed off of the win from Jason and took the 1st leg against the darts. But Martin put in a MOTM performance including a 13 dart leg to win the 2nd and a 12 dart leg with a 161 checkout to win the 4th leg and restore his teams 5 leg lead.
Hamps 1-6 Lancs.

Game 8 – Danny Smith (27.83) vs James Marcroft (23.98)
Hampshire now needed all the remaining games for the draw and the ever reliable Danny Smith started the fightback with a comfortable 3-0 win that included a 13 dart leg in the 3rd leg.
Hamps 2-6 Lancs.

Game 9 – Colin Philpott (30.63) vs Glen Miller (without his band) (28.05)
Colin kept it going with a MOTM performance in this one. The 1st and 2nd legs both won in 14 darts. Despite Glen showing some resistence in the 3rd, Colin closed the game out to bring the deficit down to 3.
Hamps 3-6 Lancs.

Game 10 – Tony Hutchinson (24.51) vs Dave Bennett (26.88)
The mini revival didn’t go any further though as, despite some good darts, Tony went down 3-1 and Dave made the gap 4 games again, so Hampshire needed the next 2 games for the B sides to draw overall.
Hamps 3-7 Lancs.

Game 11 – Arron Monk (27.83) vs John Downs (26.02)
Arron was the model of consistency and broke John’s throw in legs 1 and 3 to take a comfortable win and leave us with a chance.
Hamps 4-7 Lancs.

Game 12 – Kev Murrell (21.07) vs Neil McDonald (21.78)
There wasn’t much to choose between the players in this one, but having lost his throw in the 1st leg Kev was always going to be up against it and Neil gave his side the win with a 3-0 victory.
Hamps 4-8 Lancs.

B sides summary:
LOTM – Jane Monaghan with 20.60.
MOTM – Colin Philpott with 30.63.
Highest Checkout – Pennie Lewis – 120
Quickest Leg – Jason Cook – 12 Darts
Ladies won 4-2. Men lost 4-8. Overall Score Hampshire 8-10 Lancashire.

Before the A sides started, there was a presentation on stage to help celebrate the fact that we have the current Inter-County Premier League Ladies A champions here in Hampshire.
Ladies A – Game 1
Maria Agozzino (15.89) vs Shereen Downs (15.19).
The first 3 legs all went against the throw in a scrappy affair, but Maria held her throw in the 4th leg and put her side into an early lead.
Hamps 1-0 Lancs.

Game 2 – Sue Lowther (15.49) vs Olive Byamukama (15.99).
Sue was scoring well, but just finding her doubles a little elusive on this occasion. Olive found the doubles when they were needed and restored parity for the Lancs side.
Hamps 1-1 Lancs.

Game 3 – Steffi Smee (17.03) vs Ann-Marie Millerchip (17.18).
The Hampshire lead was soon restored though as Steffi produced her 2nd LOTM performance in as many games. Despite it going to 5 legs, Steffi’s true class came through as she held her nerve when it really mattered.
Hamps 2-1 Lancs.


Game 4 – Elaine Harty (20.93) vs Lisa Ashton (24.99).
Elaine had probably the toughest draw against England International Lisa, but she managed the highest average in her game, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be as Lisa made the game level again.
Hamps 2-2 Lancs.

Game 5 – Wendy Reinstadtler (18.77) vs Karen Rimmer (18.56).
It was a good close game, but when Janet broke Wendy’s throw in the 2nd leg, it was always going to be tough and Janet ran out a 3-0 winner.
Hamps 2-3 Lancs.

Game 6 – Sue Thompson (20.20) vs Laura Howarth (20.27).
As the averages suggest this was a close one and Sue went into a 2-0 lead courtest of some good darts. But Laura hit a 96 checkout in the 3rd with Sue on a double and it game her the impetus to go on and claim the game overall.
Hamps 2-4 Lancs.

Up came the Mens A side to see if they could overturn a 4 leg gap.
Game 1 – Kev Ede (23.74) vs Tony Burrows (23.57)
Kev led by example and despite Tony having darts to win in the 4th leg, Kev’s grit and determination gave us an early advantage.
Hamps 1-0 Lancs.

Game 2 – Dennis Murrell (26.26) vs Eddie Dootson (25.41)
Dennis was in good form and took the 1st leg, but a stroke of bad luck came in the 2nd when he needed 38 and the darts bounced off the inside of the D19 wire. Eddie stepped in and then hit a 106 checkout in the 4th to win the game.
Hamps 1-1 Lancs.

Game 3 – Andy Mitchell (22.29) vs Mick Oversby (27.83)
Andy didn’t really find his range and when he did Mick seemed to up his game and he closed the game out 3-0.
Hamps 1-2 Lancs.

Game 4 – Sam Rooney (26.53) vs Garry Vincent (28.00)
Things started well for Sam with the 1st leg, but when Garry won the next 2 legs he only had to hold his throw in the 4th to win it. Sam produced some cracking darts though and made it 2 all, but missed doubles in the 5th meant Garry could step in, which he did to stretch Lancs lead. Hamps 1-3 Lancs.

Game 5 – Ricky Williams (24.76) vs David Place (25.42)
After going 1 down, Ricky fought back and hit a 111 checkout in leg 3 to put himself 2-1 up. David wasn’t finished though and took the 4th, then produced a nice 130 checkout to win it 3-2.
Hamps 1-4 Lancs.

Game 6 – Mark Smith (23.99) vs Tony Green (23.22)
With Lancs only needing 1 for victory it was always going to be tight, but Mark showed great quality taking the 1st two legs. Tony hit back in the next 3 to seal Lancs victory.
Hamps 1-5 Lancs.

Game 7 – Graham Hardy (25.21) vs Shaun Griffiths (26.11)
Graham couldn’t match Shaun’s scoring in the 1st two legs, but he did fight back to take the 3rd leg against the throw. Shaun hit straight back though in a tidy leg to stretch Lancs advantage.
Hamps 1-6 Lancs.

Game 8 – Steve Musson (31.34) vs Paul Whitworth (26.41)
Mussy was on fire and took an early lead with some great darts, including a 13 dart leg in the 3rd. He then took the 4th easily to secure his 2nd MOTM performance of the season.
Hamps 2-6 Lancs.

Game 9 – Phil Harty (27.18) vs Douggie Smith (28.30)
Douggie struck first with 2 legs in quick time, but Phil’s a battler and showed great bottle to bring it back to 2-2, winning the 4th leg with a 106 shot out. Having the darts in the 5th paid dividends though as Douggie won the game 3-2.
Hamps 2-7 Lancs.

Game 10 – Arron Monk (27.83) vs Andrew Gourlay (23.96)
Arron stepped up from the B side and proved again how consistent he is by hitting exactly the same average! It was capped by a fine 156 checkout in the 3rd leg.
Hamps 3-7 Lancs.

Game 11 – Nillson Pritchard (26.84) vs Gary Kendall (24.34)
Nillson was superb in the legs that he won, but the other legs got a tad scrappy which is how Gary managed to sneak a 3-2 depsite being 2,5 points lower on his average.
Hamps 3-8 Lancs.

Game 12 – Danny Ballard (20.57) vs Peter Connelly (24.64)
It’s hard to play last when you’ve been waiting all day and there’s not much on the line, and maybe that was the case for Danny as he didn’t find his rhythm. He did manage a very nonchalant 180, but that was the highlight for him as he lost 3-0.
Hamps 3-9 Lancs.

A sides summary:
LOTM – Steffi Smee with 17.06.
MOTM – Steve Musson with 31.34.
Highest Checkout – Arron Monk – 156
Quickest Leg – Steve Musson – 13 Darts
Ladies lost 2-4. Men lost 3-9. Overall Score Hampshire 5-13 Lancashire.

Combined Totals
Ladies drew 6-6. Men Lost 7-17. Hampshire 13-23.

It would be nice if we could make our home games a little more “intimidating” for the away teams to come to. Anyone who remembers the noise and support in the Cheshire game at the end of the last season will recall how much that gave the players a lift and helped the team to an important victory against a top side. Unfortunately the atmosphere on both days this time was fairly flat, with only muted support coming from our fans and fellow players. So please give your all in helping our county in upcoming games!



Martyn Pegram