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Burntwood 6 Harwich 6 (26/02/09) |
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Once again basement team Burntwood upset high riding Harwich with a well earned draw to deny the latter a chance of cementing the runner's up spot in the league. Indeed Harwich were behind all night and probably didn't deserve a point as Burntwood produced a scintillating effort that belied their lowly position.
Adrian Genery (22.90) and Mick Chambers (20.38) once again didn't click and lost to Darren Blackwood (24.48) and Peter Weller (23.19).
The ever reliable pairing of Kevin Edwards (33.29) and Peter Barton (29.00) finished in only 32 darts to beat Mark Banham (28.72) and Grant Hammond (25.93) who were only just behind.
Simon Cook (27.33) and Kevin Cook (30.47) would have won most games but met Steve Johnson (29.83) and Phil Daldry (30.93) in top form. The Burntwood pair won in 33 darts and Simon Cook hit a 180.
Scott Lawrie (26.57), with the aid of a 180, and Marcus Smith (24.61) made it all square with a win over John Wastenage (25.86) and Paul Harrison (21.00).
Mick Chambers (20.21) lost 3 - 2 to the 180 throwing Darren Blackwood (23.80), his cause not being helped by numerous treble one's and five's.
Scott Lawrie (32.16) and Steve Johnson (33.77) produced a game worthy of being on television. Johnson took the first leg in 15 darts with a bulls-eye finish, Lawrie took the second in 14 darts and the third in 14 darts with a 100 finish, back came Johnson with a 13 dart leg and then clinched the deciding leg with a 14 darter. A truly memorable game that had 22 scores of 100 or more.
Simon Cook (24.64) beat Peter Weller (21.12) 3 - 0.
Kevin Edwards (24.81) seldom lets the team down but because of his high standards was very disappointed with his 3 - 1 defeat to Phil Daldry (25.76) who played well and kept the pressure on at all times.
Marcus Smith (25.50) somehow lost to the battling Mark Banham (21.94) 3 - 2. Smith had the satisfaction of hitting a 180.
6 - 3 down and all to play for, Adrian Genery (26.25) cruised to a 3 - 1 win over Grant Hammond (21.28).
Peter Barton (27.21) was welcomed back and boy did Harwich need him. Barton was superb as he had to fight tooth and nail to deny Paul Harrison (26.10) with a magnificent 3 - 2 win in a game that contained 23 tons or more.
Kevin Cook (23.80) had to show all his resolve as he had to come from 2 down to beat John Wastenage (21.76) 3 - 2 and grab the draw. Cook hit his customary 180 whilst Wastenage struggled to hit the winning double.
Harwich 75 tons, Burntwood 83 tons, another great match to advertise the strength of the top division of the superleague. |
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Harwich 8 Chelmsford 4 (19/02/09) |
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This was a steady team win considering Harwich were without 2 of their county stars, Jamie Robinson and Peter Barton. Chelmsford tried hard and were a greatly improved team from first time around.
Simon Cook (28.94) and Kevin Cook (26.67) were reunited and played well to beat Mel Sylvester (26.44) and Peter Cable (26.78) in the opening pairs.
Kevin Edwards (20.95) had a rare off day in the pairs but stand in partner Ben Attridge (29.53) was on fire to beat Andy Sartorious (25.00) and Alan Church (21.50).
Another pairing to be reunited were Scot Lawrie (27.39) and Marcus Smith (23.83) but they were beaten by Harry Smith (29.26) and Paul Jennings (24.72) with Chelmsford's Smith scoring a 180.
The last pairing for Harwich, Adrian Genery (22.79) and Mick Chambers (20.43) were disappointing as the lost out to Andy Kateley (21.63) and Wayne Bloomfield (22.95).
Simon Cook (26.30) was stunned by the impressive finishing of Peter Cable (25.04) and lost 3 - 2 in a close match. Cable had finishes of 107 and 98.
Mick Chambers (23.61) was slow out of the blocks against the high scoring Andy Kateley (23.06). Although Kateley had a 126 finish the majority of the time he struggled with doubles and Chambers took full advantage to win 3 - 1.
Kevin Cook (25.14) played well again to see off the challenge of Wayne Bloomfield (22.43) and win 3 - 2.
Marcus Smith (24.01) had a scrap with ex county man Harry Smith (22.38) that went down to the wire with the Harwich man hitting a 180 and coming out on top with a 3 - 2 win.
Scot Lawrie (25.51) lost the first leg to Alan Church (23.00) but hit back to win 3 - 1.
Ben Attridge (18.44) tried his hardest to repeat his doubles effort but probably tried too hard as young Daniel Bowers (23.12) took full advantage to win 3 - 0 with the aid of a 113 finish.
Kevin Edwards (26.84) was once again in cruise control as he beat Paul Jennings (22.81) 3 - 0.
Adrian Genery (24.64) was another to win easily, 3 - 0 against Andy Sartorious (19.75), hitting a 180 in the process. |
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Harwich 7 Colchester 5 (12/02/09) |
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This was yet another local rival classic which saw an incredible 15 180's hit, high finishes, Colchester storm into the lead and Harwich fight back for a precious win.
Adrian Genery (27.83) and Jamie Robinson (23.88) lost the first pairs to Dave Bokenham (26.80) and Mac Nagra (25.83) in 38 darts.
Skipper George Lord (25.72) picked himself for the first time this season due to Marcus Smith being unavailable and the late arrival of Peter Barton and with partner Kevin Cook (34.53) nearly caused an upset but missed a double and Coen Wiekamp (32.44) and Eddie Gosling (32.13) took the leg in only 31 darts. Wiekamp hit a 180 to which Cook immediately replied with a 180.
Kevin Edwards (34.16) and Simon Cook (21.17) also missed doubles to let in Bryan Willis (26.35) and Leigh Beeton (26.33) for another 38 dart leg.
Scot Lawrie (26.71) and Mick Chambers (17.14) gratefully took the last pairs in a poor match against Chris Bowring (17.67) and Dave Gwilliams (22.19).
Peter Barton (23.60) had chased back from London and just made the singles draw and fought hard to see off Dave Gwilliams (23.44) 3 - 2. Both players hit maximum 180's.
Mick Chambers (24.28) was given a rare chance to show what he could do and he was staring defeat in the eye as county B man Dave Bokenham (27.71) raced into a 2 - 0 lead with a 158 finish and legs of 19 and 15 darts and kicked off the next leg with a 180 but could not hit the winning double. Chambers took his chance with a 19 dart leg, an 18 dart leg with a bulls-eye finish and won the game with another 18 dart leg with a 130 finish.
Kevin Cook (26.05) hit another 180 as he beat county A stalwart Eddie Gosling (24.21) 3 - 1. Cook and Gosling seem to draw each other every game and the Harwich man came out on top this time.
Jamie Robinson (26.14) went into a 2 - 0 lead but then unusually for him missed doubles and let in former county A player Chris Bowring (26.84). Bowring grabbed the opportunity and won 3 - 2 hitting 2 x 180's and a 116 finish, Robinson hit 1 x 180.
Scott Lawrie (26.92) was another player to hit 2 x 180's and had to battle all the way with yet another former county B player, Dave Warner (24.96). Both players could have won but it was Lawrie who sneaked it 3 - 2.
Kevin Edwards (25.61) also hit a 180 and beat Leigh Beeton (24.92) 3 - 1 and could have had a much bigger average had he not missed several darts at a double.
Simon Cook (24.65) beat another former county player, Bryan Willis (24.45) 3 - 1. Willis finished on the bulls-eye first leg but Cook who hit a 180 finished strongly to show why he has been recalled to the county squad.
Adrian Genery (23.69) was another to have rushed back for the match, making just in time from Bournemouth, only to lose to his monday night team-mate Coen Wiekamp (28.36) 3 - 0. Wiekamp was very impressive and hit the fifteenth 180 of the night. |
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Southend 3 Harwich 9 (29/01/09) |
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Since skipper George Lord's rollicking Harwich have been playing some fantastic darts with very litte reward just lately so it was nice that the whole team clicked and came up with a 9 - 3 win over Southend and a mighty impressive team average of 27.80 for the game.
The reliable pairing of Kevin Edwards (25.89) and Peter Barton (35.67) set the ball rolling with a 33 dart leg against Terry Rose (34.33) and Mick Peel (25.87). Rose hit a 180.
Adrian Genery (24.67) and Jamie Robinson (29.47) lost to Paul Marsh (35.83) and Stephen Kiamil (19.78) in 36 darts with Marsh scoring heavily, including a 180.
Scott Lawrie (35.73) and Mick Chambers (30.33) both made a welcome return to form when beating Graeme Mills (29.47) and Mel Davies (20.33) in only 30 darts with Chambers hitting a 180.
Marcus Smith (25.50) and Simon Cook (33.88) beat Richard Watering (28.44) and Sam Ayres (22.22) in 34 darts. Watering scoring a 180.
Kevin Cook (23.87) battled against the darts but Gary Holmes (23.52) made most use of them to win 3 - 2. Holmes had a 110 finish and both players hit 180s.
Scott Lawrie (27.71) had to fight back from 1 down to Graeme Mills (24.45) to win 3 - 1. Lawrie had a 100 finish and a 180.
Simon Cook (30.06) showed why he has been recalled to the county squad with a superb display against Mel Davies (23.29). Cook won 3 - 0 with 19, 16 and 15 dart legs, hitting a 106 finish and a score of 177.
Although Jamie Robinson (24.25) is not at the top of his game scoring wise he seldom misses a finish and this proved to be the case in a 3 - 1 win over Paul Marsh (21.68).
Peter Barton (28.90) met fellow county B player Mick Peel (28.19) who was called up last month for the Essex team and at the moment Barton appears to be in cruise control as he won 3 - 0 aided by a 145 finish with Peel waiting on double top.
Marcus Smith (23.08) scored a 180 but it was not enough to help him beat Stephen Kiamil (22.79) who won 3 - 2 in a close match.
Kevin Edwards (31.31) was once again the star of the show as he came out a 3 - 0 winner over former England man Terry Rose (30.62). Edwards had a 120 finish and a 180 as Rose was unlucky not to finish two legs.
Adrian Genery (24.39) came out of the blocks sprinting but fell at the hurdle when needing a double. Luckily Richard Watering (23.05) could not take advantage and Genery who hit the eleventh 180 of the night in the first leg came out a 3 - 1 winner. |
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Harwich 5 Riverside 7 (22/01/09) |
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These two old rivals produced yet another vintage match in which the highlight was Adrian Genery's brilliant 170 finish.
Riverside won the match with a superb pairs performance, lowest average 27.05 and the best 33.67, but to Harwich's credit they fought back and could have won all 8 singles.
Simon Cook (25.67) and Marcus Smith (22.80) were left trailing by Martin Compton (26.78) and Charlie Preston (30.53) who took the opening pairs in 35 darts.
Scott Lawrie (29.76) and Kevin Cook (19.78) had a dart at a double but lost out to Barry Adlam (28.95) and Alan Collins (25.36) in 37 darts.
The usally reliable Kevin Edwards (30.87) and Peter Barton (24.67) played well but were blitzed by Phil Cox (36.07) and Robbie Caton (30.67) who finished on 120 for a 30 dart leg.
Adrian Genery (25.94) and Jamie Robinson (16.67) were left well behind by Dave Solly (28.50) and Paul Doherty (36.33) who won in 31 darts.
Marcus Smith (24.52) started the come back with a fine 3 - 1 win over county B player Paul Doherty (23.95).
Simon Cook (24.87) has struggled with his finishing recently and instead of winning 3 - 0, lost 3 - 1 to county A man Alan Collins (24.31). Cook hit 2 x 180's, missed doubles and Collins wrapped up the game with a 118 finish.
Jamie Robinson (22.43) and Phil Cox (22.76) will both be disappointed with their games, as it was Robinson came out on top 3 - 2. Robinson had a 105 finish and Cox hit 3 treble 19s, 171.
Kevin Cook (25.07) was the width of the wire from beating Martin Compton (24.42) but it was not meant to be and the Riverside man came out a 3 - 2 winner.
Peter Barton (27.33) fresh from his county B man of the match award opened with a 180 and duly beat Charlie Preston 3 - 0.
Adrian Genery (30.48) and Dave Solly (26.60) produced yet another classic as they regularly draw each other. Genery raced into a 2 - 0 lead with 17 and 15 dart legs, missed 3 darts at a double for the match to let Solly back in. Solly showed all his class coming back with 2 x 17 dart legs to make it 2 - 2. Genery then took the deciding leg in 12 darts, 140, 100, 91 and a magnificent 170 out. Genery also hit a 180 and Solly had a 177.
Scott Lawrie (28.97) was back to his best as he had to work hard for 3 - 1 win over Robbie Caton (26.52). Both players scoring a 180 and Lawrie fought back from 1 down.
Kevin Edwards (27.19) will wonder how he let this one slip away to county A stalwart Barry Adlam (29.42) in a pulsating match. Adlam won 3 - 2 hitting 16 ton pluses as Edwards who had already hit a 180 and 102 finish missed 5 darts at a double to win the game. |
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Harwich 6 Springfield 6 (16/01/09) |
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This was a superb game where both teams were happy with a hard earned point. The highlight of the night was a man of the match performance from Peter Barton who has just been added to the county squad and possibly the game of the season between Kevin Edwards and Phil Brewster.
Harwich have been struggling of late in the pairs so skipper George Lord rung the changes but it did not have the desired effect right away.
Simon Cook (16.96) and Marcus Smith (26.76) lost to Alex Tinsley (21.76) and Craig Vickers (22.18) before Adrian Genery (28.63) and Jamie Robinson (25.39) hit back with a win over Darren Peetoom (24.61) and Phil Brewster (23.89).
Scott Lawrie (23.38) and Mick Chambers (14.19) could not keep the momentum up and lost to Jimmy Noone (21.79) and Andy Burmby (22.96).
The ever reliable pairing of Kevin Edwards (29.72) and Peter Barton (26.53) made it 2 - 2 when beating George Harris (25.83) and Micky Harris (22.93).
Simon Cook (27.05) was left trailing 2 - 0 by former county star Micky Harris (25.99), but to his credit fought back scoring a 180 a narrowly missed a double to win and Harris gratefully accepted the chance.
Two former county players clashed in the next and what a game it was. Kevin Edwards (28.50) opened with a 141 finish only for Phil Brewster (28.34) to hit back with an 11 dart finish, 100, 180, 140 and out on 81 with 2 darts. Brewster took the next in 20 darts only for Edwards to come storming back 17 and 18 dart legs for a magnificent win.
Jamie Robinson (24.00), fresh from his Harlow Open win, found himself down 2 - 0 to county A man Jimmy Noone (26.72). Noone had 14 and 16 dart legs as well as 2 x 180's but Robinson never gives in and fought back for an astonishing 3 - 2 win.
Marcus Smith (24.87) met county B man Ashley Evans (27.33) in good form and the Springfield man ran away with a 3 - 0 win.
Scott Lawrie (23.50) appears to have lost his way just of late and he let county youth player Alex Tinsley (22.88) in after going 2 - 1 up. Tinsley hit a 180 and took his chance for a 3 - 2 win.
Peter Barton (28.88) at the grand old age of 49 has been picked for Essex and quickly showed the county manager all his hidden talents. Barton is a speed merchant who loves to bully his opponents at the oche but away from it he is a gentle giant and after recent illnesses he thoroughly deserves his chance. In this game he raced away with a 3 - 1 win over former county star George Harris and clinched it with a 12 dart leg.
Adrian Genery (27.83) was as rock sloid as ever as he strolled to a 3 - 0 win over Andy Burmby (22.80).
Springfield had the last word as county captain Darren Peetoom (25.47) brushed aside and out of sorts Kevin Cook (20.15) 3 - 0. |
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Harwich 9 Harlow 15 (08/01/09) |
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This was Harwich at their worst ever, not to take anything away from a more than useful Harlow side who currently sit top of the second division.
Marcus Smith lost to Ian Clarkson in the opening game 2 - 1.
Adrian Genery beat the wily Dick Foster 2 - 1 but could easily have lost 3 - 0.
Jamie Robinson won 2 - 1 against Steve Pryde.
Peter Barton was the only Harwich player to play anywhere near his true potential, but even he let a leg escape as he beat Chris Forsyth 2 - 1.
Kevin Edwards played well but lost to Damien Green 2 - 1. Green was in superb form clocking up a 27.60 average and clinching his game with a 106 finish.
Mick Chambers had no answers to the impressive Alex Hogg (26.36) who ran out a 3 - 0 winner.
Scott Lawrie was another to under achieve and was lucky to take a leg off the highly talented James Jennings.
Simon Cook knew he had to win 3 - 0 to give Harwich a chance of a play-off but had more darts at a double than he did to get down to one and opposing captain Tommy Jennings plodded down and duly accepted his chance.
Hats off to Harlow, they put Harwich under the cosh at the right times but this was a disgraceful performance from Harwich. |
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Harwich 18 Thurrock 6 (18/12/08) |
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Harwich cruised past a spirited division 2 side Thurrock to meet Harlow, currently top of the 2nd division, in the 1st round of the knockout cup in the new year.
Thurrock started with a major shock as Steve Cox (26.48) played superbly to beat Harwich's county A star Adrian Genery 2 - 1. Genery won his leg in 16 darts but Cox hit 2 x 18 dart legs.
Simon Cook has struggled since he came back from Egypt and he did well to beat Simon Barry 2 - 1. Barry hit a 180.
Kevin Edwards won 3 - 0 against the dangerous Mick McCombe and was aided by a bullseye finish in the 2nd leg.
Scott Lawrie did just enough to beat Roy Crabb 3 - 0.
Kevin Cook, back from Portugal, was a lucky 2 - 1 winner against Keith Petrie.
Mick Chambers turned in his best game of the season as he overcame Steve Girling 3 - 0 for a 27.33 average. Chambers won the match in the 2nd leg with a 160 finish, the 2nd week running a player had finished on this shot against the unlucky Girling.
Jason Warren had a rare game for Harwich but unfortunately went down 2 - 1 to the competent Jimmy Myers.
Last man, Marcus Smith, after a poor fist leg, thrived with an excellent display to beat the unlucky Micky Squelch 3 - 0. |
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Hockley 7 Harwich 5 (11/12/08) |
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Harwich look upon this as 2 points dropped to top of the table Hockley due to their poor efforts in the pairs but must take heart from the way they responded in the singles.It was always going to be a struggle with Kevin Cook and Peter Barton absent but Mick Chambers and Ben Attridge gave their all.
Jamie Robinson (21.33) and Mick Chambers (22.39) were always chasing Mark Landers (24.00) and Darryll Claydon (30.28) in the first pairs.
Scott Lawrie (22.88) and Marcus Smith (21.33) built up a commanding lead only to throw it away against Sean Walsh (22.50) and Mick Baglow (19.21).
Kevin Edwards (26.76) and Simon Cook (23.11) got Harwich on the score sheet with a win over Jimmy Allison (23.81) and Michael Wiles (22.56).
Adrian Genery (23.94) and Ben Attridge (17.22) never got out of the blocks against Johnny McFall (25.05) and Gary Phipps (27.78).
Kevin Edwards (28.85) was pushed all the way by Michael Wiles (25.10) in a superb match. Edwards came out a 3 - 2 winner and hit a 177 and a 180 in the process.
Mick Chambers (22.53) lost out to Sean Walsh (24.64) 3 - 0. Walsh had been struggling of late but hit a barrage of 140's to dent Chambers chances.
Marcus Smith (22.57) was given a chance by county A man Jimmy Allison (25.02), at 2 - 2 Allison missed his double only for Smith to wire double 10 for a 100 finish and not get another attempt. Allison had earlier hit a 180.
Ben Attridge (24.07) was out to make amends for his poor performance in the pairs but drew county A stalwart Johnny McFall (25.45). Attridge stunned McFall with a 180 and 15 dart opening leg only for McFall to hit 2 x 180's and take the next 2 legs. Back came Attridge in the next only for McFall to win the game 3 - 2 with Attridge another Harwich player to rue wiring double 10 for the game.
Scott Lawrie (27.91) was pushed close by the redoubtable Darryll Claydon (27.54). Lawrie winning 3 - 1 in a match that had 19 scores of 100 or more.
Adrian Genery (27.94) could have had a lot bigger average had he hit his doubles but still had enough ammunition to beat Mick Baglow (24.98) 3 - 1.
Simon Cook (22.78) never got to grips with former P.D.C. star Mark Landers (26.84) having had 2 weeks away in Egypt. After 2 poor legs Landers turned on the style with a 12 dart leg with a 156 finish.
Jamie Robinson (26.86) had a tough battle on his hands when he drew county A man and top of the averages last year, Gary Phipps (27.18). Robinson rose to the occasion winning 3 - 1 with the help of a 180 and a 116 finish. |
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Cressing 2 Harwich 10 (27/11/08) |
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Harwich romped to another big away win even though they feared the worst with Simon Cook and Jamie Robinson unavailable. Cressing themselves had problems with 3 players missing.
Mick Chambers (24.61) and Kevin Cook (20.71) came back well to beat Robbie Turner (24.62) and Stuart Mortimer (21.14) in the opening pairs.
Adrian Genery (28.72) found big Ben Attridge (28.47), a late call up, to his liking and they coasted to victory over Dave Saunders (20.50) and Paul Baker (17.06) with a combined average of 28.60.
Scott Lawrie (22.87) and Marcus Smith (22.62) were far from their best but still won against Al Hedman (23.71) and Mick Cain (22.81).
Once again Kevin Edwards (36.18) was on fire in the pairs and with partner Peter Barton (25.73) left Barry Gilbey (24.56) and John Mortimer (16.20) well behind with a 32 dart leg (combined average 31.28).
Marcus Smith (21.66) suffered a rare blip and struggled as he lost 3 - 1 to John Mortimer (20.78).
Kevin Cook (24.85) owed the team a win as they had to turn the bus around and go back to Harwich to pick his darts up and he did not disappoint. Cook beat T V and county caller Barry Gilbey (24.46) 3 - 1 with the aid of 2 x 180's.
Kevin Edwards (26.18) had to fight all the way to the winning line to see off Robbie Turner (25.53) 3 - 2. Edwards hit a 180 in the last leg and Turner hit a 25 going for the bull for a 161 checkout for the game and had a 106 finish.
Adrian Genery (25.47) was a comprehensive 3 - 0 winner over Dave Saunders (19.79).
Ben Attridge (22.96) thrived on being given a chance and beat county B player Stuart Mortimer (24.45) 3 - 1. Attridge hit a 180 and Mortimer had a 130 finish.
Mick Chambers (22.06) lost out 3 - 2 to Mick Cain (23.74).
Peter Barton (23.86) cruised to a 3 - 0 win over Paul Baker (18.70).
Scott Lawrie (27.56) yet again played Al Hedman (23.99) and came out on top with a 3 - 1 win that included his customary 180. |
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