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Harlow 3 Harwich 9 (24/01/08) |
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A shocking performance in the pairs was followed by probably Harwich's best ever singles performances to gain another comprehensive away win at Harlow.
Simon Cook and Kevin Cook struggled to a win over Dick Foster and Alex Grant, only for Kevin Edwards and Peter Barton to lose to the impressive James Jennings and Bill Woods.
Adrian Genery and Jeff Elliott saw off Tom Jennings and Pat Yates (31.11) only for Harlow to hit back again as Scott Lawrie and Marcus Smith (30.73) lost to Ron Yates (31.89) and Paul Willsher.
Jeff Elliott (26.37) gave Harwich the start they were looking for when beating Tom Jennings (23.15) 3 - 0. Adrian Genery (24.54) had to come from a leg down to beat Ron Yates 3 - 1. Genery hit a 180.
Peter Barton won 3 - 0 against Pat Yates. Marcus Smith (28.00) proved his liking for the pitch as he hit his best ever superleague average to beat Paul Willsher 3 - 1. Smith scored a 180 and Willsher had a 115 finish.
Simon Cook (30.31) showed his best form to England youth player James Jennings (26.00) in a cracking match which saw Cook win 3 - 1 with both players scoring a 180.
Kevin Edwards (26.37) hit a 180 as brushed aside Bill Woods 3 - 0 and Scott Lawrie (26.37) did like-wise to Alex Grant, scoring a 180 and winning 3 - 0.
Harlow had the last word as George Lord lost to Dick Foster 3 - 0 in a poor game. |
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Harwich 9 Dunmow 3 (17/01/08) |
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Although not at their best Harwich still proved be to strong for Dunmow and consolidated their 3rd position in the league table.
Scott Lawrie (33.89) and Marcus Smith (26.07) were back to form with a 33 dart win over Paul Hurley and Al Dewar. Simon Cook and Kevin Cook (27.05) made it 2 - 0 beating Tony Hird (30.14) and Paul Thomas. Hird scoring the only 180 of the night.
Harwich suffered a setback when the reliable Kevin Edwards (27.29) and Peter Barton lost to Ritchie Edhouse and Trevor Bright. Adrian Genery (32.78) and Jeff Elliott quickly hit back with a 35 dart leg when they beat Dave Saker and Mark Sainsbury.
Scott Lawrie (23.01) still firing on only 3 cylinders beat Paul Thomas 3 - 1 in the first singles. Marcus Smith (24.49) had a good game as he finished his match with a 113 out shot to beat Trevor Bright 3 - 1.
Kevin Cook was beaten by the highly experienced Dave Saker (23.86) 3 - 0. Simon Cook was well below his best but still beat Al Dewar 3 - 0.
Jeff Elliott (24.24) had a great match, finishing well including a 110 game shot, to overcome Mark Sainsbury 3 - 1. Kevin Edwards (24.24) tried out some new darts which scored well, including a 171 (3 x treble 19), and gradually got better with finishing as he beat Phil Barrett 3 - 0.
With the late withdrawal of Peter Barton, George Lord filled in but could not maintain his winning streak, losing 3 - 1 to Ritchie Edhouse (23.48) who had a 126 finish in the last leg.
Adrian Genery (27.08) had to fight all the way to see off the challenge of a spirited Tony Hird (24.89) in the best game of the night. |
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Walton 1 Harwich 11 (10/01/08) |
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Harwich overcame local rivals Walton in difficult conditions and a noisy atmosphere to record another convincing win.
Adrian Genery and Jeff Elliott won the first pairs against Matt Baldwin and Adam Lamb and this was followed with another win from Kevin Edwards (28.86) and Peter Barton over Reece Hutchison and John Carey.
Skipper George Lord (30.88) made the decision to play himself for once and was rewarded with a fine win with partner Simon Cook (26.44) beating Dave Tottman and Daniel Parker in only 35 darts.
The last pairs saw Walton take their only win of the night as Scott Lawrie and Marcus failed to get going and lost to John Palmer and Rob Emery.
Peter Barton staged a tremendous fight-back to come from 2 - 0 down to overcome Dave Tottman who had a 115 finish but seemed to lose his way as Barton took his chances.
Scott Lawrie struggled with the pitch all night but managed to beat John Carey who does not normally play, 3 - 0.
Jeff Elliott (23.20) turned a steady game to beat Rob Emery 3 - 1 and Marcus Smith did like-wise when beating Adam Lamb 3 - 0.
George Lord (23.84) was in control while he had the start but struggled when he did'nt, hence a 3 - 2 win over Daniel Parker with winning legs of 16, 18 and 18 darts.
Adrian Genery (26.84) had a 100 finish in an easy 3 - 0 win over Matt Baldwin. Simon Cook (24.24) also recorded a 3 - 0 win against John Palmer (23.63).
Kevin Edwards (27.34) lost the first leg to Reece Hutchison before sweeping to a 3 - 1 win aided by some heavy scoring. |
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Harwich 11 Colchester Town 1 (20/12/07) |
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Harwich started the second half of the season with a bang as they trounced local rivals Colchester Town and stay in 3rd place in the league table going into the xmas break.
Adrian Genery and Mick Chambers beat ex Harwich players Jamie Robinson and Andy Burmby in the opening pairs. Scott Lawrie (29.35) and the recalled Marcus Smith (33.47) beat Coen Wiekamp and Paul Copeland in the next in only 32 darts.
Simon Cook and Kevin Cook (26.50) made it 3 - 0 beating Mark Woodger and Mark Gregory, Simon Cook finishing on 112. The clean sweep was complete when Kevin Edwards and Peter Barton beat Lee Woods (29.29) and Darren Britton. Woods scoring a 180.
A rejuvenated Marcus Smith (25.47) beat Mark Woodger (23.16) 3 - 0, scoring a 180 in the process. Peter Barton scored heavily to beat Andy Burmby 3 - 0.
Simon Cook (28.77) continually draws tough games and this was to be no exception as he had to overcome Jamie Robinson (27.76) 3 - 2 in a cracking game. Robinson hitting 2 x 180's.
Adrian Genery (25.56) beat Paul McDermott 3 - 1, scoring heavily but struggling to hit doubles. Kevin Edwards scored a 180 in his 3 - 0 defeat of Darren Britton. Scott Lawrie was well below the high standard that he has set himself but still came through to overcome Mark Gregory 3 - 1.
Mick Chambers (24.24) scored a 180 on the way to a 3 - 0 win over Lee Woods.
With Harwich 11 - 0 up the last game started off with a bang as Kevin Cook (25.71) opened 180, 180, but then failed to finish as opponent Coen Wiekamp (32.67) finished in 15 darts, scoring a 180 as well. Wiekamp then took the next 2 legs in 17 and 14 darts. |
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Cressing 3 Harwich 9 (13/12/07) |
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Harwich put in a much better performance after the disappointment of the previous week to overcome a strong Cressing side.
Simon Cook (35.10) was once again immence as he carried partner Kevin Cook to victory over Mick Cain (29.06) and John Mortimer.
Kevin Edwards (26.89) and Peter Barton (28.78) were back together and brushed aside Stuart Mortimer and Barry Gilbey with Barton hitting a 128 finish.
Adrian Genery (31.39) and Mick Chambers (29.07) were in top form to dispose of Tim Franklin (27.53) and Bob Lang (28.13) in 33 darts.
Scott Lawrie (28.06) and Jeff Elliott lost to Al Hedman (28.58) and Steve Prow in the last pairs with Hedman scoring a 180.
The singles opened with a bang as first Scott Lawrie (26.48) opened with a 180 only to be followed by Al Hedman (23.93) scoring a 180. Lawrie scored another 180 in leg three and a 104 finish in leg four and had to show a strong fighting spirit to come from 2 - 0 down to finally edge past the former British Open Champion.
Kevin Edwards (28.36) hit a 180 and showed a big improvement on his recent form to see off the challenge of Bob Lang (26.06) with a 3 - 0 win.
Mick Chambers had a 111 finish in his 3 - 1 win over Stuart Mortimer. Simon Cook (23.03) lost 3 - 1 to former team-mate Tim Franklin (25.64).
Adrian Genery (26.81) gained revenge over Steve Prow (25.75) with a 3 - 1 win. Prow who scored a 180 had beaten Genery recently in a local open competition.
Kevin Cook ground out a hard fought 3 - 2 win over TV and County caller Barry Gilbey. Jeff Elliott lost 3 - 0 to John Mortimer despite hitting a 180.
Finally Peter Barton (24.90) as usual set off at a blistering pace and saw off Mick Cain (24.89) 3 - 1 with the aid of a 136 finish in the first leg. |
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Chelmsford 6 Harwich 6 (06/12/07) |
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A woeful performance cost Harwich dear as they stay in third place but begin to drop off the pace.
Kevin Edwards (27.62) and Kevin Cook lost out to Martin Compton (28.09) and Alan Church in the first pairs. Despite opening with a 180, Simon Cook (34.61) and Jason Warren lost to Andy Kateley (29.17) and Mel Sylvester (29.75) in 34 darts.
Scott Lawrie, who also opened with a 180, and partner Jeff Elliott finally hit a double to see off Jason Walsh and Vince Walsh. Adrian Genery (30.00) and Mick Chambers (25.61) made it 2 - 2 beating Matt Garrett and Harry Smith (29.67).
Marcus Smith made his usual confident start, going into a 2 - 0 lead, only to let Martin Compton (24.55) back in to win the next three legs. Mick Chambers scored heavily to dispose of Harry Smith 3 - 1. Tommy Armstrong did like-wise but failed to hit doubles and lost 3 - 1 to Mel Sylvester.
Kevin Edwards (23.30) had to fight to the very end to overcome a spirited Vince Walsh and win 3 - 2. Peter Barton (25.70) had a superb match with Andy Kateley (27.24), finally losing 3 - 2.
Adrian Genery (27.83) was as solid as ever winning 3 - 0 against Matt Garrett (23.30). Scott Lawrie (26.84) also had a 3 - 0 win over Matty Doe.
The last game of the night was possibly the best, certainly for entertainment, as first Charlie Preston (25.41) went 1 - 0 up, then Simon Cook (26.89) hit back to go 2 - 1 up, with the aid of a 12 dart leg that included a 121 finish, only for Preston to come back and secure a draw for Chelmsford. Preston scored a 180 in the last leg and Cook wired the bulls-eye going for a 167 finish to win it. |
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Basildon 4 Harwich 8 (29/11/07) |
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Harwich chalked up another win over lowly Basildon with a display of sometimes worthy of TV and of other times very mediocre darts.
Adrian Genery (34.94) and Mick Chambers won the first pairs against Mike Geison and Brian Dimmock in 34 darts, Genery in great form scoring a 180.
Kevin Edwards and Peter Barton were slow into their stride and paid the price losing to Carl Smith and Keith Ridgway despite hitting 5 consecutive ton pluses at the end. Ridgway hit a 177 in the leg.
Simon Cook (37.78) and Jason Warren beat Dave O'Meara and Tommy Butler in 34 darts with Cook going to the oche 6 times scoring 5 tons and then a 180.
Scott Lawrie and Jeff Elliott struggled to finish but eventually overcame Andy Reynolds and Les Atkins.
Kevin Edwards was never at ease with the pitch but still managed to beat Tommy Butler 3 - 0.
Simon Cook (25.67) survived a first leg set-back when Andy Reynolds (24.29) shot out on 160 to win 3 - 1.
Marcus Smith cruised into a 2 - 0 lead, including a 121 finish, only to be pegged back by the 180 throwing Les Atkins and lose 3 - 2.
With Kevin Cook missing through illness young Tommy Armstrong (24.64) took his chance to impress by beating former London County player Mike Geison 3 - 0.
Scott Lawrie (31.11) can do no wrong on the Basildon pitch as he followed up last years 30 plus average with another one against Dave O'Meara (26.58). Lawrie hit 2 x 180's and O'Meara played his part in a very good game.
Peter Barton was another struggle to come to terms with the pitch but eventually came through to beat Brian Dimmock 3 - 2.
Mick Chambers (27.53) opened with a 14 dart leg but then lost the next 3 to Keith Ridgway (23.93) with both players scoring 180's.
Adrian Genery (24.89) started with legs of 14 and 18 darts and duly fell asleep to let Carl Smith (25.57) in for a 3 - 2 win. |
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Harwich 6 Hockley 6 (23/11/07) |
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Harwich became the first team this season to take a point off top of the table Hockley who contain no fewer than 8 county players.
Harwich stunned the leaders by racing into a 3 - 0 win, Kevin Edwards (31.39) and Peter Barton (25.65) leading the way with a win over Shaun Walsh (34.33) and Darryll Claydon.
Scott Lawrie (39.59) was simply awesome as he and partner Marcus Smith left Jimmy Allison and Michael Wiles well behind. Lawrie scored 2 x 140's and a 180.
Adrian Genery (26.89) and Mick Chambers (27.22) beat John McFall and Gary Phipps (27.00) in a close game. Hockley gained their first win as Simon Cook (27.10) and an out of sorts Kevin Cook lost to Mark Landers and Paul Marsh. Simon Cook scored a 180.
Peter Barton lost 3 - 2 to Paul Marsh after being 2 - 1 up. Adrian Genery (29.46) had to dig deep to overcome fellow county A player John McFall (25.57) 3 - 2 after being 2 - 1 down. Genery scored a 180 and won the last two legs in 13 and 14 darts.
Mick Chambers lost to Michael Wiles (26.90) 3 - 1, Wiles winning the last leg in 13 darts. Marcus Smith (23.78) lost to Darryll Claydon (23.42) by the same scoreline as he missed doubles and Claydon accepted his. Smith scored a 180.
Kevin Edwards (26.67) beat Jimmy Allison (26.46) 3 - 1 in a tense affair. Both players scoring 180. Simon Cook (27.93) lost to top of the averages and unbeaten Gary Phipps (28.04) 3 - 1 in a cracking game. Cook scored a 180 and missed doubles in the last two legs to win.
Scott Lawrie (25.47) clebrated his call up to the couty A squad by beating fellow county A player Shaun Walsh (24.16) 3 - 0.
Kevin Cook took the first leg of the last game but could not maintain the pressure as former PDC star Mark Landers (27.04) cruised home 3 - 1 scoring a 180 on the way. |
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Thameside 9 Harwich 3 (15/11/07) |
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Harwich suffered their first defeat of the season away to champions Thameside.
The match had began so well for Harwich with Adrian Genery (35.07) and Mick Chambers (36.54) equalling the fastest leg in the superleague, beating Dave Solly and Ben Adams in only 28 darts for a combined average of 35.75.
Simon Cook and Kevin Cook lost the next to Alan Collins and Steve Johnson.
Kevin Edwards (28.89) and Peter Barton (30.33) lost to Terry Rose (30.88) and Paul Doherty (29.67) in great game. Edwards missing the bulls-eye by the width of the wire only to Rose hit the bull-eye next pitch.
Scott Lawrie (31.11) and Jeff Elliott were made to rue missed darts at a double as Barry Adlam and Phil Cox (29.28) took their chance. Lawrie scoring a 180 as did Cox.
Missed doubles cost Kevin Edwards (26.23) dear as Ben Adams (25.48) took his chances to win 3 - 2.
Mick Chambers (23.52) spurned several oppotunities to beat Alan Collins (24.02) before losing 3 - 1.
Adrian Genery (24.09) lost to his old adversary Dave Solly (26.39) 3 - 1. Solly scoring 2 x 180's and Genery scoring a 180 and a 102 finish.
Kevin Cook battled but eventually went down 3 - 2 to Phil Cox (23.82). Jeff Elliott lost 3 - 0 to Essex stalwart Barry Adlam (28.36).
Peter Barton (23.29) lost 3 - 2 to Paul Doherty (23.97) in a game could have gone either way. Doherty scoring a 180.
Scott Lawrie (27.12) restored some pride back into the Harwich team as he beat Terry Rose (26.47) 3 - 2. Lawrie had a 121 finish and another 180.
Simon Cook (23.41) did like-wise and beat Steve Johnson (25.27) 3 - 2.
So Harwich started well and finished well but can forget about the bit in the middle. |
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Harwich 8 Burntwood 4 (08/11/07) |
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Harwich had to settle for an 8 - 4 victory over a battling Burntwood side to continue to put pressure on the top two in the table.
Scott Lawrie and Marcus Smith lost the first pairs to Paul Harrison and Grant Hammond. Adrian Genery and Mick Chambers (26.83) were in trouble until Genery produced a 118 finish with Manny Barragan (29.89) and Roy Crabb waiting on a double.
Simon Cook (27.52) and Kevin Cook won the next game beating John Wastenage and Phil Daldry and the lead was extended as Kevin Edwards (30.44) and Peter Barton (25.17) beat Darren Blackwood and Mark Banham in 36 darts.
Marcus Smith exploded out of the traps with an opening 12 dart leg that included a 136 finish but then went to sleep before winning 3 - 0 against Paul Sedge.
Mick Chambers beat Roy Crabb 3 - 0 in a dour game. Simon Cook (24.36) lost 3 - 1 to the impressive Manny Barragan (24.39). Barragan scoring a 180 in the leg he lost.
Adrian Genery (25.30) beat Darren Blackwood 3 - 1 with Blackwood scoring a 180. Peter Barton (24.03) fought back well to finally overcome Phil Daldry (24.29) 3 - 2 in a game that could have gone either way.
Kevin Edwards (25.05) beat Mark Banham 3 - 0, scoring a 180 in the last leg. Scott Lawrie (29.74) raced into a 2 - 0 lead with 12 and 14 dart legs only to be stunned by a superb fight-back from Paul Harrison (27.86) who won the game with 16, 21 and 16 dart legs. Lawrie had a 136 finish and 3 x 180's as he suffered his first defeat of the season.
Kevin Cook (24.58) scored a 180 but lost the last game to John Wastenage (25.38) 3 - 1. |
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