Top trip sees Bears win fourth game on the bounce

■ DARTS: Warwickshire County Darts Organisation’s latest fixture in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships was an away game against Essex which saw them return with a tremendous 20-16 victory to make it four consecutive wins.

The ladies ‘B’ side suffered a 4-2 defeat on Saturday with Tammy

Montgomery their lady of the match.

The men’s ‘B’ side fought back from 3-0 down to register a tremendous 8-4 victory with their top player being Gareth Braham.

There was a better outcome for Sunday’s ladies as they finished all square at three each with opener Natalie Gilbert their lady of the match.

Rounding off the overall win with a 7-5 result were the men’s ‘A’ team whose Steve Hine was in top form as he accounted for Ben Adams with a 4-2 result. The win sees Warwickshire stay third place in the table – three points behind Lancashire.

■ TABLE TENNIS: Nigel Payne produced a treble for Henley when they were entertained by Blazing Paddles in the Stratford League, although Nello Mauri took him the distance.

Mauri and Will Chan both gained braces for Paddles, as they won 6-4 in battling style. Snitterfield came away from Colebridge Bulldogs with an 8-2 victory.

The Stratford B trio of Richard Grover, Michael Kleoin and debutant Duncan Arrandale inflicted the whitewash over Veterans.

These matches conclude the first stage of the 2019/20 competition. The league now splits into two sections, with unbeaten Shottery A currently top of Division One.