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James Richardson will donate to war heroes if the Vindaloo lover topples Alan Norris in PDC World Darts Championship

Northants bricklayer James Richardson hopes his hot form at the Ally Pally can tikka box for a military charity

CURRY lover James Richardson hopes his hot form can tikka box for war heroes.

The Northants bricklayer is back in the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship six years after his famous win there over Raymond van Barneveld.

James Richardson shows he loves curries as much as darts as he meets staff at the takeaway in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
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James Richardson shows he loves curries as much as darts as he meets staff at the takeaway in Higham Ferrers, NorthamptonshireCredit: Caz Richardson

Richardson, who walks out to the 1998 football chant Vindaloo by Fat Les, celebrated his opening-round win over Kim Huybrechts with an Indian in Rushden.

And yesterday he prepared for today’s last-32 match against Alan Norris with a turkey curry at home.

Richardson, 43, said: “I love a good curry.

“My wife has told me to cut down on them, so I am just having one every two weeks now.

James Richardson hopes his form against Alan Norris will be as hot as his taste in Indian food
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First-round winner James Richardson aims to make his form against Alan Norris as hot as his taste in Indian foodCredit: Lawrence Lustig
James Richardson hopes to dish out a beating to Alan Norris in the PDC last-32
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James Richardson hopes to dish out a beating to Alan Norris in the PDC last-32Credit: Caz Richardson

“Before that, I was having them more regularly. They help fire me up.”

Richardson, whose son Joshua is the 2016 BDO world youth champion, plans to donate a proportion of his winnings to a military charity.

He has so far earned £18,500 for reaching the second round but would get a minimum of £27,000 for victory today.

Around his neck is a picture of Royal Marine corporal Marc Birch, who died in December 2008 aged 26 as a result of a suicide bomber in Helmand province.

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Richardson said: “I am a patron of the Darts for Heroes charity.

“For the past four or five years I have known Geraldine, the mum of Marc. I know he touched the lives of many people around the Northampton area.

“I will dedicate all my wins to the families and all the people in the armed forces. Marc is giving me inspiration. I will put some money into the charity.”

James Richardson is a huge fan of curries and hopes to celebrate again
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James Richardson is a huge fan of curries and hopes to celebrate againCredit: Caz Richardson
Bricklayer James Richardson hopes a place in the last 16 is on the menu
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Bricklayer James Richardson hopes a place in the last 16 is on the menuCredit: Caz Richardson
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ORDER OF PLAY:

AFTERNOON SESSION: Second round: Simon Whitlock v Darren Webster; Alan Norris v James Richardson; Kevin Munch v Toni Alcinas.

EVENING SESSION: Peter Wright v Jamie Lewis. Third round: Vincent van der Voort v Raymond van Barneveld; Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price.

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