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INDIVIDUAL DARTS LEAGUE
Latest
reports from the 2005-2006 season in the
Boston Friday Night Individual Darts League are:
Reports for matches played Friday September 30
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Target Premier Division Mick Ray produced an excellent performance in the latest
programme of action. He hit some red-hot form to smash Dave Hasnip 4-0 in a Target
Premier Division encounter. Mick began with a 16 dart leg which included a
180 — not a bad start! But it got better as the match progressed. Leg two
swiftly followed and scores of 140, 100, 123, 46 and 92 (checkout) put him
2-0 up in just 14 darts. Dave was not playing badly but he could not live
with Mick’s consistently high scoring. The pace slackened slightly in leg
three and Dave had a shot at 87 to salvage a leg but he missed and Mick hit a
78 finish in 21 darts to go into a 3-0 lead. The game was wrapped up with
another 14-dart leg which included yet another 180, as he recorded a 30.83
average. Kev Lenton went into action equipped with yet another
new set of darts — these bought only moments before he faced Jamie Robson.
And he came away from the oche delighted with his performance. Jamie is flying high in the table this
year but Kev sprang a surprise. He led 1-0 with a 21-dart leg. And a
brilliant 150 checkout in leg two put Kev in control at 2-0 up. Things got
worse for Jamie when he slipped 3-0 down. But he did gain consolation in leg
four as he eventually found a double to avoid the white wash. There looked to
be a confidence boost for Jamie and had his 104 checkout gone in he would
have been right back in the match at 3-2. Sadly he missed and Kev gleefully
checked out on 54 to gain a 4-1 win. Trev Day always starts his matches well and this was the
case when he faced Ady Parker as he took the opening leg to lead 1-0. But
doubles went astray after that and although Ady also failed to check out
straight away, he always looked more capable. And so it proved as he ran out
a 4-1 winner. Steve Davis continues to struggle this term and although
he took his match to 1-1 at one point with Dave Hasnip, he never looked
comfortable. The tide swung Dave’s way in leg three when needing 187. A score
of 177 was swiftly followed by double five first dart to make it 2-1. He went
on to win 4-1 and ensure Steve remains rooted to the bottom of the
table. It turned out to be a great night for Mick Ray. In a
re-arranged fixture against Bob Mountain, Mick picked up yet another 180 and
maximum points in a 4-1 win over Bob — this time only one 19-dart leg was the
highlight as Bob failed to take his chances at the double. The final game in the division was between Ady Parker
and Jamie Robson. A scrappy first leg went Jamie’s way and a 97 checkout put
him into a 2-0 lead, although both players scored at times it was Jamie who
hit the all important doubles and he went on to run out a 4-0 winner to shoot
up the table into second place. Lincs Racing Division Two Richard Pearson continues to lead the way in this
division. Another impressive performance made it eight wins on the bounce —
just like Chelsea! He faced Paul Storr and a 20-dart leg put Richard 1-0 up.
Paul hit back to tie the match at 1-1
but better scoring and finishing meant that Richard went on to take the game
at 3-1. His nearest rival, Mick Flynn, suffered his first defeat
to date as a resurgent Harry Lee gained the first of two victories on the
night. Harry scored well and took all his chances as he beat Mick 3-0. Harry turned in another impressive
performance later in the evening when a 180 and a 22.77 average proved far
too good for opponent Mick Vinters. This allowed Harry to hit legs of 30, 15,
and 21 darts to gain his second 3-0
win if the evening. Mick Parker and Andy Skipworth battled out a five-leg
encounter. Despite Andy coming back from 2-1 down to tie it up at 2-2, Mick
held on to snatch a 3-2 victory. Derek Johnson was another player in-form on the night.
He began with a 3-1 win over Jon Paul Carney and followed it up with a hard
fought 3-2 win over Andy Skipworth. The final game in the division saw Rick Woods miss the
opportunity to climb up the table as he went down 3-0 to Mick Vinter — Rick
continuing to suffer “double trouble” resulting in his lowly position in the
table. John Smith’s
Division Three
Here Pete Johnson still sees himself at the top of the
table after a good 3-0 win over Keith Dack. The result meant that Keith lost
his 100 percent start to his
campaign! George Harness shot up to second in the table, joining
Peter on 18 points after he gained a 3-0 win over Terry Shepherd and a 3-0
victory over Don Holmes — making a great night for the senior citizen! Emma Grant now has the upper hand in her household as
she inflicted a 2-1 defeat on hubby Matt. The shock upset Matt’s game so much
that he also went down 2-1 to Keith Dack. After two poor legs, it was decided
on “mad-house.” Keith then hit a 107 checkout in the decider to compound
Matt’s misery. Rob Birtwhistle was fortunate to find himself 2-0 up
against Christine Holmes as the latter failed to take her chances. But an 85
checkout in the third leg gave Rob a flattering 3-0 victory. An all-lady clash followed as Angie Upsall and Emma
Grant toed the oche and it was the latter that came away with another 2-1
victory to shoot up the table as the highest placed female competitor. Ady Blackham put last week’s defeat behind him as he
gained a 3-0 victory over Don Holmes. It rounded off a lacklustre night for Don. Angie Upsall bounced back quickly to winning ways at the
expense of high flying Richard Atwell, Angie hitting a 54 checkout in the
deciding leg to record a shock 2-1 win.
The final game of the night saw Carla Slade apply the
pressure to Chris Ray. The latter was relieved to escape with a 3-0 win as
the doubles went in his favour. |
Reports for matches played Friday September 23
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Target Premier Division Chris Royal’s unbeaten run in the Boston Individual
Friday Darts League has come to an end. After winning five Target Premier
Division matches in a row, Martyn Palmer proved one obstacle too many. Martyn
(not yet at his best this year) gained a 4-0 win with legs of 23, 16, 21 and
21 darts to win with a 24.74 average. Ady Parker, equipped with new darts, produced the
division’s best performance on the night against a difficult opponent in Kev
Lenton. Ady was just too good as he fired in legs of 19 and 21 darts to lead
2-1. He quickly put the game beyond Kev with 16 and 18 darts to wrap up a 4-0
win, hitting a 27.08 average. Trev Day looked to cause an upset when he fought back in
the opening leg of his game with Jamie Robson. Trev was miles adrift until a
180 and a 122 checkout on the bull put him unexpectedly 1-0 up in 18 darts.
Jamie drew level at 1-1 in 17 darts but a scrappy third leg followed that
eventually went Jamie’s way on double one in 31 darts. Normal service was
resumed after that as Jamie hit 20 and 21 dart legs for victory by 4-1 with a
23.32 average. Tony Hillyard scored well against Graham Sharp with the
latter trying his best to match Tony. But they were miles apart when it came
to finishing as Tony was clinical, hence the 4-0 scoreline with a 24.74
average. Simon Trigg shot into a 2-0 lead against Debra Royal.
with Deb slow off the forecourt, she made it 2-1 to get back into the match
only to watch Simon extend his lead again to 3-1. But double one was just too elusive in leg five as he
looked to kill the game off. It allowed Deb to stage a comeback, a 74
checkout to make it 3-3 before she hit an 83 checkout on the bull to grab a
4-3 victory from a bemused Simon. Lincs Racing Division Two In this division, Richard Pearson continues to lead the
way as he chalked up win number seven on the trot. Even a pacy Rob Scrupps
failed to throw him off track. It looked possible after Rob made it 1-1 with
a 94 checkout, but it was not to be as Richard went on to win 3-1. He is now hotly pursued by Mick Flynn, who is also unbeaten. His latest was a 3-0 win over Shane Wilcock with a 20.13 average. This was just too good and keeps him second, just ahead of Damien Hatfield who is also six games unbeaten. Damien had to work hard to overcome Rick Woods who almost felled Damien, only to lose 3-2. Another five-legger followed when Jon Paul Carney and Scott Lea clashed. Scott hit an 80 checkout to lead 2-1 but when the chequered flag came out, Jon Paul had won 3-2. Shane Wilcock had a miserable night. After losing
earlier 3-0, he suffered another white-wash, this time to Derek Johnson who
hit a 21.16 average (the division’s best) and once again was too good for
Shane. You rarely play two games the same and so it proved when Mick Parker
mugged Derek 3-2 with a double one finish. It looked as if Mick was trying to
bust to go back to double 10 but it failed and Mick gleefully accepted the
win next throw. Kevin Dickinson moved into the top four when he stopped
JP Carney from a win double, Kev winning 3-1 with a 17.76 average. The final game saw Andy Skipworth hit a 96 checkout and
a 17.04 average to beat Peter Pedro Silva 3-1 leaving Pedro to ponder how he
had lost with an 18-15 average. John Smith’s
Division Three
Here, George Harness rolled back the years to produce a
great leg of darts in his game with Diane Jenkins. George hit 83, 100, 117,
73 and 114 in an attempted 128 checkout to leave 14, which he hit next time
for a 2-0 lead. To Diane’s credit, she should have gained a consolation leg
but nine proved elusive allowing George to hit double one for a 3-0 win. Emma Grant has so far managed to stay off the bottom
this year. But after heavy defeats to Rob Birtwhistle and Richard Atwell both
3-0, she could soon be back in last year’s position. One lady who is flying high is Carla Slade. After a
shaky start she fought back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Ady Blackham.
Pete Johnson remains at the top despite losing his first game of the season.
Matty Grant beat Pete 2-1 and but for that three point deduction he would not
be at the wrong end of the table. The final game saw Suzy Watson beat Christine Holmes
2-1. After Suzy held a 2-0 lead Chris gained consolation, taking the last leg. Note: Mark Mitchell has withdrawn. All points have been
deducted, leaving a bye in Division Three. |
Reports for matches played Friday September 16
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Target Premier Division Chris
Royal maintained a 100 percent success record in the Target Premier division.
His latest success was by a 4-1
margin over Kev Lenton. The win keeps him in second place. Jamie Robson was in steady form — and had to be against
Simon Trigg. A tight contest saw Jamie check out well to run off with a 4-2
Target Premier Division win. Dave Hasnip and Deb Royal had a good match. It
went all the way before Dave took the spoils in a 3-2 win. Jamie Robson was back to the oche up against Martyn
Palmer. In a close game Jamie was the more consistent and pipped Martyn 4-3
to make it a win brace. Debra Royal returned to the action up against Bob
Mountain, Deb was checking out well and wrapped up a 4-2 win. Trev Day then
took on Tony Hillyard in another seven legger which Trev took 4-3. League leader Shane Parker was next into action against
Bob Mountain. Both Bob and Shane were not at their best but Shane found the
double to eke out a valuable 4-3 win to stay top. The last game of the night was the best as Tony Hillyard
took on Ady Parker. Both scored heavily at times but Tony was just the better
at checking out well to win 4-2. And Tony hit the night’s best average 24.49
to Ady’s 23.81. The top finish was 110, hit by J Robson and B Mountain.
Scores of 180s came from C Royal, D Royal, T Hillyard and B Mountain. Lincs Racing Division Two In Lincs Racing Division Two, Richard Pearson moved to
top slot, with six wins out of six. He took on Mick Parker and checked out
well to win 3-1. He also hit the night’s top average of 22.90 to Mick’s
19.45. Mick Flynn is second but did not play. Damian Hatfield moved level with Mick as he picked up a
good 3-2 win over Scott Lea. Earlier Scott had played Paul Storr. Paul was
the steadier of the two and collected a 3-0 win to go fourth. Kev Dickinson
made it four wins on the bounce. He took on Rob Scrupps and picked up a good
3-0 win. Redvers Dickinson went up to sixth after beating Dick Taylor 3-1 in a close match. Pete Silva picked up his third victory, but had to
battle hard against Shane Wilcock who almost collected his first win. Pete
held in the last leg to take a 3-2 decision. Derek Johnson was pushed all the
way by battling Rob Scrupps. But Derek was just the more consistent and
checked out well to eventually win 3-2. The highest finish of the night was
107 by Paul Storr. John Smith’s Division Three In John Smith’s Division Three, Ady Blackham made it
three wins on the trot and starts to move up the table. He took on Diane
Jenkins. Ady took the opener as Diane missed double 16. Ady made it 2-0 with
Diane waiting to pounce. Diane’s consistent pressure paid off in the last
leg, checking out on 20 but Ady won 2-1. George Harness had to work hard to beat battling Carla
Slade 2-1. Suzy Watson and Emma Grant had a close battle, Suzy just edging it
in the last leg to win 2-1. The ladies are really all battling hard and
making the men sweat. Richard Atwell felt the heat but still kept his cool to
just win 2-1. Dennis Turner picked up a 3-0 walkover against Matt
Grant. Pete Johnson kept his roll going, picking up two wins on the night and
is still unbeaten. He first played Bob Birtwhistle, Pete holding on well at
the finish to win 3-0. He later took on Chris Holmes. Pete took the opening
leg quite convincingly but Chris battled back well and could have taken the
match but Pete held to win 3-0. Keith Dack remains the only other player with a 100
percent record. He made it four wins after a consistent game against Don
Holmes. Don took the second leg but Keith took the last for a 2-1 success. The last game of the night saw Dennis Turner take on Bob
Birtwhistle. This was really close but Dennis picked off the doubles to win
3-0 and move up to second place. Dennis hit the night’s top average of 15.49
and the night’s top finish of 78. |
Reports for matches played Friday September 9
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Target Premier Division Shane Parker moved to the head of affairs in the top
section of the Friday Night Individual Darts League in Boston. He picked up a
great Target Premier Division win over rival challenger Mick Ray. Shane was
in cracking form with three 17-dart legs on his way to a 4-1 win (average
27.01). Graham Sharp and Trev Day had a left-hander’s battle. It
was a scrappy, inconsistent game but a 16-darter for Graham helped him to his
first win of 4-2. Jamie Robson got his season under way with a good 4-2 win
over Tony Hillyard in a tight match. A 90 checkout edged Jamie over the line. Simon Trigg picked up his first win. Simon was overall
more consistent against Steve Davis and ran out a 4-1 winner. Ady Parker was
in steady form against Martyn Palmer and checked out very well to see off a
stunned rival 4-0.Top average of the night was 27.01 by S Parker. Scores of
180 came from G Sharp and S Parker. Lincs Racing Division Two In Lincs Racing Division Two, Mick Flynn is the new
leader. He took on Andy Skipworth. A nip and tuck game went all the way to
the last leg which Mick took to win 3-2. Also unbeaten and in second is
Richard Pearson. He had a tough battle with Dick Taylor, a match which also
went the distance, Richard holding on to win 3-2. Damian Hatfield also keeps his unbeaten run going after
just seeing off Shane Wilcock 3-2. Redvers Dickinson moved up the table after
picking up a good 3-1 win over Paul Storr. Kev Dickinson made it three wins
out of three, as he took on Mick Parker in a tight match, Kev checking out
well to win 3-1. Mick Vinters picked up his first win of the season. He
played J P Carney and has the more consistent and took the match 3-1. Rob
Scrupps picked up a good 3-2 win over Scott Lea.Derek Johnson was back into
action and returned to winning ways in a great match against Harry Lee. The
lead swung both ways but it was Derek who held on in the last leg for a 3-2
win. Dick Taylor then took on Mick Vinters. Dick played steady and checked
out well to notch up his first win 3-0. Harry Lee and J P Carney both returned to the oche for
their battle. But Harry showed his consistency and soon wrapped up a 3-0 win.
The highest average of the night came from Harry Lee on 23.40. The night’s
highest finish came from Redvers Dickinson on 96. John Smith’s Division Three In John Smith’s Divsion Three, Emma Grant and Terry
Shepherd opened the night’s play. Both had shots at the doubles but Terry got
the winning ones to take a 2-1 victory. It wasn’t quite elementary in the “battle of the
Holmeses” as Chris took on Don. Chris took the opener and missed the chance
to lead 2-0. Don remained calm and levelled it, setting up a tense last leg.
Both had several shots at the doubles, but finally Don held on for a 2-1 win.
Chris Ray and Dennis Turner were next up. Chris took the opener only to see
Dennis hit back straight away to level. The last leg was close, but Chris held
on at the end to take a 2-1 win. Pete Johnson received a walkover 3-0 as Mark Mitchell
failed to turn up and never cancelled. Mark also is deducted three points.
Matt Grant moved up to eighth after making it a hat-trick of wins as he beat
Angie Upsall 3-1. Pete Johnson was back in action this time against Dennis
Turner. It was a close match but Pete checked out well to win 3-0 and move to
the top of the league. Ady Blackham picked up his second win with a 2-1 result
over Richard Atwell. Keith Dack moved up the table but only after escaping
against Carla Slade. She was unlucky not to take the match, just finishing
the wrong side of the wire in a 2-1 result. Angie Upsall was back to the
oche. Up against Chris Ray she pushed him all the way. But Chris checked out
well to win 3-0. Top average of the night was by C Ray on 16.70. |
Reports for matches played Friday September 2
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Target Premier Division Week
four in the Shodfriars Friday Night Individual Darts League started with a good
match between Bob Mountain and Dave Hasnip. It was all about doubles again and it was Bob who picked
the most to run out a 4-3 winner in their Target Premier Division clash. Bob
was in fine fettle again as, an hour later, he was straight into battle against
s Davis and Bob picked up a 4-1 win. Martyn Palmer and Tony Hillyard and a great contest. It
went all the way before Martyn just won 4-3. The next game up was between
Chris Royal and Graham Sharp. Chris produced one cracking leg — a 12-darter
including a bull finish on 121 — which paved the way to a 4-1 win. Shane Parker and Simon Trigg put on a good show. Shane
just edged it and some good finishing helped him to a 4-2 victory. The last
game of the night’s play saw Kev Lenton take on Trev Day. it was a really
close game with Kev just the sharper finishing and he picked off a good 4-0
win. Top average on the night: 25.55, B Mountain; 180s came
from S Davis and B Mountain; top checkout was by C Royal on 121. Lincs Racing Division Two In Lincs Racing Division Two, Richard Pearson continued
his good start to his first season. He took on Harry Lee in a tight match.
But Richard picked off his doubles to take a 3-1 win. Damian Hatfield kept
his run going. He beat Andy Skipworth 3-1. Richard Pearson was the back in to action. This time he
was up against Shane Wilcox. The latter battled hard but missed his chances
at the doubles and Richard stepped in to wrap it up 3-1. Mick Parker and Scott Lea were up next. Mick, in steady
form, picked up a good 3-1 win. Redvers Dickinson got back to winning ways as
he beat J P Carney 3-1. Paul Storr then played Mick Vinters. This was a good
close battle but Paul was bank on form when it came to the finish and he
pegged in to win 3-0. Mick Flynn was
next on, taking on Rick Woods. Mick took the opening leg. The next two were
close affairs. Despite Rick leaving a finish, it was Mick who picked off his
doubles to win 3-0. Earlier, Rick Woods had played Paul Storr, the former
winning 3-2. John Smith’s Division Three John Smith’s Division Three had a full fixture this
week. Don Holmes moved to the top of the league after picking up a 3-0 win
over Emma Grant. George Harness now holds second place. He had two
matches. First was against Suzy Watson. Suzy had chances, but George took his
and picked up a 3-0 win. George then took on Richard Atwell. Richard took the
opener. He was cruising in leg two but double trouble set in as George closed
in. But he missed his first chance and Richard led 2-0. George battled back in leg three to pick up a point to
only lose 2-1. That win lifted Richard to fifth. Dennis Turner moved up to
third after a 2-1 win over Mark Mitchell. Pete Johnson moved himself up the
table to seventh and better finishing this week helped him to a good 3-0 win
over Chris Ray who slips to fourth. Suzy Watson was then back in action, this time up
against Ady Blackham. a close match saw Ady just edge it to pick up his first
win, 3-0. Rob Birtwhistle picked up his first win, a 3-0 success over a
battling Angie Upsall. Keith Dack made it two out of two as he went on to
beat Dave Jenkins 2-1. Terry Sheppard also picked up his second win. Chris
Holmes pushed him all the way, but Terry held on to win 3-0. Angie Upsall
returned to the oche to take on Carla Slade. Both battled well but it was
Carla who picked off the doubles to win 2-1. Highest average on night: 14.17, G Harness; highest
finish: 63, R Atwell. |