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Round-up
for week ending November 24, 2006 |
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Boston Standard Premier Division Runaway leader Martyn Palmer extend his advantage at the top of the table, one reason being a drunken stupor that resulted in a fall to leave Graham Sharp out of action with a broken finger for up to five weeks! The action, however, saw Martyn maintain his 100 percent record with win number 12 coming against Harry Lee. The game started with Harry hitting a 180 in the opening leg to take a surprise 1-0 lead. He then looked set to increase his advantage but six darts failed to find a double. It was to be Harry’s last chance as Martyn hit back. After drawing level, he produced 19, 16 and 21 dart legs to take the match 4-1 hitting the division’s best average in the process, albeit surprisingly low this week at 24.63. Ady Parker has shot up the table into second position
albeit some six points adrift after he completed a good night’s work. Facing
two games, he started against Trev Day by taking a 3-0 lead before allowing
Trev to pinch a consolation point by taking leg four. But normal service was
resumed immediately after with Ady leaving Trev way back on 229 as he secured
a 4-1 win. He followed that up with a 4-1 win over Derek Johnson. This was a
slightly flattering result with Derek spurning several chances when they
arose, something you cannot do and hope to get away with in the top
flight! Chris Kerbal came within a whisker of grabbing not only
the headlines but also a victory this week. Up against Trev Day, things
looked a bit bleak at first with Trev hitting a 180 as he raced into a 3-0 lead.
Trev then got the jitters as Chris suddenly found some form. This resulted in
Chris clawing his way back in to the match by drawing level at 3-3. The
thought of his first victory in 10 attempts caused Chris to suffer “double
trouble” in the decider. And after looking set to gain his first win and
secure a great comeback, it all went pear-shaped and Trev secured a 4-3 win! Kev “Grinder” Lenton and Harry Lee were next to the oche.
Fortunately the game following theirs was called off as not only did Kev and
Harry use up their allocated time they also used up the subsequent 25
minutes! Harry eventually found
double one to go 1-0 up with Kev hitting his favourite “tops” to draw level.
Harry regained the lead at 2-1 and in truth should have gone 3-1 in front
after hitting 60, 100, 100, 125 to leave 116 after just 12 darts. Kev was way
back on 370 when once again Harry missed his out shot. A 180 from Kev put
Harry under increased pressure that worked, allowing Kev to draw level. Another
two dour legs followed fortunately they both went to Harry giving him a 4-2
win. This resulted in a change of darts for the defeated Kev
as he brought the night’s action to a close later in the evening when he
faced high-flying Bob Mountain, the improvement in Kev’s performance was
remarkable as he gained a 4-0 victory over Bob who, after a good start to the
season (unbeaten after seven games), has now found himself losing five in a
row. Lincs Racing Championship There is little change in the top four positions this
week, but varying the points gaps have narrowed as it becomes increasingly
tight in this division. Table-topper Mick Vinters suffered a rare defeat this
week. However, he didn’t help himself. A late arrival meant that opponent Dan
Martin was awarded the first leg. The disadvantage proved too much for Mick
as he crashed to a 3-1 defeat. It should have been a good night for Dan as he
completed a double on the night beating Mick Parker 3-2 in a rearranged
fixture. But unfortunately a resulting one-point deduction followed after he
failed to mark the following game. Rob Birtwhistle bounced back to winning ways. Up against
high-flying Redvers Dickinson; Rob produced the better darts in this top five
encounter by hitting the division’s highest average of 20.63. Although
Redvers was not too far away with a 19.97 average it was Rob who gained a
morale boosting 3-1 win. Darren Butler leap-frogged Redvers Dickinson to go into
second place in the table. He achieved this feat after fighting back from 1-0
down against Mick Flynn to win 3-1. After losing his first eight games and being bottom of
the table Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor has now put four straight victories
together. A 3-0 success over Ben Carr was achieved this week leaving Ben
firmly rooted to the bottom a position Dick once held. Pete Johnson continues his slide down the table. He was
out-played this week by a clinical Kev Dickinson who had little trouble in
securing a 3-0 victory with a 20.04 average. Rick Woods was the division’s
highest climber in the table. After gaining a 3-0 victory in game one, he
then fought back from 2-0 down to beat Rob Scrupps to pile further misery on
Nathan Richardson and Robbie. Daley Richardson had better fortune. Trailing 1-0 to
Mick Parker, he produced 118 and 106 checkouts (division’s highest) to turn
the game around to complete a 3-1 victory. The final game in the division saw
Pedro Silva gain a 3-1 victory over Rob Scrupps. John Smiths Challenge League “Dark-Destroyer” Dennis Turner opened up an eight-point
gap at the top this week after yet another good night’s work. He not only
played well, he also got out his “paint brushes.” First he whitewashed a
resurgent Emma Grant for the first coat. And the second coat was quickly applied,
as Richard Attwell was powerless to avoid a similar fate. It looked like setting the trend for the evening as
Suzie Watson kept the ball rolling against Susan Games. George Harness also
got his brushes out as he maintained the whitewash theme against Tina
Willicombe. Emma Grant was determined not to suffer the same fate on
her return and she did incredibly well to take the opening leg off high-flying
Keith Dack. Emma’s shock lead and 16.25 average forced Keith to produce not
only the highest average in response but also the division’s best checkout as
stats of 18.20 and 75 turned the game in his favour by a 2-1 scoreline. At the other end of the table Janine Timms followed up
last week’s success her 2-1 victory over Adam Kemp means she is no longer
adrift at the bottom having now amassed seven points. Keith Dack returned to the oche and made it eight wins on
the trot when forcing his way in to the top five at the expense of Sharon
Butler. Keith’s 3-0 victory allowed him to leap-frog Sharon. The final game
in the division saw Scott Lea gain a 3-0 victory over Di Jenkins with the redhead
unlucky not to take the first leg when her chance came. This result moved
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Round-up
for week ending November 17, 2006 |
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Boston Standard Premier Division There was plenty of top quality action in the latest
Friday night programme — eventually! Unfortunately it was Kev Lenton who got
proceedings under way. Up against Tony Hillyard, Kev returned to his old ways
to drag out an extended seven-leg encounter. This did not look possible at
the start of the game as Kev gained an early 2-0 lead. But Tony hit back with
two 180’s coming in the next three legs to take a 3-2 advantage. With the
game then all square at 3-3, it was Tony who came through the 40-minute marathon
with a 4-3 win. Trev Day was next to the oche facing two difficult games
on the night. He started against Debra Royal. They shared the first four
legs, before going on to conclude yet another seven-leg encounters with Deb
hanging on to win 4-3. It was, however, better news for Trev in game two.
After failing to beat Graham Sharp’s “girlfriend,” he played a lot better
against high-flying Graham himself. Graham’s missed doubles in the first leg
allowed Trev to checkout on 110 (division’s highest on the night) to take a
1-0 lead. An out-of-sorts Graham then found himself 3-1 down. As the game
progressed, this gave a buoyant Trev much needed confidence and he went on to
cause a shock result beating Graham 4-1 thus halting the latter’s title
challenge. This result was a boost for Martyn Palmer, however. He
looked at his best against Richard Pearson. Martyn started with scores of 81,
140, 63, 140 and 77 out, for a 15-dart leg and a 1-0 lead. Some 19 darts
later he was 2-0 up. But two 140s in leg three and an 87 checkout put Richard
back in the game at 2-1. Martyn seemed to step up the pace as another 19-dart
leg put him 3-1 in front followed by 180, 140, 97 and 84 (out) in just 12
darts in leg five. This gave Martyn a 4-1 win with not only the night’s best average
but also the season’s best average to date of 29.42. This extended his lead
at the top! Bob Mountain started the season in fine form but a dip
in recent weeks has seen him fall off the pace. Up against Dave Hasnip, both
players hit maximums and Dave played the better going on to wrap up a 4-2
victory. Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson continued on his winning run. An
opening leg saw Colin hit scores of 100, 100, 100, 130, 31 and 40 out this
put him on course for a 4-0 victory over Chris Kerbal with the latter unable
to buy a win at the moment! Derek Johnson’s fortuitous run came to an end against
Shane Richardson. With the game evenly poised at 2-2, Shane produced scores
of 85, 140, 60, 180 and 36 out to take a 3-2 lead in just 13 darts before
going on to wrap up a 4-2 win. The final game in the division saw high-flying Ady
Parker clash with the unpredictable Harry “Lottery” Lee, Ady raced in to a
3-0 lead with no sign on the horizon of what was about to happen. Harry then
started his comeback with a 16-dart leg. He followed this with an 18-dart leg
and he then hit 180 in leg six. Ady responded with a 180 of his own. But six
darts at a double failed to get him home. This allowed Harry to draw level at
3-3. The decider saw Harry complete a remarkable comeback as a 17-dart leg
secured his great escape! Lincs Racing Championship The withdrawal of Adie Blackham due to work commitments
has meant that all points he had earned (and lost) have been deducted in
accordance with league rules. The action on the night did far more to affect
the places. Rob Birtwhistle suffered a surprising succession of defeats. He
went down in game one by a 3-1 margin to Daley Richardson. And his night went
from bad to worse as he also lost to Pete Reid 3-1 in the final game of the
night. Pete’s performance against Rob meant it had been a good
night for him as he had earlier brought Mick Parker’s mini winning run to an
end. Pete scraped home in a five-leg encounter, the result lifting him in to
fourth position. The deduction of points and the fact that Dick “Top-Pocket”
Taylor managed to catch his third bus in as many weeks means that after being
in the bottom two for the past nine weeks he has now arisen like a phoenix
from the grave a 3-1 victory over Nathan Richardson resulted in a climb of
six places up the table. Opposite ends of the table clashed next as Ben Carr took
on high-flying Mick Vinters. Ben took a shock 1-0 lead after scoring 130 to
leave 32 in leg one. But this seemed to spark a response from Mick. And, after
drawing level, an 88 checkout saw him regain control before going on to wrap
up a 3-1 win and extend his lead at the top by six points. Kev Dickinson gained a 3-0 win over Rob Scrupps.
Although the scoreline seems decisive it was borderline as Rob passed up his
chances! Mick Flynn not only produced the highest average in the division he
also hit the highest checkout, the two together of 19.30 and 112 (out) meant
a 3-1 win was achieved against Pedro Silva.
Despite the division running behind for most of the
night, it was at least back in front when Pete Johnson and Rick Woods played
out a five-leg encounter with Rick gaining a 3-2 win to replace points lost
by Adie’s withdrawal. John Smiths Challenge League Two lady players stole the headlines in this division on
Friday night, each for contrasting reasons. One was for the number of darts
thrown to complete a game, and the other for an outstanding performance! The
first took 519 darts to complete and some 50 minutes of play, beating the
previous record of 435 by 84 darts. This outcome meant Janine Timms recorded her first win
of the season by a 2-1 scoreline at the expense of Susan Games. Suzie Watson
attained the other accolade as she gained a 3-0 win over Tina Willicombe,
following this up with a shock win over high-flying George Harness by a 2-1
score line, inflicting in the process, George’s second defeat thus far. Unfortunately two other players also had a rare taste of
defeat. Paul Limb upset Scott Lea’s title challenge with a 3-0 victory and
Dennis Turner also lost out by a 2-1 scoreline against high-flying Keith Dack
in the highest scoring game of the division. Dennis hit an 17.50 average but
it was not enough to stop Keith winning with an 18.30 average. Dennis got
back to winning ways as a 3-0 victory over Angie Upsall saw him move three
points clear at the top. Keith Dack returned to the oche and a 3-0 win over
Richard Attwell was achieved. This completed six in a row to make Keith a
clear title challenger! Louise Charalambou’s improved form has given her some
confidence. A 2-1 win over Adam Kemp was enough to secure a mid-table
position at the moment! Adam’s night failed to get any better as he also lost
game two despite leading against Di Jenkins. It was Di who found the doubles
to win 2-1. Richard Attwell broke his spell against lady opposition. For once
he was not left with egg on his face as he gained a 2-1 victory over Susan
Games. The final game in the division saw Tracey Richardson complete a 3-0
win over Tina Willicombe hitting a 71 checkout in 38 darts by far the game’s
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Round-up for week ending November 10, 2006 |
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Boston Standard Premier Division The Boston Standard Premier Division was blessed with
numerous 180s this week as several players hit maximums. High-flying Graham
Sharp managed two. His first game of the night saw him produce one against
opponent Bob Mountain. This was a game in which the final scoreline flattered
Graham because if Bob had found his doubles, he would have held a 3-1
advantage. But it was Graham who came through despite Bob hitting a 180 of
his own. Graham took the match 4-2 with a 20.86 average spoiled by a
succession of missed doubles! However, Graham produced a better performance later
in the evening as he hit his second 180 of the night in a 4-0 demolition of
Tony Hillyard, hitting a 25.69 average in doing so. Ady Parker set the division’s best performance when
opponent Richard Pearson failed to find any form against him as Ady went in
to a 2-0 lead before missed doubles allowed Richard to take what turned out
to be a consolation point by taking leg three. From that point, Ady rattled
in back-to-back 17-dart legs concluding with a 100 checkout (division’s best)
to wrap up a 4-1 win with a 26.84 average (division’s best). Harry “Lottery” Lee’s recent improvement continued again
this week. Up against Debra Royal, he had to settle for a 2-2 outcome after
the first four legs before going on to take the match hitting a 180 in a 4-2
win. Trev Day’s recent spell on the sidelines saw him face a
difficult baptism on his return to action. He faced table-topper Martyn
Palmer. Both players scored heavily with each hitting a 180 in the opening
three legs of the contest as Martyn came out in front with a 2-1 advantage
before going on to complete a 4-1 victory to maintain his 100% start from ten
games to stay two points ahead of the chasing pack. Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson made no mistakes at the doubles
as he wrapped up a 4-0 victory over Chris “Joker” Royal. The next game was the only seven-leg encounter in the
division as Debra Royal and Derek Johnson clashed. It seemed as if neither
player wanted to get past the winning post as numerous chances passed by.
Despite a poor game and the lowest average being recorded, it was Derek who
came away with a gifted 4-3 win. Tony Hillyard’s miserable night continued
against Dave Hasnip after a 30-dart opening leg which saw Dave take a 1-0
lead. Dave then produced a 180 in a 17-dart leg to further inflict misery on
Tony who did, however, briefly show some fight by taking leg three. But Dave
was not extended further in the contest as he went on to wrap up a 4-1 win
with a 16-dart leg. Dave was quickly back in action in the final game of the
night and a 4-0 victory was swiftly achieved over Kev Lenton to complete a
good night’s work, shooting him up the table in to fifth place in the
process. Lincs Racing Championship Table-topper Mick Vinters had to work hard to win again
this week. Up against Nathan Richardson he found himself 2-1 down before
coming back to snatch a 3-2 victory to maintain his status-quo at the top
from the chasing pack who also picked up victories. Darren Butler got back to winning ways this week. A 3-0
victory over Pedro Silva was just what he needed although the performance was
not as sparkling as in previous weeks! Redvers Dickinson is this week’s highest climber. A 3-0
victory over Ben Carr got the ball rolling nicely. Following up this
performance, he grabbed a 3-0 victory over Rob Scrupps. It was a double that
saw him shoot into second position. Like London buses, you wait nine games for one and then
two come together as Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor gained another win. This week up
against Pete Johnson, Dick found himself in the unaccustomed position of
being 2-0 up. But Pete fought back to draw level at 2-2 only to spurn the
chance of a memorable fightback with missed doubles allowing Dick to grab a
3-2 win. It was five legs again in the next match between Kev
Dickinson and Mick Flynn. Mick produced Premier Division-calibre darts in leg
three scoring 60, 135, 135, 97 and 74 out to go 2-1 up in 15 darts.
Unfortunately he could not reproduce that standard, going down 3-2 to Kev. It’s
been a long time since Mick Parker produced back-to-back wins. But he
followed up last week’s inspired performance with a 3-0 win over Adie
Blackham. John Smiths Challenge League James Harmer’s reign at the top could soon be over after
he lost the top of the table clash to the “Dark-Destroyer” Dennis Turner. An
18.10 average was easily enough as Dennis gained a 3-0 victory to cut James’
lead at the top down to one point with three games in hand. Despite this
setback, James quickly got back to winning ways. But a 2-1 victory over Suzie
Watson did little to strengthen his vulnerable position. One player everybody needs to keep an eye on is Keith
Dack. Back-to-back wins followed again this week and after just four games he
now finds himself in mid-table as 3-0 wins over Carla Slade and Angie Upsall
respectively boosted his charge hitting an 18.55 average the division’s best
in his latter match. Another rare occurrence followed as Emma Grant gained a
double on the night. A 3-0 victory over Adam Kemp was followed by a 2-1 win
over Janine Timms. The consequences of this mean that the onset of vertigo is
probably around the corner for Emma as she climbs up to seventh place. Richard Attwell’s performance against the ladies
continues to blight his season. Yet another defeat arrived, this time against
Carla Slade by a 2-1 score line. It left Richard with egg on his face once
again! In an all-lady encounter Sharon Butler got back to winning ways a 3-0
success over Tina Willicombe. This ensured that she became the leading lady
once again in the division, although Angie Upsall and Emma Grant closely
follow her! Scott Lea moved back into the top three with maximum
points coming his way from two games faced. He started with a 3-0 win over
Louise Charalambou and ended with a 70 checkout (top in the division) in a
3-0 win over Janine Timms, sending the latter back to legless matches! The
final game in the division saw Di Jenkins gain a comfortable 3-0 victory over
Susan Games who, in truth, was not really in the game. |
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Standard Premier Division
A hectic night
of darts action across all three divisions saw several shock results
including Dennis Turner’s unbeaten run coming to an end. But one player escaped this demise, as
front-runner in the Boston Standard Premier Division Martyn Palmer still
continued his winning run. He started
the first of his two games on the night up against highflying Bob Mountain.
On paper it looked a tight encounter but despite this it was Martyn who took
a 2-0 lead. Bob hit back by taking
leg three only for Martyn to restore his two-leg advantage to lead once again
at 3-1. Bob then hit a superb leg of darts as he scored 140, 121, 83, 121 to
leave just 36 after just 12 darts thrown. Despite not hitting his double
straight away it put him back in the match at 3 – 2, only for Martyn to wrap
up a 4-2 victory by taking the next leg scoring 134, 58, 81, 180 and checking
out on 48 in two darts for a 14-dart leg. Martyn followed this success later in the evening in
another quality match, this time his opponent Tony Hillyard was unable to
keep up with the pace as Martyn hit a rich vein of form. Leg one went to
Martyn in 18 darts swiftly followed by 15 darts in leg two. Tony managed to
take leg three in 19 darts but this turned out to be just a consolation as
Martyn hit yet another 15-dart leg this time scoring 137, 140, 140, 52 and 32
(out) before wrapping up the game in 18 darts for a 4-1 win with the night’s
top average comfortably set at 28.33 to leave a beleaguered and shell-shocked
Tony in his wake! Debra Royal got back to winning ways as she gained a 4-1
win over Richard Pearson. The highlight came in leg four as Deb checked out
in 18 darts on 109 (the division’s best).
Harry “Lottery” Lee’s season continues to yo-yo from week to week.
This time his fortunes were positive. A 180 and a 24.76 average saw him
overcome Shane Richardson, Harry wrapping up a 4-1 victory with back-to-back
17-dart legs. Chris Kerbal’s search for a win is proving more elusive than
rocking-horse manure. He crashed to defeat number eight in a dour encounter
with Derek Johnson. Both players seemed to score fairly well but doubles were
not so easily found. This resulted in a 4-1 victory to Derek. The final game saw Richard Pearson regain some credit
after his earlier defeat, as he made it a bad night for Shane Richardson as
checkouts on 69, 64, 54 and 82 were all hit with aplomb to record a 4-0 win. Lincs Racing Championship Darren Butler went in to action at the top of the league
having only lost one game in nine. But he fell victim to one of the shock
results of the night as lowly Mick Parker came away with an impressive 3-0
win to seriously dent Darren’s title aspirations! Another player to suffer a rare defeat was Dan Martin.
Up against Pete “Fat-Controller” Reid, he found himself 2-0 down before
showing his class with a 143 checkout (division’s highest) to take leg three.
But the doubles went astray again afterwards, allowing Pete to secure a 3-1
win and leapfrog Dan in to the top five. It’s been a long while coming, but
at last Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor has broken his losing 3-1 voodoo. Up against
Rob Scrupps, Dick not only managed to get more then one leg, he actually
gained a 3-2 win to move off the bottom for the first time! Pedro Silva’s good run of late was derailed by Kev
Dickinson. With the score at 2-1 to Kev, the latter found a 106 checkout in
leg four to secure a 3-1 win. Ben Carr’s late arrival meant a forfeiture of
the first leg to Daley Richardson. Unfortunately for Ben two swift legs from
Daley followed as he wrapped up a 3-0 win. Rob Birtwhistle remains in the top
three, although he had to work hard once again to stay in contention as
opponent Adie Blackham fought back from 2-0 down to force a decider.
Thankfully for Rob, he held on to secure the win. Mick Vinters moved to the top of the table, capitalising
on everyone else’s demise — although both he and opponent Pete Johnson took
rather a long time to find a double. When they did, the game went Mick’s way
to a 3-1 finish. Nathan Richardson took a surprising 1-0 lead over highflying
Redvers Dickinson. But Redvers hit back to take three legs in a row to gain a
3-1 win and consolidate his fourth position in the table. The final game saw Rick Woods and Mick Flynn go the distance and despite Mick hitting a 180, it was Rick who picked up a much-needed win. John Smith’s Challenge League The previously unbeaten “Dark-Destroyer,” Dennis Turner
not only dropped his first leg thus far, he also suffered his first defeat as
the league’s oldest player George Harness (90) put all his years of
experience to good use to gain a well deserved 2-1 win in a very good
match. Louise Charalambou gained yet another 3-0 victory. However,
she was helped by opponent Janine Timms whose late arrival gifted Louise a
1-0 lead and with Janine’s recent run and lack of a double meant the result
was never in doubt! Surprisingly Emma Grant continues to grind out wins. A
2-1 victory over Susan Games has left her with a near 50 percent strike rate,
substantially better then last season! Dennis “Dark-Destroyer” Turner got back to winning ways.
A 3-0 win over Tina Willicombe put him in second place two points off leader
James Harmer with games in hand. Keith Dack announced his arrival in style. His 3-0 win
over Adam Kemp was achieved with the division’s highest average, scoring
18.78 and he went on to complete an impressive double by beating table topper
and step son James Harmer 2-1. Angie Upsall now flies the flag for the highest placed
lady in the division. A 2-1 win over Carla Slade saw her shoot up into fifth
position, Carla was swiftly back in action. This time she secured her second
win of the season beating mid-table Tracey Richardson 2-1. The final game saw a marathon encounter on the doubles
between Richard Attwell and Adam Kemp. Fortunately for Richard, double two
was easier to hit than “Mad-House.” This resulted in a 2-1 win for Richard. |
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