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Round-up for week ending September 29, 2006

 

Boston Standard Premier Division

 

This week’s action saw two players register their first wins of the season! Debra Royal was first to taste success in a win over Kev “Grinder” Lenton.  Kev could only manage a 180 and very little else as he was unable to avert a 4-1 defeat. Deb’s win was achieved in style as she ended the match scoring 140, 100, 100, 125 and 36 (out) for a 14-dart leg. The win moved her off the bottom of the table. 

 

Trev Day also registered his first success. Up against Chris “Joker” Royal, Trev found himself 2-1 down. But a 180 in 21 darts restored parity. The following legs were shared until Trev found double one in the decider to snatch a 4-3 win.  A cracking encounter followed as “Big-Guns” Martyn Palmer and Graham “One-Dart” Sharp clashed. Although the match went the distance, it was a high quality encounter spoiled only by missed doubles. Martyn produced a 17-dart leg to take the crucial decider to remain unbeaten after five. 

 

Another player heading up the table is Bob Mountain. His fifth straight win came against Chris Kerbal as the latter still struggles to find the doubles when the opportunity arises. This resulted in Bob gaining a 4-1 win.  Shane Richardson was next to the oche against Tony Hillyard. Here it was Shane who got off to a flying start by racing in to a 3-0 lead. But missed doubles in leg four turned the game on its head as Tony fought back to level at 3-3. It was Shane, however, who halted Tony’s “Houdini” act with a 74 checkout in the deciding leg. 

 

Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson took a 1-0 lead against Richard Pearson but he became “Miss-Man” at the doubles in the next three legs as he trailed 3-1. A 130 checkout on the bull in 15 darts signalled a fightback and by the time the decider was reached, Colin was back on form. A 180 in the decider swung the game his way. 

 

It was a top of the table encounter next as Dave Hasnip and Ady Parker clashed. Dave was desperate to hang on to his unbeaten pole position but Ady had other ideas. The game was very close with the first four legs evenly matched. Ady was more consistent at scoring and finishing and this resulted in a 4-2 win to him with a 23.41 average (top in the division) to inflict Dave’s first defeat. 

 

The final game of the night saw Shane Richardson and Trev Day back at the oche. And it was Shane who concluded a good night’s work, the highlight being a 180 in a 17-dart leg as Shane wrapped up a 4-1 victory.

 

Lincs Racing Championship

 

The top encounter in the division saw two unbeaten players go head to head as Darren Butler and Dan Martin clashed. Dan got off to a flying start as a 19-dart leg secured the lead. Darren hit back to draw level but missed doubles in leg three allowed Dan to retake the lead.  Both players rattled in some quick-fire darts in an attempt to remain unbeaten and it was Darren who took the match to a decider, eventually taking a 3-2 win with a 19.76 average (top in the division) with both players looking like front runners for promotion. 

 

Rob Birtwhistle slipped off the top as he went down 3-2 to lowly Ben Carr. A 180 from Ben helped cause a shock result, one that Rob can ill afford if he wishes back-to-back promotions!  Dick Taylor always starts his games well. Once again he went 1-0 up against Rick Woods but “Top-Pocket” was unable to sustain the gallop and Rick pegged him back before going on to win 3-1. 

 

Two players having yo-yo starts to this season are Redvers Dickinson and Pedro Silva. Neither seem able to put back-to-back wins together. However, Redvers came away the happier. His 17.89 average helped him to a 3-0 win. Adie Blackham and Pete Johnson shared a five-leg encounter. Adie produced a higher dart average but the win went to Pete by a 3-2 score line. 

 

Five leg encounters seemed to be the norm for the night when Mick Parker and Nathan Richardson went the distance, Mick having clawed his way back from 2-0 down to 2-2. But he was unable to stave off defeat.  Dan Martin was quickly back to winning ways. A 111 checkout helped him, albeit narrowly, to gain a 3-2 win over Ben Carr. It kept him just one point off front-runner Darren Butler who completed a double on the night with a 3-2 win over Nathan Richardson.  The final game in the division saw Mick Vinters continue his good start to remain in the top three after a 3-1 win over Kev Dickinson was achieved. 

 

John Smith’s Challenge League

 

The “Dark Destroyer” tops the division after making it six wins in a row! Dennis Turner is yet to drop a leg he took all the accolades on Friday when recording a 3-0 win over Don Holmes. This included the highest checkout and average as 60 and 16.33 were recorded respectively. 

 

Paul Limb has hit the league’s first 180 — a fact that will not impress as he would, no doubt, prefer to find a double as this continues to cost him victories. Once again, it resulted in defeat as he went down 2-1 to the unbeaten James Harmer, but more embarrassingly by the same scoreline to Tracey Richardson! 

 

Sharon Butler continues to impress and a big pay-day could come her way. The leading lady produced a 3-0 win over Di Jenkins to move into second position. Angie Upsall is just outside the top five after she was made to work hard to overcome a much improved Louise Charambou by a 2-1 scoreline. 

 

George Harness continues to impress. The 90-year-old is still able to throw some good arrows. A 3-0 win over Susan Games takes George in to fourth place. Almost (but not quite) the record for most darts came under threat once again! In the next game surprisingly Tracey Richardson beat Adam Kemp 3-0, although it took her 236 darts to do so with the game only falling short by 20 darts to smash the record once again!

 

Carla Slade’s return to action saw her record her first win. Already 2-0 up against Tina Willicombe, it was the latter who plugged on to take a consolation. Holidays and fishing resulted in a lack of form for Suzie Watson. This resulted in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Christine Holmes in the night’s final game.

 

Round-up for week ending September 22, 2006

 

Boston Standard Premier Division

 

After a three-week absence, Harry “Lottery” Lee got the action under way this week. But the break seemed to go against Harry. His new “Lee Van Cleef” image failed to stop him hitting the scores usually found on a lottery ticket against Trev Day.  Trev gifted Harry the opening leg as missed doubles allowed Harry to pull back a 200 deficit to go 1-0 up. The match then developed into a dour encounter, resulting in proceedings going the full distance. Both players managed the highlight of a 17-dart leg while Trev also scored a maximum 180 to shine just a little brighter!  It was Harry, however, who shot Trev down and take the match by a 4-3 scoreline. 

 

This game was followed by a high class seven-leg encounter between Ady “Missile” Parker and Graham “One-Dart” Sharp. The latter got off to a flying start hitting 41, 76, 180, 180 and 24 (out) for a 1-0 lead in just 14 darts.  Nineteen darts later he was 2-0 up, but Ady got his arrows on target to take the next two legs to draw level. Graham went back in front with an 18-dart leg. But “One-Dart” then let doubles slip away as Ady took his chances to claim a famous 4-3 victory this despite Graham scoring three maximums in the game and recording the division’s highest average of 25.81 to Ady’s 24.37. 

 

Dave Hasnip moved four points clear at the top of the table after recording his fifth straight win. His victim this week was Deborah Royal who still finds herself at the opposite end of the table without a win after Dave recorded a comfortable 4-2 success. One player recording his first win of the season was Shane Richardson. Up against Kev “Grinder” Lenton, neither player found any sparkling form in the six legs of darts. But Shane was still delighted to record a 4-2 win. 

 

Trev Day returned to the oche with a point to prove after his earlier misery, this time up against Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson. The latter took a 1-0 lead in 19 darts, leaving Trev way back on 230. Trev, though, rallied and almost hit a 132 checkout to draw level. But as Colin failed at his double, Trev got a second chance to draw level. Colin regained the lead with a 180 in 18 darts to go 2-1 up. But to Trev’s credit, a superb 144 checkout (highest in the division) put him back in contention at 2-2. The game moved on to reach a decider and it was “The Hit-Man” who powered through to win 4-3. 

 

Tony Hillyard had legs of brilliance against Chris “Joker” Royal. But in between he had some terrible legs as well! Tony hit 140, 140, 83, 78 and 50 (out) for a 15-dart opening leg. And he also hit a 101 checkout in leg five. But in between it was Chris who capitalised. And by the time the game concluded it was Chris who had turned the match around to take a 4-3 win. The final game saw Harry Lee return to out-shoot Derek Johnson, with both players on target score-wise. Harry found some clinical finishing at the right time to out gun Derek and inflict a 4-1 defeat.

 

Lincs Racing Championship

 

Rob Birtwhistle clung on to the lead at the top of the division after he recorded a hard-fought and narrow 3-2 win over Nathan Richardson.  Darren Butler remains in hot pursuit after another night of honours following the previous week’s top performance. A 72 checkout with a 23.12 average (both top on the night) gave him a 3-0 win over Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor. 

 

Kev Dickinson broke his duck as he put one over “Uncle” Redvers Dickinson, a 3-1 win spoiling Redvers’ good start. Daley Richardson played leap-frog on Pedro Silva as a 3-1 victory took him up to fifth spot — dropping his opponent down to ninth. 

 

Pete Johnson continues to have a topsy-turvy season. A 3-0 defeat at the hands of the unbeaten Dan Martin was compensated for later after a 3-0 win over an out-of-sorts Mick Parker.  Rob Scrupps put up a sobering performance this week as he raced to a 3-0 victory over Adie Blackham with the latter once again unable to take his chances at a double. 

 

Peter “Fat-Controller” Reid got back to winning ways as he recorded a 3-1 success over high-flying Mick Flynn. The final game saw Mick Vinters secure a 3-0 win over Rick Woods. Here more clinical finishing put the game to bed and this has seen the victor climb the table in recent weeks to share the lead. Meanwhile, Rick continues to slip from his early pole position, now down to 11th.

 

John Smith’s Challenge League

 

It was a good night for Dennis Turner. After being awarded a 3-0 win over Christine Holmes in the committee room, he followed that up with a 3-0 victory over title rival Sharon Butler in a game that saw both players put their unbeaten start on the line. This was the opposite case in the next game with both players struggling for a win as Emma Grant and Di Jenkins toed the oche. The result was an easy 3-0 win for Di, giving her a stylish first success of the season. 

 

Tina Willicombe and Adam Kemp played three tight legs of darts with Adam scraping a 2-1 win. This was not the case in the next game as the most darts used record fell for the fourth consecutive week (despite the lack of accurate figures due to a shortage of paper!)

 

The game between Tracey Richardson and Susan Games managed to beat the 388 dart record set last week, with a massive 435 darts thrown (surely this will not be beaten!) Susan will remember her first win of the season as her 106th dart in the last leg found the double to secure her a 2-1 win! 

 

A new set of darts did the trick for Scott Lea. In his game with George Harness, both players were defending 100 percent starts. But Scott found the doubles to stun George by taking a 3-0 win. Angie Upsall slipped out of the top five after she went down 2-1 to Paul Limb. She is replaced by Sharon Butler who quickly got back to winning ways by recording a 3-0 win over Christine Holmes. It’s a result that sees her flying the flag for the ladies in fourth position. 

 

Janine Timms scored well, but her miserable run of fortune on the doubles proved decisive again this week. In an all-lady encounter she managed to find one double to record her first point in a 2-1 defeat against Tracey Richardson. And in game two she failed to take any of her chances against Richard Attwell. This resulted in a 3-0 win for Richard that, in truth, should have been the other way. 

 

The final game of the night saw a clash between the Holmes family. After losing points earlier in the committee room, Christine was pleased to at least get two back by virtue of a win over hubby Don by a 2-1 score line to show who’s ruling the roost!

 

Round-up for week ending September 15, 2006

 

Boston Standard Premier Division

 

There wasn’t much action in the top section this week. But what little there was saw two players complete a double on the night allowing them to make it a three-way tie at the top.

 

First to the oche was Martyn Palmer, taking on the unbeaten Ady Parker. Martyn hit two 140s in the opening leg to take an early advantage. Another 140 followed in leg two as Martyn outscored Ady to go into a 2-0 lead.  Ady hit back by taking leg three after Martyn had missed nine darts at a double!  Ady seemed unable to capitalise on Martyn’s inconsistent form as he also failed to hit big scores back to back. Martyn held a 2-1 lead and a 180 put him in control as he went 3-1 up. And despite busting on 65 (by hitting the bull) in leg five, his next attempt succeeded to give him a 4-1 win with a 24.04 average. 

 

Bob Mountain and Chris Royal were next. This game started well for Chris. Despite missing bull for a 161 checkout in the opening leg, he held on to take a 1-0 lead. Leg two also saw Chris attempt another big checkout, this time a 170 was narrowly missed on the bull. But here he failed to get another chance as Bob drew level. This seemed to dent Chris’ confidence and despite reaching an outshot in the next three legs, it was Bob who hit all the doubles to register a 4-1 win. 

 

Martyn Palmer swiftly returned to the oche to face Shane Richardson. The latter hit a superb 118 checkout to go 1-0 up. But once again consistent scoring and clinical finishing turned around the game as Martyn took four legs in a row to win. 

 

Kev Lenton and Chris Kerbal were next to the oche with Chris still in search of his first win. The opening three legs saw both players miss early chances at the doubles as Chris unluckily found himself 3-0 down. Kev killed off the game with the best leg of the match when he hit scores of 43, 100, 22, 180, 140 and 16 (out) for a match-winning 16-dart leg. 

 

Dave Hasnip moved to a share of the lead with Martyn Palmer after his encounter with Shane Richardson. Dave went 1-0 up with a 90 checkout, but Shane hit back with an 85 checkout to draw level. Dave responded by hitting 100, 62, 140, 137, 22 and 40 (out) to regain the lead in 16 darts. Despite Shane having chances to get back in the match, it was Dave who went on to secure a 4-1 win. 

 

The final game in the division saw Bob Mountain looking to pick up maximum points on the night to make it a three-way tie at the top. He was up against Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson. A tight game followed as both players scored heavily. The deciding factor, however, was Bob’s crisp finishing as the “Hit-Man” once again became “Miss-Man.” Bob hit 39, 93, 32 and 77 checkouts with his opponent sat on a double every time. This gave Bob a 4-1 victory with the division’s best average in the process when recording 24.33 to Colin’s 23.53 in defeat.

 

Lincs Racing Championship

 

This division looks like being the tightest of them all. With just two points separating first from 10th positions it was Darren Butler who got the action off to a flying start against Ben Carr. Darren rattled in a 120 checkout in 21 darts to take a 1-0 lead. Nineteen darts later he was 2-0 up before an excellent third leg followed. Here Darren scored 140, 125, 140, 40 and 56 (out) to take a 3-0 win in just 14 darts. It gave him a superb 27.83 average — a possible front-runner for the season’s best performance. 

 

Another ace playing well is Dan Martin. Up against Nathan Richardson, three swift legs followed as Dan secured victory with a 100 checkout and a 21.78 average.

 

Rob Birtwhistle continues to punch above his weight. Last year’s fourth best found him self promoted. But he seems up to the task. A 3-0 victory over Pete Johnson was enough to see him go to the top of the division. 

 

A miserable night then continued for Pete when he met Nathan Richardson. The latter recorded his first win of the campaign. A 12.63 average was easily enough to obtain a 3-1 win. 

 

Last week’s leader Rick Woods was felled this week as Redvers Dickinson brought Rick’s leading run to an end with a 3-1 victory.  Mick Flynn followed against Ady Blackham. The match stats show averages of 16.80 and 17.00 for a tight game that went Mick’s way by a virtue of a 3-1 scoreline. 

 

High flying Pete “Fat-Controller” Reid was left well behind at the station as Pedro Silva inflicted Pete’s first defeat with an emphatic 3-0 win.  It has taken four games for the unlucky Daley Richardson to break his duck and record his first win. The unlucky loser in recent weeks for once found the doubles to this time record a 3-1 victory over Kev Dickinson. 

 

By the time Mick Parker and Rob Scrupps approached the oche, both had spent a long time at the bar. They also produced the longest game of the night as both players needed all five legs to find a winner, as it was Rob who was left standing as he staggered home with the 3-2 win.

 

The last game in a rather late night saw Mick Vinters and Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor clash. Dick hit a 180 in the match but the win was more elusive as Mick gained a 3-1 success to propel himself up the table and into a share of the lead.

 

John Smith’s Challenge League

 

This league continues to be something of a challenge to most!  After having the record broken for the most darts thrown in a match in the past two weeks (as first 307 fell, then 315 fell), and now a new record has been set. A massive 388 darts were thrown as Susan Games and Tina Willicombe entertained the crowd to smash the record by 63 darts as Tina gained a 2-1 win. 

 

Emma Grant’s winning run swiftly came to an end. She went down 2-1 to Sharon Butler as the latter continues her impressive start, winning four out of four. Another unbeaten player is James Harmer. He tops the table after recording a 3-0 victory over Susan Games. James is hotly pursued by George Harness after he gained a 3-0 win over Louise Charambou. 

 

Richard Attwell put last week’s humiliation behind him as he hit the division’s highest average of 13.31 to record a narrow 2-1 success over Di Jenkins.  Scott Lea had to work hard to overcome newcomer Tracy Richardson as he gained a narrow 2-1 win. But Tracy was quick to settle in as match number two netted her a 3-0 win with a 71 checkout (division’s highest) over Louise Charambou. 

 

Angie Upsall shares fifth spot and is leading lady after she gained a 3-0 win over Janine Timms as Janine continues to fail at the doubles.  The final game saw Susie Watson record her first win of the season. It came at the expense of Adam Kemp.  With the game tied at 1-1, Susie was relieved that her 14th dart at a double decided to go in, giving her a 2-1 win.

 

Committee meeting

 

The first committee meeting of the season takes place on Friday September 22 at 6.45pm when all members are asked to attend.

 

Round-up for week ending September 8, 2006

 

Boston Standard Premier Division

 

There is a new leader following Friday night’s action in the Boston Standard Premier Division as Derek Johnson takes over at this early stage via picking up maximum points from two games on the night.  His first opponent, Trev Day, already looks like this season’s whipping boy!  Derek had little trouble recording a 4-1 win. Trev only picked up a consolation point when Derek missed his doubles allowing the former to check out on 70 at the second attempt (having bust the first time!)  Derek then went on to beat Richard Pearson in game number two, the highlight being a 100 checkout in 24 darts as he raced to a 4-0 victory. 

 

Another struggler this season is Debra Royal. She faced an in-form Martyn Palmer who swiftly took a 1-0 lead by scoring 140, 101, 180, 40 and 40 (out) for an impressive 14-dart opening salvo.  He continued his impressive start to race in to a 3-0 lead before Deb gained some consolation by taking leg four. This was just a minor blip as Martyn sealed the win in leg five via scoring 100, 60, 60, 100, 97 and 84 (out) to register the night’s top average of 25.24. 

 

Graham Sharp looks in good form. Facing two games, he warmed up nicely against Shane Richardson when hitting 180 in a 4-1 win. This brought about an improved performance from Graham in game two against Chris Kerbal. A 4-0 win was achieved as yet another 180 followed in this match including a 116 checkout (the division’s highest) giving him a 24.74 average. 

 

Colin “Hit-Man” Hewson notched his first win in impressive style. He looked something like his previous best up against Tony Hillyard and raced in to a 3-0 lead by hitting consecutive 19-dart legs. Tony stopped the rot in leg four when hitting a 79 checkout at the third time of asking, having bust previously. But Colin secured a 4-1 win when taking the next leg. 

 

Dave Hasnip and Chris Kerbal were next to the oche. This game was all about missed doubles. Although Dave ran out a 4-1 winner, both players had numerous chances in a game that could have gone either way. 

 

The final game of the evening was probably the worst on the night in this division as Chris “Joker” Royal and Kev “Grinder” Lenton fought out a dour battle!  Neither player was impressed with their form, although “the Joker” was at least smiling after taking the match 4-1.

 

Lincs Racing Championship

 

Rick Woods has reached the top of this division having spent most of last season at the opposite end of the table. A 3-2 victory over Daley Richardson was set up by a 94 checkout in leg one and ended by a 68 checkout in leg five. In between Daley played well to give himself the night’s highest average of 20.25. But the win went to Rick. 

 

Rob Scrupps was next to the oche against new boy Dan Martin. Dan scuppered Rob to remain unbeaten after recording a 3-1 victory. Dick “Top-Pocket” Taylor was not at his best in his opening game against Redvers Dickinson as he crashed to a 3-1 defeat. But up against the unlucky Daley Richardson later in the evening, Dick gained his first win of the season as he scraped a narrow 3-2 victory leaving Daley still searching for his first win. 

 

The previously elusive Nathan Richardson finally made his debut up against Ben Carr. He took a 1-0 lead and from that point, however, the doubles were also elusive. This allowed Ben to take three legs without reply to record his first win. 

 

A tight five-leg encounter followed as Darren Butler and Mick Vinters clashed. The match stats showed 18.56 and 17.92 averages but the win went to Darren as he maintained an unbeaten start to win 3-2.  Rob Scrupps’ miserable night continued as he faced newly promoted Rob Birtwhistle — the latter continuing to punch above his weight!  A 3-0 victory sees him soar up in to a share of second place at this early stage. 

 

Another five-leg encounter then took place as Pedro Silva and Adie Blackham featured. There was little to choose between either player but Adie found crisper finishing to come back from 2-1 down with 57 and 46 checkouts to grab a 3-2 win. 

 

The final game in the division saw Mick Parker throw away the first two legs in his game with Mick Flynn as he gifted him a 2-0 lead to his rival with numerous doubles going astray. The consequences were that when the latter did get his game together a 3-0 win became a fortuitous conclusion.

 

John Smith’s Challenge League

 

It’s been a long time since Emma Grant registered a win in this division — a fact that her opponent Richard Attwell will have to live with for the next couple of weeks.  The embarrassing moment came in leg three with the score tied at 1-1 and when Emma required six to win.  Her first dart barely clung to the outside of the board, the second found the floor (what a marker!) But the last flew in to give Emma a 2-1 win over a stunned Richard. 

 

Dennis Turner sits on top of the table with a hat-trick of wins. His 100 percent winning record was enhanced by another 3-0 win, this time over Susie Watson.  He is joined by young James Harmer. Making his debut this season, he matched the form of Dennis as he recorded 3-0 victories over Janine Timms and Di Jenkins. In the latter game he recorded the division’s best average of 17.47 for the night. 

 

Scott Lea is also up there with the front runners, although Tina Willicombe should have possibly taken the first leg off him. But there was no doubting his class as he sealed a 3-0 victory with a 102 checkout. 

 

George Harness is also a front runner again this year. He was far too consistent for the inexperienced Janine Timms, making her debut. This allowed George to make it three wins in succession, this time by a 3-0 margin with a 15.98 average.

 

Each week a new record seems to be set for the number of darts used in a match! The new holders are Angie Upsall and Di Jenkins. Some 315 darts were thrown in this match, smashing the previous record by eight darts.  Amazingly the game was won 3-0 by Angie Upsall. But the scoreline could have been reversed as both failed to take initial chances. 

 

Sharon Butler is serving it up being the leading lady contender in fifth position. A 3-0 win over Louise Charambou has given her a dream 100 percent start. The final game saw Don Holmes conclude the night’s action with a 3-0 win over Adam Kemp. But like many of the games previously in the night, doubles missed caused a one-sided outcome. 

 

Round-up for week ending September 1, 2006

 

Boston Standard Premier Division

 

Bob Mountain got his campaign under way on Friday night when facing, on paper, two tricky games. He showed a dramatic improvement in last seasons form to gain two impressive victories.  He started up against Harry “Lottery” Lee. The first four legs were shared as Harry produced a 102 checkout in leg four to draw level. But Bob took the game up another level and went on to hit two 21-dart legs to secure a 4-2 victory over an inconsistent Harry.   In his second game later in the evening up against Derek Johnson, a hard-fought seven-leg encounter unfolded with both players constantly recording three figure scores. Bob found himself 3-1 up only to miss doubles and allow Derek to fight back and force the decider. Fortunately for Bob, another 20-dart leg saved the day giving him maximum points from his two games and a share of the lead in the table at this early stage. 

 

Another early front-runner is Ady “Missile” Parker. His 26.36 average was good enough to secure a 4-0 victory over Debra Royal who was making her first appearance of the season. Although Deb managed a 180 it failed to halt a runway win for Ady. 

 

The final game in a curtailed top section action agenda saw another seven-leg encounter between Chris “Joker” Royal and Dave Hasnip. Unbelievably Chris found himself 3-1 in front before he came unstuck, and an 18-dart leg from Dave reduced the deficit. But Chris failed to take his golden chance in leg six. Needing 205, Chris hit 140 to leave 65 but he failed with three darts to kill the game off and this allowed Dave — who at the time needed 258 — to score 100, 134, and 24 out to force an unexpected decider. Chris once again looked favourite to open his account. Needing 196 in the decider, a score of 140 left him with 56. But once again three darts failed to find a winning double, allowing Dave to nick it with a 68 checkout!

 

Lincs Racing Championship

 

Redvers Dickinson and Mick Vinters got the action under way. This game was a hard-fought five-leg encounter with both players registering top performances that set the standard for the night and were not beaten!  Mick found himself 1-0 down having had the darts. But a 116 checkout in leg two against the darts restored parity!  Mick went on to take leg three to go in front for the first time, but Redvers hit back with two 23-dart legs to grab a 3-2 win, hitting the division’s top average in the process when recording 22.00. 

 

Pete Johnson, making his debut for the season, fell a long way short. But his 12.84 average was still enough to secure a 3-0 win over Ben Carr as both players ruined their averages with numerous darts at the double. 

 

New boy Pete “Fat-Controller” Reid finds himself at the top of the table at this early stage. A 106 checkout was the highlight in a hard match against Rick Woods. The narrow 3-2 win moved Pete to the top — and unbeaten thus far! 

 

Adie Blackham registered his first success of the campaign as he recorded a 3-1 victory over Kev Dickinson. It was not a good start for Kev as he also went down 3-1 to Mick Parker. The latter’s joy of winning, however, was short lived. Despite taking a 1-0 lead against Pedro Silva, he could not manage to find another double and Pedro hit back with 16 and 54 checkouts to go in front at 2-1. Mick did find that elusive double to draw level, but a 114 checkout secured a 3-2 win for Pedro — in the process halting Mick’s double aspirations! 

 

John Smith’s Challenge League

 

A hectic night of action prevailed in this section with several players still finding their feet. One player who still looks very wobbly is Carla “Bambi” Slade. A disastrous night for her not only saw her tumble to a 3-0 defeat. Christine Holmes who recorded her first 3-0 win in two years of competition inflicted the humiliation. 

 

Sharon Butler also served up a shock result. Trailing 1-0 to Richard Attwell, she sprang a surprise taking the next two legs to record a 2-1 win, registering the division’s top average of 15.01. 

 

Don Holmes made it a good night for the Holmes household as he hit an 83 checkout on his way to a 3-0 victory over Susan Games. 

 

Denis “Dark-Horse” Turner’s early form is good, a 3-0 win over Adam Kemp has moved him to the top of the table at this early stage.  Susie Watson got her campaign under way with two games on the night, although she suffered two defeats there was little to chose between her and her opponents.

 

She started up against newcomer Louise Charambou (making her first appearance). Louise took a 1-0 lead only for Susie to hit back and draw level with a 49 checkout, but a marathon third leg went to Louise to secure her first win. Game two saw Scott “Banger” Lea take a 2-0 lead over Susie but the latter stuck to the task well and took the third and final leg for small consolation! A marathon encounter followed as newcomers Tina Willicombe and Louise Charambou clashed. It took 307 darts to find a winner — a new and unwanted record for the division, and an honour neither girl would want. The result, however, saw Tina scrape a narrow 2-1 win, denting Louise’s double hopes on the night. 

 

The final action on the night saw Angie Upsall and Emma Grant clash. This game also took a while to complete, the winner though was found easily enough as Angie had secured the first two legs to lead 2-0. But Emma plugged away and with the 286th dart of the match, double two was found, securing a consolation point in the process.