Crawley Friday Summer League

The Semi-Final tie between Greyhound and RS Bumbles saw the Trebles and Pairs shared. Wins for Danny King, Andy Gurr and Pete Crossley were enough to send Greyhound through. Bob Abbott and Stan Jackson won for Bumbles. There were 180's for Nigel Panton (Greyhound) and Bob Abbott and a 100 finish from Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles).

In the other Semi-Final the Trebles and Pairs were also shared. The Burner then raced into a 4-1 lead with wins from Lee Gladman, Dave Fry and Richard Stanford. Tommy Lewis and Mick Clarke won the remaining games for the Rugby Club. Alex Whiteside (Rugby Club) and Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) hit maximums and Alex Whiteside also checked out on 120.

Rugby Club took 3rd place in their play-off against the 2005 champions, RS Bumbles 3-2. Rugby Club wins came from Mick Clarke, Andy Mason and Alex Whiteside. Mick Curren and Paul Burrows won for RS Bumbles. Alex Whiteside hit his second 180 of the evening and there was also one for Tommy Lewis. Paul Burrows hit the night's highest check-out of 138.

In the Final. Lee Gladman was the only winner for last year's champions Charcoal Burner, with Andy Gurr, Danny King and Pete Crossley winning for Greyhound. Danny King also hit a 180.

Three Bridges A won the outstanding game in the league with a 6-2 win away to Legion Lancers.

RS Bumbles need a point from their final game of the season against Railway Club to secure a play-off place alongside Greyhound and Rugby Club. In the top game of the evening, league leaders Greyhound took all three points against second placed Rugby Club 5-3 with Mick Clarke notching his fourth 180 of the season for Rugby Club and Danny King his first for Greyhound. There was also a 120 finish from Colin Whiley (Greyhound) and a 118 from Kez Botting (Greyhound). RS Bumbles won 6-2 but missed their chance to go second as they dropped the team game against Barmy Army, Tony Arnold hitting a 180 for Bumbles. Charcoal Burner move up to third after an 8-0 win against bottom side Legion Lancers. Fifth placed Bridges also won

8-0 against Three Bridges A with Rob Metcalfe hitting a 180 and a 110 finish. They must now take all three points from their final game away to last season's champions Charcoal Burner to snatch a play-off place. Railway Club secured a sixth place finish with a 6-2 win away to Con Mates and finally Andy Baller (pictured) hit two maximums for Longley C to make it three in three weeks as they took all three points away to Us Lot from a 5-3 victory.

Bridges hold on to top spot in the Crawley Summer Darts League after a dramatic fight back in their team game against Barmy Army at the Labour Club. Leading 4-3 going into the final game of the evening, Bridges were back in the 300s with The Army already down on a double. A 140 from Rob Metcalfe gave Bridges a glimmer of hope and after a further nine darts of missed doubles from the hosts, Darren Schollar hit a double ten to claim all three points and leave the Labour Club side devastated. Earlier in the evening Ty Coward hit a magnificent 137 check-out for Barmy Army. RS Bumbles are a point behind Bridges in second spot after their 6-2 victory over Us Lot. Mark Stevens hit a 180 for Bumbles and Dave O’Neill checked out on 114 for Us Lot. The Greyhound and The Rugby Club picked up 8-0 wins over Longley C and Con Mates respectively with Pete Crossley hitting his second maximum in two weeks for The Greyhound. The Railway Club got back on track after a defeat last-week and are currently just outside the play-off positions after a 6-2 win over Legion Lancers with Nick Burgess hitting a 180 for The Railway. Finally The Charcoal Burner had an 8-0 walk-over as their opponents Three Bridges A failed to raise a side.

Last Friday around the towns dart boards, the opening fixtures of the new Summer darts season were played, with 12 teams contesting this years competition. During the 1st round of matches no fewer than six maximum 180s were posted...The Charcoal Burner, last years Champions had a tough task when visiting the Greyhound, and with both sides bristling with some of the areas top marksmen a high quality match was ensured. After the opening Trebles & Doubles were shared, the five Singles games went in favour of the Burner 4-1, the vital 1001 team game went to the hosts leaving the Burner winners 5-3. Lee Gladman & Graham Brook both hit maximums, while Dave Mansell 121, Andy Gurr 114 & Brook 110 all recorded high finishes. Last years runners up, the RS Bumbles started with a 4-4 draw against the Rugby Club at Lowfield Legion. Two more 180s were hit during this game, one each for Mick Clarke & Mick Curren. The 1001 team game was won by the Bees thus earning a bonus point. Best win of the week came for the Barmy Army at the Conservative Club, they beat hosts Con Mates 7-1, picking up the maximum 3 pts available per match. Steve Souter making a rare appearance for the Army side poked home a 180 in celebration. Bridges also took maximum points from their 6-2 victory over Longley C at Three Bridges F.C. with newly signed Ian Holman marking his debut with a maximum, some consolation for Longley`s came via John Ushers 117 checkout. The Railway Club beat Us Lot [ Labour Cobras ] 5-3, they also won the 1001 team game to pick up all 3 points. Legion Lancers match with Three Bridges A was postponed till a later date.