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Presentation Night (23rd May 2008) by Dave Miles
 Three Bridges Football Club was packed to the rafters
as the Crawley Friday League welcomed PDC World ranked number ten
Wayne 'Hawaii 501' Mardle (pictured left) to
perform an exhibition of darts, and then to the delight of the
leagues players present the seasons awards.
With his now famous Hawaii five O theme tune blasting
out, he made his way to the stage, before facing his first opponent
of the evening. Ten players had qualified to play him, five from
each of the two divisions, based on their performances throughout
the season, a further 5 lucky tickets were also drawn. Each of the
lucky 15 players came to the stage with their own theme tunes
blaring away to a create a tremendous atmosphere.
First players up to face Mardle was Railway Club's
Nick Burgess, he quickly perished, and was soon followed by Mick
Sykes from Labour Blasters, Kirk Gray from Labour Rats and Terry
Bevis of the Imperial. Only Bevis's team mate Kevin Riley and
Bridges Ian Holman managed to trouble Mardle, with both having shots
at a winning double, Longley's Graham Martin drew a lucky ticket,
but that’s the only luck he had after that.
 The
second half of the evening's exhibition opened with Legion Lancers
Michael Elliott & APV's Paul Richardson drawing lucky tickets,
Elliott lost out, but young Richardson left a 170 finish, and duly
struck a treble 20, Mardle then placed Richardson's second dart also
in treble 20 after he had hit a single 1, before the APV player hit
the required bullseye with his third dart to complete a famous
win. Defeats for the Leagues top stars continued as PDC & Greyhound
player Danny King, failed in his attempt. But the 13th game proved
unlucky for Mardle, as Greyhound's Pete Crossley (pictured
right) struck the first 180 of the evening,
when he inflicted the first of two of
Mardle's only genuine defeats. Mardle quickly took revenge by
striking back to back maximums when defeating Rugby Club's Andy
Gurr, and further 180's came against Charcoal Burners' Richard
Stanford and Greyhound's Neil Smith. Stanford lost but
Smith had the last laugh, finishing on double eight.
Following his exhibition, Wayne went on to Present the seasons awards. |
Finals Night (9th May 2008) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
 Stan
Jackson won the Singles title at the Finals
Night held at Three Bridges Football Club. Having already beaten Terry Britt, Henry Spencer, Phil Stoner
and Ty Coward to qualify for the Semi-Finals the RS Bumbles' player
saw off Diamonds' Steve Mecrow 3-1 before going on to beat
Greyhound's Neil Smith 3-2 in a high scoring final. Warren Grantham
(Labour Blasters) picked up the 'A' Division singles title beating
Dave O'Neill (Labour Rats) 2-0 in the final, having hit a 180 in beating Railway
Club's Alan Weaver in the Semi-Finals by the same scoreline.
Dingles' Tracy Jenner retained the Ladies Singles title with a 2-0 win
against Legion Lancers Sue Raikes. The Premier Division Pairs saw
Greyhound duo Neil Smith and Mick Clarke beat Diamonds' Steve Souter and
Graham Brook in the Semi-Finals before going on to beat Steve Mecrow and
Kevin Reilly, also of the Diamonds by the same score. In the other
Semi-Final Mecrow & Reilly beat APV pair Phil Stoner and Dave Gardner.
The A Division Pairs was won by Labour Blasters pair Graham Longley and
Rob Kidd. They beat Dingles pairs Stuart Campbell & Steve Webb 2-1 in
the Semi-Finals and Mick & Peter Phelan 2-1 in the Final. The Phelan
brothers beat team-mates Mick Kramer & Keith Shotter in the other Semi.
The Premier Division Trebles was won by the Charcoal Burner trio of Lee
Gladman, Stan Oram and Dave Fry. They beat Bridges' Mal, Justin & Jason
Terry. The Imperial's Dan Bradford, Kevin Riley & Ron Webster won the A
Division Trebles beating Labour Rats' Kirk Gray & Dave and Sean O'Neill
2-0. Finally, the Flying Pairs Final saw a shock result when A Division
duo Nick Burgess (The Railway) and Dave Blows (Labour Blasters) beat
Premier players, Clive Pearce (Greyhound) and Steve Mecrow 2-1. In the
Semi-Finals Pearce & Mecrow beat Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles) and Lee
Nichols (Rugby Club) 2-1 while Burgess & Blows beat Mick Sykes and Nigel
Martin (Dingles).
Along with Grantham's maximum, four other 180's were posted by, Neil
Smith, Steve Mecrow, Dave O'Neill & Kevin Reilly, while Smith with 126
and 101, and Mecrow 106 also shot big 100+ finishes. |
| 180's | High Check-outs | |
| 12 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | 170 Stan Oram (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 11 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | 160 Rob Cross (Rugby Club) | |
| 9 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | 158 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 7 Martin Burchell (Diamonds) | 154 Les Templeman (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 7 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner) | 152 Duane Adams (RS Bumbles) | |
| 7 Andy Gurr (Rugby Club) | 152 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A) | |
| 7 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds) | 145 Warren Grantham (Labour Blasters) | |
| 6 Danny King (Greyhound) | 141 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | |
| 6 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | 140 Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles) | |
| 5 Rob Cross (Rugby Club) | 136 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 5 Mick Curren (RS Bumbles) | 136 Danny King (Greyhound) | |
| 5 Kevin Reilly (Diamonds) | 136 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds) | |
| 5 Phil Smith (Diamonds) | 136 Clive Pearce (Greyhound) | |
| 5 Alex Whiteside (Rugby Club) | 135 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | |
| 4 Andy Baller (Longley C) | 131 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 4 Clive Pearce (Greyhound) | 130 Martin Burchell (Diamonds) | |
| 3 Bob Abbott (Rugby Club) | 130 Nick Burgess (Railway Club) | |
| 3 Dan Bradford (Imperial) | 130 Jack Clissold (Rugby Club B) | |
| 3 Mal Bradford (Bridges) | 130 Ty Coward (Diamonds) | |
| 3 Mick Clarke (Greyhound) | 130 Kevin Riley (Imperial) | |
| 3 Warren Grantham (Labour Blasters) | 129 Justin Terry (Bridges) | |
| 3 Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles) | 128 Paul Harding (Conservative Club) | |
| 3 Tommy Lewis (Rugby Club) | 128 Clive Pearce (Greyhound) | |
| 3 Darren Schollar (Bridges) | 128 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 3 Les Templeman (Charcoal Burner) | 127 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 3 Justin Terry (Bridges) | 126 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | |
| 2 Nick Burgess (Railway Club) | 126 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | |
| 2 Alan Burling (RS Bumbles) | 126 Mal Richardson (Railway Club) | |
| 2 Jack Clissold (Rugby Club B) | 126 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | |
| 2 Ty Coward (Diamonds) | 125 Andy Gurr (Rugby Club) | |
| 2 Dave Harris (Bridges) | 124 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | |
| 2 Shane Hellawell (Labour Rats) | 124 Larry Kavanah (Rugby Club) | |
| 2 Andy MacDonald (Legion Lancers) | 124 Henry Spencer (Conservative Club) | |
| 2 Roland Ratcliffe (Conservative Club) | 123 Mick Phelan (Dingles) | |
| 1 Duane Adams (RS Bumbles) | 123 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles) | 123 Justin Terry (Bridges) | |
| 1 Terry Bevis (Imperial) | 122 Ken Defraitas (Imperial) | |
| 1 Dave Blows (Labour Blasters) | 122 Kevin Riley (Imperial) | |
| 1 Graham Brook (Diamonds) | 122 Mark Stevens (Conservative Club) | |
| 1 Bob Casey (APV) | 121 Ernie Potter (Longley C) | |
| 1 Ron Clarke (Rugby Club) | 121 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 1 Steve Cox (Three Bridges A) | 120 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A) | |
| 1 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A) | 120 Ken Defraitas (Imperial) | |
| 1 Steve Demol (Conservative Club) | 120 Andy Gurr (Rugby Club) | |
| 1 Ken Fletcher (Conservative Club) | 120 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Dave Fry (Charcoal Burner) | 119 Alan Burling (RS Bumbles) | |
| 1 Mick Harvey (Labour Blasters) | 119 Nigel Martin (Dingles) | |
| 1 Ian Holman (Bridges) | 119 Dave Wragg (RS Bumbles) | |
| 1 Mark Hord (Imperial) | 118 Paul Burrows (RS Bumbles) | |
| 1 Ray Howard (Paymasters) | 117 Ernie Potter (Longley C) | |
| 1 Graham Martin (Longley C) | 117 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | |
| 1 Steve Maslem (Railway Club) | 116 Phil Smith (Diamonds) | |
| 1 Nigel Martin (Dingles) | 115 Nick Burgess (Railway Club) | |
| 1 John McDonnell (Railway Club) | 115 Tommy Lewis (Rugby Club) | |
| 1 Rob Metcalfe (Bridges) | 114 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Dave Miles (Greyhound) | 112 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Dave O'Neill (Labour Rats) | 111 Bob Abbott (Rugby Club) | |
| 1 Nigel Panton (Diamonds) | 111 Clive Pearce (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Dave Philpot (Rugby Club) | 110 Martin Burchell (Diamonds) | |
| 1 Ernie Potter (Longley C) | 110 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | |
| 1 Mal Richardson (Railway Club) | 108 Russell Davies (Longley C) | |
| 1 Paul Richardson (APV) | 107 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A) | |
| 1 Rob Rodden (Dingles) | 107 Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles) | |
| 1 Laurie Shepherd (Paymasters) | 107 Roy Oxlade (Labour Blasters) | |
| 1 Harry Spencer (Blocbusters) | 107 Phil Smith (Diamonds) | |
| 1 Henry Spencer (Conservative Club) | 107 Phil Stoner (APV) | |
| 1 John Usher (Longley C) | 106 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds) | |
| 1 Dave Wilson (Rugby Club B) | 106 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | |
| 106 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | ||
| 104 Stuart Campbell (Dingles) | ||
| 104 Danny King (Greyhound) | ||
| 104 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | ||
| 104 Steve Souter (Diamonds) | ||
| 103 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner) | ||
| 102 Justin Terry (Bridges) | ||
| 101 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | ||
| 101 Warren Grantham (Labour Blasters) | ||
| 101 Dave Miles (Greyhound) | ||
| 101 Neil Smith (Greyhound) | ||
| 100 Rob Cross (Rugby Club) | ||
| 100 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | ||
| 100 Pete Crossley (Greyhound) | ||
| 100 Andy Gurr (Rugby Club) | ||
| 100 Dave Mansell (Greyhound) | ||
| 100 Kevin Reilly (Diamonds) | ||
| 100 Mal Richardson (Railway Club) |
Secretaries & Captains Cup (2nd May 2008) by Ian Holman
  Labour
Blasters' Roy Oxlade (pictured left) won the
Secretaries Cup beating Diamonds' Phil Smith 2-0 in the final held at
Three Bridges Football Club. Oxlade received a walkover against Kevin
Skelton in the opening round before going on to beat S Raikes and Steve
Cox on route to the final. Phil Smith beat Terry Britt, Mal Terry and
Larry Kavanah. Shock result of the competition was Dingles' Stuart
Campbell's opening round win against Greyhound's Pete Crossley. At the Labour Club Diamonds' Steve Souter (pictured right) won the Captains Cup beating Bridges' Ian Holman 2-0 in the final. On route to the final Souter beat S Maslam, M Elliott and Kevin Riley. Holman beat Mick Curren, Dave Miles and Norman Simpson. Curren and Holman hit 180s and Dave Fry checked out on 100. |
Cup Finals Round-up (25th April 2008) by Dave Miles
 The
two Knock-out Cup Competitions involving the leagues top four teams
were held at the Labour Club. The Knock-out Cup Final pitted the
reigning Cup holders & newly crowned Premier Division Champions
Greyhound against former League & Cup Champions Diamonds, and what a
thrilling Final it proved to be. While in the Consolation Cup, Rugby
Club took on the Charcoal Burner.
With both the Diamonds & Greyhounds sides bristling
with some of the areas best talent, it was no wonder the final was
taken to a sudden death leg of 1001 to decide the outcome. Greyhound
started well taking the opening Treble through Danny King,
Dave Mansell (pictured) & Pete Crossley, only for Colin
Whiley, Graham Brook & Kevin Reilly to level for the Diamonds.
Diamonds putting behind them their 8-1 thrashing from two weeks
previous in the League at the hands of their opponents, then had a
purple patch taking the opening three singles through Phil Smith,
Colin Whiley and Ty Coward for a 4-1 lead, needing one more win to
win the Cup. Greyhound weren't going to relinquish the Cup that
easily and fought back strongly, firstly the ever reliable Neil
Smith made it 4-2, then Dave Mansell hit a 141 checkout to make it
4-3 and finally Danny King took the game into a deciding leg of 1001
by beating Graham Brook to level the scores at 4-4. In a tense leg
of darts the Team 1001 see-sawed both ways, and it was Dave Mansell
who finally hit double four to win the Cup for the Greyhound, a
victory that gives the Tinsley Green side a unique League & Cup
double.
At Three Bridges Football Club, Longley C escaped relegation by beating
Conservative Club 6-3 in the final league game of the season.The Consolation Cup Final between the Rugby Club and an under strength Charcoal Burner was all level at 2-2 after the opening two Trebles and Singles. Andy Gurr, Tommy Lewis & Bob Abbott and then Alex Whiteside, Larry Kavanah & Lee Nichols took the opening two trebles for the Rugby Club, before Dean Edlin & Dave Fry hit back for the Burner winning their singles. Bob Abbott then struck a brace of 180's and a 111 finish to put the Rugby Club back in front, before team mates Andy Gurr, Alex Whiteside with a 120 checkout & Tommy Lewis secured the Cup 6-2. |
| Knockout Cup Final Result | ||
| Diamonds | 4-5 | Greyhound |
| Consolation Cup Final Result | ||
| Charcoal Burner | 2-6 | Rugby Club |
| Premier Division Result | ||
| Longley C | 6-3 | Conservative Club |
| Premier Division Final League Table | ||||||||
|
Pos |
Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | 180s | Pts |
| 1 | Greyhound | 16 | 15 | 1 | 116 | 28 | 27 | 116 |
| 2 | Rugby Club | 16 | 14 | 2 | 111 | 33 | 15 | 111 |
| 3 | Diamonds | 16 | 11 | 5 | 95 | 49 | 20 | 95 |
| 4 | Charcoal Burner | 16 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 55 | 18 | 89 |
| 5 | RS Bumbles | 16 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 70 | 8 | 84 |
| 6 | Bridges | 16 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 89 | 10 | 55 |
| 7 | Longley C | 16 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 100 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Conservative Club | 16 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 102 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | APV | 16 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 122 | 1 | 22 |
Week 18 Round-up (18th April 2008) by Dave Miles
|
The
final league fixtures were played out this week around Crawley's
dartboards, and at the end of the evenings play two new Champions
were crowned, and one team won promotion to the Premier Division for
the very first time.
It was the Greyhound who finally won
their season long battle with the Rugby Club to finally take the
Premier Division title following a 7-2 win over an under strength
Charcoal Burner. Sussex star Pete Crossley (pictured)
was on form for the new Champions hitting a brace of 180's, but
surprise of the evening was the defeat of the only unbeaten Premier
Division player Danny King by the in-form Dave Fry. The Rugby Club
helped by maximums from Alex Whiteside and Andy Gurr put in a great
efforts to overcome the inconsistent RS Bumbles 9-0, their win left
them as runners-up, 5 points adrift of the Greyhound. Diamonds ended
the season in third after a 7-2 win over Bridges, but it was the
losers who stole the headlines by hitting three 180's, Justin Terry,
Darren Schollar & Dave Harris being the marksmen. Relegated APV who
won their first game of the season the previous week had no game,
and the battle to see who joins them in the A Division next season
between Longley C & Conservative Club was postponed until next week.
The Imperial only lost one match all season on the way to clinching the A Division title, and in their last outing defeated Labour Rats 6-3 to comfortably take the Championship with a clear 6 point margin. Joining them in the Premier Division are the Railway Club, they comprehensively beat the Paymasters 8-1 to enable them to beat the long time front runners Labour Blasters over the winning line, leaving the Blasters back in third place after they could only muster up a 5-4 win over Three Bridges A. Mick Phelan shot out on 123 for the Dingles during his teams 7-2 victory over the Blocbusters, while the Rugby Club B's 7-2 victory over the Legion Lancers leaves the Lancers the bottom side for the third consecutive season. |
| Premier Division Results | ||
| Charcoal Burner | 2-7 | Greyhound |
| Diamonds | 7-2 | Bridges |
| Rugby Club | 9-0 | RS Bumbles |
| A Division Results | ||
| Blocbusters | 2-7 | Dingles |
| Labour Blasters | 5-4 | Three Bridges A |
| Labour Rats | 3-6 | Imperial |
| Paymasters | 1-8 | Railway Club |
| Rugby Club B | 7-2 | Legion Lancers |
| A Division Final League Table | ||||||||
|
Pos |
Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | 180s | Pts |
| 1 | Imperial | 18 | 17 | 1 | 113 | 49 | 5 | 113 |
| 2 | Railway Club | 18 | 14 | 4 | 107 | 56 | 5 | 107 |
| 3 | Labour Blasters | 18 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 58 | 3 | 104 |
| 4 | Dingles | 18 | 10 | 8 | 98 | 64 | 1 | 98 |
| 5 | Three Bridges A | 18 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 80 | 2 | 85 |
| 6 | Labour Rats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 81 | 84 | 2 | 81 |
| 7 | Rugby Club B | 18 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 87 | 3 | 75 |
| 8 | Blocbusters | 18 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 92 | 1 | 70 |
| 9 | Paymasters | 18 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 102 | 2 | 60 |
| 10 | Legion Lancers | 18 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 127 | 0 | 27 |
| Premier Division Singles Wins | A Division Singles Wins | ||||||
|
Pld |
Won |
Pld |
Won | ||||
| Pete Crossley | 16 | 15 | Nick Burgess | 17 | 16 | ||
| Andy Gurr | 16 | 15 | Kirk Gray | 18 | 16 | ||
| Danny King | 16 | 15 | Kevin Riley | 18 | 15 | ||
| Neil Smith | 16 | 15 | Mick Sykes | 18 | 15 | ||
| Rob Cross | 15 | 14 | Terry Bevis | 17 | 14 | ||
| Richard Stanford | 15 | 14 | Mal Richardson | 14 | 13 | ||
| Kevin Reilly | 16 | 14 | Malcolm Welfare | 16 | 13 | ||
| Alex Whiteside | 15 | 13 | Stuart Campbell | 17 | 13 | ||
| Tommy Lewis | 16 | 12 | Warren Grantham | 17 | 13 | ||
| Steve Mecrow | 16 | 12 | Tony Cross | 14 | 12 | ||
| Phil Smith | 15 | 11 | Peter Phelan | 15 | 12 | ||
| Mick Curren | 16 | 11 | Ian Hodder | 14 | 11 | ||
| Mick Clarke | 14 | 10 | Kevin Grantham | 16 | 11 | ||
| Dave Fry | 14 | 10 | Mark Hord | 17 | 11 | ||
| Martin Burchell | 12 | 9 | Dave Wilson |
12 |
10 | ||
| Please note: The top five performers from each division have qualied to play the Pro-Dart player (Wayne Mardle) on presentations evening. |
Week 17 Round-up (11th April 2008) by Dave Miles
 The
Greyhound ended the two year reign of Diamonds as Premier Division
Champions and strengthened their own hopes of landing the title,
when defeating them 8-1 in this week's match up. Five maximums were
posted between the two sides, Steve Mecrow, Phil Smith & Martin
Burchell struck gold for Diamonds, while Mick Clarke
(pictured) & Pete Crossley hit Greyhound's. This result
leaves the Tinsley Green side needing 1 point from their remaining
game at the Charcoal Burner to clinch the Premier Division
crown. Second placed Rugby Club put in a solid performance against
Bridges, winning 7-2, but it was Bridges duo of Mal Bradford & Rob
Metcalfe who stole the limelight with maximums, although Rob Cross
did strike a great 160 finish for the Rugby Club. RS Bumbles beat
Longley C 7-2 and APV won against the Conservative Club 5-4.
The Imperial hold an eight point lead over Labour Blasters, and are
firm favourites to take the A Division crown, both the Imperial 9-0
over Rugby Club B, and the Blasters 6-3 over the Dingles had good
wins, while the Railway Club stay a close third after beating Labour
Rats 6-3. Steve Maslem of the Railway Club notched his first ever
league 180, and Warren Grantham Labour Blasters shot his 2nd of the
season. Another rare maximum was recorded by Steve Cox, the Three
Bridges A ace hit his during his sides narrow 5-4 victory over the
Paymasters. Finally Blocbusters grabbed their fifth win of the
season, when beating Legion Lancers 7-2.
|
| Premier Division Results | ||
| Bridges | 2-7 | Rugby Club |
| Conservative Club | 4-5 | APV |
| Greyhound | 8-1 | Diamonds |
| RS Bumbles | 7-2 | Longley C |
| A Division Results | ||
| Dingles | 3-6 | Labour Blasters |
| Imperial | 9-0 | Rugby Club B |
| Legion Lancers | 2-7 | Blocbusters |
| Railway Club | 6-3 | Labour Rats |
| Three Bridges A | 5-4 | Paymasters |
Week 16 Round-up (4th April 2008) by Dave Miles
 The
Greyhound took a big step towards winning the Premier Division for
the first time this week. The Tinsley Green side comprehensively
beat their nearest challengers the Rugby Club 7-2, to move six
points clear at the top of the table. Sussex stars Neil Smith [180]
and Dave Mansell with a 135 checkout were in good form for the
Greyhound. The Greyhound's Danny King tops the most wins table
following the previous leader, Andy Gurr's 3-2 defeat by Pete
Crossley. Charcoal Burner beat the Conservative Club 8-1 to move
into the top three, while the Blues defeat condemns them into the
relegation positions. Richard Stanford struck his twelfth maximum for
the Burner, while team mates Les Templeman & Dave Fry
(pictured) also posted 180's, and to show the Burners
dominance, Lee Gladman hit a 136 finish. Longley C move out of the
bottom two after they overcame the bottom side APV 6-3, helped by a
180 from Graham Martin, and at Three Bridges FC, Bridges won 5-4
having taken a 5-2 lead before RS Bumbles restored pride by taking
the last two games of the evening. Bridges' Rob Metcalfe and the
Bee's Tony Arnold recorded 110 & 108 out shots respectably.
With two games remaining, the Imperial lead the A Division from
Labour Blasters by 5 points. Both sides posted good wins last
Friday, the Imperial overcame the Blocbusters 6-3, while the
Blasters thumped the Legion Lancers 8-1. The Railway Club drop down
to third despite beating Rugby Club B 7-2, while the Dingles 5-4
defeat by Three Bridges A ends any chance of a top two spot.
Paymasters have put back to back victories together when beating
the Labour Rats 6-3.
|
| Premier Division Results | ||
| APV | 3-6 | Longley C |
| Bridges | 5-4 | RS Bumbles |
| Charcoal Burner | 8-1 | Conservative Club |
| Rugby Club | 2-7 | Greyhound |
| A Division Results | ||
| Blocbusters | 3-6 | Imperial |
| Labour Blasters | 8-1 | Legion Lancers |
| Labour Rats | 3-6 | Paymasters |
| Rugby Club B | 2-7 | Railway Club |
| Three Bridges A | 5-4 | Dingles |
Flying Pairs Round-up (28th March 2008) by Dave Miles
| Report to follow... |
Cup Semi-Finals Round-up (14th March 2008) by Dave Miles
 Two exciting
Cup Finals are in prospect, as the top four teams in the League will
contest the Knockout Cup & the Consolation Cup Finals to be held at the
end of April. Incredibly all four avoided each other in the semi final
draws.
At the Labour Club, reigning Knockout Cup
holders and Premier Division leaders, the Greyhound were drawn to play RS
Bumbles, while the Diamonds currently lying third in the Premier Division
took on APV in the second semi. Greyhound started well winning the opening
three games before the Bees responded with victories from Mick Curren and
Alan Burling, but this only helped to spur on the Tinsley Green side, as
Danny King, Neil Smith and Mick Clarke clinched a fine 6-2 win. Diamonds
had it much easier, cruising through 8-0, helped by Martin Burchell's
sixth maximum of the season to set up a cracking Final with the holders.
The Consolation Cup Semis were played out at
Three Bridges Football Club with both Premier Division sides Rugby Club
and the Charcoal Burner drawing lower division sides Three Bridges A &
Labour Rats respectably. The Rugby Club currently second in the Premier
Division had a slight scare in their semi against Three Bridges A, leading
3-0, they were surprisingly pegged back to 3-2 when Malcolm Welfare and
Tony Cross beat Lee Nichols and Alex Whiteside, but in the end experience
told, victories by Larry Kavanah, Rob Cross & Tommy Lewis saw the Rugby
Club through 6-2. They will meet the Charcoal Burner in April's Final,
after the fourth placed Premier Division side eased through against the
Rats 8-0, Richard Stanford's 180, Les Templeman (pictured) & Lee
Gladman's 154 & 117 checkouts were the highlights of Burners victory.
In a re-arranged A Division fixture, the Dingles
inflicted a 7-2 beating to the Legion Lancers, a win that keeps them in
touch with the second & third placed sides Railway Club & Labour Blasters.
|
| Knockout Cup Semi-Finals Results | ||
| APV | 0-8 | Diamonds |
| Greyhound | 6-2 | RS Bumbles |
| Consolation Cup Semi-Finals Results | ||
| Charcoal Burner | 8-0 | Labour Rats |
| Rugby Club | 6-2 | Three Bridges A |
| A Division Result | ||
| Dingles | 7-2 | Legion Lancers |
Week 15 Round-up (7th March 2008) by Dave Miles
 Sussex
star Neil Smith was in superb form for the Greyhound, as his 180 and 123
finish spurred the Tinsley Green side on to an 8-1 victory over the
Bridges, and claim back top spot in the Premier Division, from the Rugby
Club who had a bye. Third placed Diamonds produced a 7-2 win over the
Conservative Club, helped by Steve Mecrow's (pictured) fifth
maximum of the season, while RS Bumbles overcame bottom side APV 8-1.
Ernie Potter shot a 180 for Longley C, but all to no avail, as his side
crashed 7-2 to fourth placed Charcoal Burner.
The top two teams in the B Division clashed at
the Labour Club, with the leaders, the Imperial coming away with a hard
fought 5-4 victory over their hosts Labour Blasters. The Imperial now lead
the Division by seven points with just three games remaining. The Blasters
defeat also cost them their second place, as the Railway Club's 6-3 win
over the Blocbusters moves them into the top two, based on them hitting
more 180's than the Blasters, Nick Burgess shot out on 115 for the
Railway, the Divisions best finish of the week. Paymasters registered a
rare win when overcoming Rugby Club B 5-4, and as the match between the
Dingles & Legion Lancers was postponed, the final game in the Division was
won by the Labour Rats, 5-4 over Three Bridges A.
|
| Premier Division Results | ||
| Conservative Club | 2-7 | Diamonds |
| Greyhound | 8-1 | Bridges |
| Longley C | 2-7 | Charcoal Burner |
| RS Bumbles | 8-1 | APV |
| A Division Results | ||
| Labour Blasters | 4-5 | Imperial |
| Paymasters | 5-4 | Rugby Club B |
| Railway Club | 6-3 | Blocbusters |
| Three Bridges A | 4-5 | Labour Rats |
Week 14 Round-up (29th February 2008) by Dave Miles
 The top four sides in the Premier Division all
posted victories this week as the season enters the final third of the
campaign. Table toppers the Rugby Club, helped by a maximum from Alex
Whiteside hit the Conservative Club for seven, winning 7-2, while second
placed Greyhound were made to struggle for their 5-4 win over RS Bumbles
with Skipper Dave Miles notching a 180 for the Tinsley Green side. Both
Diamonds and the Charcoal Burner registered big wins, Diamonds whitewashed
Longley C 9-0, with PDC star Martin Burchell (pictured) & team mate Steve Mecrow on
target with maximums to remain in third spot, while the Burner duo of
Richard Stanford & Lee Gladman both shot 180's to help their team stay
fourth following a 8-1 victory over APV, Gladman also checked out on 127,
the weeks best.
Terry Bevis posted a 180 for the Imperial, as
the B Division leaders increased their lead to 6 points after a thrilling
5-4 victory over the Dingles. Nearest rivals Labour Blasters were
surprisingly thumped by the Railway Club 8-1, Mal Richardson & Nick
Burgess were on form for the winners with both players striking maximums.
Three Bridges A also won 8-1, they beat Legion Lancers to move out of the
bottom half, also moving up the table are the Blocbusters, they overcame
Paymasters 6-3, and in the final game played the inconsistent Rugby Club B
notched a good 6-3 victory over Labour Rats.
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| Premier Division Results | ||
| APV | 1-8 | Charcoal Burner |
| Diamonds | 9-0 | Longley C |
| Greyhound | 5-4 | RS Bumbles |
| Rugby Club | 7-2 | Conservative Club |
| A Division Results | ||
| Imperial | 5-4 | Dingles |
| Labour Blasters | 1-8 | Railway Club |
| Legion Lancers | 1-8 | Three Bridges A |
| Paymasters | 3-6 | Blocbusters |
| Rugby Club B | 6-3 | Labour Rats |
Singles Competition (22nd February 2008) by Ian Holman
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The B Division competition was played down to the last four at the Labour Club with Warren Grantham, Dave O'Neill, Mick Sykes and Alan Weaver advancing to finals night. Also held at the Labour Club was the Ladies Singles which was played down to the finalists with last years champion Tracey Jenner advancing to meet Sue Raikes in the final. |
Fifteen
players still remain in the Premier Division Singles competition held at
Three Bridges Football Club after some closely thought games. RS Bumbles
Tony Arnold (pictured) was in great form as he made his way past two
opponents, hitting a 12 dart leg in the opening round that included a 140
checkout. Dave Fry (Charcoal Burner) surprisingly slipped up against
Diamonds Steve Souter but the shock result of the night saw in form Alan
Burling (RS Bumbles) beat PDC player Danny King (Greyhound) in the only last
16 tie to be played. Players still in the competition are Tony Arnold (RS
Bumbles), Andy Baller (Longley C), Alan Burling (RS Bumbles), Mick Clarke
(Greyhound), Ty Coward (Diamonds), Rob Cross (Rugby Club), Pete Crossley
(Greyhound), Mick Dixon (Conservative Club), Andy Gurr (Rugby Club), Ian
Holman (Bridges), Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles), Tommy Lewis (Rugby Club), Steve
Mecrow (Diamonds), Neil Smith (Diamonds) and Phil Stoner (APV).
Pairs Competition (15th February 2008) by Dave Miles
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At packed venues
Crawley Labour Club & Three Bridges FC, the League staged its two Pairs
competitions, with four qualifiers from each venue trying to reach the
Finals Night on the 9th May.
At the Labour Club, it was the Premier Division
players battling it out for those four places. No fewer than seven maximum
180s were recorded by Alan Burling [2], Kevin Reilly, Dave Mansell, Neil
Smith, Steve Mecrow & Bob Casey. Mecrow 136 & Smith 106 also knocked in
big finishes. With the reigning Pairs Champions Richard Stanford & Lee
Gladman not defending this season, new Champions would be crowned. From
the top half of the draw it was the Diamonds duo of Steve Mecrow & Kevin
Reilly, along with the surprise pairing of Dave Gardner & Phil Stoner, the
APV duo had earlier beaten off the challenge from RS Bumbles Paul Burrows
and the in form Alan 'Butch' Burling. The qualifiers from the bottom
half were the Greyhound pairing of Neil Smith & Mick Clarke and Steve
Souter (pictured) & Graham Brook of the Diamonds.
Three Bridges FC hosted the A Division
competition, and it proved to be a night that saw the Dingles dominate the
event. Three of the qualifiers came from the Dingles, firstly Mick Kramer
& Keith Shotter, followed by the Phelan brothers Mick & Peter and then
Stuart Campbell & Steve Webb last seasons runners up. Also making the
final four were Graham Longley & Rob Kidd representing Labour Blasters.
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Cup Quarter-Finals Round-up (8th February 2008) by Dave Miles
 Sixteen
teams were competing in the Leagues two Knock-out Cup competitions, with
all trying to reach the semi-finals of the Knock-out Cup & Consolation
Cup's to be played later in March.
Reigning Knock-out Cup holders the Greyhound
overcame a tricky away tie at Bridges, winning it 7-1, top finishing was
the order of the day for the Champions as Danny King (pictured)
136, Dave Mansell 120 & Pete Crossley 100 were too good for their hosts,
although Bridges Mal Bradford did strike the solidity 180 in consolation.
Diamonds eased through, winning 8-0 against A Division opposition Railway
Club, while RS Bumbles comfortably overcame Premier Division rivals
Conservative Club 7-1. Making it an all Premier Division semi-finals were
APV, they beat A Division high flyers Labour Blasters 5-3 to clinch a last
four spot.
The two favourites in the Consolation Cup, Rugby
Club & the Charcoal Burner both whitewashed their opponents 8-0, hitting
six maximums between them. Andy Gurr struck a brace for the Rugby Club,
while his team mates Alex Whiteside & Bob Abbott both hit one apiece
against Longley C. Richard Stanford hit his ninth of the season, and Lee
Gladman his sixth for the Burner during their defeat of A Division side
Rugby Club B. Making up the final two semi-final places were two A
Division sides Labour Rats & Three Bridges A. The Rats overcame the
Blocbusters 5-3 at the Conservative Club, while Three Bridges A booked
their place by beating Legion Lancers 7-1 at the Crawley Legion.
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| Knockout Cup Quarter-Finals Results | ||
| RS Bumbles | 7-1 | Conservative Club |
| Bridges | 1-7 | Greyhound |
| Diamonds | 8-0 | Railway Club |
| APV | 5-3 | Labour Blasters |
| Consolation Cup Quarter-Finals Results | ||
| Blocbusters | 3-5 | Labour Rats |
| Rugby Club | 8-0 | Longley C |
| Rugby Club B | 0-8 | Charcoal Burner |
| Legion Lancers | 1-7 | Three Bridges A |
Week 13 Round-up (1st February 2008) by Dave Miles
 The
Rugby Club took advantage of the Greyhound's bye this week to move above
them at the top of the Premier Division with a 8-1 thumping of Longley C
in Three Bridges, their win was helped by the unbeaten Andy Gurr's
(pictured) third maximum of the season. PDC star Martin Burchell hit a
180 for Diamonds during his sides 9-0 whitewash of APV, while the inform
Richard Stanford was on target for the Charcoal Burner hitting his eighth
maximum, as the Burner scraped home 5-4 against RS Bumbles for whom
Captain Mick Curren also shot a 180. Another maximum was struck by Bridges
Dave Harris, sadly it was only in consolation, as his side went down 5-4
to the Conservative Club, the Blues much needed win moves them out of the
bottom two, while Henry Spencer's great 124 checkout proved too be the
weeks best.
Both the top two in the B Division moved further
away from the chasing pack following their 9-0 wins over the bottom two
sides. Leaders Imperial beat bottom side Legion Lancers, while two points
adrift Labour Blasters eased past the Paymasters, who had Laurie
Shepherd posting a 180. The Railway Club who are third lost ground on the
leaders after losing at home 6-3 to the Dingles. Both Three Bridges A &
the Labour Rats got back to winning ways when beating Rugby Club B 6-3,
and the Blocbusters 5-4 respectably.
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| Premier Division Results | ||
| APV | ||