Crawley Friday League

Finals Night Round-up (29th May 2009) by Ian Holman
Ken Sowerby

The seasons Finals Night at Three Bridges Football Club started off with the Quarter-Finals of the A & B Division Singles. With Conservative Club's Paul Harding out of the country and Labour Blasters Dave Amer arriving late just two matches went ahead with Pelham Buckle's Dick Brice beating Three Bridges A's Steve Riggs 2-1 and Stuart Campbell of the Dingles beating Blocbusters Ian Morray by the same score. The A & B Division Pairs Semi-Finals were next with Glen Ralph & Eric Spencer (Conservative Club) and Kevin Riley & Ken DeFraitas (Imperial) making it through to the Final with 2-0 wins. The Premier Division Pairs Semi-Finals saw victories for Steve Mecrow & Nick Edwards (Diamonds) 2-1 and Pete Crossley & Andy MacIntosh (Greyhound) 2-0. In the A & B Division Singles Semi-Finals, Dick Brice beat APV's Jordan Ottley 2-0 and Stuart Campbell beat Labour Rats' Dave O'Neill 2-0. The Premier Division Singles Semi-Finals saw Ron Clarke (Royal Bridges) beat Kez Botting (Greyhound) 3-1 and Rob Cross (RS Bumbles) beat Steve Mecrow (Diamonds) 3-2. The first Final of the night saw Railway Club trio Nick Burgess, Steve Maslam and Mal Richardson beat Labour Blasters' Keith Shotter, Ben Souter and Steve Souter 2-0. The Premier Division Trebles Final was an entertaining match between Charcoal Burners' Adam Campbell, Graeme Cargan and Ken Sowerby (pictured), and Royal Bridges' Ron Clarke, Mick Curren and Andy Gurr. Having gone a leg up the Royal Bridges' trio looked as though they were going to secure the title until Sowerby was given a chance to level the match which he duly did with the seasons highest checkout of 167. The Burner' trio then went on to take the final leg to become Premier Division Trebles champions. Conservative Club's Glen Palph and Eric Spencer won the A & B Division Pairs Final beating Imperial's Kevin Riley and Ken DeFraitas 2-1. Pete Crossley and Andy MacIntosh (Greyhound) beat Steve Mecrow and Nick Edwards (Diamonds) in the Premier Division Pairs Final 2-0. Next up was the Ladies Singles Final which was won by Labour Blasters' Tracy Lucas as she beat reigning champion Tracy Jenner (Dingles) 2-1. In the A & B Division Singles Final Dingles missed out again as Pelham Buckle's Dick Brice beat Stuart Campbell 2-0. The Premier Division Singles Final saw Royal Bridges' Ron Clarke beat RS Bumbles Rob Cross 3-1.

Knockout Cup & Consolation Cup Finals (22nd May 2009) by Dave Miles

In The Knockout Cup Final at the Labour Club Diamonds found the Greyhound in great form, trailing 2-0 after the Trebles, they needed early success in the six singles to stand any chance of taking the honours, but wins for Kez Botting & Del Furminger meant the Diamonds had to win all the remaining games, they did pull one back through Paul Woods, but further wins for Mick Clarke, Jason Yates and Neil Smith ensured the Greyhounds third successive Cup success, winning 7-1. Four maximums were struck, two for Neil Smith (pictured) his 10th & 11th, one for Mick Clarke, and a consolation 180 for Diamonds Phil Smith. Greyhound's win completes an amazing League & Cup double for the second successive season, a League record. APV faced an almighty challenge in lifting the Consolation Cup, as they had to face RS Bumbles, who had ended up in the top four of the Premier Division. In the end the task proved too much for them, going down 8-0. Stan Jackson's 106 checkout proved to be the games highlight for the Bees, but APV should be proud of ending the season with some silver as the runners up, after an indifferent League campaign.

Knockout Cup & Consolation Cup Semi-Finals (8th May 2009) by Dave Miles
Neil Smith

The Greyhound stayed on course for a record breaking third consecutive Knockout Cup Cup Final victory as they overcome Premier Division runners-up Royal Bridges in their Semi-Final held at the Labour Club. Greyhound opened up a 2-0 lead, winning both the Trebles, but firstly Andy Gurr, then Ron Clarke pulled the Royals back level winning the opening two singles, but superior finishing of the newly crowned Premier Division Champions proved too much for the Royals, as Neil Smith (pictured), Mick Clarke, Jason Yates and Kez Botting saw the holders home 6-2. Four 180s were hit, Smith and Clarke for the Greyhound, with Kevin Reilly and Rob Metcalfe replying for the Royals. Their opponents in a repeat of last seasons Final are Diamonds as they found it an easier task when overpowering Bridges 7-1. Bridges Dave Philpot earned his sides only point, also hitting a modest 105 finish. The Consolation Cup Semis pitted the only two Premier Division Clubs left to play each other. RS Bumbles helped by maximums from Darren Gale and Alex Whiteside eased past Longley C 7-1, to face APV in the Final. APV overcame fellow A Division side Three Bridges A 5-3.

Week 21 Round-up (1st May 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Kez Botting

The final week of the league season saw the top two sides in the Premier division clash at Three Bridges Football Club with new side Royal Bridges needing an 8-1 win to snatch the title from last season's champions Greyhound. The Royals got off to a good start as Ron Clarke and Andy Gurr won the opening pairs game 2-0 against Mick Clarke and Jason Yates. In the second pair with the score at one leg apiece Justin Terry left Kevin Reilly a shot at a double for the Royals but Pete Crossley (playing with Neil Smith) stepped up to take out a 122 finish (T18, 18, bull) to make the match score one all. Greyhound then came from one nil down in the final pairs against Chris Clewer and Rob Metcalfe to seal the title with Kez Botting (pictured) (partnered by Andy MacIntosh) taking out 88 in the decisive leg. Although the title was lost Royal Bridges battled to share the six singles with wins from Andy Gurr, Ron Clarke and Kevin Reilly. Greyhound's singles winners were Pete Crossley, Jason Yates and Kez Botting. Yates hit two maximums for Greyhound and Gurr and Reilly hit one apiece for Royal Bridges. High finishes were struck by Botting (141), Crossley (122), Ron Clarke (120) and Ian Holman (100). In the other Premier Division matches both RS Bumbles and the Charcoal Burner comfortably beat Longley C and Bridges 8-1, with Bridges defeat condemning them to the A Division for next season. Tony Arnold and Tommy Lewis hit 180s for RS Bumbles and Darren Gale had a 106 checkout. Charcoal Burner players Adam Campbell, Graham Cargan, Richard Stanford and Ken Sowerby all hit maximums as did Darren Schollar for Bridges while Jason Terry checked out on 121. Dingles will replace Bridges in the Premier Division following their 7-2 victory over relegated Three Bridges A, the Labour Club side ended up three points clear of the Conservative Club at the top, after the Blues crashed at home 5-4 to Labour Blasters. Despite losing 5-4 to APV, the Railway Club avoided relegation, leaving the Imperial who had no game, to join Three Bridges A in the B Division next season. Pelham Buckle finished the season in fine style as they took the B Division title with a 9-0 victory over the long time leaders Labour Rats, their second 9-0 win in succession. Rugby Club who beat the Blocbusters 8-1 with Ian Hodder notching a 180 for the Willoughby Road side finished in runners-up spot while Heathy Farmer ended bottom following their 6-3 defeat by the Paymasters.

Week 20 Round-up (24th April 2009) by Dave Miles
Graeme Cargan

Reigning League Champions the Greyhound moved closer to retaining their Championship after an hard fought 5-4 victory over the Charcoal Burner at the Pelham Buckle in Ifield. Four maximums were struck during the game, Del Furminger hit one for the Greyhound, while Adam Campbell, and Graeme Cargan (pictured) with a brace hit back for the Burner. There were also two big checkouts hit, Kez Botting with 122, and Campbell with 118. Royal Bridges 5-4 win over the Diamonds cements the Runners-Up spot, and they still have an outside chance of piping the Greyhound for the title, if they beat them 8-1 in next weeks encounter. Ian Holman and Kevin Reilly both struck 180's for the Royals and Justin Terry checked out on 124 as the Diamonds ended their season with a defeat, leaving them in third place. In the battle to avoid the drop, Longley C took a big step towards safety by beating Bridges 6-3 to record only their second win of the season with Ernie Potter and Graham Martin taking out a 12 dart leg in the pairs. It’s a two horse race to be crowned A Division Champions with both leaders Conservative Club and Dingles on identical records and points, but the Blues have more 180's to just give them the edge. Both teams produced 6-3 victories in their latest outings. Blues beating APV, while the Dingles overcame the Railway Club in a tough fought game at the Labour Club. Railway need one point from their final game against APV to avoid the drop into the B Division. Also facing the drop are the Imperial, the Broadfield side crashed 6-3 to the already doomed Three Bridges A, this despite a maximum from Ron Webster (his third of the season). Ben Harrington also hit a 180 in reply for the Three Bridges side. Labour Blasters and APV remain safe for another year, finishing mid table. Labour Rats lead at the top of the B Division, has whittle down to just one point, following their heavy 7-2 defeat by the Rugby Club. Pelham Buckle are now second after their 9-0 win against bottom side Heathy Farmers while Rugby Club are third. Blocbusters beat Paymasters 6-3 to keep their promotion chances alive. The Rats face the in form Pelham Buckle, while the Rugby Club visit the Blocbusters in the last matches with any of the four sides in with a chance of gaining promotion.

Week 19 Round-up (17th April 2009) by Dave Miles
Andy Gurr

This weeks Premier Division games produced seven maximums, and a number of high checkouts. Leaders Greyhound extended their lead to five points following their 8-1 thumping of Longley C, Pete Crossley struck his eleventh maximum for the Greyhound, while team mate Andy Macintosh and Longley's Andy Baller also hit the magic 180. Royal Bridges inflicted a heavy 7-2 defeat on the Charcoal Burner to move above the Diamonds into second place, Andy Gurr (pictured) for the Royals, and the Burners Ken Sowerby both posted maximums, Gurr also hit a 130 finish, but that was topped by a great 149 checkout from Adam Campbell of the Burner. RS Bumbles ended any chance of Diamonds winning this seasons crown, when beating them 6-3, even 180's from Colin Whiley and Phil Smith couldn't save them from defeat, the Bees skipper Tony Arnold celebrated victory by hitting a 112 finish. All this leaves the Greyhound and Royal Bridges to battle it out for the title, with both sides meeting in the final weeks matches. Longley C are a point above Bridges in the battle to avoid the drop, with the sides meeting next week. Only more 180's scored separates the top two in the A Division. Both the Conservative Club and Dingles have level points and wins, but the Blues better number of maximums just splits them. This week the Blues edged a thriller with the Railway Club 5-4, while Dingles had an easier time beating the Imperial 6-3. Labour Blasters eased their relegation fears, when beating the already relegated Three Bridges A 6-3, leaving Tony Cross's fine 115 finish for Three Bridges all in vain. The battle to win promotion lies between the top two, while either Labour Blasters or the Imperial are likely to face the drop with Three Bridges A, as both sides only have only one game to play. B Division leaders Labour Rats put behind them their recent bad run of form, to soundly beat the Blocbusters 7-2, even a 180 from Jim Relph couldn't spur the Blocbusters on, this win leaves the Rats favourites for one of the two promotion places, but they must be looking over their shoulders at the Pelham Buckle as the Ifield side notched their tenth straight win when beating Paymasters 8-1. Steve Horn posted a fine 111 finish for the Pelhams as his side move up to second spot level with the Rugby Club, but with a better match wins record. The Rugby Club did grab a win, they beat Heathy Farmers 6-3, but it proved to be not enough to hold onto their second spot. The final round of fixtures in two weeks time pits the top two against each other in what will be a title decider.

Week 18 Round-up (3rd April 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

Diamonds moved back up to second in the Premier Division table although they did have two defeats in the match with Colin Whiley losing 3-0 to Roly Ratcliffe, and Graham Brook losing to Lee Nichols. Paul Woods struck a maximum for Diamonds, while teammates Steve Mecrow (pictured) (160), & Graham Brook (101) hit big checkouts, and not to be out done, Darren Schollar (137), and Nichols (115) responded for the Bridges. Royal Bridges dropped to third as they were beaten 6-3 by RS Bumbles with Ron Clarke being the only Royal to win a Singles match. Alex Whiteside hit a maximum for the Bees and Stan Jackson had a 127 checkout. In the other top division match Charcoal burner beat Longley C 8-1 with Adam Campbell and Richard Stanford banging in 180s and Stanford checking out on 121 for the victors. Dingles are just a point behind leaders Conservative Club in the A Division. as they grabbed a 6-3 win against Labour Blasters. The Railway club came away from the Imperial with a 5-4 victory, this despite Dan Bradford hitting his third 180 of the season, and Ron Webster his second maximum for the Imperial. The final game in the Division saw a 7-2 win for APV over the already relegated Three Bridges A. Who will join them in the B Division next season remains on hold as Railway Club, Imperial and Labour Blasters are only separated by just two points, leaving the Con Club, Dingles & APV battling it out for the one promotion place at stake. Labour Rats incredibly stay top of the B Division after suffering their third straight defeat, this time at the hands of the Paymasters 5-4, for whom Laurie Shepherd notched his second 180 of the season. The Rugby Club stay in the second promotion spot despite going down to the inform Pelham Buckle 6-3. Gary Simpson's 113 finish for the Pelhams proving to be the only highlight. Harry Spencer's 180 for the Blocbusters helped his side overcome Heathy Farmers 5-4. This leaves the Division very tight, with just nine points covering the top five places.

Secretary's Cup (27th March 2009) by Dave Miles and Ian Holman
Pete Crossley

Pete Crossley (pictured) (Greyhound) won this seasons Secretary's cup at Three Bridges Football Club, beating Pelham Buckle's Gary Simpson 2-1. The victory included a 180 and a 16 darts final leg. Earlier in the evening Crossley beat Phil Smith (Diamonds) 2-0 in the semi-finals while Simpson got the better of Adam Campbell (Charcoal Burner) 2-1.

Captains Cup (27th March 2009) by Dave Miles and Ian Holman
Steve Mecrow

This seasons Captains Cup Competition held at Three Bridges Football club saw former champions Mick Curren (Royal Bridges) and Dave Miles (Greyhound) both make it through to the latter stages where they both went out to the eventual new champion Steve Mecrow (pictured) (Diamonds). Miles going out 2-1 in the Semis, while Curren lost out 2-0 in the Final.

Week 17 Round-up (20th March 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Greyhound starJason Yates

Greyhound continued their good form as they beat Diamonds 6-3 in a high scoring encounter in a top of the table clash at Three Bridges Football Club this week. Maximums were struck from Greyhounds, Jason Yates (pictured) (his 12th of the season), Neil Smith and Mick Clarke and diamonds' Nick Edwards. Colin Whiley had the highest checkout of the night of 121 for Diamonds. Royal Bridges moved upto second with a 7-2 win against Longley C and RS Bumbles defeated Bridges 9-0 with a 180 from Alex Whiteside and a 114 finish from Alan Burling. A Division leaders Conservative Club trounced the bottom side Three Bridges A 8-1 to move seven points clear of the Dingles, who beat APV 6-3, Bob Casey's 101 finish turned out to be just a consolation for his side's defeat. Ron Webster was in good form for the Imperial, his maximum helped spur the Broadfield side to a 5-4 win over Labour Blasters, thus ending a three match losing streak. Heathy Farmers caused a big upset in the B Division when recording their first win of the season after a losing sequence of 15 games, to make it all the more surprising, their win was over the current leaders Labour Rats, but dispite going down 5-4 to the Farmers, the Rats still retain top spot while The Rugby Club posted a 6-3 win over the Paymasters. Laurie Shepherd (Paymasters) grabbed his first 180 of the season as some scant reward. The Pelham Buckle must be rueing the lost points at the start of the season, because the Divisions inform side's 7-2 win over the Blocbusters was there eight straight victory with their skipper Steve Horn celebrated their win with a maximum.

Week 16 Round-up (13th March 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

The Greyhound continue to lead the way at the top of the Premier Division as they came from 2-0 down to beat RS Bumbles 6-3 with Andy MacIntosh (pictured) in terrific form, hitting two maximums and a 141 checkout. Also hitting maximums for the current league champions were county players Pete Crossley and Neil Smith while Mick Clarke checked out on 120. Second placed Diamonds also won 6-3 against Charcoal Burner with Colin Whiley taking out a 12 dart leg and also hitting a 126 finish. Third placed Royal Bridges stay in touch thanks to a 7-2 win against Bridges with two maximums for Kevin Reilly and one for Rob Metcalfe. Ron Clarke struck a 129 finish. Both the top two in the A Division were beaten, leaders the Conservative Club stay top despite losing 5-4 to the Dingles who move into second, five points adrift with a game in hand. Labour Blasters drop to third following their 6-3 defeat by the Railway Club, and APV lie a close fourth after their second win over the Imperial in a week. They followed up their Consolation Cup thrashing last week with a 6-3 win. As in the A Division, the top two in the B Division both lost out, leaders Labour Rats crashed 8-1 to the inform Pelham Buckle, the Ifield side made it seven successive wins as they move slowly up the table after a terrible start to the season. Blocbusters lost 7-2 against the Rugby Club while Paymasters were another side to fight back from 2-0 down as they beat Heathy Farmers 7-2.

Knockout Cup & Consolation Cup Quarter-Finals (6th March 2009) by Dave Miles and Ian Holman
Paul Burrows

The Quarter-Finals of the Knockout Cup and Consolation Cup saw the elite of the League, against the potential giant killers from the lower divisions. One of the Knockout Cup ties had the reigning holders Greyhound visit the Paymasters of the B Division, but despite Micky Barber & Laurie Shepherd's efforts the hosts couldn't muster up a single win, eventually going down 8-0, the Greyhound's Andy McIntosh produced his sides only highlight when hitting a fine 129 checkout. Royal Bridges made it through to their first Semi, by seeing off the Conservative Club 6-2, helped by maximums from Kevin Reilly & Rob Metcalfe, also joining them are last seasons Cup finalists the Diamonds, they went through beating the Labour Blasters of the A Division 7-1. The final semi-finalists were Bridges, putting their poor league form behind them, they proved too strong for the Railway Club, winning 6-2, with Darren Schollar hitting his first 180 of the season in celebration, leaving it an all Premier Division Semi-finals to look forward to. Paul Burrows (pictured) struck a fine 152 finish for the RS Bumbles, during the Bees 7-1 demolition of the B Divisions Heathy Farmers in the Consolation Cup, the Farmers newcomer Steve Bannister stole the show, defeating the experienced Dave Critchley to win their solitary point. Longley C progressed through, beating the Blocbusters from the B Division 5-3, helped by Graham Martin's maximum, and also through are APV who hammered last seasons Consolation Cup winners, the Imperial 8-0. APV's Jordan Ottley had finishes of 158 and 113 while the Imperial's Dan Bradford hit a maximum. The final Quarter final between the Rugby Club & Three Bridges A is a late result.

Singles Play-offs (27th February 2009) by Dave Miles

Over 100 players competed in this seasons Singles competitions, with the Premier & Super League players competing at the Labour Club, and at Three Bridges Football Club the A & B Divisions, along with the Ladies. At the Labour Club, no fewer than nine previous champions were in the starting line up, ensuring a night of high quality darts, and to no surprise, the players duly obliged by hitting fifteen maximums, and a number of high checkouts in a night of high tension. Reigning Champion Stan Jackson made it through to the last sixteen before crashing out to Pete Crossley, but Dave Miles, Lee Nichols and Alex Whiteside (all former Champions) couldn't force their way past the Preliminaries. Through to the four board finals were Board 1 Royal Bridges' Ron Clarke and Pete Crossley of the Greyhound, with Clarke emerging the winner 3-2, Board 2 had Greyhound's Kez Botting (pictured) (a former Champion) beat fellow team mate Neil Smith 3-0, on Board 3 Jason Yates from the Greyhound hit a 127 finish during his game with young Rob Cross of RS Bumbles, but it the the Bees player who eventually won through 3-2. The final qualifier for the Finals night in May was the Diamonds Steve Mecrow, he beat team mate Graham Brook 3-1 hitting a 180 in the progress. On the night, Crossley struck three 180s, Mecrow two, Kevin Reilly two, while Derek Furminger, Nick Edwards, Graeme Cargan, Ron Clarke, Adam Campbell, Neil Smith, Tommy Lewis and Jason Yates all hit one apiece, Yates effort was his 11th maximum of the campaign, he added further high finishes of 114 and 113 to add to his 127 hit earlier in the board final, while the only other high finish went to Mecrow with 106. At Three Bridges Football Club, a bumper entry meant that the A & B Divisions competition could only be played down to the last eight. On Board 1 the Pelham Buckle's Dick Brice beat Ron Webster 2-0, going through with him to the finals on Board 1 was Steve Riggs, the Three Bridges A player beat Mick Barber 2-1. Board 2 had Labour Blasters, Dave Amer and APV's Jordan Ottley winning through, Amer beat Gary Simpson 2-1, while Ottley beat Pete Downes, also 2-1. Board 3 saw the Conservative Club's Paul Harding beating Peter Phelan 2-0, and Dave O'Neill from Labour Rats beating Steve Maslem again 2-0. The final two qualifiers were from Board 4, where Ian Morrey of the Blocbusters and Dingles Stuart Campbell beat Dick Field 2-0, and Dave Blows 2-1 respectively. Also played at the Three Bridges Football Club was the Ladies Singles, with Tracey Jenner of the Dingles going for her third successive title. Jenner duly won through to the final to be held in May, where she will face Labour Blasters Tracy Lucas, Lucas doing exceptionally well on her maiden appearance in the competition.

Week 15 Round-up (20th February 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Mick Clarke

The start of the final third started the same way as the start of the season for current Premier Division champions Greyhound with a 9-0 win against Bridges with maximums from Mick Clarke (pictured) and Neil Smith. Diamonds also repeated their opening win by beating Longley C 8-1 with Paul Woods (Diamonds) and Graham Martin (Longley C) hitting 180s. Steve Mecrow also had a 116 checkout for Diamonds. Further maximums were hit during the Charcoal Burner's 6-3 win over RS Bumbles, Lee Gladman and Adam Campbell posted theirs for the Burner, while Alex Whiteside replied with one for the Bees, Whiteside went on to add a great 140 finish. The Conservative Club, took advantage of their double-header with the Imperial to go top of the A Division by winning 6-3. Labour Blasters drop out of the top two following their heavy 7-2 defeat by APV, for whom Dave Gardner hit a 100 out shot out while Three Bridges A's recent unbeaten run ended with a 6-3 defeat by the Railway Club. Only two games were played in the B Division with the leaders, Labour Rats increasing their lead at the top to eight points after beating their nearest rivals Rugby Club comfortably 7-2, and despite losing 5-4 to the Paymasters, Blocbusters hold on to second spot. Pelham Buckle beat Heathy Farmers 7-2.

Week 14 Round-up (13th February 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

Reigning champions Greyhound took over at the top of the Premier Division as the second third of the season finished with them beating former leaders Royal Bridges 5-4 with Jason Yates hitting his tenth 180 of the season and Mick Clarke his third. There were also finishes of 139 for Neil Smith (pictured) and 104 for Mick Clarke while Justin Terry checked out on 128 for the Royals. Lee Gladman hit two maximums and a 121 checkout and Ken Sowerby checked out on 100 as Charcoal Burner beat Bridges 7-2. Jason Terry checked out on 102 for Bridges. Darren Gale hit a maximum as RS Bumbles beat Longley C 8-1. Longley's Ernie Potter checked out on 152. In the A Division the top two were both beaten 5-4. Dingles lost out to bottom of the table Three Bridges A while Labour Blasters were beaten by Conservative Club. Mal Richardson's fine 135 checkout, couldn't spur the Railway Club to victory over APV as they went down 6-3. The Labour Rats increased their lead at the top of the B Division to five points following a solid 6-3 win over the Blocbusters, their win was helped by Kirk Gray's fine 112 checkout. Blocbusters' Kevin Skelton his a 180 in this match. Dave Wilson was in superb form for the Rugby Club, he hit a maximum, before checking out on 101 to help his side beat Heathy Farmers 8-1 while Pelham Buckle continued their good recent form with a 6-3 victory over the Paymasters.

Week 13 Round-up (6th February 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Jason Yates

Royal Bridges moved back to the top of the Premier Division this week after beating former champions Diamonds 5-4 with Justin Terry firing in his second maximum of the season for the Royals. Current champions Greyhound are just a point adrift of top spot after a great 7-2 victory against the Charcoal Burner with Jason Yates (pictured) in superb form again as he notched his ninth 180. The other match saw bottom side Bridges pick up their first win of the season as they came from 4-1 down to beat Longley C 5-4. Longley C's John Usher hit a 180 in this one. Further maximums were struck in the A Division as Dingles moved to the top with a 5-4 win against the Railway Club. In this competitive match Stuart Campbell (Dingles) and Mal Richardson (Railway Club) both hit the magic score. Shane Gething posted a 180 to help the Conservative Club overcome APV, and in a surprise result, bottom side Three Bridges A beat Imperial 5-4. The Labour Rats hang on to top spot in the B Division despite losing 6-3 to the Paymasters, Kevin Grantham hit the weeks top finish a fine 120 for the Rats. Second placed Blocbusters also grabbed a 6-3 win when playing the Heathy Farmers, while the inconsistent Pelham Buckle hit the Rugby Club for seven, winning 7-2.

Pairs Competitions (30th January 2009) by Ian Holman

The Semi-Finalists for this season's Premier Division Pairs Competition are Ant Morley & Derek Furminger and team-mates Pete Crossley and Andy McIntosh from the Greyhound, Steve Mecrow (pictured) and Nick Edwards from Diamonds and Rob Metcalfe and Justin Terry from Royal Bridges. In the A & B Division Pairs, Conservative Club's, Glen Ralph and Eric Spencer made it through with team-mates Bill Boyd and Mick Dixon. Also through are Imperial's Kevin Riley and Ken Defrates and from the Railway Club, Mal Richardson and Steve Maslem. 180s were struck by Phil Smith and Steve Mecrow from Diamonds, Ron Clarke and Justin Terry from Royal Bridges, Bill Boyd from Conservative Club and Stuart Campbell from Dingles. Chris Clewer (Royal Bridges) and Andy McIntosh (Greyhound) both hit 120 finishes.

Week 12 Round-up (23rd January 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

The top two sides in the Premier Division both lost this week with Diamonds holding on to top spot despite losing 6-3 against RS Bumbles with Diamonds' Ty Coward (pictured) matching Stan Oram's great 160 finish from last week and Stan Jackson hitting two 180's for Bumbles. Royal Bridges lost 5-4 against fourth placed Charcoal Burner with the Royal's Rob Metcalfe checking out on 105 and Ron Clarke hitting back to back 180s in his singles match to set up a nine dart leg with the seventh dart landing just outside the treble twenty. Reining champions Greyhound are now only three points behind the top two as they were in top form, beating Longley C 9-0. Sussex star Pete Crossley hit two maximums, while team mate Jason Yates hit his eighth of the season and Andy McIntosh had a 108 finish. Last week's A Divisions leaders Dingles were soundly beaten 8-1 by Imperial despite a 180 from Dingles' Peter Phelan. They lost top spot to Labour Blasters, who struggled to beat bottom of the table Three Bridges A 5-4. In the division's other match Mal Richardson's 120 finish couldn't save the Railway Club from a 5-4 defeat at the Conservative Club. Labour Rats 6-3 victory at the Heathy Farmers kept them top of the B Division while Blocbusters stay second despite losing to the Pelham Buckle 5-4. Rugby Club beat Paymasters 7-2 to stay third.

Week 11 Round-up (16th January 2009) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Stan Oram

Diamonds held on to top spot in the Premier Division this week despite only beating bottom side Bridges 6-3. Just a point back in second are new side Royal Bridges who beat RS Bumbles by the same score with Kevin Reilly hitting his second 180 of the season, Ron Clarke checking out on 120 and Rob Metcalfe finishing on 110. Having finished on 170 last season Charcoal Burner's Stan Oram (pictured) proved it was no fluke by hitting a 160 finish this week in his side's 7-2 win against Longley C. Ernie Potter hit a 112 checkout for Longley's. In the A Division, Dingles hold on to top spot despite losing 5-4 to Labour Blasters. In form Owen Grantham checked out on 108 for Dingles. Mark Hord's 180 helped the Imperial beat the Railway Club 5-4, although the Railway's Nick Burgess did poke out on a 115, while at the Three Bridges Football Club, the hosts lost 6-3 to APV. In the B Division, Labour Rats also lost out 5-4 against Pelham Buckle but they too hold on to top spot despite a 7-0 walkover for Blocbusters against Rugby Club. The Paymasters good form continues following their 7-2 beating of the Heathy Farmers.

Week 10 Round-up (9th January 2009) by Dave Miles

It was back to League action this week following the Christmas and New Year break. The Premier Divisions top two clashed at the Pelham Buckle in Ifield, as the reigning Champions Greyhound entertained this seasons leaders Diamonds. And what a match to start off the second half of the season, the Diamonds finally edged a 5-4 thriller in an high scoring game, with Jason Yates and Kez Botting the stars on the night for the Greyhound, Yates hit three 180s while team mate Botting struck a brace plus a 112 checkout, also on target for the Greyhound were Pete Crossley and Neil Smith, while a maiden maximum for the Diamonds' Paul Woods (pictured) helped his side to victory. Graham Martin hit a 120 finish for Longley C but all in vain as his side were thumped 8-1 by Royal Bridges, the Royals win propels them up into second place, just a point behind leaders Diamonds with a game in hand. Bottom side Bridges remain three points adrift of Longley C following an 8-1 defeat by RS Bumbles in a low scoring affair.

A Division leaders Labour Blasters were replaced by the Dingles at the top, after the Dingles 5-4 win over APV, for whom young Steve Clarke shot out on 109, and the Blasters surprise 6-3 defeat by the Imperial, while at the Conservative Club the Blues were made to work hard for their 5-4 victory over struggling Three Bridges A.

The top two in the B Division played each other at the Rugby Club with Labour Rats running out narrow 5-4 winners to open up a gap between themselves and their hosts, the Rats hero was their skipper Shane Hellaway who struck a 180, while Don Boyne's 120 finish for the Rugby side proved in vain. Another maximum was hit during Paymasters 6-3 win over the Blocbusters, Alan Jenkins effort for the Paymasters helped his side to a good win over the Divisions early pacesetters. Finally the bottom two teams played out a 5-4 score line, with the victory going to the Pelham Buckle over the Heathy Farmers.

Knockout Cup Second Round & Consolation Cup First Round (2nd January 2009) by Ian Holman
Nick Edwards

There were just three matches played this week. In the Second round of the Knockout cup current league leaders Diamonds edged through with a 5-4 win against Charcoal Burner. The highlights of the match saw the Burner's Lee Gladman in top form again as he struck his sixth maximum of the season and had an eleven dart leg while Diamonds' Nick Edwards (pictured) had a 13 dart leg. The burner fought back from 3-1 down to go 4-3 up but Colin Whiley beat Dave Fry to to take the match to the 1001 one leg team game to decide who was to progress to the Quarter-Finals. The other Knockout Cup match was an all 'B' Division affair with Paymasters pulling off a surprise 5-3 win against league leagues Labour Rats. In the Consolation Cup, Premier Division side Longley C beat 'A' Division side Dingles 6-2 with Andy Baller checking out on 111 for Longley's.

Week 9 Round-up (19th December 2008) by Dave Miles

This week the last matches before the Christmas break were played out, and the players didn't let up, hitting no fewer than 10 180s, and a number of high checkouts.

Four maximums were posted during the Premier Division clash between leaders Diamonds and third placed Charcoal Burner, Colin Whiley struck for the Diamonds as the leaders beat the Burner 6-3, a brace of 180's for Lee Gladman (pictured) his fourth and fifth of the season, and one for Ken Sowerby weren't enough to save the Burner. Greyhound's Andy McIntosh and Kez Botting were on target for the Greyhound, as the reigning Champions edged a thriller with RS Bumbles 5-4, for whom Paul Burrows also hit a 180, while Botting and team mate Ant Morley also produced 114 & 120 finishes respectively. Royal Bridges moved back into third place after their 8-1 beating of the bottom side Bridges, with Ron Clarke & Kevin Reilly notching maximums for the winners.

Dan Bradford's first 180 of the season for the Imperial, wasn't enough as the Broadfield side narrowly lost out to APV 5-4 in the A Division. Leaders Labour Blasters were hammered 7-2 at the Railway Club, but stay top because they have hit more 180's than the Dingles who drew level on points following a fine 6-3 victory over the Conservative Club, a great 120 finish from Dingles young star Owen Grantham being the highlight.

Labour Rats lead the B Division by just one point following their 5-4 victory over the previous leaders the Blocbusters. Rugby Club beat Heathy Farmers comfortably 7-2 to move into second, and in the final game, the Paymasters visited the Pelham Buckle, and came away with a 5-4 win.

Week 8 Round-up (12th December 2008) by Dave Miles

The top match the Premier Division this week at the Charcoal Burner where the hosts overcame RS Bumbles 6-3, with maximums from Lee Gladman, Richard Stanford & Adam Campbell for the Burner, while the Bee's Darren Gale hit a 180 during his 11 dart leg of 180, 100, 123, 98, and Tommy Lewis's 137 checkout were all to no avail. The Diamonds 8-1 win over Longley C, propels them back to the top, just one point ahead of the Greyhound who also won 8-1, in this high scoring encounter, Neil Smith (2), Mick Clarke (pictured) and Pete Crossley all hit 180's for the reigning Champions, Clarke also had a 112 finish.

Labour Blasters moved back to the top of the A Division with a 7-2 thumping of APV, young Paul Richardson was in good form for APV, hitting 112 & 104 finishes. The Imperial went to the Conservative Club, and produced a fine 6-3 victory, thus ending a three game losing streak, while Three Bridges A stay firmly rooted to the bottom after suffering a 7-2 defeat at the Railway Club.

Only two games were played in the B Division, due to the Pelham Buckle's failure to show at the Rugby Club, who were awarded a 7-0 walkover. Meanwhile Labour Rats forge on at the top following their 7-2 success over the Paymasters, for whom Mark Fluck hit his second 180 of the season. Another maximum was hit by the Heathy Farmers Steve Bannister, his first ever, but sadly the bottom side crashed 7-2 to the Blocbusters who stay second.

Trebles Competitions (5th December 2008) by Ian Holman
Andy Gurr

The Trebles champions for the past two years, Dave Fry, Lee Gladman, Richard Stanford and their reserve player Stan Oram were eliminated from this season's competition at the First Round stage at the Labour Club by Royal Bridges trio of Ron Clarke, Mick Curren and Andy Gurr (pictured). The Royal Bridges treble then went on to knock-out Greyhound trebles Pete Crossley, Derek Furminger & Neil Smith and then Kez Botting, Andy MacIntosh & Jason Yates to qualify for the Final where they will meet another Charcoal Burner treble consisting of Adam Campbell, Graeme Cargan & Ken Sowerby. Campbell, Cargan & Sowerby won through with wins against Lee Nichols, Dave Philpot & Jason Terry from Bridges, Darren Gale, Tommy Lewis & Alex Whiteside from RS Bumbles and John Elmes, Andy Collins and Graham Martin from Longley C. Botting & Yates both hit 180s. In the A & B Division Trebles played at Three Bridges Football Club, Labour Blasters treble of Keith Shotter, Ben Souter & Steve Souter qualified to meet Railway Club treble Nick Burgess, Steve Maslem & Mal Richardson in the Final.

Week 7 Round-up (28th November 2008) by Dave Miles

This weeks matches concluded the first third of the season, and as in the very first week, there were plenty of 180's and high finishes hit around the boards. Royal Bridges go into the second third as the new leaders of the Premier Division, they moved above the Diamonds who had no game after beating the reigning Champions the Greyhound. Four maximums were struck during this high scoring encounter, with the unbeaten Jason Yates hitting two for the Champions, plus a 14 dart leg, and a 112 checkout, but all to no avail, as 180s from Ron Clarke (pictured) and Andy Gurr spurred on the Royals to a great 5-4 win, after being 4-2 down. The Charcoal Burner close in on the top three, following a 9-0 whitewash of the bottom side Bridges, three more maximums were hit in this match, two for Bridges Mal Bradford, and one for the Burners Lee Gladman, while Ken Sowerby had a 119 checkout, also for the Burner. Longley C's new boy Andy Collins celebrated with a 180, but couldn't inspire his new teammates to a win as they went down 7-2 to RS Bumbles, for whom Tommy Lewis finished on a 114. The Dingles 9-0 thumping of bottom side Three Bridges A was enough to propel them to the top of the A Division, replacing Labour Blasters the long time leaders, the Blasters beat the previously unbeaten Conservative Club 5-4 to be three points adrift of the new leaders. APV got back to winning ways by beating the Railway Club in a closely fought match 5-4. Labour Rats lead the B Division by two points after their 8-1 win against Heathy Farmers 8-1, Blocbusters overcame the Pelham Buckle 6-3 to join the Rugby Club in second spot as they pipped the Paymasters 5-4.

Week 6 Round-up (21st November 2008) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

All the Premier Division matches this week ended 5-4, with Royal Bridges ending league leaders Diamonds unbeaten record, highlights in the match came via Martin Burchell's 126 checkout for the Diamonds, and a 115 finish for the Royal's Mick Curren. Greyhound moved a point closer to the leaders, coming from 3-1 down to beat the Charcoal Burner. Maximums in this one came from Greyhound pair Kez Botting (pictured), with two and Derek Furminger. The battle between the bottom two went to Longley C who overcame Bridges, two 180's were struck during the game, Ernie Potter hit his second of the season for Longley's, while Lee Nichols replied with one for Bridges.

Leaders of the A Division, Labour Blasters had a bye, so Dingles and the Conservative Club took the chance to close in on them. Dingles beat the Railway Club 5-4 and the Conservative Club beat APV 6-3, while the bottom side Three Bridges A posted their first win when beating the Imperial 5-4.
The Rugby Club go back to the top of the B Division, replacing the weeks previous leaders Blocbusters after their 5-4 win over their nearest rivals. Labour Rats are in third spot after a 6-3 win against Pelham Buckle while the best win of the week came for Paymasters who beat Heathy Farmers 7-2 to move away from the bottom two and just a couple of points off the top.

Week 5 Round-up (14th November 2008) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

It was back to League action this week after the previous weeks Cup matches. Diamonds are still shining brightly at the top of the Premier Division after posting their fifth straight victory, when defeating the RS Bumbles 5-4 in a closely fought match. Darren Gale hit a 180 for Bumbles and struck a 116 finish. Another 5-4 score line had Royal Bridges just pip the Charcoal Burner as remain in second spot, four points off the leaders. Bridge's Ron Clarke hit his second 180 of the season, while team mate Andy Gurr struck a 106 checkout. Reigning Champions the Greyhound beat Longley C 7-2 in the other match, helped by maximums from Neil Smith (pictured) and Mick Clarke. Longley's player Ernie Potter won both his single and pairs (with Graham Martin) games.

The Imperial fell to a 6-3 defeat against the Dingles who continue their recent good run. Labour Blasters still head the A Division after a 6-3 win over bottom side Three Bridges A, but Three Bridges did have some consolation via Tony Cross's 114, Ben Harrington 108, and Gary Baldwin's 102 checkouts. The Conservative Club still remain unbeaten after beating the Railway Club 7-2, the highlights of this match proved to be Bill Boyd's 180 for the Blues, and Tony Thomas's rarely hit 168.

Despite losing 5-4 to the Paymasters, the Blocbusters go back to the top of the B Division, as the previous leaders Rugby Club crashed 6-3 at the Labour Club to Labour Rats. Darren Broughton struck his second 180 of the season for the Pelham Buckle, as they overcame the Heathy Farmers 6-3.

Knockout Cup First Round (7th November 2008) by Ian Holman
Mick Curren

There were no big surprises in the First Round of the Knockout Cup although B Division side Labour Rats did beat higher opposition with a 6-2 win against A Division side Three Bridges A. In the two all Premier Division ties, holders Greyhound beat RS Bumbles 6-2 and Royal Bridges beat Longley C 7-1 with Mick Curren (pictured) hitting a 180 in a 12 dart leg for the Royals, Tommy Lewis had a 15 dart winning leg with a 120 finish and Rob Metcalfe had a 180. Lee Gladman was in good form again for the Charcoal Burner, this time checking out on 125 as they beat Dingles 7-1. Burner's Ken Sowerby also had a 115 finish and Richard Stanford hit a 180. Diamonds and Bridges both whitewashed lower league opposition as they beat Blocbusters and Heathy Farmers respectively. The clash involves last season's top A Division sides saw Dan Bradford checkout on 142 but the match went the way of the Railway Club as they needed the deciding team game to beat Imperial 5-4. The other all A Division clash saw Conservative Club continue their unbeaten start with a 6-2 win against APV. Labour Blasters won 7-1 against the rugby club and Paymasters had a walkover against Pelham Buckle. The draw for the Second Round of the Knockout Cup and the First Round of the Consolation Cup will be made on Friday 5th December at the Labour Club at around 9.30pm.

Week 4 Round-up (31st October 2008) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles
Darren Gale

Diamonds extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division with a 7-2 win against Bridges this week. Six maximums were struck as Royal Bridges slipped to their first defeat, going down 5-4 against RS Bumbles despite holding a 3-0 lead. The 180s came from Darren Gale (pictured) with two, Bob Abbott and Alex Whiteside for Bumbles, Chris Clewer and Ron Clarke for the Royals. In the other match in the top division, Lee Gladman checked out on 126 as the Charcoal Burner beat Longley C 8-1. 180s in this match came from Ken Sowerby for the Burner and Andy Baller for Longley's. In the A Division, Labour Blasters fell to a 6-3 defeat against Dingles despite a 180 from Mick Sykes, while APV picked up their first win with a 7-2 result against Three Bridges A. The Imperial's Dan Bradford struck the week's highest finish with a 138 but his side narrowly lost 5-5 against the Railway Club. Two more 180's came in the B Division when Paymasters Mark Fluck and Darren Broughton of the Pelham Buckle found the target during the Pelhams 5-4 victory. The Rugby Club's 7-2 win over the Heathy Farmers was enough to propel them above the Blocbusters at the top of the table, the Blocbusters, still unbeaten, hung on for a 5-4 victory over Labour Rats, for whom Kirk Gray shot out on a 109 finish.

Week 3 Round-up (24th October 2008) by Ian Holman and Dave Miles

The third week of the season saw all three Premier Division matches take place at Three Bridges Football Club with Diamonds beating current champions Greyhound 6-3. Martin Burchell struck a maximum for Diamonds and Pete Crossley of the Greyhound checked out on 107. Royal Bridges continued their excellent start to the season with a 9-0 win against Longley C and Bridges picked up their first point of the season with Roland Ratcliffe beating last season's singles champion Stan Jackson in the final game of the evening as they went down 8-1 against RS Bumbles. Jackson and Dave Critchley (pictured) both hit maximums for the Bee's and Bridges' Larry Kavanah's checked out on 114.

In the A Division, Labour Blasters made it three wins from three as they narrowly beat the Imperial 5-4 with Dave Blows finishing on 102 for the Blasters as they continue to top the division. Conservative Club move up to second after beating Three Bridges A 7-2, while at the Labour Club, Mike Kramer's 111 checkout, helped the Dingles to a 6-3 win over APV.

Blocbuster's remain the early leaders of the B Division following a 5-4 victory over Heathy Farmers, and despite going down 5-4 to the Pelham Buckle, the Rugby Club stay second and finally Paymasters bounced back from their first week defeat, to beat Labour Rats 6-3.

Week 2 Round-up (17th October 2008) by Ian Holman

Newly formed side Royal Bridges got their campaign off to the best possible start with a 9-0 win in their Premier Division match against Bridges on Friday 17th October. Reining champions Greyhound continued their good start with a 6-3 win against RS Bumbles with Pete Crossley checking out on 111 for Greyhound and Rob Cross finishing on 119 and 100 for Bumbles. Tony Arnold also hit a maximum for Bumbles. Diamonds won 5-4 at the Charcoal Burner where the Burner's Lee Gladman (pictured) and Diamonds Colin Whiley both hit 180s. Gladman also had finishes of 125 and 106. In the A Division, Labour Blasters continued their excellent start with another 7-2 win, this time against last seasons champions Railway Club. Conservative Club beat Dingles 5-4 and Imperial won 5-4 against APV. Labour Rats won 6-3 against Heathy Farmers in the B Division and Rugby Club won 7-2 away to Paymasters. In the other B Division match Pelham Buckle failed to raise a team so Blocbusters have been awarded a 7-0 victory.

Week 1 Round-up (10th October 2008) by Ian Holman
Graeme Cargan

Last season's Premier Division champions Greyhound got their new campaign off to the best possible start with a 9-0 win against Bridges at their new venue, the Pelham Buckle in Ifield. Pete Crossley had a 146 checkout, Neil Smith took out 110 and Jason Yates hit a 180 for Greyhound and in reply Dave Philpot struck two maximums for Bridges. At Three Bridges Football Club, Diamonds beat Longley C 8-1 with Ernie Potter hitting a 180 for Longley's and Graham Martin celebrating his birthday with their only win of the night. The match of the evening was closely fought as RS Bumbles narrowly lost out 5-4 against Charcoal Burner with the opening four singles all going to the deciding leg. For the Burner Graeme Cargan (pictured) had a 13 dart leg for the Burner, Richard Stanford checked out on 130 and Dave Fry hit a 120 finish. In reply for RS Bumbles Alex Whiteside finished on 114 and Tony Arnold 113. In the A Division Labour Blasters won 7-2 against APV and Railway Club won 6-3 away to Three Bridges A which included a score of 171 by Steve Maslem for the victors. Further details to follow.

Latest Premier Division Results (Week 21 - Friday 1st May 2009)
Charcoal Burner	8-1	Bridges
Longley C	1-8	RS Bumbles
Royal Bridges	4-5	Greyhound

Latest 'A' Division Results (Week 21 - Friday 1st May 2009)
APV	4-5	Railway Club
Conservative Club	4-5	Labour Blasters
Three Bridges A	2-7	Dingles

Opening 'B' Division Fixtures (Week 20 - Friday 1st May 2009)
Blocbusters	1-8	Rugby Club
Heathy Farmers	3-6	Paymasters
Pelham Buckle	9-0	Labour Rats

Premier Division League Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	180s	Pts
1	Greyhound	18	15	3	111	51	42	111
2	Royal Bridges	18	13	5	105	57	20	105
3	Diamonds	18	12	6	98	64	10	98
4	RS Bumbles	18	10	8	98	64	16	98
5	Charcoal Burner	18	10	8	95	67	23	95
6	Longley C	18	2	16	32	130	7	32
7	Bridges	18	1	17	28	134	7	28

180s
14 Jason Yates (Greyhound)
11 Pete Crossley (Greyhound)
10 Kevin Reilly (Royal Bridges)
9 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
9 Neil Smith (Greyhound)
8 Ron Clarke (Royal Bridges)
7 Kez Botting (Greyhound)
6 Adam Campbell (Charcoal Burner)
6 Mick Clarke (Greyhound)
5 Darren Gale (RS Bumbles)
5 Rob Metcalfe (Royal Bridges)
4 Graeme Cargan (Charcoal Burner)
4 Andy MacIntosh (Greyhound)
4 Ken Sowerby (Charcoal Burner)
4 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner)
4 Alex Whiteside (RS Bumbles)
3 Dan Bradford (Imperial)
3 Derek Furminger (Greyhound)
3 Andy Gurr (Royal Bridges)
3 Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles)
3 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds)
3 Ron Webster (Imperial)
3 Colin Whiley (Diamonds)
3 Paul Woods (Diamonds)
2 Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles)
2 Andy Baller (Longley C)
2 Darren Broughton (Pelham Buckle)
2 Mal Bradford (Bridges)
2 Nick Edwards (Diamonds)
2 Mark Fluck (Paymasters)
2 Tommy Lewis (RS Bumbles)
2 Graham Martin (Longley C)
2 Dave Philpot (Bridges)
2 Ernie Potter (Longley C)
2 Darren Schollar (Bridges)
2 Laurie Shepherd (Paymasters)
2 Phil Smith (Diamonds)
2 Justin Terry (Royal Bridges)
1 Bob Abbott (RS Bumbles)
1 Steve Bannister (Heathy Farmers)
1 Ray Beard (Labour Rats)
1 Bill Boyd (Conservative Club)
1 Martin Burchell (Diamonds)
1 Paul Burrows (RS Bumbles)
1 Stuart Campbell (Dingles)
1 Chris Clewer (Royal Bridges)
1 Andy Collins (Longley C)
1 Dave Critchley (RS Bumbles)
1 Mick Curren (Royal Bridges)
1 Shane Gething (Conservative Club)
1 Warren Grantham (Labour Blasters)
1 Paul Harding (Conservative Club)
1 Ben Harrington (Three Bridges A)
1 Shane Hellaway (Labour Rats)
1 Ian Hodder (Rugby Club)
1 Ian Holman (Royal Bridges)
1 Mark Hord (Imperial)
1 Steve Horn (Pelham Buckle)
1 Alan Jenkins (Paymasters)
1 Lee Nichols (Bridges)
1 Peter Phelan (Dingles)
1 Roland Ratcliffe (Bridges)
1 Jim Pelph (Blocbusters)
1 Mal Richardson (Railway Club)
1 Kevin Skelton (Blocbusters)
1 Harry Spencer (Blocbusters)
1 Mick Sykes (Labour Blasters)
1 John Usher (Longley C)
1 Dave Wilson (Rugby Club)

High Checkouts
160 Ty Coward (Diamonds)
160 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds)
160 Stan Oram (Charcoal Burner)
158 Jordan Ottley (Railway Club)
152 Paul Burrows (RS Bumbles)
152 Ernie Potter (Longley C)
149 Adam Campbell (Charcoal Burner)
149 Alan Weaver (Railway Club)
146 Pete Crossley (Greyhound)
142 Dan Bradford (Imperial)
141 Kez Botting (Greyhound)
141 Andy MacIntosh (Greyhound)
141 Peter Phelan (Dingles)
140 Alex Whiteside (RS Bumbles)
139 Neil Smith (Greyhound)
138 Dan Bradford (Imperial)
137 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
137 Tommy Lewis (RS Bumbles)
137 Darren Schollar (Bridges)
135 Mal Richardson (Railway Club)
130 Andy Gurr (Royal Bridges)
130 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner)
129 Ron Clarke (Royal Bridges)
129 Andy MacIntosh (Greyhound)
128 Justin Terry (Royal Bridges)
127 Stan Jackson (RS Bumbles)
127 Jason Yates (Greyhound)
126 Martin Burchell (Diamonds)
126 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
126 Colin Whiley (Diamonds)
125 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
124 Justin Terry (Royal Bridges)
123 Kevin Grantham (Labour Rats)
122 Kez Botting (Greyhound)
122 Pete Crossley (Greyhound)
121 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
121 Richard Stanford (Charcoal Burner)
121 Jason Terry (Bridges)
121 Colin Whiley (Diamonds)
120 Don Boyne (Rugby Club)
120 Mick Clarke (Greyhound)
120 Ron Clarke (Royal Bridges)
120 Ron Clarke (Royal Bridges)
120 Chris Clewer (Royal Bridges)
120 Dave Fry (Charcoal Burner)
120 Kevin Grantham (Labour Rats)
120 Owen Grantham (Dingles)
120 Tommy Lewis (RS Bumbles)
120 Graham Martin (Longley C)
120 Andy McIntosh (Greyhound)
120 Ant Morley (Greyhound)
120 Mal Richardson (Railway Club)
119 Rob Cross (RS Bumbles)
119 Ken Sowerby (Charcoal Burner)
118 Adam Campbell (Charcoal Burner)
116 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds)
115 Nick Burgess (Railway Club)
115 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A)
115 Mick Curren (Royal Bridges)
115 Lee Nichols (Bridges)
115 Ken Sowerby (Charcoal Burner)
114 Kez Botting (Greyhound)
114 Alan Burling (RS Bumbles)
114 Tony Cross (Three Bridges A)
114 Larry Kavanah (Bridges)
114 Tommy Lewis (RS Bumbles)
114 Alex Whiteside (RS Bumbles)
114 Jason Yates (Greyhound)
113 Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles)
113 Jordan Ottley (APV)
113 Gary Simpson (Pelham Buckle)
113 Jason Yates (Greyhound)
112 Tony Arnold (RS Bumbles)
112 Mick Clarke (Greyhound)
112 Kirk Gray (Labour Rats)
112 Ernie Potter (Longley C)
112 Paul Richardson (APV)
112 Jason Yates (Greyhound)
111 Andy Baller (Longley C)
111 Pete Crossley (Greyhound)
111 Steve Horn (Pelham Buckle)
111 Mike Kramer (Dingles)
111 Jim Relph (Blocbusters)
110 Rob Metcalfe (Royal Bridges)
110 Neil Smith (Greyhound)
109 Steve Clark (APV)
109 Kirk Gray (Labour Rats)
108 Owen Grantham (Dingles)
108 Ben Harrington (Three Bridges A)
108 Andy McIntosh (Greyhound)
107 Pete Crossley (Greyhound)
106 Darren Gale (RS Bumbles)
106 Lee Gladman (Charcoal Burner)
106 Andy Gurr (Royal Bridges)
106 Steve Mecrow (Diamonds)
105 Rob Metcalfe (Royal Bridges)
105 Dave Philpot (Bridges)
104 Mick Clarke (Greyhound)
104 Paul Richardson (APV)
103 Kez Botting (Greyhound)
102 Gary Baldwin (Three Bridges A)
102 Dave Blows (Labour Blasters)
102 Jason Terry (Bridges)
101 Graham Brook (Diamonds)
101 Bob Casey (APV)
101 Dave Wilson (Rugby Club)
100 Mick Clarke (Greyhound)
100 Rob Cross (RS Bumbles)
100 Dave Gardner (APV)
100 Ian Holman (Royal Bridges)
100 Ken Sowerby (Charcoal Burner)

Knockout Cup 1st Round
APV	2-6	Conservative Club
Diamonds	8-0	Blocbusters
Dingles	1-7	Charcoal Burner
Heathy Farmers	0-8	Bridges
Pelham Buckle	w/o	Paymasters
Railway Club	5-4	Imperial
Royal Bridges	7-1	Longley C
RS Bumbles	2-6	Greyhound
Rugby Club	1-7	Labour Blasters
Three Bridges A	2-6	Labour Rats
Knockout Cup 2nd Round
Diamonds	5-4	Charcoal Burner
Labour Rats	3-5	Paymasters
Knockout Cup Quarter-Finals
Bridges	vs	Railway Club
Labour Blasters	vs	Diamonds
Paymasters	vs	Greyhound
Royal Bridges	vs	Conservative Club
Consolation Cup 1st Round
Longley C	6-2	Dingles
Consolation Cup Qrtr-Finals
Blocbusters	vs	Longley C
Imperial	vs	APV
RS Bumbles	vs	Heathy Farmers
Rugby Club	vs	Three Bridges A

'A' Division League Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	180s	Pts
1	Dingles	18	14	4	97	65	1	97
2	Conservative Club	18	13	5	94	68	3	94
3	Labour Blasters	18	10	8	82	80	2	82
4	APV	18	8	10	82	81	0	82
5	Railway Club	18	8	10	81	81	1	81
6	Imperial	18	6	12	77	85	6	77
7	Three Bridges A	18	4	14	55	107	1	55

'B' Division League Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	180s	Pts
1	Pelham Buckle	20	15	5	108	68	3	103*
2	Rugby Club	20	13	7	105	71	2	100*
3	Labour Rats	20	11	9	95	85	2	95
4	Paymasters	20	11	9	88	92	5	88
5	Blocbusters	20	9	11	87	89	3	87
6	Heathy Farmers	20	2	18	51	129	1	51
* 5 points deducted