Two teams share the top spot in Division One table

BOTTOM Railway BA and the Bull and Bush Lions are tied at the top of Blue Ball Division One of the Loughborough and District Pubs & Clubs Darts League after last week’s results.

Bottom Railway BA beat the Bull and Bush Gatecrashers 7-2 but the ‘Lions’ went one better with an 8-1 win against the Tap and Mallet JB. There were six maximums scored in the game between the Boat House Tap Tappers and Royal Oak Shooters which the ‘ Tap Tappers’ won 6-3. Dan Jones and Steve Coltman hit two each for the Boat House and Neil Pullen and Jay O’Brian one each for the ‘Shooters’. Mitch Gregory hit his second maximum of the season for Spot On MP and Rich Selby hit his fourth of the season for the Three Crowns Ghostbusters in a game that Spot On won 6-3, and Royal Oak DP won 5-4 against Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang.

In Wanty’s Division Two Unicorn AW beat the Bell Foundry Blue Army 6-3 to stay three points ahead of second place Bull and Bush who are now the only unbeaten team in the league as they made it seven wins from seven with a 7-2 result against the Three Nuns Right Footers.

In S H Cox Division Three, leaders Spot On Reds lost for the first time this season as they were beaten 5-4 by Fat Sam’s B and second place Crown Court beat third place Old English Gentleman 5-4.

In Generous Briton Division Four the Bottom Railway Leftovers increased their lead at the top of the division to ten points with an 8-1 win against the Peacock Arrows. The Generous Briton So Certs are up to second place after their 6-3 win against the Windmill Wild Hearts and Top Railway Wansum drop to third after their 6-3 loss to Tap and Mallet CD.

Finally in Jim Kidger Division Five leaders Generous Briton Luffs lost 6-3 to the Royal Oak Old Uns and Crown KM beat the Tap and Clapper Rojo’s by the same score to replace them in second spot.

The second round draw for the Kater 4 Knockout Cup and the draw for the two preliminary games in the Shield competition were made last week and are as follows:

Kater 4 Knockout Cup: Barrow Cons Club Wagg’s Gang v Generous Briton Luffs, Royal Oak Shooters v Royal Oak DP, Boat House Tap Tappers v Arena Gladiators, Bell Foundry Blue Army v Generous Briton So Certs, Black Swan BWA v Dewdrop Blues, White Hart Stags v Bull & Bush Lions, Royal Oak Old Un’s v Black Swan JS, Bull & Bush Gatecrashers v Spot On Reds, Bottom Railway Leftovers v Bottom Railway BA, Three Crowns Ghostbusters, Barrow v Tap & Mallet JB, Fat Sam’s B v Three Nuns Bad Habits, Spot On Guys ‘n Gals v Tap & Clapper Rojo’s, Fennel Street Black Pearls v Top Railway Wansum, Three Nuns Right Footers v Windmill Wild Hearts, Spot On MP v Bull & Bush, Plough B v Old English Gentleman

Shield Competition: Unicorn AW v The Beacon, Crown KM v Blue Ball CS

These games are scheduled to be played on Thursday June 28, but due to England also playing their final group qualifier on this night the game can be re-arranged and played before Thursday, July 14 should teams wish.

The full results for Thursday, June 14

were: Blue Ball Division One: Boat House Tap Tappers (Dan Jones 180 x2 & 100 Finish, Steve Coltman 180 x2) 6-3 Royal Oak Shooters (Neil Pullen 180, Jay O’Brian 180), Tap and Mallet JB 1-8 Bull & Bush Lions (Paul Hutchins 100 Finish), Spot On MP (Mitch Gregory 180) 7-2 Three Crowns Ghostbusters (Rich Selby 180), Barrow, Bull & Bush Gate Crashers 2-7 Bottom Railway BA, Royal Oak DP (Kev Thomas 180) 5-4 Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang ( Vern Seaton 106 Finish). Wanty’s Division

Two: Unicorn AW 6-3 Bell Foundry Blue Army, Three Nuns Right Footers 2-7 Bull & Bush, Beacon 3-6 Fat Sam’s 26ers, Bull & Bush Laughing Boys v Three Nuns Exiles & Arena Gladiators v Spot On Rejects - No games to be re-arranged. S H Cox Division Three: Spot On Foxes 5-4 Dewdrop Blues, Three Nuns Albion 3-6 Black Swan JS (Norman Lees 180), Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals 5-4 Plough B, Old English Gentleman (Gary Joynson 180) 4-5 Crown Court, Fat Sam’s B 5-4 Spot On Reds.

Generous Briton Division Four: Windmill Wild Hearts 3-6 Generous Briton So Certs, Top Railway U Wansum 3-6 Tap and Mallet CD, Crown Jewels, Barrow 6-3 Fennel Street Black Pearls, Bottom Railway Leftovers 8-1 Peacock Arrows, Blue Ball CS 4-5 White Hart Stags. Jim

Kidger Division Five: Generous Briton Luffs 3-6 Royal Oak Old Uns, Crown KM 6-3 Tap & Clapper Rojo’s, Plough Ernie’s - OEG Dad’s Army, Black Swan BWA 5-4 Three Nuns Bad Habits, Royal Oak Oakers 4-5 Blue Ball JLA.