Withdrawal of team means change at top

IT’S all change at the top of Blue Ball Division One of the Loughborough and District Pubs & Clubs Darts League as a result of the unfortunate withdrawal of the Boat House Tap Tappers from the division. To be fair to all the rest of the teams involved in the division the results of the games against the ‘Tap Tappers’ for the second half of the season have been declared ‘null and void’ and the points for the division adjusted accordingly. It means that after last week’s results the Bottom Railway BA are now back on top of the division and lead the Bull and Bush Lions by a single point going into the title decider between the two teams in the final game of the season. Doug Porter hit a maximum for his Royal Oak DP side as they beat the Spot MP 6-3 to move ahead of them in to third place. In Wanty’s Division Two, Daz Beasly hit two maximums for leaders Unicorn AW as they beat the Arena Gladiators 6-3 for whom Simon Hardy also hit a maximum and John Monk a 171. The Unicorn now have a twelve point advantage over second place Bull and Bush who beat the Beacon 8-1 with the Gladiators in third. In S H Cox Division Three, the Spot On Reds retain their six point advantage despite losing 5-4 to the Old English Gentleman. Second place Crown Court beat the Three Nuns Albion 5-4, and Black Swan JS hang on to third place despite them losing to the Spot On Foxes. In Generous Briton Division Four the Peacock Arrows have also withdrawn at this late stage and the same principle as for division one has been applied. It means that leaders Bottom Railway Leftovers who beat the Tap and Mallet CD 7-2 last week are now four points clear of Top Railway Wansum who lost 5-4 to third place Generous Briton So Certs. Finally in Jim Kidger Division Five, Ryan Thacker hit his fifth maximum of the season and 111 and 114 finishes for the Black Swan BWA as they beat the Blue Ball JLA to return to the top of the division. The Royal Oak Old Uns are second with the Tap and Clapper Rojo’s third. The full results for Thursday 13th September were: Blue Ball Division One Royal Oak Shooters (Neil Pullen 180 & 105 Finish) 6-3 Three Crowns Ghostbusters, Barrow & Three Crowns Ghostbusters, Barrow 4-5 Royal Oak Shooters in re-arranged game, Tap and Mallet JB 1-8 Bottom Railway BA (Chris Peat 180), Spot On MP (Mitch Gregory 180) 3-6 Royal Oak DP (Doug Porter 180), Bull & Bush Gate Crashers 1-8 Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang, Bull & Bush Lions - Bye Wanty’s Division Two Bull & Bush Laughing Boys 0-9 Bell Foundry Blue Army (Dave Jamieson 180), Arena Gladiators (Simon Hardy 180, John Monk 171) 2-7 Unicorn AW (Daz Beasly 180 x2), Three Nuns Right Footers 4-5 Three Nuns Exiles, Fat Sam’s 26ers 5-4 Spot On Rejects, Beacon 1-8 Bull & Bush S H Cox Division Three Spot On Foxes 5-4 Black Swan JS, Dewdrop Blues 7-2 Plough B (Sean Johnston 180), Three Nuns Albion 4-5 Crown Court, Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals 4-5 Fat Sam’s B, Old English Gentleman 5-4 Spot On Reds (Jamie Preston 123 Finish) Generous Briton Division Four Top Railway U Wansum 4-5 Generous Briton So Certs, Crown Jewels, Barrow - Windmill Wild Hearts, Bottom Railway Leftovers 7-2 Tap and Mallet CD (Terry Fadesco 180), White Hart Stags 6-3 Fennel Street Black Pearls (Pete Park 180), Blue Ball CS - Bye Jim Kidger Division Five Generous Briton Luffs 5-4 Tap & Clapper Rojo’s, Royal Oak Old Uns v OEG Dad’s Army - No game to be re-arranged, Crown KM 3-6 Three Nuns Bad Habits, Plough Ernie’s 9-0 Royal Oak Oakers, Black Swan BWA (Ryan Thacker 180 & 114 & 111 Finishes) 9-0 Blue Ball JLA.