The Elephant just miss out

Darts

The Elephant just failed in their brave bid to overhaul Market A in the final week of the Faversham Darts League season.

With leaders Market having already finished their programme The Elephant needed six points from their home game against Railway but went down 5-4 leaving their rivals as champions, by just a point.

Jamie Preston picked up a maximum while Nobby Gore and Anthony Halls were the players-of-the-match. Tuns A ended with a 6-3 home win over Bull B. D. Swan claimed a 180 and was man-ofthe-match alongside Wes Gore. The Wine Vaults and Brents B produced a fluctuating affair which Brents led 3-2 after Len Boorman and Dave Forder had won the opening singles. Rob Forber’s win levelled it for the Vaults before Ian Frost restored the Brents lead. Chris Bedo again brought the teams level only for the reliable Rob Jones to clinch victory for The Vaults, helped by a maximum.

Jones and Dave Forder were men-of-the-match.

Bull A lost 7-2 at home to Castle A, Lee Grigsby scoring a 180 and Ritchie Pennell two onhiswaytomotmwithted Howell.

Castle B were 7-2 victors over the Rugby Club in a game which produced two big checkouts – a 138 for Keith Ralphs and an excellent 160 from Bradford Broadbridge who was man-of-the-match with Toby Riches. Brents A eased to a 9-0 home win over Tuns B with David Miles and Jake Flanagan MOTM.

■ A new season in the Whitstable Thursday Night Darts League kicked off with a record 15 teams.

The Holders Two Brewers Q eased past Prince Albert A 13-9 with Ant Warren winning all five games, while the league winners last term Two Brewers Bandits hammered their pub rivals Two Brewers Typhoons 21-4. John Willis won five games, while Dickie Tennant had the consolation of a 106 checkout for the Typhoons. Whitstable Football Club A thrashed Smack It Inn 24-1 with Tracey Brown, Pete Richards Dan Jackson and Murray Brett all winning five games.

Brett also hit a 180, while Richards checked out on 130. British Legion beat Two Brewers Anglers 18-7 with Vernon Foster claiming five wins, while The Monny beat The Labour Club 13-6. The Monument A got the better of Coach and Horses 13-3, Pete Lawrence with a 106 checkout for the A team.