Comfortable victory for Spot On MP
LEADERS Spot On MP beat Navigation Wagg’s Gang 6-3 in Blue Ball Division One of the Loughborough and District Pubs and Clubs Darts League last week. Andy Hibbert hit his third maximum of the season and captain Ben Ashurst his first for the reigning champions Bottom Railway BA as they beat the Royal Oak Shooters by the same score to move to within one point of the leaders. Dougie Porter hit a maximum for his Royal Oak DP side as they beat the Arena Gladiators 7-2, and the Blue Ball Lions won a close game against the Three Nuns Left Footers.
In Wanty’s Division Two, Brush Club AW open up a six point lead at the top of the division with their 8-1 win against the Tap and Mallet JB. Whilst second place Shepshed Dynamo Gatecrashers beat third place Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals 5-4 in a game that saw Julie Hardy and Michael Sciepanow both hit maximums for the Spot On.
In S H Cox Division Three, The Three Crowns, Barrow take over at the top after they equalled the highest winning margin of the night with their 8-1 result over the Three Nuns Albion, whilst Gary Hodges hit a maximum for the Crown Inn Glory as they beat the Beacon Reds 7-2 to move up to third.
In Generous Briton Division Four, the Spot On Rejects continued their impressive start to the summer season with a 7-2 win against second place Twelve Degrees 26er’s to open up a 12 point lead at the top.
In Navigation Division Five, the Dewdrop Blues narrowly won the top of the table clash with promoted Swan in the Rushes Black Pearls 5-4 to draw level with their opponents at the top of the division. The Generous Briton Luffs beat third place White Hart Stags 6-3 giving the Royal Oak Old Uns the opportunity to close the gap on them with their 5-4 win against the Windmill Wild Hearts.
Finally in Jim Kidger Division Six, the Top Railway DUI’s join the Plough Ernie’s at the top of the division after their 6-3 win against Blue Ball MS, and Ryan Hughes hit a maximum for the Swan in the Rushes Savvies as they lost 6-3 to the Crown Jewels, Barrow.
The full results for Thursday, May 18 were: Blue Ball Division One: Spot On MP 6-3 Navigation Wagg’s Gang, Navigation Tap Tappers - Bye, Bottom Railway BA (Andy Hibbert 180, Ben Ashurst 180) 6-3 Royal Oak Shooters (Rich Page 180), Royal Oak DP (Dougie Porter 180) 7-2 Arena Gladiators (Mark Richmond 180), Blue Ball Lions 5-4 Three Nuns Left Footers. Wanty’s Division Two: Top Railway A 4-5 Spot On Lads, Spot On Dinosaurs 6-3 Beacon Yer Lolly, Tap and Mallet JB 1-8 Brush Club AW, Tap and Mallet CD - Bye, Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals (Michael Sciepanow 180, Julie Hardy 180) 4-5 Shepshed Dynamo Gate Crashers. S H Cox Division Three: Three Nuns Albion 1-8 Three Crowns, Barrow, Beacon Reds 2-7 Crown Inn Glory (Gary Hodges 180), Blacksmiths Blue Army v Generous Briton Dad’s Army - No game to be re-arranged, Black Swan (Pete Onions 180) JS 6-3 Bull & Bush Laughing Boys, Three Nuns Exiles - Bye. Generous Briton Division Four: Twelve Degrees 26ers 2-7 Spot On Rejects, Crown Rejects v Tap & Clapper - No game to be re-arranged, Griff & Barrett’s GB Bandits - Bye, Plough B - Bye, Peacock Feathers 5-0 Blue Ball B. Navigation Division Five: Swan in the Rushes Black Pearls 4-5 Dewdrop Blues, Tap & Clapper Bob Bradley’s v Blue Ball CS - No game to be re-arranged, Windmill Wild Hearts 4-5 Royal Oak Old Uns, Generous Briton Luffs 6-3 White Hart Stags, Crown MA - Bye. Jim Kidger Division Six: Crown Jewels, Barrow 6-3 Swan in the Rushes Savvies (Ryan Hughes 180), Blue Ball MS 3-6 Top Railway DUI’s (Matt Wyles 106 Finish), Plough Ernie’s - Bye, Generous Briton Team GB - Bye, Three Nuns Bad Habits 3-6 Shepshed Dynamo B&W