The Spalding & District League is just about finished for another season. Division One and Two are finished and Division Three has just one game remaining.
With three new teams wanting to join next season, the future of Monday night darts looks bright.
The next few weeks will see play-offs to reach the singles and pairs finals.
On the Division One finals night there will be a 180 throw-off to see who wins the most 180s of the season after Andy Bingham, Ant Richardson, Duncan Hunt, and Simon Hill finished equal on five each. The highest check-out went to Colin Hatter, with 161. Top players of the season were Nick Moyses, who won 92.31 per cent of his games, and Sam Roberts and Hill, who both won 91.67 of theirs. Best leg of the season went to Mark Waters and Mark Horspool, who had a fine 13-dart leg.
The Division Two award for most 180s went to Jacob Herd, with four, and highest check-out belonged to Wigs Harrison on 155. Top players of the season were young Charlie Henderson, who won all his games; and Danny Goddard, who won 91.67 per cent; with Steve Rawding and Herd’s 90.91 earning them a share of third place. Best leg of the season was by Paul Faulkner and Stu Page in the pairs with a 15-dart leg.
Anyone interested in putting in a new team for next season must attend the league’s annual meeting at Spalding Services Club next Monday, August 11, 8.30pm.
* Lincoln Arms A took another step towards retaining the Division A title in the Dewhursts Trophies Pinchbeck & District Summer League. This week saw them beat Green Dragon A 21-6 at home, despite losing the first pairs game. They went on to win the following eight games. Dean Murray hit a 180 and in the pairs with Steve Stancer they had a 17-dart leg. Stancer had an 18-dart leg in his singles win. Jimmy Tenno had legs of 18 and 14 in his 3-0 victory over Chris Newman. Steve Gaughan had a 100 checkout. Highlight for Dragon was a 108 finish for Shayne Hubbard.
The chase for second place is hotting up with Consti Club C getting a 20-7 home win against Consti Club Z. Josh Faulkner went top of the highest checkout table with a 158 (57, 51, bull) finish for an 18-dart leg. Harry Faulkner hit a 180.
Services Club B narrowly held on to second spot with an 18-9 home win over Lincoln Arms D. Tony Clark hit two 180. Andy Mason and Jonny Pell had finishes of 116 and 103 respectively for Services. Lincoln’s Dan Gent had nine scores of 100-plus in his singles game against Steve Rawding but lost 2-1, Rawding holding his nerve to hit the winning double in the last leg.
In Division B, Pied Calf went top by one point thanks to a 16-11 home win against Kirton Leisure.
Still unbeaten in second place, with a game in hand on the leaders, are Consti Club B. Playing a rearranged game, they came out 15-12 victors at Drayman’s Arms. Josh Grainger, of the Drayman’s, had an 18-dart leg.
Pinchbeck FC B sit unbeaten at the top of Division C after a 15-12 home win over second-placed Consti Club D. Tom Elderkin won the last singles 3-0 against Lewis Turner to secure the win.
Services Club A are third after a 17-10 win at bottom side Green Dragon C. Sarah O’Driscoll (2-1) and Acker Kelk (3-0) won the last two singles to complete victory.
Pinchbeck FC C had a comfortable 20-7 win at Consti Club A. The only success for Consti was in the singles, with Kev Bailey beating Jay Vernalls 2-1.
DIVISION A P W L F A Pts
Lincoln A 6 6 0 124 38 124
Services B 7 5 2 106 83 106
Consti C 6 5 1 101 61 101
Gr Dragon A 7 2 5 78 111 78
Lincoln D 7 1 6 71 118 71
Consti Z 7 1 6 60 129 60
* Results: Consti Club C 20 Consti Club Z 7, Lincoln Arms A 21 Green Dragon A 6, Services Club B 18 Lincoln Arms D 9.
DIVISION B P W L F A Pts
Pied Calf 7 4 3 103 86 103
Consti B 6 6 0 102 60 102
Kirton Leis 7 4 3 88 101 88
Drayman’s 6 2 4 87 75 87
Gr Dragon Z 6 3 3 75 87 75
Lincoln C 6 0 6 58 104 58
* Results: Drayman’s Arms 12 Consti Club B 15, Drayman’s Arms v Lincoln Arms C and Green Dragon Z v Consti Club B – postponed, Pied Calf 16 Kirton Leisure 11.
DIVISION C P W L F A Pts
Pinchbeck B 7 7 0 110 79 110
Consti D 7 4 3 104 85 104
Services A 6 4 2 92 70 92
Pinchbeck C 6 2 4 81 81 81
Consti A 6 1 5 64 98 64
Gr Dragon C 6 1 5 62 100 62
* Results: Consti Club A 7 Pinchbeck FC C 20, Green Dragon C 10 Services Club A 17, Pinchbeck FC B 15 Consti Club D 12.
* Top stars of the game will be putting on a world champion show in Spalding on Saturday, October 25. Ten-time world champion Trina ‘Golden Girl’ Gulliver will be joined at the town’s Services Club by Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams, a three-time global winner, for an exhibition night in aid of Prostate Cancer UK, 8pm (doors
open 7pm).
The pair will go head to head on an evening presented by Ian ‘Tarquin’ Tilley that also includes an auction, raffle and darts stall.
Tickets are £20 from
07950 143622.
