Round four of league fixtures in the Dewhursts Trophies Pinchbeck & District Summer League produced a set of remarkably close contests in Division A.
All matches were decided by the narrowest of margins. Consti Club C edged out Pinchbeck FC B 14-13 away from home. Jordan Philpott had already secured the overall win before Mark Dixon and John MacKenzie both recorded 3-0 victories in the final two singles for the football club. Conor Clift recorded a 180 for the Pinchbeck side.
Lincoln Arms A were beaten 14-13 on their visit to the Royal Mail Cart. The match went down to the final singles where, although Ben Connell lost 2-1 to John Charlton, he claimed the crucial leg needed to seal the win for the Cart. Steve Gaughan hit a 100 checkout and Sam Roberts struck a 180 for Lincoln. There were 17-dart legs for both Chris Fidler (Mail Cart) and Paul Blow (Lincoln).
League leaders Tiger Club also came through a tight encounter, winning 14-13 at home to Services Club B. Si Hill secured the decisive leg, despite losing his singles 2-1 to Steve Rawding. Dave Norbury and Ady Smith both won their singles 3-0 for the Services to close the gap, with Norbury producing a 107 checkout. Tony Clark added a 105 finish for the Services, while Bret Butler Brewster delivered an 18-dart leg for the Tigers.
In Division B, Consti Club B claimed a 16-11 win at Green Dragon Z. Trailling 15-6, the Dragon reduced the deficit with singles wins for Harry Tucker (2-1) and Callum Day (3-0).
Pinchbeck FC A remain top after a 16-11 victory at Consti Club D, with Josh Burton and Emma Tickner winning the final two singles to secure the result. Mark Spiller produced a 120 checkout for the Pinchbeck side.
Pinchbeck FC C also stayed top of Division C, following a narrow 14-13 win at Consti Club A. Despite losing his singles 2-1, Graham Amess claimed the vital leg needed to seal the overall victory.
The biggest winners of the week were Services Club A, who recorded an 18-9 home success against Drayman’s Arms A. The only singles win for Drayman’s came from Stan Bolton, who beat Lindsay Kelk 3-0.
Division A: Kirton Leisure v Green Dragon A – postponed, Pinchbeck FC B 13 Consti Club C 14, Royal Mail Cart 14 Lincoln Arms A 13, Tigers Club 14 Services Club B 13.
P W L F A Ps
Tigers 4 3 1 60 48 60
RM Cart 3 3 0 53 28 53
Lincoln A 3 2 1 51 30 51
Pinchbeck B 3 0 3 39 42 39
Consti C 3 2 1 38 43 38
Services B 3 1 2 35 46 35
Gr Dragon A 3 1 2 29 52 29
Kirton 2 0 2 19 35 19
Division B: Consti Club D 11 Pinchbeck FC A 16, Drayman’s Arms Q v Drayman’s Arms B – postponed, Green Dragon Z 11 Consti Club B 16, Lincoln Arms D v Consti Club Z – postponed.
Pinchbeck A 5 3 2 69 66 69
Consti B 4 4 0 66 42 66
Gr Dragon Z 5 1 4 63 72 63
Drayman’s B 3 2 1 44 37 44
Lincoln D 3 2 1 42 39 42
Drayman’s Q 3 0 3 33 48 33
Consti Z 2 2 0 32 22 32
Consti D 3 0 3 29 52 29
Division C: Consti Club A 13 Pinchbeck FC C 14, Services Club A 18 Drayman’s Arms A 9. Byes – Green Dragon C, Lincoln Arms C.
Pinchbeck C 4 3 1 63 45 63
Lincoln C 2 2 0 36 18 36
Drayman’s A 3 1 2 30 51 30
Services A 2 1 1 29 25 29
Consti A 2 0 2 24 30 24
Gr Dragon C 1 0 1 7 20 7
