Sheffield Franchise league Report 14/2/19
Black Eagles continue dominance despite missing players
The SFL has six league match weeks left and with limited time could the Railway men or the panthers close the gap on defending champions Black eagles. Good news for the Railway men was that the academicals couldn’t field a side so due to the technicalities earned a 6-0 victory.
Black eagles vs Newbold Aces
A number of players such as John Walton, Trevor Burkhill and Owen Cubitt were missing for the game at the Woodbourne Hotel but due to the strength in depth for the Black Eagles this was going to be no walkover from the defending champions….
Captain Jason Burkhill was first up against the very experienced Ian Speed. Jason although lost 3-0 put in a good effort against a very much more active Mr Speed to give the Newbold aces the lead. Second match was between Young Tom Briggs against this season’s 170 supremo Trev Tye. Tom was straight out the blocks and too strong for Mr Tye in a routine display of steady darts and great finishing leaving the tie all square.
Match of the tie was arguably going to be this one in Jelger Tuinstra against Wes Deane which didn’t disappoint as Jelger took the first leg with a 21 darter, Deane replied with a 18 darter, Jelger in turn hit a 18 darter back and more impressively Mr Deane took a 135 out in 15 darts. Match went all the way to the decider but it was the Dutchman who showed his class and bottle with a 17 darter in a very important game.
Final singles game in the tie as former Yorkshire county star Steve Briggs stepped up to the oche looking composed to at least secure the point against Dave Belfitt . In normal Briggs fashion the game was over in a flash as the lean looking ex county player took the game 3-0.
To the ever important and tactical pairs at this stage of the game where Jason Burkhill went Dutch with Jelger Tuinstra against their respective singles opponents Ian Speed and Wes Deane. The Newbold Aces really needed to get back into the game and with that took a 2-0 victory to set up a crucial final pairs.
The experienced pair duo of Tom and Steve Briggs took on Trev Tye and Dave Belfitt and it was the Black Eagles who took the match 4-2 as the experienced Rotherham Friday night pair who took the game 2-0. This was a fantastic result for the Eagles where the captains match order, the tight third singles game and Eagles power played a part.
Official Scorecard Woodbourne Black Eagles 4-2 Newbold Aces
Jason Burkhill 0-3 Ian Speed
Tom Briggs (21) 3-0 Trev Tye
Jelger Tuinstra( 17, 18, 21) 3-2 Wes Deane(15, 18, 135c/o)
Steve Briggs 3-0 Dave Belfitt
Jason Burkhill + Jelger Tuinstra 0-2 Wes Deane + Ian Speed
Tom Briggs + Steve Briggs 2-0 Trev Tye + Dave Belfitt
801 Result; Woodbourne Black Eagles won – Newbold Aces left on 745(56 remaining)
Woodbourne Wolves vs Woodbourne Panthers
Another Woodbourne Derby!
Captain Pete Daffin faced Russ Simons in a quality game where it was the tall man who threw small arrows who got the better of ‘Super Daffs’ as both trades 180s against eachother, Pete with a 20 dart leg and Russ with a 18 dart leg giving the Panthers the perfect start.
Chris Keane who has been left out the singles in recent weeks showed Captain Mick Hulley his worth with a 3-0 victory over talented Laura Taylor to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
Mick Bower has been a revelation of a signing for the Wolves this season with some credible performances and needed to perform against Panthers captain Mick Hulley! The tie went all the day with Mick Bowers hitting a 180 and ‘Potter checking out a 101 checkout but it was Mr Bower who took the game to keep the Wolves in the game.
Battle of the bar! In the final singles game landlord of the Woodbourne and Panthers play Patrick Meeson took on brighton’s future number one Kev Bird but with a ‘oh dear’ and experience the former development league champ Mr Meeson breezed past Mr Bird 3-0 which started proceedings with a 20 dart leg. 3-1 THE PANTHERS.
Much like the other tie at the Woodbourne Hotel, the pairs were crucial…
Pete Daffin partnered Laura Taylor against Patrick Meeson and Chris Keane. The Wolves pairs pulled one back to make the scoreline 3-2 in favour of the panthers leaving the deciding pair for either a draw or a victory for the Panthers.
Russ Simons and Mick Hulley took on the pair of Mick Bower and Kev Bird where both individuals in the pair had mixed success in there respective singles games. With experience on there side it was Mick Hulley and Russ Simons who wrapped up the tie for the Panthers with a 2-0 win and a Panthers 4-2 overall victory.
Official Scorecard; Woodbourne Panthers 4-2 Woodbourne Wolves
Pete Daffin 1-3 Russ Simons
Laura Taylor 0-3 Chris Keane
Mick Bower 3-2 Mick Hulley
Kev Bird 0-3 Patrick Meeson
Pete Daffin + Laura Taylor 2-0 Patrick Meeson + Chris Keane
Mick Bower + Kev Bird 0-2 Russ Simons + Mick Hulley
801- Woodbourne Wolves Won to Panthers 773(28 left)
Midland Warriors vs Punchbowl Pussies
Bottom of the table Midland Warriors had a tough home fixture after only just losing 4-2 last week against a solid Punchbowl team. The first two games were drawn and already became crucial as the warriors top two players for the season respectively came against Steve Caley and Mick Swift. Ian Webster squared up against Steve Caley and the game went all the way in a match where Mr Caley stormed into a 1-0 lead with a 18 darter but the stubborness of Mr Webster he still managed to pull it back. The most improved player this season for the Pussies settled the tie with a 17 dart leg and gave the Punchbowl an important 1-0 lead.
Second game came down to Ste ve Newton to pull it back for the Warriors against Captain Mick Swift and it came down to another 3-2 scoreline but unfortunatly for Steve Newton(21 dart leg) with the passion of valentines day on Mr Swift’s side he scraped through with a 20 dart leg to put the his side 2-0 up.
Third and Fouth games were James Thomas against Paul Brittle and Alex Sporston vs Nicola Warne where the Midland just needed one game to keep themselves in the tie going into the pair but unfortunatly for the warriors both players would fall victim to a 3-0 loss.
Punchbowl guarenteed the victory at 4-0 , the Warriors seeked pride in there pairs games but would once again fall victim to Punchbowl. Tom Wright and Mick Swift beat Angie Brittle and Steve Newton. James Thomas and Steve Caley beat Barry Brittle and Ian Webster. 6-0 to the Punchbowl Pussies.
Official Scorecard; Midland Warriors 0-6 Punchbowl Pussies
Ian Webster 2-3 Steve Caley(17, 18)
Steve Newton(21) 2-3 Mick Swift(20)
Paul Brittle 0-3 James Thomas
Nicola Warne 0-3 Alex Sporston
Angie Brittle + Steve Newton 0-2 Tom Wright + Mick Swift
Barry Brittle + Ian Webster 0-2 James Thomas and Steve Caley
801 Victory – Midland Warriors to Punchbowl 799(2 remaining)
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