Panthers Pounce on Academicals

Panthers Pounce on Academicals

Aces 4 -2 Wolves

Singles

Mick Smith 3-0 Kieron Potts Lee Cropper 3- 1 Laura Taylor Iam Speed 0-3 Mick Bower Becky Hoyland 3-0 Kev Bird

Week 9 sees a full fixture list as the sides get back in action after the river don and the floods caused havoc the week before

First of all, we head out to Derbyshire, Newbold to be precise as the Aces look to go top of the league if results go their way.

First up was Mick Smith against Kieron Potts, with Smith getting the win 3-0 putting the hosts one nil up

Lee Cropper (16,20) beat Laura Taylor 3-1 with Cropper taking the first leg in 20 before Taylor equalised, Cropper then took the next to legs and finished the game off with a 16 darter.

Mick Bower (180) made sure the aces didn’t have it all their own way by beating Ian Speed 3-0 with a 180 along the way

Becky Hoyland won 3-0 against Kev Bird meaning the home side were 3-1 up going into the pairs

Pairs

Speed/Tye 2-1 Keane/Bird Hoyland/Cropper 1-2 Bower/Taylor

Both pairs games went all the way as Speed and Tye took on Keane and Bird with the home side coming out on top

While lastly it was a game of mixed doubles as Hoyland and Cropper took on Taylor and Bower with the latter gaining the last point on the board meaning they were crossing the border with 2 points

Hustlers 5 – 1 Stallions 

Singles

Carl Farnsworth 3-0 Colin Johnson Nigel Ikin 3-1 Sie Simmons Lee Cushworth 3-0 Anne Simmons Paul Harris 1-3 Martin Baugh

The Cueball Hustlers were looking to keep top spot in the league as they took on The Riverside Stallions

Carl Farnsworth was first up against Colin Johnson, with Farnsworth taking the victory with a 3-0 whitewash

Nigel Ikin (20,21) Started off with a 21-dart leg against Sie Simmons before Simmons levelled up at 1-1, Ikin then took the next leg in 20 before winning the last Leg to make it 3-1

Lee Cushworth hustled Anne Simmons with a 3-0 win before Martin Baugh (180) got the visitors a point on the board with a 3-1 victory over Paul Harris

Pairs

Harris/Farnsworth 2-0 S Simmons/ A Simmons Cushworth/Ikin 2-1 Johnson/Baugh/Webster

Harris and Farnsworth took the first singles over The Simmons’s 2-0 before Cushwoth and Ikin beat Johnson and Baugh 2-1 to ensure that the Hustlers stay on top for another week at least

Stallions 1-5 Panthers

Singles

Nicola Bruce 0-3 Pete Bramley Paul Brittle 3-2 Alan Jackson Barry Brittle 0-3 Ryan Goffin Ian Webster 0-3 Gav Pilling

A Rotherham derby sees The Warriors take on The Railwaymen

Nicola Bruce was up first against Pete Bramley (19) unfortunately she couldn’t do anything to stop “Perfect Pete” as he came out 3-0 victor and a 19-dart leg on the way

Next up was Paul Brittle (114 c/o) who got the only point on the board against Alan Jackson, after going 2-0 Brittle saw a resurgence from Jackson who levelled it up before Brittle made his throw count and took the last leg to make it 3-2

Ryan Goffin (19,21) saw off Barry Brittle 3-0 with 19 & 21 dart legs giving little Brittle no chance

Gav Pilling also despatched Ian Webster by the same scoreline 3-0 to put the away side 3-1 up at the interval

Pairs

J Bruce/P Brittle 0-2 Higgs/Bramley A Brittle/Webster 0-2 Pilling/Goffin

The pairs both went the way of the Railwaymen via 2-0 victories as Paul Brittle partnered with Jodie Bruce against Higgs and Bramley before sending his wife Angie Brittle out with Ian Webster to try and take on Gav Pilling and Ryan Goffin

Panthers 6-0 Academicals

Singles

Trevor Burkhill 3-0 Conal Doughty Curtis Thorpe 3-2 Nathan Hamsey Mick Hulley 3-1 Jack Lewis Russ Simons 3-0 Adam Warner

It was a case of night school for The Academicals as they had a lesson in darts from The Panthers

Trevor Burkhill (180,14,19,21) Gave Conal Doughty a lesson in how to get an 83+ average with a 180 and 14,19,21 dart legs

Curtis Thorpe came from 2-1 down to win 3-2 against Nathan Hamsey

Mick Hulley (139c/o) won 3-1 over Jack Lewis with a 139 checkout along the way

Russ Simmons (20) won 3-0 against Adam Warner with a 20 darter to take the last leg

Pairs

Waller/Cliffe 2-1 Doughty/Lewis Burkhill/Meeson 2-0 Warner/Hamsey

The Panthers rolled the old boys out to teach the “young uns” a lesson in the pairs as Graham Waller and Dave Cliffe beat Doughty and Lewis 2-1 in the first game.

Trevor Burkhill and Pat “The Decrepit Landlord” Meeson took on Warner and Hamsey coming out with a 2-0 victory and all 6 for The Panthers

Week six report by James Thomas