DARTS
AROUND ESSEX – SEPTEMBER REPORT
SOLLY
LANDS 3RD TITLE
A
qualify field battled it out for the 5th Chelmsford Open title,
it was Dave Solly that triumphed to claim the £175 first prize sponsored
by Ridley’s. The losing Quarter-finalists were John Jennings (Ilford);
Richard Ford (Kent); Phil Daldry (Brentwood) and Andrew Kateley
(Chelmsford). The losing semi-finalists were Kevin Edwards (Colchester)
and Andy Derrick (Tonbridge). In the final, Solly took a commanding
three-nil lead in 16-15-11 darts scoring two 180’s in the 3rd, his
opponent, Michael Barnard (London) won the next leg before Solly restored
his three leg advantage. Barnard took the sixth leg with a 117 checkout,
and then missed five darts at doubles allowing Solly to clock out on
double ten to secure his third title. Solly also won the most 180’s with
six and the furthest lady prize was shared between Yvonne Hall-Wilson
(Chelmsford) and Sally Dowell (Kent).
In the money-in and money-out Pairs, the losing semi-finalists were
Chelmsford´s Dean Willsher & David Bocking and Andy Derrick &
Richard Ford. The final was a superb game with London´s Michael &
Brian Barnard being triumphant against Ben Adams & Terry Rose.
HARWICH
SUMMER SINGLES GRAND PRIX Viv
Dundon got the night rolling with a 144 shot out in her first leg as she
went through to the last eight. Ken Russell scored three 180´s in his
first game against the unlucky Mick Chambers who had no answer and Marcus
Smith had a 180 and a 140 finish in his first round. Other notable scores
came from George Lord 180, Geoff Woolley 180 and Adrian Genery 180. The
semi finals were between the top four seeds. The consistent Paul Holloway
lost out to Ken Russell 3-2 in a very close game and Adrian Genery beat
Marcus Smith 3-0 with Marcus left to ponder on the missed doubles. The
final saw some excellent darts from both players. In a very close match in
front of a large crowd Ken Russell came out on top 3-2 to take the first
prize. TOURNAMENTS
COMING UP IN THE COUNTY
Charity "Darts Around Essex" Inter-League Tournament: Sunday 26th September at the new look “Albion Snooker & Darts Club”, Broadway, Wickford. 11:30 am doors open, all teams register by 12:15 pm, toe the oche 12:45 pm. Entry fee is £32 (£40 on the day) per league of four players, contact Kevin Stammers for more details. Under new management, Derek Freeman will be our host for the event with more sponsorship available but only if the minimum numbers of teams enter. Proceeds split between the “Heart of Darts” & the “Beach Hut” fund.
Charity
Golf Day: Friday 15th
October at Hartswood golf course, Brentwood. £33 for the day; contact
Paul Sedge (07736 030528) or Kevin Stammers for details, requires a £10
deposit per player. Open to any player or team that is registered to a
dart league in the county. All proceeds going to the “Heart of Darts”. ESSEX
YOUTH
Congratulations
to our Essex Youth teams. First, Essex ‘A’ won the Kettering Knockout
Cup winning 6-1 in the final against Cambridgeshire, secondly the
following weekend; Essex won the East Anglia Cup. The Essex ‘A’ team
members were Craig Vickers, Daniel Sare, Ronnie Yates, Richard George,
Vinny Clarke, Ray Ambrose, Eli Leftwich. The Essex ‘B’ was unlucky to
lose in the first round at Kettering. In the East Anglia Cup, Essex
accumulated 91-points to beat Cambridgeshire into second place by
20-points. The team produced
a superb performance to in the double four team round robin, winning all
six game; Cambridgeshire 11-10 and 14-7; Norfolk 14-7 and 17-4; Kent 18-3
and 17-4. The Essex team members were Richard George, Vinny Clarke, Ray
Ambrose, Jason Vickers, Christopher Ball, David Marsh, James Thompson,
Leigh Neary and Patrick Yates. AROUND
THE LEAGUES
Brentwood
Summer: Every week
division one has a new leader, and when writing this report the Cherry
Tree ‘A’ are a point ahead of the White Hart, with the champions
Henderson ‘A’ lying a further point behind. White Hart’s Danny Pryke
leads the Player of the year table with 21-points, John Wastenage (Prince
of Wales A) next with 20-points. Division two has the Bentley ‘A’ top
with a seven-point lead, and a game in-hand, over second placed Brave
Nelson ‘B’. Four players share top spot in the players table; Peter
Wiffen, Andy Westcott, Steve Wackett and Paul Williams. The Rising Sun
lead the Plough by four points to top division three and Henderson ‘B’
top division four from the Forge. In the divisional knockout competitions,
the White Hart who beat the Railway Hotel won division one; the Bentley
‘A’ beat Jolly Boys ‘A’ to win division two; Railway ‘B’ took
the division three title beating the Rising Sun; and the Alexandra beat
the Jolly Boys ‘B’ to win the fourth division title. Basildon Club: The semi finals of the summer cup saw two close games that went down to the wire. Chalvedon Colts narrowly saw off the challenge of York ´E´ 4-3, Vange ´B´ defeated Bowers ´B´ by the same score. In the final Vange ´B´ took the title with a 4-0 win. The Charity cup took place at the York club with thirteen teams of four players entering, raising £116.50 on the night. The final will be contested by a team from Vange ´B´ and one from Chalvedon Colts next June on our finals night with the winning team choosing which charity benefits from the money raised. Ingatestone
& District:
With only two week of league games remaining, the Chequers ‘A’ are
favourites to retain the first division title with the Rising Sun Dragons
runners-up. Andrew Kateley heads all player tables. In division two, the
title in still open between four teams, although Marsham Arms may just
hold on to top spot from the Railway Hotel, Crown and White Bear. John
Wastenage heads all player tables in the division. It will go down to leg
difference on who wins division three, with the Bird Cage and Oddfellows
Arms joint top on points, and the same can be said for division four
between Chelmsford Social Club and the Victoria ‘A’, with the
possibility of the Ship getting involved. The Cock Tavern ‘B’ have
finished bottom for the Wooden Spoon. In the Quadro Board Pairs, an
excellent and tense final was won by Gary Robinson and David Brown (Cock
Tavern A) beating Steve Atkins and Mark McGrath (Rising Sun Dragons) 4-3.
The losing semi-finalists were John Hansell & Terri Warwick
(Oddfellows Arms) and John Wastenage & George Dixon (Crown). In
brief
It’s
that time of year when all you secretaries are putting together fixtures
for the coming season, please don’t forget to send both Kevin and Sheila
a copy so that your presentations and finals nights can be added to their
diaries, plus maybe a couple of surprise visits for the “It Could Be
You” column. |
