Harry's Form Is No Bull

Harry Bull helped Raffles blitz through Fawn B in the Plymouth City Super League; top scoring with fifteen three figure scores in a 9-2 success.

Mike Bassett was one of the few that put up some resistance for the defeated team as he hit a crucial leg in 17 to take his singles 3-2.

Bull's teammate Damian Chalmers was also in good form has he smashed in a 180 and the second 17 darter of the evening in a 3-2 success whilst James Ewing was the other maximum hitter of the evening.

A brilliant fourteen ton display from Ben Welsh wasn't enough to arrest Hyde Park's slide to an 8-3 defeat to their visitors from Steampacket.

On his way to that mammoth total, Welsh put up two maximums with the other 180 coming from Phil Taylor for the Devonport side who also managed a 77 checkout, which claimed the highest of the match.

The domineering George Beckett (29.47) was his blistering self in the individual phase with a 3-0 win wrapped up in a double quick eighteen visits to the board with the help of legs in 17 and 15 darts.

Kelvin Rowe's thirteen ton haul dominated Victory B's 7-4 success over Duchy B; one of those three figure scores coming in the form of a 102 checkout.

That bettered a 94 from Lewis Dare who was one of four players to achieve the feat of a maximum in the match; joining teammates Kirsty Whiting-O'Brien and Scott Hutchinson with Kevin Marshall hitting the other.

Roger Backway's twelve tons pushed Kings Arms B in the right direction of a 7-4 success over Duchy A as teammate Martyn Down provided his team's only 180 to round his total up to ten three figure scores.

Octagon kept up their relentless parade to the title with a 9-2 win that saw five of the six players for the Stonehouse club reach double figures in tons.

John Mann (25.47) was the best of the quintet with twelve efforts that included two maximums during a 3-0 singles win; yielding the night's best average.

Teammate Dave Matthews was also in good nick with eleven tons, as well as the best leg of the match with his 17 darter in a 3-2 win proving to be crucial.

Also reaching the eleven ton mark was Neil White and Alfie Ford whilst Lee Hellings plundered a third maximum for his team on his way to ten ton plusses.

Hellings won his individual game 3-2 and was pushed all the way by Pete Lamerton who threw an 18 darter to hang onto the coat tails of the victor.

Roger Bailey's 96 checkout for the defeated team contributed to a 3-1 individual success over White; a first reversal of the season for the 2018 Champion of Champions who now tops the individuals jointly with Hellings.

Steve Hiscox top scored with eleven tons in a 7-4 win for Colebrook in their home match against Clifton who had Cory Jonas finishing from 130 in a single visit.

Dan Jewell threw a 17 darter and the game's only 180 in a 3-2 to Hiscox whilst a leg in 18 contributed to a 3-0 win for Darren Smith.

Steve Mills put eleven tons onto the scoreboard but saw his side eventually succumb to Fawn A in a close fought 6-5 defeat.

The Cherry Tree trio of Mills, Dave Lee and Nick Miller (27.05) put together a well constructed 37 dart 1001 leg in the very first rubber of the match, but found their team 4-2 behind after the first singles.

Simon Stevenson took that inaugural individual game of the night with a 3-0 win accented by a 17 darter; that win in spite of the 180 John Greatrex threw against him.

After Stevenson finished the night on ten tons, the game swung back towards the Pennycross team thanks to a spell which included a 98 checkout from Lee to make it 5-5.

However, the visitors from Greenbank would have the last laugh with Dave Roberts taking a 3-0 victory to give his team the spoils in a well contested battle.

Three 180s from King Billy talisman Antony Hayman helped him to a personal total of ten three figure scores, and the team to a 10-1 win over Victoria.

That win puts the reigning champions back into second spot thanks in part to a performance that saw Hayman check a leg in 14 during a 3-0 win that also contained a 98 checkout.

The saying "save the best until last" couldn't have been more applicable as Mick Bingham's 156 checkout took the highest of the week across all fixtures in the final singles game of this particular match.

Mark Williams threw ten tons for Victory C but found himself on the end of an 8-3 defeat as Saltram walked away from their home match with the spoils.

The Lipson based outfit saw moments of magic from their three top players with Reg Matthews starting the spell with a 16 darter in a 3-0 win.

Warren Gordon then produced an 88 checkout before Simon Kelly's 180 lit up the final singles game of the match.

The B team got the better of their A team rivals in the Bluebird derby by a 7-4 score line with Dale Halford and Nigel Bassett both adding ten tons personally on the night.

The game's maximums were all provided by the defeated A team with Glenn Halford's brace of maximums being added to by a solitary effort from teammate James Stoodley.

Halford also threw a 17 darter in his 3-1 singles win whilst the high checkout honours went to Vince Scallan with a fine 88 finish.

A piece of brilliance from either side injected life into an 8-3 win for Kings Arms A over St Levans with Colin Sloman's 116 checkout and Wendy Johnson's maximum providing the fireworks.