It's Jack To The Drawing Board For Bluebird

Thirteen tons from Jack McMinn in Bluebird A's 7-4 defeat to Victory B wasn't bettered by any player in the Monday Premier League.

McMinn's teammate Alan Masters was also prominent in the defeat as he added twelve ton plusses to the scoreboard; a haul that included his team's only maximum.

Other 180s in the match were fired by Ant Pearn and Scott Cook for the winners whilst Goundry's 101 checkout - that was one of twelve three figure efforts - provided the best finish of the contest.

There was two outstanding performances in the individual phase with Cook's 3-0 win littered with legs in 16 and 17 darts and Masters winning 3-1 thanks in part to 16 and 18 darters.

Indian Inn had Danny Bull at his very best with twelve tons, but that performance couldn't arrest the Stoke team's slide to a 7-4 defeat at Octagon A.

Bull was one of three 180 hitters for his team as Harry Bull and Alan Rowe both contributed to the five in the match overall between the two teams.

Harry Bull's maximum ticked his personal ton total over to the eleven mark; a feat matched by Octagon's two 180 scorers Lee Hellings and Alfie Ford.

Ford's total also contained the highest checkout of the match as his 113 checkout bettered a 100 single visit kill by teammate Paul Palmer.

Paul Hendy was also in good form for the Stonehouse side as he hit ten tons, and claimed the best leg of the match with a 17 darter in a 3-2 success that beat Harry Bull's leg in 18 in another 3-2 triumph.

Andrew Cook's twelve ton salvo helped King Billy return from their visit to Victory A with a 10-1 success that also contained a remarkable singles outing for Antony Hayman.

Hayman (28.36) checked legs in 18, 18 and 17 darts in a 3-0 win after throwing the first maximum of the contest in the trebles phase of play.

Geoff Heath added the other 180 of the match and also bagged a brace of 16 darters in his 3-0 individual triumph.

Fred Goldsmith and Lee Agar shared twenty-two ton plusses equally in an 11-0 win for Tradesmans against local rivals Octagon B.

Jaden Whitting supported the pair well in the scoring stakes with a ten ton haul that included one of the four maximums from the reigning champions and runaway leaders.

Agar threw one of those 180s whilst John Mann (30.67) added a brace of 180s and a 114 checkout in a 3-0 individual success that was won in 15, 18 and 16 darts.

Agar (26.87) was also a 3-0 winner with a 17 darter his best; a feat repeated by Whitting in his win by the very same score line.

Agar and Mann (30.05) also produced a remarkable performance in the doubles phase when winning over the 601 format in 19 and 21 darts.

Matt Nicholson's eleven tons provided a the catalyst for Cherry Tree A to claim a 6-5 success over Bluebird C with Nicholson and a couple of his teammates clinical at the business end of the win.

Nicholson fired an 18 darter in a 3-2 success, which was bettered by both Paul Freeman and John Goodall who nailed 17 dart legs in their 3-1 and 3-2 triumphs.

Despite losing the war, the Compton side did succeed in the 180 battle with both Glenn Austin and Nigel Bassett hitting a maximum a piece to Gary Clarke's solitary effort for the victors.

Ten tons from Nathan Langdon helped Colebrook come away from their home match with Victory C with a 6-5 success.

Moments of magic from the defeated team came from the arms of Andy Pengelly and Cleo Trelease who threw a 180 and a 70 checkout respectively.

Phil Taylor lived up to his famous namesake with a performance that contained a 15 darter and the only maximum of a 7-4 success for Cherry Tree B in their visit to Bluebird B.