DARTS: Super Swan ease home as Cowley are sunk

10:50pm Monday 22nd December 2008

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Premier side Original Swan eased to a 7-2 win against Section 1’s Cowley Workers Social Club in the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association.

Jon Jukes got Swan off to a good start as he beat Des Slezak 3-0.

The visitors hit back with Wayland Honour winning 3-2 against Peter Rouse.

The hosts then took control through Tim Tricker, Terry Woods, Nick Cobb (180) and Tony Allday.

A 2-1 pairs win completed victory.

Railway Social Club A gained revenge for last week’s defeat when they beat College Oak A 5-4.

Butchers Arms strolled to a 6-3 success at North Oxford Conservative Club.

John Britnell won the opener for Butchers, only for Mick Richardson to level when he beat Jamie Burke.

Butchers hit back to lead 5-1 with victories from Ian Moss, Tony Buckingham, Pete Eagle and Mick Kearns.

The hosts won the pairs 2-1, but by then it was too late.

Kidlington Green Social Club B looked set for a comfortable win as they led 4-2 against visitors Chequers Inn, only for Chequers to recover and win 5-4.

Marsh Harrier battled back to see off Bullnose Morris A 6-3.

Trailing 3-0, victories from Tony Sawyer, Chris Kearney and Alan Hunter brought them level before a 3-0 pairs win completed a remarkable recovery.

In Section 4, Kings Arms got off to a flier against visitors Nuffield Bar A with successes from Herbie Hyde and Rebel Stratford.

Nuffield then hit back to lead 3-2 with wins from Barry Wells, Steve Clapp and Bill Farnsworth.

The home side levelled through Gerry McGrath, before a 3-0 pairs win saw Kings Arms take a 6-3 victory.

Section 10 leaders Prince of Wales made it six wins in a row, their latest success coming against Black Horse.

But they did it the hard way, fighting back from 2-1 down before winning 7-2.

MEN’S RESULTS

Premier & Section 1: Original Swan A 7, Cowley Workers SC 2; College Oak A 4, Railway SC A 5; Littlemore RBL 3, Shears 6.

Section 2: Three Horseshoes 7, Crown 2; Nuffield Arms 3, Rose Hill CC 6; N Oxford CC 3, Butchers Arms 6; Green Rd SC 4, Chequers 5.

Section 3: Cricketers Arms 3, Railway SC D 6; Marsh Harrier 6, Bullnose Morris 3.

Section 4: George Bar B 4, Green Rd SC A 5; Kings Arms 6, Nuffield A 3; Folly Bridge Inn 7, Prince of Wales 2; Shelley B 2, Red Lion 7.

Section 5: Bullnose Morris B 5, Headington RBL 4; Lord Nuffield SC 3, New Club 6; Grove House 6, Nelson Inn 3.

Section 6: Red Lion A 4, Blackbird Bar A 5; Railway SC B 3, Nuffield Arms 6; Masons Arms B 4, Marston RBL B 5.

Section 7: Masons Arms C 8, Red Lion 1.

Section 8: Headington RBL B 4, White House 5; Rose Hill CC B 2, Fairview Inn 7; Nelson C 5, Masons Arms D 4; East Oxford CC 2, Catherine Wheel 6.

Section 9: Golden Ball 5, Black Swan 4; Red Lion 3, Queens Head 6.

Section 10: Black Horse 2, Prince of Wales 7; Railway SC C 3, Team Monarch 6; Prince of Wales B 6, Crown House 3.

LADIES’ RESULTS

Premier & Section 1: Vikings SC 4, Blackbird Bar 5; Berinsfield CC B 1, Shelley D 8; Shelley C 6, Quarry Gate 3.

Section 2: Prince of Wales 5, East Oxford CC 4.

Section 3: Cricketers Arms 3, Three Horseshoes 6; Donnington CC 3, Railway SC 6.

Section 4: Democrats Club 3, Folly Bridge Inn 6; Berinsfield CC C 6, Red Lion 3; Nuffield Arms 5, Cherwell Club 4.

Section 5: Railway SC A 2, Littlemore RBL 7; Red Lion 5, Six Bells B 4.

Section 6: Masons Arms 2, Jack Russell 7; Catherine Wheel 3, Nuffield Lounge 6; Fairview inn 5, Golden Ball 4.

Section 7: Chequers A 4, Catherine Wheel 5; Golden Ball 5, Black Swan 4; Cowley CC C 4, Cowley CC B 5.

Section 8: George Bar 3, JR Hospital SC B 6.

Section 9: Prince of Wales B 7, Vikings SC B 2; Cowley CC A 5, Corner House 4; JR Hospital SC A 6, Quarry Gate A 3.

100 PLUS FINISHES

J Loveridge (Catherine Wheel) 138, S Foster (Railway SC A) 137, N Jackson (Red lion A) 130, D Exell (Shears) 123, M Brain (North Oxford CC) 119, N Bright (Prince of Wales A) 117, M Arnold (Crown Inn) 115, D Allsop (Team Monarch Ladies) 112, L Radford (College Oak) 112, S Pladdys (Rose Hill CC) 110, A Eckart (Littlemore RBL) 110, A Hunter (Marsh Harrier) 108, N Cobb (Original Swan A) 107, J Taylor (Rose Hill CC) 106.

THIS WEEK’S 180s

B Stratford (Railway SC A) 3, P Hall (Shears) 2, K Ledbury (Shelley C Ladies), N Cobb (Original Swan), W Topley (College Oak), L Radford (College Oak), A Douglas (Railway SC A), D Ingram (Littlemore RBL), M Arnold (Crown Inn), B Boyce (Rose Hill CC), A Stimpson (N Oxford CC), S Cooper (Green Rd SC), S James (Marsh Harrier), B Felix (George Bar B), S Clapp (Nuffield A), P Davies (Folly Bridge Inn), J Crawford (Golden Ball), J Jannaway (Railway SC C), L Clark (Grove House).

HIGHFIELD Social Club hold their Christmas open competition on Saturday.

Registration is from 11am with a midday start. Entry is £10.

The men’s winner gets £400, and the ladies’ winner £200. Contact is Andy Douglas on 07974 264510.