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Posted: Monday 15th December
2008
Source: Stephen Birley
The Cricket Club Darts team has just completed the first half of
its first ever season in the local Cullompton & District Darts
League and what a way to bring the first half to a close as they
defeated local rivals THE CASTLE INN by 5 legs to 4.
The victory was all the sweeter as it was also the first time
that the team has held a 5-3 lead going into the final ‘dead
game’.
Gary Newall chalked up the first club success when he won 2-0
and that feat was followed by a 5th leg win from Steve ‘Biggles’
Birley who beat the Castle landlord 2-0 and to complete three
clean singles wins Ross Acton continued to shine on the oche
with a magnificent 2-0 win against the opposition’s very good
lady player. In this game Ross hit an impressive 140 before
needing a single dart to take out double 16 and with it the
game!
With the singles ending 3-3 it was vital that the first of the
three doubles was won and Ross Acton paired up with his uncle -
Alan Dowrick to slay the opposition 2-1. With the score at 4-3
it meant that a second successive doubles win would seal the
match and that honour went to Gary Newall and Luke Wrightson who
claimed a wonderful 2-0 victory.
Sadly Birley and Eddie Andress could not manage to oversee a
clean sweep of the doubles as they went down 2-1 but it failed
to take the shine of a splendid win for the dartsmen.
So the Christmas and New Year break comes with the new side
having now won 3 games and there’s plenty more in the locker.
Player of the first half has to be left-hander Ross Acton who
came out on top of the individual results table run by team
organiser Rob Acton.
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