On Sunday
With more than 250
players competing in the current Super League, of whom 130 had indicated they
wished to be considered for a place in the County squad, the turnout of less
than forty players was disappointing. However there were promising winning
debuts for Super league players from The Bevendean in
Russell Vanner,
Several of last
season’s
Barry Moody
DARTS
CRAWLEY
OPEN 2008 Entry form on the Diary Page.
NOW IN IT'S EIGHTEENTH YEAR
THE CRAWLEY OPEN IS AGAIN BEING STAGED ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY AUGUST 25TH
WITH A RESTRICTED ENTRY AT THE CRAWLEY LABOUR
SUPPORTERS CLUB IN WEST GREEN, THE EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BE WELL SUPPORTED BY PLAYERS
FROM ACROSS THE
THE
SPONSORS SCOTTISH AND
THE
ENTRIES
CLOSE AT 11AM.
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MOODY LEAGUE SECRETARY
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DARTS AUGUST 2008
PEBSHAM HOLLINGTON
OAK FAILED IN THEIR BID TO REACH THE NATIONAL FINALS OF THE BRITISH CHAMPIONS
CUP FOR THE SECOND TIME WHEN THEY LOST 3-6 IN THE FINAL TO SURREY’S WALTON MENS
W.M.C. AT
CURRENTLY TOP OF THE EAST DIVISION IN THE COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE, LAST YEARS SUSSEX CHAMPIONS BEAT BERKSHIRE 5-4 IN THE FIRST ROUND WITH WINS BY ADRIAN GRAY, ADAM BRYANT, STEVE BARRACLOUGH, ANDY NYE AND PHIL WANSTALL. THEY THEN PROGRESSED TO THE FINAL AFTER DEMOLISHING OXFORDSHIRE BY 6-3 WITH WINS FOR MICK EVANS, MARK CARD, ANDY NYE, PHIL WANSTALL, ADAM BRYANT AND ADRIAN GRAY.
IN THE FINAL THE
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SUPER LEAGUE SECRETARY
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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SUSSEX DARTS
ORGANISATION WAS HELD FOR THE FINAL TIME AT THE BRIGHTON TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB,
BEFORE THE COUNTY MOVES TO THEIR NEW VENUE AT THE ROFFEY CLUB, HORSHAM. THE
MEETING DRAW AN ATTENDANCE OF FIFTY PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS AND MAJOR CHANGES
WERE MADE TO THE TEAM MANAGEMENT FOR THE FORTHCOMING SEASON. MENS TEAM MANAGER
GEOFF TAYLOR AND HIS ASSISTANT KEITH PRICE BOTH STOOD DOWN AND THE NEWHAVEN
PAIRING ANDREW SEXTON AND MICHAEL DONEGAN WERE ELECTED WITHOUT OPPOSITION. THE
YOUTH TEAM OFFICER PAUL HAMMOND WAS DEFEATED IN A STRAIGHT VOTE. HIS
REPLACEMENT WILL BE PETER SOPP ASSISTED BY TERESA WEIR. THE LADIES’ TEAM
MANAGERS RHONDA WEST AND CHRISTINE ALLAN WERE RE-ELECTED UNOPPOSED
AWARDS FOR THE 2007/8 SEASON WERE:
MENS BEST NEWCOMER DAVE MANSELL, CRAWLEY
MENS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL HAMMOND, BRIGHTON
LADIES BEST NEWCOMER LISA TANNER, EASTBOURNE
LADIES
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER ELAINE CHAPMAN, LEWES
LADIES PLAYER OF THE YEAR DONNA RAINSLEY,
HAILSHAM
PERSONALITY TROPHY PAUL RUSSELL, EASTBOURNE
WINMAU WORLD MASTERS 2008 SUSSEX QUALIFIERS:
MICHAEL HAMMOND, BRIGHTON
IAN BINGHAM, SIDLEY
PAUL EVES, NEWHAVEN
PAUL RUSSELL, EASTBOURNE
DONNA RAINSLEY, HAILSHAM
ELAINE CHAPMAN, LEWES
SUE BIRD, LEWES
LISA TANNER, EASTBOURNE
YOUTH
PAUL RICHARDSON, CRAWLEY
NATHAN PEARCE, HORSHAM
OLIVER SOPP, BRIGHTON
TOM SAWYER, EASTBOURNE
ELLIE SOPP, BRIGHTON
TALYA BINGHAM, SIDLEY
BARRY MOODY
PRESS OFFICER
SDO-08.AGMWIN
DARTS
SUSSEX COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE 2008 WEEKS 1 - 3
With more
than 220 players toeing the oches across the County the Sussex Super League is
now in it’s third week. In the East Division Newhaven top the table by one
point and are unbeaten in three matches after their 7-2 win at Ticehurst last
week. The 2007 champions Pebsham Hollington Oak lost 4-5 at Lewes and are in
second spot. Eastbourne DGH recovered from a poor start to whitewash Tallyho2
after losing 3-6 to the top two teams in matches, which both featured eight
maximums. Best performances to date are by Jim Withers, Eastbourne with a 30.70
and by Adrian Gray, Pebsham H/O with a 30.58. Top finishes from Gez Jordan, Hastings
with 156 and Reg Harding Jnr., Lewes with 154.
In the West Division Bevendean Reds lead the
way by three points after three wins
with Red’s
star Ian Perkins taking three consecutive man-of-the-match awards and topping
the averages with 31.18. Roffey are unbeaten in second place, Dean Edling
checked out on 154 for Roffey at Bognor.
SUSSEX
LADIES SUPER LEAGUE 2008 WEEKS 1 – 3
After three
weeks matches in the Ladies Super League the 2007 champions Littlehampton are
in third place, three points behind unbeaten Lewes after losing 4-5 at home to
TallyHo Ladies. Eastbourne DGH recovered from a first week 4-5 defeat at Lewes
with two 8-1 wins to go second. Lisa Tanner is top of the Singles averages
after taking all three lady-of-the-match awards for Eastbourne with 22.34,
21.51 and 23.48 averages. Littlehampton’s Trish Kidd has also picked up three
awards in three outings. Best checkout to date is 116 by Norma Self,
Eastbourne.
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League
Secretary
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DARTS
COUNTY
DARTS
SUSSEX
STAGED THE GOLD CUP PLAYOFFS AT THE BRIGHTON TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB ON SUNDAY
AND
THE EVENT ATTRACTED A CLASS FIELD OF COUNTY AND
SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS, THEIR GOAL, A PLACE IN THE TELEVISED NATIONAL PLAYOFFS AT
THE LAKESIDE CLUB, FRIMLEY GREEN NEXT MONTH WITH PRIZE MONEY ON OFFER EXCEEDING
£20,000
.IN THE MENS SINGLES THERE WAS SUCCESS FOR
EASTBOURNE'S PAUL RUSSELL WHEN HE DEFEATED BRIGHTON’S IAN PERKINS 3-1 IN THE
FINAL. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE TWO MORE BEVENDEAN BRIGHTON PLAYERS, GEOFF TAYLOR AND OLIVER SOPP.
THE
LADIES EVENT WAS WON BY LEWES’ REE COLLINS
BEATING HER TEAMMATE AND LAST YEAR’S WINNER SUE BIRD IN A CLOSE FOUGHT
FINAL BY 3-2. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS HERE WERE SAM HARDING, LEWES AND HAYLEY
GATFORD, BOGNOR.
THE
MENS PAIRS PROVIDED A LONG AWAITED SUCCESS FOR SUSSEX TEAM MANAGER GEOFF TAYLOR IN THIS COMPETITION
WHEN, PARTNERED BY ROD HAWKINS, THE BRIGHTON DUO DEFEATED EASTBOURNE’S DAVE
CREASEY AND PAUL RUSSELL 4-3 TO REACH THE LAKESIDE. LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS WERE
PETER AND OLIVER SOPP AND IAN PERKINS/MARK DAVIS.
SUE
BIRD WAS CONSOLED AFTER HER DEFEAT IN THE SINGLES WHEN SHE LATER PARTNERED
LADIES TEAM MANAGER RHONDA WEST TO TAKE THE PAIRS EVENT. IN THE FINAL THEY
DEFEATED LITTLEHAMPTON’S DONNA RAINSLEY AND HAYLEY GATFORD 3-2.
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COMPETITION
SECRETARY
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CRAWLEY
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DEAR
SECRETARY,
SUSSEX COUNTY/LADIES SUPER LEAGUES 2008
PLEASE
BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS –
SUSSEX
COUNTY PLAYOFF –
B.D.O. GOLD
CUP
MENS AND LADIES
SINGLES AND PAIRS
These
qualifying playoffs will be staged on
SUNDAY
JUNE 8TH
AT THE TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB, UPPER
BAR
LEWES
ROAD, BRIGHTON
TEL.
01273-601101
PLEASE REGISTER BY 11.30AM
Entry is
open to all SCSL, SWSL and SLSL registered players except members of Counties other than Sussex
or members of the P.D.P.A.
ENTRY IS £4 PER PLAYER
THE WINNERS
OF EACH COMPETITION WILL QUALIFY TO PLAY
AT LAKESIDE CLUB, FRIMLEY GREEN
ON
SUNDAY JULY 13TH
PLEASE
NOTE:
THE
QUALIFIERS WILL REPRESENT SUSSEX AND ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR A SUSSEX COUNTY SHIRT
WHILE PLAYING AT FRIMLEY GREEN
The Sussex
D.O. subsidy may be withheld and entry to future qualifying events may be
prevented, if this condition is not observed.
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE SECRETARY
DARTS
SUSSEX V DERBYSHIRE
League leaders Derbyshire, promoted from
Division Three of the Inter Counties League last May, bulldozed Sussex by 24-12
at the Trades and Labour Club, Brighton to gain promotion to Division One after
just one season. The Rams were in devastating form running up eighteen points
by Sunday lunchtime.
The Ladies “B” match lasted a depressing two
and a half hours with Sussex losing three of the games by 3-2 thanks to missed
doubles and going down 5-1. Debbie Oakman, Lewes finished the best Sussex “B”
player in her first season and was the only winner, 3-0 in 19.78.
The Mens “B” crashed 8-4 with Crawley star Dave
Mansell providing the bright spot, taking the man-of-the-match award for a 3-0
win in 19.78. There were wins for Richard Ford, Ticehurst, Neil Smith, Roffey
and Paul Russell, Eastbourne who remained unbeaten in nine matches this season.
Any hopes of a comeback for Sussex were dashed
when the Ladies “A” crumbled to a 5-1 defeat. Trish Kidd, Littlehampton was the
only player to put up a fight, winning 3-0 in 16.38, which included a maximum.
With the score 18-6 to Derbyshire, Sussex Mens
“A” took the stage playing for pride and gave the home crowd a lift when they
took the first three games. Rod Hawkins, Brighton won 3-0 in 30.06 to take the
man-of-the-match award followed by wins for Keith Price, Brighton and Dave
Creasey, Eastbourne. Three more wins for Sussex took the score to 6-2 thanks to
Peter Crossley, Crawley, Peter Stoner, Worthing and Darren Woolgar, Newhaven.
Once again the Mens “A” failed to press home the advantage losing the last four
games to register their sixth draw in nine matches this season.
This defeat left Sussex in sixth place in the
overall table with the prospect of another season in Division Two with trips to
Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire to savour.
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SUSSEX DARTS 2008
BRITISH
MASTERS COUNTY PLAYOFFS
(MENS
SINGLES)
WINNER PAUL
EVES, NEWHAVEN
FINALIST DAVE
CREASEY, EASTBOURNE
LSFs JAMES
PACKER, EASTBOURNE
CHARLIE
JOHNSTONE, BROADBRIDGE HEATH
(LADIES
SINGLES)
WINNER ELAINE
CHAPMAN, LEWES
FINALIST
BRENDA SAINS, LEWES
LSFs MANDY
PERRY, TICEHURST
SUE
BIRD, EASTBOURNE
THE TWO QUALIFIERS WILL REPRESENT SUSSEX AT
HEMSBY NEXT MONTH IN THE NATIONAL FINALS
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MOODY
COMPETITION
SECRETARY
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DARTS
Eastbourne DGH , East division winners won the
Sussex Winter Super League championship title after defeating the West division
winners Bevendean “A “ 5-2 in a playoff at the Tally Ho, Lewes.
Lisa
Tanner and Norma Self started the ball rolling for Eastbourne with a
2-1 win over Mandy and Lyn Taylor. Bevendean
came back, winning the first mens’ pair 2-1 thanks to Mark Davis and Geoff
Taylor over Dave Creasey and Paul Russell. Rod Hawkins and Keith Price took the
first leg of the second pair for the Bevendean in thirteen darts but
Eastbourne’s Don Stone and Joff Sadler fought back to take the game 2-1.
Eastbourne’s County stars Sue Bird and Lisa
Tanner proved too strong for the Bevendean ladies, Lyn and Mandy Taylor taking
both ladies’ singles games to give the hospital club a 4-1 lead.
With
Bevendean needing to win all four mens’ singles to save the match
Sussex team manager Geoff Taylor came back from
losing the first leg to Joff Sadler, winning 3-1 with a 25.18 average including
the only maximum of the evening. Next on were Keith Price for the Bevendean and
Dave Creasey for Eastbourne. Sadly for the Brighton side Keith was unable to
produce his county form and went down 3-0 making Eastbourne the 5-2 winners
securing the title and the £300 prize money.
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MOODY
LEAGUE
SECRETARY
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DARTS
SUSSEX V MERSEYSIDE
A 23-16 win at Merseyside puts Sussex in fourth
place, just five points away from promotion to Division One of the Inter
Counties League.
With West Midlands and Norfolk failing to win
Sussex now need a good win against leaders Derbyshire in the final fixture at
Brighton at the end of April.
The weekend started badly for Sussex with the
Ladies “B” losing 2-4 in a low scoring match. Winners were Debbie Oakman, Lewes
and lady-of-the-match Glenys Laker, Littlehampton with a 17.89 average.
The Mens “B” came back to form with their third
win of the season
by 8-4. Winners were Paul Russell, Eastbourne,
Richard Ford, Ticehurst. Chris Gatford, Bognor, Andrew Sexton, Newhaven, Ken
Sowerby and Andrew Stanford, Worthing and making the leap from the Youth team
to gain his first man-of-the-match award at senior level, Pat West, Uckfield
with a 23.97 average.
The Ladies “A” put Sussex 14-10 up with their
fifth win of the season. In the 4-2 victory they outscored Merseyside by 27
tons to 19. The winners were Rhonda West, Uckfield, Donna Rainsley, Newhaven,
Sam Harding, Lewes and lady-of-the-match Lisa Tanner, Eastbourne in 19.03.
Once again the Mens “A” failed to get Sussex to
the elusive 25 point target registering their fifth draw of the season. The 6-6
result included wins for James Packer, Eastbourne, Gary Edgar and Michael
Hammond, Newhaven, Keith Price, Brighton, Peter Stoner, Worthing and a stunning
man-of-the-match performance by Newhaven’s Darren Woolgar who won in 15,15 and
17 darts to record a 31.98 average, the second highest of the day in this
Division.
Sussex hopes of promotion now rest on their
beating leaders Derbyshire
at Brighton in the final fixture while hoping
that Norfolk can take the bonus points at West Midlands.
BARRY
MOODY PRESS OFFICER
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DARTS
Sussex Youth were defeated in the top of the
table class against Hampshire at the Roffey Club Horsham on Sunday, with no
fixture since last November due to the withdrawal of Cornwall from the Inter Counties
league, they suffered from a lack of match practice.
The
under-18 boys went down 4-5 with wins for Oliver Sopp, Brighton, Eastbourne’s
Michael Smithers and David Weir and man-of-the-match Tom Sawyer, Eastbourne
with a 20.04. the best performance award went to David Weir.
The
under-21 girls also lost their unbeaten record 1-2, Kellie Hammond, Brighton
the only winner.
With
the match score at 5-7 to Hampshire the under-21 boys needed a good win to take
the bonus points for Sussex. Gavin Studholme, Ticehurst got the home side off
to a good start winning 3-2 in 23.40 to take the match award but the local
players Doug Mason and Robert Metcalfe could not maintain the momentum.
Brighton’s Michael Hammond won the fifth game to make the score 2-3 to the visitors
who ran out 10-7 overall winners
Sussex
remain top of the table by just one point from Hampshire but they must beat
Surrey and Dorset to stay in contention before travelling to Portsmouth for the
final fixture
Barry
Moody
SDO
Press Officer
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BARRYS NEWS
I missed both the recent County fixtures due to
a planned holiday and an unplanned ten hour delay on our return flight, meaning
we missed the coach to Somerset. However, I want first to pay a sincere tribute
to the Sussex squad who, faced with an away match at Bath just two weeks after
the January fixture, responded with a full turnout of 36 players plus reserves.
On one of the notoriously inclement weekends of the year with all the post
Christmas bills coming in, they laughed off the stupidity of this arranged
fixture, presumably brought forward a week to avoid the Dutch Open. I see that
sanity has returned for the 2009 calendar with the fixture moved to the middle
of the month. It could have been a lot
worse, this year if the Eastbourne International festival had gone ahead as
usual on the first weekend of February. That would have tested a few loyalties,
especially when they were advised that no advice had been received about
suitable hotels in Bath and they would be staying thirty miles away in Bristol
at £79 per head. If we play Somerset next season at Brighton, how will they
feel about staying in the Gatwick area at that price?
A close
result at Brighton against Berkshire, where the Ladies “A” secured the bonus
points for us with a 5-1 win and a narrow 17-19 defeat at Somerset, leaves
Sussex in mid table just fourteen points away from the promotion spot. Despite
the loss of four “A” team regulars over the last two seasons, three to the PDC
and one emigration, the prospects of regaining a place in Division One are
still good. Next month we hope to see the return of “gis a job”Jim Withers,
when we meet the two teams currently holding up the table, Northumberland and
Merseyside. Fifty plus points gained in these two matches would put us in a
great position for the final fixture at home to Derbyshire.
. Match award winners v Berkshire were: Ladies
“B” Sue Sexton, Newhaven 16.70; Mens “B” Peter Stoner, Worthing 25.82; Ladies
“A” Trish Kidd, Littlehampton 19.57 and Mens “A” Rod Hawkins, Brighton 28.17.
Ladies “B” winners: Lisa Tanner, Eastbourne,
Hayley Gatford, Chichester. Mens “B”
winners Jason Hills, Chichester, Paul Russell, Eastbourne, Dave Mansell,
Crawley, Richard Ford, Ticehurst , Mark Davis, Brighton. Ladies “A” Rhonda
West, Hailsham, Donna Rainsley, Newhaven, Sam Harding, Lewes, Sue Bird, Eastbourne. Mens “A” Gary Edgar,
Newhaven, Jim Withers and James Packer, Eastbourne, Geoff Taylor, Brighton
Match
award winners v Somerset were: Ladies “B” Lisa Tanner, Eastbourne 17.20, Mens
“B” Simon Parsons, Brighton 26.40, Ladies “A”
Sue Bird, Eastbourne 17.73, mens “A” Jason
Hills, Chichester 29.47.
Mens “B” winners Andrew Stanford, Worthing,
Paul Russell, Eastbourne, Chris Gatford, Chichester, Dave Mansell, Crawley,
Andrew Sexton, Newhaven, Neil Smith, Horsham, Pat West, Hailsham. Ladies “A”
winner Sam Harding, Lewes. Mens “A” winners James Packer, Eastbourne, Peter
Crossley, Horsham, Mark Davis, Brighton, Michael Hammond, Newhaven, Keith
Price, Brighton
Barry Moody
SDO Press Officer
DARTS
THE
FIRST CHRISTMAS OPEN AT THE CRAWLEY LABOUR CLUB PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS WITH
MORE THAN EIGHTY PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND COMPETING FOR PRIZE
MONIES IN EXCESS OF £500.
THE OPEN
TITLE WAS WON BY ESSEX BASED GARY MILES WHEN HE DEFEATED HIS THURROCK TEAMMATE
PAUL OAKLEY BY 3-2 IN THE FINAL TO TAKE THE £200 FIRST PRIZE.
PAUL BEAT WOKING STAR GEORGE FINCH 3-0 TO REACH
THE FINAL, COLLECTING THE £100 RUNNERS UP PRIZE, WHILE GARY KNOCKED OUT THE PDC
RATED JOHN FERRELL 3-0 IN THE SECOND SEMI-FINAL. LOSING QUARTER FINALISTS
WERE DOUG MASON, HORSHAM, JAMES
PACKER, EASTBOURNE, TOMMY LEWIS, REDHILL AND GAVIN STUDHOLME, TICEHURST.
THE LADIES SINGLES WAS WON BY EASTBOURNE COUNTY
PLAYER TERESA WEIR WHEN SHE DEFEATED CRAWLEY’S
JO LYNCH BY 3-2 IN THE FINAL. LOSING
SEMI-FINALISTS WERE TRACY JENNER, CRAWLEY AND SUE BIRD, EDENBRIDGE.
A SECOND EVENT TO GO TO EASTBOURNE’S WEIR
FAMILY WAS THE WELL SUPPORTED YOUTH SINGLES EVENT, WITH COUNTY YOUTH STAR DAVID WEIR BEATING
BRIGHTON’S OLIVER SOPP 2-0 IN THE FINAL.
LOSING SEMI-FINALISTS HERE WERE ROB CROSS,
EDENBRIDGE AND MARK FLUCK, HORSHAM.
THE DAY’S EVENTS WERE CONCLUDED WITH THE EVER
POPULAR FLYING PAIRS ATTRACTING 56 ENTRIES. THE WINNERS WERE MICK CLARK AND
TONY AYRES COLLECTNG £60 PRIZE MONEY
AFTER BEATING MIKE WEIR AND
GAVIN STUDHOLME IN THE FINAL.
LOSING
SEMI-FINALISTS WERE ALEX WHITESIDE AND
BOB ABBOTT, PAUL RUSSELL AND KEVIN REILLY.
BARRY
MOODY, SECRETARY
CRAWLEY
MONDAY DARTS LEAGUE
CRACRIMBO-07.REP 01293-414699
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SUSSEX DARTS 2007
LEUKEMIA RESEARCH SHIELD
(MENS
SINGLES)
WINNER MARK
DAVIS, BRIGHTON
FINALIST JAMES
PACKER, EASTBUREN
LSFs PETER
SOPP, BRIGHTON
KEN
SOWERBY, WORTHING
CHAIRMANS TROPHY
(LADIES
SINGLES)
WINNER SUE
BIRD, EASTBOURNE
FINALIST
SAM HARDING, LEWES
LSFs HAYLEY
GATFORD, BOGNOR
RHONDA
WEST, UCKFIELD
YOUTH
(UNDER
18s)
WINNER O;IVER
SOPP, BRIGHTON
FINALIST SAM
BARNARD, LEWES
LSFs DAVID
WEIR, EASTBOURNE
WARREN
GRANTHAM, CRAWLEY
FLYING PAIRS
WINNERS DAVE CREASEY/RICK COUSINS
FINALISTS KEN SOWERBY/JAMES PACKER
LSFs SAM HARDING/OLIVER SOPP
PETER SOPP/PAUL RUSSELL
BARRY
MOODY
COMPETITION
SECRETARY
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DARTS
NOTTINGHAM V SUSSEX
SUSSEX
DROPPED OUT OF THE TOP TWO PROMOTON PLACES IN DIVISION TWO OF THE INTER
COUNTIES LEAGUE AFTER LOSING 15-24 AWAY TO LEADERS NOTTINGHAM.
HOPES
OF GAINING THE BONUS POINTS LOOKED GOOD AFTER ALL THREE OF THE OPENING MATCHES
FINISHED LEVEL. THE LADIES “ B” DREW 3-3 WITH WINS FOR TERESA WEIR, EASTBOURNE,
DEBBIE OAKMAN, LEWES AND LADY-OF-THE-MATCH SAM HARDING, LEWES ON 15.83.
THE
MENS “B” WENT 6-2 UP BUT MISSED DOUBLES COST THEM DEARLY IN THE LAST FOUR GAMES
AND THEY DREW 6-6. WINNERS FOR SUSSEX
WERE RICHARD FORD, TICEHURST, PETER STONER, WORTHING, SIMON MORRIS,
NEWHAVEN, DAVE MANSELL, CRAWLEY, PAUL RUSSELL, EASTBOURNE AND MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
GARY EDGAR, NEWHAVEN WITH A 26.00 AVERAGE.
THE
LADIES “A” WENT 2-0 DOWN ON SUNDAY BUT FOUGHT BACK TO EARN A DRAW THANKS TO
WINS BY TRISH KIDD, LITLEHAMPTON, SUE BIRD, EASTBOURNE AND LADY-OF-THE-MATCH
DONNA RAINSLEY, HALLAND WITH A 20.67 AVERAGE.
THE
NEWS THAT SUSSEX STAR DANNY KING HAD LEFT THE COUNTY TO TRY HIS ARM IN THE
P.D.C. ARENA CAME AS A MORALE SHATTERING BLOW TO THE MENS “A” SQUAD. THIS WAS
FOLLOWED BY MORE BAD NEWS WHEN REPLACEMENT IAN BARRETT WAS DECLARED UNFIT DUE
TO A BADLY BRUISED HAND. THE TEAM CAME BACK FROM 2-0 DOWN WITH WINS BY JAMES
PACKER, EASTBOURNE AND MAN-OF-THE-MATCH GEOFF TAYLOR, BRIGHTON ON 25.79 BUT
FROM THAT POINT ON SUSSEX WON ONLY FOUR LEGS IN THE NEXT SIX GAMES. MICHAEL
HAMMOND, NEWHAVEN, PUT SOME PRIDE BACK IN THE COUNTY BUT WITH A 9-3 DEFEAT
SUSSEX WERE BEATEN OVERALL 15-21.
BARRY
MOODY PRESS OFFICER
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PROUDLY PRESENT
MENS SINGLES
AND
LADIES SINGLES
PLUS
XMAS
YOUTH (UNDER 18) SINGLES
Time
permitting
AT
THE
TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB
BRIGHTON
On
Sunday December 16TH 2007 at 12 noon
ENTRY FEES
£4 MENS SINGLES
£3 LADIES SINGLES
YOUTH
FREE
CASH PRIZE FUND SUBJECT TO ENTRIES
All day bar, refreshments and continuous play
Plus
THE SUSSEX CHRISTMAS DRAW WILL BE MADE AT
APPROX 4PM
5th November
2007.
DARTS
PEBSHAM, EAST DIVISION WINNERS RETAINED THEIR
COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AFTER DEFEATING THE
WEST DIVISON WINNERS BEVENDEAN REDS WORTHING 5-0 IN A PLAYOFF AT BRIGHTON TRADES & LABOUR
CLUB.
STEVE
BARRACLOUGH STARTED THE BALL ROLLING FOR PEBSHAM WITH A 3-1 WIN OVER MARTIN
BAKER, THEN MARK CARD TOOK OUT PETER SOPP 3-0.
THE REDS
WERE NOW LOOKING TO COUNTY TEAM MANAGER GEOFF TAYLOR TO SAVE THEIR NIGHT BUT,
DESPITE TAKING THE FIRST LEG IN FOURTEEN DARTS AGAINST PEBSHAM’S DARREN WHITE, GEOFF LOST 2-3
IN A FIFTEEN TON GAME.
ADRIAN
BOYLE WAS NEXT UP FOR PEBSHAM AGAINST SIMON PARSONS WHO, THIS SEASON HAS BEEN
TOP OF THE AVERAGES FOR THE REDS. HOWEVER THE PEBSHAM PLAYER WAS ON TOP FORM WINNING
3-0 TO TAKE THE MAN-OF THE-MATCH AWARD WITH A 25.91 AVERAGE.
THIS LEFT BEVENDEAN’S CRAIG DEELEY THE TASK OF
SAVING THE MATCH BUT HIS OPPONENT, PDC AND TV STAR ADRIAN GRAY, SHOWED HIS
WORLD CLASS FORM WINNING
3-0 TO SECURE THE TITLE FOR PEBSHAM FOR THE
FOURTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION.
PEBSHAM WILL AGAIN REPRESENT SUSSEX IN THE
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CUP IN AUGUST 2008.
BARRY MOODY
LEAGUE
SECRETARY
01293-
414699 www.bdmoody@msn.com
DARTS
SUSSEX COUNTY YOUTH
THE SUSSEX YOUTH YEAM OPENED THIS SEASON’S INTER COUNTIES CAMPAIGN WITH
A STUNNING 11-6 WIN AT DORCHESTER AGAINST DORSET .
ALL THREE TEAMS REGISTERED WINS AGAINST A SIDE WHO INFLICTED A 10-7
DEFEAT ON SUSSEX AT THIS VENUE LAST SEASON.
THE UNDER EIGHTEENS WON 5-4 THANKS
TO WINS FOR OLIVER SOPP, BRIGHTON, MATT WENHAM AND MICHAEL SMITHERS,
EASTBOURNE, TOM SAWYER, HASTINGS
MAKING HIS DEBUT AND MAN-OF-THE-MATCH PAT WEST, UCKFIELD WITH A 24.44
AVERAGE.
THE GIRLS TEAM WON 2-1 WITH KELLY
HAMMOND, BRIGHTON AND LADY-OF-THE-MATCH LORRAINE HORNE, LITTLEHAMPTON THE
WINNERS.
THE UNDER TWENTY-ONES HAVE ONE OF
THE STRONGEST SIDES SUSSEX HAVE EVER FIELDED, INCLUDING FOUR PLAYERS CURRENTLY
FEATURING IN THE COUNTY SUPER LEAGUE.
THEIR 4-1 WIN PROVED THIS, WITH WINS FOR GAVIN STUDHOLME, TICEHURST, ROB
METCALFE, CRAWLEY, SEAN BROOKS, TICEHURST MAKING HIS DEBUT AND MICHAEL HAMMOND,
BRIGHTON TAKING THE MAN-OF-THE-MATCH AWARD WITH A 27.94 AVERAGE.
EASTBOURNE ’S MICHAEL SMITHERS WAS AWARDED THE “PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY” TROPHY.
AFTER THIS RESULT SUSSEX CAN
LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE TO ENTERTAINING SURREYAT THE ROFFEY CLUB NEXT
MONTH.
BARRY MOODY
PRESS OFFICER
SUSSEX DARTS ORGANISATION
01293-414699 www.bdmoody@msn.com
SXY-07.DOR
DARTS
SUSSEX V NORFOLK
THE COUNTY'S FIRST MATCH OF THE
SEASON AT BRIGHTON’S TRADES AND LABOUR CLUB IN DIVISION TWO OF THE
INTER-COUNTIES LEAGUE SAW SUSSEX COME OUT ALL GUNS BLAZING AFTER THEIR INITIAL DEFEAT
AT WILLENHALL TO WEST MIDLANDS LAST MONTH.
THE LADIES “B” SIDE REVERSEDTHE
PREVIOUS RESULT WINNING 5-1 THANKS TO MANDY PERRY, EASTBOURNE, LEWES PAIRING
DEBBIE OAKMAN AND SAM HARDING, LITTLEHAMPTON’S BRIDGET GUILFORD AND
LADY-OF-THE-MATCH REE COLLINS, TALLY HO, THE MEN’S “B” KEPT UP THE MOMENTUM
RACING TO A 9-3 VICTORY WITH WINS FOR, JASON HILLS, BOGNOR, ROB COLLINS,
BOGNOR, ANDREW SEXTON, NEWHAVEN, DAVE MANSELL, ROFFEY, TICEHURST PAIR IAN
BARRETT AND RICHARD FORD, PAUL RUSSELL, EASTBOURNE, ANDY STANFORD, WORTHING AND
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH MARK DAVIS, BEVENDEAN
WITH A 28.99 AVERAGE.
SUNDAY’S GAMES SAW NORFOLK
FIGHTING BACK, BUT SUSSEX LADIES “A” HIT THEIR DOUBLES TO WIN 4-2, THERE WERE
WINS FOR LITTLEHAMPTON’S SUE BIRD AND TRISH KIDD, SUE SEXTON, NEWHAVEN PLUS A
RARE LADY-OF-THE-MATCH AWARD FOR TEAM MANAGER RHONDA WEST, LEWES WINNING IN
21.36.
THE MEN’S “A” TEAM WERE IN NO
MOOD TO GIVE UP THE WINNING ADVANTAGE AND ROFFEY’S DANNY KING KICKED OFF WITH A STUNNING 3-0
WIN, TAKING THE MATCH AWARD WITH A 30.67 AVERAGE AND CLINCHING THE BONUS POINTS
FOR SUSSEX. WINS FOR NEIL SMITH, ROFFEY, EASTBOURNES’
JAMES PACKER AND DAVE CREASEY, MICHAEL HAMMOND, NEWHAVEN, ROD HAWKINS,
LEWES AND PAUL EVES, TICEHURST EARNED THE MEN’S “A” TEAM A 7-5 WIN AND AN
OVERALL VICTORY TO SUSSEX BY 25-11.
THIS WAS THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY
SUSSEX SINCE LAST SEASON’S WIN AGAINST LONDON AND PUTS THEM INTO SECOND PLACE
IN THE PROMOTION TABLE. THEY WILL LOK FORWARD TO LONDON ’S VISIT TO BRIGHTON
EARLY NEXT MONTH.
BARRY
MOODY
PRESS
OFFICER
01293-414699 bdmoody@msn.com SDO-07.NORFOLK