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Willeys Club Closes
For Willeys read St Thomas Social and Transport It is very sad to say that one of the Leagues' long time venues, Willeys, has closed it doors for the last time. At the moment we don't know the reasons behind the closure but I guess the difficult trading conditions all our clubs face was one of them. Chris Harding, A team captain, has found a new home for Willeys A at the Transport Club and Brian Kemble, B team captain, has secured a berth at St Thomas Social Club, in Cowick Street. As all the fixture lists had been printed ready for distribution with both Willeys teams on them we have decided to go with the originals to save the costs of a full reprint. I'm afraid the teams will have to make the changes to the paperwork themselves. The revised venues will be reflected on the website fixtures list. Good luck to both teams at their new venues and we wish all the members of staff and club members down at Willeys all the very best for the future. If anyone has any darts stories about Willeys teams or the club over the years please send them in and we'll publish them on our looking back page.

last modified: September 5, 7:51 pm

Off the stage and on one knee . . .
	Great Night at the Bull Exhibition Terry Jenkins darts exhibition at the Great Western Railway Club Cowick Street, Exeter, was a night to remember. Terry nicknamed "THE BULL", took on 18 local players during the evening losing to only three. First game on was Postman Pat better known as Vince Herd who suffered the first defeat for the challengers. Second up was Colin Edworthy with steady scoring but still way behind, Terry reversed their scores to leave Colin double ten which he hit first dart - one back for the challengers. It’s now the Bull one, challenger’s one. Third game to the oche saw John O’Neill put up a great challenge, but could not keep the Bull at bay. The score now 2-1 to the Bull. Next up was local G.W.R. West player Keith Mardon, but even with the crowd behind him he went down fighting, now 3-1 to the Bull. Fifth game was another West player, Jim Gregory, suffering the same fate as Keith before him running score now 4-1 to Terry. The sixth challenger was Ashley (the banana) Matthews with Terry scoring on 25s and bulls only - and finishing on double 13! Ashley had to be in with a chance but it wasn’t to be Terry now beating the challengers 6-1. Seventh game on was Stewart Jones who matched Terry shot for shot all the way to a double when Terry got off the stage and down on one knee throwing for the match double but missed, Jones not wishing to be outdone did the same thing but threw his dart backwards hitting double two to take the match. Now 6-2, the last game on before the break was John Brealey winner of the secretaries cup (played earlier in the week). This was a serious game with John just getting pipped to the double. After the match, pictured left, John was presented with the secretaries cup by Terry Jenkins and league secretary Rose Parkhouse.

last modified: August 29, 11:05 am

Secretary's Cup Final
John Brealey's the ton machine The G.W.R. Exeter West Darts Grand Final was assured of some great matches and with some old and some new faces taking part we were not disappointed. The standard of play was of the highest calibre from some of the finest players in the area. First game on was John Brealey and Barry Hayward Brealey took an early lead but Hayward fought back with the score now 2 – 1 Hayward was throwing first in leg four but missed doubles and Brealeys consistent high scoring saw Brealey take the match 4- 1 Second game on was hot favourite Ashley Matthews verses Aidan Mann but Matthews couldn’t get going and lost 4-0 to the on form Mann. Third up saw Liam Goyne and Stewart Jones take to the oche at 1 leg each Jones found another gear and went on to win the match 4-1 Last quarter finals game was won by Paul Lyon who beat Alex Clyburn , Clyburn had a fabulous first leg but lost form and Lyons came out 4 – 1. Brealey and Mann contested the First Semi Final which was a nine leg thriller with both players hitting 12 ton’s each but there could only be one winner, and it was Brealey who claimed his place in the final coming out 5-4 winner. Second Semi Final Jones against Lyon was another great game of darts Lyon hitting 14 scores of a ton or more and Jones replied with 11 scores of a ton or more plus 3 180s which was enough to give him victory 5-2 and a place in the final. With the stage now set it was going to be a railway club verses Willeys Club final best of 11 legs Jones opened up a 2 leg lead only to be pegged back by Brealey who took a 3-2 lead. Leg 6 with Brealey throwing first was an opportunity to open up a 4-2 lead but Jones had other ideas putting in a 14 dart leg to bring the score all level at 3-3. The next 4 legs all going against the throw it was now 5-5 with Jones throwing first in the last leg. Jones’s consistent high scoring had kept him in good stead all night and was first to the double but missing double twenty and double ten was his only undoing of the evening as Brealey stepped up to the oche and took out 124, finish 20 treble 18 bull to take the match and the title and become Secretaries Cup champion 2010. During the evenings darts Brealey hit 11/140s and 30 scores of 100+ Jones scores were 17 /140s and 24 scores of 100+ and 6 /180s. Thanks go to the Exeter Sports Clubs Darts League for organising the event, G.W.R Exeter West for the guaranteed prize money and first class venue and A.G.P Motors Marsh Barton for sponsorship of the trophies. There were 6 /180’s, all Jones G.W.R.West 25/140’s, and 108 /scores of 100 +.

last modified: August 25, 3:26 pm

Summer League
Summer League Iain is back in fine form running his website. The official Summer League web site can be found by following this link: http://beehive.thisisexeter.co.uk/ Click on: Sport, Click on: Exeter Summer Darts League). However, Summer League tables can be found on here on the league table page and are correct up to week nine, July 20th (if you think I've made any mistakes please let me know). Gladstones B have had three points deducted for playing an unregistered player on three occasions. Results can also be found on the Fixtures Page. You will also find details of the other Summer League competitions, shot-outs, 180s etc. on the Reports Page. In Division One the matches scheduled to be played on June 8 between West A and Labour B and Willeys B and West B were postponed by mutual consent as Phil Taylor was in town. The match between Willeys B and West B was played on Friday, July 9th when Willeys won 5-4 with the legs score at 12-11. Ashley Matthews, Willeys B, scored a 180. West A and Labour B should play their outstanding match as soon as possible.

last modified: July 27, 2:48 pm

Finals Night report and trophies . . .
	Exciting Darts at Finals Night A fantastic night of local darts was enjoyed by many of the league’s players and supporters when the 2009-2010 Finals Night was held at the West Club, Cowick Street, on Friday, May 14^th. Everyone was welcomed by the league chairman, Tony Grabham, who took the opportunity to thank everyone who had helped to produce such an enjoyable season, especially Rose and Laurie Parkhouse, and the committee. The evening was brilliantly MC’d by Andy Maddicks and our thanks go to the two match markers, Micky Finn and Phil Reed. The first competition on the programme was the Team Champions’ Cup and the first semi-finalists up were Don Clarke, from Legion, versus Nick Whitehart from Willeys A. Nick took the first leg with Don fighting back to take the second, the third leg was a tight affair with Don taking it after Nick had six darts at double top to claim the game. Second semi was between South’s Micky Eaton and Jubilee A’s John Breban. In a two-leg game Micky came out on top after John had starting trouble. Later in the evening in the final, Don won the first leg going out on double one, but it was Micky Eaton who pulled back to win the second and then the third legs to earn the Champion of Champions crown. Captain’s Cup was the next competition to be decided. Unfortunately Andy Coles, St Thomas B, was unable to be there due to family commitments, which meant that Paul Godbeer, West A had a walk over. The other semi was between West C’s John Seviour and Willeys B’s Ronnie Webb. Ronnie pocketed the first leg and John snatched the second. In a thrilling third leg John started on 120 but Ronnie came down with John and clinched the game going out on double nine to book his place in the final. In the final between Paul Godbeer and Ronnie Webb, Ronnie pulled out all the stops and although Paul had an 85 start Ronnie went out on 80, 5-25-bull! In the second leg it was Ronnie on top form again having an 11-dart leg, starting with 120 and going out on 52. It was the pairs up next with Jason Blatchford and Don Burwood, from Jubilee A, taking on South’s Martin Bevan and Keith Carpenter. The South pairing took the first leg with Jason and Don battling back to take the second. In the all-important third Jubilee won the bull and started first but Martin recorded a 152 start to enable the South pair to catch up. In a scrappy game it was Jason and Don who won through to book their place in the final. The second semi saw another Jubilee A pair, Aidan Mann and Chris Tucker, take to the stage. Up there to fight it out with them was Scott Foggin and his partner Jamie Ripping from Labour B. In an entertaining game which went two legs it was Scott and Jamie who triumphed to earn their place in the final. The final was a tight game between Scott and Jamie and Jason and Don which went three legs with the Jubilee pair of Don and Jason eventually coming out worthy winners. The final competition of the evening to be decided was the individuals. It was contested by Chris Holladay, from Jubilee A, Danny Case, from Labour B, John Breban, also Jubilee A and Mal Curran, St Thomas C. First semi- saw Chris and John go hammer and tongs at it, in a fast and furious game it was John who prevailed, 2-0, to reach the final. Second semi- saw Daniel Case, Labour B, take on St Thomas’ Mal Curran. Danny played well to put one over on a below-par Mal to earn his game against John in the final. In a great final, John got to a double first in the first leg going out on double eight. Dan came back strongly in the second leg and shot out on double two. The third leg saw Dan win the bull and start first with John close behind. John overhauled Dan to get to the double first to shoot out and take the leg, the game and this season’s individual championship. 2009-10 Trophies, Winners, and Runners-up Charlie Knight Triples, for the Cowick Barton Cup: runners-up, Chris Palfrey, Micky Eaton and Martyn Bevan, South; winners, Liam Goyne, Dillon Battishill and Rob Mucklow, St Thomas C. 1001 Plate, the George Godfrey Cup for runners-up, West C; the Reg Bealey Cup for the winners, Whipton Labour Club B. Knock-out Cup, the Bedford Cup for the runners-up, West B; the Bass Cup for the winners, South. Division Two, runners-up, Alphington Royal British Legion; winners, Topsham FC. Division One, runners-up, GWR South; winners, GWR West B. Team Champions, the Whitbread Trophy, losing semi-finalists, Nick Whitehart, Willeys A and John Breban, Jubilee A; runner-up, Don Clarke, Legion; winner, Micky Eaton, South. Captains’ Cup, the Burns Anderson Cup, losing semi-finalists, Andy Coles, St Thomas B and Jim Seviour, West C; runner-up, Paul Godbeer, West A; winner, Ronnie Webb, Willeys B. Pairs, losing semi-finalists, Martyn Bevan and Keith Carpenter, South, and Chris Tucker and Aidan Mann, Jubilee A; runners-up, Scott Foggin and Jamie Ripping, Labour B; winners, Don Burwood and Jason Blatchford, Jubilee A. Individuals for the Bert Shooter Cup, losing semi-finalists, Chris Holladay, Jubilee A and Mal Curran, St Thomas C; runner-up, Daniel Case, Labour B; winner, John Breban, Jubilee A.

last modified: August 29, 11:11 am

Knockout Cup Final
	Bob’s South capture the Cup The Knockout Cup Final this year was between the first division champions and the runners-up. Winners, Phil Reed's West B, finished the league unbeaten, and when they entertained Bob Sandford's second-placed South team before Christmas they trounced them 7-2, it was a closer-run game when they went to the South club winning that time by 6-3. Was this going to be Bob's opportunity for revenge or would it be a clean sweep of League and Cup for Phil's rampant team? Format was best of nine games x 301 x best of three legs, double start and finish. Captains tossed a coin for placing, with the team winning the toss having the choice of placing first player. Phil Reed won the toss and asked Bob to place his first player. It was Martin Bevan who was chosen to kick off for South; Phil’s choice was Vince Westcott. Vince took the first leg but Martin fought back to take the second and then get the third to put South one up. Phil asked Pat Ellis to level the score taking on South’s Micky Eaton. Pat again took the first but faded in the second and third legs to give Micky, who scored a 180 on the way, a 2-1 win. So Bob was now two up and it was his turn to place a player this turned out to be Gary Blackwell, Big Dave Woolacott waltzed out to take him on for the champions. Gary played well to take the first leg but Dave came back to make it one each. The final leg went to Gary, though, to make the score 3-0. Phil’s turn to put on first and he chose Martin Horn, up against him was W Hughes for South. Martin pocketed the first leg but W Hughes came back to seize the second, Martin captured the third leg to take the game 2-1. The match score is now 3-1 to South and it’s their turn to sign first. Bob chose Paul Sparks and Phil’s man was Mike Edwards. Paul grabbed the first leg, Mike came back to take the second, but it was the South player who nicked the third to put Bob’s team 4-1 up. Crunch time for the champions, 4-1 down they cannot lose the next one. The next game was going to be stressful for whoever got the nod from Phil and the lucky player was Barry Atkins. Chris Palfrey was the South player delegated to stop Barry and take the cup. In a tight high-scoring game Barry took the first leg, Chris got the second with a 136 start, but Phil’s man stopped the rot winning the game 2-1 to make the match score 4-2 to South. Every game was the decider now and after Bob Sandford put himself on it was Stewart Jones for West to take him on. In a three-legger Stewart took the first and last legs to let West live again. John Dawson was the next out to the oche for West and Steve Sweetland joined him for South. John couldn’t stop Steve this time around and Steve took the first and then the second with a 100 shot out. Bob and his team had got their hands on the Knockout Cup and beaten the unbeaten league champions in the process. What a battle these two teams had over the season with West winning the league and runners-up in the cup and South winning the cup and finishing runners-up in the league – can’t be tighter than that!

last modified: May 13, 7:06 pm

1001 Plate Final
	Five-nil thumping for West C The 1001 Plate Final was fought out between Whipton Labour Club C and West C. This year the final was played on Tuesday, May 11^th, at St Thomas Club, Cowick Street. When the two teams met each other in the league honours were even with Labour winning 5-4 away but losing 5-4 at home. Format for the competition was 1001, one leg, best of nine legs with the toss of a coin to decide who signed the card first. Scott Foggin, Labour’s captain, won the toss and asked that West sign first. John Seviour, the West captain, opted for Chris Williams to go first and he was up against Scott’s choice of Darren Edworthy who took the first leg to put Labour one up. It was Labour’s turn to place their player first and it was Martin Evans who went to the oche. Captain John fancied this game himself and went to face Martin, but unfortunately for West it was Martin who came out on top. Mike Reed came to the board next for West and Scott reckoned that their team champion Danny Case was the man for the job, and so it turned out as Danny took the leg to put Labour three-nil up. Labour’s Terry Brindle was next up and anxious to stop the rot John put on Tony Luke. Tony played well but it was four-nil as Terry took this leg also. Lose this one and it’s all over for West, so there was no pressure on Bob Harris, who was John’s choice to play the decider, Scott “the Shot” Foggin was up for this game and the possible glory. Scott took the leg, the match, and the glory for Labour running out 5-0 winners.

last modified: May 13, 7:07 pm

Sponsorship / Advertising available . . .
Get your message up here! Whether it's the economic situation or not, we don't know but we're in need of a bit more Advertising/Sponsorship to balance our books. We offer a 7cm x 5.5cm space beside our news stories, the ads are moved round to provide equal prominence for everyone. The cost of website advertising is £25 for half season, £40 full season or £60 for full season and an ad in our finals night programme. We'll design the ad for you and you can change the ad once or twice as well - all we need is your logo. If any of our players can give us a lead or take out an ad themselves the league would be very grateful.

last modified: February 25, 4:36 pm

Good luck messages . . .
	Service for registered players: Post a message for your team, friends or family Some of you have mentioned our sponsors' advertisements and asked if they could take advantage of this facility - well, we'll give it a go and will offer registered players the opportunity to place an ad on the site. We will charge a fiver an ad and keep it on the site for a month. If you want to place one then e-mail the ad or message to webeditor@exeterdarts.co.uk. It could be a sales ad or perhaps a birthday or other message to friends or family. We've only got a few spots available so first come first served. At the same time you would have to either send the fiver to Rose Parkhouse, our secretary / treasurer, at 77 Buddle Lane, St Thomas or phone her on 01392 439537. Please note: We reserve the right to refuse ads on the grounds of decency.

last modified: February 25, 4:35 pm