Hitchock guides Pennycross to victory against Legends

PENNYCROSS had Russell Hitchcock in good form with a 96 checkout that came in an 11-2 Louis Yates Plymouth & District Darts League triumph over Legends Lounge.

- By JAMES COOK

Matching that highest finish of the week was John Abbott, who nailed a 96 in a 13-0 win at Octagon B for Royal Naval Arms.

Abbott's team-mate Matt Abbott showed his scoring prowess with a maximum for the league leaders, who hold a nine-point advantage at the top.

Cameron O’Brien (27.05) fired a 37-dart 1001 leg, the best of two top-notch legs in a 10-3 defeat for Mainstone at Tradesmans. Jayden Dodd (25.03) put away his 1001 individual game in 40 darts for the victors, whilst team-mates Andy Waters and Richard Wheatley produced moments of magic.

Wheatley’s maximum was the only one of its kind whilst the biggest of all 12 checkouts in the match went to Waters with an 80 out.

Harry Harrison led the way with two 180s for Cattedown Social Club in a 7-6 triumph over Kings Tamerton, who had Richie Lynch adding a third during the game. Matt Legge’s 78 finish helped leave the result on a knife-edge, and it was Dave Meyrick who secured the win with a last leg deciding success.

A 9-4 win for title-chasing Falstaff at Windmill was built on the foundations of two maximums fired by Alex Brown and Chris Hooper. A doubles win for the hosts was put away by an 83 single visit checkout by Chris Nixon, which was the best of the finishes in the contest.

Combination shots out of 76 and 80 from Kian Brown provided the ammunition for King Billy to secure a 13-0 success over Stoke Inn A. A checkout of 89 was expertly taken in a single visit by Robbie Aitken during Octagon A’s 12-1 triumph at Stoke Inn B.

STEVE CHAPMAN 501 LEAGUE

MIKE Pearce (28.35) put on quite the show in the Steve Chapman 501 League with a 3-0 win that contained legs in 14 and 15 darts.