After last week's results the Maysons found themselves at the  top of the League Singles and this week they were due to play away to E.B.C. and were hopeful of a victory in the Singles.

They secured a 8-0 win and are now only one win away from winning this years League Singles,E.B.C. dug deep and earned a point in the Pairs against this years champions and also won the Fours and Neilson Pairs with the Maysons winning the Triples.

Easthouses Miners Club A team were away to Grants and had a very good result indeed with a clean sweep of all the events that were up for grabs and Davy Sharp hit two maximums with John Narrie and Paul Hannaway also hitting one each as the men from Easthouses continue to show good form.

Woodburn Miners were at home to the Mayfield Inn and earned a point in both the Singles and Pairs with a win in the Fours however the men from Mayfield took the Neilson Pairs and the Triples which was a bit of a blow to the home team as they had been performimg well in this event this season.

Dane Burns hit two maximums on the night for the away team and Ronnie Simpson and Steven Mackie produced a 108 and 100 checkout.

The Dean Tavern were at home to M.C.C. and produced wins in the Singles,Pairs and Triples and with the away team taking the Fours and Neilson Pairs,Greg Glover was the man on form as he hit another maximum and had a nice 16 darter.

The Coach had a very good result at home against Pathhead with Willie Currie hitting a nice 15 dart leg for the home team as they took the Singles,Fours,Neilson Pairs and Triples with the Pairs going to the away team.

The Harrow and Salters both shared a point in the Singles with the Harrow winning the Pairs,Fours and Triples and the Salters winning the Neilson Pairs.

Easthouses Miners B were at home to the S.M.T. and both earned a point in the Singles with the Pairs,Fours and Triples all being won by the S.M.T. however the home team secured a win in the Neilson Pairs

Mayfield Inn put Pathhead to the sword this week with a 6-2 win in the Singles they also won the Pairs,Fours and Triples in doing so have clinched the League Fours along with the Nielson Pairs although they lost on the night to the away team,Dode Noble hit a maximum on the night and Ronnie Simpson had a fine 16 dart leg for the home team.

Easthouses Miners Club A were held to a draw at home with Woodburn Miners Club in the Singles and drop two vital points in the race for the title in the closest finish to League Singles for many a season. Jimmy Farrell hit a maximum for the home team and Easthouses also took victories in the Pairs and Fours.

Woodburn Miners picked up a victory in the Triples and are still in with a chance of winning this years Triples title however its a close thing with the Dean one point clear but Woodburn have a game in hand.

The Maysons were at home to Grants and knew they would be in for a hard game as the men from Gorebridge were unbeaten in their last ten games however the Maysons won everything that was up for grabs and in doing so are this years League Pairs Winners they are also top of the Singles one point clear of Easthouses Miners and the Mayfiled Inn with two games to play.

Last years Champs the Dean were at home to the Ship Inn and had to dig deep to get a 5-3 win in the Singles They also won the Pairs,Fours and Triples however the away team took the Nielson Pairs.

M.C.C. had a comfortable  6-2 win in the Singles at home to Easthouses Miners Club B team with Kev Stobbart hitting a maximum for the home team,There was also wins in the Pairs,Fours and Nielson Pairs with the away team winning the Triples.

Still no result from the Salters v The Coach and the E.B.C. took all the points in their away match to the S.M.T. due to the home team not having enough players.

Easthouses Miners Club A retained top spot in the League Singles with a fine win over Pathhead although it took some good scoring including a maximum from John Narrie and Johny Maughan and a good solid performance from Gary Wylie to ensure the victory.

The men from Easthouses were on form and also won the Pairs,Fours and Triples and the home team secured a win in the Neilson Pairs.

Easthouses Miners Club A have an excellent chance of winning this years title and just need to win their last three games to grab the spoils.

Meanwhile their closest rivals the Maysons faced a tough away trip to the much improved Woodburn Miners Club and knew they were in for a hard game however the Maysons showed they were up for it with a good 6-2 win in the Singles with Jordan Wood the star man hitting a nice 16 dart leg,The Maysons went on to win all the remaining events although had to settle for a point in the Pairs which they are touching distance from winning the title.

A very good week for the Dean Tavern as they won all the events against the Harrow however Joe Reinmann hit a maximum for the home team his first of the season.

The M.C.C. were at home to the Ship Inn and had to settle for a share of the points in the Singles and the away team took the Pairs and the Fours with the M.C.C. winning both the Neilson Pairs and the Triples.

Grants kept their good form together with a very good win against the S.M.T.in the Singles ,Pairs and Fours and the away team got some points with wins in both the Neilson Pairs and Triples.

Easthouses Miners B team were at home to neighbours E.B.C. and got a point in the Singles however all the remaining events were won by the away team.

Still awaiting the results from M.F.I. v Salters will provide an update once I receive them.

Next Tuesday the Title race sees top of the table Easthouses Miners A at home to the Woodburn Miners Club and the Maysons are at home to Grants with the M.F.I. also at home to Pathhead could be an interesting night ahead with maybe some more twists and turns in store.

This week the Mayfield Inn had their bye so their rivals had to win to sustain their respective challenges and they done just that as Easthouses took all the points up for grabs against the Salters except for the Triples so therefore are now top of the League Singles with only four games left to play.

Still waiting for the teamsheet from this match but obtained the result from Easthouses Website.

The Maysons also sustained their challenge with a close fought 5-3 win in the Singles up at Pathhead Jordan Woods and Gary Mason both had 17 dart legs for the away team and Jordan also hit a maximum his fifth of the season,The home team could only manage a win in the Neilson Pairs as the Maysons went on to winning everthing else on the night.

The Dean Tavern done well away to the Coach with wins in all events except for the Neilson Pairs as the home team at least won a point.

Grants are having a fine run just now and took all the points in the Singles,Pairs,Fours and Triples  in their game v Easthouses Miners B and the home team earned a win in in the Neilson Pairs.

The Ship and Harrow shared a point each in the Singles and the Pairs however the home team took the Fours and Neilson Pairs with the Harrow getting a win in the Triples.

Woodburn Miners kept their good form going with another good win in the Singles,Pairs and Triples in their away game against the SMT with Paul Anderson hitting a fantastic 13 dart leg for the away team,The home team did manage wins in the Fours and Neilson Pairs.

E.B.C. did not have one of their best weeks as they struggled to find any form against the lads from M.C.C. and the away team enjoyed victories in all the events apart from the Neilson Pairs which went to the home team.

On Tuesday 17th of April 2012 at Easthouses Miners Club there was a record entry of 127 darts players however a few dropped out before the competition began for various reasons.

There was some great darts played though however it was one of those nights that things did not always go so smoothly,hindsight being a wonderful thing there should have been at least another two boards to enable more games to be played and possibly finish the event within a reasonable time.

There was also suggestions from some of the players as the Singles is a popular competition perhaps it would be a better idea to run it at two venues and who know's this may be come an eventuality for next season.

Anyway we are where we are and there are still 32 players left in years competition,so expect an earlier start to this years Finals day on Saturday 2nd of June 2012 to accomodate the extra games that will now have to be played.

Well done to everyone that has qualified and good luck on Finals day.

Hi Everyone

It is my intention to vacate the League Secretary's position at the end of this current season due to personal commitments.

I would like to thank everyone who has assisted me over the last two years in my tenure performing the role especially Stevie Gerrard and Rab Ewing who do a grand job performing their respective roles within the commitee.

Sadly I will not be able to continue with the website but was hopeful that whoever is elected as new secretary may want to take on the ownership of the website and maintain and perhaps even take it to the next level.

When I started the website in March 2010 it only got 50 hits within its first few months and now thanks to everyone who visits the site has already had 2862 hits in this year alone.

I actually got the idea from Mike Burgess who has the Lothians Darts website and has helped promote darts by giving a lot of profile to most of the websites in the Lothian's Area.

I wish whoever is elected the very best of luck and will hopefully manage to get along to perhaps one or two games next season again commitments permitting.

Hope to see you all at tomorrows nights competition and good luck to everyone who has entered.

Cheers

Jose Brown

The Dean Tavern beat League leaders the Mayfield Inn 5-3 in the Singles to open up this year's title race with only six points covering the top four teams,Mayfield Inn did go onto win all remaining events on the night and both teams shared a point in the Pairs.

Grants continued their good form with yet another fine win in the Singles at the expense of opponents E.B.C.Alec Turnbull was the man on form with a nice 16 dart leg and George Yuill and Hector Reilly both hit a maximum each.The away team won the Pairs and Fours with the home team winning the Neilson Pairs and Triples.

Woodburn Miners are another team in fine form just now and they had no real problems beating Easthouses Miners B team 8-0 in the Singles they also won the Pairs,Fours and Triples with the away team getting a much needed win in the Neilson Pairs.

Eddie Main and Matty Crowe both had nice 16 dart legs with Matty also hitting a 180 for the home team.

The Ship Inn still on a high after last week's great result had another good win this week in the Singles this time away to the Coach,They also went onto winning the Fours,Neilson Pairs and Triples with the home team having to settle for a win in the Pairs.

M.C.C. have been going through a bit of a lean spell so they were glad with their result at home to the Harrow where they took the Singles,Pairs,Neilson Pairs and Triples with the away team winning the Fours.

The S.M.T. were at home to Pathhead but struggled to find any form in the Singles and lost 8-0 however they did draw the Pairs and won the Neilson Pairs and Peter Hutchison hit a nice 102 checkout for the home team with the away team taking the spoils in the Fours and Triples .

Still awaiting the result from the Maysons v Salters so will update League Tables when it arrives and next week  its a wee break from League action as next Tuesday Night up at Easthouses Miners Club its the League Singles Qualifiers with the full draw on the web site ,good luck to everyone who has entered.

The Ship Inn were the team in form this week as they caused one of the biggest shocks of  this season as they beat League leaders the Mayfield Inn 5-3 in the Singles,John Laing was  the man of the match as he hit four ton plus scores which included a 131 checkout against Ronnie Simpson who hit three ton plus scores himself.

The Ship Inn also won the Triples and shared a point in the Pairs with the away team getting the points in the Fours and the Neilson Pairs.

Easthouses Miners Club A are a team very much in form and they knew they would face a tough game against last years champs the Dean Tavern although they were 2-0 down produced the goods and won their Singles match 5-3 which means they are now only one point behind current leaders the Mayfield Inn in the League Singles and are definately in contention of winning this years title.

Easthouses Miners A went onto winning the Pairs,Fours and Neilson Pairs with the Dean having to settle for a win in the Triples.

M.C.C. were at home to Grants and had a mixed bag of results winning the Pairs,Neilson Pairs and Triples however the men from Gorebridge took the Singles and Fours with Alec Turnbull hitting an 18 dart leg which included three ton plus scores and Kevin Stobbart in fine form for the home team with a 156 checkout on the night.

Woodburn Miners had a good night when they travelled to play E.B.C. they earned wins in the Singles, Pairs,Fours and most importantly the Triples in which they are only one point adrift of the leaders the Dean Tavern with one game in hand.The home team had to settle for a win in the Neilson Pairs.

The Coach were away to the Harrow and managed a win in the Singles and Fours with the home team getting the points in the Neilson Pairs and the Triples and both teams earning a point with a 2-2 draw in the Pairs.

The Salters had a good win at home in the Singles,Neilson Pairs and the Triples against the S.M.T. however the away team did manage a win in the Fours and both teams got a point each in the Pairs.

Pathhead took all the points up for grabs against visitors Easthouses Miners Club B in which was a low key affair by all accounts.

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Mayfield Inn are still top of the League Singles after a good win at home to the Harrow with Ronnie Simpson the star player with a fantastic 12 dart leg which comprised of 135-140-95-131 checkout which is now the best leg so far this season superb stuff from Ronnie.

Mayfield Inn also won all the other events on the night and are still top of the Fours and J.Neilson Pairs Leagues as well.

Easthouses Miners Club A are having a great season as well and continued to keep their winning form together with a good win away to the Ship Inn their only minor blip came in their defeat in the Fours as the home team got a point on the board,Davie Sharp hit a nice 18 dart leg to help his team ensure victory on the night.

The Dean Tavern were at home to the Maysons and this was surely the game of the week as the Maysons who only had seven players played really well and took all three points with Jordan Wood their star man with another 180 and a nice 15 dart leg against Davie Rowley,Stevie Dall also had a good game and is the first player this season to inflict defeat on Greig Glover who had put together a record of 21 win's out of 21 games played.Pete Robb who won the last leg to ensure all three points has only lost one game this season and is also in contention for Player of the Year.

The Maysons earned a point in the Pairs to maintain top spot in this league and also had good wins in the Fours and Neilson Pairs while the home team did manage a win in the Triples.

Grants had to concede home advantage as there was issues with their venue so their game was played at Woodburn Miners Club however this did not hinder the men from Gorebridge as they claimed a very good 5-3 win in the Singles with Paul Campbell hitting a nice 18 dart leg against John Cameron,They also had good wins in the Neilson Pairs and the Fours.

The Woodburn team had some success of their own though and managed wins in the Pairs and Triples and George Graham hit a 180 on the night,Woodburn will be pleased with their win in the Triples as they are very much in contention for this title.

Meanwhile up at Easthouses Miners Club the B team were at home to the Salters and took another heavy defeat as they lost all five events to a team that has certainly improved over the last few weeks.

The E.B.C. were at home to Pathhead and lost the Singles 5-3,and also lost the Neilson Pairs and the Triples however did share a point in the Pairs and won the Fours.

Still awaiting the result from the Coach v M.C.C. so  with six games remaining the League Singles is still up for grabs with Three teams still having a realistic chance of glory.
 

Another excellent night of darts at this years Pairs Qualifiers  up at Easthouses Miners Club on Tuesday night as 66 Pairs started in this years competition,

Some really good performances and well done to all the qualifiers who made it through to this years finals.

This years Pairs Qualifiers are

Dane Burns & Alan White (Mayfield Inn)

Aarron Wilson & Kenny Watt (Mayfield Community Club)

Ryan Murray & Gary Mason (Maysons)

Davie Rowley & Greg Glover (Dean Tavern)

Andy Silkowski & Tam Flynn (Ship Inn)

Tony Wilson & Craig Broughton (Maysons)

Ronnie Simpson & Andy Pollock (Mayfield Inn)

Kevin Anderson & Paul Anderson (Woodburn Miners Club)

All four teams at the top of the League Singles all enjoyed good wins this week and the race for the title is very much on.Easthouses Miners Club A enjoyed a 5-3 win against the Harrow and are now the closest to league leaders the M.F.I.only four points behind in second place.

Easthouses kept their good form going in all the other events as well taking all the points that were up for grabs proving that they are a team very much in the hunt to win the title this season.

M.F.I. had another good 7-1 win against the Coach and also enjoyed wins in both the Pairs and Fours, however the away team won the Neilson Pairs and Triples.

The Dean Tavern had to dig deep for their 5-3 win against a plucky S.M.T. team and could only draw the Pairs and also lost the Neilson Pairs and Fours to the Dalkeith men however they did manage to win the Triples.

The Maysons kept their challenge intact with a 5-3 win at home to the Ship Inn and also a 3-1 win in the Pairs,however the Ship Inn enjoyed success with wins in the Fours and Neilson Pairs and Matty Laing had a nice 123 checkout on the night for the away team.

Woodburn Miners Club just go from strength to strength an took all five events against a M.C.C. team who are struggling with form just now.

Grants travelled up to Pathhead and won the Singles 5-3 and also took the Fours,The home team had to settle for the  points in the Pairs,Neilson Pairs and Triples.

A wee rest from League action next Tuesday as its the League Pairs Qualifiers up at Easthouses Miners Club.

It has been a hard two weeks for League leaders the Mayfield Inn as they had lost to the Maysons and Easthouses Miners Club A in the Singles,On Tuesday it was time to get back to winning ways against the M.C.C. who put up a brave fight finally losing 6-2,Dane Burns hit a 180 for the visitors and the home team earned a point in the Pairs with Mayfield Inn winning the remaining events and are now sitting top of the Singles,Fours,Neilson Pairs and joint top in the Triples Leagues.

Their closest rivals the Maysons got back to winning ways as well as they coasted to a 7-1 win in their Singles match away to the Harrow they also had wins in the Pairs,Neilson Pairs and Triples with the home team getting a win in the Fours.

The Dean Tavern had a comfortable night up at Easthouses Miners Club where they faced the B team with wins in all five events and Greg Glover won his Singles game to make it 20 wins out of 20 games played so far for the season,good stuff from the man from the Dean.

The Ship Inn are having a good season and had another good result on Tuesday in their match against the SMT.however they will be a little disappointed with losing the Neilson Pairs as they were doing really well in this league however they did win the Singles ,Pairs and Fours. The SMT also won the Triples.

Grants were at home to the Salters and for the record now play their home games at Gorebridge Bowling Club due to the recent closure of Grants Bar,The men from Gorebridge won the Triples and had a good 6-2 win in the Singles both teams earned a point in the pairs and the away team took the Neilson Pairs and the Fours with Rab Turnbull hitting a maximum for the visitors on the night.

Woodburn Miners were at home to Pathhead which produced a match with plenty high scoring and some good checkouts there was a total of 26 ton plus scores in this game and Davie Corris had to hit a 106 checkout to earn the away team a share of the points in the Singles.

Paul Anderson hit the best leg of the night with a nice 18 darter and Mattie Crowe hit a 114 checkout in the Triples to keep the Woodburn team in the hunt for this title.Both teams also got a point in the Pairs with Pathhead taking the Fours and Neilson Pairs.

Still waiting for the result from the Coach v Easthouses Miners A.

Easthouses Miners Club really needed a win in their Singles game against League leaders the Mayfield Inn to keep them in contention for this years title and this was achieved by the men from Easthouses as they earned a 6-2 win which puts them into second spot and only four points behind the Mayfield Inn with still plenty of points up for grabs.

Mayfield Inn have now lost two on the spin however did manage to win the Neilson Pairs and the Triples with Davie Glodek hitting a 14 darter on the night and Andy Pollock hitting another maximum to take his tally to four for the season.

The home team won the Fours to keep them in contention in this event also,both teams had to settle for a point each in the Pairs.

The Coach kept their good form going as they went along the road to play the Maysons in what turned out to be a good 5-3 win in the Singles and a draw in the Pairs with wins also in the Neilson Pairs and the Fours for the Away team,two maximums hit in this match one by George Goodall from the Coach and the other by Tony Wilson from Maysons.

The Dean had to work hard for the three points in the Singles in their match at home against E.B.C. however managed a win in the Pairs,Neilson Pairs and Triples while the away team took the Fours.

It was a fantastic week for the Ship Inn with a clean sweep in all five events at home to the Easthouses Miners Club B with Andy Silkowski hitting his second maximum of the season for the home team

S.M.T. and the Harrow shared the points in both Singles and Pairs with the Harrow taking the Fours,Neilson Pairs and Triples,Mike Gillan had a nice 118 checkout on the night for the S.M.T.

Pathhead knew they had a hard match in front of them as they travelled to Mayfield to play against the M.C.C. and it turned out well for the visitors as they took all five events with Aidan Breen hitting a maximum on the night for the Away team.