Sutton Coldfield Superleague Darts

COVENTRY RAILWAY V SUTTON COLDFIELD  24TH SEPTEMBER 2009

MATCH REPORT 

Coventry Railway 5 Sutton Coldfield 3

Another defeat, and this season has certainly started very differently to last season. Three of the 4 fixtures have been exactly the same as last year but what was 4 wins from 4 a year ago and 33 points, has become just 1 win in 4 and 18 points this season.


Jason Mulligan (21.22) 3 Chris Millward (22.01) 1

Milly started well taking the first in 16 darts with a bull finish, but Jason levelled in a disappointing 2nd leg. Jason went 2-1 up in the 3rd leg in 23 darts after Milly had bust a 90 finish. Jason then made it 3-1 with the darts in another 23 dart leg. 4 tons for Milly, 5 for Jason. 1-0 to the Railway.


Tony Nolan (25.47) 3 Carl Perry (19.89) 0

Tony won a disappointing 1st leg for the Railway, but then kicked on with the confidence of a 1-0 lead. He took a much better 2nd in 19 darts, despite Carl having a chance at a double. Tony then took it 3-0 with an excellent 16 dart game. 3 tons for Carl, 5 for Tony. 2-0 to the Railway.


Darren Swords (21.96) 2 Mark Wild (22.24) 3

Wildy missed his shot in the first letting Darren in for 21 darts to lead 1-0. Wildy almost slipped 2 behind missing 10 at a double before nicking the second leg. Wildy took the next in 23, but Darren levelled again in 21. The 5th leg turned out to be the best of the 5 with Wildy leaving a double after 14 darts. There were some nervy darts from both players before Wildy took it in 20 darts. 7 tons for Wildy, 10 for Darren. 2-1 to the Railway.


Scott Rand (30.06) 3 Dave Wallace (18.33) 0

Scott in great form for the Railway winning in 19, 16 & 15 darts for 3-0 and the MOM award, and it would have been tough for anyone to live with those kind of darts. Dave kept plugging but could just not find enough big scores to pressure Scott. 2 tons for Dave, 8 for Scott. 3-1 to the Railway.


Martin Giddings (20.02) 0 Rob Hawker (26.84) 3

Rob in great nick winning 3-0 in 20, 17 & 19 darts. Despite Martin hitting a 180, he never got below 100 as Rob took it comfortably. 5 tons to Rob, 2 to Martin and a 180. 3-2 to the Railway.


Mark Westgarth (27.83) 3 Glenn West (20.37) 0

Mark taking this for the Railway 3-0 in 17, 16 & 21. Glenn, like some of the other games on the night unable to hit enough big scores to put his opponent under pressure. Glenn 2 tons, 6 for Mark. 4-2 to the Railway.



Shaun Hackett (22.06) 0 Mark Kane (28.90) 3

Great performance from Coke earning him the Sutton MOM. He took the 1st in 18 with a 115 finish. The second leg went in 16 darts and included a 180, but could have been even better with Coke sat on 81 after 9 darts. The 3rd leg was another 18 dart game. 10 tons and a 180 for Kaney, 4 for Shaun. 4-3 now to the Railway with one to go.


Paul Beverley (19.23) 3 Paul Cumming (18.61) 1

Tough for Paul, new to the side to be lefty in the position of playing the last game needing to win to earn us a draw. Paul took a long drawn out 1st leg, and it seemed certain this would bring back his confidence. Paul played steadily in the 2nd but his opponent clocked 111 for an 18 dart second leg to level. A steady start in the 3rd saw Paul Cumming first to a double, but 10 missed darts allowed the Railway lad to find double 7 to take a 2-1 lead. The 4th followed the same pattern with steady scoring from Paul. He missed tops for a 120 finish, and had a further 6 darts to take the leg before Paul Beverley found double 10 for 22 darts and the match. 5 tons to Paul Cumming, 7 to Paul Beverley. Final score 5-3 to the Railway.


There is a need for a bit more confidence within the side at the moment, and this of course changes with a few wins. The wins will come, but we will need results soon if we are to mount any sort of challenge. As it was though we hit just 38 tons on the night, and I don't think we have had a tally that low for a few seasons. Last season it was rare to drop below 50.

Coventry Railway are a much improved side and deserved their win on the night. They have to come to our place though later in the season, and by that time I certainly expect our new lads to have settled in, and we can hopefully reverse this result.