The Rolling Jones

George Jones added seventeen tons to the scoreboard for King Billy during an 8-3 defeat for his side at the hands of a strong looking Cherry Tree B in the return of the Steve Chapman 501 League.

One of those was a 135 three dart combination out shot that took the highest finish of the match with Scott Wapshott taking second and third place in that particular stat.

Wapshott's finishes of 122 and 114 sat alongside thirteen more three figure scores to give him a personally tally of fifteen tons overall.

The epic encounter saw '180' called no fewer than nine times with Andrew Cook firing a trio to add to a solitary effort from teammate Troi Day.

Danny Allen and Mark Shears both added a brace of maximums for the victors whilst teammate Jason Pinkerton claimed a fifth overall for his team.

In the doubles phase of play, Wapshott teamed with Billy Evans to put together a 601 leg that was put away in just 20 before the singles saw more world class offerings from the two stacked rosters.

Cook and Allen clashed in the first singles rubber with an Allen 14 darter the perfect riposte for Cook's leg in 16 in a 3-2 success for Allen.

Jones then dispatched Mark Shears by the same score line with legs of 15, 18 and 16 giving Jones his three won whilst one of the two Shears managed came in 14 darts.

Pinkerton's brace of 18 darters helped him run out a comfortable 3-1 winner before Troi Day won a third 14 dart leg of the contest in another 3-1 triumph.

Reigning champions Fawn B started their defence with a a commanding 8-3 win over a talented Kings Arms side as John Mann top scored with sixteen three figure scores.

Mann was well supported by teammate Jaden Whitting who ended his evening on fifteen three figure scores whilst Andy Bates and Fred Goldsmith both topped their ton totals up to twelve.

Goldsmith and Whitting added 180s to their particular tallies whilst the only maximum for the defeated team came from Paul Palmer.

That effort for Palmer was the cherry on top of his twelve ton haul whilst teammate Dave Johns was the best player in the scoring phase for the Oreston side with fourteen three figure scores.

Palmer was a 3-2 winner in the individuals with 100 checkout proving to be crucial in that matchup whilst Paul Hendy was on the end of that very same score line despite adding a leg in 14.

Mark Yeoman also suffered a 3-2 defeat in spite of a 17 darter before Mann (26.84) ran out a 3-0 winner with a second leg in 17 of the match his best.

Jack McMinn's fourteen ton plusses were not enough to arrest Bluebird's slide to an 8-3 defeat at the hands of Cherry Tree C.

Lewis Dare was in fine fettle for the victors as he put eleven tons onto the scoreboard including a 108 checkout that was sandwich in the middle of two other three figure out shots.

Teammate Lee Hellings fired a 104 kill whilst James Hughes completed the trio with the best checkout of the match; a fine 111 kill.

The finishing phase is where the points are always decided and the Pennycross outfit were clinical in the singles with Dare checking a leg in 17 during his 3-1 success.

Hughes found an 18 darter during his 3-0 win whilst Hellings won by the same margin thanks in part to second 17 dart leg in the match.

Over the 601 distance, McMinn and teammate Keith Whitley put together a 21 dart showing in what turned out to be a 2-1 loss.

Mark Hatherley fired twelve tons but still found himself on the wrong end of a 6-5 defeat as Indian Inn were bettered by Cherry Tree D.

Hatherley's scoring wasn't the only highlights produced by the former Devon man as he nailed checkouts of 81, 93 and 137; the latter the best of the first week's play.

Teammate Dan Wilkinson added a crucial 18 dart leg in a 3-2 success that levelled the match at 5-5 before Chris Harper steered the newcomers home with a 3-0 success in the eleventh and final rubber.

180s from James Ewing and Luke Beard provided the ammunition to allow Cherry Tree A to start the season with a 7-4 success over Bar Mez.

Lewis Bryne fired two maximums on his way to eleven tons but still found himself on the wrong end of an 8-3 score line as Tradesmans were downed by Octagon.

Chris Edgcumbe showed his class with a 16 darter that proved decisive in a 3-2 individual victory, which was one of six for the hosts in the first Stonehouse derby match of the season.

Mark Sargeant's 17 darter and a maximum from Mark Hempsall were the main highlights from Fawn A in a 9-2 win over Duchy.

Despite ending on the wrong side of a narrow defeat, Rob Wills and Jason Bruce still had their finishing boots on as they checked 94 and 83 at the first time of asking respectively.

Tex Pearce stole the show with a maximum and a leg in 18 to help St Levans get off to an almost perfect start with a 9-2 win over Ivybridge Con Club.

Victory A sit top of the standings after week one after a 10-1 success over Beacon Park that saw the only moment of magic come in the form of a maximum from Paul Goundry.