SPONSORED BY
CASHELS
CARRICKMACROSS
13TH SEPTEMBER
ALL WENT VERY WELL ON OUR FIRST VISIT TO CARRICKMACROSS . AFTER THE LACK OF EFFORT A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE, THE LADS HAD THERE PRACTICE DONE AND IT STOOD TO THEM. THE CARRICK TEAM PLAYED VERY WELL ALSO AND GAVE NOTHING AWAY EASILY. THE TEAM TO PLAY AGAINST THE COUNTY HAD PLAYERS FROM THE MONAGHAN LEAGUE, THE DULEEK LEAGUE , THE GLYDE GEAGUE AND MAYBE A ONE OR TWO OTHER LEAGUES WERE REPRESENTED . IT DIDN'T MATTER TO OUR LADS , THEY WERE DETERMINED TO GET A GOOD REPORT THIS TIME.
MINTY'S CABS COLLECTED 11 LADS FROM GORMLEYS SPOT ON TIME AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN CASHELS, THE TEAMS WERE JUST PICKED. BY TEAMS WE MEAN, THE ONE TEAM SPLIT IN HALF AS THERE WAS 2 BOARDS ON THE NIGHT AND INSTEAD OF HAVING 1 PLAY BOARD AND 1 PRACTICE BOARD, IT WAS DECIDED TO PLOUGH AHEAD WITH THE 2 AS PLAY BOARDS.
ON BOARD 1 , FOR LOUTH, WAS 1- OWEN CAFREY, 2- JOHN O'BRIEN, 3- CARL THOMAS, 4- OLLIE THOMPSON, 5- DANIEL DUNN, 6- ALAN REENAN, 7- GAVIN HILLIARD.. DANIEL DUNN , ALAN REENAN AND JOE FINNEGAN WENT BACK IN AGAIN TO PLAY THE EXTRA LADS THE CARRICK TEAM HAD.
ON BOARD 2 , FOR LOUTH, WAS 1- ISAAC SMITH, 2- GERRY RICE, 3- HAMILTON SMITH, 4- JOHN DONNELLY, 5- JOE FINNEGAN, 6- PAT NULTY, 7- CLIVE FITZPATRICK, .. JOHN DONNELLY AND HAMILTON SMITH WENT IN A SECOND TIME AND MICKEY KELLY ARRIVED (AS PROMISED) LATE AND HE ALSO GOT A GAME NUMBER 10.
WE HAD 20 GAMES IN ALL, SO THE 2 PLAY BOARDS WERE A GOOD IDEA. IT WAS TOUGH ENOUGH TO KEEP RECORDS OF ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING AND AT ONE STAGE WE WERE EVEN VIDEOING THE GAMES , BUT THAT COULDN'T LAST AND IT WAS EVEN TOUGH TO GET PHOTOS OF ALL THE PLAYERS. BUT WE GOT SOME FOOTAGE AND WILL TRY TO PUT IT UP ON A LINK FROM A BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
UP FOR CASHELS ON BOARD 1 AGAINST OWEN CAFFREY WAS TATYO DONNELLY, AND OFF THEY WENT, BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A TASK FOR THE CARRICKMACROSS LAD AS CAFFREY PUT THE 2 LEGS AWAY IN 22 AND 20 RESPECTIVELY AFTER MISSING A FEW AT DOUBLES IN BOTH LEGS.
LOUTH 1
CASHELS 0
MEAN WHILE ON THE EASY BOARD OR BOARD 2 AS WE SHOULD CALL IT, OLLIE DOWNEY WAS THE OPPONENT FOR ISAAC SMITH. ISAAC( NOW KNOWN AS "HURRICANE") TOOK THE FIRST COMFORTABLE ENOUGH IN 17 BUT THEN MUCKED ABOUT WITH THE SAID DOUBLE IN THE SECOND AND HAD TO FIGHT FOR THE LAST TO ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVE . A WIN NONETHELESS, AND THATS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
LOUTH 2
CASHELS 0
BACK ON BOARD 1 AND IT WAS SHANE MCQUIRK WAS IN AGAINST LOUTH'S JOHN O'BRIEN. JOHN HAD A 180 IN EVERY GAME HE HAS PLAYED FOR THE COUNTY SO FAR SO IT WAS REASONABLE TO EXPECT ONE IN THIS GAME. UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T COME ALTHOUGH IT NEARLY DID A COUPLE OF TIMES. JOHN TOOK THE FIRST AFTER A COUPLE OF MISSED DARTS BUT RELINQUISHED HIS LEAD IN THE SECOND ONLY TO TAKE THE WIN IN THE THIRD AFTER ANOTHER FEW MISSED DOUBLES.
LOUTH 3
CASHELS 0
GERRY RICE WAS TAKING NO MESSING FROM GRAHAM UNWIN WHEN HE TOOK THE FIRST IN 17 AND THEN A FEW MISSED AT THE BUSINESS END PUSHED HIS WINNING LEG OUT TO 26. . WAS A GOOD MATCH.
LOUTH 4
CASHELS 0
CARL THOMAS WAS IN NO.3 ON BOARD 1 AND HE HAD CHUDRY THOMPSON AS AN ADVERSARY . THOMPSON WAS IN CONTROL IN THE FIRST AND TOOK IT IN 18. BUT CARL WAS TOO LONG IN THE TOOTH TO TAKE THAT AS A FINAL SAY AND TOOK THE NEXT IN A SCRAPPY 24 AND THEN AGAIN TOOK THE NEXT IN A SIMILAR 25. NEVER IN DANGER THERE CARL.HAHA
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 0
NEXT ON THE EASY BOARD WAS HAMILTON SMITH IN AGAINST THE LOCAL THOMAS DONNELLY. HAMILTON WHO WON THROUGH IN THE THATCH TO GET INTO THE TOP 16 IN LOUTH , JUST COULDN'T MANAGE TO GET IT TO GO RIGHT FOR HIM AND WENT DOWN IN A SCRAPPY COUPLE OF LEGS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT FOLKS. HAMILTOM WILL BE BACK VERY STRONG IN NO TIME.
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 1
BACK ON THE TOUGH BOARD IT WAS OLLIE THOMPSON IN AGAINST THE LOCAL ACE, CORMAC SHANNON. WHAT A CLASS PLAYER SHANNON IS AND WAS . NOT TAKING AWAY FROM OLLIE WHO HIMSELF HAS BEEN IN COUNTLESS FINALS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THESE TWO LADS WERE UP AGAINST IT NOW. BUT IT WAS CORMAC IT CLICKED FOR AND HE TOOK TWO LEGS IN 18 AND 19 RESPECTIVELY. THAT WAS A GREAT MATCH.
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 2
DYNAMITE WAS IN NEXT FOR THE COUNTY AND HE HAD PJ KELLY. IT WASN'T PRETTY LOOKING THROUGH PJ'S EYES BUT AT LEAST HE GOT A GAME. JOHN DONNELLY TOOK THE FIRST IN 18 AND THE SECOND IN 10 MINUTES. BUT A WIN IS A WIN AND WE WERE STRETCHING THE LEAD..
LOUTH 6
CAHSELS 2
BACK TO THE TOUGH BOARD AND IT WAS DAFFY IN AGAINST PAUL CARVILLE. PAUL BEING VERY CAPABLE OF BEATING ANY PLAYER AROUND WOULD HAVE HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM IN THIS MATCH. DANIEL DUNN HAS A FIERCE REPUTATION FOR BIG SCORES. IT WAS PAUL THAT GOT THE 180 BUT DANIEL THAT HIT THE 140'S AND TOOK OUT THE TWO DOUBLES IN A FAIRLY TIGHT GAME. GOOD STUFF.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 2
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS POOR OLD JIMMY REENAN WAS LEFT IN CHARGE OF BOARD ONE. TAKING PICTURES AND KEEPING THE SCORE AS YOU DO. GOD LOVE THE PARTY ANIMAL , HE WAS TIED TO THE PEN AND PAPER WHILE LOADS OF LADS WERE HAVING THE CRACK IN THE CORNER. BUT THATS WHAT HAPPENS AND SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT. SO, IN PAYMENT FOR THE NIGHTS WORK WE HAVE OFFERED JIMMY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HIS OWN REPORT ON ANY ONE OF THE MATCHES HE WAS LOOKING AFTER. SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT AT THE END IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I'D HATE TO THINK WHO HE'S GONNA GIVE THE HONOURS TO BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T ENVY YOU J.O'B
BACK TO REALITY NOW
JOE FINNEGAN WAS CALLED OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR THIS ONE DUE TO LACK OF NUMBERS AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM BACK IN THE RED AND WHITE. JOE HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO AND HE BROUGHT ALONG PADDY WHO'S OVER ON A SESSION, I MEAN A HOLIDAY, FOR A WHILE.(WHAT A GENTLEMAN AND A GREAT CRACK). JOE WAS IN AGAINST BRENDAN HICKEY AND AS WE KNOW , BRENDAN CAN DO ANYTHING ON A DARTBOARD. THE WEEK OF LATE NIGHTS TOOK ITS TOLL ON MR. FINNEGAN AND IT WAS BRENDAN THAT TOOK THE FIRST 2 LEGS SHARP ENOUGH. BUT THE CRACK WAS GOOD.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 3
BACK TO THE CORNER WHERE REENAN WAS , AND IT WAS HIMSELF THAT WAS IN . ALAN WAS TO PLAY HANK CROSBY IN A FEROCIOUS BATTLE WITH HUGH SCORES AND THE HITTING OR MISSING OF A SINGLE DART AT A DOUBLE WOULD DETERMINE THE OUTCOME. WITH 3 X 140 FROM REENAN AND 2 OF THE SAME FROM CROSBY , IT WAS CROSBY THAT CAPITALISED AT THE DOUBLES. HARD LUCK JIMMY. GREAT GAME.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 4
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH. IT WAS THE TALLANSTOWN MAN PAT "SPIDER" NULTY IN AGAINST THE VERY TALENTED PETER HICKEY WHO ALREADY HAD A CRACK AT THE COUNTY IN FAYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE. CAN'T WRITE ABOUT THIS ONE FOR VERY LONG AS IT DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. A 15 IN THE FIRST AND A 14 IN THE SECOND GAVE PAT A 103.6 AVERAGE. SAVAGE. YOU MUST BE GETTING GOOD PRACTICE IN WITH SOMEONE PAT ?
LOUTH 8
CASHELS 4
GAVIN HILLIARD WAS IN NEXT FOR THE COUNTY AND JOHN MC QUIRKE WAS THE OPPOSITION. GAVIN WAS UP FOR IT AND PLAYED VERY WELL BUT IT WAS JOHN THAT TOOK THE CHANCES WITH THE DOUBLES AND CAME OUT THE VICTOR. GOOD GAME.
LOUTH 8
CASHELS 5
THAT WAS THE LAST GAME ON BOARD 1 BEFORE WE PUT PLAYERS IN FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE SCORE AT THIS TIME FOR THIS BOARD WAS LOUTH 4----CASHELS 3. THAT WAS TIGHT
LAST IN FOR THE OTHER BOARD WAS THE DROGHEDA MAN , CLIVE FITZPATRICK. NOT ABLE TO MAKE TOO MANY OF THE CHALLENGES HIMSELF, HE WAS DETERMINED TO SHOW A GOOD ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. THIS IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR THE PLAYER BUT SOMETIMES NOT SO GOOD FOR THE OPPONENT. FOR THIS MATCH , THAT WOULD BE JAMIE MCGUIRKE AND HE HAD NOTIONS OF HIS OWN. IT WAS A GOOD SCRAP AND CLIVE WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED THROUGH TO TAKE THE WIN. 2-0.
LOUTH 9
CASHELS 5
THE SCORE ON THIS BOARD BEFORE WE PUT PLAYERS IN FOR THE SECOND TIME WAS LOUTH 5------CASHELS 2
IN ON BOARD ONE FOR THE SECOND TIME WAS DANIEL DUNN AND MICKEY FEE WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF A 13 DARTER IN THE FIRST AND A 23 IN THE SECOND.
SAME BOARD AND POOR ALAN REENAN , WHO WAS STILL LOOKING AFTER THE SECRETARIAL END OF THE COUNTY OUTING, WAS IN AGAIN . THIS TIME AGAINST PAUL DONNELLY AND THE DOUBLES JUST WOULDN'T GO IN FOR REENAN. THERE FIRST IN ALL 3 LEGS BUT COULD ONLY CONVERT THE SECOND ONE. IT WAS DONNELLY THAT TOOK THE WIN.
LAST GAME ON THIS BOARD WAS JOE FINNEGAN IN AGAIN AGAINST IAN ROONEY. IAN , WHO THROWS IN THE GLYDE LEAGUE AS WELL AS THE MONAGHAN LEAGUE, HAD QUITE A JOB ON HIS HANDS. IT WAS A BIT SCRAPPY BUT IN THE END IT WAS FINNEGAN THAT CAME THROUGH
LOUTH 11
CASHELS 6
BACK OVER ON THE EASY BOARD , JOHN DONNELLY TOOK TO THE OCHE FOR THE SECOND TIME OF THE NIGHT AND HAD LIAM BYRNES TO CONTEND WITH. STEADY STEADY ALL THE WAY AND DONNELLY WAS UNDEFEATED FOR HIS NIGHT.
THE PENULTIMATE GAME OF THE NIGHT WAS HAMILTON SMITH (LOOKING TO REDEEM HIMSELF FROM A PREVIOUS DEFEAT) UP AGAINST STINGY(I HAVE NO CLUE WHO THIS LAD IS BUT ASSUME HE CAN THROW DARTS). HAMILTOM DID THE JOB VERY WELL WITH A 19 IN THE FIRST LEG AND A 21 IN THE SECOND. THATS GOOD DARTS IN MY BOOK. WELL DONE.
LAST OF THE EVENING AND MICKEY KELLY WHO HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM WORK(THATS SOME COMMITMENT) WENT IN AGAINST DECKY MCARDLE. WE BELIEVE THE REPORTED NUMBER OF DARTS THROWN IN THIS GAME HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH( LOL) BUT WE HAVE TO GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT , AND TWO 15 DARTERS WERE RECORDED, SO 2-0 WITH A HUNDRED AVERAGE GOES ON YOUR RECORD MICKEY. SUPER DARTS .
LOUTH 14
CASHELS 6
ONCE AGAIN , WHEN WE WENT AWAY TO A CHALLENGE IN OUR FULL DRESS CODE WE WERE COMPLIMENTED FOR OUR PROFESSIONALISM AND OUR MANNER. WE COULDN'T THANK THE TEAM, STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF CASHELS ENOUGH FOR HOW WELCOME THEY MADE US FEEL. THE CRACK WAS EXCELLENT ALL NIGHT . THERE WAS JUST THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE AND BEST OF ALL THE GAME OF DARTS WAS TOP CLASS.
WELL DONE TO THE COUNTY LOUTH TEAM. A GREAT BUNCH OF LADS AND YOU GOT TO HAVE PRIDE WHEN YOUR WITH THEM.
MINTY'S CABS COLLECTED 11 LADS FROM GORMLEYS SPOT ON TIME AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN CASHELS, THE TEAMS WERE JUST PICKED. BY TEAMS WE MEAN, THE ONE TEAM SPLIT IN HALF AS THERE WAS 2 BOARDS ON THE NIGHT AND INSTEAD OF HAVING 1 PLAY BOARD AND 1 PRACTICE BOARD, IT WAS DECIDED TO PLOUGH AHEAD WITH THE 2 AS PLAY BOARDS.
ON BOARD 1 , FOR LOUTH, WAS 1- OWEN CAFREY, 2- JOHN O'BRIEN, 3- CARL THOMAS, 4- OLLIE THOMPSON, 5- DANIEL DUNN, 6- ALAN REENAN, 7- GAVIN HILLIARD.. DANIEL DUNN , ALAN REENAN AND JOE FINNEGAN WENT BACK IN AGAIN TO PLAY THE EXTRA LADS THE CARRICK TEAM HAD.
ON BOARD 2 , FOR LOUTH, WAS 1- ISAAC SMITH, 2- GERRY RICE, 3- HAMILTON SMITH, 4- JOHN DONNELLY, 5- JOE FINNEGAN, 6- PAT NULTY, 7- CLIVE FITZPATRICK, .. JOHN DONNELLY AND HAMILTON SMITH WENT IN A SECOND TIME AND MICKEY KELLY ARRIVED (AS PROMISED) LATE AND HE ALSO GOT A GAME NUMBER 10.
WE HAD 20 GAMES IN ALL, SO THE 2 PLAY BOARDS WERE A GOOD IDEA. IT WAS TOUGH ENOUGH TO KEEP RECORDS OF ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING AND AT ONE STAGE WE WERE EVEN VIDEOING THE GAMES , BUT THAT COULDN'T LAST AND IT WAS EVEN TOUGH TO GET PHOTOS OF ALL THE PLAYERS. BUT WE GOT SOME FOOTAGE AND WILL TRY TO PUT IT UP ON A LINK FROM A BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
UP FOR CASHELS ON BOARD 1 AGAINST OWEN CAFFREY WAS TATYO DONNELLY, AND OFF THEY WENT, BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A TASK FOR THE CARRICKMACROSS LAD AS CAFFREY PUT THE 2 LEGS AWAY IN 22 AND 20 RESPECTIVELY AFTER MISSING A FEW AT DOUBLES IN BOTH LEGS.
LOUTH 1
CASHELS 0
MEAN WHILE ON THE EASY BOARD OR BOARD 2 AS WE SHOULD CALL IT, OLLIE DOWNEY WAS THE OPPONENT FOR ISAAC SMITH. ISAAC( NOW KNOWN AS "HURRICANE") TOOK THE FIRST COMFORTABLE ENOUGH IN 17 BUT THEN MUCKED ABOUT WITH THE SAID DOUBLE IN THE SECOND AND HAD TO FIGHT FOR THE LAST TO ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVE . A WIN NONETHELESS, AND THATS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
LOUTH 2
CASHELS 0
BACK ON BOARD 1 AND IT WAS SHANE MCQUIRK WAS IN AGAINST LOUTH'S JOHN O'BRIEN. JOHN HAD A 180 IN EVERY GAME HE HAS PLAYED FOR THE COUNTY SO FAR SO IT WAS REASONABLE TO EXPECT ONE IN THIS GAME. UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T COME ALTHOUGH IT NEARLY DID A COUPLE OF TIMES. JOHN TOOK THE FIRST AFTER A COUPLE OF MISSED DARTS BUT RELINQUISHED HIS LEAD IN THE SECOND ONLY TO TAKE THE WIN IN THE THIRD AFTER ANOTHER FEW MISSED DOUBLES.
LOUTH 3
CASHELS 0
GERRY RICE WAS TAKING NO MESSING FROM GRAHAM UNWIN WHEN HE TOOK THE FIRST IN 17 AND THEN A FEW MISSED AT THE BUSINESS END PUSHED HIS WINNING LEG OUT TO 26. . WAS A GOOD MATCH.
LOUTH 4
CASHELS 0
CARL THOMAS WAS IN NO.3 ON BOARD 1 AND HE HAD CHUDRY THOMPSON AS AN ADVERSARY . THOMPSON WAS IN CONTROL IN THE FIRST AND TOOK IT IN 18. BUT CARL WAS TOO LONG IN THE TOOTH TO TAKE THAT AS A FINAL SAY AND TOOK THE NEXT IN A SCRAPPY 24 AND THEN AGAIN TOOK THE NEXT IN A SIMILAR 25. NEVER IN DANGER THERE CARL.HAHA
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 0
NEXT ON THE EASY BOARD WAS HAMILTON SMITH IN AGAINST THE LOCAL THOMAS DONNELLY. HAMILTON WHO WON THROUGH IN THE THATCH TO GET INTO THE TOP 16 IN LOUTH , JUST COULDN'T MANAGE TO GET IT TO GO RIGHT FOR HIM AND WENT DOWN IN A SCRAPPY COUPLE OF LEGS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT FOLKS. HAMILTOM WILL BE BACK VERY STRONG IN NO TIME.
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 1
BACK ON THE TOUGH BOARD IT WAS OLLIE THOMPSON IN AGAINST THE LOCAL ACE, CORMAC SHANNON. WHAT A CLASS PLAYER SHANNON IS AND WAS . NOT TAKING AWAY FROM OLLIE WHO HIMSELF HAS BEEN IN COUNTLESS FINALS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THESE TWO LADS WERE UP AGAINST IT NOW. BUT IT WAS CORMAC IT CLICKED FOR AND HE TOOK TWO LEGS IN 18 AND 19 RESPECTIVELY. THAT WAS A GREAT MATCH.
LOUTH 5
CASHELS 2
DYNAMITE WAS IN NEXT FOR THE COUNTY AND HE HAD PJ KELLY. IT WASN'T PRETTY LOOKING THROUGH PJ'S EYES BUT AT LEAST HE GOT A GAME. JOHN DONNELLY TOOK THE FIRST IN 18 AND THE SECOND IN 10 MINUTES. BUT A WIN IS A WIN AND WE WERE STRETCHING THE LEAD..
LOUTH 6
CAHSELS 2
BACK TO THE TOUGH BOARD AND IT WAS DAFFY IN AGAINST PAUL CARVILLE. PAUL BEING VERY CAPABLE OF BEATING ANY PLAYER AROUND WOULD HAVE HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM IN THIS MATCH. DANIEL DUNN HAS A FIERCE REPUTATION FOR BIG SCORES. IT WAS PAUL THAT GOT THE 180 BUT DANIEL THAT HIT THE 140'S AND TOOK OUT THE TWO DOUBLES IN A FAIRLY TIGHT GAME. GOOD STUFF.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 2
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS POOR OLD JIMMY REENAN WAS LEFT IN CHARGE OF BOARD ONE. TAKING PICTURES AND KEEPING THE SCORE AS YOU DO. GOD LOVE THE PARTY ANIMAL , HE WAS TIED TO THE PEN AND PAPER WHILE LOADS OF LADS WERE HAVING THE CRACK IN THE CORNER. BUT THATS WHAT HAPPENS AND SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT. SO, IN PAYMENT FOR THE NIGHTS WORK WE HAVE OFFERED JIMMY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HIS OWN REPORT ON ANY ONE OF THE MATCHES HE WAS LOOKING AFTER. SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT AT THE END IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I'D HATE TO THINK WHO HE'S GONNA GIVE THE HONOURS TO BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T ENVY YOU J.O'B
BACK TO REALITY NOW
JOE FINNEGAN WAS CALLED OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR THIS ONE DUE TO LACK OF NUMBERS AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM BACK IN THE RED AND WHITE. JOE HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO AND HE BROUGHT ALONG PADDY WHO'S OVER ON A SESSION, I MEAN A HOLIDAY, FOR A WHILE.(WHAT A GENTLEMAN AND A GREAT CRACK). JOE WAS IN AGAINST BRENDAN HICKEY AND AS WE KNOW , BRENDAN CAN DO ANYTHING ON A DARTBOARD. THE WEEK OF LATE NIGHTS TOOK ITS TOLL ON MR. FINNEGAN AND IT WAS BRENDAN THAT TOOK THE FIRST 2 LEGS SHARP ENOUGH. BUT THE CRACK WAS GOOD.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 3
BACK TO THE CORNER WHERE REENAN WAS , AND IT WAS HIMSELF THAT WAS IN . ALAN WAS TO PLAY HANK CROSBY IN A FEROCIOUS BATTLE WITH HUGH SCORES AND THE HITTING OR MISSING OF A SINGLE DART AT A DOUBLE WOULD DETERMINE THE OUTCOME. WITH 3 X 140 FROM REENAN AND 2 OF THE SAME FROM CROSBY , IT WAS CROSBY THAT CAPITALISED AT THE DOUBLES. HARD LUCK JIMMY. GREAT GAME.
LOUTH 7
CASHELS 4
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH. IT WAS THE TALLANSTOWN MAN PAT "SPIDER" NULTY IN AGAINST THE VERY TALENTED PETER HICKEY WHO ALREADY HAD A CRACK AT THE COUNTY IN FAYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE. CAN'T WRITE ABOUT THIS ONE FOR VERY LONG AS IT DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. A 15 IN THE FIRST AND A 14 IN THE SECOND GAVE PAT A 103.6 AVERAGE. SAVAGE. YOU MUST BE GETTING GOOD PRACTICE IN WITH SOMEONE PAT ?
LOUTH 8
CASHELS 4
GAVIN HILLIARD WAS IN NEXT FOR THE COUNTY AND JOHN MC QUIRKE WAS THE OPPOSITION. GAVIN WAS UP FOR IT AND PLAYED VERY WELL BUT IT WAS JOHN THAT TOOK THE CHANCES WITH THE DOUBLES AND CAME OUT THE VICTOR. GOOD GAME.
LOUTH 8
CASHELS 5
THAT WAS THE LAST GAME ON BOARD 1 BEFORE WE PUT PLAYERS IN FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE SCORE AT THIS TIME FOR THIS BOARD WAS LOUTH 4----CASHELS 3. THAT WAS TIGHT
LAST IN FOR THE OTHER BOARD WAS THE DROGHEDA MAN , CLIVE FITZPATRICK. NOT ABLE TO MAKE TOO MANY OF THE CHALLENGES HIMSELF, HE WAS DETERMINED TO SHOW A GOOD ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. THIS IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR THE PLAYER BUT SOMETIMES NOT SO GOOD FOR THE OPPONENT. FOR THIS MATCH , THAT WOULD BE JAMIE MCGUIRKE AND HE HAD NOTIONS OF HIS OWN. IT WAS A GOOD SCRAP AND CLIVE WAS THE ONE THAT PUSHED THROUGH TO TAKE THE WIN. 2-0.
LOUTH 9
CASHELS 5
THE SCORE ON THIS BOARD BEFORE WE PUT PLAYERS IN FOR THE SECOND TIME WAS LOUTH 5------CASHELS 2
IN ON BOARD ONE FOR THE SECOND TIME WAS DANIEL DUNN AND MICKEY FEE WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF A 13 DARTER IN THE FIRST AND A 23 IN THE SECOND.
SAME BOARD AND POOR ALAN REENAN , WHO WAS STILL LOOKING AFTER THE SECRETARIAL END OF THE COUNTY OUTING, WAS IN AGAIN . THIS TIME AGAINST PAUL DONNELLY AND THE DOUBLES JUST WOULDN'T GO IN FOR REENAN. THERE FIRST IN ALL 3 LEGS BUT COULD ONLY CONVERT THE SECOND ONE. IT WAS DONNELLY THAT TOOK THE WIN.
LAST GAME ON THIS BOARD WAS JOE FINNEGAN IN AGAIN AGAINST IAN ROONEY. IAN , WHO THROWS IN THE GLYDE LEAGUE AS WELL AS THE MONAGHAN LEAGUE, HAD QUITE A JOB ON HIS HANDS. IT WAS A BIT SCRAPPY BUT IN THE END IT WAS FINNEGAN THAT CAME THROUGH
LOUTH 11
CASHELS 6
BACK OVER ON THE EASY BOARD , JOHN DONNELLY TOOK TO THE OCHE FOR THE SECOND TIME OF THE NIGHT AND HAD LIAM BYRNES TO CONTEND WITH. STEADY STEADY ALL THE WAY AND DONNELLY WAS UNDEFEATED FOR HIS NIGHT.
THE PENULTIMATE GAME OF THE NIGHT WAS HAMILTON SMITH (LOOKING TO REDEEM HIMSELF FROM A PREVIOUS DEFEAT) UP AGAINST STINGY(I HAVE NO CLUE WHO THIS LAD IS BUT ASSUME HE CAN THROW DARTS). HAMILTOM DID THE JOB VERY WELL WITH A 19 IN THE FIRST LEG AND A 21 IN THE SECOND. THATS GOOD DARTS IN MY BOOK. WELL DONE.
LAST OF THE EVENING AND MICKEY KELLY WHO HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM WORK(THATS SOME COMMITMENT) WENT IN AGAINST DECKY MCARDLE. WE BELIEVE THE REPORTED NUMBER OF DARTS THROWN IN THIS GAME HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH( LOL) BUT WE HAVE TO GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT , AND TWO 15 DARTERS WERE RECORDED, SO 2-0 WITH A HUNDRED AVERAGE GOES ON YOUR RECORD MICKEY. SUPER DARTS .
LOUTH 14
CASHELS 6
ONCE AGAIN , WHEN WE WENT AWAY TO A CHALLENGE IN OUR FULL DRESS CODE WE WERE COMPLIMENTED FOR OUR PROFESSIONALISM AND OUR MANNER. WE COULDN'T THANK THE TEAM, STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF CASHELS ENOUGH FOR HOW WELCOME THEY MADE US FEEL. THE CRACK WAS EXCELLENT ALL NIGHT . THERE WAS JUST THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE AND BEST OF ALL THE GAME OF DARTS WAS TOP CLASS.
WELL DONE TO THE COUNTY LOUTH TEAM. A GREAT BUNCH OF LADS AND YOU GOT TO HAVE PRIDE WHEN YOUR WITH THEM.
NEXT IS A SHORT REPORT FROM OUR MAN ON THE GROUND AT THE HARD BOARD. OVER TO YOU JIMMY REENAN.
..........I was thinking about that and all the games on the board I was reporting on were really incredible and I can't really pick one out , so as a hole the louth team played exabitionaly on my board, exept daffy ducks , j, o , b. Ollie , jimmys and Gavin's games, the highlight of the night was deffo Carl Thomas goin 1 nil down and when he did so he stepped up 3 gears and hit 100s and 140s for fun , and went on to beat in my opinion was one of there best players, so Carl there u go .
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