It was the week of the cricket format cups in the KDDL last week and despite some disappointing turnouts in the team cups, the singles and doubles competitions on the Friday night made for an enjoyable evening.
Only three 'A' teams turned out for the Lynnfield cup, so it was decided to play as a round robin, which the Golf club won. Numbers were slightly better for the Foubister cup, but that would be expected as it covers both of the lower leagues. Rough 'n' Rowdy eventually secured their first ever silverware with a win over 'C' league side Nomads in the final.
The Friday competitions were maybe missing some of the elder statesmen of the local game, but it was encouraging to see a lot of younger players trying it out. The doubles semi-finals saw Legion duo Kevin Gray and Leigh Shearer beat Tankerness team-mates Erlend Lennie and George Low, whilst the two Robbie's, Stanger and Norquoy, came from behind to beat Wanderers pair Brian Moar and Aaron Mitchell. The final saw a surprisingly large amount of chances wasted, but it was Kevin and Leigh who eventually won out.
In the singles, Kieran Doherty had played some great darts all night, getting himself into the semi-final, but Kevin Gray was, as he often is, too hot to handle. The two B.Moars, Brian and Bruce, slugged it out in the other semi, which swung one way then the other, before Bruce escaped from a match dart against to clinch his shot at retaining his title.
The final was a high calibre spectacle, with both players scoring heavily and hitting bulls for fun. Kevin eventually clinched it 3-2 by hitting his fifth 180 of the evening.
League matches begin this Monday evening for the 'A' teams, with 'B' and 'C' matches being played on Tuesday. 'C' teams are encouraged to keep a close eye on the fixtures as some of the Sands teams in that league have the occasional match scheduled for Mondays. The penultimate team cup, the Royal Cup, then takes place on Friday evening.
Results: Lynnfield Cup: Orkney Golf Club win the round robin
Foubister Cup final: Rough 'n' Rowdy 2, Nomads 1
Cricket Doubles final: Kevin Gray & Leigh Shearer 3, Robbie Stanger & Robbie Norquoy 1
Cricket Singles final: Kevin Gray 3, Bruce Moar 2
180s were scored by: Ross MacPherson, John Garson, Bruce Moar, Kieran Doherty (two), Gary Wilson (two), Robbie stanger (three) and Kevin Gray (five).
Fixtures:
'A' League:
Untouchables v Ale Stars,
Exiles v Sanday
OGC v Tankerness
Wanderers v Legion
'B' League:
Rough 'n' Rowdy v Bilco Boys
Sands v Bellevue
Quoyburray v Young Loons
Quoyburray B v Muppets
'C' League:
Exporters v Shandy Bass
Vikings v Bull Hitters
EMYFC v Sands 2 (Monday)
Nomads v Outcasts
Friday September 26, Royal Cup ('A', 'B' and 'C'), Masonic, 7.30pm
Friday October 3, Louttit Singles (Ranking), Legion, 7.30pm