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DARTS: Three Tuns too hot for Shelley
Three Tuns A kept up the pressure at the top with a 5-4 victory at Shelley Arms in the Oxfordshire Super League.
Nigel Russell and Steve Foster (pictured) got them off to a good start with 3-0 victories in the first two legs.
Ray Pape was taken to five legs as he pulled back a set for Shelley, but Barry Stratford restored Tuns two-set lead as he cruised to a 3-0 win.
Simon Powell again put Shelley back in contention winning 3-0, but Phil Addison and Ronnie Anderson took the next two to give Tuns the win.
Aaron Stevens and Barry Radford won the final two sets for Shelley.
Three Tuns B went down to a 6-3 defeat at leaders Chinnor.
Peter Rouse and Mark Laverack took the opening two sets for Tuns, although they were both taken to five legs.
Lee Russell and Marcus Wright then levelled, despite also being taken to five legs.
Alan Syphas restored Tuns' lead, but Dion Newman equalised.
Chinnor clinched victory through Tony Leone and Paul Farnes who both won their sets 3-0 to give them a 5-3 lead.
Jon Jukes was also taken to five legs as he added a sixth set for Chinnor.
Third-placed Shears won 6-3 at Masons Arms.
They stormed into a 4-0 lead, thanks to wins from Kevin Wilkins, Simon Davison, Mark Ord and Preben Krabben, including a 120 checkout.
Phil Busby hit back for Masons taking the fifth. Dave Exell took the next for victory.
Bob Godwin and Martin Bull won a set apiece for Masons, before Paul Cross took the final set 3-2 as Shears cruised in.
White Lion edged out Hundred Acres 5-4.
Lion took the first three sets, all of them going to five legs with wins for James Wiggins, Olly Varney and Tommy Prpa.
Although Kevin Middleton clawed a set back, Steve Skelton restored Lion's three set lead.
Acres' Alan Butler put a second set on the board, before Graham Manning won his set to seal it for Lion.
THIS WEEK'S 25+ AVES
P Farnes 30.06, A Syphas 26.59, N Cobb 26.84, J Jukes 25.49, T Leone 25.47 (all Chinnor), P Krabben 30.06 (Shears), L Radford 28.36 (Goodlake), J Palmer 27.69 (Hundred Acres), R Anderson 26.37, N Russell 25.47, M Wright 25.75 (3 Tuns A & B).
THIS WEEKS 180'S
W Topley (Shelley), R Anderson, M Ferrer, L Russell (3 Tuns A & B), P Rouse (Chinnor), A Larner, P Townsend, M Bull (Masons), P Krabben (Shears), B Harris (Shelswell), A Wood (Goodlake), O Varney, K Bedding (White Lion).
THIS WEEKS 100+ FINISHES
Jon Jukes 136, M Laverack 128 (Chinnor) S Powell 130 (Shelley), P Krabben 126 & 120 (Shears), D Latty 112, A Thomas 102 (Hundred Acres).
2:42pm Monday 10th March 2008
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