Dog & Partridge vs Old Market Tavern

Match Information

Match Report: Dog & Partridge 5–2 Old Market Tavern

Dog & Partridge picked up their first win of the 2025 season with a solid 5–2 victory over the Old Market Tavern.

The night began with Nathan Potts putting OM Tavern ahead in Game 1, taking a 2–0 win over Chris Pollard while averaging 53.68, but Elliot Wynne quickly levelled things up at 1–1 in Game 2, firing in two tons and a 25-dart leg to see off Les Potts 2–0.

Dave Harris moved D&P into the lead at 2–1 with a steady 2–0 win over Sally Corfield in Game 3, before Richard Haycocks hit back for the visitors. His 2–0 win over Dave Cook, featuring a match high 54.65 average and a 21-dart leg, tied the match up at 2–2.

Tom Spillane stepped up in Game 5 to nudge Dog & Partridge ahead once more, edging Howard Haycocks 2–1 while hitting two tons and a 51.64 average, despite Howard producing the highest finish of the night with a fine 74 checkout.

Chris Conduit sealed the match for The Dog in Game 6, producing four tons and a 25-dart leg during a 2–0 win over Mandy Haycocks. Graham Beech then wrapped things up in Game 7 with a 2–0 success over Ian Fensome, adding three tons to his name.

The Tavern did manage to claim the early gallon game 2–1, but the main match points belonged to Dog & Partridge, who got their season up and running with a deserved seven-point haul.