Broadheath Central vs Ashton-on-Mersey CC

Match Information

Broadheath Central 4–3 AoM CC

These two sides are right in the mix for promition this season and it was Broadheath Central who edged a cracking tie 4–3, taking the gallon 2–1 as well and neatly avenging April’s 6–1 reverse. The points were only settled in game six after a night full of tight games and tidy scoring.

Leyton Jackson set the tone in game one with a 3–0 over Mark Robinson, before Chris Chapman levelled it 1–1, taking game two 3–1 against Lee Darcey with four tons and a 20‑dart leg. Brandon Lawley then restored Broadheath’s lead in game three, sweeping past Kian Pearce 3–0 with five tons and the night’s least darts at 16 — his 70.45 also stood up as the best on the night, while Pearce still mustered four tons in defeat.

Mike Buckley needed a deciding leg to level things up in game four, defeating Jordan Woodbridge 3–2, aided by a 180 and a 21‑darter, although Woodbridge piled in six tons — the most by anyone on the night. Harry Spurling nudged Broadheath back in front in game five with a 3–2 win over James Compton, firing in a 66.40 average, four tons, a 180 and a 17‑dart leg to claim the win, but Compton had played well with a 64.16 average, four tons, a 21‑darter and the highest finish of the night at 108.

The contest was clinched in game six as Broadheath’s Tom McGiveron ground out yet another 3–2 win, against Stephen Orton, backed by five tons to make it 4–2 and secure the bonus points. Ashton captain Will Radcliffe claimed a consolation point for his side in the last game of the night, sweeping Leighton Smith‑Raynes 3–0 with four tons and a 21‑dart leg.