Victoria Burnage vs Urmston SC

Match Information

Victoria (B) 3–4 Urmston SC

Urmston SC edged a good contest away at Victoria Burnage, taking the gallon 2–0 and sealing the win in the final singles game to round off a dramatic night in Burnage.

Game 1 saw Dave Tong get Urmston off to a solid start with a 3–1 win over Shane Crellin. In Game 2, Darryl Fitton doubled the lead when sweeping aside Pete Evans 3–0 with a 72.73 average, the highest of the fixture, and with a 19-dart leg to back it up.

Victoria (B) hit back strongly in Game 3. Steve Moane produced a top-class display, landing a 20-dart leg, and hitting a 70.45 average to beat Harry Fitton 3–0. Moane also hit a 180, the only one of the match.

Game 4 saw Urmston take a 3-1 lead as despite Dylan Wimbury notching five ton-plus scores, an 18-dart leg, and a 103 checkout, it wasn’t quite enough to overcome Stephen Lye, who edged it 3–2, firing in eight 100+ scores of his own. Andrew Day brought Victoria back into it in Game 5, holding off Luke Lonergan 3–2. The sides were soon level after game 6 as Tom Beatie got the better of Joe Kirk 3–0.

So it all came down to the decider, and Urmston’s Gaz Lane stepped up, with a 3–0 win over Ant Hargreaves Sr, backed by a 93 checkout and a 23-dart leg, sealing the bonus points for the visitors.