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Honours shared in super match

22/12/2006

DARTS: BLACKLEY drew 5-5 with Littleborough in a Lancashire GMC Super League match at the VASA Club on Sunday.

Jimmy Phillips, Mike Harris, Steve Whitehead, Wayne Burtonwood and Mark Smith were the winners.

Grove went to the top of the Middleton Thursday League last week after their 7-0 win at the White House.

They have a two-point lead and a crucial match in hand over second-placed Higher Blackley Con Club who went down 5-2 to Cotton Tree.

The David Bailey Openshaw Log-End League beat the Oldham Independent League 6-5 in a Manchester Log-End Federation Knockout match at the Lord Nelson.

Andy Duckworth, Mick Morrow, Paul O'Neill, Ricky Salmon, Steve Blanchard and Eric Calvert saw them through to the second round.

Paul Robson hit a 14-darter in the first match of the Bailey League winter season. He helped his team to a 7-0 win over Plough.

Paul O'Neill's 15-darter came in Waggon and Horses 5-2 defeat of Townley.

Gardeners Arms went three points clear of Nags Head B at the top of the Ardwick League.

They beat Bridge 7-0, while Nags B lost 4-2 to Nags A.

Culcheth Gates (Newton Heath) beat neighbours Railway 6-1 to go level with them in joint second spot in the Failsworth Premier Log-End League.