Kris Hilliam secured an enthralling 5-3 victory for York in the much-anticipated men’s darts match.
York displayed their dominance early on and cruised to a 4-1 lead, thanks to wins from Dave Wartley, Adam Samuel, Jonny Sheriff and Chris West.
Wartley’s opponent snatched the first leg of their match, but Wartely proved to be in fantastic shape aiming for the doubles, securing the last two legs.
The second match was an easier ride for Samuel, who coasted to a 2-0 win against Logan-Berry of Lancaster, displaying consistency in hitting the 20s, including an impressive 120.
The third match saw a terrific performance from Jonny “The Sheriff” Law, who checked out in style from 66 finishing with double 18 to win 2-0.
Lancaster were in danger of being trounced, but one of their strongest players, Breadson, salvaged a 2-0 win against Tom Holstath to make it 3-1 overall to York. Chris West then increased York’s lead to 4-1 despite losing the first game. The deciding leg saw West set himself up perfectly from 134 down to 40, which he hit next turn with double tops.
However, just one defeat from conceding the four points at stake, Lancaster were mounting an unlikely comeback including the scalp of York’s star player Alex Harrison.
That was in part due to the noisy Lancaster crowd who tried everything to put Harrison off. Lancaster’s “Spike Dudley” capitalised on a Harrison check-out mistake in the deciding leg to win in dramatic fashion.
Nick Hall followed suit for York despite having a niggling wrist injury, but was defeated 2-0 by his opponent. It was left to Kris Hilliam to thwart the comeback and the youngster did just that. Hilliam kept his nerve to win 2-1 finishing with the double 16 to send the away fans into ecstasy, secure four points for York and capping a remarkable and unforgettable evening.
As MC on the night who saw all these games it has to be said this is categorically the worst piece of journalism I have ever seen