A-Team
B-Team
The news of a friends passing, is always hard to to take
The news of a friends passing is always hard to to take, but with Geoff's passing, it has left a lot of people, besides myself, in total shock. Geoff was an inspiration and always gave encouragement and advice, whenever possible, to all players whether you wanted it or not. His darts career in Lancashire was quite widespread from the North of the County to the South. In the 1970’s and 80’s Geoff played Superleague with the Blackpool Team for 2 terms playing alongside the likes of George Walsh, Alan Groves, Eric Day etc, and in the interim played for Fleetwood with Tommy Thompson's side. Then in the 90’s Geoff moved to Oldham where he continued to play Superleague Darts in both Oldham and Rochdale, and did so up until his sad passing. Even after more than 40 years in the game he was still playing at a high standard alongside some of Lancashire's finest players, too many to mention.
Geoff also had a somewhat glittering career in International Darts, playing for Wales qualifying through his grandparents who lived in Wales, I am informed. He proudly wore the National Shirt 8 times winning 3, and was so proud to have that on his darts C.V. He was also a member of the Welsh team in Helsinki, Finland for the Europe Cup in 1992, where he reached the last 32 in the World Singles Event.
His Lancashire Records are impressive! Not only did he represent Lancashire as a player but became Lancashire Mens Captain for a number of years. He loved his County Darts so much that after he finished playing for Lancashire, he would still pop in whenever he could to support the Red Rose Team, especially the Yorkshire Matches. He was a wealth of information on the History of past darts matches, ie Names, Averages, Check Outs, remembering stats and relating stories that everyone else had forgotten.
Not many players reach 100 Appearances for Lancashire, so when they do it is lauded by the Darting Fraternity. Not only did he reach 100 but he eclipsed it with a total of 141 games.
Geoff's final Stats for Lancashire were :-
A Team: Played 104, Won 57, Highest Winning Ave 95.94 in March 1996 v Kent.
B Team: Played 37, Won 27, Highest Winning Ave 100.20 in Jan 1982 v Derbyshire.
Geoff certainly left his footprint within the Darting Fraternity, leaving friends all over the globe with fond memories, but most importantly he leaves this Life as one of the most respected and well thought of people in Lancashire darts. We will always remember those dulcet tones - whenever he was in the room, you knew! His broad accent and cheeky laugh were unmistakably his alone. The anecdotes and stories will continue to influence us all for many years to come. We at Lancashire Darts offer our heartfelt sympathy to his family at this time and share your loss.
From all in Lancashire, your Team mates, friends and everyone that knew you, we raise a glass in your memory.
“Cheers Tucks”
Following the votes cast by our membership, the Lancashire GMC Darts Organisation
Following the votes cast by our membership, the Lancashire GMC Darts Organisation have joined the United Kingdom Darts Association (UKDA).
Our members voted overwhelmingly in favour of UKDA, with a total of 54 casting their vote in UKDA's favour. The other votes cast were: BDO - 1 vote; Tri-Nations - 4 votes.
We now look forward to COVID-19 restrictions being safely lifted to enable our next season to commence.
The first Lancashire Darts Online Open was played on Sunday 5th July
The first Lancashire Darts Online Open was played on Sunday 5th July with 38 players participating. Results from the last 8 to the final are listed below.
Quarter-Finals
Michael Power 5-4 Danny Ayres
Steven Kirkham 2-5 Nick Fullwell
Derek Williams 1-5 James Lawson
Bernard Maguire 1-5 Eddie Lovely
Semi-Finals
Michael Power (76.76) 4-6 (82.20) Nick Fullwell
James Lawson (89.75) 3-6 (85.75) Eddie Lovely
Final
Nick Fullwell (91.05) 4-7 (91.89) Eddie Lovely
Link for: Facebook Event Page
Lancashire played Buckinghamshire in an online County match on Friday 3rd July 2020.
Lancashire played Buckinghamshire in an online County match on Friday 3rd July 2020. The match was played over 3 games - see below for the overall and game results.
Overall: Lancashire 41-22 Buckinghamshire
Ladies: Lancashire 9-9 Buckinghamshire; Lancs LoM: Angela Lambert, 62.65; Bucks LoM: Felicia Blay, 67.67
Men: Lancashire 32-13 Buckinghamshire; Lancs MoM: Martin Atkins, 101.55; Bucks MoM: Steve Reed, 87.00
Game 1: Lancashire 14-7 Buckinghamshire
Ladies: Lancashire 3-3 Buckinghamshire; Lancs LoM: Elizabeth Akister, 58.48; Bucks LoM: Felicia Blay, 67.67
Men: Lancashire 11-4 Buckinghamshire; Lancs MoM: David Evans, 90.19; Bucks MoM: Ricky Nathan, 82.59
Game 2: Lancashire 14-7 Buckinghamshire
Ladies: Lancashire 3-3 Buckinghamshire; Lancs LoM: Ged Fielding, 52.47; Bucks LoM: Kirsty Gibb, 60.73
Men: Lancashire 11-4 Buckinghamshire; Lancs MoM: David Evans, 91.41; Bucks MoM: Steve Reed, 87.00
Game 3: Lancashire 13-8 Buckinghamshire
Ladies: Lancashire 3-3 Buckinghamshire; Lancs LoM: Angela Lambert, 62.65; Bucks LoM: Kate Drake, 62.68
Men: Lancashire 10-5 Buckinghamshire; Lancs MoM: Martin Atkins, 101.55; Bucks MoM: Adam Mould, 86.23
Lancashire's Inter-County History is now available
Lancashire's Inter-County History is now available to view on our Inter-County website. Click/tap "Inter-County" in the menu then select any season from 1978-1979 to 2019-2020.
Massive thanks go to our Honorary President, Malcolm Poole, for the enormous effort he has put into providing this historic material.