Darts

Division A

P W D L F A Pts

Milbank Arms 3 3 0 0 20 4 6

Crown Inn B 3 2 0 1 12 12 4

Smallways Inn 3 1 1 1 11 13 3

Wheatsheaf 2 1 1 0 11 5 3

Crown Inn A 2 1 1 0 9 7 3

Queens Head 2 1 0 1 8 8 2

Stanwick Arms 2 1 0 1 8 8 2

King Wm 2 0 1 1 6 10 1

Croft WMC 3 0 0 3 9 15 0

Shoulder of Mutton 2 0 0 2 4 12 0

l Last years' winners have taken an early lead with the Brown B slotting into second, the place they held onto for much of 2000. Newly promoted Wheatsheaf have a game in hand and could be the dark horses if they can find last season's winning form. Lower down King William are looking for the form that took them up to table last year.

Division B

Four Alls 4 3 1 0 20 12 7

Quoits and SC 4 3 0 1 20 12 6

Fox and Hounds 3 3 0 0 18 6 6

Bridge Inn 4 2 1 1 18 14 5

Travellers Rest 4 2 1 1 18 14 5

Bay Horse M 3 2 0 1 15 9 4

Lord Nelson 3 2 0 1 15 9 4

Angel Inn 4 1 1 2 15 17 3

Foxhall 4 1 1 2 14 18 3

Black Horse 4 1 1 2 13 19 3

Bay Horse R 4 0 1 3 12 20 1

Black Bull 4 0 1 3 9 23 1

White Swan 3 0 0 3 6 18 0

l Early pace setters the Q and SC have been displaced at the top by the Four Alls who finished in a high position last year. New team Fox and Hounds are threatening with a game in hand and not having dropped am point. Mid-table sees a number of teams who are showing an improvement on last season's performances.

Richmond and District

Men's League

Results: Half Moon (Barton) 3, Board Inn 5; Ship 1, Comrades Club B 7; King Wm (Barton) 4, King Wm (Brompton) 4; Comrades Club A 7, Crown (Brompton) 1; Crown (Manfield) 5, Cricket Club 3; Black Bull (Melsonby) 3, Comrades Club C 5; Croft WMC 8, Black Lion 0.

P W D L Pts

Black Bull (Melsonby) 5 4 0 1 8

Croft WMC 5 3 2 0 8

KingWm (Brompton) 5 3 2 0 8

Comrades Club A 5 3 0 2 6

Comrades Club C 5 3 0 2 6

Board Inn 5 3 0 2 6

Half Moon (Barton) 5 2 1 2 5

Comrades Club B 4 2 1 1 5

The Ship 5 1 1 3 3

Cricket Club 5 1 0 4 2

Black Lion 5 1 0 4 2

King Wm (Barton) 5 0 2 3 2

Crown (Brompton) 5 0 0 5 0

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Premier League

P In Pr Pts

DSRM 6 25 14 39

Fire St 6 24 9 33

Britannia 5 22 10 32

JUC A 5 15 12 27

Highland Laddie 5 16 7 23

Wheatsheaf 4 15 8 23

Duke of Wellington 5 14 7 21

JUC B 4 12 6 18

Springfield 6 4 5 14

Turks Head 3 5 3 9

Greyhound 3 4 0 4

Alliance League

Railway Tav 6 22 12 34

Buck Inn 5 19 9 28

Glitt Star 5 16 12 28

Central Boro 6 14 10 24

Slaters 6 16 7 22

Locomotive 5 14 8 22

Hospital SC 5 18 3 21

Dalesman 6 15 4 21

Falchion A 5 13 6 19

Black Swan 5 10 3 13

Flachion B 3 7 4 11