News Of The World… BRYAN SMART 2 Feb 20202 Feb 2020 NEWS OF THE WORLD - LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE DIVISIONAL CHAMPION 1977 When I was made permanent custodian of the former Darts World photographic library by the retiring owner/editor Tony Wood…
Darts History… SAMMY STONE – FIRST WINNER OF THE NEWS OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 23 Jan 202023 Jan 2020 One of the key dangers of the internet for darts fans is that in some cases there is no historical basis for some of the material that appears online about…
Dartboards and darts… UNICORN AND THE SILVER COMET 19 Jan 2020 On 16 August 1986, at very beginning of my journey to discover the origins and development of the sport of darts, I drove to London to interview Stanley Lowy MBE,…
Darts History THE NODOR FOURS – THE NODOR CHALLENGE CUP 26 Dec 2019 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NODOR FOURS FOCUSING ON THE 1959 CHAMPIONS – THE GLOUCESTER ARMS, SURBITON In its day the national NODOR Fours tournament was to darts teams what…
Darts History… FALLON SHERROCK AND 'THE GLASS CEILING' 21 Dec 201931 Dec 2019 I thought I would delay writing anything about Fallon Sherrock’s magnificent achievement at the PDC William Hill World Darts Championships on Tuesday 17th December at the Alexandra Palace until now;…
General DARTS PINBALL 5 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 WERE YOU A DARTING PINBALL WIZARD? Back in the early 2000s I wrote darts-related pieces regularly for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) often for their website and occasionally for tournament…
Darts History… DARTS AT SEA – R.M.S. SAMARIA 3 Dec 2019 DARTS ON THE OCEAN WAVE Back in 2015 Dave J. wrote to me asking for help in identifying the date the darts shown here were made. Eventually between the two…
Darts History… OLLY CROFT O.B.E. 24 Nov 201924 Nov 2019 THE 'GODFATHER' OF MODERN DARTS DIES AT THE AGE OF NINETY It was with a heavy heart that I learned today of the death of Olly Croft OBE. Back in…
Australia… GEORGE FOSTER 22 Nov 201922 Nov 2019 AUSTRALIAN DARTS ACE The name George Foster may not be a name that instantly springs to mind today but rest assured that he deserves his place in darts history. I…
Pub Games ROLL CURLING 21 Nov 2019 Whilst undertaking research during 2014 I came across an outdoor pub game I had never seen or heard of before called ‘Roll Curling’. The photo depicts Mr. and Mrs. Victor…
