RISING Sun A produced a brilliant night of darts in the Banks's Bewdley darts league, beating Red Lion A in a classic leg-for-leg game.

With the teams neck and neck all the way through Sun's Rob Jones and Richard Mason clinched a thrilling doubles decider against Lion's Anthony and Dave Morris to win 4-3.

Richard Gates made a winning return from a badly-broken ankle as Bliss Gate whitewashed Bewdley B.

Red Lion B beat in-form Black Boy B while Cock & Magpie defeated Rising Sun B with captain Neil Harrison's son Kyle taking the deciding leg.

League leaders Waggon B remain unbeaten after seeing off basement boys Wribbenhall Social.

Simon Thomas hit a 142 break for Waggon A to help sink Great Western.

Results: Bliss Gate 7 Bewdley B 0, Red Lion B 5 Black Boy B 2, Cock & Magpie 4 Rising Sun B 3, Waggon B 5 Wribbenhall Social 2, Waggon A 4 Great Western 3, Black Boy A v Waggon and Horses postponed.

Holders Waggon and Horses A have a bye through tomorrow's preliminary round of the Team Knockout, sponsored by the Waggon & Horses pub in Bewdley.

Reigning champion Tim Green must play in the preliminary round of the Captain's Trophy which also takes place tomorrow, but B Taylor has been given a bye.

Full draws

Team Knockout - Bewdley A v Waggon & Horses, Black Boy A v Great Western, Red Lion A v Cock & Magpie, Bliss Gate v Rising Sun A, Wribbenhall Social v Bewdley B, Rising Sun B v Black Boy B, Waggon B v Red Lion B.

Captains Trophy - T Whitefoot v Miss J Crew, D Salmon v P Carter, M Wilks v N Harrison, T Green v M Link, N Franklin v D Green, G Mansfield v W Knight, S Cooke v D Wilks.