Four legends from the world of darts took on eight amateur players in a bid to hit the bullseye for charity.

Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson, John Lowe and Bobby George – also known as the Crafty Cockney, Limestone Cowboy, Old Stoneface and Bobby Dazzler respectively – took on the amateurs at Langdale Hall in Market Square, Witney.

The five men and three women finalists had already beaten competition from almost 70 players from across the town to win a place against the four sporting greats.

The lucky eight – Wayne Witchell, Jeff Moss, Ursula Boyce, Tracey Radburn, Sarah Woodcock, Pete Eagle, Ian Moss and Darren Hammond – each played a leg against the professionals at the event on Friday.

Mr Moss, 35, of Manor Road, was the only one to beat one of the legends – Bobby George – in a game of 701.

He said: “I won my game. I was a bit nervous to start with, but after a while I was all right. I really enjoyed it.”

Sarah Woodcock, 31, landlady of the town’s Robin Hood pub and a darts player for 12 years, said: “It was a really good experience.

“I didn’t think I would get anywhere near the double.”

Miss Woodcock, who played John Lowe, has also challenged other would-be darts players by giving them a chance to win a pint of lager and raise money for the Oxford Children’s Hospital if they beat her in a game of 501.

The Darts Legends event, now in its second year, was organised by Colin Smith in memory of his father who died from prostate cancer.

All profits will go to cancer charity UCARE, based at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

Mr Smith said about 180 people turned up for the event, including some wearing Halloween costumes.

He said: “It was a brilliant night.

“A couple of weeks ago four pubs in Witney had qualifying competitions to win a place to play the legends.

“Each of the legends played two of the local players in one leg of 701.”

Mr Smith said John Lowe goes to his local pub and the pair had become friends. Mr Lowe contacted the other darts players and encouraged them to take part, he said.