OXFORDSHIRE’S darts community are mourning the death of promising young player Ryan Bull at the age of 20.

Bull, from Witney, played for Carterton in the Oxfordshire Super League and for the county’s youth team.

He had just starting playing for Oxfordshire’s senior team when he was taken ill 18 months ago.

Oxon team manager Graham Manning said: “Ryan will be remembered fondly throughout the darts fraternity as a quality player and a genuinely nice guy.”

His funeral will be held at Our Lady and St Hugh Catholic Church, Tower Hill, Witney on Monday, August 8 at noon.