A Look Back In Time 01.02.2006
In the midway fixture of the season in the premier division of the Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Championships, Warwickshire failed to add to their one and only win of the campaign, which was a 21-15 success at home to Essex in November.
The men’s teams are really struggling to find their true form as the ’A’ side lost 10-2 to their Yorkshire counterparts to make it four defeats and one draw so far. The ’B’ team began the season with two losses but then picked up to earn a 6-6 draw with Essex and win 8-4 against Hampshire. However, they too ended up on the losing side of a 7-5 result. Tom Ryan (26.60) and Rob Hawker (29.47) took the respective ’A’ and ’B’ match awards.
The ladies ’A’ recorded a 5-1 win, once again Trina Gulliver (28.36) was their top player and the ’B’ finished all square at three each with Caroline Pike (19.73) collecting the match award.
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The Harborne and District 301 Winter League have been engaged in the first round of their League Cup. Second division outfit, the Cock Inn provided the biggest shock of the round winning their home tie with division one’s Colwyn 5-4. Helping the Cock on their way to victory were N.Evans with a 160 break and J.Bousfield who hit a maximum.
Division one teams Bartley Green F.C, Smethwick Labour Club, George, New Inns and Hillyfields all go through to the next round with wins over second division opponents, The all division one clash between Quinton Members Club and Midland Red saw the Red’s gain an emphatic 8-1 victory, while in the all second division encounter, Highlander lost their home tie with Old Mill 6-3.
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Cup matches were also on the agenda for the Sheldon and District Winter League. First the second round of the Punchbowl which saw wins for Vaughans, Saltley Amateur Gardeners, Brook Meadow, Stechford Social, Mackadown Social, Malt Shovel, Farringdon Social and Fordbridge Social.
In the preliminary round of the Sheldon Shield Old Bill and Bull beat Gunmakers Arms 7-2, while there were 5-4 wins for Iron Horse and Shard End RBL ’A’, who in turn accounted for Colwyn and Glebe Farm Community Association.
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The Four Oaks and District League played down to the last two pairs in their doubles knockout. Playing at two venues, Good Hope Flights and Barn Social, the winning duo at Good Hope were W.Chinn and P.Allen (Anvil Nomads) who beat R.Hawker and I.Scattergood 2-0 in the final.
A.Whitehouse and T.Kelly (Kingstanding Ex Servicemen’s) won the Barn Social play off, also in two straight legs with T.Lewis and A.James (Midland Red) the runners up.
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Only four points separate the top three players in the Brook Meadow Individual League. Reigning champion Mark Birch holds on to pole position with 76 points after beating Jason Evans 2-1. Robbie Earl is second in the table on 73 points. Robbie had two 3-0 wins over Carl Winters and Paul Hogan. Just one point behind Robbie is Simon Winters who had a 3-0 success against Terry Blakemore followed by a 2-1 win over Mark Elkin.
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Congratulations to Chris Stokes (Tribe) on winning the singles knockout in the G.U.L.P. Charity League for the third time in four seasons. Stokes regained the crown with a final 2-0 win over Barmy Army’s Eddie Bullock.
The league recently raised a total of £134 in a charity match against a Terry Constable Select in which the charity team won 8-3.
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Top played bottom in division two of the Tamworth Cue Sports League when leaders Three Horse Shoes took on Park Inn. The result was a very one sided 8-0 verdict in favour of the Shoes. However, Shoes are only top on average after second placed Royal Oak were knocked off the number one spot when they lost 5-3 to the Mercian.
