A Look Back In Time - 25.05.05
In the final two fixtures of the Brookmeadow Individual League, Robbie Earl continued to do what he has done for the majority of the season, win.
In his first match Robbie took on Gareth Lomas and recorded scores of 2x140, 125, 121, 2x100 and also had a 15 darts leg in his 3-0 win. He followed that with yet another 3-0 success against Andy Smith, this time hitting a more modest 2x140, 130 and 112. With twenty wins in twenty two games Earl finished the campaign as champion on 97 points, Mark Showering, on 79 points was runner up. One player who deserves a word of praise is Ben Wilkins, who in the penultimate fixture of the season chalked up his one and only win of the season. Playing against Dave Elkin Wilkins won 2-1 checking out on 103 in one of his two winning legs.
The quarter finals of the doubles knockout saw league champion Robbie and his partner Ben Wilkins make their exit as a result of their 3-1 at the hands of Mark Showering and Paul Hogan. Andy Smith and Gareth Lomas beat Keith Kelly and Dave Elkin 3-0.
Earl quickly bounced back with a 3-0 win over Keith Kelly in the semi-finals of the singles knockout.
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The Sheldon and District Winter League will be staging the semi-finals and final of their Punch Bowl and Sheldon Shield tomorrow night. In the Punch Bowl the line-up will be Castle Vale Residents Association, Three Horse Shoes, Fordbridge Social and Shard End RBL. The four remaining teams in the Sheldon Shield are Hen and Chickens, Glebe Community Centre, Shard End Social and Malt Shovel.
The league are already looking to the 2005/2006 season and anyone interested in entering a team should contact Jim Tough on 0121-707-5422 and request a registration form.
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Mitre, have extended their unbeaten run in the Small Heath League to thirteen games. In their latest encounter they played away to Ward End Ex Service Club and returned with a 6-3 win, which keeps them in pole position on 26 points two ahead of their nearest rivals Custard House. Custard House won their fixture at home to Innisfree by 7-2, they have a comfortable four points lead over third placed Victoria 301 Club, who went one better and beat Wagon and Horses 8-1.
Gunmakers Arms head the shadow league table, but McVeighs are on the same four points and are only three legs adrift of the leaders.
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A 6-2 home victory over Two Gates Club has given the Globe a three points advantage at the top of division one of the Tamworth Cue Sports League, both teams having played eleven games.
In the second division leaders Kettlebrook Club had a surprisingly close 5-3 win as they travelled to take on bottom of the table Hopwas. Meanwhile Cue Sports Club and Mercian, who are respectively second and third in the division, played each other on the Cue Sports board. Home advantage came out on top as Cue chalked up a 5-3 win to open up a four points lead over Merican.
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Entries are being accepted for both the Guinness Open and the Warwickshire Midland Open. The events will be staged at Barras Social Club, Coventry Street, Coventry on the weekend of the 16th and 17th July respectively.
The winner of the Guinness Open will receive a guaranteed £250, with all entry fees on the day paid out. The eventual champion of the Midland Open will collect a cool £1,000, with prize money paid to the last sixteen players.
For any further information contact Mr Neil Pritchard on 07721-386908.
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Alan Towe
