A Look Back In Time 29.03.2006
With just one win in seven games and only two fixtures remaining, Warwickshire will be hoping the run in to the end of the Kalibe BDO Inter Counties Championships season will be a winning one. In their penultimate match they will be travelling north to take on Lancashire at the Carleton Club, Morecambe and selected to play are, Men’s ‘A’:- T.Ryan, D.Harris jnr, D.Honey, S.Hine, T.Aldridge, K.Dowling, T.Brown, R.Hawker, C.Laffar, M.Carter, M.Angell, D.Buckley, Men’s ‘B’:- N.Heydon, S.Dwyer, D.Atkins, B.Jones, J.Brooks, M.Wittey, C.Green, M.Gorst, N.Grant, T.Frost, M.Westgarth, T.McGlone, Reserves:- M.Slater, P.Jiwa, C.Mancini, S.Hawkes, P.Livingstone, D.Clarke, Women’s ‘A’:- T.Gulliver, C.Bywaters, L.Newcombe, V.Byrne, J.Hill. V.Franklin, Women’s ‘B’:- P.Thornton, J.Dwyer, D.Barbier, C.Pike, C.Dickens, B.Sinnett, Reserves:- H.Rigg, D.Weston, N.Harris, W.Adams, M.Jennings, D.Burke.
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The semi-finals of the Coronation ad Norman Day cups were on the agenda for the Four Oaks and District league. In the former both matches were won by the odd game of fifteen, Anvil Nomads and Hardy Spicer the 8-7 victors over respective opponents Kingstanding Ex Servicemen’s and Old Oscott WMC. J.S.Morris hit a maximum for Kingstanding.
In the Norman Day Cup Bromford Lion’s player D.Bond recorded a 160 break but it was not enough for his team to avoid a 9-6 defeat at the hands of the Rose and Crown outfit. Taking on Rose and Crown in the final will be Midland Red, Who with a convincing 11-4 result accounted for Good Hope Flights.
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Carl Winters has suffered his first taste of defeat in the Brook Meadow Individual League. With six straight wins under his belt he squared up to Keith Kelly and went down 2-1. However, he was quick to respond as in the very next fixture he beat Jay Murray 3-0. Due to the defeat Winters had had his advantage at the top of the table reduced as Gordon Clinton, with straight 3-0 wins against Mark Elkin and John Whitehouse as now moved to within one point of Winters on 33 points.
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The George are the division one champions in the Harborne and District 301 Winter League. The title was dependant on the final game between Smethwick Labour Club and Midland Red in which the Red’s required a massive 9-0 victory to clinch the title on average over the George. The result was a win for Midland Red but only 5-4. Colwyn rounded off their programme with a 7-2 success at home to Quinton Members Club.
The division two title was even closer. Old Mill ended the season with a 5-4 win away to third in the table Raven. Raven finished with 20 points, two less than both Old Mill and Cock Inn, who were level on points and average. The title was decided on the fact that Cock Inn had won both of their clashes with Old Mill. How close was that?
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Robert Earl was in top form for the Brook Meadow in the premier division of the Sheldon and District Winter League chalking up not only a 160 break but also an eight darts leg in the process as his team romped to an emphatic 8-1 victory over Sheldon Shoes. Another eight darts leg was recorded in the first division by P.Larden (Banbury Club). Banbury had a 6-3 win at Stechford Social.
There were a couple of 180’s from G.Pagett (Mackadown Social) and P.Durrant (Willclare Sports and Social).
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With Bromford Bridge Members Club ’A’ match cancelled against Gunmakers Arms, Mitre’s 6-3 win over Custard House has taken them into pole position in the Small Heath League, two points ahead of Bromford who now have a game in hand.
In the league’s Cricket Knockout, Dream Team beat the Tribe in the final of the first round winners and The Shafts Team won the final of the first round losers competition. Daz’s Dead Eyes were runners up.
