A Look Back in Time - 29.6.05
It has not been a good week for Robbie Earl, reigning champion of the Brookmeadow Individual League. After kicking off the new season with four consecutive wins Earl then squared up to Keith Kelly and despite recording 3x140’s and 3x100’s to Kelly’s 140 and 100 went down 2-1. Earl then took on Mark Birch. In this encounter Birch hit 123 plus 6x100’s to Earl’s 140 and 3x100’s and again he finished on the wrong side of a 2-1 scoreline.
The league table has now taken on a very strange look as Earl has dropped from pole to sixth position, his lowest for two seasons. He has been overtaken by Bill Cadby, Andy Smith, Mark Birch, Mark Elkin and current leader Mark Showering, who has 25 points, five more than Earl.
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The Sheldon and District Winter League have been playing off the quarter finals of their Denis Houlders Trophy. Three of the four games were won by a 4-1 margin, winners were Fordbridge Social ’B’, Iron Horse Flights and Saltley Amateur Gardeners ’A, who in turn took out Banbury Club, Small Heath Amateur Gardeners and Sheldon Dukes. The match between Raven ’B’ and Three Horse Shoes ’B’ finished with a close 3-2 verdict in favour of Three Horse Shoes.
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After their shock defeat at the hands of the Bromford Social Club, leaders of the Small Heath League, Mitre bounced back quickly with a commanding 7-2 win over second in the table Custard House, to open up a four points advantage.
Ward End Ex Service Club won an important away game at Victoria 301 Club 6-3 to reduce their arrears over their hosts to just two points. The 301 club now have 20 points and are third in the table, Gunmakers Arms, who beat Innisfree 6-3 are fourth and Ward End fifth with the same 20 points as Gunmakers.
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Tigers made it eight wins in as many games in the G.U.L.P. Charity League with a clear cut 5-2 win at the Tribe. Although they lost Tribe move up into second spot on average over Hardy Spicer, who were second but lost 6-1 at the Malt Shovel. Three teams, Tribe, Hardy Spicer and Malt Shovel are now all level on ten points, four behind the Tigers. Red Lion top the shadow league following their 4-3 win against the Victoria 301 Club.
Hardy Spicer’s B.Clarke chalked up a 160 break, while C.Wyatt (Tigers) hit a maximum.
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The draw has been made for the first round of the Bedworth Gateway Open Darts Competition and is, Men:- Beaufort Arms (Cheltenham) v Friar Park Inn (West Midlands), Swan Bank Tavern ’B’ (West Midlands) v British Queen ’A’ (West Midlands), The Five All’s ’A’ (Cambridgeshire) v The Glassey Inn (West Midlands), Travellers Rest (Bedworth) v Prince of Wales ’A’ (Rugby), Kineton Social Club (Warwickshire) v Samson and Lion ’B’ (West Midlands), Erwood Inn (Powys) v Bradford Arms ’A’ (West Midlands), Bees Knees (Cirencester) v Smethwick WMC (West Midlands), Three Horse Shoes ’A’ (Coventry) v Snooker Social Club
’B’ (West Midlands), Fellowship Social Club (Bristol) v Fairfield Flights (West Midlands), New Inn ’A’ (Worcester) v Birchills Liberal Club ’B’ (West Midlands), Lincolnshire Nailer ’A’ (Skegness) v Cottage Spring ’A’ (West Midlands), Bridge (Worcestershire) v Bradford Arms ’B’ (West Midlands, Green Lock Tavern ’B’ (West Midlands) v British Queen ’B’ (West Midlands), George ’A’ (Merseyside) v Samson and Lion ’A’ (West Midlands), Talbot Inn (Leamington Spa) v Prince of Wales ’B’ (Rugby), The Five All’s ’B’ (Cambridgeshire) v West End WMC (Leicester), White Hart ’A’ (Swindon) v White Hart (Northampton), Sugar Brook ’B’ (Worcester) v Birchills Liberal Club ’A’ (West Midlands), Rock Fountain (Shrewsbury) v Sugar Brook ’A’ (Worcester), Three Horse Shoes ’B’ (Coventry) v Cottage Spring ’B’ (West Midlands), Wootton Bassett Social Club ’B’ (Swindon) v Staffordshire Knot ’A’ (West Midlands), George ’B’ (Merseyside) v Old Bush ’A’ (West Midlands), Staffordshire Knot ’B’ (West Midlands) v Stirchley United Social Club (Birmingham), Lincolnshire Nailer ’B’ (Skegness) v Snooker Social Club ’A’ (West Midlands), New Inn ’B’ (Worcester) v Windmill Social Club ’A’ (Nuneaton), Orchard Inn (West Midlands) v Swan Bank Tavern ’A’ (West Midlands), White Hart ’B’ (Swindon) v Green Rock Tavern ’A’ (West Midlands), Plough Inn (Staffordshire) v Cherry Tree (Coventry), Windmill Social Club ’B’ (Nuneaton) v Nottingham Oddfellows ’A’ (Leicester), The Glassey Inn (West Midlands) v Woodberry Down (Shropshire), Nags Head ’A’ (Peterborough) v Nottingham Oddfellows ’B’ (Leicester), Commercial Inn (Cheshire) v Old Bush ’B’ (West Midlands), Nags Head ’B’ (Peterborough) v Wootton Bassett Social Club ’A’ (Swindon), Women:- Staffordshire Knot (West Midlands) v Stirchley United WMC (Birmingham), :incolnshire Nailer ’B’ (Skegness) v Snooker Social Club ’A’ (West Midlands), New Inn ’B’ (Worcester) v Windmill Social Club ’A’ (Nuneaton), Orchard Inn (West Midlands) v Swan Bank Tavern ’A’ (West Midlands), White Hart ’B’ (Swindon) v Green Rock Tavern ’A’ (West Midlands), Plough Inn (Staffordshire) v Cherry Tree (Coventry), Windmill Social Club ’B’ (Nuneaton) v Nottingham Oddfellows ’A’ (Leicester), The Glassey Inn (West Midlands) v Woodberry Down (Shropshire), Nags Head ’A’ (Peterborough) v Nottingham Oddfellows ’B’ (Leicester), Commercial Inn (Cheshire) vOld Bush ’B’ (West Midlands) v Wootton Bassett Social Club ’A’ (Swindon).
All matches are to be played on or before Saturday 31st August 2005.
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Alan Towe
