A Look Back In Time - Alan Towe 04.09.2002
Harborne 401 Summer League division one champions Midland Red proved to be far too strong for Kings Highway and ran out 8-1 winners. The match between Hillyfields and Bartley Green Social Club went down to the wire with the former just getting the 5-4 edge. J.Gaskin of the Pheasant completed his division two programme with a win to give him a 100% win record throughout the sixteen match season, Gaskin’s team also finished on a high beating Stonehouse Flights 7-2.
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Peter Allen continues his push for the Minworth Social Individual League title with 3-0 wins over Richie Baker and Bill Kirkland and a 2-1 victory against Steve Bradley to give him 142 points. John Ainsworth takes over in second spot following his two 2-1 results against Ricky Lawrence and Carl Betteridge. Reigning champion Mark Hollyoake has slipped to third place despite his 2-1 win over Lance Thompson. However, Hollyoake does have two games in hand on Allen and could reduce the 18 points deficit.
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Peter Allen has lost pole position in the Sportsmans Rest Double Top League after a surprising 2-1 defeat at the hands of Ricky Lawrence. As a consequence of his 3-0 wins against Gordon Clinton and Paul Cummings, David Platt takes over the number one spot with a single point advantage over Allen.
Best finish of the week went to John Morris. Playing against Jimmy Frost Morris chalked up a tremendous maximum 170 finish, he also went on to win the tie 2-1.
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There was a shock for Saltley Flights, leaders of the Small Heath Summer League, as they finished on the wrong side of a 5-4 scoreline at home to Custard House ‘B’. Second placed Black Horse reduced the arrears on Flights with a 7-2 win at the Gables Tavern, leaving them only two points behind the leaders.
A final reminder that the league will be holding their AGM this coming Sunday at the Custard House, Blake Lane, Bordesley Green commencing at 11.00am, anyone interested in entering a team for the forthcoming season should either attend this meeting or alternatively ring 07973-228210 for further information.
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Black Horse move into second place in the Camp Hill and District League after handing out a 9-0 whitewash to Gables Tavern. Red Devils Club drop to third in the table as they lost 6-3 to top tem Shannons.
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The Longwood Summer League have been involved in their Open Cup Knockout. In the group one round two games Railway Inn and Dolphin had 5-4 wins over respective opponents Plough and Harrow and White Lion. In the final Dolphin again just got the 5-4 verdict over Railway.
In group two’s games, yet again all of the results were 5-4. Gate Inn and Mercian were the victors at the expense of Queens Head and Queens ‘B’. Gate Inn were the eventual winners.
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Entries are now being accepted for the “Coventry Darts Weekend”. On Saturday 12th October the Barras Social Club, Coventry Street, Coventry, will host the Guinness Coventry Open, which for a £4.00 entry fee will pay a guaranteed amount of £400 to the winner. The following day is the Midland Open. Entry to this competition is £7.00 (£8.00 on the day) and carries a first prize of £750. There are also cash prizes down to the last sixteen players.
For both competitions cheques / postal orders should be made payable Mr K.A. Atwal and sent to Mr N. Pritchard, 99 Gleneagles Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 3BH, telephone number 02476-616057.
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