Birmingham Mail - 16.10.2024

Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up

After suffering a 20-16 home defeat against Cornwall in their opening fixture of the season in the Premier Division of the UKDA National League, Warwickshire then had the daunting task of playing away against reigning champions Lancashire.

Saturday’s ‘B’ game saw the ladies finish all square at 3-3 with Caroline Pike their top player with an 18.82 average in her 3-2 win over Gina Jones. Other winners were Nina Bolt and Donna Pinch. The men’s ‘B’ side, after going 4-2 down then took charge of the game and roared to a 7-5 victory with Wayne Mynard picking up the man of the match award for his straight 4-0 victory over Jason Longmate in which he averaged 29.91. Chalking up the other six wins were Jnr Joyce, Dave Hill, Mark Martin, William Naylor, Mark Strong and Karl Reynolds.

Like their ‘B’ team the ladies ‘A’ also finished all-square at three each after trailing 3-2. Top average for the ladies ‘A’ went to Natalie Gilbert whose very creditable 23.43 average and 3-2 win over Audrey Underwood actually clinched the draw in the final encounter. Wendy Adams was first on for the Bears and came from 2-0 down against Jenny Nuttall to win 3-2 before Hannah Meek won the fourth game against Eleanor Cairns 3-1 after losing the first leg. The men’s ‘A’ after going 1-0 down then opened up a 4-1 lead with wins from Steve Hine, Matty Washbrooke, Jamie Atkins and Danny Lauby. Then from 4-1 up Warwickshire trailed 5-4 and keeping them in the game was Jack Wareing with his 4-2 win over Sam Cromwell. Restoring Warwickshire’s lead was man of the match Jamie Hughes who accounted for Kev Garcia with a straight 4-0 win and a super 30.83 average to seal a share of the points. A share of the points is what the men’s ‘A’ got as the final score was 6-6 but the overall result for the weekend was a tremendous 19-17 victory for the Bears.

Despite the superb win Warwickshire actually dropped one place in the table to seventh but they are only three points behind their second placed opponents who are on forty-one points, six short of new leaders Cornwall after their 21-15 home win over Hampshire.

Full Results:UKDA National League:Game 2:Premier Division:Lancashire 17 Warwickshire 19:Lancashire MA 6-6 Warwickshire MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Gary Davey (28.24) 4-1 (26.12) Nigel Heydon, Lee Shewan (26.06) 2-4 (28.29) Steve Hine, Gary Jackson (29.19) 3-4 (27.88) Matty Washbrooke, Andy Cass (28.08) 3-4 (29.61) Jamie Atkins, Steve Reynolds (23.57) 2-4 (26.35) Danny Lauby, David Evans (29.98) 4-2 (27.13) Samuel Price, Nathan Care (25.46) 4-1 (22.93) Mark Carter, David Airey (25.50) 4-2 (25.30) Noel Grant, Tom Cromwell (31.12) 4-2 (28.61) Sam Whittaker, Sam Cromwell (22.93) 2-4 (22.68) Jack Wareing, Kev Garcia (22.54) 0-4 (30.83) Jamie Hughes, Stu Wilson (27.36) 4-1 (24.92) Martin Tonks, Lancashire MB 5-7 Warwickshire MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Rob Rickwood (22.03) 2-4 (24.96) Jnr Joyce, Simon Wilkinson (23.83) 4-1 (26.52) Samuel Price, Jason Longmate (24.20) 0-4 (29.91) Wayne Mynard, Ant Hitchmough (28.65) 4-1 (23.69) Noah Rose, Callum Schofield (24.74) 4-0 (22.40) Mark Faulkner, Peter Day (27.92) 4-1 (25.05) Adam Hancock, Steve Green (27.20) 2-4 (28.93) Dave Hill, James Caton (26.72) 3-4 (26.38) Mark Martin, Mick Oversby (26.70) 3-4 (25.84) William Naylor, Martin Lomas (21.14) 0-4 (23.86) Mark Strong, Lee Wilson (27.75) 1-4 (28.53) Karl Reynolds, Ryan Robinson (20.69) 4-1 (18.84) Leigh Dells, Lancashire WA 3-3 Warwickshire WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jenny Nuttall (17.03) 2-3 (16.01) Wendy Adams, Jo Clements (19.03) 3-2 (17.44) Marian Conway, Dawn Shaw (19.52) 3-0 (18.35) Kirsty Hinchliffe, Eleanor Cairns (20.71) 1-3 (23.21) Hannah Meek, Ally Smith (21.30) 3-1 (17.10) Nina Bolt, Audrey Underwood (20.35) 2-3 (23.43) Natalie Gilbert, Lancashire WB 3-3 Warwickshire WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Doreen Fitton (16.89) 3-0 (16.19) Chloe McKivett-Saunders, Annemarie Millership (18.14) 1-3 (18.06) Nina Bolt, Gina Jones (18.69) 2-3 (18.82) Caroline Pike, Natasha Eaves (17.98) 3-2 (16.99) Jodie Rigg, Tanya Brenner (17.88) 3-2 (16.75) Denise Keyte, Tracey Cunningham (16.13) 2-3 (18.80) Donna Pinch.

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With their opener to the new season in division one of the UKDA National League, a home tie against local rivals Black Country postponed West Midlands first fixture played was an away game against newly promoted from division two, Clwyd. It was not a good weekend for the ladies as the ‘B’ side lost 4-2 and the ‘A’ went down 5-1. Winners for the ‘B’ team were Shellbie Simmons who defeated Jayne Andrews 3-0 and collected the match award for her 15.34 average, and Gemma Barrett who won 3-2 against Abby Hamilton. Evonne Taylor was the sole winner for the ‘A’ side, beating Nia Price 3-2 and averaging 16.13.

The men’s ‘B’ earned a 6-6 draw after trailing at one stage 5-1 and then 6-3, man of the match Ash Khayat winning the very last game of the day to seal the draw. Khayat won 4-0 against Chris Dobbins with a 29.47 average with other wins coming from Will Beadon, Karl Hughes, Martin Price, Shane Price and Glen McGrandle. The men’s ‘A’ lost and after going down 4-1 did well to keep the final deficit down to 7-5. A 29.47 average and a 4-2 result over Rob Lawrence earned Shaun Carroll the man of the match award. The other winners were Rob Thompson, Kevin Bambrick, Richard Platt and Gavin Baker.

The overall result for the weekend was a 22-14 success for Clwyd who are third in the division with thirty-eight points, seven short of leaders Middlesex while West Midlands who have only played one fixture are lying next to bottom of the table with fourteen points, bottom placed Buckinghamshire are yet to play a game.

Full Results:UKDA National League:Game 2:Division One:Clwyd 22 West Midlands 14:Clwyd MA 7-5 West Midlands MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Shaun Thompson (23.13) 4-2 (23.67) Karl Hughes, Phil Jones (26.31) 4-3 (26.35) Michael Baker, Nick Hailes (23.39) 1-4 (27.10) Rob Thompson, Cole Davey (24.01) 4-1 (22.14) Dean Simmons-Fullwood, Jon Darlington (23.74) 4-3 (25.60) Ryan O'Connor, Gareth Killa (22.55) 3-4 (22.77) Kevin Bambrick, Derek Williams (26.80) 4-3 (25.75) Jack Aldridge, David Davies (24.85) 4-3 (23.17) Darren Williams, Rob Lawrence (27.82) 2-4 (29.47) Shaun Carroll, Ben Walley (25.56) 0-4 (26.03) Richard Platt, Luke Smith (28.61) 4-1 (22.58) Ian Jones, Phil Hughes (22.99) 0-4 (25.69) Gavin Baker, Clwyd MB 6-6 West Midlands MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Andrew Ingman (19.92) 4-1 (18.63) Anthony Whitehouse, Paul Gillam (20.12) 1-4 (24.25) Will Beadon, Paul Caveney (24.17) 4-2 (24.49) Kieran O'Mahoney, Mark Leach (27.05) 4-2 (24.16) Ian Stanton, Steven Probert (22.77) 4-0 (21.72) Luke Griffiths, Daniel Stapleton (27.45) 4-0 (25.14) Adam Teasdale, Chris Moore (23.00) 2-4 (24.56) Karl Hughes, Andy Hopwood (23.32) 3-4 (26.04) Martin Price, Jodie Challinor (24.82) 4-2 (25.36) Mark Craddock, Bradley Roberts (21.81) 0-4 (27.08) Shane Price, Craig Billingsley (20.29) 0-4 (28.63) Glen McGrandle, Chris Dobbins (26.30) 0-4 (29.47) Ash Khayat, Clwyd WA 5-1 West Midlands WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Nia Price (16.08) 2-3 (16.13) Evonne Taylor, Bethan Jones (16.85) 3-2 (16.23) Jodie Rowlands, Nat Davey (16.50) 3-1 (15.82) Jacqueline Trott, Leanne Topper (21.78) 3-0 (15.50) Tara Simmons-Fullwood, Rachel Kingdon (18.56) 3-0 (14.44) Jacqueline Maiden, Judith Williams (13.66) 3-0 (12.56) Sarah Maybury, Clwyd WB 4-2 West Midlands WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Hayley Street (15.59) 3-1 (14.62) Kelly Doleman, Jayne Andrews (14.80) 1-3 (15.34) Shellbie Simmons, Del Stapley (14.74) 3-0 (12.90) Julie Emery, Alex Foulds (20.04) 3-0 (11.36) Debbie Davies, Abby Hamilton (13.22) 2-3 (14.52) Gemma Barrett, Rachael Simpson (17.41) 3-1 (16.47) Hannah Davies.

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Black Country had a home fixture with Cleveland, who together with West Midlands were relegated from the Championship Division last season. It was an excellent start for the Midlanders as they won all four games over the weekend. Saturday’s ’B’ matches saw the ladies win 5-1 thanks to wins from Grace Angell, Amy-Leigh Tolley, Doreen Hunt, Sarah-Jane Parker and Kirsty Shaughnessy with Doreen Hunt taking the lady of the match award for her 3-0 win over Debbie Liddell and 16.70 average. The ladies ‘A’ had opening wins from Abbey Hunt, Chez Allcock, Maxine Prosser and Tammy Chance to put them into a winning 4-0 lead. Top lady was Tammy Chance who won 3-0 against Sonia Mager with a 16.80 average.

In the men’s games the ‘B’ won 8-4 James Hykin their man of the match as he accounted for Chris Sheraton with a 4-1 result and 28.46 average. Making up the eight winners were Rich Bowen, Wayne Hobday, Al Smith, Sam Bissell, Rob Smith, Kieron Bridgwater and Dave Edwards. To end the weekend the men’s ‘A’ added their 7-5 win thanks to Alex Howells, Paul Wells, Tom Bissell,Trev Brennan, Dan Homer, Jamie Rollinson and match award winner Liam Kelly who beat Chris Sheraton 4-0 with a 30.83 average, not a good weekend for Sheraton losing in both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ games to the man of the match.

The overall 24-12 win for Black Country takes them into seventh place in the division with twenty-seven points, eighteen short of divisional leaders Middlesex but Black Country have a game in hand on all six teams above them.

Full Results:UKDA National League:Game 2:Division One:Black Country 24 Cleveland 12:The Black Country MA 7-5 Cleveland MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Alex Howells (22.95) 4-3 (20.79) Graham Palmer, Paul Wells (22.08) 4-1 (20.60) Mark Muckian, Tom Bissell (30.43) 4-2 (29.76) Barry Davies, Trev Brennan (25.36) 4-1 (22.69) Cameron Nicholson, Jamie Barrowman (21.43) 0-4 (26.03) Brian Henderson, Dan Homer (27.61) 4-1 (23.86) Dave Hunter, Michael Powell (24.04) 2-4 (27.86) Geoffrey Burdon, Steve Jones (23.56) 1-4 (24.89) Jamie Owens, Jamie Rollinson (26.80) 4-2 (22.74) Mick Costello, Liam Kelly (30.83) 4-0 (23.46) Chris Sheraton, George Willetts (25.86) 0-4 (28.23) Rob Grundy, Martin Greenwood (24.03) 3-4 (26.60) Paul Allen, The Black Country MB 8-4 Cleveland MB:Men’s ‘B’:- John Green (27.83) 1-4 (29.90) Mark Muckian, Rich Bowen (22.16) 4-2 (21.07) Jake Harland, Wayne Hobday (25.64) 4-2 (23.03) Matthew Helyer, Al Smith (20.66) 4-2 (21.14) Simon Ashton, Ian Townsend (24.28) 1-4 (23.10) Colin Peacock, Neil Steventon (23.08) 3-4 (24.66) Cameron Nicholson, Sam Bissell (22.52) 4-0 (22.20) Steven Wilkinson, Rob Smith (22.29) 4-2 (20.73) Tony Liddell, Kieron Bridgwater (25.37) 4-0 (20.76) Michael Margretts, James Hykin (28.46) 4-1 (27.50) Chris Sheraton, Mark Jones (25.28) 2-4 (26.25) Liam Green-Sherlock, Dave Edwards (20.68) 4-3 (19.24) Gareth Cox, The Black Country WA 4-2 Cleveland WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Abbey Hunt (14.88) 3-2 (15.38) Ann Marie Potts, Chez Allcock (16.61) 3-2 (17.52) Amy Thomas, Maxine Prosser (15.87) 3-1 (12.58) Leanne Witten, Tammy Chance (16.89) 3-0 (12.75) Sonia Mager, Paige Robbins (15.56) 1-3 (16.20) Frances Elwick, Heather Wright (17.51) 1-3 (22.63) Claire Stamper, The Black Country WB 5-1 Cleveland WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Stella Sims (13.44) 2-3 (13.02) Sonia Mager, Grace Angell (13.54) 3-0 (13.28) Leanne Witten, Amy-Leigh Tolley (14.31) 3-0 (14.09) Sam Dixon, Doreen Hunt (16.70) 3-0 (11.48) Debbie Liddell, Sarah-Jane Parker (12.10) 3-1 (12.04) Shirley Witten, Kirsty Shaughnessy (13.53) 3-1 (12.15) Marlene Huby.

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The Camp Hill League have got their new season underway with a starting line-up of nine teams and sharing the top spot after the first round of fixtures are Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club and Wakefield Warriors who in turn won 7-0 against Moseley Arms and Roost Rebels. Third in the table is Erdington nomads who have started their campaign with a 5-2 win against Clumsy Swan and rounding off the opening day winners was new team Roost Posh who had a 4-3 win against the Wakefield Terriers.

Top score of the week was 177 scored by Dean Harrison (Wakefield Warriors).

Full Results:Game 1:- Wakefield Warriors 7 Roost Rebels 0, Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club 7 Moseley Arms 0, Erdington Nomads 5 Clumsy Swan 2, Roost Posh 4 Wakefield Terriers 3, Sedgemere Devils had a bye.

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There are eleven teams in both division one and two of the Four Oaks League and as early as only the fourth fixtures have been played there is just one team in both divisions that have a 100% win record. In division one Highcroft Hotdogs are the team with the perfect win record, their latest fixture seeing them win 7-2 at home against Walmley CSC Flights to put them third in the table with six points from their six games played, level on points with the two teams above them with a game in hand. Old Horns Lions top the division despite losing their most recent game at home to Heartlands 5-4 they have one single leg of average more than second placed Nomads @ Hollyfields who won 5-4 at home against Charley’s Flights.

In division two a 6-4 home win over Sutton Sharks puts Beggars Bush top of the table, they have a three legs average lead on second placed St Thomas Arrows after they won 5-4 at Pint Pot Flights. Once again it’s the third in the table team Drakes Drum who have the unbeaten record, their latest game seeing them win 6-3 at home against Rosey Mac’s to make it three straight wins.

There were 180‘s this week from Kevin Smith (Nomads @ Hollyfields), Lee Vickers (Red Lion) and Chris Gardener (Sutton Sharks).

Full Results:Game 4:Division One:- Rise Club 3 (Lee Gumbley 101b,100, Owen Carroll 100, Luke Parry 138, Mark Felkin 100b,135) Bishop Vesey 6 (Mark Wild 100,140, Nick Sammons 2x100,131, Dave Walton 100, Chris Sammons 101b,100,117b,123, Dan Quirk 128b,100, Stuart Abbott 100), Old Horns Lions 4 (Aide Stainfield 100,123, D.Wilson 140,106,117, Andy Kimberley 100b,111f, A.Heslip 121) Heartlands 5 (Matthew Cain 2x100, John Frost 100, Gerry McCormack 125, Ryan Cain 100), Highcroft Hotdogs 7 (Kevin Shorthouse 140,100, Jordan Alexander 100,100f,125, Jack Alexander 112b, Simon Shorthouse 125, Peter Graham 105, Sid Pritchett 120b) Walmley CSC Flights 2 (Adam Cooksey 135, Kris Green 100b,100, Gary Fleetwood 120,136b,125, Brian Hughes 100), Noamds @ Hollyfileds 5 (John Green 3x100, Kevin Smith 180, Carl Winters 100, J.Vickers 100, Tony Colley 133,120b) Charley’s Flights 4 (Billy Cadby 102b,130, Ray Frank 120b, Ryan Barritt 105b,100,120b, Clive Austin 100, Dean Bond 100b), Old Oscott Arrows 4 (Mick Maher 112b, Mark Page 100, Dave Page 140, Derek Parsons 100,140, M.Trayhern 100,110) Red Lion 5 (Dane Vickers 100, Lee Vickers 180,117b, Richard O’Brien 140, Jimmy Collins 121, Tim Vickers 101b,100, Brendan Lysaght 120b,100), Division Two:- Beggars Bush 6 (Tom Purcell 100b, Ryan Comiskey 100, Ian Llyd 140) Sutton Sharks 3 (Ally Jarvis 140, Chris Gardener 140,180, Jack Harris-Murdock 107), Rosey Mac’s Bar 4 (Andrew Colley 100b, George Averil 140) Sutton Sports 5 (Richard Woodroffe 140), St Thomas Misfits 1 Deer’s Leap 8 (Darryl Rodgers 100, Adam Dunn 100, Dan Hopkins 102), Pint Pot Flights 4 (L.Lemathy 140, M.Phillips 115b, P.Smith 100,100b, M.Bagnall 100) St Thomas Arrows 5 (Gill Lynch 116b, Paul Andrews 100, Dean Wakelam 116, Jim Lynch 100), Drakes Drum 6 (Craig Turner 104, Callum Crocket 100,120b) Rosey Mac’s 3 (Ian Stokes 103b, Neil Bradley 120b,127).

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The South West Birmingham Clubs League have been involved in the semi-finals of their Divisional Cups. In the division one games Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ beat Perfection 12-9 with the result not decided until the penultimate game. Joining Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ in the final will be Bourbrook who took out Stirchley United with a 13-8 result.

It was a double win for Northfield Conservative Club as their ‘A’ side won 13-8 against Bartley Green FC in the division two semi-finals, they will line up against Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club in the final after they won 15-6 against Moseley All Services Club.

Full Results:Divisional Cups:Semi-Finals:Division One:- Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ 12 Perfection 9, Stirchley United 8 Bournbrook 13, Division Two:- Bartley Green FC 8 Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’ 13, Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 15 Moseley All Services Club 6.

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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played off the finals of their singles knockout and in the quarter-finals there were 2-0 wins for I.Kelly (Bird in Hand) and  S.Blewitt (Princess) against respective opponents L.Marson  (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’) and B.Stevens  (Seven Stars), both S.Johnson and K.Safe of Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’ in turn won 2-1 against C.R.Simpson (Raven ‘A’) and L.Beatrup (Rose and Crown).

In the first of the last four games S.Johnson won 2-0 against I.Kelly and in the second semi S.Blewitt won 2-1 against K.Safe.

The final went the full five legs distance with S.Blewitt getting the close 3-2 verdict over S.Johnson to lift the winners silverware.

Full Results:Singles Knockout:Last Sixteen:- S.Johnson 2 A. Nicholls 1, S.Hall 1 C.R.Simpson 2, I.Kelly 2 J.Gaskin 0, S.Aitkens 0 L.Marson 2, D.Edwards 0 S.Blewitt 2, B.Stevens 2 C.Plant 0,  G.Jones 1 K.Safe 2, C.J.Smith 0 L.Beatrup 2, Quarter-Finals:- S.Johnson (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’) 2 C.R.Simpson (Raven ‘A’) 1, I.Kelly (Bird in Hand) 2 L.Marson  (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’) 0, S.Blewitt (Princess) 2 B.Stevens  (Seven Stars) 0, K.Safe (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’) 2 L.Beatrup (Rose and Crown) 1, Semi-Finals:- S.Johnson 2 I.Kelly 0, S.Blewitt 2 K.Safe 1, Final:- S.Blewitt 3 S.Johnson 2.

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It was cup week in the Silver End Sunday Morning League, the first round of their doubles knockout and winning their way into round two were S.Gough & C.Hadlington, C.Massey & J.Harrison, A.Tonks & G.Davies, L.Beasley & A.Mears, D.Appleby & A.Whyte, S.Blewitt & G.Jackson, H.Williams & M.Rogers, I.Hartland & D.Cooper.

Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Round One Winners:- S.Gough & C.Hadlington, C.Massey & J.Harrison, A.Tonks & G.Davies, L.Beasley & A.Mears, D.Appleby & A.Whyte, S.Blewitt & G.Jackson, H.Williams & M.Rogers, I.Hartland & D.Cooper.

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For a second successive season the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League have increased their numbers as they began their new season with fifteen teams. The early pacesetters are Bulls Head who handed their visitors Mount Pleasant a 9-0 whitewash. Second placed Old Liberal Club not far behind with their 8-1 home win over Spring Meadow Social.

The opening nights fixtures saw no fewer than six maximums supplied by T.Johnson (Hill and Cakemore Ex Servicceman’s Club), K.Wright (Bulls Head), J.Rollinson (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’) and C.Moreton, R.Lowe, D.Hand (British Oak).

Full Results:Game 1:- Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 5 (T.Johnson 180,14 darts game, M.Jones 180) Townsend Social Club 4, Old Liberal Club 8 (N.Fullwell 180,16 darts game,107f) Spring Meadow Social 1 (C.Hadlington 105b), Plough and Harrow 7 Netherton Sports and Social Club 2, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 6 Hare and Hounds 3, Bulls Head 9 (K.Wright 180) Mount Pleasant 0, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 6 (J.Rollinson 180) British Oak 3 (C.Moreton 180, R.Lowe 180, D.Hand 180), Netherton Conservative Club 3 Old Glasshouse 6, Spring Meadow Pub had a bye.

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Week five in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League and holding on to pole position was New Inn 2 who had a 7-2 win at Gornal British Legion to keep not only their 100% win record intact but also their two points lead on second placed Netherton Sports and Social Club who won 6-3 at Triangle. With eight points Netherton Sports and Social Club have an average lead over four teams Stump, Britannia, Red Cow and New Inn who are all on similar eight points.

On the individual scene there was just the one maximum which was scored by A.Durall (Red Cow) but there were three 160 breaks coming from L.Marson and A.Edgar (New Inn 2) and K.McLaughlin (New Inn). A.Edgar and S.Tipper (Netherton Sports and Social Club) both recorded eight darts games.

Full Results:Game 6:- Gornal British Legion 2 New Inn 2 7 (L.Marson 160b, A.Edgar 160b,8 darts game), Triangle 3 Netherton Sports and Social Club 6 (S.Tipper 8 darts game), Stump 7 Royal 2, Britannia 5 Meadow Lark 4, Cabin 4 Red Cow 5 (A.Durall 180), New Inn 6 (K.McLaughlin 160b) Baggeridge Club 3, Jolly Crispin had a bye.

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Bell made it twenty-five wins in twenty-six games in the Rowley Monday Night League when they won 6-3 at Rowley Bar and Grill and now barring a major upset they will make it a third consecutive title winning season in the league as they have, with just four more games to play, a six points lead over second and third placed Hawthorns and Plough and Harrow. Hawthorns, with a 180 from their C.Jones won 7-2 at home against Tividale FC while Plough and Harrow went one better with an 8-1 success at White Swan. Although Hawthorns and Plough and Harrow are on the same forty-four points, Hawthorns have a huge average lead on their rivals but a single defeat for one of those two teams could be decisive in who finishes as runners-up.

There was a rare win for Loyal Lodge as they won 7-2 at home against Hawthorns ‘B’ aided by a maximum from their S.Hadley.

Full Results:Game 26:- Whiteheath Tavern 6 Snooks 3, Loyal Lodge 7 (S.Hadley 180) Hawthorns ‘B’ 2, Huntingtree 3 Tividale Sports 6, Rowley Bar and Grill 3 Bell 6, Spring Meadow 2 Gate Hangs Well 7, Romsley Cricket Club 4 Rowley Labour Club 5, White Swan 1 Plough and Harrow 8, Hawthorns 7 (C.Jones 180,10 darts game) Tividale FC 2.

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Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ consolidated their top position in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League with a 9-0 success at home over Tommy Turners ‘B’. Roebuck ‘A’ and ‘B’ lost ground in the title race as they both ended up on the wrong side of a 5-4 result, the ‘A’ team losing at Mount Pleasant and the ‘B’ at home to Old Bush leaving the ‘B’ team fourth on 30 points and the ‘A’ fifth with 28 points. Second in the league Maverick had a bye and with a game in hand are six points behind the leaders while third placed Mount Pleasant, who also have a game in hand are eight points adrift.

Full Results:Game 20:- High Acres ‘A’ 5 Rose and Crown ‘B’ 4, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 9 Tommy Turners ‘B’ 0, Mount Pleasant 5 Roebuck ‘A’ 4, Roebuck ‘B’ 4 Old Bush 5, Glasshouse ‘A’ 6 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 3, Bridge 9 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 0, Tommy Turners ‘A’ 3 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 6, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5 Glasshouse ‘B’ 4, Rose and Crown ‘A’ 7 High Acres ‘B’ 2, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 5 Brickmakers Arms 4, Raven v Starving Rascal was postponed, Maverick had a bye.

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With Five Ways ‘A’ having a bye this week in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League, Old Liberal Club ‘A’ took full advantage to replace them at the top of the table with a 6-1 win at Beech Tree Miners. Five Ways ‘A’ are on the same 36 Points as the leaders and now with a game in hand.

Full Results:Game 20:- Netherton Conservative Club 2 Bird in Hand ‘E’ 5, Wheatsheaf 2 Plough 5, Beech Tree Miners 1 Old Liberal Club ‘A’ 6, Stourbridge FC 4 Ashwood 3, Five Ways ‘B’ 3 Brickmakers Arms 4, White Horse 1 Hollybush 6, Mount Pleasant 2 Garibaldi 5, Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Five Ways ‘A’ had a bye.

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A 3-0 win over Debbie Davies saw Jacqueline Maiden take her points to 74 from 26 games in the West Midlands Ladies Super League. Second placed Gemma Barrett didn’t play and is now six points short of Maiden with just the one game in hand. Third placed Jackie Trott had a 3-0 win against Julie Emery and after 24 games is seven points off the top.

Full Results:Week 29:- Jacqueline Maiden 3 Debbie Davies 0, Jackie Trott 3 Julie Emery 0, Tara Simmons-Fullwood 3 Debbie Davies 1, Claire Hobbs 3 Jackie Trott 2.

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With games now fast running out in the Amblecote RBL Premier League Reece Colley is leading the pack with 374 points from 70 games and from the same 70 games second placed Dan Nicholls has just one point fewer than Colley. Tom Bissell has move up into third place with 352 points but has only played 64 games and fourth in the league Nick Fullwell is on 345 points from 69 games.

Full Results:Week 40:- Martyn Harper 4 Shane Sheridan 3, Tom Bissell 4 John Green 3, Reece Colley 4 Dan Nicholls 3, Shane Sheridan 4 Wozza Pritchard 3, Tom Bissell 7 Josh Hodgkins 0, Dave Simpson 6 Jamie Barrowman 1, Dan Nicholls 6 Andy Vellender 1, Reece Colley 5 Gavin Smith 2, Cayden Smith 6 Chris Williams 1, Nick Fullwell 4 Shane Sheridan 3, Neil Murphy 4 Steve Gillam 3, Martyn Harper 6 Stephen Cartwright 1, Joe Poole 6 Josh Hodgkins 1, Matt Davies 4 Jamie Barrowman 3, Dan Nicholls 4John Green 3, Ian Townsend 6 Josh Wheeler 1, Chris Williams 5 Jon Underhill 2, Tom Bissell 6 Sam Page 1, Ian Townsend 5 Neil Murphy 2, John Green 5 Wozza Pritchard 2, Reece Colley 6 Jamie Barrowman 1, Andy Vellender 4 Cayden Smith 3, Nick Fullwell 7 Steve Gillam 0, Jake Robinson 6 Jon Underhill 1, Dan Nicholls 7 Stephen Cartwright 0, Tom Bissell 7 Matt Davies 0, Chris Williams 4 Neil Murphy 3, Howard Pritchard 4 Jon Underhill 3, Dave Simpson 6 Josh Wheeler 1, Jake Shipley 6 Wozza Pritchard 1, Gavin Smith 4 Joe Poole 3, Sam Page 6 Josh Hodgkins 1, Cayden Smith 4 Shane Sheridan 3, Reece Colley 4 Mitch Pickett 3, Michael harding 5 Howard Pritchard 2, Neil Murphy 4 Jamie Barrowman 3, Ian Townsend 5 Cayden Smith 2, Michael Harding 6 Josh Hodgkins 1, Neil Murphy 4 Jake Shipley 3, Cayden Smith 6 Reece Colley 1, Mitch Pickett 4 Michael Harding 3, Cayden Smith 6 Craig Lowin 1, Rob Pierce 5 Neil Murphy 2.

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Biggest news from the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles league this week is from division three where leader Dave Thackeray for the first time this season in his 32 games actually lost. A 5-3 defeat by Thomas Hollowood leaves Thackeray on 291 points from 32 games with a lead of 41 points over second placed Joe Bartolo and 57 over third placed Thomas Hollowood who has a game in hand.

Full Results:Game 34:- Paul Price 6 Chris Evans 2, Andrew Jervis 5 Jamie Webb 3, Ben Johnson 7 Andy Mullinder 1, Clayton Edge 3 Stewart Pryce 5, Jon Blakemore 2 Ben Johnson 6, Game 36:- Robert Harris 6 Alex Simmons 2, Kurt Wright 7 Artur Lubkowski 1, Alan Melling 3 Allan Davies 5, Kevin Bate 5 Michael Franks 3, Neville Quinton 4 Robert Harris 4, Malcolm Pugh 5 Keith Hollowood 3, Jon Williams 4 Gemma Barrett Jenkins 4, Warren Bower 7 Michele Pritchard 1, Dave Akers 8 Jacqui Simmons 0, Sarah Barrett 4 Keogh Bate 4, Joe Bartolo 5 Robert Bradley 3, Dave Thackeray 3 Thomas Hollowood 5, Anthony Bradley 4 Claire Hobbs 4, Gareth Walsh 7 Jenni Seedhouse 1, Allan Davies 7 Neville Quinton 1.

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Not only did Junction ‘B’ consolidate their pole position in the singles league of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night league with a 7-0 win over their local rivals Junction ‘C’ but they had their lead increased to four points as their nearest rivals Hotshots lost 4-3 at Milestone.

The same two teams Junction ‘B’ and Hotshots are in the top two places in the doubles league, Junction ‘B’ winning 3-0 against Junction ‘C’ and Hotshots winning by the same margin at Milestone to keep Junction ‘B’ two points ahead in the table.

Full Results:Game 18:Singles Division:- Corpus Christi ‘A’ 3 Dog and Partridge 4, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 4 Golden Lion 3, Junction ‘B’ 7 Junction ‘C’ 0, Junction ‘D’ 2 Corpus Christi ‘B’ 5, Milestone 4 Hotshots 3, New Gate Inn ‘A’ 5 Junction ‘A’ 2, Ring of Bells 1 Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 6, Three Crowns 3 Woodfield 4, Wednesfield Legion 5 New Gate Inn ‘B’ 2, Doubles Division:- Corpus Christi ‘A’ 2 Dog and Partridge 1, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 1 Golden Lion 2, Junction ‘B’ 3 Junction ‘C’ 0, Junction ‘D’ 0 Corpus Christi ‘B’ 3, Milestone 0 Hotshots 3, New Gate Inn ‘A’ 3 Junction ‘A’ 0, Ring of Bells 1 Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 2, Three Crowns 1 Woodfield 2, Wednesfield Legion 3 New Gate Inn ‘B’ 0.

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