BIRMINGHAM MAIL - A WEST MIDLAND ROUND-UP BY ALAN TOWE - 08.05.2024
Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up
In their latest UKDA National League Cosmo Darts Premier Division fixture at home against Humberside Warwickshire County Darts Organisation made it four consecutive wins to see them move up into the top three places of the division.
After going 2-1 up with wins from lady of the match Chloe McKivett-Saunders, who won 3-0 against Rachel Harrison with a 16.34 average and Nina Bolt, who beat Karen Helmore 3-2, the ladies ‘B’ had to wait until the final game to secure a share of the points with Angela Jones winning 3-1 against Aleisha Blakestone to give a 3-3 result.
The men’s ‘B’ were in fine form winning 9-3, they stormed into a 4-0 lead thanks to Mark Strong, Mark Martin, William Naylor and Mark Faulkner and by the midway point of the game had 5-1 lead after Samuel Price added his man of the match performance to their tally. Price beat Liam Gordon 4-1 with a 27.04 average. The second half produced wins from Noah Rose, Lee Miller, Dave Hill and Karl Reynolds to put the hosts 12-6 up on the day to take into Sunday’s ‘A’ games.
The ladies ‘A’ romped into a winning 5-0 lead with wins from Natalie Gilbert, Kirsty Hinchliffe, Donna Pinch, Hannah Meek and Marian Conway with Hannah Meek their top player with a super 23.11 average in her 3-1 win over Christine Readhead. Humberside won the final game to put the result at 5-1.
Noel Grant gave the men’s ‘A’ a winning start but then the away side won the following two games. Jack Wareing got the home side back on track with his 4-1 win over Daryn Gary in the fourth and Warwickshire’s men’s ‘A’ lead was restored in the fifth with a 4-2 win from Kevin Dowling over Karl Corcoran. A 4-1 win from Jamie Hughes against Lee Parish made it 4-2 at the break. The second half got underway in style with man of the match Jamie Atkins winning 4-0 against Mark Howard with a tremendous 33.97 average and winning legs of 14,14,14 and 17 darts. Further wins from Gareth Braham, Samuel Whittaker and Jenson Walker took the final score to 8-4 to the home team giving Warwickshire a commanding 25-11 victory for the weekend.
Prior to the latest fixtures Warwickshire were placed fourth, some twenty-one points short of second placed Yorkshire but after their big win they are now only ten points behind Yorkshire.
Full Results:Warwickshire 25 Humberside 11:Warwickshire MA 8-4 Humberside MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Noel Grant 4 Neil Dobson 0, Matty Washbrooke 3 Reece Robinson 4, Wayne Mynard 1 Mike Atkinson 4, Jack Wareing 4 Daryn Gray 1, Kevin Dowling 4 Karl Corcoran 2, Jamie Hughes 4 Lee Parish 1, Jamie Atkins 4 Mark Howard 0, Gareth Braham 4 Martyn Turner 1, Nigel Heydon 1 Gavin Lewis 4, Samuel Whittaker 4 Shaun Rutter 2, Jenson Walker 4 Dave Ladley 2, Steve Hine 0 Tommy Lishman 4, Warwickshire MB 9-3 Humberside MB:Men’s ‘A’:- Mark Strong 4 Luke Rutter 3, Mark Martin 4 Kev Richmond 1, William Naylor 4 Paul Robinson 2, Mark Faulkner 4 Ricky Speroni 2, Mark Carter 3 Neil Dobson 4, Samuel Price 4 Liam Gordon 1, Adam Hancock 1 Carl Robinson 4, Noah Rose 4 Rich Allen 1, Lee Miller 4 Matthew Green 1, Martin Tonks 2 Lee Smith 4, Dave Hill 4 Christian Stevenson 1, Karl Reynolds 4 Trevor Carlill 0, Warwickshire WA 5-1 Humberside WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Natalie Gilbert 3 Jess Shakesby 2, Kirsty Hinchliffe 3 Kim Fuller 0, Donna Pinch 3 Michelle Britton 2, Hannah Meek 3 Christine Readhead 1, Marian Conway 3 Mel Spicer 2, Courtney Hine 2 Sam Lewis 3, Warwickshire WB 3-3 Humberside WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Denise Keyte 2 Vikki Tasker 3, Chloe McKivett-Saunders 3 Rachel Harrison 0, Nina Bolt 3 Karen Helmore 2, Caroline Pike 0 Bex Waterfall 3, Wendy Adams 0 Sue Bilby 3, Angela Jones 3 Aleisha Blakestone 1.
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Life doesn’t get any easier for West Midlands in the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division of the UKDA National League as in their eighth of a scheduled ten fixtures they played hosts to divisional leaders London and lost 21-15 leaving them eighth in the division with the two teams just below them Derbyshire and Oxfordshire both having a game in hand on them.
The men’s teams didn’t do too badly as the ‘A’ side won 7-5 with Shaun Carroll their top player beating Nigel Fisher 4-1 with a 31.97 average. The men’s ‘B’ team were held to a 6-6 draw with Scott Baker the man of the match. Baker won 4-1 against Dean Buckland and averaged 30.72. However it was not a good weekend for the ladies as the ‘B’ lost 4-2, Gemma Barrett taking the match award for her 3-1 win over Carly Townsend and 19.59 average while the ‘A’ side slumped to a 6-0 defeat.
Full Results:West Midlands 15 London 21:West Midlands MA 7-5 London MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Jack Aldridge 4 Graham Rackstraw 3, Neil Pointon 3 David Wawrzewski 4, Dean Simmons-Fullwood 4 Craig Watkins 1, Shaun Carroll 4 Nigel Fisher 1, Rob Thompson 3 Lee Cocks 4, Gavin Baker 3 Jamie Tilley 4, Ian Jones 1 Matt Wood 4, Richard Platt 4 Tommy Sanwell 1, Ryan O'Connor 2 Nick Cocks 4, Darren Williams 4 Wayne Brown 3, Ben Johnson 4 John Walters 3, Kevin Bambrick 4 Michael Barnard 1, West Midlands MB 6-6 London MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Karl Hughes 4 Danny Brown 0, Luke Griffiths 2 Harry Kelly 4, Scott Baker 4 Dean Buckland 1, Paul Price 2 Geoff Mortimer 4, Glen McGrandle 4 Gene Hill 1, Kieran O'Mahoney 4 Clive Barden 2, Alex Simmons 1 Liam Hill 4, Craig Capewell 0 Bhav Patel 4, Ryan Locker 4 Charlie Little 3, Mark Craddock 4 Tom Riding 3, Chris Stanley 1 John Walters 4, Ian Stanton 1 Shane O'Connor 4, West Midlands WA 0-6 London WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Jacqueline Trott 0 Felicia Blay 3, Jodie Rowlands 1 Joanne Deamer 3, Claire Hobbs 2 Mandy Solomons 3, Jacqueline Simmons 1 Lauren Bloomfield 3, Jacqueline Maiden 2 Nikki Patten 3, Tara Simmons-Fullwood 0 Debs Watling 3, West Midlands WB 2-4 London WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Shellbie Simmons 3 Emma Smith 2, Gemma Barrett 3 Carly Townsend 1, Kelly Doleman 2 Kelly Livett 3, Debbie Davies 0 Lauren Burgess 3, Julie Emery 2 Tammy Mackenzie 3, Crysta Wilcox 0 Emma Little 3.
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In the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League Black Country returned from their trip to Buckinghamshire with a 21-15 win as both ladies teams won 4-2 with Doreen Hunt taking the ‘B’ award for her 3-1 win over Lisa Webb and 18.65 average while for the ‘A’ team it was Tammy Chance who picked up the award for her similar 3-1 win over Suzanne Smith and 21.19 average. There were mixed fortunes for the men as Saturday’s ‘B’ team won 8-4 with their top player being Rich Bowen who won 3-2 against Mark Boardman with a 28.93 average, Jamie Barrowman getting the accolade for the ‘A’ team as he beat Clive Wilford 4-1 and averaged 27.92, the team finishing on the wrong side of the 7-5 result. Nevertheless Black Country moved up one place in the table to fifth with 170 points just nine short of second placed Gwent.
Full Results:Buckinghamshire 15 Black Country 21:Buckinghamshire MA 7-5 The Black Country MA:Men’s ‘A’:- Martin Hill 4 Alex Howells 0, Glen Young 3 Reece Colley 4, John Ayris 4 Tom Bissell 2, George Grinsted 2 Aaron Colley 4, Clive Wilford 1 Jamie Barrowman 4, Mat Caste 2 Cayden Smith 4, Damien Fyffe 4 Steve Jones 2, Carl Webb 4 Dan Homer 3, Karl Deacon 3 Trev Brennan 4, John Woodbridge 4 George Willetts 1, James Hurrell 4 Jamie Rollinson 0, Cameron Menzies 4 Paul Wells 0, Buckinghamshire MB 4-8 The Black Country MB:Men’s ‘B’:- Jack Arnold 2 Al Smith 3, Stuart Robinson 2 Mark Jones 3, Chris Freshwater 0 John Green 3, Liam Maughan 3 Connor Whitehouse 0, Steve Mcleod 3 Ryan Green 1, Nigel Beaven 0 Ian Townsend 3, Steve Vaughan 3 Gavin Smith 1, John Tarbox 1 Sam Bissell 3, Mark Boardman 2 Rich Bowen 3, Eddie Ford 0 Ali Hickinbottom 3, Leo Beechey 2 Wayne Hobday 3, Terry Beaton 3 Mark Rollinson 1, Buckinghamshire WA 2-4 The Black Country WA:Women’s ‘A’:- Kirsty Gibbs 3 Maxine Prosser 1, Ann Wakefield 1 Amy-Leigh Tolley 3, Hannah Kirby 2 Chez Allcock 3, Dawn Seaman 3 Sarah-Jane Parker 1, Barbara Legge 1 Grace Angell 3, Suzanne Smith 1 Tammy Chance 3, Buckinghamshire WB 2-4 The Black Country WB:Women’s ‘B’:- Lesley Gibbs 2 Stella Sims 3, Janet Weedon 1 Grace Angell 3, Alexandra Dorney 3 Heather Wright 0, Lisa Webb 1 Doreen Hunt 3, Courtney Amos 3 Lacey Hughes 1, Gerry Johnson 1 Paige Robbins 3.
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It was League Cup week in the Harborne and District League with the league’s top four teams all winning through to the next round. League leaders Northfield Conservative Club won handed their hosts Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club a 7-0 whitewash while second, third and fourth placed teams Copper Fox ‘R’, Copper Fox ‘M’ and Northfield Town in turn won 5-2 against Lion Bar, Smethwick Cricket Club and Weoley Castle WMC. Other teams to go into the hat for the next round are Cock Inn who beat The Mill 4-3 and next to bottom of the table Avenue Social Club who were also 4-3 winners against bottom of the table Windsor.
Finding the three treble twenties this week were Joe Fox, A Underwood (Cock Inn), A.Beagrie (The Mill), E.Simpson (Copper Fox ‘R’) and M.Perkins (Smethwick Cricket Club).
Full Results:League Cup:- Cock Inn 4 (L.Fox 120, Joe Fox 125,180, A.Underwood 100,180, A.Vaughan 2x100,125, John Fox 3x100, R.Allcott 2x100,140, D.O'Neill 100) The Mill 3 (D.Davy 3x100, O.Gough 100, A.Beagrie 2x100,140,180, T.Goulding 100, J.Goulding 4x100, J.Perry 2x100), Lion Bar 2 (C.Millward 134, E.Scullion 3x100, D.McDermott 140, D.McConomy 100,177,15 darts game) Copper Fox ‘R’ 5 (E.Simpson 3x100,180, J.Hykin 100,135,140, T.Hamilton 2x100, N.Porter 2x100, J.Good 100, T.Hykin 100), Copper Fox ‘M’ 5 (K.Jukes 5x100,101,135, D.Kent 100,125, J.Loughran 140, J.Downer 2x100, G.Dews 4x100,112f,120, T.Collier 120,125) Smethwick Cricket Club 2 (A.Bomber 2x100,140, M.Collins 3x100, P.Brookes 100, V.Gould 2x100,135,2x140, B.Warren 100, M.Perkins 3x100,180), Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 0 (N.Reynolds 100, R.Foxhall 138, S.Tonks 120, R.Fisher 100, J.Fisher 100) Northfield Conservative Club 7 (R.Hosey 100,2x140, T.Garfield 2x100,128,134,140, D.Hill 4x100,140, M.Lloyd 100,125,140, C.Steadman 100,131,140, S.Jones 2x100,140, A.Sutton 2x100,121,140), Weoley Castle WMC 2 (M.Warr 100,2x140, A.Heath 3x100, M.Bolton 3x100, N.Hopwood 134) Northfield Town 5 (L.Allen 100,125,140, N.Steventon 2x100,140, R.Needham 3x100,121, B.Davies 100,140, M.Bennett 123,2x133, J.Needham 120), Avenue Social 4 (V.Gilliland 2x100, J.Taylor 100,140) Windsor 3 (R.Garrehy 100, C.Burke 100,126).
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No change at the top of the Kings Norton League table with the top two teams Copper Fox and Northfield both winning 5-2. Copper Fox kept their two points lead over Northfield with a home win over Kings Norton Flights while Northfield won at Perfection. Third and fourth in the league Bournebrook and Thurlestone are both on twenty points, six short of the leaders after Bournebrook won 6-1 at Stirchley and Thurlestone beat their hosts Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 7-0.
There were four maximums scored this week and they came from R.Waldron (Thurlestone), A.Chidley (Coppice), D.Murray (Bourneville) and J.Higgins (Rubeery Social Club).
Full Results:Game 14:- Kings Noroton Ex Serviceman’s Club 0 (S.Brown 100) Thurlsetone 7 (T.Garfield 100, N.Harris 112b,127,12 darts game, N.Watts 2x100, R.Waldron 100,180, B.Andrews 120b), Coppice 5 (A.Aindow 100, A.Ward 100, R.Packer 140, B.Heath 125, A.Chidley 100,180, M.Mooney 100,140, M.Harper 2x100) Longbridge 2 (J.Wood 100), Bourneville 4 (M.Collins 140, G.Carver 124, D.Murray 100, P.Garvey 100, A.Bailles 100, D.Murray 180), Rubery Social Club 3 (J.Higgins 100, R.Higgins 100, J.O'Neill 100,140, J.Higgins 180), Perfection 2 (N.Smith 100,108, A.McGowan 120b) Cock Inn 5 (P.Hughes 100, John Fox 135, A.Vaughan 125, Joe Fox 140, R.Allcott 2x100), Dingle 2 (A.Poolton 2x100,11 darts game) Northfield 5 (M.Lloyd 2x100, A.Busby 100,114b,133, R.Hitchmough 121, S.Busby 100, N.Steventon 100,105,120b,137,12 darts game, L.Allen 140), Stirchley 1 (T.Atkins 100,116, S.Lilley 104) Bournebrook 6 (D.Collins 119, T.Cullen 100,120b,136, T.Jeffs 140, C.Ryan 100, M.Bathurst 126, J.Stringer 100), Copper Fox 5 (E.Simpson 100,140, D.Marsh 2x100, N.Porter 125, D.McConomy 100) Kings Norton Flights 2 (A.Fenton 100, E.Dearn 160, G.Williamson 100, D.Willis 100, N.Reynolds 105).
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A 6-2 home win over E57 has taken Longbridge United’s points score to thirty-five at the top of the South West Birmingham Clubs League and gives them a seven points lead over their nearest rivals West Heath CEM who had their fixture cancelled this week leaving them with a game in hand on the leaders.
Being as West Heath CEM didn’t play they have also lost top spot in the pre-match doubles league with Longbridge United taking over the number one position with 210 points which seven more than CEM who again have a game in hand.
Full Results:Game 19:- Longbridge United 6 E57 2, Bournbrook 6 Moseley All Services Club 2, Perfection 5 Northfield Conservative Club 3, Bartley Green 2 Stirchley United 6.
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A 5-4 win over Old Horns Lions was not enough for Bishop Vesey to continue sharing pole position with Beehive in division one of the Four Oaks and District League as Beehive won 7-2 playing at Highcroft Hotdogs giving them the same sixteen points as Vesey but with a two legs of average lead.
In the second division Walmley CSC Flights hold on to the top position with a 5-4 win at Charley’s flights which keeps them two points to the good on second placed Heartlands who won by the same 5-4 margin at The Rise Club.
Pint pot Flights were another team to win 5-4, their win over Rosey Mac’s keeping them top of division three with eighteen points, two more than second placed St Thomas Arrows who beat Sutton Sharks, again the score was 5-4.
Worthy of a note this week was the 160 break by Mark Felikin (The Rise Club).
Full Results:Game 10:Division One:- The Nomads 6 (J.Statham 100, S.Gardiner 104, Carl Winters 137, Kevin Smith 105,100, Sam Robinson 100) Old Oscott Arrows 3 (P.Locke 2x100, B.Trayhearn 100, M.Page 140), Highcroft Hotdogs 2 (Steve Paling 105b,100b, Jordan Alexander 112b, Jack Alexander 100,112b,100f, Leigh Dells 100, Sid Pritchett 2x100,135) The Beehive 7 (Zac Prince 139, Dean Grainger 100, Keith Deeley 135, Neil Clarke 120b,120f), Bishop Vesey 5 (S.Abbott 137, N.Sammons 100,120b, N.Smallwood 120b, C.Sammons 100, A.Jones 100,100b) Old Horns Lions 4 (Fred Naylor 100, Andy Kimberley 2x100, Jason Greaves 121, Barrie linnecor 140,152b,2x9 darts games, Dave Pickering 100, Paul Seadon 100,105b), Division Two:- Plough and Arrows 5 (Nigel Robbins 100b, Ricky Niner 100) Red Lion 4 (L.Vickers 128,108, T.Vickers 100b), Charley’s Flights 4 (Adam Gough 100, William Cadby 111b, Clive Austin 100,120b, Dean Bond 122,100, John Burdett 100,140) Walmley CSC Flights 5 (Rich Smith 112b, Kris Green 100, Adam Cooksey 100, Gary Fleetwood 100, Greg Gaughan 122), The Rise Club 4 (Mark Felkin 160b,100, Warren Jones 120b,100, Luke Parry 140) Heartlands 5 (Steve Cain 100, Matthew Cain 133, Ryan Cain 140, Alex Downes 100), Drakes Drum 3 (Marc Pearce 120b,100, Alan Lilley 102b,100, Craig Turner 140, James Clarke 100) Erdington Arrows 6 (Luke Cooksey 100,140,101, Mark Phillips 100, J.Stark 100, Harry Sadler 100), Division Three:- St Tom Cats 2 (Rob Davis 140) Deer’s Leap 7 (Darren Stenson 100, Adam Dunn 104f, Luke Sinclair 120b,10 darts game), Rosey Mac’s Bar 5 (Joseph Nolan 100, George Averil 100, Brendan Nolan 101b) Sutton Sports 4 (Keaton Lacy 100), Pint Pot Flights 5 (Michael Bagnall 2x100b, Neil Napier 100,135, Julian Fountain 100, Pete Smith 116) Rosey Mac’s 4 (Adrian Poole 2x100, Jack Cox 100, John Cox 112b,118, Matthew Clarke 105b,100, Neil Bradley 122), Sutton Sharks 4 (Chris Gaardener 125, Michael Taylor 100) St Thomas Arrows 5 (Jim Lynch 100, Mick Avery 129,100, Rob Nelson 132b,137,100,7 darts game, Gill Lynch 100,132, Garry Stait 140, Paul Andrews 105b,100).
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Tyseley Bears have been ousted from their number one spot in the Camp Hill League as for the first time in six games they lost. Playing at home the Bears went down 4-3 to Wakefield Warriors who are now the only team in the league with a 100% win record, however second and third placed Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club and Tyseley Bears are both on the same ten points as the Warriors but they have played six games compared to Warriors five. Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club had a convincing 6-1 win at Roost who are without a point from their opening six games.
Full Results:Game 6:- Roost 1 Cotterill's Lane EBAHA Club 6, Sedgemere Devils 1 Moseley Arms 6, Tyseley Bears 3 Wakefield Warriors 4, Erdington Nomads 3 Clumsy Swan 4.
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played their doubles knockout down to the last eight pairs and making the quarter-finals were B.Stevens & N.Gordon (Seven Stars), J.Wrench & C.Wrench (Raven ‘A’), B.Hughes & D.Edwards (Princess), C.Plant & S.Gough, A.Nicholls & R.Rias (Five Ways), K.Safe & L.Marson (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’), C.Powell & R.Rubery (Glasscutters ‘A’), M.Perry & S.Wise (Mount Pleasant).
Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Last Eight Pairs:- B.Stevens & N.Gordon (Seven Stars), J.Wrench & C.Wrench (Raven ‘A’), B.Hughes & D.Edwards (Princess), C.Plant & S.Gough, A.Nicholls & R.Rias (Five Ways), K.Safe & L.Marson (Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’), C.Powell & R.Rubery (Glasscutters ‘A’), M.Perry & S.Wise (Mount Pleasant).
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Game number nineteen in the Netherton Thursday Night League brought together the league’s top two teams when leaders Old Liberal Club hosted second placed and reigning champions Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’. Prior to the fixture four points was the differnece between the two teams but with a 7-2 win for Old Liberal Club they have now opened up a six points lead over both Bulls Head and their opponents. Bulls Head drew level on points and average with Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ when they won 5-4 at Spring Meadow Social.
Old Glasshouse lost 6-3 at Spring Meadow Pub but their S.Homer chalked up the week’s solitary 180.
Full Results:Game 19:- Spring Meadow Social 4 Bulls Head 5 (S.Tipper 120b), Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 9 (Mark Jones 106f) Hare and Hounds 0, Spring Meadow Pub 6 Old Glasshouse 3 (S.Homer 180), Old Liberal Club 7 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 2 (M.Rollinson 180), Olde Queens Head 0 Townsend Social Club 9, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 2 Plough and Harrow 7, Netherton Sports and Social Club had a bye.
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It was cup final week in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League, the Black Country Windscreens Shield final which produced some very close games between Tamebridge and Three Horseshoes, but the resulting 6-1 margin went in favour of Tamebridge.for their superior finishing.
Full Results:Black Country Windscreens Shield:Final:- Tamebridge 6 Three Horseshoes 1.
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Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club added a 6-2 win at High Acres ‘C’ to their account in the Silver End Sunday Morning League to keep them two points ahead of second and third placed Old Star and Dudley Sports ‘A’. Old Star had a 5-3 win at Tenth Lock while Dudley Sports ‘A’ inflicted a similar 5-3 defeat on Church Tavern who were the only losers in the top four teams and as a result drop to fifth. Mount Pleasant take over fourth place with 22 points after their 6-2 win at Old Liberal Club, Dudley Sports ‘A’ and Mount pleasant have a game in hand on the top two teams.
Full Results:Game 10:- Brier Rose 4 Raven 4, Old Liberal Club 2 Mount Pleasant 6, Old Cat Inn 5 High Acres ‘B’ 3, Rose and Crown 3 Three Crowns ‘B’ 5, Three Crowns ‘A’ 6 Pensnett Liberal Club 2, High Acres ‘A’ 5 Brickmakers Arms 3, High Acres ‘C’ 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 6, Tenth Lock 3 Old Star 5, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5 Church Tavern 3, Dudley Sports ‘B’ had a bye.
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After the second week of fixtures in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League only five of the starting line-up of seventeen teams are able to boast a 100% win record and they are Old Liberal Club ‘A’, Hollybush, Bird in Hand ‘E’, Five Ways ‘A’ and Fox Inn (Lye). Old Liberal Club ‘A’ have the better average and top the table after their recent 7-0 win at White Horse, their second consecutive such victory. Hollybush had a similar 7-0 win to put them second in the table with Bird in Hand ‘E’ and Five Ways ‘A’ level on average after the former won 5-2 at Wheatsheaf and the latter won by the same margin at Stourbridge FC. Fifth placed Fox Inn (Lye) were 4-3 winners at Mount Pleasant and trail the leaders by five legs of average.
Full Results:Game 2:- White Horse 0 Old Liberal Club ‘A’ 7, Stourbridge FC 2 Five Ways ‘A’ 5, Beech Tree Miners 3 Rose and Crown (formerly Mount Pleasant ‘A’) 4, Wheatsheaf 2 Bird in Hand ‘E’ 5, Five Ways ‘B’ 2 Garibaldi 5, Mount Pleasant ‘B’ 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Hollybush 7 Netherton Conservative Club 0, Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 1 Plough 6, Brickmakers Arms had a bye.
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Leaders of the Rowley Monday Night League Bell held on to their two points lead with a 7-2 win at Snooks while second placed Plough and Harrow won by the same scoreline at Huntingtree. Hawthorns are third on 22 points, six off the top after they won their home game against local rivals Hawthorns ‘B’ 8-1 which keeps them two points to the good on both Romsley Cricket Club and Whiteheath Tavern, Romsley with a 180 from D.Edwards winning 8-1 against White Swan while Whiteheath with maximums from both R.Hardman and M.Tibbetts won 7-2 against Tividale Sports.
Full Results:Game 14:- Romsley Cricket Club 8 (G.Edwards 180, J.Bland 9 darts game) White Swan 1, Spring Meadow 4 Tividale FC 5, Rowley Bar and Grill 2 Rowley Labour Club 7, Huntingtree 2 Plough and Harrow 7, Loyal Lodge 1 Gate Hangs Well 8, Whiteheath Tavern 7 (R.Hardman 180,2x11 darts games, M.Tibbetts 180) Tividale Sports 2, Snooks 2 Bell 7, Hawthorns 8 Hawthorns ‘B’ 1.
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Is any team going to stop Kings Head ’A’ in the West Midlands Men’s Super League as they took their unbeaten run to ten games when they won 5-0 at home against Landywood. Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ are hot on the heels of the leaders, they have only lost one of their ten games and in the latest won 4-1 at home against Corpus Christi. Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club dropped one place to fourth after they lost 3-2 away to Kings Head ‘B’ and taking over in the number three slot is Dog and Partridge who won 3-2 at home against Staffordshire Knot.
Full Results:Game 10:- Kings Head ‘A’ 5 Landywood 0, Junction ‘A’ 5 Three Crowns 0, Kings Head ‘B’ 3 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 2, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 4 Corpus Christi 1, Chase Social 4 Cottage Spring 1, Dog and Partridge 3 Staffordshire Knot 2, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 4 Wednesbury British Legion 1.
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A 3-0 win over Grace Angell followed by another 3-0 win against Sarah Barrett has seen Hackie Trott move-up from fourth to top of the West Midlands Ladies Super League with 33 points from 11 games. Second placed Gemma Barrett lost ground as she went down 3-2 to Jodie Rowlands leaving her two points off the top and from 12 games.
Full Results:Week 12:- Julie Emery 3 Sam Rowley 2, Jackie Trott 3 Grace Angell 0, Jodie Rowlands 3 Julie Emery 0, Jackie Trott 3 Sarah Barrett 0, Sam Rowley 3 Claire Hobbs 1, Grace Angell 3 Gemma Barrett 2, Jodie Rowlands 3 Sarah Barrett 2.
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The Cradley Heath Tuesday Night League played their singles knockout down to the last sixteen players and winning through were Jess Archer, Mark Archer, Steve Siviter, Lee Beasley, Carl Davies, Ant Apati, Dave Male, Matt Hadley, Ben Watts, Mark Frost, Chris Morton, Steve Plant, Ty Dore, Steve Hall, Ricky Clarke.
Full Results:Singles Knockout:Last Sixteen:- Jess Archer, Mark Archer, Steve Siviter, Lee Beasley, Carl Davies, Ant Apati, Dave Male, Matt Hadley, Ben Watts, Mark Frost, Chris Morton, Steve Plant, Ty Dore, Steve Hall, Ricky Clarke.
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The top two players in division one of the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League Scott Baker and Ian Stanton didn’t play this week but hold on to their positions. Dean Simmons-Fullwood replaced Darren Williams in third place with his 6-2 win over Andrew Jervis while Williams lost by the same result against Paul Price.
Kurt Wright made it 13 win and one draw from his 14 games in division two when he won 8-0 against Robert Harris to put him on 120 points, he has a 19 points lead plus a game in hand on his nearest rival Alan Melling who didn’t play this week.
Dave Thackeray marches on in division three making it fifteen straight wins when he beat Gareth Walsh 8-0 giving him a sixteen point’s advantage over second placed Thomas Hollowood who won 5-3 against Dave Akers.
Full Results:Game 18:- Tony Singh 4 Chris Evans 4, Andrew Jervis 2 Dean Simmons-Fullwood 6, John Simms 2 Stewart Pryce 6, Ben Johnson 4 Jamie Webb 4, Jon Blakemore 8 Jimmy Stackhouse 0, Paul Price 6 Darren Williams 2, Clayton Edge 2 Andy Mullinder 6, Game 17:- Robert Harris 1 Allan Davies 7, Jack Rollinson 4 Michael Franks 4, Kurt Wright 8 Robert Harris 0, Jack Rollinson 6 Neville Quinton 2, Richard Brown 4 Keith Hollowood 4, Dave Akers 3 Thomas Hollowood 5, Keogh Bate 6 Jenni Seedhouse 2, Sarah Barrett 5 Claire Hobbs 3, Gareth Walsh 0 Dave Thackeray 8, Jacqui Simmons 5 Keogh Bate 3, Anthony Bradley 3 Joe Bartolo 5, Andy Poole 1 Warren Bower 7, Dave Akers 8 Robert Bradley 0.
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There were wins for the top five teams in the singles division of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League this week, all of them making it three wins in their opening three games. Junction ‘B’ top the table on average after they won 7-0 at Milestone, Corpus Christi ‘A’, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’, Woodfield and Hotshots are all on the same six points as the leaders but behind them on average.
Only four teams remain unbeaten in the doubles division, once again it’s Junction ‘B’ who lead the field on average following their latest 3-0 win at Milestone with Corpus Christi ‘A’, Golden Lion and Hotshots all on the same six points as the Junction ‘B’.
Full Results:Game 3:Singles Division:- Corpus Christi ‘B’ 2 Three Crowns 5, Dog and Partridge 1 Gilbert's Bar’’B’ 6, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 5 Harrowby Arms 2, Golden Lion 5 Junction ‘A’ 2, Hotshots 4 Wednesfield Legion 3, Junction ‘C’ 3 Ring of Bells 4, Milestone 0 Junction ‘B’ 7, New Gate Inn ‘B’ 0 Corpus Christi ‘A’ 7, Woodfield 4 New Gate Inn ‘A’ 3, Doubles Division:- Corpus Christi ‘B’ 0 Three Crowns 3, Dog and Partridge 0 Gilbert's Bar’’B’ 3, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 3 Harrowby Arms 0, Golden Lion 2 Junction ‘A’ 1, Hotshots 2 Wednesfield Legion 1, Junction ‘C’ 2 Ring of Bells 1, Milestone 0 Junction ‘B’ 3, New Gate Inn ‘B’ 1 Corpus Christi ‘A’ 2, Woodfield 1 New Gate Inn ‘A’ 2.
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