Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe
Sheldon Heath Social Club have begun a new In-House league which has attracted an encouraging initial sixteen players. After the opening three fixtures only three players Sean O’Donnell, Paul Sunner and Phil Ashford are able to boast an unbeaten record, O’Donnell and Sunner both having won all three games 3-0. O’Donnell had wins against Adam Plows, Gary Groves and Steve Groves, Sunner accounted for Lee Molyneux, Mick Hicks and Simon Banks while Ashford after beating Rob Hicks 3-0 in his opening game he then won 2-1 against both Dave Field and Paul Curry. Third in the table Chris Cotter is on the same nine points as O’Donnell and Sunner but he has played four games. Full Results:Week 1:- Mark O’Donnell (106) 1 Chris Cotter 2, Mick Hicks 1 Simon Banks 2, Sean O’Donnell (140) 3 Adam Plows (100) 0, Lee Molyneux 0 Paul Sunner (2x100) 3, Phil Ashford (100b,120b,100) 3 Rob Hicks (100) 0, Paul Curry 3 Steve Groves 0, Tony Hicks 0 Dave Field 3, Chris Cotter (133,100) 1 Gary Groves (135,100) 2, Week 2:- Simon Banks (100) 0 Chris Cotter (140,125) 3, Perry Pudge 1 Gary Groves (108,100) 2, Tony Hicks 1 Paul Curry 2, Dave Field (100) 1 Phil Ashford (100) 2, Rob Hicks 1 Lee Molyneux 2, Paul Sunner (103b) 3 Mick Hicks (130b) 0, Gary Groves (2x100) 0 Sean O’Donnell (100) 3, Steve Groves (100) 1 Perry Pudge (100) 2, Week 3:- Lee Molyneux (100,125) 3 Dave Field (2x100) 0, Sean O’Donnell (140,100) 3 Steve Groves 0, Mick Hicks (125,100) 1 Rob Hicks 2, Adam Plows 0 Chris Cotter (118,125) 3, Gary Groves (100,140) 3 Tony Hicks 0, Simon Banks (2x100b,100) 0 Paul Sunner (100) 3, Mark O’Donnell (116b) 1 Adam Plows (108b) 2, Phil Ashford (2x100b,100) 2 Paul Curry (100,120) 1, Simon Banks 1 Mark O’Donnell (100) 2.
The Shirley Red Lion Premier League played their final fixtures of the league season and finishing top of the table with 88 points was Paul Higgins who had already completed his programme. Tom Bent began the last week in fourth place and although his evening didn’t get off to the best of starts when he lost 3-1 to Antony Daly he quickly recovered to win 4-1 against Craig Johnson and complete his fixtures with a 3-1 success against Nick Walker to finish as runner up on 87 points, just one short of Higgins. With the top four players going into a play off to decide the top four placings Mark Gwalchmai was fifth in the table with two to play, he won 4-0 against Mick Gorst and with a 3-1 win over Craig Johnson took his points tally to 86 and finished in third place. Making up the final four was Andy Thomas who had completed his fixtures the previous week and with 81 points despite dropping from second place to fourth made the final play off by being one point to the good on fifth in the table Lee Harris. Full Results:Week 16:- Antony Daly 3 Tom Bent 1, Mick Gorst 3 Steve Heeks 1, Mick Bown 2 Steve Sidwell 2, Mick Gorst 0 Mark Gwalchmai 4, Mark Cater 1 Antony Daly 3, Ken Hopton 2 Andy Hoy 2, Craig Johnson 0 Tom Bent 4, Mikey Harris 1 Antony Daly 3, Chris Devlin 0 Nick Walker 4, Dave Fisher 0 Steve Sidwell 4, Mick Gorst 3 Mark Cater 1, Brian Lawton 2 Steve Sidwell 2, Luke Coles 1 Antony Daly 3, Mark Gwalchmai 3 Craig Johnson 1, Tom Bent 3 Nick Walker 1, Mick Gorst 3 Luke Coles 1, Chris Devlin 0 Antony Daly 4, Brian Lawton 1 Mick Gorst 3, Dave Fisher 1 Ken Hopton 3.
Landywood ‘A’ rounded off their season in the West Midlands Men’s Super League with a 5-0 home win over Crown ‘B’ to secure the title, their third in four seasons. Landywood finished the campaign with 180 points, four more than runners up and last season’s champions Crown ‘A’ who wound down their fixture card with a 4-1 win over Landywood ‘B’. [caption id="attachment_23468" align="aligncenter" width="640"] West Midlands Men's Super League Champions Landywood 'A'[/caption] Full Results:Week 34:- Bridgtown Social 5 White Swan 0, Rowley Bar and Grill 0 Duke of York 5, Landywood ‘A’ 5 Crown ‘B’ 0, Allens Sports Bar ‘A’ 5 Olde Queens Head 0, Ten Arches 4 Chillington 1, Pensnett Welfare Club 0 Allens Sports Bar ‘B’ 5, Crown ‘A’ 4 Landywood ‘B’ 1, The Pheasant 4 Cabin 1,
An 8-0 win over The C’s Flights has seen Raven take over the number one spot in group one of the South Birmingham League. Iron Horse made it two wins in as many games in group two with a 5-3 win at Toby Jug and hold on to pole position with four points. Pavillions are on the same points as Iron Horse but trail by just one leg of average after their 5-3 win against Kingfisher. A similar situation exists at the top of group three as Mackadown Social top the table after an 8-0 win at Smithswood Social and Erdington Members Club are second, again trailing by only one leg of average after a 7-1 win at Coleshill Social. Third p[laced Crown at Shard End were 7-2 winners against The C’s Arrows and like the two teams above them are on for points but trail by a further two legs of average. Full Results:Week 2:Group One:- The Bell 3 (C.Burns 100, N.Warner 140,3x100, B.Anderton 135,2x100, C.Ray 121) Conservative Club 5 (J.Shingler 100, L.Walker 4x100, M.Tilley 100), The C's Flights 0 (L.Walker 100, S.Beale 100) The Raven 8 (M.Bown 123, L.O'Donnell 2x100, A.Whitehouse 125, T.Whitehouse 100, D.White 100,140), Group Two:- Pavillions 5 (J.Buttle 3x100,121, A.Hoey 2x100, M.Barns 5x100, K.Alford 100) Kingfisher 3 (M.Jay 3x100, K.Shergold 116, D.Walters 100, D.Green 100, S.Boden 100, G.Shergold 140, R.Mills 100), Toby Jug 3 (I.Beattie 100, J.McSwiggan 2x100, D.Revitt 2x100, S.Round 106) Iron Horse 5 (J.Evans 2x100, J.Green 117,114,140, T.Rainsford 100), Group Three:- Smithswood Social 0 (N.Hughes 101,121, M.Bailey 105) Mackadown Social 8 (N.Parsonage 3x100,2x140,105,180, D.Young 2x100,140,180, M.Heaven 2x100, C.Henn 100, G.James 140,100, M.Noonan 3x100,136,121), Crown at Shard End 7 (S.Edwards 2x140,3x100,125, P.Kingdon 139,100, D.Clinton 4x100,125,140, A.Edwards 100, T.Evans 2x100,121) C's Arrows 1 (E.Williams 123, S.Healy 2x100), Coleshill Social 1 (G.Jones 100, P.Bryant 125,100, S.Sweetman 3x100,140, C.Cooke 2x100, S.Parsons 2x100) Erdington Members Club 7 (M.Birch 123,100,2x140, M.McFall 3x140,100,2x125, J.Liggins 100,121, J.Frost 100, C.Millward snr 100, L.Barberan 134,140,100, B.Cadby 131,100, C.Millward jnr 2x100).
Just one result from round one of the Presidents Cup in the Forest of Arden Summer League which saw second in the league table Journeys End Flights gain a close 5-4 win away to Crown Arrows who are fourth in the table. Full Results:Presidents Cup:Round One:- Crown Arrows 4 (R.B.Brown 2x100,140,125, R.Vann 2x100, J.Gaskin 100, R.Jelley 140, Rab Brown 2x100,140,107f, M.Bown 140) Journeys End Flights 5 (S.Edwards 5x100,140, R.Hogan 100, R.Cridge 115, T.Steele 3x100,125, T.Humphries 100,132, P.Yardley 140,100,177).
It was unlucky week thirteen for Gulp Tribe in the Small League when they lost 5-4 away to Wagon and Horses. Despite the defeat Gulp Tribe hang on to second place in the table but now trail leaders East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association by four points as the top team won their home game against Cob’s Bar 8-1, but E.B.A.H.A have played one game more than Gulp. Third placed Foaming Tankard were the week’s biggest winners as they handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their hosts bottom team Emerald Club. Full Results:Week 13:- Emerald Club 0 (Dennis Willis 142b, Joy Underhill 110) Foaming Tankard 9 (Matthew Cain 140,100, Alex Downes 115, John Frost 140,100b, Jim Frost 121,103, Gerry McCormack 100, George Dennan 120f, Ian Jones 100, Alan Wale 123), East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8 (Les Robinson 125,100,100b, Colin Wyatt 135,100,2x120, Jake Webster 125,105,100,156b,112b,8 darts game, Paul Webster 2x100, Tommy White 180,109,100,120b, Terry Webster 140,100,100b,9 darts game) Cob’s Bar 1 (Dave Shakespeare 116b, M Turner 100, Les Stanton 100, Rob Picky 121, Ashley Lattimer 100), Wagon and Horses 5 (A.Pearson 121, Alan Cheshire 121,114,101) Gulp Tribe 4 (Mick Tilley 100, Chris Stokes 140,112b,104f, Neil Parsonage 140,2x100,107b, Matthew Cooper 121,134, Dave Heighway 140,122,100,100b).
It was a good week for bottom team Unleashed Warrior in the Winmau Centre Monday Night League as for the first time in ten games they won. Playing against next to bottom Make Mine A Double, Unleashed Warrior won 27-21. Leaders Just The Tip also won 27-21, a vital win against The Untouchables who are third in the table and now some 21 points off the top. What’s The Point beat Utter Nutters 28-20 are second just five points behind the leaders with a game in hand. Full Results:Week 12:- The Untouchables 21 Just The Tip 27, Oche Dokie 20 Full Monty 28, What’s The Point 28 Utter Nutters 20, Make Mine A Double 21 Unleashed Warrior 27.
With second placed Bulls Head ‘A’ (Polesworth) having a bye in the Pip Club League’s Main League, leaders Queens Head took full advantage to increase their lead to six points with a convincing 8-1 win at Wigginton Arms who are bottom of the table. Third and fourth placed Winning Post and Birchmoor Club played each other the former winning the tie 5-4 to put them six points to the good on their opponents. Full Results:Match 22:- Old Liberal 3 Pip Club 6, Globe Trotters 2 Belgrave Club 7, Royal Oak 5 Progressive Club 4, Winning Post 5 Birchmoor Club 4, Sports Bar ‘180’ 6 Globe (Wilnecote) 3, Wigginton Arms 1 Queens Head 8.
It was top versus bottom in the Camp Hill League when leaders Cotterills Lane Club entertained Station Wagon and beat them 5-2 to take their unbeaten run to twelve games. Although Cotterills are undefeated they only have a two points lead over their nearest rivals Hay Mills Social Club Lions who won their game at Devil’s Club by the same 5-2 margin. Full Results:Match 12:- Cotterills Lane Club 5 Station Wagon 2, Holy Gulp 4 Eagle and Ball 3, Devil’s Club 2 Hay Mills Social Club Lions 5, Emerald Club 2 Tyseley WMC 5.
The Sutton and District Summer League provided a few shock results in week seven as the top two teams in division one, Golden Hind and The Boat both lost their home games 5-4 in turn to Old Oscott Arrows and Bishop Vesey. No such problem for division two leaders Erdington Club who won 8-1 against Erdington Arrows but second placed The Boot were also surprise victims as they lost 5-4 away to Pint Pot Flights who are bottom of the division and previously without a win in five games. Old Oscott WMC won their game against Rosey Mac’s 7-2 to go top of division three as former leaders The Fox had their fixture with The Duke postponed the two top teams are both on 12 points, Fox having played one game less than Old Oscott. Full Results:Week 7:Division One:- The Boat 4 Bishop Vesey 5, Golden Hind 4 Old Oscott Arrows 5, Plough and Arrows 3 St Thomas’s Club 6, Division Two:- Drakes Drum 4 Boldmere Tap 5, Erdington Club 8 Erdington Arrows 1, Pint Pot Flights 5 The Boot 4, Division Three:- Old Oscott WMC 7 Rosey Mac’s 2, Oscott Social 9 Lad in the Lane 0.
Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club recorded an 8-1 home win in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League over bottom of the table Limes Club to keep them two points ahead of second placed Bulls Head (Netherton) who won 7-2 at Roebuck. Mount Pleasant continue to slide down the table, now in third place on the same 22 points as Bulls Head after losing 6-3 at The Swan who are tenth in the table and six points behind them. Mount Pleasant were the only losers in the top seven teams. Full Results:Week 15:- Dudley Sports ‘A’ 2 Portway 7, Brewers Wharf 3 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 6, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 8 Limes Club 1, Delph Bell 7 Lamp Tavern 2, Blue Brick 4 New Talbot 5, Roebuck 2 Bulls Head (Netherton) 7, Swan 6 Mount Pleasant 3, Pensnett Liberal Club 5 Brickmakers Arms 4.
Ten Arches ‘A’ made it eighteen straight wins in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League when they won 8-1 at Garibaldi. Local rivals Ten Arches ‘B’ won their home game against Church Tavern 5-4 to put them on 28 points and remain eight behind their ‘A’ team with two games in hand. The same scenario exists for third placed Gate ‘B’ whose 6-3 win over Kingswinford Conservative Club leaves them just three legs of average short of Ten Arches ‘B’, they also have two games in hand on the leaders. Full Results:Match 18:- Ten Arches ‘B’ 5 Church Tavern 4, Hare and Hounds ‘B’ 5 Old Cat Inn (Wordsley) 4, Gate ‘B’ 6 Kingswinford Conservative Club 3, Fox Inn (Lye) 6 Kingswinford Snooker Club 3, Staving Rascal 3 The Swan 6, Crestwood 2 The Bridge (Kingswinford) 7, Garibaldi 1 Ten Arches ‘A’ 8, Stourbridge RBL 7 Hare and Hounds ‘A’ 2, Queens 5 Brickmakers Arms 4, Bird (Wordsley) 6 Quarry Bank Conservative Club 3, Bird (Stourbridge) and Gate ‘A’ had a bye.
The Kings Norton League were engaged in their League Cup in which the two top and the bottom two teams played each other. Leaders Hillyfields ‘B’, who have won all 20 of their league fixtures took on second placed West Heath and won 16-5. At the other end of the league bottom placed Billesley took on the team just above them Coldstream, and won 14-7. Other teams to win through to the next round were E57, The Coppice, Cotteridge Social, Grant Arms and Bear and Staff. Full Results:League Cup:- West Heath 5 (A.Sutton 125,129, S.Deeley 100, T.Shipley 100, P.Hughes 2x100,121,128,2x140, K.Hall 4x100, M.Fletcher 2x100,121,140) Hillyfields ‘B’ 16 (E.Simpson 100,2x140, G.Dews 4x100,103, R.Mann 2x100,125,2x140, T.Hamilton 2x100,140, P.Blades 3x100,123,147f, V.Gould 2x100,2x140, J.Hykin 3x100,125,126,140), E57 14 (M.Ellis 100,120,140, N.Porter 4x100, D.Logan 100,2x121,140, R.Morris 2x100, T.Roberts 100) Stirchley United 7 (K.Mason 118,121,131, C.Price 100,123,139, T.Cullen 135,2x140, B.Thomas 2x100, D.Collins 4x100,2x140), The Coppice 11 (A.Deeley 2x100, D.Hodges 2x100,120, M.Mooney 100, A.Chidley 100,120,140, D.Hill 4x100,140, C.Heath 2x100) Rubery RBL 10 (B.Heath 3x100,140, J.Ford 2x100, D.Lowndes 140, I.Medlicott 2x100,3x140, P.Medlicott 2x100, R.Packer 3x100, J.Grainger 100), Hillyfields ‘A’ 10 (S.Poolton 116,140, A.Harvey 2x100, L.Fox 3x100,2x140, Joe Fox 2x100,140, M.Poolton 100,105f,121, A.Vaughan 104, K.Vaughan 100,140) Cotteridge Social 11 (Matt Ivory 5x100,2x140, S.Brookes 100,119, B.Faulkner 5x100,140, P.Taylor 100, J.O'Neill 2x100,121,123, A.Faulkner 4x100), Grant Arms 11 (S.Campbell 100,133, G.Purnell 100,140, S.Seery 4x100,140, P.Smith 100,140, N.Kelly 125,2x140, J.Bennet 2x100,120) Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 8 (M.Bloomer 2x100,103,140, S.Brown 100,135, K.Gater 2x100,118, S.Carr 100, D.Whitecombe 100, M.Musto 125,2x140), Bear and Staff 12 (A.Underwood 120, K.Jukes 100,120, N.Harris 100,140, M.Malone 101) Toby Jug 9 (K.White 2x100,2x140, J.Higgins 2x100, C.Gauntlett 100, R.Higgins 100,135,138, D.Kent 2x100,109f,121,125), Billesley 14 (L.Jones 3x100,140, W.Ford 2x100,140, J.Eades 3x100, T.Elcsey 104) Coldstream 7 (M.Ferriday 100,120f, K.Nolan 100, M.Deeley 2x100, S.Ager 100, D.Hopkins 121,140).
The Netherton Thursday Night League played their doubles knockout down to the:last sixteen and winning through were J.Batham & R.Powers, P.Tonks & D.Brown (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club), L.Evitts & C.Raybould (White Horse), N.Cartwright & S.Cartwright, M.Hall & J.Wrench (Delph Bell), T.Johnson & D.Shilvock, J.Green & S.Green (Fairfield), S.Purcell & B.Welch (Riddins Tavern). Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Last Sixteen:- J.Batham & R.Powers, P.Tonks & D.Brown (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club), L.Evitts & C.Raybould (White Horse), N.Cartwright & S.Cartwright, M.Hall & J.Wrench (Delph Bell), T.Johnson & D.Shilvock, J.Green & S.Green (Fairfield), S.Purcell & B.Welch (Riddins Tavern).
As a result of Dewdrop winning 5-2 at New Talbot and Island Inn losing 4-3 at Wonder, Dewdrop have extended their lead at the top of the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League to four points. Island Inn hold on to second place but The Vine’s 5-2 win at Hayes Social has seen them move up into third place and put them within four points of Island Inn. Full Results:Match 18:- Old Hop Pole 5 Waggon and Horses 2, Horseley Tavern 3 Merry-Go-Round 4, Hayes Social 2 The Vine 5, New Talbot 2 Dewdrop 5, Old Court House 4 Ivy Bush 3, Wonder 4 Island Inn 3.
The Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League’s new season is up to week two and six of the starting line up of eighteen teams are undefeated. The Bell top the table on average after recording two 7-0 wins in their opening two games against Stourbridge RBL and Station Inn. Reigning champions Ashwood ‘A’ with a 5-2 win over their ‘B’ side followed by a 7-0 win at Netherton Cricket Club are in second place. Full Results:Week 1:- Brickmakers Arms 4 Netherton Cricket Club 3, Stourbridge RBL 0 The Bell 7, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 3 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 4, Ten Arches ‘A’ 3 Ten Arches ‘B’ 4, The Swan 7 Hare and Hounds 0, Glasscutters 1 Wombourne Cricket Club 6, Fox Inn (Lye) 6 Station Inn 1, Ashwood ‘A’ 5 Ashwood ‘B’ 2, Week 2:- Netherton Cricket Club 0 Ashwood ‘A’ 7, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 2 Brickmakers Arms 5, Ten Arches ‘B’ 5 Stourbridge RBL 2, Hare and Hounds 0 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 7, Wombourne Cricket Club 5 Ten Arches ‘A’ 2, Gate Hangs Well 2 The Swan 5, Park Lane Tavern 2 Glasscutters 5, The Bell 7 Station Inn 0, Ashwood ‘B’ 6 Fox Inn (Lye) 1.
Riley’s ‘C’ stay four points to the good at the top of the division one singles league in the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League after beating The Boat 5-2 and Dog and Partridge remain top of division two with a 4-3 home win over Shed. In the division one doubles league Riley’s ‘B’ had their lead shortened to six points after surprisingly losing 2-1 at home to Penn Bowling who move off the foot of the table after their win. Wednesfield Legion stay six points ahead of Roebuck in division two after they won 2-1 at Bird in Hand and Roebuck beat Woodfield Social 3-0. Full Results:Match 15: Singles League:Division One:- Boat 2 Riley’s ‘C’ 5, Jack’s Bar 2 Sunbeam 5, Pavilion 3 Bull 4, Riley’s ‘B’ 6 Penn Bowling 1, Victoria 4 Riley’s ‘A’ 3, Division Two:- Bird in Hand 2 Wednesfield Legion 5, Dog and Partridge 4 Shed 3, Riley’s ‘D’ 3 Royal 4, Ukrainian Club 3 Pendulum 4, Woodfield Social 4 Roebuck 3, Yale Club 3 Red Lion 4, Doubles League:Division One:- Boat Riley’s ‘C’ 2, Jack’s Bar 1 Sunbeam 2, Pavilion 1 Bull 2, Riley’s ‘B’ 1 Penn Bowling 2, Victoria 2 Riley’s ‘A’ 1, Division Two:- Bird in Hand 1 Wednesfield Legion 2, Dog and Partridge 0 Shed 3, Riley’s ‘D’ 1 Royal 2, Ukrainian Club 2 Pendulum 1, Woodfield Social 0 Roebuck 3, Yale Club 3 Red Lion 0.
The Wednesbury and Darlaston Wednesday Night League played off their Harry Tibbetts and Runners Up cups, in the former The Nutan beat Staffordshire Knot in the final while Horse and Jockey took the Runners Up title with Staffordshire Knot ‘B’ losing in the final. Full Results:Harry Tibbets Cup:Runners Up:- Staffordshire Knot, Winners:- The Nutan, Runners Up Cup:Runners Up:- Staffordshire Knot ‘B’, Winners:- Horse and Jockey.
by Alan Towe Website: www.alantowedarts.co.uk