A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe
Congratulations to Natalie Gilbert on winning the Warwickshire Ladies Super League singles knockout, the Edwina Hodsworth Cup when she defeated fellow county player Nina Bolt in the final, Natalie retaining the title for a fantastic third consecutive season.
A raffle was run on the night with all proceeds going to a cancer charity. Special mention and thanks to Sue MacLennan who organised the night’s proceedings.
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Warwickshire Ladies Super League Edwina Holdsworth Cup Nina Bolt (Runner Up) and Natalie Gilbert (Winner)[/caption]
Leader of the C’s Club Double Top Wednesday Night League Jake Webster added another two wins to his account when he won 2-1 against Frank Dixon and 3-0 against Keith Geary. Webster dropped only his fourth leg of the season against Dixon but it had no alarming affect as his nearest rival Bob Nixon opened his night’s games with a similar 2-1 win over Lee Walker and then added a 3-0 success against Jack Sidwell, Nixon hitting a maximum in both games. Webster with 35 points remains one to the good on Nixon but Nixon has played one game fewer than Webster. Week six was a good week for Melisa Beale as she chalked up her first win in ten games when she beat Luke Beale 3-0 to lift her three places off the foot of the table. Full Results:Week 5:- Pete Kingdon 2 Frank Dixon 1, Chris Cooke 2 Neil McCrave 1, Jay Meigh 2 Louise Beale 1, Gavin Davidson 0 Keith Geary 3, Steve Sidwell 0 Bob Nixon (180) 3, Tony Randell 3 Connor Marshall 0, Brian Anderton 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Glen James 1 Richard Mills 2, Steve Groves 1 Steve Beale 2, Luke Beale 0 Sean Healy 3, Tony Randell 2 Chris Meigh 1, Chris Cooke 1 Lee Walker 2, Richard Hopkins 1 Jamie Carter 2, Richard Meigh 0 Wayne Cooper 3, Mick Noonan 3 Gary Groves 0, Jack Sidwell 3 Phil Ashford 0, Wayne Cooper 1 Charlie Kingdon 2, Jake Webster 3 Dan White 0, Ryan Beale 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Melissa Beale 0 Jay Pitts 3, Chris Millward snr 1 Gordon Clinton 2, Terry Clinton 1 Dave Field 2, Mark Birch 2 Chris Cooke (180) 1, Ryan Beale 1 Pete Kingdon 2, Steve Groves 0 Mark Birch 3, Gary Groves 3 Chris Cooke 0, Chris Meigh 2 Gordon Clinton 1, Louise Beale 1 Terry Clinton 2, Mitchell Mann 3 Melissa Beale 0, Keith Geary 1 Jamie Carter 2, Dan White 2 Phil Ashford (180) 1, Steve Beale 1 Jack Sidwell 2, Gavin Davidson 1 Steve Sidwell 2, Connor Marshall 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Richard Hopkins 0 Bob Nixon 3, Richard Meigh 0 Neil McCrave 3, Frank Dixon 1 Charlie Kingdon 2, Richard Mills 3 Connor Marshall 0, Luke Beale 0 Chris Millward snr 3, Jay Meigh 1 Brian Anderton 2, Jay Pitts 0 Jake Webster 3, Glen James 2 Lee Walker 1, Mick Noonan 2 Tony Randell 1, Dave Field 3 Sean Healy 0, Week 6:- Jamie Carter 1 Connor Marshall 2, Ryan Beale 1 Neil McCrave 2, Richard Meigh 0 Richard Mills 3, Luke Beale 0 Gary Groves 3, Steve Sidwell 2 Phil Ashford 1, Pete Kingdon (180) 3 Melissa Beale 0, Jake Webster 2 Frank Dixon 1, Louise Beale 0 Jay Pitts 3, Mick Noonan 0 Gordon Clinton 3, Jack Sidwell 3 Charlie Kingdon 0, Brian Anderton 2 Chris Cooke 1, Steve Beale 2 Keith Geary 1, Chris Millward jnr 3 Chris Meigh 0, Dave Field 1 Steve Groves 2, Jay Meigh 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Gavin Davidson 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 1 Bob Nixon (180) 2, Aron Anson 0 Steve Groves 3, Jamie Carter 1 Gordon Clinton 2, Richard Meigh 1 Brian Anderton 2, Gary Groves 3 Neil McCrave 0, Louise Beale 1 Dave Field 2, Melissa Beale 3 Luke Beale 0, Chris Millward jnr 3 Charlie Kingdon 0, Jay Pitts 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Steve Beale 2 Connor Marshall 1, Mick Noonan 2 Steve Sidwell 1, Jay Meigh 1 Pete Kingdon 2, Keith Geary 0 Jake Webster 3, Frank Dixon 2 Chris Meigh 1, Ryan Beale 0 Chris Cooke 3, Sean Healy 3 Aron Anson 0, Richard Mills 3 Phil Ashford 0, Gavin Davidson 3 Lee Walker 0, Bob Nixon (180) 3 Jack Sidwell 0.
The Highwood intensified their bid for the Shirley and District Monday Night League when in week 17 they handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their visitors Shirley Spartac to keep them in pole position. The Bears somewhat surprisingly lost their home tie with Legion Flights 5-4 and drop from second to fourth with 26 points. Red Lion’s 9-0 win at Plume of Feathers has seen them take over second place on average from The Wharf who move up one place to third after their 8-1 win at Blue Bell, Red Lion and Wharf are on the same 26 points as Bears all three of them four points behind Highwood. Full Results:Week 17:- The Highwood (Andy Foulkes 180) 9 Shirley Spartac 0, Plume of Feathers 0 Red Lion (Mick Bown 180,14 darts game) 9, The Bears (Andy Thomas 130f, Phil Thomas 180) 4 Legion Flights 5, Saracens Jesters (Ravi Saggo 180) 2 Legionnaires 7, Legion Royals 2 Sharmans Cross (Richard Petit 180, Ross Buet 136b) 7, Blue Bell 1 The Wharf 8, The Lodge 6 Cider House 3, Saracens Misfits had a bye.
Golden Hind continue to lead division one of the Four Oaks and District Winter League on average after their 7-2 home win over The Boot. Second and third in the division The Boat and Old Oscott Arrows in turn won 7-2 at Red Lion and 6-3 at Pint Pot Flights, both of the winning teams have a game in hand on Golden Hind. In division two, leaders St Thomas’s Social Club lost for the first time in four games when they went down 5-4 at home to Erdington Arrows, who after playing three games are the only undefeated team in the division. Third placed Fox lost 6-3 to fourth in the table Bishop Vesey putting both teams level on points and average in what is now a joint third position. A 6-3 home win over Rosey Mac’s has seen Oscott Sports take over the number one spot in division three with their opponents dropping from pole to fourth in the table, Sports are now the only unbeaten team in the third division. Full Results:Week 4:Division One:- Pint Pot Flights 3 (R.Mercer 100, M.Bagnall 140,3x100, M.Bruin 100, J.Moon 115b,100, N.Gilbert 150b,2x100, A.Clarke 125,123, N.Robbins 105,180) Old Oscott Arrows 6 (B.Hoare 100, D.Parsons 135,134,100, D.Page 140,120, A.Lea 2x100,125,116, M.Maher 100,112,135), Red Lion 2 (M.Gaughan 100, B.Hughes 140,3x100, D.G.Bond 2x100,101, S.Bird 125) The Boat 7 (M.Partridge 115b,120b,105,100, K.Reynolds 116b,100, M.Archer 140,100, S.Harvey 103b, W.Mynard 2x100, N.Clarke 130b,100), Golden Hind 7 (W.Naylor 140, D.Vickers 100, G.Kimberley 120b,131, T.Vickers 2x125, T.O’Kereke 3x100, D.Pickering 2x100, L.Vickers 125, S.Pritchett 2x120b,140,127,9 darts game) The Boot 2 (G.Baxter 100, T.Taylor 104,100,120, J.Kavanagh 105b,100, T.Tyrie 100,135), Division Two:- The Fox 3 (K.Green 3x100,140, R.Stanton 101b,100, S.Wilson 100,125,140, W.Cadby 140,100, M.Willetts 100, M.Horacek 2x140,100, S.Hughes 100) Bishop Vesey 6 (D.Sammons 125, N.Sammons 112b,100,137, N.Smallwood 157b,110,140,123, C.Sammons 100, D.Walton 100, S.Holmes 101b, V.Kaloudis 140,125, M.Hall 112b,100), St Thomas’s Social Club 4 (J.Collins 108,137, S.Davey 140, M.Corfield 120b,100,121, T.Kelly 135, I.Lloyd 109b,121, K.Shorthouse 100, L.Shorthouse 100) Erdington Arrows 5 (S.Coates 118, R.Bazeley 121, C.Hill 2x100b,100,105b,136,2x140, T.Colley 105b, M.Kane 3x100b,2x100, M.Phillips 3x100, K.Smith 109b,130), Boldmere Tap 3 (J.O’Connor 116b, S.Alexander 3x100, R.Davies 100, N.Garbett 160b,118, P.Bromley 100) Drakes Drum 6 (J.Clarke 102b,140,120, J.Mahon 2x100, G.Oldfield 100,140, A.Day 2x100,2x140), Division Three:- Oscott Sports 6 (R.Bennett 100, C.Farley 100,140, J.Morris jnr 100, M.Bowles 101b,116,140, P.Burgess 120, J.Tolley 121) Rosey Mac’s 3 (P.Macdonald 110, D.Jarvis snr 100, J.Cox snr 125,100, S.Wright 121,110,100, A.Poole 115b), Lad in the Lane 2 (J.Averill 130b) St Thomas Arrows 7 (P.Andrews 120, M.Andrews 116, G.Lynch 100b, J.Lynch 100, G.Stait 100), The Digby 8 (A.Linehan 101, G.Wood 101b,100,2x140, D.Thompson 140, L.Cooksey 3x100,135) Sutton Sports and Social Club 1 (D.Panjanaden 120, D.Clarke 100, R.Snelson 134, L.Allen 110, J.Boulstridge 140, G.Hinett 100), Boldmere St Mikes, The Oscott Social and The Towers all had a bye.
Just one result from each of the two divisions of the South Birmingham Winter League this week which saw Banbury Arrows beat The Punchbowl 6-3 in division one to put them second in the table level on points with leaders Coleshill Social but from one game more. In division two C’s Hot Shots won 6-3 at The Dog to go level on points and average with their hosts in a joint number one position. Full Results:Week 1:Division One:- Banbury Arrows 2 (A.Cooksey 121, S.Hughes 100, P.Moran 123,160b) Coleshill Social 7 (G.Jones 140,2x100, P.Bryant 112b,100, S.Sweetman 121,100, N.McCrave 100, C.Cooke 100,106b), Division Two:- C's Arrows 2 (D.Cooper 123, G.Davidson 100) The Dog 7 (G.Taylor 140,100b, M.Clayton 2x100), Toby Jug 5 (I.Beattie 105b,100, P.Round 133) C's Hot Shots 4 (W.Cooper 2x100, B.Anderton 112b, L.Walker 100, R.Hopkins 100, C.Kingdon 100,121, J.Carter 100), Mini League:Division One:- C's Top Guns 21 legs (S.Edwards 125,140,100,116b, J.Webster 104b, R.Mills 100, D.Clinton 2x100,111,140, D.Wilson 2x100,105b, J.Jennings 2x100,120b,105,136, S.Kingdon 100) The Gate 6 legs (D.Downes 106, K.Russell 117, N.Groves 100), Division Two:- C's Flights 18 legs (S.Beale 2x100,130, J.Pitts 100, J.Meigh 140) The Trident 8 legs (A.Brooks 100,106b, C.Vann 125, L.Vann 100,120, J.Lawton 100,101b, L.Buttle 100), Week 2:Division One:- The Punchbowl 3 (C.Evans 120, J.Buttle 2x100,123, K.Alford 100,125) Banbury Arrows 6 (J.Moss 180,140, J.Spink 100, A.Luckman 100), Division Two:- The Dog 3 (G.Taylor 105,100,100b, M.Clayton 140,3x100, J.Kane 100), C's Hot Shots 6 (C.Kingdon 100, J.Carter 100, K.White 112b), Mini League:Division One:- Coleshill Social 16 legs (S.Sweetman 2x100,137, P.Bryant 100, G.Jones 2x100,112b,108f, C.Cooke 101f) The Gate 11 legs (T.Barrs 101b,138, T.Molineux 140, N.Groves 140,120b,134, K.Russell 100, D.Morris 114), Division Two:- Toby Jug 14 legs (I.Beattie 124f, L.O'Connor 100, L.Such 100) C's Flights 13 legs (G.Meredith 132, S.Beale 2x100, R.Meigh 100, J.Meigh 140,100, L.Beale 140).
East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association took their unbeaten run in the Small Heath League to ten games when they won their home fixture against Cob’s Bar 8-1. The win keeps E.B.A.H.A four points ahead of second placed Heartlands Club who won by the same 8-1 margin against Emerald Club. Third in the table Sheldon Marlborough Arrows are a further four points adrift after their close 5-4 win at Wagon and Horses. Full Results:Week 12:- East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8 (L.Robinson 140, N.Parsonage 180,140, N.Davis 135,2x100, P.Webster 137, C.Wyatt 160b, Martin Cooper 118f) Cob’s Bar 1 (M.Turner 2x100, R.Pikey 122b,9 darts game, D.Shakespeare 100), Wagon and Horses 4 (C.Murphy 100,133,100f, A.Pearson 100, J.Sayers 100, D.Rivitt 108, A.Cheshire 100) Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 5 (D.Brown 116, M.Tilly 135,100, M.O’Sullivan 100, J.Phipps 3x100,135), Heartlands Club 8 (D.Bond 105b, I.Jones 2x100,124, Jim Frost 120b, C.Austin 100, A.Downes 140, S.McCormack 120b, John Frost 100, G.McCormack 100) Emerald Club 1 (J.Fisher 100, M.Fisher 140, P.Hopkins 117).
After being held to a 2-2 draw by John Smyth, Thomas Bent then won 4-0 against Lee Holtham to take him to the top of the Shirley Premier League with 16 points from five games. Hot on the heels of Bent are Sam Hicks and Phil Thomas who both have 13 points from four games. Hicks opened up with a 3-1 win over Mark Gwalchmai and then won 4-0 against Kevin Graver while Thomas added 4-0 wins over Chris Thomas snr and Lee Holtham. There were four ton plus finishes on the night with Jordan Ottley having the highest, a 128 game shot against Lee Lattimer, Sam Hicks just missing out on the week’s £5 prize as he finished on 126 against Mark Gwalchmai. Full Results:Week 2:- Phil Thomas 4 Chris Thomas snr 0, Steve Sidwell 1 Antony Daly (180) 3, Ken Hopton 4 Derek Harper 0, Mick Bown 4 Lee Holtham 0, Mikey Harris 2 Pete Silver (112f,18 darts game) 2, Sean Talbot 4 Dave Barrows 0, John Smyth 2 Thomas Bent 2, John O’Sullivan 3 Chris Thomas snr 1, Jordan Ottley 2 Gary Cleverley (2x180) 2, Jack Barrows 0 Tony Daly 4, Lee Lattimer 0 Colin Geens 4, Sam Hicks (126f) 3 Mark Gwalchmai 1, Mark Henderson 3 Brian Lawton (107f) 1, Paul Harper 3 Kevin Graver 1, Mikey Harris 1 Dave Heighway 3, Lee Holtham 0 Phil Thomas (180,16 darts game) 4, Mark Gwalchmai 1 Ken Hopton 3, Chris Thomas snr (180) 3 Jack Barrows 1, Gary Cleverley 2 Steve Sidwell 2, Colin Geens 0 Thomas Bent 4, John O’Sullivan 2 Antony Daly (15 darts game) 2, Mark Henderson (180) 4 Derek Harper 0, Kevin Graver 0 Sam Hicks 4, Tony Daly 1 Brian Lawton 3, Pete Silver 2 Mick Bown 2, Lee Lattimer 0 Jordan Ottley (128f) 4, Dave Heighway 3 Paul Harper 1, Dave Barrows 0 John Smyth 4, Chris Thomas snr 2 Sean Talbot 2, Lee Holtham 0 Thomas Bent 4, Pete Silver (18 darts game) 2 Gary Cleverley (18 darts game) 2.
G.Peters and D.Brown are the new Brierley Hill Monday Night Doubles champions after beating B.Neale and R.Lenton 3-0 in the final. The last four games both finished with 2-0 scorelines, Peters and Brown winning against R.Taylor and R.Turner while Neale and Lenton took out S.Taylor and P.Humphries. Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Semi-Finals:- G.Peters & D.Brown 2 R.Taylor & R.Turner 0, B.Neale & R.Lenton 2 S.Taylor & P.Humphries 0, Final:- B.Neale & R.Lenton 0 G.Peters & D.Brown 3.
West Heath lost ground in the Kings Norton League title race when in their game number eleven they lost 4-3 at E57 to leave them four points behind leaders Avenue Social and having played one game more. Avenue Social extended their undefeated run to ten games with a 7-0 home win over bottom of the table Northfield to hold a two point’s lead over newcomers to the number two spot Rubery RBL who moved up one place after a close 4-3 home win over Dingle. Full Results:Game 11:- Bournbrook 5 (T.Jeffs 2x100, R.Orton 100,105, D.Collins 4x100,125, M.Heath 140, C.Ryan 100,140, L.Arnold 100) Kings Heath 2 (M.Marshall 120,140, A.Homer 137, P.Hunt 100,110), Thurlestone 3 (J.Downer 100, D.Peace 100, N.Watts 100, A.Deeley 100,120, B.Andrews 2x100,105,140, T.Hill 100, P.Andrews 100,123,133) Cock Inn 4 (K.McManus 3x100, M.Malone 2x100, M.Naylor 100, L.Fox 100,131, Joe Fox 100, A.Vaughan 100,120f), Rubery RBL 4 (P.Medlicott 135, B.Heath 3x100,111,180, J.Ford 125, I.Medlicott 100,140, J.O'Neill 2x100, J.Grainger 140, R.Packer 116) Dingle 3 (B.Crumpton 139, N.Ferriday 108, S.Blackford 100, A.Bailles 2x100,124f, D.Hopkins 100, A.Faulkner 2x100), Grant Arms 3 (P.Norris 100,140, P.Taylor 121, N.Kelly 121,135, Donna Campbell 3x100, S.Hale 135, J.Price 105, P.Taylor 180) Weoley Hill 4 (L.Allen 2x100,140, M.Lloyd 3x100,140,16 darts game, L.Preece 2x100,140, J.Taylor 140, P.Draper 123, O.Draper 123,124, C.Bates 100), E57 4 (J.Good 100,2x121,139,140, D.Logan 3x100,125,135, T.Roberts 100, N.Porter 3x100, A.Mutch 3x100, J.Calt 100, E.Bird 2x100, S.Nolan 100, R.Morris 140) West Heath 3 (W.Marshall 2x100,140, T.Shipley 2x100,125,140, W.Webb 2x100,120,125, P.Hughes 123, K.Hall 2x100,125), Harborne 4 (N.Steventon 2x100,131,140, J.Harris 100, S.Sheridan 100, M.Hopkins 135, M.Poolton 2x100,110, A.Poolton 109) Kings Norton 3 (T.Shaw 140, C.Davenport 100,110f, K.Gater 100,123, D.Whitecombe 132), Avenue Social 7 (E.Simpson 3x100,2x140, C.Whitehouse 101,2x140,180,13 darts game, P.Blades 2x100,140, V.Gould 3x100,140, G.Dews 128, T.Hamilton 4x100, R.Mann 2x100) Northfield 0 (C.Nelson 121, T.Cahill 2x100, A.Markel 121).
White Swan Nomads confirmed themselves as champions of the Camp Hill League with a 5-2 win at Tyseley WMC, the win giving them a total of 28 points, four more than second placed Sheldon Marlborough Flights with just one more fixture to play. Sheldon Marlborough Flights were the week’s biggest winners as they accounted for their visiting team Wagon and Horses with a 7-0 whitewash which virtually guarantees them the runners up spot. Despite the defeat Wagon and Horse with 8 points have won the Shadow League title as they are four points to the good on second placed Station Wagon. Next week the league will be having a charity random doubles night in memory of a former league stalwart the late John Young. Full Results:Week 17:- Journeys End Lions 5 Sedgemere Devil’s Club 2, Sheldon Marlborough Flights 7 Wagon and Horses 0, Station Wagon 2 Emerald Club 5, Tyseley WMC 2 White Swan Nomads 5, North Star had a bye.
There were 7-2 wins for the top three teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League as leaders Brickmakers Arms won at home against Gate Hangs Well, second placed Ten Arches ‘A’ beat Church Tavern and third placed Ten Arches ‘B’ won away to Glasscutters. With all three teams having played 23 games Brickmakers are on 46 points, Ten Arches ‘A’ 44 and Ten Arches ‘B’ 40. Although there were big wins for the top three the biggest win of the week went to fourth in the table Britannia who handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their opponents Old Cat (Wordsley) to take their points tally to 36. Full Results:Game 23:- Hare and Hounds ‘A’ 2 Ashwood 7, Swan 5 Hare and Hounds ‘B’ 4, Glasscutters 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 7, Brickmakers Arms 7 Gate Hangs Well 2, Kingswinford Conservative Club ‘A’ 5 British Oak 4, Stourbridge RBL 6 Bird (Wordsley) 3, Bird (Stourbridge) 5 Garibaldi 4, Hop House 6 Kingswinford Conservative Club ‘B’ 3, Fox Inn (Lye) 3 Crestwood 6 (S.Bills 8 darts game), Ten Arches ‘A’ 7 (V.Mitchell 9 darts game) Church Tavern 2, Britannia 9 Old Cat (Wordsley) 0.
The Silver End Sunday Morning League have been engaged in the two leg semi-finals of their team Knockout and winning through to the final of the Main Cup were Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Woodside. The final of the Shadow Cup will see Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ take on Dudley Sports.
There’s something strange going on in the Rowley Monday Night League as last year Kalvin Chambers helped set up the boards and he won the individuals. Luke Warren helped set the boards up for the masters and he won that. In the latest of this season’s contests the individual knockout, Conner Whitehouse helped put the boards out and then went on to win it. So the moral of the story is if there is anyone who wants to win a knockout just become a member of the Rowley Monday Night League, help set up the boards and Hey Presto the title’s yours. Very strange !!!
The Netherton Thursday Night League played the final of their League Cup and collecting the silverware with a final 5-1 result over Bulls Head was league champions Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club. There was just one rearranged league fixture played which saw Riddins Tavern beat White Horse 8-1. Full Results:League Cup:Final:- Bulls Head 1 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 5, Rearranged Fixture:- White Horse 1 Riddins Tavern 8.
On the fixture card for the Pip Club League was the Belgrave Divisional Cup. Winning through to the next round in division one were Queens Head, Belgrave Club, Sports Bar ‘180’ and Belgrave Sports and Social Club and making the last four in division two were Pip Club, Bulls Head, Globe (Wilnecote) and Progressive Club. Full Results:Belgrave Cup:Division One:- Queens Head (MarkMartin 115f,15 darts game, Mick Smith 2x112b, Steve Rowe 112b ) beat Dolphin Wanderers (Simon Caswell 150b, Leighton Massey 100), Belgrave Club (Martin Cairns 180) beat Glascote Club (Paul Wragg 180, Andy Docker 156b,15 darts game), Birchmoor Club lost to Sports Bar ‘180’ (Emily Jones 118), Old Liberal House lost to Belgrave Sports and Social Club (Steve Taft 180, Daz Jones 116f), Division Two:- Pip Club beat Wigginton Arms (Cliff O’Connor 120b), Bulls Head beat Dolphin, Kettlebrook Club lost to Globe (Wilnecote, Rick Martin 112b), Gate (Amington) lost to Progressive Club (Duncan Campbell 180).
The final of the Cradley Tuesday Night League’s doubles knockout went to a deciding leg before A.Dimmock and S.Priest got the 3-2 verdict over P.O’Brien and R.Lenton. In the semi-finals Dimmock and Priest beat J.Gennard and J.Southall 2-1 while O’Brien and Lenton had a more clear cut 2-0 success over K.Barnfield and B.Neale. Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Semi-Finals:- J.Gennard & J.Southall 1 A.Dimmock & S.Priest 2, P.O’Brien & R.Lenton 2 K.Barnfield & B.Neale 0, Final:- A.Dimmock & S.Priest 3 P.O’Brien & R.Lenton 2.
Only average separates the top two teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League after the majority of teams have completed 38 fixtures. A 5-2 win at Merry-Go-Round ‘A’ maintains Tipton Sports pole position with Dewdrop ‘A’ on the same 64 points as Tipton Sports after their 4-3 win at Sportsman. A 5-2 win over Hayes Social keeps Island Inn in third place on 62 points. Full Results:Game 38:- Merry-Go-Round ‘A’ 2 Tipton Sports 5, Sportsman 3 Dewdrop ‘A’ 4, Wonder 2 Waggon and Horses 5, Island Inn 5 Hayes Social 2, Dewdrop ‘B’ 2 The Vine 5, Horseley Tavern 4 Ivy Bush 3, New Talbot 5 Merry-Go-Round ‘B’ 2.
Three legs of average is the difference between Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ at the top of the Brierley Hill Friday Night League. Brickmakers had their lead cut to just three legs after they won 5-2 against Old Star and the Cricket Club won 7-0 against Glasscutters, and with just a couple of fixtures remaining the title could go to either of the top two, should be an interesting and nervous last two games. Full Results:Week 16:- Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ 7 Glasscutters 0, Dudley Sports 1 Miners (Wollescote) 6, Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 5 Old Star 2, Ashwood 4 Netherton Cricket Club ‘B’ 3, Delph Bell 3 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 4.
A 6-3 home win over Hilly House has seen Five Ways go from fourth to joint fourth in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League as their nearest rivals Gornal British Legion won their game at Chainyards 7-2 to put them level on points and average with Five Ways. Leaders Gornal Labour Club added a 6-3 win over Pensnett Liberal Club to their account and matching them on 16 points but with a slightly inferior average is Coseley Tavern who also won 6-3 in their home game with White Lion. Full Results:Week 9:- Jolly Crispin 3 Netherton Cricket Club 6, Coseley Tavern 6 White Lion 3, Gornal Labour Club 6 Pensnett Liberal Club 3, Chainyard 2 Gornal British Legion 7, Red Cow 1 Old Bulls Head 8, Meadow Lark 3 New Inn 6, Five Ways 6 Hilly House 3.
After completing the first nine games of the new season in the Warwickshire Men’s Super League Coventry Bishopsgate lead the way with a total of 73 points, a lead of eleven over second placed Stratford who in turn have an eight points advantage over third in the table Warwick. At the other end of the table Coventry Parkstone are on 17 points and still seeking their first win as they have drawn one and lost eight.
After a crushing 6-1 defeat at the Swan last week in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League Ashwood ‘B’ came fighting back in game 18 to win 5-2 against Bell ‘B’. Swan, who replaced Ashwood ‘B’ in second place in the table added a similar 5-2 win to their tally when they won at King Arthur to remain two points behind leaders Ashwood ‘A’ whose 7-0 win at Holly Bush ‘A’ takes their undefeated run to 16 games. Full Results:Game 17:- King Arthur 3 Ten Arches ‘A’ 4, Swan 6 Ashwood ‘B’ 1, Bell ‘B’ 4 Fox Inn (Lye) 3, Ten Arches ‘B’ 3 Glasscutters 4, Netherton Cricket Club 1 High Acres 6, Gate Hangs Well 5 Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 2, Wilson Hall 3 Bell ‘A’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 7 Holly Bush ‘A’ 0, Ashwood ‘A’ 7 Gigmill 0, Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ and Holly Bush ‘B’ had a bye, Game 18:- Ten Arches ‘A’ 5 Gigmill 2, Holly Bush ‘A’ 0 Ashwood ‘A’ 7, Bell ‘A’ 3 Wombourne Cricket Club 4, Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 5 Wilson Hall 2, High Acres 4 Holly Bush ‘B’ 3, Glasscutters 7 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0, Fox Inn (Lye) 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 5, Ashwood ‘B’ 5 Bell ‘B’ 2, King Arthur 2 Swan 5, Gate Hangs Well and Netherton Cricket Club had a bye.
By Alan Towe Website: www.alantowedarts.co.uk
Warwickshire Ladies Super League Edwina Holdsworth Cup Nina Bolt (Runner Up) and Natalie Gilbert (Winner)[/caption]
Leader of the C’s Club Double Top Wednesday Night League Jake Webster added another two wins to his account when he won 2-1 against Frank Dixon and 3-0 against Keith Geary. Webster dropped only his fourth leg of the season against Dixon but it had no alarming affect as his nearest rival Bob Nixon opened his night’s games with a similar 2-1 win over Lee Walker and then added a 3-0 success against Jack Sidwell, Nixon hitting a maximum in both games. Webster with 35 points remains one to the good on Nixon but Nixon has played one game fewer than Webster. Week six was a good week for Melisa Beale as she chalked up her first win in ten games when she beat Luke Beale 3-0 to lift her three places off the foot of the table. Full Results:Week 5:- Pete Kingdon 2 Frank Dixon 1, Chris Cooke 2 Neil McCrave 1, Jay Meigh 2 Louise Beale 1, Gavin Davidson 0 Keith Geary 3, Steve Sidwell 0 Bob Nixon (180) 3, Tony Randell 3 Connor Marshall 0, Brian Anderton 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Glen James 1 Richard Mills 2, Steve Groves 1 Steve Beale 2, Luke Beale 0 Sean Healy 3, Tony Randell 2 Chris Meigh 1, Chris Cooke 1 Lee Walker 2, Richard Hopkins 1 Jamie Carter 2, Richard Meigh 0 Wayne Cooper 3, Mick Noonan 3 Gary Groves 0, Jack Sidwell 3 Phil Ashford 0, Wayne Cooper 1 Charlie Kingdon 2, Jake Webster 3 Dan White 0, Ryan Beale 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Melissa Beale 0 Jay Pitts 3, Chris Millward snr 1 Gordon Clinton 2, Terry Clinton 1 Dave Field 2, Mark Birch 2 Chris Cooke (180) 1, Ryan Beale 1 Pete Kingdon 2, Steve Groves 0 Mark Birch 3, Gary Groves 3 Chris Cooke 0, Chris Meigh 2 Gordon Clinton 1, Louise Beale 1 Terry Clinton 2, Mitchell Mann 3 Melissa Beale 0, Keith Geary 1 Jamie Carter 2, Dan White 2 Phil Ashford (180) 1, Steve Beale 1 Jack Sidwell 2, Gavin Davidson 1 Steve Sidwell 2, Connor Marshall 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Richard Hopkins 0 Bob Nixon 3, Richard Meigh 0 Neil McCrave 3, Frank Dixon 1 Charlie Kingdon 2, Richard Mills 3 Connor Marshall 0, Luke Beale 0 Chris Millward snr 3, Jay Meigh 1 Brian Anderton 2, Jay Pitts 0 Jake Webster 3, Glen James 2 Lee Walker 1, Mick Noonan 2 Tony Randell 1, Dave Field 3 Sean Healy 0, Week 6:- Jamie Carter 1 Connor Marshall 2, Ryan Beale 1 Neil McCrave 2, Richard Meigh 0 Richard Mills 3, Luke Beale 0 Gary Groves 3, Steve Sidwell 2 Phil Ashford 1, Pete Kingdon (180) 3 Melissa Beale 0, Jake Webster 2 Frank Dixon 1, Louise Beale 0 Jay Pitts 3, Mick Noonan 0 Gordon Clinton 3, Jack Sidwell 3 Charlie Kingdon 0, Brian Anderton 2 Chris Cooke 1, Steve Beale 2 Keith Geary 1, Chris Millward jnr 3 Chris Meigh 0, Dave Field 1 Steve Groves 2, Jay Meigh 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Gavin Davidson 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 1 Bob Nixon (180) 2, Aron Anson 0 Steve Groves 3, Jamie Carter 1 Gordon Clinton 2, Richard Meigh 1 Brian Anderton 2, Gary Groves 3 Neil McCrave 0, Louise Beale 1 Dave Field 2, Melissa Beale 3 Luke Beale 0, Chris Millward jnr 3 Charlie Kingdon 0, Jay Pitts 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Steve Beale 2 Connor Marshall 1, Mick Noonan 2 Steve Sidwell 1, Jay Meigh 1 Pete Kingdon 2, Keith Geary 0 Jake Webster 3, Frank Dixon 2 Chris Meigh 1, Ryan Beale 0 Chris Cooke 3, Sean Healy 3 Aron Anson 0, Richard Mills 3 Phil Ashford 0, Gavin Davidson 3 Lee Walker 0, Bob Nixon (180) 3 Jack Sidwell 0.
The Highwood intensified their bid for the Shirley and District Monday Night League when in week 17 they handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their visitors Shirley Spartac to keep them in pole position. The Bears somewhat surprisingly lost their home tie with Legion Flights 5-4 and drop from second to fourth with 26 points. Red Lion’s 9-0 win at Plume of Feathers has seen them take over second place on average from The Wharf who move up one place to third after their 8-1 win at Blue Bell, Red Lion and Wharf are on the same 26 points as Bears all three of them four points behind Highwood. Full Results:Week 17:- The Highwood (Andy Foulkes 180) 9 Shirley Spartac 0, Plume of Feathers 0 Red Lion (Mick Bown 180,14 darts game) 9, The Bears (Andy Thomas 130f, Phil Thomas 180) 4 Legion Flights 5, Saracens Jesters (Ravi Saggo 180) 2 Legionnaires 7, Legion Royals 2 Sharmans Cross (Richard Petit 180, Ross Buet 136b) 7, Blue Bell 1 The Wharf 8, The Lodge 6 Cider House 3, Saracens Misfits had a bye.
Golden Hind continue to lead division one of the Four Oaks and District Winter League on average after their 7-2 home win over The Boot. Second and third in the division The Boat and Old Oscott Arrows in turn won 7-2 at Red Lion and 6-3 at Pint Pot Flights, both of the winning teams have a game in hand on Golden Hind. In division two, leaders St Thomas’s Social Club lost for the first time in four games when they went down 5-4 at home to Erdington Arrows, who after playing three games are the only undefeated team in the division. Third placed Fox lost 6-3 to fourth in the table Bishop Vesey putting both teams level on points and average in what is now a joint third position. A 6-3 home win over Rosey Mac’s has seen Oscott Sports take over the number one spot in division three with their opponents dropping from pole to fourth in the table, Sports are now the only unbeaten team in the third division. Full Results:Week 4:Division One:- Pint Pot Flights 3 (R.Mercer 100, M.Bagnall 140,3x100, M.Bruin 100, J.Moon 115b,100, N.Gilbert 150b,2x100, A.Clarke 125,123, N.Robbins 105,180) Old Oscott Arrows 6 (B.Hoare 100, D.Parsons 135,134,100, D.Page 140,120, A.Lea 2x100,125,116, M.Maher 100,112,135), Red Lion 2 (M.Gaughan 100, B.Hughes 140,3x100, D.G.Bond 2x100,101, S.Bird 125) The Boat 7 (M.Partridge 115b,120b,105,100, K.Reynolds 116b,100, M.Archer 140,100, S.Harvey 103b, W.Mynard 2x100, N.Clarke 130b,100), Golden Hind 7 (W.Naylor 140, D.Vickers 100, G.Kimberley 120b,131, T.Vickers 2x125, T.O’Kereke 3x100, D.Pickering 2x100, L.Vickers 125, S.Pritchett 2x120b,140,127,9 darts game) The Boot 2 (G.Baxter 100, T.Taylor 104,100,120, J.Kavanagh 105b,100, T.Tyrie 100,135), Division Two:- The Fox 3 (K.Green 3x100,140, R.Stanton 101b,100, S.Wilson 100,125,140, W.Cadby 140,100, M.Willetts 100, M.Horacek 2x140,100, S.Hughes 100) Bishop Vesey 6 (D.Sammons 125, N.Sammons 112b,100,137, N.Smallwood 157b,110,140,123, C.Sammons 100, D.Walton 100, S.Holmes 101b, V.Kaloudis 140,125, M.Hall 112b,100), St Thomas’s Social Club 4 (J.Collins 108,137, S.Davey 140, M.Corfield 120b,100,121, T.Kelly 135, I.Lloyd 109b,121, K.Shorthouse 100, L.Shorthouse 100) Erdington Arrows 5 (S.Coates 118, R.Bazeley 121, C.Hill 2x100b,100,105b,136,2x140, T.Colley 105b, M.Kane 3x100b,2x100, M.Phillips 3x100, K.Smith 109b,130), Boldmere Tap 3 (J.O’Connor 116b, S.Alexander 3x100, R.Davies 100, N.Garbett 160b,118, P.Bromley 100) Drakes Drum 6 (J.Clarke 102b,140,120, J.Mahon 2x100, G.Oldfield 100,140, A.Day 2x100,2x140), Division Three:- Oscott Sports 6 (R.Bennett 100, C.Farley 100,140, J.Morris jnr 100, M.Bowles 101b,116,140, P.Burgess 120, J.Tolley 121) Rosey Mac’s 3 (P.Macdonald 110, D.Jarvis snr 100, J.Cox snr 125,100, S.Wright 121,110,100, A.Poole 115b), Lad in the Lane 2 (J.Averill 130b) St Thomas Arrows 7 (P.Andrews 120, M.Andrews 116, G.Lynch 100b, J.Lynch 100, G.Stait 100), The Digby 8 (A.Linehan 101, G.Wood 101b,100,2x140, D.Thompson 140, L.Cooksey 3x100,135) Sutton Sports and Social Club 1 (D.Panjanaden 120, D.Clarke 100, R.Snelson 134, L.Allen 110, J.Boulstridge 140, G.Hinett 100), Boldmere St Mikes, The Oscott Social and The Towers all had a bye.
Just one result from each of the two divisions of the South Birmingham Winter League this week which saw Banbury Arrows beat The Punchbowl 6-3 in division one to put them second in the table level on points with leaders Coleshill Social but from one game more. In division two C’s Hot Shots won 6-3 at The Dog to go level on points and average with their hosts in a joint number one position. Full Results:Week 1:Division One:- Banbury Arrows 2 (A.Cooksey 121, S.Hughes 100, P.Moran 123,160b) Coleshill Social 7 (G.Jones 140,2x100, P.Bryant 112b,100, S.Sweetman 121,100, N.McCrave 100, C.Cooke 100,106b), Division Two:- C's Arrows 2 (D.Cooper 123, G.Davidson 100) The Dog 7 (G.Taylor 140,100b, M.Clayton 2x100), Toby Jug 5 (I.Beattie 105b,100, P.Round 133) C's Hot Shots 4 (W.Cooper 2x100, B.Anderton 112b, L.Walker 100, R.Hopkins 100, C.Kingdon 100,121, J.Carter 100), Mini League:Division One:- C's Top Guns 21 legs (S.Edwards 125,140,100,116b, J.Webster 104b, R.Mills 100, D.Clinton 2x100,111,140, D.Wilson 2x100,105b, J.Jennings 2x100,120b,105,136, S.Kingdon 100) The Gate 6 legs (D.Downes 106, K.Russell 117, N.Groves 100), Division Two:- C's Flights 18 legs (S.Beale 2x100,130, J.Pitts 100, J.Meigh 140) The Trident 8 legs (A.Brooks 100,106b, C.Vann 125, L.Vann 100,120, J.Lawton 100,101b, L.Buttle 100), Week 2:Division One:- The Punchbowl 3 (C.Evans 120, J.Buttle 2x100,123, K.Alford 100,125) Banbury Arrows 6 (J.Moss 180,140, J.Spink 100, A.Luckman 100), Division Two:- The Dog 3 (G.Taylor 105,100,100b, M.Clayton 140,3x100, J.Kane 100), C's Hot Shots 6 (C.Kingdon 100, J.Carter 100, K.White 112b), Mini League:Division One:- Coleshill Social 16 legs (S.Sweetman 2x100,137, P.Bryant 100, G.Jones 2x100,112b,108f, C.Cooke 101f) The Gate 11 legs (T.Barrs 101b,138, T.Molineux 140, N.Groves 140,120b,134, K.Russell 100, D.Morris 114), Division Two:- Toby Jug 14 legs (I.Beattie 124f, L.O'Connor 100, L.Such 100) C's Flights 13 legs (G.Meredith 132, S.Beale 2x100, R.Meigh 100, J.Meigh 140,100, L.Beale 140).
East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association took their unbeaten run in the Small Heath League to ten games when they won their home fixture against Cob’s Bar 8-1. The win keeps E.B.A.H.A four points ahead of second placed Heartlands Club who won by the same 8-1 margin against Emerald Club. Third in the table Sheldon Marlborough Arrows are a further four points adrift after their close 5-4 win at Wagon and Horses. Full Results:Week 12:- East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8 (L.Robinson 140, N.Parsonage 180,140, N.Davis 135,2x100, P.Webster 137, C.Wyatt 160b, Martin Cooper 118f) Cob’s Bar 1 (M.Turner 2x100, R.Pikey 122b,9 darts game, D.Shakespeare 100), Wagon and Horses 4 (C.Murphy 100,133,100f, A.Pearson 100, J.Sayers 100, D.Rivitt 108, A.Cheshire 100) Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 5 (D.Brown 116, M.Tilly 135,100, M.O’Sullivan 100, J.Phipps 3x100,135), Heartlands Club 8 (D.Bond 105b, I.Jones 2x100,124, Jim Frost 120b, C.Austin 100, A.Downes 140, S.McCormack 120b, John Frost 100, G.McCormack 100) Emerald Club 1 (J.Fisher 100, M.Fisher 140, P.Hopkins 117).
After being held to a 2-2 draw by John Smyth, Thomas Bent then won 4-0 against Lee Holtham to take him to the top of the Shirley Premier League with 16 points from five games. Hot on the heels of Bent are Sam Hicks and Phil Thomas who both have 13 points from four games. Hicks opened up with a 3-1 win over Mark Gwalchmai and then won 4-0 against Kevin Graver while Thomas added 4-0 wins over Chris Thomas snr and Lee Holtham. There were four ton plus finishes on the night with Jordan Ottley having the highest, a 128 game shot against Lee Lattimer, Sam Hicks just missing out on the week’s £5 prize as he finished on 126 against Mark Gwalchmai. Full Results:Week 2:- Phil Thomas 4 Chris Thomas snr 0, Steve Sidwell 1 Antony Daly (180) 3, Ken Hopton 4 Derek Harper 0, Mick Bown 4 Lee Holtham 0, Mikey Harris 2 Pete Silver (112f,18 darts game) 2, Sean Talbot 4 Dave Barrows 0, John Smyth 2 Thomas Bent 2, John O’Sullivan 3 Chris Thomas snr 1, Jordan Ottley 2 Gary Cleverley (2x180) 2, Jack Barrows 0 Tony Daly 4, Lee Lattimer 0 Colin Geens 4, Sam Hicks (126f) 3 Mark Gwalchmai 1, Mark Henderson 3 Brian Lawton (107f) 1, Paul Harper 3 Kevin Graver 1, Mikey Harris 1 Dave Heighway 3, Lee Holtham 0 Phil Thomas (180,16 darts game) 4, Mark Gwalchmai 1 Ken Hopton 3, Chris Thomas snr (180) 3 Jack Barrows 1, Gary Cleverley 2 Steve Sidwell 2, Colin Geens 0 Thomas Bent 4, John O’Sullivan 2 Antony Daly (15 darts game) 2, Mark Henderson (180) 4 Derek Harper 0, Kevin Graver 0 Sam Hicks 4, Tony Daly 1 Brian Lawton 3, Pete Silver 2 Mick Bown 2, Lee Lattimer 0 Jordan Ottley (128f) 4, Dave Heighway 3 Paul Harper 1, Dave Barrows 0 John Smyth 4, Chris Thomas snr 2 Sean Talbot 2, Lee Holtham 0 Thomas Bent 4, Pete Silver (18 darts game) 2 Gary Cleverley (18 darts game) 2.
G.Peters and D.Brown are the new Brierley Hill Monday Night Doubles champions after beating B.Neale and R.Lenton 3-0 in the final. The last four games both finished with 2-0 scorelines, Peters and Brown winning against R.Taylor and R.Turner while Neale and Lenton took out S.Taylor and P.Humphries. Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Semi-Finals:- G.Peters & D.Brown 2 R.Taylor & R.Turner 0, B.Neale & R.Lenton 2 S.Taylor & P.Humphries 0, Final:- B.Neale & R.Lenton 0 G.Peters & D.Brown 3.
West Heath lost ground in the Kings Norton League title race when in their game number eleven they lost 4-3 at E57 to leave them four points behind leaders Avenue Social and having played one game more. Avenue Social extended their undefeated run to ten games with a 7-0 home win over bottom of the table Northfield to hold a two point’s lead over newcomers to the number two spot Rubery RBL who moved up one place after a close 4-3 home win over Dingle. Full Results:Game 11:- Bournbrook 5 (T.Jeffs 2x100, R.Orton 100,105, D.Collins 4x100,125, M.Heath 140, C.Ryan 100,140, L.Arnold 100) Kings Heath 2 (M.Marshall 120,140, A.Homer 137, P.Hunt 100,110), Thurlestone 3 (J.Downer 100, D.Peace 100, N.Watts 100, A.Deeley 100,120, B.Andrews 2x100,105,140, T.Hill 100, P.Andrews 100,123,133) Cock Inn 4 (K.McManus 3x100, M.Malone 2x100, M.Naylor 100, L.Fox 100,131, Joe Fox 100, A.Vaughan 100,120f), Rubery RBL 4 (P.Medlicott 135, B.Heath 3x100,111,180, J.Ford 125, I.Medlicott 100,140, J.O'Neill 2x100, J.Grainger 140, R.Packer 116) Dingle 3 (B.Crumpton 139, N.Ferriday 108, S.Blackford 100, A.Bailles 2x100,124f, D.Hopkins 100, A.Faulkner 2x100), Grant Arms 3 (P.Norris 100,140, P.Taylor 121, N.Kelly 121,135, Donna Campbell 3x100, S.Hale 135, J.Price 105, P.Taylor 180) Weoley Hill 4 (L.Allen 2x100,140, M.Lloyd 3x100,140,16 darts game, L.Preece 2x100,140, J.Taylor 140, P.Draper 123, O.Draper 123,124, C.Bates 100), E57 4 (J.Good 100,2x121,139,140, D.Logan 3x100,125,135, T.Roberts 100, N.Porter 3x100, A.Mutch 3x100, J.Calt 100, E.Bird 2x100, S.Nolan 100, R.Morris 140) West Heath 3 (W.Marshall 2x100,140, T.Shipley 2x100,125,140, W.Webb 2x100,120,125, P.Hughes 123, K.Hall 2x100,125), Harborne 4 (N.Steventon 2x100,131,140, J.Harris 100, S.Sheridan 100, M.Hopkins 135, M.Poolton 2x100,110, A.Poolton 109) Kings Norton 3 (T.Shaw 140, C.Davenport 100,110f, K.Gater 100,123, D.Whitecombe 132), Avenue Social 7 (E.Simpson 3x100,2x140, C.Whitehouse 101,2x140,180,13 darts game, P.Blades 2x100,140, V.Gould 3x100,140, G.Dews 128, T.Hamilton 4x100, R.Mann 2x100) Northfield 0 (C.Nelson 121, T.Cahill 2x100, A.Markel 121).
White Swan Nomads confirmed themselves as champions of the Camp Hill League with a 5-2 win at Tyseley WMC, the win giving them a total of 28 points, four more than second placed Sheldon Marlborough Flights with just one more fixture to play. Sheldon Marlborough Flights were the week’s biggest winners as they accounted for their visiting team Wagon and Horses with a 7-0 whitewash which virtually guarantees them the runners up spot. Despite the defeat Wagon and Horse with 8 points have won the Shadow League title as they are four points to the good on second placed Station Wagon. Next week the league will be having a charity random doubles night in memory of a former league stalwart the late John Young. Full Results:Week 17:- Journeys End Lions 5 Sedgemere Devil’s Club 2, Sheldon Marlborough Flights 7 Wagon and Horses 0, Station Wagon 2 Emerald Club 5, Tyseley WMC 2 White Swan Nomads 5, North Star had a bye.
There were 7-2 wins for the top three teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League as leaders Brickmakers Arms won at home against Gate Hangs Well, second placed Ten Arches ‘A’ beat Church Tavern and third placed Ten Arches ‘B’ won away to Glasscutters. With all three teams having played 23 games Brickmakers are on 46 points, Ten Arches ‘A’ 44 and Ten Arches ‘B’ 40. Although there were big wins for the top three the biggest win of the week went to fourth in the table Britannia who handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their opponents Old Cat (Wordsley) to take their points tally to 36. Full Results:Game 23:- Hare and Hounds ‘A’ 2 Ashwood 7, Swan 5 Hare and Hounds ‘B’ 4, Glasscutters 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 7, Brickmakers Arms 7 Gate Hangs Well 2, Kingswinford Conservative Club ‘A’ 5 British Oak 4, Stourbridge RBL 6 Bird (Wordsley) 3, Bird (Stourbridge) 5 Garibaldi 4, Hop House 6 Kingswinford Conservative Club ‘B’ 3, Fox Inn (Lye) 3 Crestwood 6 (S.Bills 8 darts game), Ten Arches ‘A’ 7 (V.Mitchell 9 darts game) Church Tavern 2, Britannia 9 Old Cat (Wordsley) 0.
The Silver End Sunday Morning League have been engaged in the two leg semi-finals of their team Knockout and winning through to the final of the Main Cup were Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Woodside. The final of the Shadow Cup will see Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ take on Dudley Sports.
There’s something strange going on in the Rowley Monday Night League as last year Kalvin Chambers helped set up the boards and he won the individuals. Luke Warren helped set the boards up for the masters and he won that. In the latest of this season’s contests the individual knockout, Conner Whitehouse helped put the boards out and then went on to win it. So the moral of the story is if there is anyone who wants to win a knockout just become a member of the Rowley Monday Night League, help set up the boards and Hey Presto the title’s yours. Very strange !!!
The Netherton Thursday Night League played the final of their League Cup and collecting the silverware with a final 5-1 result over Bulls Head was league champions Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club. There was just one rearranged league fixture played which saw Riddins Tavern beat White Horse 8-1. Full Results:League Cup:Final:- Bulls Head 1 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 5, Rearranged Fixture:- White Horse 1 Riddins Tavern 8.
On the fixture card for the Pip Club League was the Belgrave Divisional Cup. Winning through to the next round in division one were Queens Head, Belgrave Club, Sports Bar ‘180’ and Belgrave Sports and Social Club and making the last four in division two were Pip Club, Bulls Head, Globe (Wilnecote) and Progressive Club. Full Results:Belgrave Cup:Division One:- Queens Head (MarkMartin 115f,15 darts game, Mick Smith 2x112b, Steve Rowe 112b ) beat Dolphin Wanderers (Simon Caswell 150b, Leighton Massey 100), Belgrave Club (Martin Cairns 180) beat Glascote Club (Paul Wragg 180, Andy Docker 156b,15 darts game), Birchmoor Club lost to Sports Bar ‘180’ (Emily Jones 118), Old Liberal House lost to Belgrave Sports and Social Club (Steve Taft 180, Daz Jones 116f), Division Two:- Pip Club beat Wigginton Arms (Cliff O’Connor 120b), Bulls Head beat Dolphin, Kettlebrook Club lost to Globe (Wilnecote, Rick Martin 112b), Gate (Amington) lost to Progressive Club (Duncan Campbell 180).
The final of the Cradley Tuesday Night League’s doubles knockout went to a deciding leg before A.Dimmock and S.Priest got the 3-2 verdict over P.O’Brien and R.Lenton. In the semi-finals Dimmock and Priest beat J.Gennard and J.Southall 2-1 while O’Brien and Lenton had a more clear cut 2-0 success over K.Barnfield and B.Neale. Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Semi-Finals:- J.Gennard & J.Southall 1 A.Dimmock & S.Priest 2, P.O’Brien & R.Lenton 2 K.Barnfield & B.Neale 0, Final:- A.Dimmock & S.Priest 3 P.O’Brien & R.Lenton 2.
Only average separates the top two teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League after the majority of teams have completed 38 fixtures. A 5-2 win at Merry-Go-Round ‘A’ maintains Tipton Sports pole position with Dewdrop ‘A’ on the same 64 points as Tipton Sports after their 4-3 win at Sportsman. A 5-2 win over Hayes Social keeps Island Inn in third place on 62 points. Full Results:Game 38:- Merry-Go-Round ‘A’ 2 Tipton Sports 5, Sportsman 3 Dewdrop ‘A’ 4, Wonder 2 Waggon and Horses 5, Island Inn 5 Hayes Social 2, Dewdrop ‘B’ 2 The Vine 5, Horseley Tavern 4 Ivy Bush 3, New Talbot 5 Merry-Go-Round ‘B’ 2.
Three legs of average is the difference between Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ at the top of the Brierley Hill Friday Night League. Brickmakers had their lead cut to just three legs after they won 5-2 against Old Star and the Cricket Club won 7-0 against Glasscutters, and with just a couple of fixtures remaining the title could go to either of the top two, should be an interesting and nervous last two games. Full Results:Week 16:- Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ 7 Glasscutters 0, Dudley Sports 1 Miners (Wollescote) 6, Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 5 Old Star 2, Ashwood 4 Netherton Cricket Club ‘B’ 3, Delph Bell 3 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 4.
A 6-3 home win over Hilly House has seen Five Ways go from fourth to joint fourth in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League as their nearest rivals Gornal British Legion won their game at Chainyards 7-2 to put them level on points and average with Five Ways. Leaders Gornal Labour Club added a 6-3 win over Pensnett Liberal Club to their account and matching them on 16 points but with a slightly inferior average is Coseley Tavern who also won 6-3 in their home game with White Lion. Full Results:Week 9:- Jolly Crispin 3 Netherton Cricket Club 6, Coseley Tavern 6 White Lion 3, Gornal Labour Club 6 Pensnett Liberal Club 3, Chainyard 2 Gornal British Legion 7, Red Cow 1 Old Bulls Head 8, Meadow Lark 3 New Inn 6, Five Ways 6 Hilly House 3.
After completing the first nine games of the new season in the Warwickshire Men’s Super League Coventry Bishopsgate lead the way with a total of 73 points, a lead of eleven over second placed Stratford who in turn have an eight points advantage over third in the table Warwick. At the other end of the table Coventry Parkstone are on 17 points and still seeking their first win as they have drawn one and lost eight.
After a crushing 6-1 defeat at the Swan last week in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League Ashwood ‘B’ came fighting back in game 18 to win 5-2 against Bell ‘B’. Swan, who replaced Ashwood ‘B’ in second place in the table added a similar 5-2 win to their tally when they won at King Arthur to remain two points behind leaders Ashwood ‘A’ whose 7-0 win at Holly Bush ‘A’ takes their undefeated run to 16 games. Full Results:Game 17:- King Arthur 3 Ten Arches ‘A’ 4, Swan 6 Ashwood ‘B’ 1, Bell ‘B’ 4 Fox Inn (Lye) 3, Ten Arches ‘B’ 3 Glasscutters 4, Netherton Cricket Club 1 High Acres 6, Gate Hangs Well 5 Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 2, Wilson Hall 3 Bell ‘A’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 7 Holly Bush ‘A’ 0, Ashwood ‘A’ 7 Gigmill 0, Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ and Holly Bush ‘B’ had a bye, Game 18:- Ten Arches ‘A’ 5 Gigmill 2, Holly Bush ‘A’ 0 Ashwood ‘A’ 7, Bell ‘A’ 3 Wombourne Cricket Club 4, Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 5 Wilson Hall 2, High Acres 4 Holly Bush ‘B’ 3, Glasscutters 7 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0, Fox Inn (Lye) 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 5, Ashwood ‘B’ 5 Bell ‘B’ 2, King Arthur 2 Swan 5, Gate Hangs Well and Netherton Cricket Club had a bye.
By Alan Towe Website: www.alantowedarts.co.uk