A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe
Warwickshire County Darts Organisation ended their run of two defeats in the premier Division of the BDO Inter County Championships at the Bishopsgate Club, Coventry when they finished all square with Essex.
Expectations were high for home win but after the first day’s play the hosts actually trailed 10-8 as the ladies ‘B’ lost 4-2 with Wendy Adams, for the second successive game taking the match award with a 17.21 average. The men’s ‘B’ after going 4-2 down salvaged a 6-6 draw when Tom Martin won the last game of the day against Robert Turner 4-1. The man of the match award went to David Hill who in the opening game of the day beat Lennie Holmes 4-2 after Holmes had won the first two legs, Hill’s average 27.19.
The ladies ‘A’ made it four draws in six games with all of the wins going to the player with the first throw advantage. Sue Gulliver made it three award wins from the six games with her 23.86 average.
Taking the men’s ‘A’ award with a terrific 31.17 average was, for the second consecutive fixture Ian McFarlane who was first on and beat Jamie Peetoom 4-2 as the team went on to win 7-5.
The overall 18-18 draw left Warwickshire still fourth in the table on 119 points four short of third placed Glamorgan who are their next opponents.
Full Results:Premier Division:Warwickshire v Essex (18-18):Warwickshire names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Ian McFarlane 4 Jamie Peetoom 2, Jamie Atkins 4 Joe Russell 0, Noel Grant 3 John Costigan 4, Ian Shaw 1 Paul Marsh 4, Antony Allen 1 Steve Haggerty 4, Kevin Dowling 4 Phil Halls 3, Nigel Heydon 4 Darren Peetoom 0, Tom Aldridge 4 Steve Johnson 3, Steve Giddings 4 Phillip Brewster 2, Steve Hine 1 Andrew Kateley 4, Dean Stewart 4 Daniel Day 3, Charlie Symons 3 Wayne Bloomfield 4, Men’s ‘B’:- David Hill 4 Lennie Holmes 2, Carl Green 2 Bryan Margerison 4, James Hykin 4 Michael McCombe 2, Jack Wareing 4 Alan Collins 1, Robert Comben 3 Allan Mathieson 4, Simon Fairbrother 4 Jakob Kelly 3, Mark Carter 3 Tony Osborne 4, Prakash Jiwa 3 Richie Howson 4, Mark Strong 2 Danny McIntyre 4, Karl Reynolds 4 Steve Woodside 3, Gareth Braham 0 Wayne Gleed 4, Tom Martin 4 Robert Turner 1, Women’s ‘A’:- Angela Jones 2 Pauline Donat 3, Sue Gulliver 3 Wendy Reader 0, Nina Bolt 2 Sue Baker 3, Caroline Pike 3 Stacey Ellis 2, Kat Spanswick 2 Karen Breen 3, Donna Pinch 3 Donna Gleed 1, Women’s ‘B’:- Lucy Keyte 2 Lynn Kelly 3, Denise Keyte 2 Sandra McElroy 3, Marian Conway 3 Sharon Wakeling 1, Melanie Jones 0 Leanne Peetoom 3, Helen Rigg 1 Nicky Bewick 3, Wendy Adams 3 Dawn Kennedy 2.
West Midlands fixture in the Premier Division of the BDO Inter County Championships was a home tie against bottom of the table Cheshire, a game they desperately needed to win to evade any possibility of relegation. Both of the ladies teams shared the points as the ‘B’ team went from 2-1 down to 3-2 up and then lost the last game to finish level, the lady of the match award going to Shellbie Simmons who beat Lyn Marsden 3-2 and averaged 15.42. The ‘A’ side after trailing 3-1 battled on to finish all square at 3-3 with anchor player Sarah Roberts winning 3-0 against Jane Stubbs to not only salvage a draw for her team but at the same time take the match award for her superb 24.64 average. Both of the men’s teams finished on the wrong side of a 7-5 result with Shane Price the ‘B’ teams top player with a great 30.25 average and for the ‘A’ it was Nick Fullwell who averaged 29.47. The overall 20-16 defeat has seen West Midlands drop into the bottom two places in the table on the same 95 points as their bottom placed opponents with both team’s three points short of Essex who are just above them. With tough away games against Lincolnshire and Glamorgan and just one home tie with current league leaders Lancashire relegation now looks a real threat for the Midlands side. Full Results:Premier Division:West Midlands vCheshire (18-):West Midlands names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Ian Jones 1 Shaun Walshe 4, Kevin Harris 2 Paul Phillips 4, Mark Craddock 1 Carl Dennel 4, Gareth Watts 2 Mal Barrow 4, Glen McGrandle 4 Peter Boughey 3, Matthew Coleman 4 Steve Lomas 3, Nick Fullwell 4 David Bird 0, John Morris 4 Jeff Fisher 2, Kevin Bambrick 2 Tony Richardson 4, Daniel Nicholls 4 Joe Rowland 1, Gavin Baker 3 Andy Cope 4, Adam Edgar 3 Mick Haynes 4, Men’s ‘B’:- Shane Price 4 Andy Rose 3, Mark Watkiss-Allen 1 Danny Ayres 4, Trevor Brennon 3 Paul Goodwin 4, Jonathan Platt 1 Patrick Lynskey 4, Avtar Singh 0 Shaun Wilkinson 4, Gareth Johnston 4 Ross Gilder 0, Stephen Jones 0 Robert Paine 4, Mathew Tedstone 4 Gareth Owen 0, Paul Wells 1 Paul Blythe 4, Matthew Dicken 3 Chris Gibson 4, Owen Maiden 4 Karl Windisch 2, Alfie Jacques 4 Mark Tirrell 2, Women’s ‘A’:- Cheryl Alcock 3 Andrea Hunt 1, Debbie Loon 0 Jane Robson 3, Jacqueline Maiden 2 Adele Probin 3, Lisa Badger 0 Mandy Smith 3, Kat McLean 3 Emma Pearce 2, Sarah Roberts 3 Jane Stubbs 0, Women’s ‘B’:- Gemma Barrett 0 Heidi Williams 3, Shellbie Simmons 3 Lyn Marsden 2, Sophie Singh 2 Sarah Goodwin 3, Heather Wright 3 Kerry Mundy 1, Stella Sims 3 Lianne Lauder 1, Kath Jenkins 1 Bev Martin 3.
The Wharf slipped upon week 28 of the Shirley and District Monday Night League and surrendered any outside chances they had of winning the league title plus they may also have lost out on the runners up spot when they lost 6-3 away to The Highwood who with just two more games to play top the table with 48 points. With The Wharf dropping to third place Red Lion have taken over the number two position, their 9-0 win at Legion Royals taking their points tally to 44, the same as Wharf’s but with a superior average. Highest finish this week went to Thomas Allcott (Plume of Feathers) who checked out on 116 while there were maximums for Mick Bown (Red Lion), Gary Cleverley (Legion Flights), Shay Darby (The Highwood), James Hinkley, Dan Lee (The Lodge), Matt McCallion (Cider House), Sean Talbot (Saracens Misfits), Chris Thomas snr (The Bears). Full Results:Week 28:- Legion Flights (Gary Cleverley 180) 7 Sharmans Cross 2, Saracens Jesters 4 Plume of Feathers (Thomas Allcott 116f) 5, Shirley Spartac 1 Cider House (Matt McCallion 180) 8, The Lodge (Dan Lee 180, James Hinkley 180) 8 Saracens Misfits (Sean Talbot 180) 1, The Highwood (Shay Darby 180) 6 The Wharf 3, Legion Royals 0 Red Lion (Thomas Bent 110f, Mick Bown 106f,180) 9, The Bears (Chris Thomas snr 180) 6 The Blue Bell 3, Legionnaires had a bye.
East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association had their fixture with Wagon and Horses cancelled in the Small Heath League but nevertheless they remain in pole position with 32 points and have two games in hand on their nearest rivals Heartlands Club who won 7-2 against Sheldon Marlborough Flights, Jim Frost in fine form for Heartlands with two 120 breaks and one of 100 together with scores of 140 and 100. Full Results:Week 20:- Emerald Club 4 (G.Daly 116,140, C.Rigby 100,120b,101, D.Willis 4x100) Cob’s Bar 5 (R.Pikey 100, M.Cunningham 100), Heartlands Club 7 (D.Bond 123,100, S.McCormack 135,140, Jim Frost 140,100,2x120b,100b, A.Downes 125,118, G.McCormack 100, C.Austin 100) Sheldon Marlborough Flights 2 (R.McGuigan 104, Jordan McGuigan 135, S.McCarthy 112).
A 4-0 win over Kevin Graver plus a 2-2 draw with Gary Cleverley keeps Thomas Bent top of the Shirley Premier League with 80 points from 25 games. Mark Gwalchmai suffered a bad week as he lost 3-1 to both Jordan Ottley and Trevor Carter and as a result drops one place in the table to third. Taking over in second place from Gwalchmai is John Smyth who beat Derek Harper 4-0 and Colin Geens 3-1 to put him on 70 points from 26 games, one more than Gwalchmai from the same number of games. There are just four more weeks of fixtures to play and with only five points the difference between second and eighth place there is still lots to play for but Bent does appear now to have one hand on the winners silverware. Brian Lawton was the only player to notch a maximum this week and Steve Sidwell had the highest finish of 108 on the night. Full Results:Week 13:- Sam Hicks 2 Chris Thomas jnr 2, Gary Cleverley 3 Chris Thomas snr 1, Mark Gwalchmai (16 darts game) 1 Trevor Carter (101f) 3, Mark Henderson (18 darts game) 2 Steve Sidwell (18 darts game,108f) 2, Mick Bown 3 Colin Geens 1, Thomas Bent 4 Kevin Graver 0, Dave Heighway 3 Jack Barrows 1, Dave Barrows 3 Tony Daly 1, John Smyth 4 Derek Harper 0, Mick Bown 4 Chris Thomas snr 0, Antony Daly 0 Chris Thomas jnr 4, Lee Lattimer 0 Jack Barrows 4, Brian Lawton 4 Dave Heighway 0, Jordan Ottley 3 Mark Gwalchmai 1, Steve Sidwell (15 darts game) 3 Lee Lattimer 1, Colin Geens 1 John Smyth 3, Sam Hicks 2 Jordan Ottley 2, Gary Cleverley 2 Thomas Bent 2, Brian Lawton (180) 2 Derek Harper 2, Tony Daly 3 Trevor Carter 1, Antony Daly 3 Dave Barrows 1, Kevin Graver 1 Chris Thomas jnr 3, Sam Hicks 2 Mark Henderson 2.
The Camp Hill League staged round one of their League Cup, the biggest score of the round being 5-2 and was achieved by Roost Rebels, Emerald and New Inn who in turn defeated Station Wagon, North Star and Tyseley WMC. There were 4-3 wins for White Swan Nomads and Sheldon Marlborough Flights who took out Wagon and Horses and Sedgemere Devil’s Club respectively. Full Results:League Cup:Round One:- Wagon and Horses 3 White Swan Nomads 4, Roost Rebels 5 Station Wagon 2, Emerald 5 North Star 2, Tyseley WMC 2 New Inn 5, Sheldon Marlborough Flights 4 Sedgemere Devil’s Club 3.
The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played their singles knockout down to the last two players at two venues. At the Britannia the final games saw Mark Bayliss and Keith Sprague win 2-0 against Lee Stevens and Tony Cunningham, while at the Ashwood both of the last two games finished with a close 2-1 scoreline going to Brian Fitzgerald and Richard Bowen who in turn took out Paul Hill and Chris Fox. Full Results:Singles Knockout:Venue Britannia:Quarter Finals:- Alf Turley 0 Lee Stevens 2, Sid Skidmore 1 Mark Bayliss 2, Keith Sprague and Tony Cunningham had a bye, Semi Finals:- Lee Stevens 0 Mark Bayliss 2, Keith Sprague 2 Tony Cunningham 0, Venue Ashwood:Quarter Finals:- Brian Fitzgerald 2 Ray Purchase jnr 1, Chris Fox 2 John Jackson snr 0, Steve Bills 0 Richard Bowen 2, Paul Hill had a bye, Semi Finals:- Brian Fitzgerald 2 Paul Hill 1, Chris Fox 1 Richard Bowen 2.
Two points is the difference between the top three teams in the Kings Norton League, however leaders Avenue Social have two games in hand on the chasing duo Rubery RBL and Coppice. Avenue took their undefeated run to sixteen games with a 5-2 win at E57 to put them on 32 points the same number as Rubery in second place after they won 6-1 at Kings Heath. Third placed Coppice also had a 6-1 win in their fixture away to next to bottom of the table Northfield to give them 30 points. West Heath won 4-3 at Cock Inn and take over third place from E57 on average as both teams are on 24 points. Full Results:Game 18:- Weoley Hill 5 (M.Lloyd 100,123,135,110f, L.Preece 100,140, L.Allen 2x100, J.Taylor 2x125,121, P.Draper 100, O.Draper 140) Thurlestone 2 (D.Peace 2x100, N.Watts 4x100, B.Andrews 119, T.Hill 100,102, P.Andrews 2x117,135), Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 1 (M.Bloomer 100,2x180, P.Corbett 100, C.Davenport 100,124,135) Bournbrook 6 (T.Jeffs 100,125, R.Orton 100, K.Mason 100,2x140,120f, R.Chambers 120, T.Cullen 105,125, D.Collins 3x100,105,140, R.Orton 112f), Dingle 2 (N.Ferriday 107, A.Faulkner 100,2x140, B.Crumpton 120, D.Hopkins 100, G.Bailles 121, M.Ferriday 2x100) Grant Arms 5 (P.Norris 100, P.Taylor 102,132,140, D.Campbell 100, P.Smith 100,140, V.Walton 4x100), E57 2 (D.Logan 100,118,121,125, T.Roberts 2x121, J.Good 132,140, N.Porter 2x100, S.Nolan 125) Avenue Social 5 (E.Simpson 3x100,140, C.Whitehouse 100,123,140, P.Blades 2x100,121, V.Gould 3x100,117,135,140, G.Dews 3x100, T.Hamilton 121,2x140, A.Hykin 3x100,101f,107f,140,15 darts game, A.Hykin 180), Kings Heath 1 (D.Parish 2x100,180, J.Desai 100,147, J.Bridges 100,140, S.Morris 140) Rubery RBL 6 (R.Packer 125, J.Ford 100,126, I.Medlicott 100,104f, R.Higgins 100,120,121, J.O'Neill 3x100,140,120f,15 darts game, B.Heath 2x100,140, J.Higgins 100,121,111f), Northfield 1 (G.Corbett 100, C.Nelson 2x100, D.Burns 100, P.Cahill 2x100, T.Cahill 100, B.Simkiss 121, J.Steward 2x100) Coppice 6 (R.Mooney 2x100, K.Manger 2x100, C.Heath 100,118, A.Chidley 2x140, G.Twist 140, M.Mooney 100, A.Coyle 100), Cock Inn 3 (L.Caven 4x100,140, M.Naylor 2x100, L.Fox 100,140, A.Vaughan 100,132, Joe Fox 100,125, K.Vaughan 2x140) West Heath 4 (W.Marshall 7x100, T.Shipley 3x100,140, W.Webb 2x100,140,180, P.Hughes 2x100,125, K.Hall 2x100).
Swan’s fine start to the new season in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League continues as they took their winning run to four games with a 6-3 win at Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ’B’. Dudley Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ move up one place to second on the same eight points as Swan after winning 7-2 at Lamp Tavern, High Oak are also unbeaten and lost their number two position on average as they won 5-4 at Rose and Crown whose first defeat sees them drop from third to seventh. Bull and Bladder chalked up their first win in four a 7-2 success away to bottom to Limes Club. Full Results:Week 4:- Wombourne Pool Bar 4 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5, Limes Club 2 Bull and Bladder 7, Rose and Crown 4 High Oak 5, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 6 Portway 3, Delph Bell 4 Brickmakers Arms 5, Lamp Tavern 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 7, Mount Pleasant 2 Roebuck 7, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 3 Swan 6, King William 0 Fox and Grapes 9.
An 8-1 win at Cottage saw The Bell take their unbeaten run in the Rowley Monday Night League to four games, nevertheless their lead was reduced to just one leg of average as their nearest rivals George handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their visitors Spring Meadow to put them on the same 100% eight points as Bell. After the top two teams comes a chasing pack of six teams Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’, Tividale FC, Ivy Bush, Fairfield, Hare and Hounds and Windmills End, all on 6 points just two shy of the top two and all winning except for Ivy Bush who suffered their first defeat, 6-3 away to Cradley Sports and Social. Full Results:Week 4:- Cottage 1 Bell 8, Hare and Hounds 5 Ex Serviceman’s ‘B’ 4, Wonder 4 Tividale FC 5, Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ 7 (A.Cowley 180) Three Diamonds 2, Cradley Sports and Social 6 Ivy Bush 3, Windmills End 6 Loyal Lodge 3, Fairfield 7 (Mark Jones 160b,9 darts game) Bulls Head 2, George 9 Spring Meadow 0.
Vine and Miners Arms made it played five and won five in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League when Vine won 7-0 at Hayes Social to lead the table on average and second placed Miners won 5-2 at New Talbot. Third in the table Tipton Sports are the only other team in the league to remain unbeaten, their 5-2 win over Dewdrop ‘B’ being just their fourth game, their 8 points and better average putting them third in the table. Strangely all of the bottom three teams suffered close 4-3 defeats, bottom team Court House with a 180 from D.Fellows losing at home to Sportsman, next to bottom Wonder also lost their home tie to Ivy Bush and Horseley Tavern completed a trio of home defeats as they lost to fourth placed Merry-Go-Round. Full Results:Game 5:- Waggon and Horses 6 Island Inn 1, Horseley Tavern 3 Merry-Go-Round 4 (A.Coleman 180), Wonder 3 Ivy Bush 4, Tipton Sports 5 Dewdrop ‘B’ 2, Hayes Social 0 The Vine 7, New Talbot 2 Miners Arms 5, Court House 3 (D.Fellows 180) Sportsman 4, Dewdrop ‘A’ had a bye.
After only three games and from a starting line-up of twelve teams Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ are the only team to have won all three of their fixtures in the Cradley Tuesday Night League. The leader’s latest fixture saw them win 6-3 at Dudley Labour Club to see them oust former leaders Netherton Sports and Social ‘A’ from the number one spot after they lost for the first time when they were beaten 5-4 at home by sixth in the table Roost, Netherton S & S ‘A’ drop to fourth place. Full Results:Game 3:- Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 7 Malt Shovel 2, Bulls Head 4 Netherton Sports and Social ‘B’ 5, Dudley Labour Club 3 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 6, Gate Hangs Well 2 Wheatsheaf 7, Plough 3 Riddins Tavern 6, Netherton Sports and Social ‘A’ 4 Roost 5.
The Netherton Thursday Night League played the second leg of the first round of their Andy Bastable Trophy and winning through to the emi-finals with overall 12-6 wins were Riddins Tavern, White Horse and Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club who in turn accounted for Fairfield, Netherton Conservative Club and Townsend Social Club. Bulls Head went one better with a 13-5 win over Saracens Head. Full Results:Andy Bastable Trophy:Round One:Second Leg:Overall Results in Brackets):- Riddins Tavern 5 Fairfield 4 (12-6), White Horse 6 Netherton Conservative Club 3 (12-6), Saracens Head 3 Bulls Head 6 (5-13), Townsend Social Club 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 7 (6-12).
Teams in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League have played seventeen games and the difference between the top two teams is just two points as Old Bulls Head with a 7-2 win over New Inn head the table on 30 points and Gornal Labour Club’s 5-4 win away to Gornal British Legion puts them on 28 points. Coseley Tavern lost their third placing when they lost 5-4 at Jolly Crispin leaving them on 24 points and seeing them fall behind Five Ways on average after they won 5-4 at Chainyard. Full Results:Week 17:- Hilly House 6 Meadow Lark 3, Jolly Crispin 5 Coseley Tavern 4, Gornal British Legion 4 Gornal Labour Club 5, Pensnett Liberal Club 6 Netherton Cricket Club 3, White Lion 4 Red Cow 5, Chainyard 4 Five Ways 5, Old Bulls Head 7 New Inn 2.
Massive 8-1 wins for the top two teams in the Henley and District Winter League. Leaders Studley Cricket Club won at home against Wootton Bears while second in the table Studley Conservative Club were winners at Wythall Legion to keep within two points of the Cricket Club. Full Results:Week 11:- Studley Cricket Club 8 Wootton Bears 1, Village Inn 4 Wythall RBL 5, Beausale 4 Dorridge 5, Wythall Legion 1 Studley Conservative Club 8.
The South Birmingham Winter League played off the preliminary rounds of their Divisional Cups. There was just one division one game which saw Banbury Arrows beat Punchbowl 9-0. In the division two fixtures, division leaders The Dog won 7-2 against The Trident while second in the table Toby Jug suffered a somewhat surprising 7-2 home defeat by C’s Hot Shots who are third in the table on four points just half of the number achieved by their hosts. Full Results:Game 6:Division One:- The Gate 4 (T.Barrs 140, P.Jones 121, K.Russell 104b, N.Groves 117) C's Top Guns 5 (B.Nixon 180, D.Wilson 120b, M.Mann 100, S.Kingdon 100, J.Jennings 2x100,105b,100b,9 darts game), Division Two:- C's Hot Shots 8 (D.White 100,138, K.White 2x100, J.Carter 123,108, C.Kingdon 2x100, L.Walker 120,101) C's Arrows 1 (J.Taylor 120b, D.Cooper 100b, K.Geary 120b) Toby Jug 6 (I.Beattie 103b, D.Revitt 100,112b,103, P.Round 100b, B.Blair 140) C's Flights 3 (J.Pitts 100, R.Meigh 126, M.Beale 140, C.Meigh 100,100b, R.Beale 100, J.Meigh 125), Mini League:Division Two:- The Trident 12 legs (C.Vann 125,100) Toby Jug 15 legs (N.Crowe 116f, M.Clayton 160b,135, J.Kane 110,112), Divisional Cups:Preliminary Round:Division One:- Banbury Arrows 9 Punchbowl 0, Division Two:- Toby Jug 2 (P.Round 140, M.Blair 105, B.Blair 180) C's Hot Shots 7 (D.White 122b,139,114, C.Kingdon 100, S.Moran 120b,100, R.Hopkins 100, C.Marshall 140,100,121), The Dog 7 (P.Thompson 100,134, J.Boylan 112b, S.O'Brien 2x100, M.Clayton 121, J.Kane 100b) The Trident 2 (R.McDonough 100b, A.Brooks 140,105b, T.Blakemore 112).
With games now fast running out in the C’s Club Double Top Wednesday Night League a 2-1 win over Adam Gallett keeps Mitchell Mann in pole position with 83 points from his 35 games. Long-time leader Bob Nixon has slipped to third place with 73 points and although he may be ten short of Mann he has a massive eight games in hand. Second in the table Simon Edwards with 76 points has played one game more than Nixon and a 3-0 win for Nixon in that game would see him draw level with his rival. The title now looks odds on to go to one of these top three players as fourth in the table Adam Gallett is on 67 points from 26 games and despite having played one fewer than Nixon is six points behind him. Full Results:Week 16:- Lee Walker 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Connor Marshall 2 Ryan Beale 1, Gavin Davidson 0 Gary Groves 3, Dan White 3 Melissa Beale 0, Jack Sidwell 0 Jay Meigh 3, Adam Gallett (180) 2 Chris Meigh 1, Mick Noonan 3 Richard Hopkins 0, Jamie Carter 2 Frank Dixon 1, Phil Ashford 3 Richard Meigh 0, Charlie Kingdon 2 Keith Geary 1, Gordon Clinton 1 Chris Cooke 2, Steve Sidwell 1 Jay Pitts 2, Aaron Anson 3 Louise Beale 0, Steve Groves 2 Neil McCrave 1, Sean Healy 0 Richard Mills 3, Steve Beale 0 Bob Nixon (180,10 darts game) 3, Simon Edwards 3 Lee Walker 0, Charlie Kingdon 0 Adam Gallett 3, Mitchell Mann 2 Gordon Clinton 1, Connor Marshall 3 Jay Meigh 0, Frank Dixon 2 Bob Nixon (2x180) 1, Louise Beale 1 Richard Hopkins 2, Steve Groves 1 Ryan Beale 2, Melissa Beale 0 Richard Meigh 3, Steve Sidwell (180) 3 Chris Meigh 0, Simon Edwards (180) 2 Mick Noonan 1, Sean Healy 2 Jamie Carter 1, Neil McCrave 1 Lee Walker 2, Aaron Anson 0 Gavin Davidson 3, Chris Cooke 2 Jack Sidwell 1, Adam Gallett 2 Steve Beale 1, Phil Ashford 1 Jay Pitts 2, Gary Groves 2 Richard Mills 1, Keith Geary 0 Dan White 3, Charlie Kingdon 2 Sean Healy 1, Aaron Anson 0 Jack Sidwell 3, Mitchell Mann 1 Mick Noonan 2, Chris Cooke 1 Steve Sidwell 2, Richard Hopkins 3 Steve Groves 0, Adam Gallett 3 Richard Mills 0, Neil McCrave 1 Simon Edwards 2, Week 17:- Adam Gallett 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Jay Meigh 0 Adam Galllett 3, Gavin Davidson 0 Jay Pitts 3, Frank Dixon 3 Steve Beale 0, Louise Beale 0 Sean Healy 3, Phil Ashford 0 Adam Gallett 3, Connor Marshall 2 Brian Anderton 1, Melissa Beale 0 Mick Noonan 3, Gordon Clinton (180) 2 Neil McCrave 1, Jamie Carter 3 Luke Beale 0, Lee Walker 2 Ryan Beale 1, Richard Meigh 2 Aaron Anson 1, Neil McCrave 2 Gavin Davidson 1, Sean Healy 3 Ryan Beale 0, Frank Dixon 3 Melissa Beale 0, Steve Beale 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 0 Pete Kingdon 3, Gordon Clinton (180) 3 Brian Anderton 0, Chris Cooke 3 Louise Beale 0, Aaron Anson 3 Lee Walker 0, Jamie Carter 0 Mick Noonan 3, Phil Ashford (180) 2 Aaron Anson 1, Connor Marshall 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 2 Sean Healy 1, Connor Marshall 0 Jay Pitts 3, Richard Meigh 0 Jay Meigh 3, Adam Gallett 3 Luke Beale 0, Pete Kingdon (180) 1 Mick Noonan 2.
The Pip Club League had cup semi-finals on the fixture card and in the Belgrave Cup division one games there were wins for Queens Head and Belgrave Club who in turn defeated Belgrave Sports and Social Club and Sports Bar ‘180’. There were 180’s for Mark Tomlinson snr and Sam Whittaker for Queens Head. In the division two fixtures Progressive Club beat Pip Club and Globe (Wilnecote) had a bye. In the division one games for the Belgrave Shadow Cup Birchmoor Club beat Glascote Club and Old Liberal House won against Dolphin Wanderers. A maximum from Cliff O’Connor helped Wigginton Arms to their win over Gate (Amington) in the division two games and meeting them in the final will be Dolphin who took out Kettlebrook Club. Full Results:Belgrave Cup:Semi-Finals:Division One:- Belgrave Sports and Social Club (Martin Edwards 112b) lost to Queens Head (Mark Tomlinson snr 180, Sam Whittaker 180, Adam Wood 112b), Belgrave Club beat Sports Bar ‘180’ (Emily Jones 101b,100), Division Two:- Progressive Club (Duncan Campbell 100) beat Pip Club (Ash Luckman 105,101), Globe (Wilnecote) had a bye, Belgrave Shadow Cup:Semi-Finals:Division One:- Birchmoor Club beat Glascote Club, Dolphin Wanderers (Dave Jones 156b, Simon Caswell 150b) lost to Old Liberal House, Division Two:- Kettlebrook Club lost to Dolphin, Wigginton Arms (Cliff O’Connor 180, Rosie O’Connor 100) beat Gate (Amington).
The local derby between Ashwood ‘A’ and Ashwood ‘B’ in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League saw the two teams swap places in the table after the ‘B’ team won 4-3. The position at the top is now very tight as Swan despite surprisingly losing 5-2 away to thirteenth in the table Wilson Hall still lead the field with 44 points. Ashwood ‘B’ are also on the same number of points as Swan and trail by just one leg of average. Ashwood ‘A’ are third and they too are on 44 points and have a game in hand on the two teams above them. Full Results:Game 25:- Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0 Ten Arches ‘A’ 7, Ten Arches ‘B’ 2 Netherton Cricket Club 5, Bell ‘B’ 4 Holly Bush ‘B’ 3, Swan 4 Gate Hangs Well 3, King Arthur 3 Wilson Hall 4, Ashwood ‘B’ 5 Wombourne Cricket Club 2, Fox Inn (Lye) 1 Ashwood ‘A’ 6, Glasscutters 7 Gigmill 0, High Acres 1 Bell ‘A’ 6, Holly Bush ‘A’ and Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ had a bye, Game 26:- Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 6 High Acres 1, Holly Bush ‘A’ 2 Glasscutters 5, Gigmill 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Ashwood ‘A’ 3 Ashwood ‘B’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 6 King Arthur 1, Wilson Hall 5 Swan 2, Gate Hangs Well 3 Bell ‘B’ 4, Holly Bush ‘B’ 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 5, Netherton Cricket Club 7 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0, Ten Arches ‘A’ and Bell ‘A’ had a bye.
Played 24 and won 24 that was the record for Allen’s Sports Bar ‘A’ in the West Midlands Men’s Super League until they played fixture number 25 which for the first time this season they lost. Playing away against second in the table Yeltz Bar, Allen’s ‘A’ team went down 3-2, however they still have a huge advantage at the top of the table, a thirteen point’s lead over Yeltz who in turn are two points to the good on third in the table Woodside Inn who won their home tie with Horse and Jockey 5-0. Full Results:Week 25:- Staffordshire Knot 1 Gilberts Bar 4 (D.Benbow 0 C.Hill 4, L.Chambers 0 J.Evans 4, C.Wood 1 M.Angell 4, M.Watkiss 4 G.Rollinson 1, M.Dyke 1 J.Morris 4, Yeltz Bar 3 Allen’s Sports Bar ‘A’ 2 (P.Wells 4 A.Edgar 0, J.Lowe 4 D.Nicholls 2, D.Redding 1 S.Baker 4, I.Townsend 0 N.Fullwell 4, S.Gillam 4 A.Jacques 2, Landywood 3 Allen’s Sports Bar ‘C’ 2 (M.Dennant 4 P.Harrison 0, G.McGrandle 4 T.Edwards 1, S.Guest 3 S.Jones 4, G.Watts 2 M.Coleman 4, S.Carroll 4 D.Oakes 0, The Crown 2 Cabin 3 (L.Jones 0 J.Webb 4, C.Newton 0 I.Hebberts 4, M.Greenwood 3 S.Price 4, K.Harrison 4 A.Aldridge 0, G.Johnston 4 S.Hall 3, Allen’s Sports Bar ‘B’ 5 The Victoria 0 (D.Bull 4 M.Cadman 2, C.Glover 4 J.Blakemore 3, R.Fathers 4 B.Hollowood 1, T.Baker 4 P.Smith 2, C.Hickman 4 A.Hateley 2, Allen’s Sports Bar ‘D’ 3 King Arthur 2 (M.Baker 2 C.Whitehouse 4, D.Stewart 4 L.Morton 1, O.Maiden 4 L.Bowen 1, D.Thorpe 4 L.Hackett 0, L.Marson 2 T.Brennan 4, Woodside Inn 5 Horse and Jockey 0 (J.Ward 4 K.Ford 2, M.Rollinson 4 M.Price 1, J.Rollinson 4 A.Howells 1, R.Colley 4 B.Robbins 2, M.Moore 4 D.Owen 0, Bridgtown Social 5 Gunners Club 0 (N.Pointon 4 S.Clarke 0, S.Hickman 4 BYE 0, D.Coyle 4 G.Walsh 2, L.Hodgkiss 4 S.Pryce 3, P.Wyse 4 C.Cook 1.
Four teams began their quest for the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League title with 6-1 wins, ECC’A’, Hurst Hill, Moreton and Whitmore Reans WMC. ECC ‘A’ were involved in a local derby with their ‘B’ team and in alphabetical order top the table, Hurst Hill, Moreton and Whitmore in turn defeated Royal, Albrighton, Swan, Compton and McGhees. Full Results:Week 1:- Brewood British Legion 5 Bull 2, Dog and Partridge 2 Cleveland Arms 5, ECC ‘A’ 6 ECC ‘B’ 1, Hurst Hill 6 Royal, Albrighton 1, Swan, Compton 1 Moreton 6, Whitmore Reans WMC 6 McGhees 1, Pilot had a bye.
By Alan Towe Website: www.alantowedarts.co.uk
West Midlands fixture in the Premier Division of the BDO Inter County Championships was a home tie against bottom of the table Cheshire, a game they desperately needed to win to evade any possibility of relegation. Both of the ladies teams shared the points as the ‘B’ team went from 2-1 down to 3-2 up and then lost the last game to finish level, the lady of the match award going to Shellbie Simmons who beat Lyn Marsden 3-2 and averaged 15.42. The ‘A’ side after trailing 3-1 battled on to finish all square at 3-3 with anchor player Sarah Roberts winning 3-0 against Jane Stubbs to not only salvage a draw for her team but at the same time take the match award for her superb 24.64 average. Both of the men’s teams finished on the wrong side of a 7-5 result with Shane Price the ‘B’ teams top player with a great 30.25 average and for the ‘A’ it was Nick Fullwell who averaged 29.47. The overall 20-16 defeat has seen West Midlands drop into the bottom two places in the table on the same 95 points as their bottom placed opponents with both team’s three points short of Essex who are just above them. With tough away games against Lincolnshire and Glamorgan and just one home tie with current league leaders Lancashire relegation now looks a real threat for the Midlands side. Full Results:Premier Division:West Midlands vCheshire (18-):West Midlands names first):Men’s ‘A’:- Ian Jones 1 Shaun Walshe 4, Kevin Harris 2 Paul Phillips 4, Mark Craddock 1 Carl Dennel 4, Gareth Watts 2 Mal Barrow 4, Glen McGrandle 4 Peter Boughey 3, Matthew Coleman 4 Steve Lomas 3, Nick Fullwell 4 David Bird 0, John Morris 4 Jeff Fisher 2, Kevin Bambrick 2 Tony Richardson 4, Daniel Nicholls 4 Joe Rowland 1, Gavin Baker 3 Andy Cope 4, Adam Edgar 3 Mick Haynes 4, Men’s ‘B’:- Shane Price 4 Andy Rose 3, Mark Watkiss-Allen 1 Danny Ayres 4, Trevor Brennon 3 Paul Goodwin 4, Jonathan Platt 1 Patrick Lynskey 4, Avtar Singh 0 Shaun Wilkinson 4, Gareth Johnston 4 Ross Gilder 0, Stephen Jones 0 Robert Paine 4, Mathew Tedstone 4 Gareth Owen 0, Paul Wells 1 Paul Blythe 4, Matthew Dicken 3 Chris Gibson 4, Owen Maiden 4 Karl Windisch 2, Alfie Jacques 4 Mark Tirrell 2, Women’s ‘A’:- Cheryl Alcock 3 Andrea Hunt 1, Debbie Loon 0 Jane Robson 3, Jacqueline Maiden 2 Adele Probin 3, Lisa Badger 0 Mandy Smith 3, Kat McLean 3 Emma Pearce 2, Sarah Roberts 3 Jane Stubbs 0, Women’s ‘B’:- Gemma Barrett 0 Heidi Williams 3, Shellbie Simmons 3 Lyn Marsden 2, Sophie Singh 2 Sarah Goodwin 3, Heather Wright 3 Kerry Mundy 1, Stella Sims 3 Lianne Lauder 1, Kath Jenkins 1 Bev Martin 3.
The Wharf slipped upon week 28 of the Shirley and District Monday Night League and surrendered any outside chances they had of winning the league title plus they may also have lost out on the runners up spot when they lost 6-3 away to The Highwood who with just two more games to play top the table with 48 points. With The Wharf dropping to third place Red Lion have taken over the number two position, their 9-0 win at Legion Royals taking their points tally to 44, the same as Wharf’s but with a superior average. Highest finish this week went to Thomas Allcott (Plume of Feathers) who checked out on 116 while there were maximums for Mick Bown (Red Lion), Gary Cleverley (Legion Flights), Shay Darby (The Highwood), James Hinkley, Dan Lee (The Lodge), Matt McCallion (Cider House), Sean Talbot (Saracens Misfits), Chris Thomas snr (The Bears). Full Results:Week 28:- Legion Flights (Gary Cleverley 180) 7 Sharmans Cross 2, Saracens Jesters 4 Plume of Feathers (Thomas Allcott 116f) 5, Shirley Spartac 1 Cider House (Matt McCallion 180) 8, The Lodge (Dan Lee 180, James Hinkley 180) 8 Saracens Misfits (Sean Talbot 180) 1, The Highwood (Shay Darby 180) 6 The Wharf 3, Legion Royals 0 Red Lion (Thomas Bent 110f, Mick Bown 106f,180) 9, The Bears (Chris Thomas snr 180) 6 The Blue Bell 3, Legionnaires had a bye.
East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association had their fixture with Wagon and Horses cancelled in the Small Heath League but nevertheless they remain in pole position with 32 points and have two games in hand on their nearest rivals Heartlands Club who won 7-2 against Sheldon Marlborough Flights, Jim Frost in fine form for Heartlands with two 120 breaks and one of 100 together with scores of 140 and 100. Full Results:Week 20:- Emerald Club 4 (G.Daly 116,140, C.Rigby 100,120b,101, D.Willis 4x100) Cob’s Bar 5 (R.Pikey 100, M.Cunningham 100), Heartlands Club 7 (D.Bond 123,100, S.McCormack 135,140, Jim Frost 140,100,2x120b,100b, A.Downes 125,118, G.McCormack 100, C.Austin 100) Sheldon Marlborough Flights 2 (R.McGuigan 104, Jordan McGuigan 135, S.McCarthy 112).
A 4-0 win over Kevin Graver plus a 2-2 draw with Gary Cleverley keeps Thomas Bent top of the Shirley Premier League with 80 points from 25 games. Mark Gwalchmai suffered a bad week as he lost 3-1 to both Jordan Ottley and Trevor Carter and as a result drops one place in the table to third. Taking over in second place from Gwalchmai is John Smyth who beat Derek Harper 4-0 and Colin Geens 3-1 to put him on 70 points from 26 games, one more than Gwalchmai from the same number of games. There are just four more weeks of fixtures to play and with only five points the difference between second and eighth place there is still lots to play for but Bent does appear now to have one hand on the winners silverware. Brian Lawton was the only player to notch a maximum this week and Steve Sidwell had the highest finish of 108 on the night. Full Results:Week 13:- Sam Hicks 2 Chris Thomas jnr 2, Gary Cleverley 3 Chris Thomas snr 1, Mark Gwalchmai (16 darts game) 1 Trevor Carter (101f) 3, Mark Henderson (18 darts game) 2 Steve Sidwell (18 darts game,108f) 2, Mick Bown 3 Colin Geens 1, Thomas Bent 4 Kevin Graver 0, Dave Heighway 3 Jack Barrows 1, Dave Barrows 3 Tony Daly 1, John Smyth 4 Derek Harper 0, Mick Bown 4 Chris Thomas snr 0, Antony Daly 0 Chris Thomas jnr 4, Lee Lattimer 0 Jack Barrows 4, Brian Lawton 4 Dave Heighway 0, Jordan Ottley 3 Mark Gwalchmai 1, Steve Sidwell (15 darts game) 3 Lee Lattimer 1, Colin Geens 1 John Smyth 3, Sam Hicks 2 Jordan Ottley 2, Gary Cleverley 2 Thomas Bent 2, Brian Lawton (180) 2 Derek Harper 2, Tony Daly 3 Trevor Carter 1, Antony Daly 3 Dave Barrows 1, Kevin Graver 1 Chris Thomas jnr 3, Sam Hicks 2 Mark Henderson 2.
The Camp Hill League staged round one of their League Cup, the biggest score of the round being 5-2 and was achieved by Roost Rebels, Emerald and New Inn who in turn defeated Station Wagon, North Star and Tyseley WMC. There were 4-3 wins for White Swan Nomads and Sheldon Marlborough Flights who took out Wagon and Horses and Sedgemere Devil’s Club respectively. Full Results:League Cup:Round One:- Wagon and Horses 3 White Swan Nomads 4, Roost Rebels 5 Station Wagon 2, Emerald 5 North Star 2, Tyseley WMC 2 New Inn 5, Sheldon Marlborough Flights 4 Sedgemere Devil’s Club 3.
The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played their singles knockout down to the last two players at two venues. At the Britannia the final games saw Mark Bayliss and Keith Sprague win 2-0 against Lee Stevens and Tony Cunningham, while at the Ashwood both of the last two games finished with a close 2-1 scoreline going to Brian Fitzgerald and Richard Bowen who in turn took out Paul Hill and Chris Fox. Full Results:Singles Knockout:Venue Britannia:Quarter Finals:- Alf Turley 0 Lee Stevens 2, Sid Skidmore 1 Mark Bayliss 2, Keith Sprague and Tony Cunningham had a bye, Semi Finals:- Lee Stevens 0 Mark Bayliss 2, Keith Sprague 2 Tony Cunningham 0, Venue Ashwood:Quarter Finals:- Brian Fitzgerald 2 Ray Purchase jnr 1, Chris Fox 2 John Jackson snr 0, Steve Bills 0 Richard Bowen 2, Paul Hill had a bye, Semi Finals:- Brian Fitzgerald 2 Paul Hill 1, Chris Fox 1 Richard Bowen 2.
Two points is the difference between the top three teams in the Kings Norton League, however leaders Avenue Social have two games in hand on the chasing duo Rubery RBL and Coppice. Avenue took their undefeated run to sixteen games with a 5-2 win at E57 to put them on 32 points the same number as Rubery in second place after they won 6-1 at Kings Heath. Third placed Coppice also had a 6-1 win in their fixture away to next to bottom of the table Northfield to give them 30 points. West Heath won 4-3 at Cock Inn and take over third place from E57 on average as both teams are on 24 points. Full Results:Game 18:- Weoley Hill 5 (M.Lloyd 100,123,135,110f, L.Preece 100,140, L.Allen 2x100, J.Taylor 2x125,121, P.Draper 100, O.Draper 140) Thurlestone 2 (D.Peace 2x100, N.Watts 4x100, B.Andrews 119, T.Hill 100,102, P.Andrews 2x117,135), Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 1 (M.Bloomer 100,2x180, P.Corbett 100, C.Davenport 100,124,135) Bournbrook 6 (T.Jeffs 100,125, R.Orton 100, K.Mason 100,2x140,120f, R.Chambers 120, T.Cullen 105,125, D.Collins 3x100,105,140, R.Orton 112f), Dingle 2 (N.Ferriday 107, A.Faulkner 100,2x140, B.Crumpton 120, D.Hopkins 100, G.Bailles 121, M.Ferriday 2x100) Grant Arms 5 (P.Norris 100, P.Taylor 102,132,140, D.Campbell 100, P.Smith 100,140, V.Walton 4x100), E57 2 (D.Logan 100,118,121,125, T.Roberts 2x121, J.Good 132,140, N.Porter 2x100, S.Nolan 125) Avenue Social 5 (E.Simpson 3x100,140, C.Whitehouse 100,123,140, P.Blades 2x100,121, V.Gould 3x100,117,135,140, G.Dews 3x100, T.Hamilton 121,2x140, A.Hykin 3x100,101f,107f,140,15 darts game, A.Hykin 180), Kings Heath 1 (D.Parish 2x100,180, J.Desai 100,147, J.Bridges 100,140, S.Morris 140) Rubery RBL 6 (R.Packer 125, J.Ford 100,126, I.Medlicott 100,104f, R.Higgins 100,120,121, J.O'Neill 3x100,140,120f,15 darts game, B.Heath 2x100,140, J.Higgins 100,121,111f), Northfield 1 (G.Corbett 100, C.Nelson 2x100, D.Burns 100, P.Cahill 2x100, T.Cahill 100, B.Simkiss 121, J.Steward 2x100) Coppice 6 (R.Mooney 2x100, K.Manger 2x100, C.Heath 100,118, A.Chidley 2x140, G.Twist 140, M.Mooney 100, A.Coyle 100), Cock Inn 3 (L.Caven 4x100,140, M.Naylor 2x100, L.Fox 100,140, A.Vaughan 100,132, Joe Fox 100,125, K.Vaughan 2x140) West Heath 4 (W.Marshall 7x100, T.Shipley 3x100,140, W.Webb 2x100,140,180, P.Hughes 2x100,125, K.Hall 2x100).
Swan’s fine start to the new season in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League continues as they took their winning run to four games with a 6-3 win at Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ’B’. Dudley Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ move up one place to second on the same eight points as Swan after winning 7-2 at Lamp Tavern, High Oak are also unbeaten and lost their number two position on average as they won 5-4 at Rose and Crown whose first defeat sees them drop from third to seventh. Bull and Bladder chalked up their first win in four a 7-2 success away to bottom to Limes Club. Full Results:Week 4:- Wombourne Pool Bar 4 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5, Limes Club 2 Bull and Bladder 7, Rose and Crown 4 High Oak 5, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 6 Portway 3, Delph Bell 4 Brickmakers Arms 5, Lamp Tavern 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 7, Mount Pleasant 2 Roebuck 7, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 3 Swan 6, King William 0 Fox and Grapes 9.
An 8-1 win at Cottage saw The Bell take their unbeaten run in the Rowley Monday Night League to four games, nevertheless their lead was reduced to just one leg of average as their nearest rivals George handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their visitors Spring Meadow to put them on the same 100% eight points as Bell. After the top two teams comes a chasing pack of six teams Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’, Tividale FC, Ivy Bush, Fairfield, Hare and Hounds and Windmills End, all on 6 points just two shy of the top two and all winning except for Ivy Bush who suffered their first defeat, 6-3 away to Cradley Sports and Social. Full Results:Week 4:- Cottage 1 Bell 8, Hare and Hounds 5 Ex Serviceman’s ‘B’ 4, Wonder 4 Tividale FC 5, Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ 7 (A.Cowley 180) Three Diamonds 2, Cradley Sports and Social 6 Ivy Bush 3, Windmills End 6 Loyal Lodge 3, Fairfield 7 (Mark Jones 160b,9 darts game) Bulls Head 2, George 9 Spring Meadow 0.
Vine and Miners Arms made it played five and won five in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League when Vine won 7-0 at Hayes Social to lead the table on average and second placed Miners won 5-2 at New Talbot. Third in the table Tipton Sports are the only other team in the league to remain unbeaten, their 5-2 win over Dewdrop ‘B’ being just their fourth game, their 8 points and better average putting them third in the table. Strangely all of the bottom three teams suffered close 4-3 defeats, bottom team Court House with a 180 from D.Fellows losing at home to Sportsman, next to bottom Wonder also lost their home tie to Ivy Bush and Horseley Tavern completed a trio of home defeats as they lost to fourth placed Merry-Go-Round. Full Results:Game 5:- Waggon and Horses 6 Island Inn 1, Horseley Tavern 3 Merry-Go-Round 4 (A.Coleman 180), Wonder 3 Ivy Bush 4, Tipton Sports 5 Dewdrop ‘B’ 2, Hayes Social 0 The Vine 7, New Talbot 2 Miners Arms 5, Court House 3 (D.Fellows 180) Sportsman 4, Dewdrop ‘A’ had a bye.
After only three games and from a starting line-up of twelve teams Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ are the only team to have won all three of their fixtures in the Cradley Tuesday Night League. The leader’s latest fixture saw them win 6-3 at Dudley Labour Club to see them oust former leaders Netherton Sports and Social ‘A’ from the number one spot after they lost for the first time when they were beaten 5-4 at home by sixth in the table Roost, Netherton S & S ‘A’ drop to fourth place. Full Results:Game 3:- Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 7 Malt Shovel 2, Bulls Head 4 Netherton Sports and Social ‘B’ 5, Dudley Labour Club 3 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 6, Gate Hangs Well 2 Wheatsheaf 7, Plough 3 Riddins Tavern 6, Netherton Sports and Social ‘A’ 4 Roost 5.
The Netherton Thursday Night League played the second leg of the first round of their Andy Bastable Trophy and winning through to the emi-finals with overall 12-6 wins were Riddins Tavern, White Horse and Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club who in turn accounted for Fairfield, Netherton Conservative Club and Townsend Social Club. Bulls Head went one better with a 13-5 win over Saracens Head. Full Results:Andy Bastable Trophy:Round One:Second Leg:Overall Results in Brackets):- Riddins Tavern 5 Fairfield 4 (12-6), White Horse 6 Netherton Conservative Club 3 (12-6), Saracens Head 3 Bulls Head 6 (5-13), Townsend Social Club 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 7 (6-12).
Teams in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League have played seventeen games and the difference between the top two teams is just two points as Old Bulls Head with a 7-2 win over New Inn head the table on 30 points and Gornal Labour Club’s 5-4 win away to Gornal British Legion puts them on 28 points. Coseley Tavern lost their third placing when they lost 5-4 at Jolly Crispin leaving them on 24 points and seeing them fall behind Five Ways on average after they won 5-4 at Chainyard. Full Results:Week 17:- Hilly House 6 Meadow Lark 3, Jolly Crispin 5 Coseley Tavern 4, Gornal British Legion 4 Gornal Labour Club 5, Pensnett Liberal Club 6 Netherton Cricket Club 3, White Lion 4 Red Cow 5, Chainyard 4 Five Ways 5, Old Bulls Head 7 New Inn 2.
Massive 8-1 wins for the top two teams in the Henley and District Winter League. Leaders Studley Cricket Club won at home against Wootton Bears while second in the table Studley Conservative Club were winners at Wythall Legion to keep within two points of the Cricket Club. Full Results:Week 11:- Studley Cricket Club 8 Wootton Bears 1, Village Inn 4 Wythall RBL 5, Beausale 4 Dorridge 5, Wythall Legion 1 Studley Conservative Club 8.
The South Birmingham Winter League played off the preliminary rounds of their Divisional Cups. There was just one division one game which saw Banbury Arrows beat Punchbowl 9-0. In the division two fixtures, division leaders The Dog won 7-2 against The Trident while second in the table Toby Jug suffered a somewhat surprising 7-2 home defeat by C’s Hot Shots who are third in the table on four points just half of the number achieved by their hosts. Full Results:Game 6:Division One:- The Gate 4 (T.Barrs 140, P.Jones 121, K.Russell 104b, N.Groves 117) C's Top Guns 5 (B.Nixon 180, D.Wilson 120b, M.Mann 100, S.Kingdon 100, J.Jennings 2x100,105b,100b,9 darts game), Division Two:- C's Hot Shots 8 (D.White 100,138, K.White 2x100, J.Carter 123,108, C.Kingdon 2x100, L.Walker 120,101) C's Arrows 1 (J.Taylor 120b, D.Cooper 100b, K.Geary 120b) Toby Jug 6 (I.Beattie 103b, D.Revitt 100,112b,103, P.Round 100b, B.Blair 140) C's Flights 3 (J.Pitts 100, R.Meigh 126, M.Beale 140, C.Meigh 100,100b, R.Beale 100, J.Meigh 125), Mini League:Division Two:- The Trident 12 legs (C.Vann 125,100) Toby Jug 15 legs (N.Crowe 116f, M.Clayton 160b,135, J.Kane 110,112), Divisional Cups:Preliminary Round:Division One:- Banbury Arrows 9 Punchbowl 0, Division Two:- Toby Jug 2 (P.Round 140, M.Blair 105, B.Blair 180) C's Hot Shots 7 (D.White 122b,139,114, C.Kingdon 100, S.Moran 120b,100, R.Hopkins 100, C.Marshall 140,100,121), The Dog 7 (P.Thompson 100,134, J.Boylan 112b, S.O'Brien 2x100, M.Clayton 121, J.Kane 100b) The Trident 2 (R.McDonough 100b, A.Brooks 140,105b, T.Blakemore 112).
With games now fast running out in the C’s Club Double Top Wednesday Night League a 2-1 win over Adam Gallett keeps Mitchell Mann in pole position with 83 points from his 35 games. Long-time leader Bob Nixon has slipped to third place with 73 points and although he may be ten short of Mann he has a massive eight games in hand. Second in the table Simon Edwards with 76 points has played one game more than Nixon and a 3-0 win for Nixon in that game would see him draw level with his rival. The title now looks odds on to go to one of these top three players as fourth in the table Adam Gallett is on 67 points from 26 games and despite having played one fewer than Nixon is six points behind him. Full Results:Week 16:- Lee Walker 0 Mitchell Mann 3, Connor Marshall 2 Ryan Beale 1, Gavin Davidson 0 Gary Groves 3, Dan White 3 Melissa Beale 0, Jack Sidwell 0 Jay Meigh 3, Adam Gallett (180) 2 Chris Meigh 1, Mick Noonan 3 Richard Hopkins 0, Jamie Carter 2 Frank Dixon 1, Phil Ashford 3 Richard Meigh 0, Charlie Kingdon 2 Keith Geary 1, Gordon Clinton 1 Chris Cooke 2, Steve Sidwell 1 Jay Pitts 2, Aaron Anson 3 Louise Beale 0, Steve Groves 2 Neil McCrave 1, Sean Healy 0 Richard Mills 3, Steve Beale 0 Bob Nixon (180,10 darts game) 3, Simon Edwards 3 Lee Walker 0, Charlie Kingdon 0 Adam Gallett 3, Mitchell Mann 2 Gordon Clinton 1, Connor Marshall 3 Jay Meigh 0, Frank Dixon 2 Bob Nixon (2x180) 1, Louise Beale 1 Richard Hopkins 2, Steve Groves 1 Ryan Beale 2, Melissa Beale 0 Richard Meigh 3, Steve Sidwell (180) 3 Chris Meigh 0, Simon Edwards (180) 2 Mick Noonan 1, Sean Healy 2 Jamie Carter 1, Neil McCrave 1 Lee Walker 2, Aaron Anson 0 Gavin Davidson 3, Chris Cooke 2 Jack Sidwell 1, Adam Gallett 2 Steve Beale 1, Phil Ashford 1 Jay Pitts 2, Gary Groves 2 Richard Mills 1, Keith Geary 0 Dan White 3, Charlie Kingdon 2 Sean Healy 1, Aaron Anson 0 Jack Sidwell 3, Mitchell Mann 1 Mick Noonan 2, Chris Cooke 1 Steve Sidwell 2, Richard Hopkins 3 Steve Groves 0, Adam Gallett 3 Richard Mills 0, Neil McCrave 1 Simon Edwards 2, Week 17:- Adam Gallett 1 Mitchell Mann 2, Jay Meigh 0 Adam Galllett 3, Gavin Davidson 0 Jay Pitts 3, Frank Dixon 3 Steve Beale 0, Louise Beale 0 Sean Healy 3, Phil Ashford 0 Adam Gallett 3, Connor Marshall 2 Brian Anderton 1, Melissa Beale 0 Mick Noonan 3, Gordon Clinton (180) 2 Neil McCrave 1, Jamie Carter 3 Luke Beale 0, Lee Walker 2 Ryan Beale 1, Richard Meigh 2 Aaron Anson 1, Neil McCrave 2 Gavin Davidson 1, Sean Healy 3 Ryan Beale 0, Frank Dixon 3 Melissa Beale 0, Steve Beale 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 0 Pete Kingdon 3, Gordon Clinton (180) 3 Brian Anderton 0, Chris Cooke 3 Louise Beale 0, Aaron Anson 3 Lee Walker 0, Jamie Carter 0 Mick Noonan 3, Phil Ashford (180) 2 Aaron Anson 1, Connor Marshall 2 Sean Healy 1, Lee Walker 2 Sean Healy 1, Connor Marshall 0 Jay Pitts 3, Richard Meigh 0 Jay Meigh 3, Adam Gallett 3 Luke Beale 0, Pete Kingdon (180) 1 Mick Noonan 2.
The Pip Club League had cup semi-finals on the fixture card and in the Belgrave Cup division one games there were wins for Queens Head and Belgrave Club who in turn defeated Belgrave Sports and Social Club and Sports Bar ‘180’. There were 180’s for Mark Tomlinson snr and Sam Whittaker for Queens Head. In the division two fixtures Progressive Club beat Pip Club and Globe (Wilnecote) had a bye. In the division one games for the Belgrave Shadow Cup Birchmoor Club beat Glascote Club and Old Liberal House won against Dolphin Wanderers. A maximum from Cliff O’Connor helped Wigginton Arms to their win over Gate (Amington) in the division two games and meeting them in the final will be Dolphin who took out Kettlebrook Club. Full Results:Belgrave Cup:Semi-Finals:Division One:- Belgrave Sports and Social Club (Martin Edwards 112b) lost to Queens Head (Mark Tomlinson snr 180, Sam Whittaker 180, Adam Wood 112b), Belgrave Club beat Sports Bar ‘180’ (Emily Jones 101b,100), Division Two:- Progressive Club (Duncan Campbell 100) beat Pip Club (Ash Luckman 105,101), Globe (Wilnecote) had a bye, Belgrave Shadow Cup:Semi-Finals:Division One:- Birchmoor Club beat Glascote Club, Dolphin Wanderers (Dave Jones 156b, Simon Caswell 150b) lost to Old Liberal House, Division Two:- Kettlebrook Club lost to Dolphin, Wigginton Arms (Cliff O’Connor 180, Rosie O’Connor 100) beat Gate (Amington).
The local derby between Ashwood ‘A’ and Ashwood ‘B’ in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League saw the two teams swap places in the table after the ‘B’ team won 4-3. The position at the top is now very tight as Swan despite surprisingly losing 5-2 away to thirteenth in the table Wilson Hall still lead the field with 44 points. Ashwood ‘B’ are also on the same number of points as Swan and trail by just one leg of average. Ashwood ‘A’ are third and they too are on 44 points and have a game in hand on the two teams above them. Full Results:Game 25:- Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0 Ten Arches ‘A’ 7, Ten Arches ‘B’ 2 Netherton Cricket Club 5, Bell ‘B’ 4 Holly Bush ‘B’ 3, Swan 4 Gate Hangs Well 3, King Arthur 3 Wilson Hall 4, Ashwood ‘B’ 5 Wombourne Cricket Club 2, Fox Inn (Lye) 1 Ashwood ‘A’ 6, Glasscutters 7 Gigmill 0, High Acres 1 Bell ‘A’ 6, Holly Bush ‘A’ and Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ had a bye, Game 26:- Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ 6 High Acres 1, Holly Bush ‘A’ 2 Glasscutters 5, Gigmill 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Ashwood ‘A’ 3 Ashwood ‘B’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 6 King Arthur 1, Wilson Hall 5 Swan 2, Gate Hangs Well 3 Bell ‘B’ 4, Holly Bush ‘B’ 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 5, Netherton Cricket Club 7 Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ 0, Ten Arches ‘A’ and Bell ‘A’ had a bye.
Played 24 and won 24 that was the record for Allen’s Sports Bar ‘A’ in the West Midlands Men’s Super League until they played fixture number 25 which for the first time this season they lost. Playing away against second in the table Yeltz Bar, Allen’s ‘A’ team went down 3-2, however they still have a huge advantage at the top of the table, a thirteen point’s lead over Yeltz who in turn are two points to the good on third in the table Woodside Inn who won their home tie with Horse and Jockey 5-0. Full Results:Week 25:- Staffordshire Knot 1 Gilberts Bar 4 (D.Benbow 0 C.Hill 4, L.Chambers 0 J.Evans 4, C.Wood 1 M.Angell 4, M.Watkiss 4 G.Rollinson 1, M.Dyke 1 J.Morris 4, Yeltz Bar 3 Allen’s Sports Bar ‘A’ 2 (P.Wells 4 A.Edgar 0, J.Lowe 4 D.Nicholls 2, D.Redding 1 S.Baker 4, I.Townsend 0 N.Fullwell 4, S.Gillam 4 A.Jacques 2, Landywood 3 Allen’s Sports Bar ‘C’ 2 (M.Dennant 4 P.Harrison 0, G.McGrandle 4 T.Edwards 1, S.Guest 3 S.Jones 4, G.Watts 2 M.Coleman 4, S.Carroll 4 D.Oakes 0, The Crown 2 Cabin 3 (L.Jones 0 J.Webb 4, C.Newton 0 I.Hebberts 4, M.Greenwood 3 S.Price 4, K.Harrison 4 A.Aldridge 0, G.Johnston 4 S.Hall 3, Allen’s Sports Bar ‘B’ 5 The Victoria 0 (D.Bull 4 M.Cadman 2, C.Glover 4 J.Blakemore 3, R.Fathers 4 B.Hollowood 1, T.Baker 4 P.Smith 2, C.Hickman 4 A.Hateley 2, Allen’s Sports Bar ‘D’ 3 King Arthur 2 (M.Baker 2 C.Whitehouse 4, D.Stewart 4 L.Morton 1, O.Maiden 4 L.Bowen 1, D.Thorpe 4 L.Hackett 0, L.Marson 2 T.Brennan 4, Woodside Inn 5 Horse and Jockey 0 (J.Ward 4 K.Ford 2, M.Rollinson 4 M.Price 1, J.Rollinson 4 A.Howells 1, R.Colley 4 B.Robbins 2, M.Moore 4 D.Owen 0, Bridgtown Social 5 Gunners Club 0 (N.Pointon 4 S.Clarke 0, S.Hickman 4 BYE 0, D.Coyle 4 G.Walsh 2, L.Hodgkiss 4 S.Pryce 3, P.Wyse 4 C.Cook 1.
Four teams began their quest for the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League title with 6-1 wins, ECC’A’, Hurst Hill, Moreton and Whitmore Reans WMC. ECC ‘A’ were involved in a local derby with their ‘B’ team and in alphabetical order top the table, Hurst Hill, Moreton and Whitmore in turn defeated Royal, Albrighton, Swan, Compton and McGhees. Full Results:Week 1:- Brewood British Legion 5 Bull 2, Dog and Partridge 2 Cleveland Arms 5, ECC ‘A’ 6 ECC ‘B’ 1, Hurst Hill 6 Royal, Albrighton 1, Swan, Compton 1 Moreton 6, Whitmore Reans WMC 6 McGhees 1, Pilot had a bye.
By Alan Towe Website: www.alantowedarts.co.uk