Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe
A massive 7-0 home win over The Coppice has taken Court Oak’s unbeaten run in the Kings Norton League to seventeen games and given them a huge ten point’s lead over second in the table Toby Jug ‘A’ who had a close 4-3 win against Cotteridge. Also on the same 24 points as Toby Jug ‘A’ are Hillyfields and Kings Norton RBL both teams winning 7-0 in turn against Kings Heath and Billesley while fifth placed Stirchley United had a closer 4-3 win at West Heath to put them on 24 points. West Heath were the only losers in the top six teams and dropped from third to sixth in the table.
At the other end of the table there was a rare win for Weoley Hill only their second win in 12 as they won 5-2 against Dingle Social who are two places and four points ahead of them but have played five games more.
Full Results:- Hillyfields 7 K.Drain 140, M.Poolton 3x100, P.Yardley 100,140, A.Harvey 2x100, Joe Fox 100,118,123, A.Vaughan 2x100,2x140) Kings Heath 0 (N.Pearse 116, D.Morris 100, P.Morris 135), Toby Jug ‘A’ 4 (A.Faulkner 2x100,121, D.Kent 3x100, J.Grainger 2x100, B.Heath 100, S.Hodges 4x100,18 darts game, A.Deeley 2x100, S.Littlewood 140), Cotteridge 3 (S.Hale 180, P.Smith 132, J.O^Neill 3x100, C.Harmann 2x100, Mike Ivory 100), Bull 5 (S.Seery 4x100, G.Purnell 125, S.Campbell 100, V.Walton 100,130,136,140, P.Smith 125,132, K.Maxim 2x140,123, J.Davies 100, P.Price 100) Toby Jug Flights 2 (B.Roberts 100,108, D.Hodges 3x100,121, A.Danks 100, D.Kent 134), Kings Norton RBL 7 (J.Calt 125,180, B.Morgan 2x100,119, T.Roberts 100, S.Nolan 100, N.Porter 2x100,180, M.ellis 100, D.Davenport 100, J.Good 2x100) Billesley 0 (T.Elsey 100, S.Moore 117, L.Jones 100,125), West Heath 3 (T.Corbett 4x100, T.Atkins 2x100,2x140,138, A.Sutton 125, P.Hughes 100,121, K.Hall 2x100) Stirchley United 4 (M.Welsh 123, B.Thomas 2x100,180, T.Jeffs 2x100,125,140, D.Collins 2x100,120, K.Mason 2x140,100, S.Riddick 100, C.Price 2x100), Weoley Hill 5 (D.Cole 110, M.Lloyd 2x100,125,140, J.Cole 100,125,135, G.Morley 120, J.Brookes 100, R.Manders 100) Dungle Social 2 (M.Ferriday 120, K.Manger 5x100,120,140, R.Martin 140, K.Nolan 100, M.Deeley 103f), Court Oak 7 (E.Simpson 3x100,119, S.Passetti 121, K.Bedder 100,102,180, V.Gould 5x100,2x140,125,119,13 darts game, J.Hykin 2x100,105,110,140, G.Dews 3x100, R.Mann 2x100,121, P.Blades 100) Coppice 0 (M.Jones 2x100, A.Ward 2x100, G.Twist 100,140, D.Hill 4x100,180, B.Tanner 135, M.Harper 180).
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Saltley Amateur Gardeners held on to pole position in the premier division of the Sheldon and District Winter League with a closely fought 5-4 win away to The Pirates who are next to bottom of the table with only one win in five. Crown at Olton remain two points adrift of Saltley with a game in hand following their 7-2 win at The Pavillions who are bottom of the table while Crown at Shard End had a bye this week and as a result lose their third place and drop to fourth The Lyndon replacing them, their 8-1 win at Sheldon Dukes putting them level on 12 points with Crown at Olton.
With no result in for the Iron Horse versus Sheldon Social in division one Iron Horse drop from top to third in the table Solihull Moors taking over the number one position with a 7-2 home win against Crown-Forget-Me-Not giving them 12 points and the lead on average from both Highwood KB’s and Iron Horse, KB’s winning 6-3 against Sheldon Marlborough Flights. Moors have played eight games, KB’s seven and Iron Horse six.
Crown Arrows made it seven wins in as many games in the second division when they won 7-2 at Ridgemere Flights to give them a four points cushion over both Meadway Sports and Social and Highwood Arrows, Highwood having a game in hand on the other two.
Full Results:Week 8:Premier Division:- Castle Vale Residents 2 (P.Nicholls 2x125, D.Phillips 100,116b, J.Burdett 2x100,112b, R.Barritt 100, R.Franks 100,120b) Langley Hall Sports and Social Arrows 7 (L.Nixon 120b, D.Nixon 160b, A.Nixon 100, M.Harris 2x116b,122,123, M.Barber 2x100), Sheldon Dukes 1 (P.Sunner 140, M.Hicks 180, A.Plows 108b, P.Pudge 113b,125,10 darts game), The Lyndon 8 (R.Lucas 100, G.Drennan 125, S.Harding 100, A.Foulkes 100, J.Buckingham 100, S.Darby 101b, P.Henderson 140,112b,125), The Pavillions 2 (M.Morgan 140, B.Evans 2x100, D.Whitehouse 120b,128, A.Richards 105f,103b,120b, K.Richards 121,120, N.Robinson 140, M.Turner 130) Crown at Olton 7 (A.Hutchings 136, J.Jennings 100b, T.Randell 140,160b, B.Nixon 145, M.Wall 100,112b, J.Sidwell 120b, S.Kennedy 135, I.Spencer 134), East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 7 (A.Hinton 120b, D.Sudbury 129, N.Davis 120b, L.O’Donnell 123,132, S.Whatmore 140, P.Carey 103b) Mackadown Social 2 (B.Allen 100,121, S.Kingdon 116, A.Kavanagh 2x100,122f,9 darts game,125, L.Barberan 145, G.James 180,140, M.Anwar 120b, M.Noonan 100), The Pirates 4 (W.Naylor 112b, G.Green 140, A.Cooksey 106b,120, J.Buttle 2x100,122, P.Moran 100b,100) Saltley Amateur Gardeners 5 (J.Randell 101b, P.Webster 125, R.Lawrence 100, J.Webster 100, T.Webster 140,132, S.Winters 137,103b, T.White 100,140), Division One:- Highwood KB’s 6 (N.Wykes 101b,100, T.Constable 100, A.Boyle 121) Sheldon Marlborough Flights 3 (A.Eden snr 2x100, J.Vaughan 100,140, D.Humphries 100,140), Yardley Ex Colts 3 (R.Holman 100, P.Welch 100) Marston Green Tavern 6 (P.Lawrence 121, T.Knowles 100b, T.Frost 100, S.Cresser 100,120b,129, B.Tranter 135, D.Evans 2x100), Solihull Moors 7 (L.Hodges 136, J.Palmer 100, S.Green 103,120,2x100) Crown-Forget-Me-Not 2 (J.Stokes 140, G.Lynch 114, D.Rawlings 140, C.Kettlewell snr 105), Holy Souls 7 (C.Stokes 100,124, T.Evans 2x100, J.Lucas 108b) Willclare Sports and Social 2 (M.Holt 100, A.Wilcock 100, P.Wilcock 140, D.Reid 129f,100), Langley Hall Sports and Social Flights 2 (M.Mulryan 125, D.Heath 100,140, D.Jelley 100) Highwood Arrows 7 (P.Roscoe 127, A.Payne 100, J.King 121,140), Ridgemere Flights 2 (P.Fielding 120, C.Smith 100, A.Phipps 108f,120b, D.Davis 100, Y.Walker 105) Crown Arrows 7 (K.White 100, C.Vann 100, J.Morrisey 126,120b), Small Heath Amateur Gardeners 4 (A.Wale 100, A.Sleath 100, D.Hykin 100) Shirley RBL Misfits 5 (F.Cotsford 125, R.Randle 100, J.Boyle 100, J.O’Sullivan 120f,100, M.Hodgson 100), Meadway Sports and Social 5 (J.Marshall 125, S.Collins 101b,100) Emerald Flights 4 (A.Burbridge 100, L.Adams 101, A.Fisher 100).
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It was cup week in the Four Oaks and District League, the first round of their Coronation Shield, Norman Day Cup, Brian Goodman Cup, Ken Rust Cup and Challenge Cup. In the Coronation Shield for the second consecutive week Old Oscott Arrows faced local rivals Old Oscott WMC and after the doubles opened up a 5-4 lead but they were unable to maintain the momentum and eventually lost 9-6.
In the Norman Day Cup Pint Pot Flights were also winning 5-4 but again came undone in the triples and lost by the same 9-6 scoreline to Golden Hind Arrows.
Brookvale Social outscored The Lions but lost their first five games and the match 7-2 in the Brian Goodman Cup.
In the Ken Rust Cup Erdington Arrows staged a revival after trailing 4-3 to Plough and Arrows going on to win the final games 2-0 and the match 5-4.
The one game in the Challenge Cup saw Boldmere Tap crash to a 9-0 defeat against The Fox.
Full Results:Coronation Shield:Round One:- Old Oscott Arrows 6 (L.Jones 100, A.Lea 123,140, D.Page 2x100, E.Atkins 2x140,112,3x100, M.Page 2x100) Old Oscott WMC 9 (D.Parsons 3x100,102,140, G.Cornbill 4x100, M.Bowles 100,135,115, C.Hawkley 120, N.Hawkley 3x100,140, J.Higgins 123, J.Tolley 2x100,140), Norman Day Cup:Round One:- Golden Hind Arrows 9 (K.Lumby 100,140,177,121, A.Lilley 100, J.Clarke 156b,125,100,140, A.Day 121,135,100, J.Mahon 140,110,100,125) Pint Pot Flights 6 (G.Cookson 120b,140,2x100, M.P.Bagnall 123,100, R.Mercer 3x100,140,137, M.Mills 140, M.Bruin 110b,125, B.Godfray 100, N.Bruton 100), Brian Goodman Cup:Round One:- Brookvale Social 2 (J.Yates 2x100, C.Walton 101b, W.Naylor 100, R.Graham 100b,125, M.Driscoll 120, R.Kelly 100) The Lions 7 (R.Barritt 100, D.Watkins 140, J.Collins 148b, I.Matthews 100, W.Taylor 100), Ken Rust Cup:Round One:- Erdington Arrows 5 (M.Phillips 100, M.Edwards 100, J.Cox 100, J.West 100, M.Kenny 2x100,109) Plough and Arrows 4 (K.Gow 100, P.Robbins 100, N.Robbins 127,100), Challenge Cup:Round One:- Boldmere Tap 0 (D.Quirk 108b, D.Simpson 4x100, C.Hagans 100) The Fox 9 (D.Perry 115,2x100, M.Horacek 140, M.Willetts 140,125, R.Stanton 100,140, R.Liggins 3x100,105f, S.Wilson 105).
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East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association march on in the Small heath League, a 6-3 win against third in the table Gulp Tribe making it thirteen wins in thirteen games and giving them a four points advantage over second in the table Mitre who won 7-2 at Emerald Club.
Full Results:- Cob’s Bar 5 Moseley All Service 4, Wagon and Horses 6 Emerald Flights 3, Emerald Club 2 Mitre 7, East Birmingham Allotment Holders Assoiation 6 Gulp Tribe 3.
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Highwood had an impressive 8-1 win over fourth placed Solihull Sports and Social Club in the Shirley and District Monday Night League but despite only losing once in 19 games their lead at the top of the table is on average only as Crown Jewels are on the same 36 points and trail by just two legs of average after their 7-2 win over third placed Shirley Red Lion who are now ten points behind the leading duo.
There were four maximums scored this week one each for Simon Cobb (Solihull Sports and Social Club), Andy Foulkes (Highwood), Alex Edwards (Sharmans Cross) and Steve Sidwell (Shirley Red Lion).
Full Results:Week 19:- Solihull Sports Club 1 (Simon Cobb 180) Highwood 8 (Andy Foulkes 180), Shirley Legionnaires 4 Cider House 5, Blue Bell 3 Sharmans Cross 6 (Alex Edwards 180), Baldwin Bears 3 Baldwin 6, Red Lion 2 (Steve Sidwell 180) Crown Jewells 7, Strawberry Fields 6 Shirley Spartac 3.
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Just two games in division one of the South Birmingham League which saw third placed Mackadown Social beat their nearest rivals fourth in the table Raven 5-4 and in the bottom of the table clash between Coleshill Social and Family Tree, both teams without a win in their opening two fixtures, it was Family Tree who got the 5-4 verdict to put them level on points and average with St John’s in a next to bottom position.
In division two leaders Banbury Flights had a convincing 8-1 win over next to bottom of the table The Bell. Banbury with ten points are two ahead of second placed The Dog who had a close 5-4 win away to The Gate. The C’s are still looking for their first points of the season and are now four adrift of the teams above them after losing their latest game against Toby Jug 5-4.
Full Results:Division One:- Coleshill Social 4 (G.Jones 112b,100, S.Sweetman 140,100, B.Jones 120, C.Cooke 100) Family Tree 5 (A.Cooksey 2x100,106b, M.Naylor 100, J.Buttle 100, M.Farquharson 105), Mackadown Social 5 (M.Heaven 140, 9 darts game, D.Young 100b,9 darts game, J.James 100b, M.Noonan 100, A.Savage 120b) Raven 4 (J.Evans 123,100,140, R.Earl 123,140,120b, T.Whitehouse 140, J.Green 105b), Division Two:- Kingfisher 3 (R.Mills 100, J.Shergold 105b) Smithswood Social 6 (I.Walker 101, A Richards 120b,100,115f, M.Bailey 100, S.King 100, P.Cobley 100), The C^s 4 (D.Evans 100,140, D.Whitehouse 100, S.Healy 100,116b, J.Carter 102, L.Spink 100) Toby Jug 5 (S.Hunt 100, B.Weir 3x100, S.Round 100), The Gate 4 (M.Watts 108b,100,117,133, P.Jones 135, T.Barrs 121, K.Russell 100, N.Groves 100b,100,103b,120b) The Dog 5 (J.Ansell 100,140,146,121, M.Clayton 100,104f,102b,100, P.Richards 3x100, J.Fathers 119b), The Bell 1 (B.Anderton 136b, K.Hull 120) Banbury Flights 8 (W.Cooper 120,100, A.Luckman 120b,100, P.Wilde 100, L.Reece 101b, P.Moran 120b, D.Raven 100, P.Harvey 100, J.Moss 140), Mini League:- St John’s 8 legs (L.Barberan 140,100b, B.Harris 125, P.Shipley 160b, T.Evans 140,100, J.Norris 100, M.Walker 101) Erdington Members Club 19 legs (M.Birch 140, J.Frost 120b,100, W.Naylor 100f, M.Cooper 140b, C.Winters 100, B.Cadby 103,2x100, M.Gallett 100, S.Bird 100,100b,105, S.Witherford 149b,140).
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A 6-3 win over Riley’s Red Arrows has taken Olton Crown to four wins in four games in division one of the Forest of Arden Winter League. Former leaders Journeys End are second in the table and had a 5-4 win over Sheldon Marlborough Arrows to open up a two point’s gap between the two teams.
There was a shock for Sheldon Marlborough Flights who are second in division two as they went down 5-4 at home to Ivy Leaf who are next to bottom of the table.
Full Results:Division One:- Greville Arrows 4 (C.Roberts 100, L.Powell 100,125, D.Preece 100, D.Rycroft 2x100,140) Crown Arrows 5, Journeys End 5 (L.Barberan 100, S.Edwards 116b,100, A.Edwards 120b,104,11 darts game, J.Jennings 120b,100) Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 4 (J.Humphries 100, L.O^Donnell 121,140, R.Turner 100, D.Howlett 100,140,112b, P.Jones 100), Olton Crown 6 (J.Sidwell 160b,120b,100, Jack Sidwell 125,100, A.Hutchings 160b,120b,2x100, R.Duncan 112b,101b, J.Norris 120, D.Duncan 120b,119,140,101b) Riley’s Red Arrows 3 (N.Warner 112b,104f, L.Hodges 3x100, N.Harris 140, C.Hall 100, J.Harris 2x140), Division Two:- Highwood Exiles 3 (D.Carey 100, R.Harrison snr 140) Greville Arms 6 (P.Thorley 100, B.Anderton 100, M.Osbourne 123,140, C.Horsley 102,102f, K.Hull 133,109f, 9darts game), Sheldon Marlborough Flights 4 (P.Brown 118,108, J.Vaughan 139, A.Wale 120b) Ivy Leaf 5 T.Clinton 100,140,35, P.Ashford 130b, D.Field 2x100, R.Jelley 100).
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The Halesowen Monday Night Ladies League played off a couple of their cup finals and in the League Cup it was Black Horse who got the better of White Horse to take the title while the Delegates Cup went to I.Cartwright (Black Horse) with W.Wilde (Hare and Hounds) finishing as runner up.
Winning through to the final of the singles were J.Smith and A.Roberts while winning in the semi finals of the doubles were A.Fradgley / I.Cheslin (Haden Cross) and A.Roberts / D.Doonan (White Horse).
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The Brierley Hill Monday Night League have completed their domestic fixtures and with a final 6-3 win over Portway Dudley Sports ‘C’ were confirmed as champions with a total of 72 points having won 36 of their 40 fixtures. The champions ended the campaign with four more points than runners up Bridge ‘B’ who completed their programme with a 5-4 win away to Tenth Lock.
Brickmakers Arms took the wooden spoon with just six wins throughout the season.
Full Results:Week 42:- Dudley Sports ‘C’ 6 Portway 3, Black Horse 5 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 4, Tenth Lock 4 Bridge ‘B’ 5, Roebuck 5 Bulls Head (Netherton) 4, Griffin 5 Dog and Lamppost ‘B’ 4, Dog and Lamppost ‘A’ 4 Liberal Club 5, Queens Head (Wordsley) 5 Rose aand Crown (Brierley Hill) 4, Old Star 4 The Swan 5, Bridge ‘A’ 4 Blue Brick 5, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5 Brickmakers Arms 4.
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After the opening five games in the Brierley Hill Friday Night League only two teams are unbeaten, Miners (Wollescote) with an 8-1 win at Dudley Sports are in the number one spot with a perfect ten points while second placed Brickmakers Arms had a bye this week and are now two points behind Miners but have a game in hand. Third placed Pensnett Liberal Club suffered a setback as they lost their away game against The Cross (Oldswinford) 5-4, The Cross prior to the game were next to bottom of the table.
Full Results:Week 6:- Roebuck 2 Netherton Cricket Club 7, Dudley Sports 1 Miners (Wollescote) 8, The Cross (Oldswinford) 5 Pensnett Liberal Club 4, Pensnett Welfare Club 5 The Bell 4.
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The Winmau Centre Thursday Night Champions League have got their new season underway and last season’s top two players Kevin Lane and Kevin Harris both got off to a good start as they chalked up two wins. Reigning champion Lane had a 4-3 win over Rob Harris and followed that with a 5-2 success over Robert Pierce, Harris also having 4-3 and 5-2 wins in turn against Chris Fox and Steve O’Neill. The early season pacesetter is newcomer Simon Meredith who recorded a 6-1 win over Rob Harris in his opening game and then won 4-3 against Steve O’Neill.
Full Results:Week 1:- Kevin Harris 4 Chris Fox 3, Mick O’Neill 3 Robert Pierce 4, Kevin Lane 4 Rob Harris 3, Rob Harris 1 Simon Meredith 6, Steve O’Neill 3 Simon Meredith 4, Robert Pierce 2 Kevin Lane 5, Euan McGovern 5 Chris Fox 2, Kevin Harris 5 Steve O’Neill 2, Mark Bayliss 3 Mick O’Neill 4, Euan McGovern 2 Mark Bayliess 5.
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As the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League wound down their season champions Old Hop Pole finished with a flourish as they handed out a 7-0 whitewash to their hosts Ivy Bush to give them 60 points from 32 games with one outstanding result against third in the table The Vine, but the result will have no bearing on the title as Old Hop Pole are four points ahead of runners up Dewdrop who completed their fixture card with a 4-3 win at New Talbot to put them twelve points to the good on The Vine in third place.
Full Results:- Horsley Tavern 2 Sportsman 5, Tipton Sports 3 Jolly Collier 4, The Vine 5 Hayes Social 2, Merry-Go-Round 5 Island Inn 2, Ivy Bush 0 Old Hop Pole 7, New Talbot 3 Dewdrop 4.
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After the first eight games in the new season of the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League only two of the twenty two teams remain undefeated, Bird ‘A’ (Stourbridge) are top by two legs of average over Britannia the latest fixtures seeing Bird ‘A’ win 6-3 at home against The Bird (Wordsley) and Britannia having an 8-1 win away to Garibaldi. After the leading duo comes a batch of four teams Ten Arches ‘B’, Ashwood, Brickmakers Arms and Ten Arches ‘A’ all with 14 points two fewer than the top two teams.
Full Results:Week 8:- Bird ‘A’ (Stourbridge) 6 Bird (Wordsley) 3, Shrubbery Cottage 2 Ten Arches ‘B’ 7, Ten Arches ‘A’ 7 Crestwood 2, Quarry Bank Conservative Club 6 Bird ‘B’ (Stourbridge) 3, High Acres 4 Brickmakers Arms 5, The Swan 2 The Plough 7, Garibaldi 1 Britannia 8, Stourbridge RBL 4 Kingswinford Conservative Club 5, Church Tavern 5 New Inns 4, The Fox (Lye) 4 Queens 5, The Cat Inn (Wordsley) 0 Ashwood 9.
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The local derby between Hillyfields ‘A’ and Hillyfields ‘B’ saw, despite a maximum from the ‘B’ teams A.Vaughan, the ‘A’ side win 5-4 to put them top of the Harborne League with 12 points from seven games, however second placed Court Oak won 7-2 against Crazy Horses (Amber Tavern) to give them the same 12 points as the top team but from six games. Avenue Flights lost 6-3 at Abbey and drop from fourth to fifth while their victors move in the opposite direction and take over the fourth spot.
Full Results:- Court Oak 7 Amber Tavern 2, Hillyfields ‘A’ 5 Hillyfields ‘B’ 4 (A.Vaughan 129f, T.Walton 180), Smethwick Labour Club 9 Sportsman 0, Abbey 6 Avenue Flights 3, Avenue Social 3 Weoley Castle WMC 6.
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The Aston League staged their doubles knockout which attracted a very encouraging 27 pairs. From the top half of the draw A.Mountford and B.Stephens made the final after having a bye in the preliminary round then winning 2-0 against T.Kelly and A.Whitehouse followed by a 2-1 result against J.Frost and J.Morris jnr before winning their semi final against T.O’Kereke and A.Pritchett 2-0.
From the other half of the draw a 2-0 win over P.Hodgkins and R.Graham took B.Lyssaght and M.McFall into the first round proper then after a 2-1 win over T.Carroll and I.Mathews they beat C.Austin and D.Lacey 2-0 and by the same margin in the semi’s against M.Naylor and W.Naylor they booked their final place.
The final went the full three legs distance with A.Mountford and B.Stephens getting the verdict, B.Lysaght and M.McFall finishing as runners up.
Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Preliminary Round:- A.Mountford / B.Stephens – bye, T.Kelly / A.Whitehouse 2 G.Lynch / J/Lynch 1, A.Criddle / C.Answorth 0 P.Cummins / D.Harrison 2, J.Frost / J.Morris jnr 2 P.Morris / P.Donovan 0, J.Armstrong / M.Ansell – bye, T.O’Kereke / A.Pritchett 2 D.Savage / D.Munge 0, R.Nelson / P.Andrews 1 S.Davey / S.Shorthouse 2, J.Frost / S.Cain – bye, C.Austin / D.Lacey – bye, R.Barritt / S.Frost 0 C.Connelly / M.Andrews 2, B/Lysaght / M.McFall 2 P.Hodgkins / R.Graham 0, P.Willis / P.Graham 0 T.Carroll / I.Mathews 2, J.Oldfield / J.Wickett 0 M.Naylor / W.Naylor 2, I.Lloyd / B.Cadby 2 D.Lowe / D.Pickering 1, C.Turnbull jnr / C.Turnbull snr 2 K.Nelson / T.Andrews 0, B.Hughes / S.Andrews – bye, Last 16:- A.Mountford / B.Stephens 2 T.Kelly / A.Whitehouse 0, P.Cummins / D.Harrison 1 J.Frost / J.Morris jnr 2, I.Armstrong / M.Ansell 0 T.O’Kereke / A Pritchett 2, S.Davey / S.Shorthouse 1 J.Frost / S.Cain 2, C.Austin/ D.Lacey 2 C.Connelly / M.Andrews 1, B.Lysaght / M.McFall 2 T.Carroll / I.Mathews 1, M.Naylor / W.Naylor 2 I.Lloyd / B.Cadby 1, C.Turbull jnr / C.Turnbull snr 2 B.Hughes / S.Andrews 1, Quarter Finals:- A.Mountford / B.Stephens 2 J.Frost / J.Morris jnr 1, T.O’Kereke / A.Pritchett 2 J.Frost / S.Cain 0, C.Austin / D.Lacey 0 B.Lysaght / M.McFall 2, M.Naylor / W.Naylor 2 C.Turnbull jnr / C.Turnbull snr 1, Semi Finals :- A.Mountford / B.Stephens 2 T.O’Kereke / A.Pritchett 0, B.Lysaght / M.McFall 2 M.Naylor / W.Naylor 0, Final:- A.Mountford / B.Stephens 3 B.Lysaght / M.McFall 2.
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The Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League had their singles knockout on the agenda and taking the crown with a straight 3-0 win over John Nixon (Victoria) in the final was Wednesfield FC representative John Morris.
Losing semi finalists were Phil Thomas (Three Crowns) and Richard Mattox (Village Inn).
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White Swan have been ousted from pole position in the Netherton Thursday Night League after suffering a massive 7-2 home defeat by fourth in the table Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club. Taking over the number one spot, but only on average from White Swan as both teams are on 33 points is Rose and Crown who had a 5-4 win away to Bulls Head who drop one place to fourth in the table with 24 points three less than Ex Serviceman’s and nine fewer than the leading pair but they do have two games in hand on all three teams.
Full Results:- White Swan 2 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 7, Delph Bell 6 The Widders 3, Pensnett Liberal Club 3 The Crown 6, White Horse 3 Fairfield 6, Bulls Head 4 Rose and Crown 5.
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The latest round of fixtures in the West Midlands Men’s Super League has seen leaders Landywood ‘A’ win 4-1 against ECC to give them 42 points from their seven games and second placed Crown ‘A’ have a close 3-2 success away to Allens Sports Bar to leave them one point behind the top team with 41 points. Bridgtown Social were also 3-2 winners in their home game against Landywood ‘B’ to leave them five points adrift of the leaders and in third place in the table.
Full Results:Week 7:- Wednesfield FC 2 Pensnett Welfare 3, Allens Sports Bar 2 Crown ‘A’ 3, Landywood ‘A’ 4 ECC 1, Rowley Bar and Grill 1 Staffordshire Knot 4, Bridgtown Social 3 Landywood ‘B’ 2, Crown ‘B’ 4 Orange Tree 1, Winmau Darts Centre 0 Cabin 5.
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