Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe
Iron Horse Flights with a 6-2 result have ousted Castle Vale Residents from their perch at the top of division one of the Sheldon and District Summer League and have taken over the number one position with a total of seven points from four games. Castle Vale have dropped to fourth place level on six points with both Pavillions and Langley Hall Sports and Social Arrows but have played one game more than their rivals.
In division two leaders The Harvester were held to a 4-4 draw at home by second in the table The Pirates who with six points are two behind Harvester with a game in hand. A 5-3 win by Holy Souls over Mackadown Social ‘B’ has seen them move up two places to third, three points adrift of Harvester but again with a game in hand.
Highwood KB are the only team in the four divisions to have won all of their fixtures so far, their latest 7-2 win over Crown Arrows taking their unbeaten run to four games and putting them in pole position in division three, however they only have a one point lead over second placed Yardley Ex Colts who won 5-3 at Willclare Sports and Social.
Just one point separates the top two teams in division four Ridgemere Flights taking over the top spot from Highwood Exiles after beating them 7-1, and a similar win by Small Heath Amateur Gardeners at Ridgemere Ladies places them in the number two position with six points, Exiles now in third place are also on six points but they have played one game more than the two teams above them.
Full Results:Week 5:Division One:- Iron Horse Flights 6 (N.Parsonage 125,5x100,2x140, M.Partridge 129,100,140, J.Prince 125,3x100, N.Clarke 100, W.Mynard 100,127,140, K.Reynolds 100) Castle Vale Residents 2 (J Burdett 5x100,140,113f, G.Taylor 125,107, B.Cadby 100,135), East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 1 (M.Forsyth 100, S.Tidesley 2x100, I.McLean 100,137) Mackadown Social 7 (M.Heaven 4x100,125,140, A.Caddick 2x100,121,140,180, D.Young 100, B.Allen 2x100, G.James 114), Marston Green Tavern 3 (M.Murphy 121, D.Bond 132, B.Tranter 2x100,121, M.Gauder 2x100,101,140, S.Cresser 100) Pavillions 5 (A.Richard 3x100,140,180, K.Richard 100, M.Tolliss 3x100, N.Robinson 135, M.Turner 100), Division Two:- Holy Souls 5 (T.Evans 3x100, D.Heighway 2x100,100f,3x140, D.Smith 138,M.O’Sullivan 135, C.Sharman 100, J.Duffy 140) Mackadown Social ‘B’ 3 (P.Franks 3x100, C.Horsley 140,3x100,101f, J.Hinson 100, C.King 100, C.Grimes 100,P.Horsley 102), Te Harvester 4 (S.Green 2x125,100,135, J.Palmer 132, I.Evans 140,N.Warner 123,138,140, S.Hicks 2x140,100) The Pirates 4 (K.Green 123,140, G.Green 2x100, P.Shipley 2x100, M.Naylor 2x100, 137, J.Buttle 100, P.Moran 100), Sheldon Dukes 4 (P.Sunner 120,137,138, M.O’Donnell 140, L.Molyneux 3x100,140, G.Groves 2x100, C.Cotter 125,140) Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 4 (D.Howlett 3x100, A.Eden 100,103f,121, J.Vaughan 140, K.Salisbury 100, N.Rughani 2x100), Division Three:- Highwood KB’s 7 (N.Wykes 121,100, N.Byrne 140, D.Cherry 100,140, T.Hobbis 134,100,125, C.King 120,125,140, D.Buckler 140, W.Cooper 137,140,100) Crown Arrows 1 (R.Perkins 140,120, J.Gaskin 140, R.Vann 100, C.Vann 100, M.Gilbert 100, J.Morrisey 2x100,140), Maggies 4 (D.Tudor 140, S.Hoccom 2x125,100, N.Hall 100, S.Hall 137, B.Swaine 2x100) Shirley RBL Misfits 4 (J.O’Sullivan 100,123,140,112, C.DeSilva 105, T.Dixon 100, L.Clutterbuck 101, C.Blythe 133, J.Boyle 100,112f,140), Willclare Sports and Social 3 (G.Ferguson 100,101, D.Reid 2x100, M.Holt 2x100,114f,140, P.Wilcock 100, R.Allen 121) Yardley Ex Colts 5 (P.Knowles 111f, B.Law 100, P.Hill 100, D.Wright 100, T.Roche 134,100, J.Darby 2x100,125f, P.Welch 100), Division Four:- Langley Hall Sports and Social Flights 4 Greville Arms 4 (C.Deegan 114), Highwood Exiles 1 (J.Phipps 100, R.Harrison 100, D.Cooper 135, R.Harrison jnr 100, A.Thurman 121) Ridgemere Flights 7 (D.Jones 3x100,135,140,104f,12 darts game, P.Fielding 121,2x100, D.Lees 100), Ridgemere Ladies 1 (L.Carter 100) Small Heath Amateur Gardeners 7 (C.Hughes 114, L.Allwood 110f, S.Miller 100, N.Ricketts 120, A.Sleath 123).
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Both group one and two in the South Birmingham League produced a top versus bottom fixture this week and
both of them saw the leaders win 7-1. In group one Coleshill Social won away at The Bell while in group two, Erdington Members Club also won away against The Kingfisher. Both of the winning teams now have a two points lead at the top of the table. Mackadown Social are also two points to the good in group three after they beat The Dog 5-3 to knock their opponents down into third place on two points two behind Banbury Arrows who have taken over in second place following their 7-1 win over Toby Jug.
Full Results:Group One:- The C^s 2 (D.Flores 100,101,140, S.Healy 120,100, G.Meredith 105, L.Spink 100, M.Phillips 2x100) Smithswood Social 6 (A.Richards 140, L.Hughes 2x100, P.Cobley 4x100,125), The Bell 1 (C.Horsley 130, N.Walker 100,140, B.Anderton 100, B.Davis 100) Coleshill Social 7 (S.Parsons 2x100, S.Cooke 140, S.Sweetman 3x100,140, N.McCobe 140,120, G.Jones 125), Group Two:- The Kingfisher 1 (P.Tombs 2x100, D.Green 2x100,180, G.Shergold 2x100, R.Mills 180,140, D.Green 121) Erdington Members Club 7 J.Frost 2x100,121,140, M.Birch 100,180, B.Cadby 104, C.Winters 100,140, M.McFall 2x140,121,3x100,139, W.Naylor 180,102,100,125), The Trident 3 (S.Hughes 100, M.Naylor 100, J.Lawton 140,125,133 100, A.Cooksey 100, C.Walton 2x100,140) Crown at Shard End 5 (L.Barberan 125,100, S.Whatmore 123,100, D.Clinton 2x140,100, D.Smith 2x100, T.Evans 2x100), Group Three:- Banbury Arrows 7 (W.Cooper 100, D.Evans 2x100, G.Fleetwood 105,100, L.Reece 2x100,101,118, M.Noonan 4x100, J.Gallagher 100) Toby Jug 1 (D.Revitt 2x140, L.O^Conner 125, I.Beattie 120), The Dog 3 (P. Thompson 100,121, J.Fathers 125, M.Clayton 134,2x140, P.Richards 3x100, S.O^Brien 2x100) Mackadown Social 5 (G.James 2x100, N.Parsonage 3x100,131,140, M.Heaven 100,122, D.Young 100, A.Caddick 140).
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Cup week in the Forest of Arden Summer League, the Knockout Cup, but it was not a good week for Highwood as Greville Arms, Riley’s Resurrected, Journeys End and Journeys End Flights all won through to the next round with respective wins over Highwood KB, Highwood Exiles, Highwood Arms and Ivy Leaf.
Full Results:Knockout Cup:- Highwood KB 2 (W.Cooper 2x100,101,125, N.Wykes 4x100,180,140, T.Hobbis 140,125, T.Constable 3x100,140) Greville Arrows 5 (L.Powell 100, C.Okey 125,121, D.Ryecroft 100, K.Duggan 3x100, D.Duggan 5x100,2x140, C.Burns 101,134), Riley’s Resurrected 4 (R.Franklin 3x100, D.Flynn 2x100) Highwood Exiles 1 (J.Phipps 100, R.Harrison 125), Journeys End 5 (M.Tilly 135,2x100,140 S.Edwards 125,100, D.Duncan 135) Highwood Arms 2 (C.Horsley 4x100, N.Walker 100,140, P.Thorley 125), Ivy Leaf 3 (P.Ashford 3x100,102,135,125,140, G.Clinton 140,100,117, R.Lawrence 140,115, T.Clinton 116,140, D.Williams 121, D.Field 129) Journeys End 4 W.Naylor 4x100,3x140,180,132f, P.Shipley 6x100,120,121, L.Barberan 2x100,121,140, R.Earl 135, J.Jennings 4x100,3x140,125,153).
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A reminder that Riley’s Snooker Bar, Hobs Moat Road, Solihull will be hosting the latest of their Last Sunday of the Month Open’s this coming Sunday and it will carry a guaranteed payout of £110 for the winner, £70 for the runner up and £20 for each of the losing semi finalists based on receiving 25 entries, all for just a £5 entry fee. Entries will be accepted up to 1.30pm on the day.
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Louis Burley has taken over from Kevin Harris at the top of the Winmau Centre Thursday Night Champions League, his 6-1 win over Rob Harris and 5-2 success against Mick O’Neill giving him a total of 105 points from 19 games and nine more than Harris who had similar wins against Chris Fox and Devinder Singh, although Harris now has a game in hand on Burley a 7-0 win would still leave him two short of his rival’s total.
Third in the table Mick Baker who won last season’s contest played just one game in which he beat Simon Meredith 6-1 to leave him three points short of Harris with 93.
Full Results:Week 10:- Mick O’Neill 5 Tam Singh 2, Louis Burley 6 Rob Harris 1, Kevin Harris 6 Chris Fox 1, Craig Capewell 1 Martin East 6, Chris Manoila 5 Robert Pierce 2, Simon meredith 1 Mick Baker 6, Paul Boddison 5 Jay Hough 2, Robert Pierce 6 Baz Pearce 1, Andy Whale 4 Chris Manoila 3, Chris Fox 4 Craig Capewell 3, Devinder Singh 2 Kevin Harris 5, Rob Harris 2 Les Marson 5, Mick O’Neill 2 Louis Burley 5.
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The Harborne League have got their new season underway with a new format this season as they have added a doubles league to their already established singles league.
Early pacesetters in both tables is Weoley Hill Pub who won their singles game against Smethwick Labour Club 5-1 and the doubles 10-6 to put them top of both tables. Weoley Castle WMC share the singles number one spot as they also 5-1 against Avenue Social but its Hillyfields ‘A’ who are second in the doubles table as they had a 9-5 win against their local rivals Hillyfields ‘B’ after losing out in the singles 4-2.
Full Results:Week 1:- Weoley Castle Pub 5 Smethwick Labour Club 1, Hillyfields ‘A’ 2 Hillyfields ‘B’ 4, Weoley Castle WMC 5 Avenue Social 1, Sportsman Flights 3 Bartley Green Golf Club 3, Doubles League:- Weoley Castle Pub (.A.Hykin 180) 10 Smethwick Labour Club 6, Hillyfields ‘A’ 9 Hillyfields ‘B’ 5, Weoley Castle WMC 7 Avenue Social 5, Sportsman Flights 7 Bartley Green Golf Club 8.
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It’s week one in the Camp Hill’s new season and Holy Gulp kicked off in style as they handed their visitors Emerald Club a 7-0 whitewash to head the table. Newcomers Eagle and Ball and Tyseley WMC also opened up with wins as the former beat New Inns 5-2 and the latter were also 5-2 winners at Wagon and Horses.
Reigning champions Cotterills Lane Club began their defence of the title with a 5-2 win against Hay Mills Club.
Full Results:Week 1:- Cotterills Lane Club 5 Hay Mills Social Club 2, Holy Gulp 7 Emerald Club 0, Wagon and Horses 2 Tyseley WMC 5, Devil’s Club 4 Station Wagon 3, New Inns 2 Eagle and Ball 5.
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The Winmau Centre Monday Night League are up to week fifteen in their season and last season’s champions 3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie (formerly What Are Thooose) chalked up the week’s biggest win a huge 44-4 against Where’s My Team to give them a fifteen points lead over second placed Is It In who were 42-6 winners against bottom of the table Double Trouble, 3 Yam Yams now looking a good bet to hold on to their title.
Third placed The Outcasts are a further 19 points behind despite recording a 37-11 win over Full Montie.
Full Results:Week 15:- Where’s My Team 4 3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie 44 (Owen Maiden 180, Mark Daniels 180), Double Trouble 6 Is It In 42 (Alex Simmons 180, James Owen 180), What’s The Point 29 (Bob Lockley 180) The Untouchables 19 (Mark Harris 180), Full Montie 11 (Dave Barrs 114f) The Outcasts 37 (C.Marshall 180, J.Evans 180).
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played off the finals of their doubles knockout and winning the title with a final 2-0 victory over S.Bloomer and B/Fitzgerald were S.Mills and M.Rollinson.
In the quarter and semi final games Mills and Rollinson won both 2-0 first against R.Colly and J.Williams and then accounted for I.Walker and D.J.Hunt jnr, while Bloomer and Fitzgerald won their last eight game against D.Simpson and I.Matther 2-1 and booked their final place with a 2-0 win against R.Hill and C.Fox.
Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Quarter Finals:- C.Penzer / S.Hall 0 R.Hill / C.Fox 2, D.Simpson / I.Matther 1 S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 2, I.Walker / D.J.Hunt jnr 2 R.Pierce / J.Wrench 0, R.Colly / J.Williams 0 S.Mills / M./Rollinson 2, Semi Finals:- R.Hill / C.Fox 0 S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 2, I.Walker / D.J.Hunt jnr 0 S.Mills / M.Rollinson 2, Final:- S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 0 S.Mills / M.Rollinosn 2.
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The Sutton and District League had the semi finals of their Prestridge and Roy Bird Shield’s on their fixture card this week neither of which produced any shock results. In the Prestridge Shield division one leader’s Boldmere St Michaels beat bottom of the division Pint Pot Flights 5-4 while second in the same division The Beehive won by the same margin against next to bottom Red Lion.
The Roy Bird Shield games both finished with 6-3 scorelines St Thomas’s Club, despite a maximum from W.Taylor losing to Golden Hind and Old Oscott Arrows defeated Boot Inn.
Full Results:Prestridge Shield:Semi Finals:- Beehive 5 Red Lion 4, Boldmere St Michaels 5 Pint Pot Flights 4, Roy Bird Shield:Semi Finals:- St Thomas Club (W.Taylor 180) 3 Golden Hind 6, Old Oscott Arrows 6 Boot Inn 3.
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Five of the eight games in week 24 of the Brierley Hill Monday Night League finished with a 6-3 result leaders Dudley Sports ‘C’ being one of those five as they accounted for their visitors Blue Brick who drop one place to sixth in the table. Second placed The Bridge were 7-2 winners at The Swan but remain eight points off the top of the table.
Other 6-3 winners were Dudley Sports ‘A, High Acres, Dudley Sports ‘B’ and Pensnett Liberal Club who in turn beat Roebuck, Bulls Head (Netherton), Old Star and Queens Head.
Full Results:Week 24:- Roebuck 3 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 6, Bulls Head (Netherton) 3 High Acres 6, The Swan 2 The Bridge 7, The Bell 7 Griffin 2, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 6 Old Star 3, Dudley Sports ‘C’ 6 Blue Brick 3, Pensnett Liberal Club 6 Queens Head (Wordsley) 3, New Talbot 7 Brickmakers Arms 2.
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The top two teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League Dewdrop and Island Inn were both close 4-3 winners this week Dewdrop holding on to the top spot and their two point’s advantage with their win over Jolly Collier while Island Inn beat New Talbot. Third placed Old Hop Pole had a convincing 6-1 win away to bottom of the table Horseley Tavern to give them 30 points, four short of Dewdrop.
Full Results:- Merry-Go-Round 2 Jolly Collier 5, Ivy Bush 3 Dewdrop 4, Horseley Tavern 1 Old Hop Pole 6, Island Inn 4 New Talbot 3, Sportsman 3 The Vine 4.
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East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association took their unbeaten run to fourteen games in the Small Heath League with an emphatic 8-1 win at Cob’s Bar to keep them six points ahead of Gulp Tribe in second place who won 7-2 at home against Emerald Club, however the biggest winners of the week were bottom of the table Emerald Flights who chalked up their first victory in fourteen games an amazing 9-0 against next to bottom Moseley All Service.
Full Results:Week 14:- Mitre 5 Wagon and Horses 4, Gulp Tribe 7 Emerald Club 2, Cob’s Bar 1 East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8, Emerald Flights 9 Moseley All Service 0.
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The Netherton Thursday Night League were involved in their Andy Bastable Cup in which the results went more or less according to the form book as Bulls Head, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club and Dudley Sports each won 6-1 against respective opponents The Crown, The Widders and Fairfield while Delph Bell ‘B’ beat White Horse 5-2.
Full Results:Andy Bastable Cup:- Crown 1 Bulls Head 6, Delph Bell ^B^ 5 White Horse 2, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 6 The Widders 1, Fairfield 1 Dudley Sports 6.
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There are two unanswered questions in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League the first being will anyone beat leaders Ashwood ‘A’ as their 7-0 win against Ten Arches ‘A’ was their thirteenth consecutive win and secondly will Hollybush get a win as their 7-0 demise away to Ten Arches ‘B’ was their thirteenth successive defeat.
Full Results:Week 12:- Ten Arches ‘A’ 4 The Fox (Lye) 3, Brickmakers Arms 4 High Acres 3, Miners Welfare 6 Crestwood 1, Ashwood ‘B’ (S.Skidmore 160b) 3 Ten Arches ‘B’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 6 Hare and Hounds 1, Hollybush 1 Britannia 6, Gornal Conservative Club 4 Dudley Sports 3, Portway 1 Ashwood ‘A’ (J.Barrowman 160b) 6, Week 13:- Fox (Lye) 3 Brickmakers Arms 4, Netherton Cricket Club 2 Miners Welfare 5, Crestwood 0 Ashwood ‘B’ 7, Dudley Sports 4 Wombourne Cricket Club 3, Ten Arches ‘B’ (I.Mathers 160b, K.Bambrick 8 darts game) 7 Hollybush 0, Hare and Hounds 0 Britannia 7, High Acres 0 Gornal Conservative Club7, Ashwood ‘A’ 7 Ten Arches ‘A’ 0.
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Staffordshire Knot consolidated their number one position in the Wednesbury and Darlaston Wednesday Night League with a 5-4 win over their nearest rivals Horse and Jockey.
In the local derby between St Mary’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ it was the ‘A’ side who got the 6-3 verdict to leave the ‘B’ firmly rooted at the foot of the table.
Full Results:Week 18:- St Mary’s ^A^ 6 St Mary’s ^B^ 3, Cottage Spring 7 T & R Bar 2, Red Lion 8 Civil Defence 1, Horse and Jockey 4 Staffordshire Knot 5.
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The Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League played their division one Riley’s Cup down to the last four teams and winning through to the semi finals were Jimmy Handley, Matt Campbell, Mark Sullivan, Zach Forrester ((Riley’s ‘D’, Allan Davies, Lee Jordan, Jamie Daly, Tom Fletcher (Roebuck), Dave Lucas, Ryan Bourne, Liam Bolton, Kevin Appleby (Wednesfield FC), Simon Pritchard, Phil Mayo, Kev Read, Matt Smart (Riley’s ‘C’).
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With champions of the West Midlands Men’s Super League Crown ‘A’ having a bye this week runners up Landywood ‘A’ had a 5-0 walkover against Greets Green to put them on 144 points eighteen fewer than Crown. Third and fourth placed Staffordshire Knot and Bridgtown Social in turn also won 5-0 against Cabin and Rowley Bar and Grill to leave Staffordshire just one point ahead of Bridgtown.
Full Results:Week 28:- Rowley Bar and Grill 0 Bridgtown Social 5, Landywood ‘A’ 5 Greets Green (walkover), Allen Sports Bar 5 Crown ‘B’ 0, Pensnett Welfare Club 5 Ornage Tree 0 (walkover), ECC 5 Landywood ‘B’ 0, Staffordshire Knot 5 Cabin 0.
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The race for the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League title continues as leaders Cleveland Arms won 5-2 away to Claregate and Whitmore Reans WMC who are just two points behind Cleveland with a game in hand won 6-1 against ECC ‘A’.
Riley’s ‘B’ lost third place to their local rivals Riley’s ‘A’ as they lost their home tie with Moreton 4-3 and the ‘A’ side won 6-1 at Jack’s Bar to put a two points gap between the two teams.
Full Results:- Brewood British Legion 2 ECC ‘B’ 5, Bull 6 Dog and Partridge 1, Claregate 2 Cleveland Arms 5, Jack’s Bar 1 Riley’s ‘A’ 6, Otter and Vixen 4 Jones Road 3, Riley’s ‘B’ 3 Moreton 4, Whitmore Reans WMC 6 ECC ‘A’ 1.
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Prince of Wales ‘A’ with a total of 186 points are winners of the Tamworth League but the runners up spot is still up for grabs as second placed Fox and Dogs have 174 points and third placed Prince of Wales ‘B’ are on 169, with a possible ten points for a win the final games are vital for both
Full Results:- Prince of Wales ‘B’ 7 Dolphin Inn 0, Mile Oak Rovers 5 Sports Bar ‘180’ 2, Belgrave Club 3 Wigginton ‘B’ 4, Three Tuns (Fazeley) 6 Progressive Club 1, Players League:- Adam Williams (Belgrave Club) beat Donna Whitmore (Wigginton ‘B’), Mark Tomlinson jnr (Prince of Wales ‘B’) beat Tracey Parris (Dolphin), Martyn Richards (Progressive Club) beat Martin Young (Three Tuns, Fazeley).
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It is with regret I have to report that Dennis Stokes, a man involved in darts throughout the Midlands and byond including the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation has lost his battle with illness and on Tuesday July 12th sadly passed away.
Dennis Stokes
The funeral will take place on Tuesday 2nd August, 1.00pm at Yardley Crematorium, Yardley Road, B25 8NA followed by refreshments and a buffet at The Crown at Olton, 2 Masons Close, B92 7JE.
There will be no flowers at the request of Dennis but any donations in lieu of flowers will go to the Air Ambulance.
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In division two leaders The Harvester were held to a 4-4 draw at home by second in the table The Pirates who with six points are two behind Harvester with a game in hand. A 5-3 win by Holy Souls over Mackadown Social ‘B’ has seen them move up two places to third, three points adrift of Harvester but again with a game in hand.
Highwood KB are the only team in the four divisions to have won all of their fixtures so far, their latest 7-2 win over Crown Arrows taking their unbeaten run to four games and putting them in pole position in division three, however they only have a one point lead over second placed Yardley Ex Colts who won 5-3 at Willclare Sports and Social.
Just one point separates the top two teams in division four Ridgemere Flights taking over the top spot from Highwood Exiles after beating them 7-1, and a similar win by Small Heath Amateur Gardeners at Ridgemere Ladies places them in the number two position with six points, Exiles now in third place are also on six points but they have played one game more than the two teams above them.
Full Results:Week 5:Division One:- Iron Horse Flights 6 (N.Parsonage 125,5x100,2x140, M.Partridge 129,100,140, J.Prince 125,3x100, N.Clarke 100, W.Mynard 100,127,140, K.Reynolds 100) Castle Vale Residents 2 (J Burdett 5x100,140,113f, G.Taylor 125,107, B.Cadby 100,135), East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 1 (M.Forsyth 100, S.Tidesley 2x100, I.McLean 100,137) Mackadown Social 7 (M.Heaven 4x100,125,140, A.Caddick 2x100,121,140,180, D.Young 100, B.Allen 2x100, G.James 114), Marston Green Tavern 3 (M.Murphy 121, D.Bond 132, B.Tranter 2x100,121, M.Gauder 2x100,101,140, S.Cresser 100) Pavillions 5 (A.Richard 3x100,140,180, K.Richard 100, M.Tolliss 3x100, N.Robinson 135, M.Turner 100), Division Two:- Holy Souls 5 (T.Evans 3x100, D.Heighway 2x100,100f,3x140, D.Smith 138,M.O’Sullivan 135, C.Sharman 100, J.Duffy 140) Mackadown Social ‘B’ 3 (P.Franks 3x100, C.Horsley 140,3x100,101f, J.Hinson 100, C.King 100, C.Grimes 100,P.Horsley 102), Te Harvester 4 (S.Green 2x125,100,135, J.Palmer 132, I.Evans 140,N.Warner 123,138,140, S.Hicks 2x140,100) The Pirates 4 (K.Green 123,140, G.Green 2x100, P.Shipley 2x100, M.Naylor 2x100, 137, J.Buttle 100, P.Moran 100), Sheldon Dukes 4 (P.Sunner 120,137,138, M.O’Donnell 140, L.Molyneux 3x100,140, G.Groves 2x100, C.Cotter 125,140) Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 4 (D.Howlett 3x100, A.Eden 100,103f,121, J.Vaughan 140, K.Salisbury 100, N.Rughani 2x100), Division Three:- Highwood KB’s 7 (N.Wykes 121,100, N.Byrne 140, D.Cherry 100,140, T.Hobbis 134,100,125, C.King 120,125,140, D.Buckler 140, W.Cooper 137,140,100) Crown Arrows 1 (R.Perkins 140,120, J.Gaskin 140, R.Vann 100, C.Vann 100, M.Gilbert 100, J.Morrisey 2x100,140), Maggies 4 (D.Tudor 140, S.Hoccom 2x125,100, N.Hall 100, S.Hall 137, B.Swaine 2x100) Shirley RBL Misfits 4 (J.O’Sullivan 100,123,140,112, C.DeSilva 105, T.Dixon 100, L.Clutterbuck 101, C.Blythe 133, J.Boyle 100,112f,140), Willclare Sports and Social 3 (G.Ferguson 100,101, D.Reid 2x100, M.Holt 2x100,114f,140, P.Wilcock 100, R.Allen 121) Yardley Ex Colts 5 (P.Knowles 111f, B.Law 100, P.Hill 100, D.Wright 100, T.Roche 134,100, J.Darby 2x100,125f, P.Welch 100), Division Four:- Langley Hall Sports and Social Flights 4 Greville Arms 4 (C.Deegan 114), Highwood Exiles 1 (J.Phipps 100, R.Harrison 100, D.Cooper 135, R.Harrison jnr 100, A.Thurman 121) Ridgemere Flights 7 (D.Jones 3x100,135,140,104f,12 darts game, P.Fielding 121,2x100, D.Lees 100), Ridgemere Ladies 1 (L.Carter 100) Small Heath Amateur Gardeners 7 (C.Hughes 114, L.Allwood 110f, S.Miller 100, N.Ricketts 120, A.Sleath 123).
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Both group one and two in the South Birmingham League produced a top versus bottom fixture this week and
both of them saw the leaders win 7-1. In group one Coleshill Social won away at The Bell while in group two, Erdington Members Club also won away against The Kingfisher. Both of the winning teams now have a two points lead at the top of the table. Mackadown Social are also two points to the good in group three after they beat The Dog 5-3 to knock their opponents down into third place on two points two behind Banbury Arrows who have taken over in second place following their 7-1 win over Toby Jug.
Full Results:Group One:- The C^s 2 (D.Flores 100,101,140, S.Healy 120,100, G.Meredith 105, L.Spink 100, M.Phillips 2x100) Smithswood Social 6 (A.Richards 140, L.Hughes 2x100, P.Cobley 4x100,125), The Bell 1 (C.Horsley 130, N.Walker 100,140, B.Anderton 100, B.Davis 100) Coleshill Social 7 (S.Parsons 2x100, S.Cooke 140, S.Sweetman 3x100,140, N.McCobe 140,120, G.Jones 125), Group Two:- The Kingfisher 1 (P.Tombs 2x100, D.Green 2x100,180, G.Shergold 2x100, R.Mills 180,140, D.Green 121) Erdington Members Club 7 J.Frost 2x100,121,140, M.Birch 100,180, B.Cadby 104, C.Winters 100,140, M.McFall 2x140,121,3x100,139, W.Naylor 180,102,100,125), The Trident 3 (S.Hughes 100, M.Naylor 100, J.Lawton 140,125,133 100, A.Cooksey 100, C.Walton 2x100,140) Crown at Shard End 5 (L.Barberan 125,100, S.Whatmore 123,100, D.Clinton 2x140,100, D.Smith 2x100, T.Evans 2x100), Group Three:- Banbury Arrows 7 (W.Cooper 100, D.Evans 2x100, G.Fleetwood 105,100, L.Reece 2x100,101,118, M.Noonan 4x100, J.Gallagher 100) Toby Jug 1 (D.Revitt 2x140, L.O^Conner 125, I.Beattie 120), The Dog 3 (P. Thompson 100,121, J.Fathers 125, M.Clayton 134,2x140, P.Richards 3x100, S.O^Brien 2x100) Mackadown Social 5 (G.James 2x100, N.Parsonage 3x100,131,140, M.Heaven 100,122, D.Young 100, A.Caddick 140).
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Cup week in the Forest of Arden Summer League, the Knockout Cup, but it was not a good week for Highwood as Greville Arms, Riley’s Resurrected, Journeys End and Journeys End Flights all won through to the next round with respective wins over Highwood KB, Highwood Exiles, Highwood Arms and Ivy Leaf.
Full Results:Knockout Cup:- Highwood KB 2 (W.Cooper 2x100,101,125, N.Wykes 4x100,180,140, T.Hobbis 140,125, T.Constable 3x100,140) Greville Arrows 5 (L.Powell 100, C.Okey 125,121, D.Ryecroft 100, K.Duggan 3x100, D.Duggan 5x100,2x140, C.Burns 101,134), Riley’s Resurrected 4 (R.Franklin 3x100, D.Flynn 2x100) Highwood Exiles 1 (J.Phipps 100, R.Harrison 125), Journeys End 5 (M.Tilly 135,2x100,140 S.Edwards 125,100, D.Duncan 135) Highwood Arms 2 (C.Horsley 4x100, N.Walker 100,140, P.Thorley 125), Ivy Leaf 3 (P.Ashford 3x100,102,135,125,140, G.Clinton 140,100,117, R.Lawrence 140,115, T.Clinton 116,140, D.Williams 121, D.Field 129) Journeys End 4 W.Naylor 4x100,3x140,180,132f, P.Shipley 6x100,120,121, L.Barberan 2x100,121,140, R.Earl 135, J.Jennings 4x100,3x140,125,153).
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A reminder that Riley’s Snooker Bar, Hobs Moat Road, Solihull will be hosting the latest of their Last Sunday of the Month Open’s this coming Sunday and it will carry a guaranteed payout of £110 for the winner, £70 for the runner up and £20 for each of the losing semi finalists based on receiving 25 entries, all for just a £5 entry fee. Entries will be accepted up to 1.30pm on the day.
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Louis Burley has taken over from Kevin Harris at the top of the Winmau Centre Thursday Night Champions League, his 6-1 win over Rob Harris and 5-2 success against Mick O’Neill giving him a total of 105 points from 19 games and nine more than Harris who had similar wins against Chris Fox and Devinder Singh, although Harris now has a game in hand on Burley a 7-0 win would still leave him two short of his rival’s total.
Third in the table Mick Baker who won last season’s contest played just one game in which he beat Simon Meredith 6-1 to leave him three points short of Harris with 93.
Full Results:Week 10:- Mick O’Neill 5 Tam Singh 2, Louis Burley 6 Rob Harris 1, Kevin Harris 6 Chris Fox 1, Craig Capewell 1 Martin East 6, Chris Manoila 5 Robert Pierce 2, Simon meredith 1 Mick Baker 6, Paul Boddison 5 Jay Hough 2, Robert Pierce 6 Baz Pearce 1, Andy Whale 4 Chris Manoila 3, Chris Fox 4 Craig Capewell 3, Devinder Singh 2 Kevin Harris 5, Rob Harris 2 Les Marson 5, Mick O’Neill 2 Louis Burley 5.
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The Harborne League have got their new season underway with a new format this season as they have added a doubles league to their already established singles league.
Early pacesetters in both tables is Weoley Hill Pub who won their singles game against Smethwick Labour Club 5-1 and the doubles 10-6 to put them top of both tables. Weoley Castle WMC share the singles number one spot as they also 5-1 against Avenue Social but its Hillyfields ‘A’ who are second in the doubles table as they had a 9-5 win against their local rivals Hillyfields ‘B’ after losing out in the singles 4-2.
Full Results:Week 1:- Weoley Castle Pub 5 Smethwick Labour Club 1, Hillyfields ‘A’ 2 Hillyfields ‘B’ 4, Weoley Castle WMC 5 Avenue Social 1, Sportsman Flights 3 Bartley Green Golf Club 3, Doubles League:- Weoley Castle Pub (.A.Hykin 180) 10 Smethwick Labour Club 6, Hillyfields ‘A’ 9 Hillyfields ‘B’ 5, Weoley Castle WMC 7 Avenue Social 5, Sportsman Flights 7 Bartley Green Golf Club 8.
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It’s week one in the Camp Hill’s new season and Holy Gulp kicked off in style as they handed their visitors Emerald Club a 7-0 whitewash to head the table. Newcomers Eagle and Ball and Tyseley WMC also opened up with wins as the former beat New Inns 5-2 and the latter were also 5-2 winners at Wagon and Horses.
Reigning champions Cotterills Lane Club began their defence of the title with a 5-2 win against Hay Mills Club.
Full Results:Week 1:- Cotterills Lane Club 5 Hay Mills Social Club 2, Holy Gulp 7 Emerald Club 0, Wagon and Horses 2 Tyseley WMC 5, Devil’s Club 4 Station Wagon 3, New Inns 2 Eagle and Ball 5.
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The Winmau Centre Monday Night League are up to week fifteen in their season and last season’s champions 3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie (formerly What Are Thooose) chalked up the week’s biggest win a huge 44-4 against Where’s My Team to give them a fifteen points lead over second placed Is It In who were 42-6 winners against bottom of the table Double Trouble, 3 Yam Yams now looking a good bet to hold on to their title.
Third placed The Outcasts are a further 19 points behind despite recording a 37-11 win over Full Montie.
Full Results:Week 15:- Where’s My Team 4 3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie 44 (Owen Maiden 180, Mark Daniels 180), Double Trouble 6 Is It In 42 (Alex Simmons 180, James Owen 180), What’s The Point 29 (Bob Lockley 180) The Untouchables 19 (Mark Harris 180), Full Montie 11 (Dave Barrs 114f) The Outcasts 37 (C.Marshall 180, J.Evans 180).
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played off the finals of their doubles knockout and winning the title with a final 2-0 victory over S.Bloomer and B/Fitzgerald were S.Mills and M.Rollinson.
In the quarter and semi final games Mills and Rollinson won both 2-0 first against R.Colly and J.Williams and then accounted for I.Walker and D.J.Hunt jnr, while Bloomer and Fitzgerald won their last eight game against D.Simpson and I.Matther 2-1 and booked their final place with a 2-0 win against R.Hill and C.Fox.
Full Results:Doubles Knockout:Quarter Finals:- C.Penzer / S.Hall 0 R.Hill / C.Fox 2, D.Simpson / I.Matther 1 S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 2, I.Walker / D.J.Hunt jnr 2 R.Pierce / J.Wrench 0, R.Colly / J.Williams 0 S.Mills / M./Rollinson 2, Semi Finals:- R.Hill / C.Fox 0 S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 2, I.Walker / D.J.Hunt jnr 0 S.Mills / M.Rollinson 2, Final:- S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald 0 S.Mills / M.Rollinosn 2.
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The Sutton and District League had the semi finals of their Prestridge and Roy Bird Shield’s on their fixture card this week neither of which produced any shock results. In the Prestridge Shield division one leader’s Boldmere St Michaels beat bottom of the division Pint Pot Flights 5-4 while second in the same division The Beehive won by the same margin against next to bottom Red Lion.
The Roy Bird Shield games both finished with 6-3 scorelines St Thomas’s Club, despite a maximum from W.Taylor losing to Golden Hind and Old Oscott Arrows defeated Boot Inn.
Full Results:Prestridge Shield:Semi Finals:- Beehive 5 Red Lion 4, Boldmere St Michaels 5 Pint Pot Flights 4, Roy Bird Shield:Semi Finals:- St Thomas Club (W.Taylor 180) 3 Golden Hind 6, Old Oscott Arrows 6 Boot Inn 3.
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Five of the eight games in week 24 of the Brierley Hill Monday Night League finished with a 6-3 result leaders Dudley Sports ‘C’ being one of those five as they accounted for their visitors Blue Brick who drop one place to sixth in the table. Second placed The Bridge were 7-2 winners at The Swan but remain eight points off the top of the table.
Other 6-3 winners were Dudley Sports ‘A, High Acres, Dudley Sports ‘B’ and Pensnett Liberal Club who in turn beat Roebuck, Bulls Head (Netherton), Old Star and Queens Head.
Full Results:Week 24:- Roebuck 3 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 6, Bulls Head (Netherton) 3 High Acres 6, The Swan 2 The Bridge 7, The Bell 7 Griffin 2, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 6 Old Star 3, Dudley Sports ‘C’ 6 Blue Brick 3, Pensnett Liberal Club 6 Queens Head (Wordsley) 3, New Talbot 7 Brickmakers Arms 2.
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The top two teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League Dewdrop and Island Inn were both close 4-3 winners this week Dewdrop holding on to the top spot and their two point’s advantage with their win over Jolly Collier while Island Inn beat New Talbot. Third placed Old Hop Pole had a convincing 6-1 win away to bottom of the table Horseley Tavern to give them 30 points, four short of Dewdrop.
Full Results:- Merry-Go-Round 2 Jolly Collier 5, Ivy Bush 3 Dewdrop 4, Horseley Tavern 1 Old Hop Pole 6, Island Inn 4 New Talbot 3, Sportsman 3 The Vine 4.
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East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association took their unbeaten run to fourteen games in the Small Heath League with an emphatic 8-1 win at Cob’s Bar to keep them six points ahead of Gulp Tribe in second place who won 7-2 at home against Emerald Club, however the biggest winners of the week were bottom of the table Emerald Flights who chalked up their first victory in fourteen games an amazing 9-0 against next to bottom Moseley All Service.
Full Results:Week 14:- Mitre 5 Wagon and Horses 4, Gulp Tribe 7 Emerald Club 2, Cob’s Bar 1 East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8, Emerald Flights 9 Moseley All Service 0.
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The Netherton Thursday Night League were involved in their Andy Bastable Cup in which the results went more or less according to the form book as Bulls Head, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club and Dudley Sports each won 6-1 against respective opponents The Crown, The Widders and Fairfield while Delph Bell ‘B’ beat White Horse 5-2.
Full Results:Andy Bastable Cup:- Crown 1 Bulls Head 6, Delph Bell ^B^ 5 White Horse 2, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 6 The Widders 1, Fairfield 1 Dudley Sports 6.
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There are two unanswered questions in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League the first being will anyone beat leaders Ashwood ‘A’ as their 7-0 win against Ten Arches ‘A’ was their thirteenth consecutive win and secondly will Hollybush get a win as their 7-0 demise away to Ten Arches ‘B’ was their thirteenth successive defeat.
Full Results:Week 12:- Ten Arches ‘A’ 4 The Fox (Lye) 3, Brickmakers Arms 4 High Acres 3, Miners Welfare 6 Crestwood 1, Ashwood ‘B’ (S.Skidmore 160b) 3 Ten Arches ‘B’ 4, Wombourne Cricket Club 6 Hare and Hounds 1, Hollybush 1 Britannia 6, Gornal Conservative Club 4 Dudley Sports 3, Portway 1 Ashwood ‘A’ (J.Barrowman 160b) 6, Week 13:- Fox (Lye) 3 Brickmakers Arms 4, Netherton Cricket Club 2 Miners Welfare 5, Crestwood 0 Ashwood ‘B’ 7, Dudley Sports 4 Wombourne Cricket Club 3, Ten Arches ‘B’ (I.Mathers 160b, K.Bambrick 8 darts game) 7 Hollybush 0, Hare and Hounds 0 Britannia 7, High Acres 0 Gornal Conservative Club7, Ashwood ‘A’ 7 Ten Arches ‘A’ 0.
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Staffordshire Knot consolidated their number one position in the Wednesbury and Darlaston Wednesday Night League with a 5-4 win over their nearest rivals Horse and Jockey.
In the local derby between St Mary’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ it was the ‘A’ side who got the 6-3 verdict to leave the ‘B’ firmly rooted at the foot of the table.
Full Results:Week 18:- St Mary’s ^A^ 6 St Mary’s ^B^ 3, Cottage Spring 7 T & R Bar 2, Red Lion 8 Civil Defence 1, Horse and Jockey 4 Staffordshire Knot 5.
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The Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League played their division one Riley’s Cup down to the last four teams and winning through to the semi finals were Jimmy Handley, Matt Campbell, Mark Sullivan, Zach Forrester ((Riley’s ‘D’, Allan Davies, Lee Jordan, Jamie Daly, Tom Fletcher (Roebuck), Dave Lucas, Ryan Bourne, Liam Bolton, Kevin Appleby (Wednesfield FC), Simon Pritchard, Phil Mayo, Kev Read, Matt Smart (Riley’s ‘C’).
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With champions of the West Midlands Men’s Super League Crown ‘A’ having a bye this week runners up Landywood ‘A’ had a 5-0 walkover against Greets Green to put them on 144 points eighteen fewer than Crown. Third and fourth placed Staffordshire Knot and Bridgtown Social in turn also won 5-0 against Cabin and Rowley Bar and Grill to leave Staffordshire just one point ahead of Bridgtown.
Full Results:Week 28:- Rowley Bar and Grill 0 Bridgtown Social 5, Landywood ‘A’ 5 Greets Green (walkover), Allen Sports Bar 5 Crown ‘B’ 0, Pensnett Welfare Club 5 Ornage Tree 0 (walkover), ECC 5 Landywood ‘B’ 0, Staffordshire Knot 5 Cabin 0.
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The race for the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League title continues as leaders Cleveland Arms won 5-2 away to Claregate and Whitmore Reans WMC who are just two points behind Cleveland with a game in hand won 6-1 against ECC ‘A’.
Riley’s ‘B’ lost third place to their local rivals Riley’s ‘A’ as they lost their home tie with Moreton 4-3 and the ‘A’ side won 6-1 at Jack’s Bar to put a two points gap between the two teams.
Full Results:- Brewood British Legion 2 ECC ‘B’ 5, Bull 6 Dog and Partridge 1, Claregate 2 Cleveland Arms 5, Jack’s Bar 1 Riley’s ‘A’ 6, Otter and Vixen 4 Jones Road 3, Riley’s ‘B’ 3 Moreton 4, Whitmore Reans WMC 6 ECC ‘A’ 1.
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Prince of Wales ‘A’ with a total of 186 points are winners of the Tamworth League but the runners up spot is still up for grabs as second placed Fox and Dogs have 174 points and third placed Prince of Wales ‘B’ are on 169, with a possible ten points for a win the final games are vital for both
Full Results:- Prince of Wales ‘B’ 7 Dolphin Inn 0, Mile Oak Rovers 5 Sports Bar ‘180’ 2, Belgrave Club 3 Wigginton ‘B’ 4, Three Tuns (Fazeley) 6 Progressive Club 1, Players League:- Adam Williams (Belgrave Club) beat Donna Whitmore (Wigginton ‘B’), Mark Tomlinson jnr (Prince of Wales ‘B’) beat Tracey Parris (Dolphin), Martyn Richards (Progressive Club) beat Martin Young (Three Tuns, Fazeley).
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It is with regret I have to report that Dennis Stokes, a man involved in darts throughout the Midlands and byond including the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation has lost his battle with illness and on Tuesday July 12th sadly passed away.
Dennis Stokes
The funeral will take place on Tuesday 2nd August, 1.00pm at Yardley Crematorium, Yardley Road, B25 8NA followed by refreshments and a buffet at The Crown at Olton, 2 Masons Close, B92 7JE.
There will be no flowers at the request of Dennis but any donations in lieu of flowers will go to the Air Ambulance.
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