Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up By Alan Towe

It was cup week in the Four Oaks and District League with first round games in four of the league’s competitions. In the Brian Goodman Cup Erdington Club took the first three games before Pint Pot Flights got their first stripe on the board, Erdington going on to win the tie 6-3 The Duke took the first two games against Drakes Drum in the Ken Rust Cup but Drakes Drum took the next five games to eventually beat The Duke 5-4. Every game between Red Lion and Golden Hind in the Coronation Shield was won 2-1 but it was Golden Hind who eventually got the 9-6 verdict. Old Oscott WMC overwhelmed Boldmere Tap taking eight of the first 9 legs to ensure they advanced to the next round of the Norman Day Cup the final score being 10-5 to Old Oscott WMC. Full Results:Brian Goodman Cup:Round One:- Erdington Club 6 (D.S.Pritchett 100, G.Bushell 100b,101b,100, P.Willis 100, D.Hodge 131,104f, K.Shorthouse 125, L.Shorthouse 137, S.Shorthouse 108b) Pint Pot Flights 3 (S.Robotham 160b,100, M.Bruin 2x100,136, R.Mercer 103, M.Bagnall 140, G.Cookson 2x100), Ken Rust Cup:Round One:- The Duke 4 (G.Chamberlain 101b) Drakes Drum 5 (S.Spink 120, A.Lilley 100, K.Brown 2x100, J.Clarke 140), Coronation Shield:Round One:- Red Lion 6 (D.Bayliss 100b,160b,2x100, M.Gaughan 100,138,125, B.Hughes 107b,135,140, D.Bond jnr 102) Golden Hind 9 (J.Frost 2x100,129,140, W.Naylor 120,2x121,140, T.O’Kereke 140,123,2x100, D.Pickering 109, G.Kimberley 5x100, D.Fowler 100,125, D.Keatley 2x100,115), Norman Day Cup:Round One:- Old Oscott WMC 10 (J.Rogers 2x140,100, D.Parsons 2x100, J.Tolley 2x100, N.Hawkley 122,2x100, A.Cole 100, P.Burgess 100, D.Munge 2x100) Boldmere Tap 5 (D.Quirk 122,100,120, J.Hunter 123,100, A.Small 2x100, P.Bromley 140,117,2x100, S.Alexander 100). --------------------------------- There were defeats for the top two teams in both divisions of the South Birmingham League in week five, division one leaders Mackadown Social lost 5-4 away to Raven who are fifth in the division, this was Mackadown’s first defeat in the five games played so far. Second in the division one table Coleshill Social lost their home tie with Crown at Shard End 7-2 and as a result drop one place in the table with Erdington Members Club taking over in second place following their 7-2 home win over Banbury Arrows, Erdington are now level on eight points with Mackadown. At the other end of the table the two bottom teams played each other, next to bottom The Trident chalking up their first win a 6-3 result against bottom of the table Crown Arrows. In division two there was a first defeat of the campaign for The Dog who went down 5-4 at Banbury Flights but like Mackadown in the first division remain in pole position despite the defeat. Second in the table Toby Jug lost 5-4 at home to The Gate and drop to fifth in the table with six points trailing on average behind Banbury Flights, The Bell and The Gate who are all on six points Full Results:Division One:- The Raven 5 (A.Eden 100f,120, A.Mayell 100, A.Whitehouse 135, D.Mortiboys 140,100, D.White 115) Mackadown Social 4 (M.Noonan 120b,100, M.Cooper 140,3x100, D.Young 100, M.Heaven 2x100, A.Sheen 120b,120), Erdington Members Club 7 (R.Liggins 100,156b, J.Liggins 134,112b, L.Barberan 114f, M.Birch 100, B.Cadby 111b,100) Banbury Arrows 2 (D.Evans 120b, J.Moss 100, K.o'Conner 118, P.Moran 160,120b), Crown Arrows 3 (M.Bown 100,135, T.Blakemore 119) The Trident 6 (A.Cooksey 100,132, T.McDonough 115, C.Walton 100b,100, S.Hipkiss 100), Coleshill Social 2 (L.Thompson 120b, C.Cooke 100, S.Sweetman 100,140, P.Bryant 100, N.McCrave 100) Crown at Shard End 7 (G.Clinton 137,131,140, S.Edwards 100, R.Lawrence 100b, A.Edwards 130, T.Evans 139), Division Two:- Banbury Flights 5 (J.Carter 100, G.Davidson 100,132, J.Phipps 114f,140, D.Raven 112b) The Dog 4 (P.Thompson 140, J.Fathers 140, S.O'Brien 100, M.Clayton 180,112b), Toby Jug 4 (T.Adams 117, T.Chick 114, S.Chick 100, B.Weir 121) The Gate 5 (T.Barrs 2x116b, P.Jones 105b, M.Watts 108,105, K.Russell 140), The C's 5 (E.Williams 100, S.Healy 101b,100, K.Geary 100, G.Meredith 100) Smithswood Social 4 (L.Hughes 100, M.Bailey 149b, N.Wilson 100), The Kingfisher 4 (R.Mills 100,102b, D.Green 140,100, G.Shergold 100, M.Price 100, M.Jay 100) The Bell 5 (T. Anderton 100, B.Anderton 140). --------------------------------- The Forest of Arden Winter League played the first round of their Pairs Cup and in the all division one game second in the table Highwood KB won 10-5 away to third placed Kingshurst Knights. Two of the three fixtures were all division two encounters where leaders Crown Arrows handed out a massive 15-0 whitewash to bottom team Inn on the Green, the other game produced a 13-2 win for second in the table Journeys End Flights against Chelmsley Town. Full Results:Pairs Cup:Round One:- Crown Arrows 15 legs Inn on the Green 0 legs, Journeys End Flights 13 legs (M.Tilley 125,2x100, C.Roberts 100, S.Edwards 3x100, J.Norris 125, T.Steele 121,100, J.Sidwell 100, A.Edwards 140, D.Duncan 2x100,140, J.Taylor 100,125) Chelmsley Town 2 legs (M.Hughes 125, P.Shipley 140,2x100, N.Lumley 140,100, B.City 100), Kingshurst Knights 5 legs (D.White 119,100, K.Brush 3x100, R.Perkins 140, K.White 140, S.Moran 3x100) Highwood KB 10 legs (G.Thomas 133, A.Gorman 121, N.Byrne 100,120, N.Wykes 100, M.Gorman 100, A.Hunt 2x100). --------------------------------- Although Paul Higgins didn’t lose either of his fixtures in week 12 of the Shirley Red Lion Premier League he did lose the number one spot, after a 2-2 draw with Dave Hesketh he went on to win 3-1 against Chris Thomas to set up a tie with rival Mick Gorst. Gorst with a 124 finish beat Tom Bent 3-1 and then draw 2-2 with Adam Stuart before beating Higgins 3-1 with a 180 and 110 checkout to put him on the same 55 points as Higgins but top on average as he has only played 21 games as opposed to Higgins having played 23. Mick Bown after losing 3-1 to Chris Thomas reversed the result to beat Brian Lawton but nevertheless dropped one place to joint third level on points, average and games played with Andy Hoy who had 3-1 wins over both Steve Heeks and Tony Daly. Full Results:Week 12:- Dave Hesketh 2 Paul Higgins 2, Dave Fisher 3 Mark Cater 1, Andy Hoy 3 Steve Heeks 1, Tom Bent 1 Mick Gorst (124f) 3, Brian Lawton 0 Mark Gwalchmai 3, Adam Stuart 3 Tony Daly 1, Chris Thomas 3 Mick Bown 1, Stuart Dixon 0 Ken Hopton 3, Mark Cater 0 Tom Bent 3, Mick Gorst 2 Adam Stuart 2, Tony Daly 1 Andy Hoy 3, Paul Higgins 3 Chris Thomas 1, Ken Hopton 0 Mark Gwalchmai 3, Steve Heeks (17 darts leg) 2 Jack Nason 2, Stuart Dixon 2 Dave Hesketh 2, Antony Daly 2 Dave Fisher 2, Brian Lawton 1 Mick Bown 3, Paul Higgins 1 Mick Gorst (180,110f) 3, Tom Bent 3 Tony Daly 0, Adam Stuart (119f) 3 Jack Nason 1, Chris Thomas 3 Stuart Dixon 1, Antony Daly (180) 3 Brian Lawton 1. --------------------------------- No change at the top of the Camp Hill League as in week fourteen all of the top four teams won, leaders Cotteridge Lane Club bounced back from the previous week’s 4-3 reversal away to Eagle and Ball and recorded a convincing 6-1 win at home against New Inn to keep them two points to the good on second placed Hay Mills Social Club who won 4-3 at Wagon and Horses. Third in the table Holy Gulp are a further four points behind after their 5-2 success against Devil’s Club and making up the top four is Eagle and Ball who followed up their tremendous win over Cotterills with a 5-2 triumph at Emerald Club who are fifth in the table. Full Results:Week 14:- Cotterills Lane Club 6 New Inn 1, Holy Gulp 5 Devil’s Club 2, Wagon and Horses 3 Hay Mills Social Club 4, Emerald Club 2 Eagle and Ball 5, Tyseley WMC 6 Station Wagon 1. --------------------------------- The Winmau Centre Monday Night League produced a top of the table clash between leaders What’s The Point and second placed Smash It. The honours were even on maximums, two each, Alex Simmons and Jimmy Handley for Smash It and Adam Teasdale and Mark Footman for What’s The Point, but the all important match result of 26-22 went in favour of What’s The Point to give them a total of 311 points and a lead of fourteen over their opponents. Third in the table The Outcasts had a bye this week but fourth placed The Untouchables made up ground as they won 38-10 against Full Monty giving them 239 points from eight games, the leading duo have both played nine. At the foot of the table bottom team Double Trouble took on Make Mine A Double who are just above them, the outcome was a 28-20 win for Make Mine A Double to give them a 28 points advantage over their opponents. Other players to hit a 180 were Dave Barrs (Full Monty) and Andy Busby (The Untouchables). Full Results:Week 10:- Double Trouble 20 Make Mine A Double 28, Oche Dokie 22 Here For The Beer 26, What’s The Point (Adam Teasdale 180, Mark Footman 180) 26 Smash Ot (Alex Simmons 180, Jimmy Handley 180) 22, Full Monty (Dave Barrs 180) 10 The Untouchables (Andy Busby 180) 38. --------------------------------- Gulp Tribe lost ground in the Small Heath League title race as they lost 7-2 playing away to Mitre who are now just two points behind their opponents, Gulp trail leaders East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association by four points. Full Results:Week 5:- East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association 8 (Les Robinson 120b, Colin Wyatt 132,100,12 and 11 darts games, Jake Webster 100, Ricky Lawrance 2x100, Tommy White 123,100,120b, Terry Webster 125,2x100) Wagon and Horses 1 (Andy Heggarty 108,2x100, S Whitearce 2x100,142b, Con Murphy 100,100b), Cob’s Bar 6 (Tom Humphries 122, Lee Stanton 100, William Johnson 100, Ashley Lattimer 100) Emerald Club 3 (Anthony Fisher 3x100, Pete Hopkins 100,160b, Colin Rigby 100, Dennis Willis 101), Mitre 7 (Ian Jones 100,120f, Mark Kane 140,100,100b,120b, Matthew Cain 100, George Drennan 100, Steve Cain 100,108b) Gulp Tribe 2 (Dave Heighway 2x100, John Phipps 100, Matt Cooper 2x140,100, Julian Harris 100). --------------------------------- The Pip Club League had their Belgrave Cup on the agenda and in the division one games there were wins for Queens Head, Bulls Head ‘A’ (Polesworth) and Birchmoor Club while Royal Oak and Wigginton Arms won through in division two, Pip Club and Globe (Wilnecote) both had a bye. Full Results:Belgrave Cup:Division One:- Queens Head Sam Whittaker 120b,110,11 darts game) beat Sports Bar 180, Bulls Head ‘A’ (Polesworth, Daz Jones 180) beat Globe Trotters, Birchmoor Club (Alan Sutton 16 darts game) beat Belgrave Club, Division Two:- Royal Oak beat Old Liberal, Wigginton Arms beat Progressive Club (Duncan Campbell 180), Pip Club and Globe (Wilnecote) had a bye. --------------------------------- Recently there have been a couple of charity events in the Black Country area both to raise money for the Nick and Sharon Fullwell fund in aid of the Mary Stevens Hospice. The first of the events was at the Upper Gornal Conservative Club where Stuart Barnett, Geoff Marson, Ashley Marson, Carl Sparrow and Gary Barnett took part in a ten hours marathon. [caption id="attachment_15437" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stuart Barnett, Geoff Marson, Ashley Marson, Carl Sparrow and Gary Barnett[/caption] In addition to the collections and raffles on the night sponsor forms had been circulated and the event raised a fantastic amount of £802. The second of the fund raisers was held at the Beech Tree, Blackheath where the reigning West Midlands Men’s Super League Champions Crown ‘A’ plus a couple of guest players took on the local ‘X’ Men Charity Team. [caption id="attachment_15436" align="alignleft" width="300"] The X Men[/caption] It turned out to be a feast of darts on the night with the final result ending all square at 6-6, however there was a winner and it was Mary Stevens Hospice as a grand total of £760 was raised with the figure expected to go up even higher over the coming days/weeks.   [caption id="attachment_15435" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Beech Tree[/caption] Full Results:The X Men v Crown ‘A’:(X.Men names first):- Dave Redding 0 Jamie Hughes 2, Trevor Collier 0 Nick Fullwell 2, Danny Haden 2 Scott Baker 0, Ian Hartland 2 Jason Lowe 1, Mart Greenwood 0 Lewis Venes 2, Matt Moore 2 Matt Tedstone 0, Neil Bradley 0 Rob Smith 2, Scotty Roberts 1 Paul Wells 2, Shaun Hill 2 Lee Eaves 1, Carl Newton 0 Ian Townsend 2, Iain Mathers 2 Blaine Tyler 0, Bradd Cartwright 2 Simon Booton 1. --------------------------------- The Netherton Thursday Night League had the finals of their singles knockout on the fixture card and lifting the title with a final 3-1 win over White Swan’s P.Wells was J.Batham representing Dudley Sports. In the semi finals Batham won 2-0 against S.Griffiths (Delph Bell ‘B’) while Wells just got the 2-1 edge on S.Tipper from Bulls Head. Full Results:Singles Knockout:Quarter Finals:- S.Griffiths (Delph Bell ‘B’) 2 T.Nock (Bulls Head ) 0, J.Batham (Dudley Sports) 2 L.Oakley (Delph Bell ‘A’) 0, S.Tipper (Bulls Head ) 2 R.Powers (Dudley Sports) 0, P.Wells (White Swan) 2-0 H.Wakefield (Delph Bell ‘A’) – walkover, Semi Finals:- P.Wells 2 S.Tipper 1, J.Batham 2 S.Griffiths 0, Final:- J.Batham 3 P.Wells 1. --------------------------------- The Brierley Hill Friday Night League played their singles competition down to the last sixteen and winning through from a tremendous entry of 85 players were A.Smith, R.Colley, A.Mears, J.Rollinson, W.Page, R.Riaz, C.Harris-Green, M.Rollinson, B.Weatherall, C.Penzer, D.Marshall, C.Davies, D.Male, S.Skidmore, A.Neale and W.Cairne. --------------------------------- The Nutan power on in the Bilston and District League week 14 seeing them beat The Orange Tree 7-0 in the 301 league and 3-0 in the 501 league. In the 301 league Nutan have a four points lead over second placed Lanesfield RBL who despite having a game in hand on the leaders lost ground as they were beaten 4-3 at home by their nearest rivals third in the table Tilted Barrel who are now just two points behind Lanesfield. The same three teams occupy the top three places in the 501 league again its Nutan who top the table with 28 points from 14 games but its Tilted Barrel who are second after they made it a double over Lanesfield with a 2-1 win putting them four points ahead of their opponents, both Tilted and Lanesfield have a game in hand on Nutan. Full Results:Week 14:301 League:- Allens Sports Bar ‘A’ 6 White Hart 1, Bilston Conservative Club ‘A’ 5 Triangle Snooker Club 2, Lanesfield RBL 3 Tilted Barrel 4, Red Lion 1 Bilston Conservative Club ‘C’ 6, Orange Tree 0 The Nutan 7, 501 League:- Allens Sports Bar ‘A’ 3 White Hart 0, Bilston Conservative Club ‘A’ 2 Triangle Snooker Club 1, Lanesfield RBL 1 Tilted Barrel 2, Red Lion 1 Bilston Conservative Club ‘C’ 2, Orange Tree 0 The Nutan 3. --------------------------------- The Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League are up to week 23 and there were wins for all of the top three teams as leaders Ashwood ‘A’ were held to a close 4-3 success at Ten Arches ‘B’, second placed Miners Welfare Club had a more comfortable 5-2 home win over Ten Arches ‘A’, leaving them as they were two points behind Ashwood and third in the table Gornal Conservative Club, who are a further two points adrift also won 5-2 at home to Portway. Britannia had a somewhat surprising 4-3 defeat at home to bottom half Crestwood which sees the hosts drop from fourth to sixth in the table and six points behind Ashwood ‘A’. Full Results:Week 23:- Hare and Hounds 1 Dudley Sports 6, Britannia 3 Crestwood 4, Hollybush 0 High Acres 7, Wombourne Cricket Club 6 Netherton Cricket Club 1, Ashwood 6 Fox Inn (Lye) 1, Miners Welfare 5 Ten Arches ‘A’ 2, Gornal Conservative Club 5 Portway 2, Ten Arches ‘B’ 3 Ashwood ‘A’ 4. --------------------------------- Singles finals night for the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League and taking the crown was young fifteen years old Reece Cook-Lucas (Gilberts Bar) with a final 3-1 victory over Dave Powell from the Cabin. In the semi finals teenager Reece beat J.Evans (Riley’s ‘C’) while Powell won against J.Simmons (Wednesfield Conservative Club). Full Results:Singles Knockout:Quarter Finals:- R.Cook-Lucas (Gilberts Bar) beat Rich Mattox (Boat), J.Evans (Riley’s ‘C’) beat L.Pearson (Lanesfield RBL), D.Powell (Cabin) beat M.Green (Gilberts Bar), J.Simmons (Wednesfield Conservative Club) beat D.Simcock (Sunbeam), Semi Finals:- R.Cook-Lucas beat J.Evans, D.Powell beat J.Simmons, Final:- R.Cook-Lucas 3 D.Powell 1. --------------------------------- In the penultimate fixture of the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League Whitmore Reans WMC who are already acclaimed champions won 5-2 at home against Otter and Vixen while Cleveland Arms, who are four points adrift of the champions, with a 7-0 victory at ECC ‘B’ clinched the runners up spot as they in turn are four points to the good on third in the table Riley’s ‘A’ who won 5-2 at Jones Road. Full Results:Week 38:- Brewood British Legion 5 Jack’s Bar 2, Claregate 6 Bull 1, ECC ‘B’ 0 Cleveland Arms 7, Jones Road 2 Riley’s ‘A’ 5, Moreton 3 ECC ‘A’ 4, Riley’s ‘B’ 7 Dog and Partridge 0, Whitmore Reans WMC 5 Otter and Vixen 2, --------------------------------- The Tamworth League played off the first two rounds of their League Cup and the biggest shock of the first round was the huge 6-1 win by Globe Inn (Wilnecote), who are eighth in the table against Mile Oak Rovers who are fifth and had home board advantage. Progressing through round two and into the last four were Sports Bar, Wigginton Arms ‘B’, Globe Inn (Wilnecote) and Sports Bar ‘180’ Full Results:Week 4:- Old Liberal House 0 Fox and Dogs 7, Three Tuns (Fazeley) 4 Globe Inn 3, Wigginton ‘A’ 2 Sports Bar ‘180’ 5, Mile Oak Rovers 4 Dolphin Inn 3, Players League:- Martin Edwards (Fox and Dogs) beat Keith Lane (Old Liberal House), Glenn Alexander (Three Tuns, Fazleye) beat Ian Grylls (Globe Inn), Steve Taft (Sports Bar ‘180’) beat Grant Harris (Wigginton ‘A’), Baz Wright (Dolphin Inn) beat Debbie Tallis (Mile Oak Rovers), League Cup:Round One:- Wigginton ‘A’ 3 Old Liberal House 4, Mile Oak Rovers 1 Globe Inn 6, Round Two:- Fox and Dogs 1 Sports Bar 4, Wigginton ‘B’ 4 Old Liberal House 3, Dolphin Inn 0 Globe Inn 4, Three Tuns (Fazeley) 1 Sports Bar ‘180’ 6. ---------------------------------