The new Sheldon Heath Social Dukes In House League staged their very first knockout cup with all of the rounds leading up to the final being a do or die one leg shoot out. The first of the semi finals saw Paul Curry, after wins over Lee Molyneux and Rob Hicks account for Steve Groves to book his place in the final while from the other half of the draw Perry Pudge made his way to the final by taking out Phil Ashford and Chris Cotter.

The final was extend to the best of three legs and went the full distance with Paul Curry recording scores of 3×100 and 140 while Perry Pudge hit 140 and 2×100, the 2-1 result going in favour of Paul Curry.

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Mark Gwalchmai continued his fine start to the new season in the Shirley Red Lion Premier League adding a 4-0 success against Mikey Harris and a 3-1 win over Adam Stuart to take him into pole position with 15 points from his opening four games, at the same time keeping intact his 100% win record. Only one other player in the starting line up of thirty players is able to boast an unbeaten four games and that is second placed Steve Sidwell who had 4-0 wins against Noreen Harris and Luke Coles to take his points tally to 14 just one short of Gwalchmai.

Third place is shared by Mick Bown and league newcomer Phil Thomas, Bown didn’t play this week as he played four games in week one in which he won three and drew the other, Thomas had a 3-1 win over Tim Lowe and followed that with a 4-0 success against another new player to the league George Drennan, Bown and Thomas both have 12 points.

The £5 prize for the week’s highest finish went to Mike Forsyth who despite losing 3-1 to Brian Lawton checked out on 109 in his one winning leg. Only one maximum was recorded on the night and that was achieved by Chris Thomas in his 2-2 draw with Lee Harris.

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The top two teams in group two of the South Birmingham League Pavillions and The Dog played each other in week six, the result finished all square at 4-4 which was enough to keep Pavillions at the top of the table with 10 points from six games but saw The Dog drop from second to third with 7 points from five games. Taking over the number two spot is Iron Horse who took their points tally to 8 with a convincing 7-1 win at The Kingfisher.

In group three leaders Erdington Members Club handed out an 8-0 whitewash to their hosts Smithswood Social while second placed Mackadown Social were not far behind with a 7-1 win away to C’s Arrows to keep within two points of Erdington.

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Only two league results from the Forest of Arden Summer League and both of them finished with an 8-1 scoreline. League leaders Journeys End defeated Crown Arrows to put them on 12 points and keep them ahead of their local rivals Journeys End Flights on average, Flights also have a game in hand. In the other game played Greville Arrows beat Highwood Arms to see them take over from Crown Arrows in fourth place.

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In the latest round of fixtures in the Kings Norton League E57 were the only losers in the top six teams. Playing away against second in the table West Heath, E57 lost 5-2 and although they have games in hand on all three of the teams above them they are four points behind third in the table Stirchley United who were 5-2 winners at Grant Arms.

Table toppers Hillyfields ‘B’ took their unbeaten run to 24 games with an emphatic 7-0 win at Coldstream to keep them eight points to the good on their nearest rivals West Heath who have played the same 24 games.

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It’s tight at the top of the Small Heath League with both of the top two teams recording big wins in week fifteen. Leaders East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association won their home tie with Wagon and Horses 8-1 and joining them on the same 26 points is second in the table Gulp Tribe who went one better with a 9-0 success against Emerald Club but still trail the top team on average.

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Erdington Club moved one step nearer the division two title in the Sutton and District Summer League when they won 7-2 against Boldmere Tap to give them 18 points with two games to play. Second and third placed Red Lion and Boot played each other and the 7-2 win for Red Lion leaves them two points adrift of Erdington Club but six ahead of Boot who have three fixtures remaining compared to Red Lion’s two.

Pint Pot Flights made it two wins in nine when they got the better of their hosts Erdington Arrows with a 6-3 result.

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Yardley Wood did their division two title hopes no harm whatsoever in the South West Birmingham Clubs League when they won 7-0 away to Longbridge Flights who are currently bottom of the division. Second and third placed Bartley Green FC ‘B’ and West Heath Warriors played each other on the former’s board and it was the hosts Bartley Green FC ‘B’ who got the 5-2 verdict to keep them within two points of top side Yardley Wood with a game in hand and four points ahead of their opponents.

In division three the two ladies teams played against each other, the close 4-3 win going to Longbridge Ladies and leaving the home side Stirchley Ladies still seeking their first points of the season. Leaders of the division Selly Oak Flights had a 6-1 win at Bartley Green FC ‘A’ to stay four points ahead of the rest of the field.

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With one game to spare What’s The Point with a 26-22 win over The Untouchables have clinched the Winmau Centre Monday League title. Second in the table Just The Tip were 33-15 winners against Oche Dokie giving them a total of 534 points and the runners up spot as they have now completed their fixture card.

Despite their defeat The Untouchables with one game to go will finish third as with 501 points they are 63 ahead of their nearest rivals Utter Nutters.

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With Hay Mills Social Club Lions having their fixture with Holy Gulp cancelled in the Camp Hill League Cotterills Lane Club opened up a four points lead at the top of the table over Hay Mills with a 7-0 win against Wagon and Horses.

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The Pip Club League staged the finals of their Challenge Cups, the division one title went to Bulls Head ‘A’ (Polesworth) after beating Globe Trotters in the final, both teams recorded a maximum score Mark Martin finding the three treble twenties for Bulls Head and Wayne Macken for Globe Trotters.

In the division two cup Royal Oak took the honours with a final victory over Globe (Wilnecote).

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Two of the top three teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League lost in match number 21. Leaders Ten Arches ‘A’ lost for the first time this season in 20 games going down 6-3 at home to eighth in the table Bird (Wordsley). Also losing were Gate ‘B’ who finished on the wrong side of a 5-4 result at Brickmakers Arms, the two teams swapping places in the table Gate going from third to fourth and Brickmakers from fourth to third.

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The Winmau Darts Centre in the Wolverhampton Indoor Community Sports Area, Racecourse Road, WV6 0QU will be staging the second in the series of their Thursday Night Knockouts tomorrow night (3rd August) and for just a £5 entry fee there will be a guaranteed £100 prize for the winner plus in addition all entry fees will paid out in prize money.

Registrations will be accepted from 5.30pm onwards with match play beginning at 7.30pm. Everyone is invited to enter including county and professional players.

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Two big results for the top two teams in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League as leaders Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club won 7-2 at Brickmakers Arms and second placed Bulls Head (Netherton) beat Brewers Wharf 9-0 to put both winning teams on 30 points.

Mount Pleasant fell two points behind the leading pair as they lost their home tie with fourth in the table Delph Bell 6-3. There was also a defeat for Pensnett Liberal Club who drop one place in the table to sixth after their 8-1 reversal away to seventh in the table Swan.

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Cradley Liberal Club were the only losers in the top three teams in the Rowley Monday Night League when they were beaten 8-1 away to leaders The Bell who hang on to their two points advantage over second placed Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ afater they won 6-3 against Fairfield. Ivy Bush had a 5-4 win at The Cottage to take them up one place in the table to third.

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Twelve teams make up the new season for the Brierley Hill Friday Night League and of the six games played in the opening week four of them finished with a 6-1 result with wins for Brickmakers Arms ‘A’, Miners (Wollescote), Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ and Pensnett Welfare Club ‘A’ at the expense of Netherton Cricket Club ‘B’, Fox Inn ‘A’ (Lye), Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ and Britannia. There was a 5-2 win for Pensnett Welfare Club ‘B’ against Delph Bell and Fox Inn ‘B’ (Lye) beat Dudley Sports 4-3.

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Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club had a relatively comfortable 6-3 win over next to bottom of the table Hill and Cakemore in the Netherton Thursday Night League to hold on to a nine points lead at the top of the table. Second placed Riddins Tavern won 5-4 at third in the table Delph Bell to give them a three points lead over their opponents, however Delph Bell have two games in hand on the two teams above them.

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After the first six games in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League only average separates the top two teams, Ashwood ‘A’ after a 7-0 win at Glasscutters top the table with a maximum 12 points followed by Brickmakers Arms who won 5-2 at Ten Arches ‘A’ and the only other team to have won all six games so far is third in the table Wombourne Cricket Club whose latest game saw them win 4-3 at home against The Bell.

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The Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League played their division one Riley’s Cup down to the last sixteen players and winning through were, Jimmy Handley, Lee Cook, Joe Cook, Dave Cook (Riley’s ‘B’), Paul Walters, Paul Boddison, Nigel Turner, Les Marson (Riley’s ‘A’), Kev Jones, Tony Durnall, John O’Kane, Craig Hampton (Jack’s Bar), Dave Simcock, Dennis Pilcher, James Daly, Paul Kennedy (Sunbeam).

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Week 19 of the Yeltz Bar Tuesday Night 501 Singles League saw Richard Swinden record his first division one win of the season, a 3-2 victory over Tony Duncan while Trevor Collier produced a minor upset with a 3-2 victory over second in the table Richard Reed. Division one leader Tommy Johnson made it 19 straight wins with a 5-0 result against Alister Duncan to open up a three points lead over Reed who has 79 points.

Neil Steventon is third on 76 points after his 5-0 victory over Richard Barrett, Steventon hitting a 180 and recording a fourteen darts leg in the process.

Division two produced the performance of the night, the accolade going to divisional leader Mark Bayliss who beat Stuart Stanton 5-0 in which he hit a maximum and had checkouts of 112 and 155.

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There was a 4-3 win at Village Inn for ECC ‘A’ table toppers in the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League while second placed Whitmore Reans WMC were 5-2 winners against Swan Compton whose defeat sees them drop from fourth to sixth in the table. Cleveland Arms are third their 4-3 defeat against Riley’s leaving them on 26 points, ten off the top and eight behind Whitmore.

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The Nutan have taken their points tally at the top of the Wednesbury and Darlaston Wednesday Night League to 26 after beating third in the table Staffordshire Knot ‘A 6-3 and have a four points lead over second placed Black Horse who won 5-4 away to Horse and Jockey.

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