Warwickshire County Darts Organisation will take on Hampshire at the Bishopsgate Club, Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV1 4JJ this coming weekend in what will be the latest of their Premier Division fixtures in the BDO Inter County Championships.
A win against Hampshire could see the home team move up the table as they only trail Lincolnshire, who are currently placed third by twelve points and have played one game more than Warwickshire.
Selected to play for Warwickshire are Men’s ‘A’:- Charlie Symons, Steve Hine, Nigel Heydon, Carl Green, Kevin Dowling, Mark Westgarth, Prakash Jiwa, Noel Grant, Antony Allen, Tom Aldridge, Matt Edgar, Simon Power, Men’s ‘B’:- Richard Foster, Tom Ryan, Robert Comben, Mark Strong, Ian Shaw, Mark Carter, Ashley Hykin, James Hykin, Karl Reynolds, Adam Paxton, Jack Wareing, Luke Kennedy, Reserves:- David Hill, Tom McGlone, Ian McFarlane, Gareth Braham, Jamie Hughes, Dean Stewart, Anthony West, Ted Evetts, Women’s ‘A’:- Sue Gulliver, Marian Conway, Kat Spanswick, Nina Bolt, Angela Jones, Wendy Adams, Women’s ’B’:- Lisa Deslandes, Caroline Pike, Chloe McKivett, Melanie Jones, Denise Keyte, Donna Pinch, Reserves:- Ann Rogers, Tracey Edgecombe, Helen Rigg.
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West Midlands have a tough Premier Division fixture in the BDO Inter County Championships this coming weekend when they play hosts to high riding Lancashire who are second in the table with 137 points some 15 more than West Midlands and from one game fewer.
After suffering three consecutive defeats the home team will be hoping to return to their early season form when they lost just one of their opening four games.
Lining up for West Midlands will be Men’s ‘A’:- Ash Khayatt, Paul Wells, Gavin Baker, Jonathan Platt, Glen McGrandle, Daniel Nicholls, Mark Craddock, Liam Kelly, Keith Allman, Michael Baker, Scott Baker, Alfie Jacques Men’s ‘B’:- Shaun Carroll, Richard Platt, Avtar Singh, Neil Pointon, Paul Price, Gareth Watts, Adam Edgar, Jordan Singh, Danny Coyle, Martin Greenwood, John Mycock, Shane Price, Women’s ‘A’:- Shannon Hall, Sarah Roberts, Lisa Badger, Debbie Loon, Heather Wright, Gemma Barrett, Women’s ‘B’:- Shellbie Simmons, Grace Angell, Jacqueline Maiden, Kath Jenkins, Elizabeth Arnold, Sophie Singh.
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What a climax to the domestic fixtures in the Four Oaks and District League as division one leaders Royal Sutton Flights played away to their nearest rivals The Boat who with a big win could steal the title. The home side raced into a winning 5-1 lead needing just two more games to become champions. It was not to be as Royal Sutton Flights fought back to take the final three games to clinch the title with the same 22 points as their opponents but with three legs of average more.
In the second division Bishop Vesey’s 5-4 loss to Old Oscott WMC ended their promotion hopes while Pint Pot Flights produced a season best performance to beat Plough and Arrows 7-2 and replace Red Lion in pole position to become second division champions.
Boldmere Tap and Oscott Social headed the third division, level on points, both needing a win in the final game, Oscott Social beat Brookvale Social 6-3 and despite a spirited performance from Sutton Sports and Social Club, Boldmere Tap also won 6-3 and with the superior average won the third division title.
C.Sammons (Bishop Vesey) produced the weeks only maximum.
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The South Birmingham League had the first round of their Division One Cup on the fixture list and winning through to round two were Crown at Shard End, Coleshill Social, Banbury Arrows, and Erdington Members Club who in turn took out Mackadown Social (walkover), The Trident (6-3), The Gate (6-3) and Punchbowl (7-2).
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It was cup final week in the Forest of Arden Winter League, the Pairs Cup which saw Journeys End beat Kingshurst Knights 9-6 in the final with Kingshurst’s D.White hitting a 180.
Pairs Cup Winners Journeys End
Pairs Cup Runners Up Kingshurst Knights
There was one rearranged league fixture played in which league leaders Journeys End Flights won 7-2 against third in the table Highwood KB to open up a four points lead over their local rivals in second place Journeys End who have played one game less than the leaders.
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Tom Bent and Mark Gwalchmai have moved up into the top two positions in the Shirley Premier League both players on 50 points, Bent having played 18 games and Gwalchmai 19. In the latest games Bent had four 3-1 wins against Craig Johnson, Jordan Ottley, Steve Heeks and Tony Daly while Gwalchmai played against Dave Fisher and Chris Thomas and also won both 3-1.
The leading pait have a three point’s advantage over both Paul Higgins and Dave Heighway, Higgins having played 17 games and Heighway 19.
Tom Bent was the player of the night recording the highest break of 149 and the highest finish of 128 to win £10, £5 for each achievement.
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The Camp Hill League had a cup week in which they played off their Singles Knockout and Ladies Singles Knockout, in the former league leader’s representative Pete Yardley from Journeys End Lions clinched the title with a final win over Neil Parsonage from Cotterills Lane Club.
The ladies singles final was a Kingdon family affair with mother Sue taking on daughter Charlie, the title going to Sue.
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Will Naylor has taken his lead from eight points to twelve in the Erdington Red Lion Double Top League as he began week 20 with a straight 3-0 win over Alex Downes and then won a vital game against his nearest rival Dean Bayliss, again 3-0 to put him on 96 points, Bayliss had also had a winning start to the night as he won 2-1 against his nearest rival, third placed John Frost, giving Bayliss 84 points and Frost 77, fourth placed Lewis Bayliss is also on 77 points.
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Wagon and Horses suffered a setback to their title hopes in the Small Heath League when in week 17 they lost 5-4 away to bottom of the table Emerald Club. Prior to the game Emerald Club had won just one of their thirteen games and their opponents had lost only one of their thirteen games. The defeat leaves Wagon and Horses four points adrift of leaders East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association.
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Highwood enforced their bid for the Shirley and District Monday Night League title by handing out a 9-0 whitewash to their hosts Legion Royals and take over the number one spot from Red Lion despite Red Lion winning 5-4 against Solihull Sports and Social. As a result Red Lion drop to third in the table on the same 38 points as the new leaders and second placed Dunky’s Boys who had a 9-0 win over Blue Bell.
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The Brierley Hill Friday Night League played off the finals of their Doubles Knockout and with a close 3-2 result in the final against D.Male and A.Apati it was J.Batham and C.Penzer who lifted the winner’s silverware.
Losing semi-finalists were A.Mears and S.Russell who lost 2-0 to Male and Apati plus C.H.Green and R.Nutting who went out to Batham and Penzer, again 2-0.
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Week five of the Netherton Thursday Night League brought together two of the league’s top two team’s leaders Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club and third placed Riddins Tavern. The result was a close 5-4 win for the Ex Serviceman’s Club to keep them top of the table on 12 points. Taking over in second place is Bulls Head whose 6-3 win away to Fairfield puts them on the same number of points as the leaders. Riddins with 9 points drop to fourth behind third place White Horse who have the better average despite somewhat surprisingly losing 6-3 at home against Townsend Club who are now also on the same 9 points as Riddins and White Horse..
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Tipton Sports are going strong in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League making it nine straight unbeaten games with a 6-1 home win over Hayes Social to maintaining their four points advantage over second in the table Island Inn who also won 6-1 at home against Ivy Bush. Not such good news for third placed Waggon and Horses as they went down 4-3 away to Dewdrop ‘A’, they hold on to third place with the same 14 points as Island Inn and Dewdrop ‘A’ who are fourth in the table
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An 8-0 win against Three Crowns has seen Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ move up into pole position in the Silver End Sunday Morning League replacing Netherton Cricket Club who are now two points behind the leaders. The Cricket Club are one point to the good on reigning champions Woodside who were held to a 4-4 draw by Portway and Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ who won 6-2 at Glasscutters.
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Old Bulls Head have lost their number one position in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League after losing 7-2 to Parkes Hall who replace them in the top spot with 34 points, two more than their opponents. Ashwood lose their third place to Gornal Labour Club after they went down 5-4 at home to Club Dudley and the Labour Club won 8-1 at Jolly Crispin. Both Gornal Labour Club and Ashwood are on 30 points as are fifth placed Coseley Tavern after they handed their hosts Red Cow a 9-0 whitewash.
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Mount Pleasant were the only losers in the top three teams in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League in week eight surprisingly losing 5-4 away to Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ who prior to the fixture had only won one of their seven games.
Dudley Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ took their undefeated run to eight games with a 6-3 win at Dudley Sports ‘B’ keeping them two points ahead of Bulls Head and Dudley Sports ‘A’ who in turn won 7-2 against Brickmakers Arms and 8-1 away to Limes Club.
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The George have a perfect score of 16 points after their opening eight games of the season in the Rowley Monday Night League their latest win being 9-0 against next to bottom of the table Windmills End. George have a two points lead over Bell, Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’, Cradley Liberal Club and Ivy Bush who in turn won 9-0 against Hare and Hounds, 7-2 against Three Diamonds, 6-3 at Whiteheath Tavern and 6-3 against Ex Serviceman’s ‘B’.
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Queens Head having played sixteen games in the main division of the Pip Club League are top of the table on 30 points their most recent fixture seeing them win 8-1 against Pip Club with their Joe Tarver, Mick Smith and Sam Whittaker all hitting a 180. Second in the table The Office went one better with a 9-0 success against Dolphin Wanderers who are fourth in the table four points behind Office who in turn are two behind Queens Head with a game in hand.
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Bull lost their home game 4-3 to Victoria in the Division One Singles League in the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League, at the same time they also lost pole position to their victors and drop to third behind Riley’s ‘C’. Riley’s ‘C’ like Victoria have won their two opening fixtures of the season the latest being 5-2 at home against Railway and trail Victoria by just one leg of average.
In division two three teams Penn Bowling, Royal and Wednesfield Legion are level on four points and average at the top of the table. Penn had a 6-1 win at home to Pendulum, Royal won 5-2 against Dog and Partridge ‘B’ and Legion also won 5-2 at County.
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The Cradley Tuesday Night League played off the second leg of their League Cup and winning through to the last four were Wheatsheaf, Brickmakers Arms, Riddins Tavern and Hawne Lane Tavern who in turn had overall wins against Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ (13-5), Gate Hangs Well (14-4), Netherton Cricket Club ‘B’ (15-3) and Chop House (13-5).
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