Cup finals were on the fixture card for the Harborne and District Winter League, the first being the final of the Wadsworth Cup. Midland Red proved to be far too much of a force for Hillyfields ‘B’ as they strolled to an 8-1 victory, thanks to a maximum from P.Brotherton.
In the final of the Wadsworth Consolation Cup Ladywood Social outclassed Harborne Stores as they handed them a crushing 9-0 whitewash.
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The leadership changes by the week in the Bass Breweries sponsored Minworth Social Individual League, which is hardly surprising when only four points seperate the top six players. This week the man in pole position is Dave Shorthouse on 62 points. Dave had mixed fortunes in his two fixtures as first he went down 2-1 to Tony Pedley and then roared to a 3-0 success against Gordon Clinton.
In the game between Tony Whitehouse and Joe Else both players hit a maximum, but it was the former who got the all important 2-1 verdict. Tony Whitehouse was on the ball once more in his match with Tim Ryland as he not only repeated his 2-1 scoreline but also his 180.
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Saltley Flights recorded a good 7-2 victory over Red Hill in the Small Heath Summer League this week thanks to M.Birch, M.Nunn, A.Caddick, B.Murray, C.Griffiths, T.Walton and G.McCormack. N.Cook and J.Bourne provided the only resistance for Red Hill.
Black Horse, Sheldon Heath Flights and Custard House all had 6-3 wins, against respective opponents Victoria Social Club, the Bear and McDwyers. McDwyers defeat has cost them their pole position. Black Horse having lost just one of their six matches are top with 10 points, two more than McDwyers. Sheldon Heath Flights, also on 8 points have an inferior average to McDwyers and are third.
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Sutton certainly hit top form in the Irish Centre Four a Side Ladies League when they beat Northfield 16-5. Lesley Newcombe had top shots of 100,101,2×140, Lesley Phillips hit 2×100,132,139 and a magnificent 180 and Beattie Powell scored 3×100,140 plus 160. In the other game played Acocks Green defeated Yardley by 12-9.
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It was a bad week for Vicky Edwards, leader of the Birmingham Ladies Double Top League, as she unexpectedly lost both of her fixtures against Jeanette James and Pat Bradshaw by two games to one. Second placed Joyce Webster, despite scoring 2×135 and 2×100 also got off to a slow start as she finished on the wrong side of a 2-1 result again Pat Bradshaw the victor. Nevertheless Joyce bounced back with a 3-0 success against Marion Walker to keep her in the hunt for the title she won last season.
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