The Sheldon and District Summer League have got their near season underway and in group one Saltley Amateur Gardeners and Bromford Bridge Members Club both began with 6-2 wins. Saltley played away to Shard End RBL ‘B’, while Bromford had a home tie with Brook Meadow and their Trevor Frost recorded a ten darts game.
Group two’s biggest winners were Hen and Chickens and RAFA, who in turn beat Stechford Social and Sheldon Dukes 5-3. That was also the biggest win for the other four groups, with the winners being Malt Shovel and Shirley RBL (Group 3), Glebe Farm Community Association and Vaughans (Group 4), Sheldon Heath Social and Farringdon Social (Group 5) and in group six Small Heath Amateur Gardeners.
Also on the agenda was the preliminary round of the Mrs F.Richman Trophy. Millhouse handed out a cracking 7-0 whitewash to their hosts Bordesley Labour Club and in their home game Brook Meadow had a narrow 4-3 success against Stechford Social.
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With the main issue of the league title all done and dusted the Brook Meadow Individual League have been playing off their singles and doubles competitions. First the singles in which Ross Macken lifted the title with a final 7-5 victory over Robbie Earl. Macken was in tremendous form throughout, that no more evident than in the semi finals where he squared up to league champion Trevor Frost and beat him convincingly with a 6-1 verdict. There were no easy games for Macken as he began with a 3-2 win over Mark Birch, then won 4-1 against Carl Winters and earned his last four spot with a 5-2 win against Jason Evans.
Frost made it a tremendous double when he added the doubles title to his league championship. Teaming up with Gordon Clinton the duo won the final against Dave Elliott and Jon Miley 6-3. The winners beat Ian McFarlane and Mark Elkin 5-4 in the semi’s, while the other losers in the last four were Colin Farrington and Jay Murray.
A reminder that the new season gets underway on the 3rd July and there are still a few places available. Anyone interested should contact Gordon Clinton on either 0121-247-2101 or 07875-005950.
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The Small Heath League have also been engaged with their doubles knockout. Going through to the final on July 31st are Darren Brown and Kevin Moloney from the Custard House plus Brian Phipps and John Quigley representing the Victoria 301 Club.
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The Pip Club League will be staging their League Cup finals tomorrow evening at the Pip Club. The draw is the Dolphin versus the Globe and Glascote Club versus Red Lion ’B’.
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The Emerald Club was the setting for a charity knockout organised by the Small Heath Dart League Charity Squad. Winning the inaugural event was Neil Parsonage, with Ian McLean taking the runners up spot. Loing semi finalists were Dennis Honey and John Young.
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A note for your diary that on the 14th and 15th July there is a grand weekend of darts in Coventry, organised by the Warwickshire County Darts Organisation. On the Saturday Cherry Tree Sports and Social Club, Lythalls Lane, Coventry will play hosts for the Coventry Open, which carries a top prize of £500 plus the entry fees will be paid out to the last eight players. Cost of entry is £4.00 on the day.
Sunday sees the prestigious Midland Open being staged at Canley Sports and Social Club, where £1000 is on offer for the winner, plus cah prizes down to the last sixteen. The entry fee is £8.00 and should be sent to Mr Neil Pritchard, 99 Gleneagles Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 3BH together with a stamped addressed envelope, or if entering on the day the fee will be £10.00. All cheques should be made payable to Mr J.Palmer
For any further information contact Neil Pritchard on 07721-386908.
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Finally last Friday my wife Sheila and I became grandparents for the first time. We would like to offer our congratulations to our son Clive and daughter in law Joanne on the birth of their gorgeous daughter Olivia Grace, who weighed in at 6lbs 14ozs. We wish her a happy and healthy future.
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