2009-05-06

In division one it was not a good weekend for the West Midlands. Apart from the two promoted teams, Warwickshire and Gwent, who ran away from the rest of the pack, there were not many points separating the other eight teams and so wins on the last day of the season were vital to almost everyone. Sixth placed West Midlands travelled to take on ninth in the table Cornwall, but the result was 24-12 in favour of the hosts. The points took Cornwall to an amazing third place, while West Midlands replaced them in ninth place and as a result are relegated.
Peter Wyse (30.49) was man of the match in the ’A’ side’s 6-6 draw and Mark Lloyd (26.65) grabbed the honours in the ’B’ teams 7-5 defeat. For the second consecutive fixture Leanne Jennings (21.63) was the only winner for the ladies as the ‘A’ lost 5-1 and the ‘B’ 6-0.