Sutton Sports and Deer’s Leap continued their unbeaten run in division one of the Four Oaks and District League, when the former won their home tie with third placed Anvil Nomads 7-2 and the latter, who also played at home won 8-1 against The Fox Inn, K.Shepherd the sole winner for the Fox, hitting two maximums in his victory.
Old Oscott Arrows and Boldmere Sports recorded their first wins of the campaign, an 8-1 success for Arrows over Sportsmans Rest and a 7-2 win for Boldmere over Pint Pot Flights.
Division two leaders Oscott Social Clarets had a 7-2 home win over White Lion giving them a two point’s lead over second in the table Pint Pot Nomads, but Nomads now have a game in hand.
An 8-1 win away to The Gate keeps Drakes Drum top of division three, but only by one point of average over Erdington Arrows, who won 7-2 as hosts to Bishop Vesey.
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Olton RBL have taken their unbeaten run to four games in the premier division of the Sheldon and District Winter League by winning 7-2 away to bottom of the table Riley’s Arrows. Second placed Sheldon Dukes, who have played one game fewer than the leaders are the only other undefeated team in the division and won 6-3 at Iron Horse.
The top two teams in division one, Pavilions and Yardley Ex Colts are separated by average only as Pavilions won 7-2 at home to Shard End Social and Yardley won 6-3 at Forget-Me-Not. Both teams have a 100% record with a two points advantage over the rest of the field.
Custard House lead division two by two points, after their nearest rivals Castle Vale Residents Association lost their home fixture with Ridgemere Social 5-4 , their first defeat of the season.
Four teams are on six points at the top of division three, George V, Centurion, Langley Hall Sports and Social and Shirley RBL Misfits. Centurion have a game in hand on the three teams around them.
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Just one fixture played in division one of the Pip Club League which was a middle of the table clash between Sports Bar and Dolphin, which saw the latter win 9-7.
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After completing the first four games of the Camp Hill League season Sportsman are in pole position. The leaders took their points tally to a maximum eight points with a 5-2 win at Roosters. All of the other three fixtures played ended with a similar 5-2 result, Waggoners, Lady Westminster and Forgers in turn beating Devils, Custard House and Scruffy’s Mob.
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The Small Heath League staged their End of Season 501 Knockout, which saw Emerald Club’s Neil Parsonage beat his fellow team mate Peter Yardley in the final.
Losing semi finalists were, Brendan Lysaght (Mitre) and Eddie Bullock (Redhill Tavern), while Joe Fox, Mark Fisher and Raymond Fisher (Emerald Club) and Michael Looby (Devils Club) all make their exits in the quarter finals.
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