After their opening day 24-12 defeat at home to reigning champions Yorkshire in the BDO Inter County Championships Warwickshire County Darts Organisation will be hoping to get on track with a win in this coming weekend’s fixture away to Cornwall.
Last season Warwickshire played hosts to Cornwall and beat them 22-14 a repeat of that result would be just the tonic they need to get their premier division challenge underway.
Selected to play are Men’ s ‘A’:- Tom Aldridge, Richard Foster, Dean Stewart, Jamie Hughes, Noel Grant, Mark Strong, Mark Carter, Mark Westgarth, Jamie Atkins, William Naylor, Mark Archer, Colin Laffar, Men’s ‘B’:- Simon Power, Ted Evetts, Luke Kennedy, Paul Deslandes, Antony Allen, Carl Green, Ian Shaw, Tom Martin, Steve Ward, Tom McGlone, Chris Gallagher, Dan Green, Reserves:- Prakash Jiwa, Matt Edgar, Rob Hawker, Bob Nixon, Women’s ‘A’:- Trina Gulliver, Sue Gulliver, Denise Keyte, Donna Pinch, Natalie Gilbert, Wendy Adams, Women’s ‘B’:- Kat Spanswick, Kerry Bambridge, Marian Conway, Lisa Whitmore, Angela Jones, Melanie Hill, Reserves:- Nina Bolt, Lucy Keyte, Sue Sandher, Kirsty Haw.
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West Midlands will be looking to add to their 20-16 win against Staffordshire in division two of the BDO Inter County Championships with a similar result at home to Somerset who are newly promoted from division three.
Lining up for the home side will be, Men’s ‘A’:- Keith Allman, Michael Baker, Shaun Carroll, Mark Craddock, Matthew Dicken, Nick Fullwell, Ian Jones, Chris Mason, John Platt, Mark Rollinson, Avtar Singh, Doug Thompson, Men’s ‘B’:- Scott Baker, Danny Coyle, Sam Guest, Sam Hamilton, Karl Hinks, John Morris, Ash Khayat, Paul Price, Jack Routledge, Robert Smith, Matthew Tedstone, Lewis Venes, Reserves:- Gavin Baker, Jamie Barrowman, Glen Cullen, Karl Hughes, John Mycock, Rob Thompson, Mark Watkiss, Wayne Willis, Neil Pointen, Women’s ‘A’:- Kim Fellows, Sarah Roberts, Lisa Astbury, Debbie Loon, Kath Jenkins, Gemma Barrett, Women’s ‘B’:- Heather Wright, Shellbie Simmons, Jacqueline Maiden, Wendy Waine, Sophie Singh, Kirsty Shaughnessy.
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The Kingstanding Double Top League have completed their season and what a finale it turned out to be with the top three players fighting it out for the title on the last night of the season.
Pat Koyce held on to pole position to claim the title with 4-2 wins over his two nearest rivals Mike McFall and William Naylor to finish with a total of 63 points and also go through the season undefeated with 28 wins and 7 draws in his 35 games. McFall beat Naylor by the same 4-2 margin to clinch the runners up spot with 58 points just one more than Naylor who finished third. Naylor also recorded the most 180’s of the season a total of 14 while Chris Packer had no fewer than five breaks of 160. Chris Turnbull had the highest finish of 158 and the least darts in the 301 section was 7 by Chris Packer and Brendan Lysaght in the 501 section it was 11 darts by William Naylor.
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The Royal at Albrighton staged the first of what will become a series of knockouts and the winner of the inaugural competition was Andy Roberts who collected the top prize of £100 after defeating Steve Ritchie in the final, Ritchie receiving £50.
Losing semi finalists were Simon Pritchard and Mark Pardon who each picked up £25.
It is planned for similar knockouts to be staged every three months.
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John Eaves is in the process of resurrecting the former knockout in aid of Action Heart but to do so requires a sponsor to help with the prize money, anyone or any company interested in supporting a truly worthy cause should contact John on 0121-574-8572.
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A 3-0 reversal by Brian Lawton followed by a 3-2 defeat against Paul Higgins has seen Mick Bown drop from the number one spot to fourth in the Shirley Red Lion Premier League. Bown with 25 points is now seven short of new leader Paul Higgins who in addition to his win over Bown beat another former table topper Andy Hoy 3-0 and by the same scoreline accounted for Mark Cater before losing by a close 3-2 margin to fifth placed Chris Devlin.
Mick Gorst suffered his first defeat of the season going down 3-0 to Simon Edwards and despite beating Alex Edwards by the same score he then lost 3-1 to Andy Hoy and dropped one place in the table to third on the same 25 points as Bown. Simon Edwards added further 3-0 wins over Chris John and Mark Gwalchmai to his tally to give him 27 points and take him from sixth to second in the table.
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The Camp Hill League staged the finals of their singles knockout and winning the event with a final victory over Neil Parsonage (Cotterills Lane Club) was HMS Lions representative Andrew Howell.
Losing semi finalists were L.O’Donnell (Cotterills Lane Club) and Simon Edwards (HMS Lions).
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With the Four Oaks and District League about to get their new season underway The Beehive will be all out to keep a hold on the division one silverware which they took from eight time consecutive winners Sutton Sports just pipping them to the title with a slender two points advantage over the former champions.
The Beehive (Four Oaks and District League) is left to right Jason Prince, Simon Reynolds, Martin Partridge, Tony Reynolds, Simon Harvey, Steven Bettson, Neil Clarke, Keith Deeley, Front row: Chris O’Neil, Karl Reynolds(Capt), Wayne Mynard.
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The top three teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night league all won 6-1 this week so there is very little change in the table, leaders Dewdrop staying just ahead of Old Hop Pole on average, in turn they defeated Hayes Social and Jolly Collier while third placed Vine, who are a massive 14 points behind the top two teams beat Island Inn.
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On the fixture card for the South Birmingham League were the finals of their League Cup. There was no surprise in the first of the semi finals as group one champion’s Mackadown Social beat second in group two St John’s Flights 5-2, the second semi was a surprise and saw group two winners Erdington Members Club hand out a similar 5-2 defeat to group one runner’s up Punchbowl.
The final was a 5-3 success for Mackadown with Erdington finishing as runners up.
Mackadown Social (League Cup Winners)
Erdington Members Club (League Cup Runners Up)
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As the Forest of Arden Summer League draws ever closer to an end the Divisional Cups were on the agenda and in the division one play off Journeys End made it a league and cup double by beating league runners up Riley’s Red Arrows 5-2.
The division two final was a little more of a surprise as Greville Arms, who finished the season in fourth place handed out a 4-3 defeat to the divisional runners up Sheldon Marlborough Flights.
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The Brierley Hill Monday Night League title is still a two horse race as leaders Dudley Sports ‘C’ added a 6-3 win away to Liberal Club to their tally to make it 56 points from 31 games and second placed Bridge ‘B’ had an impressive 8-1 success over their visitors bottom of the table Brickmakers Arms to give them 54 points, then comes a gap of 8 points to third in the table Rose and Crown (Brierley Hill) who were also 8-1 winners away to Dog and Lamppost ‘B’.
Fourth in the table High Acres had a 7-2 home win over Dog and Lamppost ‘A’ to put them on the same 46 points as Rose and Crown but they have played 32 games as opposed to the 31 played by Rose and Crown.
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With only a handful of games remaining in the Winmau Thursday Night Champions League played at the Winmau Centre in the Wolverhampton Sports Arena the £300 top prize is still up for grabs and could easily go to any one of the top three players. Kevin Harris currently leads the way on 191 points from 36 games with two to play, second in the table Kevin Lane is on 172 and has six to play and not out of the frame Mick O’Neill in third place has 167 points and has five to play. This next couple of week’s fixtures will be the deciding ones on who gets the early Christmas bonus.
Due to the response and success of the league and it being in its final stages plans are already in place for next season and anyone who wants to join a league where each week they will play two games best of seven legs of 501 should contact the arena on 01902-420827.
The arena will also be staging its second Thursday in the month knockout on the 8th October with a guaranteed top prize of £100 for just a £5 entry fee.
Deadline for entry is 7-45 pm on the night with an 8-00pm start, games will be best of seven legs of 501 up to the semi finals when they will go to best of nine and then play the best of eleven in the final.
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On the fixture card for the Cradley Tuesday Night League was the singles knockout and reaching the last eight and playing on finals night will be B.Cartwright (White Horse), R.Smith, R.Lenton, J.Lowe (Crown ‘A’), M.Rutter (Roost ‘A’), S.Siviter (Hawne Lane Tavern), L.Bird (Wheatsheaf) and L.Law (Gate Hangs Well).
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Week seventeen in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League and newcomers to the league Gornal Conservative Club remain undefeated, their latest fixture saw them win 5-2 at home against Ten Arches ‘A’ to maintain their four points lead over second placed Ashwood ‘A’ who beat Dudley Sports 4-3 and keep them in turn four points ahead of their ‘B’ team who had a similar 4-3 win at Wombourne Cricket Club who were the only losers in the top six teams.
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Making it to the quarter finals of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League’s Three A Side Knockout were Richard Mattox / John Newell / Sarah Maybury (Village Inn), Jon Summers / Andy Summers / Chris Skillern (The Bull), John Morris / Rob Thompson / Martin Angell (Wednesfield FC), Paul Walters / Paul Boddison / Les Marson, Tom Hargroves / Dave Bracher / Roy Blackwell (Whitmore Reans WMC), Sam Guest / Matt Dicken / Ash Khayat (ECC), Reece Cook / John Whittaker / Russ Smith (Riley’s ‘A’), Darren Ball / Lee Aubrey / Lee Quarry (Bradmore ‘B’).
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The Winmau Centre at the Wolverhampton Sports Arena has got its Monday Night League underway again and after the opening two games reigning champions The Untouchables are leading the field once more on 72 points. Nearest rivals to Untouchables are Keep It In The Family and Misfits, both teams just one point behind the leaders.
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The Halesowen Monday Night Ladies League played their Three a Side competition down to the last four teams and winning through to play on finals night were, A.Fradgley / L.Cheslin / E.Cornfield, M.Powell / J.Habernathy / J.Windmill (Haden Cross), K.Newman / C.Stanley / J.Palmer (Townsend), V.Bedford / W.Wilde / T.Payne (Hare and Hounds).
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After completing the opening six fixtures in the Netherton Thursday Night League there are three teams topping the table with 15 points, a 7-2 win against White Horse sees Rose and Crown joint top with White Swan who went one better having an 8-1 win at The Crown. Bulls Head who also won 8-1 against Pensnett Liberal Club are third and are the only unbeaten team in the league having played five games one fewer than the two teams above them.
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The Pip Club League played the next round of their Division One Round Robin League and Bulls Head ‘A’ (Polesworth) moved to within two points of leaders Prince of Wales when they beat Wigginton Arms 8-0.
In the second division the top two teams J W Belgrave and Sports Bar ‘180’ played each other on J W’s board, the outcome was a 9-7 win for the home team to open up an eleven points lead over their opponents.
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No Change at the top of the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League as the top two teams Riley’s ‘A’ and Otter and Vixen handed out 6-1 defeats to their visitors Jones Road and Woodfield Social. Third in the table Riley’s ‘B’ were also winners beating Moreton 4-3. Riley’s ‘A’ stay top on 52 points with Otter and Vixen on 46 and Riley’s ‘B’ with 40.
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