It was not a happy ending to their season in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships for Warwickshire as they lost their away tie with Devon 20-16, however overall it was not all bad news as they finished the season in fourth position one place higher than last season’s campaign.
Saturday’s games saw both the men and women lose, the men going down 7-5 with Carl Green their top player with a 28.58 average and the women losing 4-2 Marian Conway taking the match award with her 18.11 average.
Sunday was a little better as both teams finished with a draw for the ladies it was Sue Gulliver with an average of 24.64 taking the match award while for the men it was Jamie Hughes chalking up his fifth award of the season with a 32.32 average.
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In division two of the BDO Inter County Championships West Midlands home fixture was against divisional leaders London the game finishing all square at 18-18 but it was enough for the hosts to finish the season as runners up with 202 points just four short of London, the two teams gaining promotion to division one for next season.
Both of the ‘B’ team games finished with a draw the ladies top player being Shellbie Simmons with an 18.98 average and for the men it was Ashe Khayat (27.83).
There were mixed fortunes for the ‘A’ teams in Sunday’s games as the ladies had an emphatic 5-1 win, Sarah Roberts once again their top player with a 22.97 average to make it seven out of nine awards this season, Sarah winning the last five consecutive awards. The men’s ‘A’ suffered an 8-4 reversal Shaun Carroll’s award winning average of 27.77 one of the few highlights of the game.
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The two Crowns are battling it out for the premier division title in the Sheldon and District Winter League. Both Crown at Olton and Crown at Shard End are locked together on 32 points from eighteen games, Olton are in pole position with the slightly better average assisted by their latest win which was 8-1 away to Sheldon Dukes. Shard End won 6-3 against Langley Hall Sports and Social Arrows with their J.Prince coming up with a superb 164 game shot. With only two remaining games it’s going to be quite a tense run in.
Solihull Moors moved another step nearer to the division one title with a 6-3 win at Yardley Ex Colts and now with two to play have 32 points from 18 games, second and third placed Highwood KB’s and Iron Horse have both played 17 and are on 26 points.
In division two Crown Arrows have a six points lead over second placed Highwood Arrows, Crown have two fixtures to play and Highwood four.
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It was unfortunate that the latest Riley’s Last Sunday in the Month Open coincided with the weekend for the county fixtures but nevertheless a strong field turned out to contest the event. The eventual winner was Warwickshire county player Ian McFarlane who after beating Alan Carter 4-1 in the preliminary round went on to win 4-2 against Luis Barberan, 4-0 against Mark Hylton in which he had a ten darts leg and then with a 5-0 success against Matt Lloyd booked his place in the final.
From the other half of the draw Dean Saunders made his way to the final by beating James Cole 4-2, Debbie Derbyshire 4-1 and Craig French 5-2.
In the best of eleven legs final McFarlane won the day with a 6-4 result.
Left – Ian McFarlane (Winner) and Sue Kingdon (Organiser) Right – Dean Saunders (Runner Up) and Sue Kingdon
The Plate competition was won by Neil Parsonage who was taken to a fifth and final leg by Alan Carter before securing his 3-2 victory.
Left – Neil Parsonage (Winner) and Sue Kingdon (Organiser) Right – Alan Carter (Runner Up) and Sue Kingdon
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The Four Oaks and District League rounded off their season with various finals, the Brian Goodman Cup saw Boldmere St Mikes open up a 4-0 lead before league champions The Beehive got their first stripe on the board, however Boldmere then went on to win 6-3 to add to their already won Coronation Shield.
The Ken Rust and Challenge Cups were both nail biting nervous encounters with The Boot going 3-0 then losing the next four games to Erdington Arrows and then having to win the final two games to seal their 5-4 win.
In the Challenge Cup Bishop Vesey trailed 4-1 to The Lions leaving them requiring just one more game to lift the cup however Bishop Vesey won the final four games to clinch a 5-4 victory.
T.Tyrie (The Boot) and M.Hall (Bishop Vesey) both hit a maximum.
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The prestigious Winmau Centre Thursday Night Champions League in the Wolverhampton Indoor Community Sports Stadium has got its third season underway and once again will carry a full twelve months sponsorship from Winmau for the eventual champion.
The early pacesetter is Mark Bayliss who in his opening two games beat Martin East 7-0 and Rhys Langford 6-2. Close behind Bayliss is Les Marson who had 6-1 wins against Andy Whale and Chris Fox, then in third place is last season’s runner up Kevin Harris who opened up with a 6-1 win over Chris Fox and followed that with a 5-2 win against Davinder Singh.
It’s still not too late to join the league but if you are interested you should contact the centre as soon as possible on 01902-420827 to be in with a chance of not only the very attractive sponsorship deal but also for a top cash prize.
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A final reminder that the Netherton Thursday Night League will be holding their AGM to form their new season tomorrow night Thursday 5th May at 8.30pm at the Bulls Head, Netherton all teams old and new who want to participate in the new season are cordially invited to attend.
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Neil Parsonage and Matt Cooper clinched the doubles title in the Camp Hill League with a final victory over Peter Yardley and M.Hogan, the losing semi finalists were Richard Cooper and Richard Hogan plus J.Cardex and D.Evans.
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This coming Saturday Saunders Hall WMC, Saunders Avenue, CV12 8RJ will be hosting the Bedworth Masters and for an entry fee of £8 there will be a guaranteed top prize of £200 plus a payout to the last eight and a prize for the lady who goes furthest in the knockout, in addition all monies in will be paid out in prize money.
For further details contact Mark Grimes on 07490-083810
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Springfield Social Club for the first time in thirteen games lost in the Rowley Monday Night League going down 5-4 at home to second in the table The Bell and as a result drop down to third place and trail both The Bell and Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ by two points however they do have a game in hand on both. Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ have taken over pole position by a couple of points of average on The Bell after their 7-2 home win over Haden Cross ‘Z’.
At the other end of the table the bottom two teams played each other Yeltz Bar who are at the foot of the table losing 6-3 to Roost who now goes two points ahead of them.
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The Small Heath League staged round one of their Knockout Cup and winning through were Holy Gulp, East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association, Mitre and Wagon and Horses, who in turn defeated Cob’s Bar, Moseley All Service, Emerald Flights and Emerald Club.
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Round two of the doubles knockout were the order of the day for the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League and winning through to the last sixteen were B.Wheeler / A.Greenway, R.Hill / C.Fox, S.Bloomer / B.Fitzgerald, F.Jones / C.Hipkiss, M.Fitzgerald / I.Langford, D.Simpson / I.Mather, S.Wyatt / R.Dunn, A.Homer / M.Hartshorne, R.Bowen / S.Bills, R.Pierce / J.Wrench, R.Colly / J.Williams, C.Penzer / R.Tipper, A.Moreton / V.Mitchell, I.Walker / D.J.Hunt, M.Rollinson / M.Flatman, W.Green / J.Ward.
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Big wins for the top two teams in the Halesowen Monday Night Ladies League as leaders White Horse won 6-1 away to The Widders and second placed The Bell went one better by handing out a 7-0 whitewash to their visitors Townsend ‘A’ leaving just a two legs of average difference between the two teams as they both have 14 points. Third in the table Spring Meadow had a much closer 4-3 win at Townsend ‘B’ to leave them two points adrift of the leading duo.
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White Horse took their unbeaten run in the Cradley Tuesday Night League to twelve games when they won 8-1 at Crown ‘Z’ (Netherton) keeping intact their four points lead over their nearest rivals Crown (Station Road) who had a close 5-4 verdict in their home game against bottom half team Bulls Head.
With no result in for Brickmakers Arms they drop from second to third with 18 points two less than Crown (Station Road) but with their result against Netherton Sports and Social to be added on.
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After playing thirteen games in the Pensnett and Bromley Tuesday Night League Samson and Lion have lost their 100% win record as in their latest fixture away to fifth in the table High Acres they lost 4-3, despite the defeat they hold on to pole position but now only by one leg of average as The Bridge who won 4-3 at home against third placed Pensnett Welfare Club ‘A’ are level on the same 24 points, Welfare Club ‘A’ and Dudley Sports ‘A’ are some six points behind the leading pair.
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With one game to go to the halfway mark in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League reigning champions Dudley Sports ‘C’ are well on their way to retaining the title, a 7-2 win at Roebuck has taken their undefeated run to 14 games and at the same time given them a six points lead over second placed The Bridge after Bridge also won 7-2 against Dudley Sports ‘A’.
Pensnett Liberal Club dropped one place to fifth after a shock 9-0 defeat away to New Talbot who are three places off the foot of the table and have only won five of their fourteen games.
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A 6-3 home defeat for Miners (Wollescote) by Brickmakers Arms in the Brierley Hill Friday Night League has virtually ruled out any chance they have of winning the league as Brickmakers have taken over their number one spot, both teams are on 28 points with Brickmakers having the slightly better average and with two games to play as opposed to Miners one.
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The Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League had their Rickus Cup on their fixture card and in the two games played Ivy Bush beat New Talbot by the small margin of 4-3 while The Vine had a more comfortable 5-2 win against Albion.
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It was cup final week in the Harborne and District League first the League Cup in which the league’s top two teams Court Oak and Hillyfields ‘A’ squared up to each other, the result was a somewhat surprising 6-3 win for Hillyfields, surprising insomuch as Court Oak were unbeaten in the fourteen league games they have played so far. N.Porter hit a maximum for Hillyfields.
The Plate Cup final produced a 7-2 win for Crazy Horses over Avenue Flights the two teams respectively placed third and fifth in the table. C.Millward was in form for Horses as he notched a 180.
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Mackadown Social completed their programme in the South Birmingham League with an 8-1 win over St John’s to give them a group one title winning points of 18 four more than runners up Erdington Members Club who won their final game against Coleshill Social 6-3.
The group two title went to Banbury Flights whose final 7-2 win over The C’s gave them a total of 26 points two more than second placed The Dog who had an 8-1 home win over The Bell.
The Mini League was won by The Raven who with 61 points had a slender one point advantage over second placed St John’s.
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After the first dozen fixtures Riley’s rule the roost in the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League the ‘B’ side top with 20 points, their latest result being a 6-1 home win over Dog and Partridge, the ‘A’ team are second with 18 points after their 5-2 win at Jones Road. Whitmore Reans WMC had a 6-1 win against Otter and Vixen to put them on the same points as Riley’s ‘A’ but behind on average. The team to watch are Cleveland Arms who after joining the league late are steadily climbing up the table a 4-3 win at ECC’B’ putting them on 16 points, fourth in the table and leaving them the only team in the league to remain unbeaten, they have played eight and won eight.
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3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie have taken over in pole position in the Winmau Centre Monday Night League with a total of 221 points after six games they have a lead of six points over Is It In and The Outcasts while former leaders The Untouchables have dropped three places to fourth and now trail the leaders by 14 points.
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