With only one scheduled week of fixtures remaining in the Sheldon and District Summer League not one of the four divisions has yet been decided. In division one a 5-3 win at The Pirates keeps Mackadown Social in pole position with 13 points from nine games, however they are closely followed by The Harvester whose convincing 7-1 win away to George ‘V’ gives them 12 points, just one short of Mackadown. Third in the division Iron Horse Flights were held to a 4-4 draw at home by Sheldon Marlborough Arrows but are still in with an outside chance of snatching the title as they are just two points off the top.
A similar situation exists in division two where a 5-3 win against Maggies sees Willclare Sports and Social top the table with 13 points and with Highwood KB’s beating Crown Arrows 6-2 they are just two points short of Willclare.
Ridgemere Social Flights 7-1 win at Inn on the Green has seen them take over the number one spot from Yardley Ex Colts who went down 6-2 away to third in the table Shirley RBL Misfits and now trail Ridgemere by two points as do the Misfits, but Misfits have a game in hand on the two teams above them.
Fox and Goose had their lead at the top of division four reduced to just one point as they were held to a 4-4 draw at Greville Arms who are placed third in the table. Second placed Highwood Exiles were 5-3 winners against Ridgemere Social Ladies to leave the title all dependant on the results from the final games of the season.
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The South Birmingham League had semi finals on their fixture card and in the Rose Bowl group one champions Raven had a close 5-4 win over The Pavillions who are from group two. The other last four game saw group three winners Erdington Members Club beat Mackadown Social who finished as runners up in the same group.
In the semi finals of the Edna Meek Cup group one side The Bell won 7-2 against C’s Arrows who are in group three and bottom of group one C’s Flights accounted for The Kingfisher who are bottom of group two with a 5-4 scoreline.
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With just one week’s fixtures remaining in the Sheldon Heath Social Dukes In House League Sean O’Donnell with a 3-0 win over Mark O’Donnell has moved up one place into the top spot with 30 points. Former leader Lee Molyneux didn’t play in the penultimate week and drops down to fifth place on 29 points.
Phil Ashford moves up one place to second following his 3-0 success against Simon Banks to put him on the same 30 points as leader O’Donnell and also on 30 points is third in the table Paul Sunner whose 3-0 win over Tony Hicks took him from his previous fourth position.
Although Ashford and Sunner are on 30 points with Sean O’Donnell they have both played one game more than him and the odds must now surely be in favour of O’Donnell taking the title.
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The Forest of Arden Summer League have been engaged in the quarter finals of their Pairs Knockout and the biggest winners of the round were current league leaders Journeys End who beat Highwood Arms 11-4. Journeys End local rivals Journeys End Flights were not so fortunate as they finished on the wrong side of a close 8-7 result against middle of the table Greville Arrows.
There were 10-5 wins for both Kinghurst Knights and Highwood KB as Kinghurst beat Crown Arrows and Highwood in a local derby took out Highwood Exiles.
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Steve Sidwell has taken over pole position from Paul Higgins in the Shirley Red Lion Premier League. Higgins began night in style with a 4-0 win over Mick Bown but then lost by the same scoreline to his nearest rival Sidwell before finishing the night as he began with another 4-0 result, this time against Karl Wilson. Sidwell played three games and won all three 4-0, in addition to his win over Higgins he also beat Chris Thomas and Tony Daly to give him a total of 62 points from 20 games two more than Higgins in second place who has played 19.
Tom Bent with a 4-0 win over Tim Lowe and a 3-1 success against Nick Walker holds on to third place with 56 points three more than Dave Heighway who is fourth.
Mark Gwalchmai moved up two places to fifth in what was a somewhat indifferent night as he was held to 2-2 draws by Luke Coles and Andy Thomas before winning his third game against Antony Daly 3-1. He then rounded off the night finishing all square at 2-2 with Tony Daly to put him on 52 points but he has three games in hand on leader Sidwell.
There were a few high finishes in week nine, Mark Gwalchmai clocked out on 112 and a 116, Tom Bent took out a 120 finish, Paul Higgins recorded a 101 game shot and Chris Thomas took out 100, but the weekly £5 prize went by Dave Heighway with a top quality 141 check out in his 4-0 win over Nick Walker.
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.Week two in the Winmau Centre Monday Night League and taking over pole position from a previous fourth position is The Untouchables after handing out a huge 46-2 defeat to bottom of the table Unleashed Warrior. Just The Tip remain in second place their 34-14 success against Full Monty taking their points tally to 76 eight short of the new leaders.
Former leaders Misfits recorded a 27-21 win over reigning champions What’s The Point to put them third in the table on 72 points ten more than their opponents who are placed fourth.
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Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club consolidated their top position in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League with a 7-2 win at Roebuck to keep them two points to the good on second in the table Delph Bell who move up from third after their 6-3 win away to Blue Brick and the defeat of Bulls Head (Netherton) who lost their second place after going down 7-2 away to fourth placed Mount Pleasant who now join Bulls Head on 38 points.
At the other end of the table both of the bottom two teams lost 8-1, next to bottom King William losing to Pensnett Liberal Club and bottom team Limes Club losing out to The Swan.
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On Saturday 30th September the Colebatches Club, Bloxwich Road, Leamore will be staging a knockout which will be limited to the first 64 players, for a £5 entry fee the prize money will be £150 for the winner, £80 for the runner up and £40 for each of the losing semi finalists.
Professional and county players are welcome to enter with registration from 11-30 on the day with a 12.00 noon start.
For any further details contact either Sheila on 07738-074525 or Keith on 01922-331040.
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Apart from a few outstanding rearranged fixtures the Netherton Thursday Night League have completed their league programme and taking the title with one game still remaining is Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club whose 7-2 win against Delph Bell has given them a total of 42 points, nine more than second placed Riddins Tavern whose 6-3 win at Fairfield was their final game of the season.
At the foot of the table Hill and Cakemore played their final game against next to bottom The Crown, the 6-3 defeat affectively winning them the wooden spoon.
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played the finals of their doubles knockout and taking the tile with a final 2-0 win over the local rival pairing of S.Garland and M.Flatman from Ten Arches ‘A’ were the Ten Arches ‘B’ representative duo C.Fox and C.Williams.
Fox and Williams had a very close 2-1 win in the semi finals as their opponents D.Edwards and K.Forrest (Gate ‘B’) had nine darts at a double to win the game and lost. Garland and Flatman accounted for T.Purslow and N.Thompson (Stourbridge RBL) with a straight 2-0 result.
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Week number eight was a good week for the Fox Inn (Lye) in the Brierley Hill Friday Night League as the ‘B’ team won 4-3 away to the Britannia and the ‘A’ side produced the shock of the week as the won 5-2 against Pensnett Welfare Club ‘B’. Prior to the fixture Fox Inn ‘A’ (Lye) were bottom of the table with just one win from seven games and their opponents were riding high in fourth place, the win has seen Fox move up one place off the foot of the table and the Welfare Club drop two places to sixth.
Leaders Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ took their unbeaten run to eight games with a 6-1 home win over Dudley Sports to keep them four points ahead of the rest of the field.
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The West Midlands Men’s Super League are up to week five in their new season and a 4-1 home win over Allens Sports Bar ‘C’ has given league leaders The Lancaster 31 points two more than second in the table Allens Sports Bar ‘A’ who had a similar 4-1 win away to Bridgtown Social. A further one point behind in third place is reigning champions Landywood ‘A’ who won the local derby against their ‘B’ side 5-0.
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While Ivy Bush were the only losers in the top six teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League Horseley Tavern were the only winners in the bottom six. Playing away against second in the table Waggon and Horses, Ivy Bush lost 4-3, while next to bottom of the table Horseley Tavern won by the same margin at home to New Talbot who are four places above them.
Leaders Dewdrop continued their fine form with a 6-1 win at bottom of the table Hayes Social to keep their eight point’s lead intact over Waggon and Horses who are on 40 points.
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Woodside Poachers didn’t play in week six of the Black Country Premier League and as a result lose pole position and drop to third on 9 points. Taking over at the top of the table are Blackheath Beechers who beat OQH Hunters 12-1 to put them on 11 points. Second in the table Black Country Belters are on the same 11 points as Beechers but trail slightly on average after their 12-2 win against Mighty Mitre, Poachers now have a game in hand on the two teams above them.
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For the second successive week results in the two singles divisions in the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League had no affect whatsoever on the league positions.
In division one of the doubles Wednesfield Conservative Club after a 2-1 defeat by Sunbeam have lost the number one spot to Riley’s ‘B’ who beat their ‘A’ team 3-0 to give them 32 points two more than Wednesfield.
Jack’s Bar moved off the foot of the division with a 2-1 win over Pavilion and replacing them at the bottom of the table is Penn Bowling who lost 2-1 against Riley’s ‘C’.
In division two Wednesfield Legion with a 2-1 win over Woodfield Social took their lead at the top of the table to six points, their nearest rivals Roebuck remain on 34 points after losing 3-0 to Pendulum.
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