Congratulations to Natalie Gilbert on winning the Warwickshire Ladies Super League singles knockout, the Edwina Hodsworth Cup when she defeated fellow county player Nina Bolt in the final, Natalie retaining the title for a fantastic third consecutive season.
Nina Bolt (Runner Up) and Natalie Gilbert (Winner).
A raffle was run on the night with all proceeds going to a cancer charity. Special mention and thanks to Sue MacLennan who organised the night’s proceedings.
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Leader of the C’s Club Double Top Wednesday Night League Jake Webster added another two wins to his account when he won 2-1 against Frank Dixon and 3-0 against Keith Geary. Webster dropped only his fourth leg of the season against Dixon but it had no alarming affect as his nearest rival Bob Nixon opened his night’s games with a similar 2-1 win over Lee Walker and then added a 3-0 success against Jack Sidwell, Nixon hitting a maximum in both games. Webster with 35 points remains one to the good on Nixon but Nixon has played one game fewer than Webster.
Week six was a good week for Melisa Beale as she chalked up her first win in ten games when she beat Luke Beale 3-0 to lift her three places off the foot of the table.
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The Highwood intensified their bid for the Shirley and District Monday Night League when in week 17 they handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their visitors Shirley Spartac to keep them in pole position. The Bears somewhat surprisingly lost their home tie with Legion Flights 5-4 and drop from second to fourth with 26 points. Red Lion’s 9-0 win at Plume of Feathers has seen them take over second place on average from The Wharf who move up one place to third after their 8-1 win at Blue Bell, Red Lion and Wharf are on the same 26 points as Bears all three of them four points behind Highwood.
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Golden Hind continue to lead division one of the Four Oaks and District Winter League on average after their 7-2 home win over The Boot. Second and third in the division The Boat and Old Oscott Arrows in turn won 7-2 at Red Lion and 6-3 at Pint Pot Flights, both of the winning teams have a game in hand on Golden Hind.
In division two, leaders St Thomas’s Social Club lost for the first time in four games when they went down 5-4 at home to Erdington Arrows, who after playing three games are the only undefeated team in the division. Third placed Fox lost 6-3 to fourth in the table Bishop Vesey putting both teams level on points and average in what is now a joint third position.
A 6-3 home win over Rosey Mac’s has seen Oscott Sports take over the number one spot in division three with their opponents dropping from pole to fourth in the table, Sports are now the only unbeaten team in the third division.
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Just one result from each of the two divisions of the South Birmingham Winter League this week which saw Banbury Arrows beat The Punchbowl 6-3 in division one to put them second in the table level on points with leaders Coleshill Social but from one game more.
In division two C’s Hot Shots won 6-3 at The Dog to go level on points and average with their hosts in a joint number one position.
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East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association took their unbeaten run in the Small Heath League to ten games when they won their home fixture against Cob’s Bar 8-1. The win keeps E.B.A.H.A four points ahead of second placed Heartlands Club who won by the same 8-1 margin against Emerald Club. Third in the table Sheldon Marlborough Arrows are a further four points adrift after their close 5-4 win at Wagon and Horses.
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After being held to a 2-2 draw by John Smyth, Thomas Bent then won 4-0 against Lee Holtham to take him to the top of the Shirley Premier League with 16 points from five games. Hot on the heels of Bent are Sam Hicks and Phil Thomas who both have 13 points from four games. Hicks opened up with a 3-1 win over Mark Gwalchmai and then won 4-0 against Kevin Graver while Thomas added 4-0 wins over Chris Thomas snr and Lee Holtham.
There were four ton plus finishes on the night with Jordan Ottley having the highest, a 128 game shot against Lee Lattimer, Sam Hicks just missing out on the week’s £5 prize as he finished on 126 against Mark Gwalchmai.
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G.Peters and D.Brown are the new Brierley Hill Monday Night Doubles champions after beating B.Neale and R.Lenton 3-0 in the final.
The last four games both finished with 2-0 scorelines, Peters and Brown winning against R.Taylor and R.Turner while Neale and Lenton took out S.Taylor and P.Humphries.
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West Heath lost ground in the Kings Norton League title race when in their game number eleven they lost 4-3 at E57 to leave them four points behind leaders Avenue Social and having played one game more. Avenue Social extended their undefeated run to ten games with a 7-0 home win over bottom of the table Northfield to hold a two point’s lead over newcomers to the number two spot Rubery RBL who moved up one place after a close 4-3 home win over Dingle.
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White Swan Nomads confirmed themselves as champions of the Camp Hill League with a 5-2 win at Tyseley WMC, the win giving them a total of 28 points, four more than second placed Sheldon Marlborough Flights with just one more fixture to play. Sheldon Marlborough Flights were the week’s biggest winners as they accounted for their visiting team Wagon and Horses with a 7-0 whitewash which virtually guarantees them the runners up spot. Despite the defeat Wagon and Horse with 8 points have won the Shadow League title as they are four points to the good on second placed Station Wagon.
Next week the league will be having a charity random doubles night in memory of a former league stalwart the late John Young.
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There were 7-2 wins for the top three teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League as leaders Brickmakers Arms won at home against Gate Hangs Well, second placed Ten Arches ‘A’ beat Church Tavern and third placed Ten Arches ‘B’ won away to Glasscutters. With all three teams having played 23 games Brickmakers are on 46 points, Ten Arches ‘A’ 44 and Ten Arches ‘B’ 40. Although there were big wins for the top three the biggest win of the week went to fourth in the table Britannia who handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their opponents Old Cat (Wordsley) to take their points tally to 36.
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The Silver End Sunday Morning League have been engaged in the two leg semi-finals of their team Knockout and winning through to the final of the Main Cup were Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Woodside. The final of the Shadow Cup will see Brickmakers Arms ‘B’ take on Dudley Sports.
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There’s something strange going on in the Rowley Monday Night League as last year Kalvin Chambers helped set up the boards and he won the individuals. Luke Warren helped set the boards up for the masters and he won that. In the latest of this season’s contests the individual knockout, Conner Whitehouse helped put the boards out and then went on to win it.
So the moral of the story is if there is anyone who wants to win a knockout just become a member of the Rowley Monday Night League, help set up the boards and Hey Presto the title’s yours. Very strange !!!
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The Netherton Thursday Night League played the final of their League Cup and collecting the silverware with a final 5-1 result over Bulls Head was league champions Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club.
There was just one rearranged league fixture played which saw Riddins Tavern beat White Horse 8-1.
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On the fixture card for the Pip Club League was the Belgrave Divisional Cup. Winning through to the next round in division one were Queens Head, Belgrave Club, Sports Bar ‘180’ and Belgrave Sports and Social Club and making the last four in division two were Pip Club, Bulls Head, Globe (Wilnecote) and Progressive Club.
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The final of the Cradley Tuesday Night League’s doubles knockout went to a deciding leg before A.Dimmock and S.Priest got the 3-2 verdict over P.O’Brien and R.Lenton. In the semi-finals Dimmock and Priest beat J.Gennard and J.Southall 2-1 while O’Brien and Lenton had a more clear cut 2-0 success over K.Barnfield and B.Neale.
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Only average separates the top two teams in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League after the majority of teams have completed 38 fixtures. A 5-2 win at Merry-Go-Round ‘A’ maintains Tipton Sports pole position with Dewdrop ‘A’ on the same 64 points as Tipton Sports after their 4-3 win at Sportsman. A 5-2 win over Hayes Social keeps Island Inn in third place on 62 points.
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Three legs of average is the difference between Brickmakers Arms ‘A’ and Netherton Cricket Club ‘A’ at the top of the Brierley Hill Friday Night League. Brickmakers had their lead cut to just three legs after they won 5-2 against Old Star and the Cricket Club won 7-0 against Glasscutters, and with just a couple of fixtures remaining the title could go to either of the top two, should be an interesting and nervous last two games.
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A 6-3 home win over Hilly House has seen Five Ways go from fourth to joint fourth in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League as their nearest rivals Gornal British Legion won their game at Chainyards 7-2 to put them level on points and average with Five Ways.
Leaders Gornal Labour Club added a 6-3 win over Pensnett Liberal Club to their account and matching them on 16 points but with a slightly inferior average is Coseley Tavern who also won 6-3 in their home game with White Lion.
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After completing the first nine games of the new season in the Warwickshire Men’s Super League Coventry Bishopsgate lead the way with a total of 73 points, a lead of eleven over second placed Stratford who in turn have an eight points advantage over third in the table Warwick.
At the other end of the table Coventry Parkstone are on 17 points and still seeking their first win as they have drawn one and lost eight.
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After a crushing 6-1 defeat at the Swan last week in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League Ashwood ‘B’ came fighting back in game 18 to win 5-2 against Bell ‘B’. Swan, who replaced Ashwood ‘B’ in second place in the table added a similar 5-2 win to their tally when they won at King Arthur to remain two points behind leaders Ashwood ‘A’ whose 7-0 win at Holly Bush ‘A’ takes their undefeated run to 16 games.
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