In division one of the UKDA National League West Midlands will be playing against Somerset this coming weekend at their home venue Gilbert’s Wine Bar, Field Street, Willenhall in what will be their penultimate fixture. West Midlands go into the game placed fourth with 140 points some thirteen more than their opponents who are fifth in the table, however their hopes of promotion look bleak as they are twenty-eight points behind second in the table Suffolk and thirty-one short of leaders Derbyshire, but a finish in third place is still a possibility as Nottinghamshire, who are currently third are on 149 points with, just nine more than West Midlands.

Selected to play for West Midlands are Men’s ‘A’:- Scott Baker, Michael Baker, Kevin Bambrick, Shaun Carrol, Ian Jones, Ash Khayat, Owen Maiden, Ryan O’Connor, John Platt, Richard Platt, Robert Thompson, Darren Williams, Men’s ‘B’:- Karl Hughes, Jack Aldridge, Mark Craddock, Dean Fullwood, Adam Johnson, Mark Maiden, John Morris, Kieron O’Mahoney, Neil Pointon, Christopher Stanley, Ian Stanton, Reserves:- Ryan Locker, Paul Price, Jamie Woodhouse, Women’s ‘A’:- Gemma Barrett, Claire Hobbs, Kath Jenkins, Jacqueline Maiden, Kat McLean, Jacqueline Simons, Women’s ‘B’:- Gemma Barrett, Debbie Davies, Sarah Maybury, Jodie Rowlands, Shellbie Simmons, Tara Simmons-Fullwood, Reserves:- Kelly Doleman, Sophie Pinches.

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2023-03-22