In the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League West Midlands pulled off what must have been the biggest shock of the weekend as going into their home game with Merseyside they were in fourth position and their opponents fifth with 172 and 152 points respectively, West Midlands trailed leaders Derbyshire by 24 points and were 12 short of second placed Suffolk so promotion this season looked to be out of their hands.
Saturday saw the ladies win 4-2 and the men finish all square at 6-6 and as the Sunday games got underway the ladies lost 4-2, but then came the shock as the men became the first team ever in county men’s ‘A’ history to record back-to-back 12-0 wins giving West Midlands an overall 24-12 victory and take their points tally to 199. Meanwhile Suffolk, who were playing away against leaders Derbyshire lost by a massive 27-0 to put them on 193 points and see them drop to fourth in the table, Buckinghamshire held on to third place with 197 points after they won 22-14 at home against County Durham meaning West Midlands finished as runners-up, they and Derbyshire will play next season in the Championship Division.
Match awards for the West Midlands went to men’s ‘A’ Shaun Carroll (31.92), men’s ‘B’ Mark Craddock (28.91), women’s ‘A’ Shellbie Simmons (20.21) and women’s ‘B’ Sarah Maybury (18.78).
West Midlands Men’s ‘A’ Team
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