The Warwickshire Men’s Super League staged their singles knockout at the county headquarters Hen Lane Club, Beacon Lane, Coventry, CV6 4DS, the event producing some top darts play throughout. In the quarter-finals there were straight 4-0 wins for Jenson Walker and Chris Wickenden who in turn accounted for Lee Miller and Kevin Smith, Danny Lauby had a 4-2 success against Jamie Atkins while Martin Tonks was taken to a deciding leg before winning 4-3 against Kev Painter.
In the semi-finals Chris Wickenden continued his fine form, once again winning 4-0 when he defeated Martin Tonks and lining up to meet him in the final was Danny Lauby who won 4-3 against Jenson Walker.
The final went the full nine legs distance with Danny Lauby just edging out Chris Wickenden with a close 5-4 victory.
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The Kings Norton League have been involved in cup games and in the semi-finals of their League Cup league runners-up Copper Fox, with a maximum from E.Simpson, won 5-2 against Thurlestone who ended their campaign sixth in the league. In the other last four game fourth in the league Rubery Social Club had a convincing 6-1 victory over fifth placed Bourneville whose G.Carver also found the three treble twenties.
In the Consolation Cup semi-finals with a 180 from their A.Busby league champions Northfield handed out a 7-0 whitewash to their opponents Kings Norton Flights who ended the season next to bottom of the table. Meeting Northfield in the final will be Coppice who with a maximum score from their A.Ward plus the 5-2 result accounted for Grant Arms.
With all of the domestic results sorted and only cup finals to be played off the Kings Norton League are looking forward to next season and are on the lookout for more teams to join them in the forthcoming campaign which should get underway in early January. Both old and new teams are invited to join the league, anyone requiring any further information should contact James Good on 077061-21918.
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It was certainly a high-scoring week in the Harborne and District League with no fewer than ten maximums with eight players all finding the three treble twenties and they were A.Bomber, F.Johnson, D.Nicholls (Smethwick Cricket Club), S.Jones, M.Lloyd (Northfield Conservative Club), S.Pasetti (Weoley Castle WMC), K.Jukes (Copper Fox) and John Fox (Cock Inn).
On the league front the two top teams squared up to each other with second placed Smethwick Cricket Club hosting leaders Northfield Conservative Club. The outcome was a close but vital 5-4 win for top of the table Northfield Conservative Club to see them extend their lead over their hosts to four points and with only three fixtures remaining the win could be the decisive one that gives Northfield the title. Despite the defeat Smethwick Cricket Club still hold a two points lead on their nearest rivals Copper Fox ‘R’ and Northfield Town, but now the runners-up place is still up for grabs for all three teams. Copper Fox ‘R’ had a 7-2 win at Cock Inn to keep them in the hunt while Northfield Town lost some of their initiative as they went down surprisingly 5-4 away to Weoley Castle WMC, a win for Town would most certainly have put pressure on Smethwick Cricket Club as they would then have been level on points.
The Harborne League are also fast approaching the end of their season and like the Kings Norton League are seeking more teams for their forthcoming season which again should kick-off in early January. Once more if interested or requiring any further information James Good is the man to contact on 077061-21918.
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The Sheldon and District Winter League had the preliminary rounds of their divisional cups on the agenda and in the premier division game fifth in the division Banbury Club won 6-3 against Sheldon Dukes who are just above them in the table placed fourth.
Leaders of division one Trident Spears suffered a somewhat surprising 6-3 home defeat at the hands of the Hollywood Social Club team who are currently placed fifth in the division. Third placed Bell Inn had no such problem as they won 5-4 at home against bottom of the division Maggies.
The division two game went to league form as second in the table Hornet won 7-2 at home against Moseley Rugby Club who are at present fifth in the division.
Just the one rearranged premier division league fixture played this week which saw Raven Arrows win their home tie with The Dingle 7-2 to lift them up three places in the table to second just two points behind leaders Langley Arrows while their opponents Dingle dropped three places to seventh.
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As the Camp Hill League move into the second half of their season leaders Tyseley WMC held on to their four points lead at the top of the table with a 6-1 win away over Clumsy Swan who drop one place to fourth. Second in the league Erdington Nomads were also 6-1 winners in their fixture away to Peaky Blinder, the win keeping Nomads four points to the good on Tyseley Bears who won 5-2 against Sedgemere Devils, Clumsy Swan, Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club who lost 4-3 to Moseley Arms the win putting Moseley on the same eight points as the three teams directly above them, both Moseley Arms and Tyseley Bears have a game in hand on the two top teams. Moseley’s Steve Ironmonger chalked up a maximum.
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No change in the top three places in division one of the Sutton and District Summer League as leaders Highcroft Hotdogs won 7-2 at Heartlands, second placed Bishop Vesey won 5-4 at home against Nomads and third in the division Old Horns Lions had a 7-2 home win over Aston Manor CC Flights. Hotdogs now have twenty-four points, Vesey twenty-two points and Lions are some ten points short of Hotdogs with fourteen points.
Division two leaders Scott Armers had their fixture away to Pint Pot Flights postponed and with second placed Charley’s Flights having a bye this week nothing changed in the top two places with both teams on eighteen points and just two legs of average separating them. Third placed Erdington Arrows reduced the arrears on the top two to two points with a 7-2 home win over Rosey Mac’s Bar but they have now played one game more than the two above them.
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The Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League played their doubles knockout down to the last sixteen pairs. Nine of the league’s ten teams have representatives in the last sixteen with one of last season’s losing finalists Jake Sheldon still in with a shout this season. The final line-up will be D.Bishop & J.Gibbs, A.Sullivan & A.Fitzgerald, Adam Whitehouse & l.Freeman, R.Swallow & A.Cope, L.Fletcher & W.Hobday, S.Cree & Stee Cree, J.Sheldon & C.Ralph, S.Norman & P.Edwards, D.Newman & B.Stanley, T.Brennan & F.Johnson, L.Jordan & D.Bull, A.Cross & C.Dabbs, S.Earp & P.Thomas, M.Wall & N.Whitney, J.Riley & T.Legacy, L.Gill & G.Taylor.
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Game number four in the Netherton Thursday Night League saw Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ chalk up their first win of the campaign when they won 6-3 at home against Olde Queens Head while their ‘A’ side, who had a bye this week, hold on to pole position with a perfect six points from their opening three games. Second placed Spring Meadow Social have also played and won their opening three fixtures their latest seeing them win 5-4 at Plough and Harrow. Three other teams are also on six points but they have played four games and they are Bulls Head who won 7-2 at home against Spring Meadow Pub, Old Liberal Club who handed their hosts Hare and Hounds a 9-0 whitewash and Townsend Social Club who beat Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 5-4. Spring Meadow Pub player C.Aston scored a maximum 180 as did Old Glasshouse man D.Hann.
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It was singles finals in the Rowley Monday Night League this week and the Top-Half winner was Shane Price (Bell) who defeated team-mate Trev Brennan in the final.
The Shadow League title went to Jason Tart (Tividale FC) who had a final win over Matt Hadley (Rowley Labour Club).
Highlights on the night were supplied by Adam Bunce (Rowley Bar and Grill) and Matt Hadley (Rowley Labour Club) who both hit a 180 with Hadley also recording a seven darts leg.
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With only six more fixtures to play for the majority of teams in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League the big question is will leaders Old Liberal Club ‘A’ complete the season undefeated? Game twenty-two saw the leaders win 7-0 in their home tie with Dudley Sports to keep intact their huge eight points lead on a chasing pack of three Bird in Hand ‘E’, Hollybush and Cottage who in turn this week won 4-3 against Old Liberal Club ‘B’ and 5-2 against Garibaldi and Brickmakers Arms.
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A 5-4 home win over New Inn just about kept Gornal Labour Club top of the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League as second placed Old Bulls Head won 7-2 at Seven Stars to leave them level on fourteen points and just one leg of average short of the Labour Club with a game in hand. Netherton Sports and Social Club are third in the league, their 5-4 home win over Britannia leaving them two points behind the leading duo but again with a game in hand on the current leaders.
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A 3-2 home win for Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ over Pensnett Liberal Club in the Black Country Men’s Super League has seen the Liberal Club drop two places in the table to fourth and ten points behind their hosts who top the table with seventy-six points. A 5-2 win against Soccer Zone has lifted Allen’s Bar ‘C’ into second place, seven points off the top with a game in hand. With two points fewer than Allen’s ‘C’ Whiteheath Tavern are third following their 4-1 home success over White Swan, but although just two points behind Allen’s ‘C’ Whiteheath have played one game more than them. The Vine, Blackheath moved off the foot of the table with a rare win as they beat Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 5-0.
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Dog and Partridge keep their title hopes on course in the West Midlands Men’s Super League adding a 5-0 whitewash of Gilbert’s Bar ‘D’ to their tally while second in the league Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ lost no ground as they also won 5-0 in a home fixture with Kings Head ‘B’. No such problem for Kings Head ‘A’ as they won 4-1 at home against Staffordshire Knot.
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The Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League have completed all of their outstanding fixtures the most notable of which was the final 8-0 result for Alan Melling over Helen Sims in division three to see Melling end the season with twenty-eight wins, one draw and just the one defeat giving him a total of 261 points and a massive thirty-five points advantage over runner-up Robert Harris.
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Its week three in the Mighty Travels Heartlands Double Top League and it was this week that leader Martin Cooper lost his fifth fixture, this being his first defeat of the season so far when he went down 2-1 to Jordan Rogers, Rogers had a top score of 140 plus a ten darts game while Cooper hit 125 and 121. Because of the defeat Cooper drops to second in the table, he is on the same thirteen points as new leader John Frost, same average as Frost but he has lost one game and Frost has won all five of his. This week John Frost added straight 3-0 wins over Dean Bond and Emma Cain in which he had a 101 break against Bond and a 160 break against Cain.
It was a week that also saw a first loss for Ryan Barritt as in his third fixture against Alex Downes he lost 2-1 but it was a good week for Sue John as with a top score of 104 she won 2-1 against Tony Pedley.
With the top two players on thirteen points third in the league Gerry McCormack is just one point adrift of them after he added a 2-1 win over newcomer L.J Austin and followed that with a 3-0 success against Dean Bond.
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