Black Country brought forward their final game of the season an away fixture against Tyne and Wear in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League by one week. Going into the game Black Country were lying fourth in the table with 197 points, nineteen fewer than leaders Suffolk while their hosts were bottom of the division and already resigned to life in division two next season.
The weekend began well for the away side as the ladies ‘B’ chalked up a convincing 5-1 victory with their top player being Paige Robbins who won 3-2 against Sheila Douglas with a 16.01 average. The men’s ‘B’ were also in form winning 7-5 with Martin Greenwood recording their top average of 26.31 in a 3-1 win over Graham Dennison.
Sunday was another good day for Black Country as the ladies ‘A’ won 4-2 with their lady of the match being Tammy Chance who had a 3-2 win against Angie Mann and averaged 22.21. The men’s ‘A’ rounded off the perfect weekend with a 7-5 win, Liam Kelly picking up the man of the match award for his 4-0 win over Jack Urwin and 28.23 average.
The overall score for the weekend was a 23-13 win for Black Country which took them to the top of the divisional table with 223 points, seven points more than former leaders Suffolk and nineteen more than third placed Leicestershire. Promotion now is all dependant on the remaining final fixtures.
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