Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up
To round off their season it was cup final week for the South West Birmingham Clubs Summer League, the Bob Price Cup title going to Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ who won the local derby final against the Northfield Conservative ‘A’ team 5-2.
Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ made it a double by winning the Division One Divisional Cup as they beat Bournbrook 15-6 in the final. The division two cup title went to Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’, making it a clean-sweep for the Northfield Conservative Club teams as they beat Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club in the final by a narrow 11-10 margin.
Full Results:Bob Price Cup:Final:- Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’ 2 Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ 5, Divisional Cup Finals:Division One:- Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ 15 Bournbrook 6, Division Two:- Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’ 11 Kings Norton Ex Servicemen’s Club 10.
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In the Camp Hill League Wakefield Warriors took their undefeated run to five games when they won 6-1 playing away against second in the table Roost Rebels who due to their defeat drop to fourth in the table with six points. Third in the league Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club had a surprisingly close 4-3 win away to bottom of the table Sedgemere Devils to see them hold on to the number three spot with the same six points as Bosh. Erdington Nomads won their home tie with Moseley Arms 5-2 to see them move up from fourth place to second with a better average them both Cotterills and Bosh but trailing Warriors by four points. Clumsy Swan got their first win of the season when they won 5-2 at Wakefield Terriers
In the league’s preliminary round of their League Cup Wakefield Warriors took out Roost Bosh and then in round one won 4-3 against Erdington Nomads while Wakefield Terriers lost by the same 4-3 margin at Moseley Arms. There were 5-2 wins for Clumsy Swan and Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club who in turn accounted for Sedgemere Devils and Roost Rebels.
Full Results:Game 5:- Roost Bosh 1 Wakefield Warriors 6, Erdington Nomads 5 Moseley Arms 2, Wakefield Terriers 2 Clumsy Swan 5, Sedgmere Devils 3 Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club 4, Roost Rebels had a bye, League Cup:Preliminary Round:- Roost Bosh lost to Wakefield Warriors, Round One:- Moseley Arms 4 Wakefield Terriers 3, Clumsy Swan 5 Sedgemere Devil’s 2, Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club 5 Roost Rebels 2, Wakefield Warriors 4 Erdington Nomads 3.
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RAFA had their winning run ended in the Premier League of the Sheldon and District Winter League when they lost 8-1 at Langley Arrows and as a result drop one place in the table to third. No such problem for leaders Sheldon Marlborough Arrows as with an eleven darts game from their Paul Brown they won 6-3 at Highwood. Raven Arrows move up one place to take over the number two spot after they extended their winning run to three games with an 8-1 win at EBAHA, leaving them two points short of the leaders but with a game in hand. Although Banbury Club lost 6-3 at home to Brian’s Flights their Kristian Green recorded a superb 157 finish.
In Division One there is no change in the top six places with Yardley Ex Colts holding on to pole position with a perfect eight points from their four games, the latest of which saw them win 8-1 at home against Hollywood Social Club, Chris Darby hitting a maximum plus a 136 finish for Yardley. Second placed Old Salts Darts player Sam Robinson also hit a maximum in his team’s 7-2 win at Sheldon Marlborough Ridge whose Daniel Lees also found the three treble twenties. Old Salts Darts and third placed Smithswood Social Club are both on six points, Smithswood with a game in hand after their latest 6-3 win at Kingshurst Labour Club. Tom Cupkovic (Trident Spears) had a ten darts game in his team’s 5-4 win at Hunters Moon.
Just two points separate the top six teams on Division Two, Moseley Rugby Club leading the way on average over Sheldon Marlborough Flights after their 5-4 home win over Langley Pints and Sheldon Marlborough Flights 6-3 home win over Lyndon Old Boys. Maggies, Shirley Misfits and Digby are all on four points, two fewer than the two teams above them but they have all played just three games compared to the top two having played four. Maggies had a bye this week while Shirley Misfits won their home game with Digby 6-3. Six placed Lyndon Old Boys also have four points but they have played four games.
Full Results:Game 4:Premier League:- Langley Arrows 8 RAFA 1, Highwood 3 Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 6 (Paul Brown 11 darts game), Banbury Club 3 (Kristian Green 157f) Brian’s Flights 6, EBAHA 1 Raven Arrows 8, Division One:- Kingshurst Labour Club 3 Smithswood Social Club 6, Yardley Ex Colts 8 (Chris Darby 180,136f) Hollywood Social Club 1, Hunters Moon 4 Trident Spears 5 (Tom Cupkovic 10 darts game), Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 2 (Daniel Lees 180) Old Salts Darts 7 (Sam Robinson 180), Iron Horse Rebels v Langley Flights was a late result, Division Two:- Raven 4 Castle Bromwich WMC 5, Shirley Misfits 6 Digby 3, Sheldon Marlborough Flights 6 Lyndon Old Boys 3 (Craig Stansfield 108f), Moseley Rugby Club 5 Langley Pints 4, Maggies had a bye.
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It was cup week for the Four Oaks and District League, first round one of their Coronation Shield in which division two leaders Erdington Arrows won 9-6 away to division one side Charley’s Flights. In the all division one game Old Oscott Arrows beat Old Horns Lions 9-6 and in the all division two encounter Drakes Drum had a narrow 8-7 success over Beggars Bush.
In round one of the Norman Day Cup, Nomads @ Hollyfields, who are second in division one, handed out a 15-0 whitewash to their division two opponents St Thomas Misfits, Sutton Sports dishing out the same heavy defeat to their division two rivals Pint Pot Flights, the all division one game between Rise Club and Heartlands finished with a 9-6 win for the latter.
Full Results:Coronation Shield:Round One:- Charley’s Flights 6 Erdington Arrows 9, Drakes Drum 8 Beggars Bush 7, Old Oscott Arrows 9 Old Horns Lions 6, Norman Day Cup:Round One:- Nomads @ Hollyfields 15 St Thomas Misfits 0, Sutton Sports 15 Pint Pot Flights 0, Rise Club 6 Heartlands 9.
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League completed their thirty-six domestic fixtures this week and Old Liberal Club rounded off the perfect season making it thirty-six wins in as many games when in their final game they won 6-1 at home against fifth placed Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’ to put them on seventy-two points, eight more than runners-up Gate Hangs Well ‘B’ who ended their season with a 5-2 win at Fox Inn (Lye). Third placed Princess also won 5-2 at home against Rose and Crown ‘B’ leaving them just two points behind the runners-up but four to the good on fourth placed Five Ways who had a 6-1 win away to sixth placed Netherton Conservative Club ‘A’
The Shadow League title went down to the wire as going into the final games Gate Hangs Well ‘A’ topped the table with Rose and Crown ‘A’ second, level on eighteen points, but with a 4-3 home defeat to Seven Stars for Gate Hangs Well ‘A’ in their last game they dropped to second place as a 5-2 home win over Queens Head took Rose and Crown ‘A’ points tally to twenty, two more than Gate Hangs Well ‘A’ to give Rose and Crown ‘A’ the title.
Full Results:Game 38:- Old Liberal Club 6 Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’ 1, Raven ‘A’ 2 Glasscutters ‘B’ 5, Gate Hangs Well ‘A’ 3 Seven Stars 4, Princess 5 Rose and Crown ‘B’ 2, Rose and Crown’A’ 5 Queens Head 2, Fox Inn (Lye) 2 Gate Hangs Well ‘B’ 5, Glasscutters ‘A’ 6 Raven ‘B’ 1, Netherton Conservative Club ‘A’ 1 Five Ways 6, Bird in Hand 6 Crestwood 1, Mount Pleasant had a bye.
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After the opening five games of the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League’s new season, three teams are level on fifteen points after winning their first five games. Old Liberal Club top the table with a slender two legs of average lead on Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ after winning 9-0 at home against Hare and Hounds while the Ex Serviceman’s Club had a similar 9-0 win away to Mount Pleasant. Bulls Head are third, their 6-3 win at Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club putting them on the same fifteen points as the two teams above them but trailing the leaders by four legs of average. After the top three there are five teams all on nine points British Oak, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’, Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club, Spring Meadow Social and Spring Meadow Pub.
On the individual scene there were no fewer than eleven maximums scored this week supplied by S.Hall (Old Liberal Club) and C.Moreton (British Oak) who both hit two and there was one each for R.Hodgetts (Plough and Harrow), W.Cairns (Townsend Social Club), S.Booton (Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club), B.Ratcliffe, G.Jackson (Bulls Head), J.Brookes (Spring Meadow Social) and H.Williams (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’) who also had a 160 break.
Full Results:Game 5:- Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 2 Old Glasshouse 7 (B.Lowe 118f), Netherton Conservative Club 0 Netherton Sports and Social Club 9, Plough and Harrow 9 (R.Hodgetts 180) Cottage Spring 0, Townsend Social Club 6 (W.Cairns 180) Spring Meadow Pub 3, Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 3 (S.Booton 180, M.Archer 146f ) Bulls Head 6 (B.Ratcliffe 180, G.Jackson 180, Mount Pleasant 0 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 9 (H.Williams 180,160b), Old Liberal 9 (S.Hall 2×180, N.Fullwell 15 darts game, J.Batham 15 darts game) Hare and Hounds 0, Spring Meadow Social 4 (J.Brookes 180) British Oak 5 (C.Moreton 2×180).
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It was cup finals week in the Rowley Monday Night League and winning the Bill Bishop Cup was Hawthorns who beat Tividale FC in the final. Tividale FC player H.Kainthal hit a maximum and recorded a fourteen darts leg. The Challenge Cup title went to White Swan with Rowley Bar and Grill runners-up.
Full Results:Bill Bishop Cup:Runner-Up:- Tividale FC (H.Kainthal 180,14 darts game), Winners:- Hawthorns, Challenge Cup:Runners-Up:- Rowley Bar and Grill, Winners:- White Swan.
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The Silver End Sunday Morning League produced a top of the table clash this week with leaders Dudley Sports ‘A’ travelling to take on second placed Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club. The result was a 6-2 win for the Ex Serviceman’s Club to see them leap-frog their visitors and take over the number one spot in the table with seventy-six points, two more than their opponents who have played one game fewer than them. Old Star are third in the league, they handed their visitors, sixth in the league Church Tavern, an 8-0 defeat to keep them within five points of the leaders.
Full Results:Game 31:- Dudley Sports ‘B’ 1 Old Liberal Club 7, Raven 4 Old Cat Inn 4, Mount Pleasant 5 Rose and Crown 3, High Acres ‘B’ 4 New Talbot ‘A’ 4, New Talbot ‘B’ 3 High Acres ‘A’ 5, Pensnett Liberal Club 5 High Acres ‘C’ 3, Brickmakers Arms 4 Tenth Lock 4, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 6 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 2, Old Star 8 Church Tavern 0, Brier Rose had a bye.
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The Brierley Hill Monday Night League staged the preliminary round of their League Cup and winning through to the first round proper were Dudley Sports ‘A’ who beat their ‘B’ side 7-2, and joining them in the next round will be Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’, Brickmakers Arms, Raven, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’, Glasshouse ‘A’ and Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ who in turn took out Tommy Turners ‘B’ (6-3), Bridge (6-3), Rose and Crown ‘B’ (5-4), Tommy Turners ‘A’ (6-3), Starving Rascal (6-3) and Roebuck ‘B’ (9-0), all of the other teams in the leasgue had a bye.
Full Results:League Cup:Preliminary Round:- Dudley Sports ‘B’ 2 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 7, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 6 Tommy Turners ‘B’ 3, Bridge 3 Brickmakers Arms 6, Rose and Crown ‘B’ 4 Raven 5, Tommy Turners ‘A’ 3 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 6, Glasshouse ‘A’ 6 Starving Rascal 3, Roebuck ‘B’ 0 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 9, all others teams had a bye.
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Twenty-two fixtures played and only average separates the top two teams in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League, Old Liberal Club ‘A’ remain top of the table despite having a bye this week while second placed Swan missed the opportunity to replace them at the top of the table as they faltered, going down 4-3 at home to third placed Bird in Hand ‘E’ who are now two points behind the top two but having played one game more than them.
Full Results:Game 23:- Beech Tree Miners 5 Fox Inn (Lye) 2, Stourbridge FC 4 Plough 3, Wheatsheaf 6 Five Ways ‘B’ 1, Swan 3 Bird in Hand ‘E’ 4, White Horse 3 Red House 4, Netherton Conservative Club 1 Brickmakers Arms 6, Ashwood 2 Hollybush 5, Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 4 Mount Pleasant 3, Old Liberal Club ‘A’ had a bye.
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A 158 finish from A.Edgar helped to keep his team New Inn 2 top of the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League as they went on to win 7-2 at home against Jolly Crispin. Second in the league Mount Pleasant had a bye, they remain two points behind with a game in hand. Third placed Netherton Sports and Social Club with a 180 from their S.Tipper had a close 5-4 home win over Red Cow who dropped one place to fifth while the winners moved to within two points of the league’s top team. Gornal British Legion are fourth, their 8-1 win at Meadow Lark leaving them four points off the top of the table with a game in hand.
Full Results:Game 11:- Netherton Sports and Social Club 5 (S.Tipper 180) Red Cow 4, Baggeridge Club 6 Cabin 3, Royal 7 Triangle 2 (C.Banford 140f), Britannia 5 New Inn 4, Meadow Lark 1 Gornal British Legion 8, New Inn 2 7 (A.Edgar 158f) Jolly Crispin 2, Mount Pleasant had a bye.
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Leaders of the Black Country Men’s Super League Allen’s Bar had a 3-2 home win over fourth placed Quarry Bank Liberal Club ‘B’ to uphold their ten points lead over their nearest rivals Townsend ‘A’ who won by the same 3-2 margin at home against Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’. Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club are third, their 4-1 home win over Blackheath Liberal Club taking them to within three points of the second placed Townsend ‘A’.
Full Results:Game 17:- Townsend ‘A’ 3 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 2, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 4 Blackheath Liberal Club 1, Allen’s Bar 3 Quarry Bank Liberal Club ‘B’ 2, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 4 Allen’s Bar ‘B’ 1, Northfield Darts Club 5 New Inn 0, Quarry Bank Liberal Club 3 Townsend Social Club 2.
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Jackie Trott missed the opportunity to close the gap on the top two players in the West Midlands Ladies Super League, Jacqueline Maiden and Gemma Barrett when she lost 3-1 to Crysta Davies-Wilcox to leave her on seventy-two points from twenty-six games, two fewer games than the two players above her but six points short of leader Jacqueline Maiden and four less than second placed Gemma Barrett.
Full Results:Week 33:- Crysta Davies-Wilcox 3 Shellbie Simmons 1, Sam Rowley 3 Crysta Davies-Wilcox 2, Shellbie Simmons 3 Sam Rowley 1, Crysta Davies–Wilcox 3 Jackie Trott 1, Crysta Davies Wilcox 3 Julie Emery 2, Claire Hobbs 3 Sam Rowley 0.
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Leaders of the West Midlands Men’s Super League Dog and Partridge handed out a 5-0 whitewash to their visiting opponents Shepwell Green to put them on 117 points from their 28 games, they have a lead of eleven over second placed Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ who won 4-1 in their home tie with Cottage Spring. With four fewer points than Gilbert’s ‘B’, third in the league Kings Head ‘A’, who were also 4-1 home winners, beat Junction ‘B’. Fourth in the league Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club had a 3-2 home win over Corpus Christi to leave them on 98 points with a game in hand on the three teams above them.
Full Results:Game 29:- Dog and Partridge 5 Shepwell Green 0, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 4 Cottage Spring 1, Junction ‘A’ 4 Kings Head ‘B’ 1, Staffordshire Knot 4 Landywood 1, Kings Head ‘A’ 4 Junction ‘B’ 1, Wednesbury British Legion 3 Three Crowns 2, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 3 Chase Social 2, Dudley Ex Servicemans Club 3 Corpus Christi 2.
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The Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League has now completed its season with the winners of the three divisions being realised a few weeks ago. Scott Baker with 257 points won division one with Dean Simmons-Fullwood second with 242 points. The division two title went to Kurt Wright who amassed a total of 235 points and his nearest rival was runner-up Alan Melling who had 204 points. The title for division three has long been known as Dave Thackeray, with thirty-four wins in thirty-five games took the title with 320 points, a huge forty-three points more than second placed Joe Bartolo who finished with 277 points.
Full Results:Game 39:- Tony Singh 4 Andrew Jervis 4, Ian Stanton 7 Chris Evans 1, Jimmy Stackhouse 2 Paul Price 6, Andrew jervis 5 Clayton Edge 3, Andy Mullinder 2 Ian Stanton 6, Jamie Webb 3 Chris Evans 5, Chris Evans 2 Scott Baker 6, Tony Singh 5 Andy Mullinder 3, Scott Baker 7 Steve Lynch 1, Game 41:- Keogh Bate 8 Sarah Barrett 0, Anthony Bradley 3 Warren Bower 5, Michele Pritchard 8 Lauren Kempson 0, Jenni Seedhouse 0 Dave Thackeray 8, Keogh Bate 3 Michele Pritchard 5, Sarah Barrett 0 Anthony bradley 8, Claire Hobbs 4 Robert Bradley 4, Keogh Bate 3 Andy Poole 5, Lauren Kempson 0 Anthony Bradley 8.
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Week 22 in the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League brought about no changes at the top of the singles or doubles league with the same two teams in the same top two places in both divisions. Junction ‘B’ top both leagues, a 6-1 home win over Ring of Bells puts them on 42 points in the singles league and a 3-0 success in the doubles over the same team gives them 40 points at the top of the doubles league. Hotshots are second in both leagues after winning 5-2 at Corpus Christi ‘A’ in the singles and 2-1 in the doubles to put them on 40 points in both leagues.
Full Results:Game 22:Singles League:- Corpus Christi ‘A’ 2 Hotshots 5, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 6 New Gate Inn ‘B’ 1, Golden Lion 2 Woodfield 5, Junction ‘A’ 6 Dog and Partridge 1, Junction ‘B’ 6 Ring of Bells 1, Junction ‘D’ 3 Junction ‘C’ 4, New Gate Inn ‘A’ 7 Corpus Christi ‘B’ 0, Three Crowns 2 Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 5, Wednesfield Legion 4 Milestone 3, Doubles League:- Corpus Christi ‘A’ 1 Hotshots 2, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 2 New Gate Inn ‘B’ 1, Golden Lion 2 Woodfield 1, Junction ‘A’ 3 Dog and Partridge 0, Junction ‘B’ 3 Ring of Bells 0, Junction ‘D’ 2 Junction ‘C’ 1, New Gate Inn ‘A’ 3 Corpus Christi ‘B’ 0, Three Crowns 1 Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 2, Wednesfield Legion 1 Milestone 2.
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