A tough away fixture at the Glasshoughton W.M.C, 152 Leeds Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4PD, where Warwickshire County Darts Organisation would take on, third in the premier division table of the UKDA National League Yorkshire was on the fixture card for Warwickshire’s seventh fixture of the season.
Saturday saw the ladies ‘B’ chalk up a creditable 4-2 win with Macy Gibbons their top lady beating Michelle Binns 3-1 with a 22.41 average. The men’s ‘B’ finished all1square at 6-6 to give the away side a 10-8 lead after the first day’s games. Taking the match award for the men’s ‘B’ was William Naylor who won 4-2 against James Robins and averaged 26.68.
Sunday’s games saw the ladies ‘A’ go down 4-2 with Courtney Hine and Caroline Pike their only winners, Hine, the lady of the match with a 20.46 average in her 3-1 win over, Jane Hawtin while Caroline Pike marked her tremendous 250th appearance for Warwickshire with a 3-1 win against Lily Blanthorn.
Caroline Pike being presented with her certificate for 250 appearances for Warwickshire by County Chairman Neil Pritchard
With the overall score level at 12-12 the men’s ‘A’ required at the worst a draw to get something from the weekend fixture. Unfortunately it was not to be as the home side went on to win 8-4 to give an overall 20-16 result in their favour. A 4-3 win and 29.61 average over Carl Wilkinson was enough for Nigel Heydon to take the man of the match award.
Despite the defeat Warwickshire actually moved up one place in the table to seventh with 129 points, and although they have a game in hand on three of the six teams above them they are a huge seventy points behind leaders Lancashire.
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Black Country’s seventh fixture in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League was a home tie against Somerset. Going into the fixture Somerset were riding high in second place with 151 points from seven games while Black Country were placed eighth on 111 points from six games.
It was a poor start to the weekend when the ladies ‘B’ fell to a 5-1 defeat with Chez Allcock their sole winner, beating Zoe Liddle 3-1 with a 21.73 average. The men’s ‘B’ managed to reduce the arrears to 10-8 with their 7-5 victory, Neil Steventon topping the averages with his 26.33 and 4-3 win against Jody Matthews.
Once again it was defeat for the ladies on Sunday as the ‘A’ team finished on the wrong side of the 4-2 result, Grace Angell and Heather Wright their two winners with Wright collecting the match award for her 3-2 win over Shelley Cotterell and 16.19 average.
With the overall score now at 14-10 to Somerset, the men’s ‘A’ had a difficult task, requiring at the worst an 8-4 win to see them finish the weekend with a draw. Nevertheless, an 8-4 win is what the men’s ‘A’ got, with their man of the match Jamie Rollinson in top form recording a tremendous 32.32 average in his straight 4-0 win over Leigh Taylor.
The weekend’s draw saw Black Country remain eighth in the table with 130 points, and despite having a game in hand on leaders Worcestershire they are forty-seven points adrift of them.
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The Harborne and District League played their League Cup down to the last eight teams, one of the biggest surprise of the round was the 5-2 defeat of Northfield Conservative Club by Smethwick Cricket Club as the Conservative Club are third in the league and the Cricket Club fourth having played one game more than their opponents and trailing them by two points. The best individual performance came from A.Faulkner (Copper Fox ‘M’) who hit two maximums despite his team having another big shock result as they lost 4-3 at home to Weoley Castle WMC who are five places below them in the league table and have ten fewer points. Thimble Mill had the best win beating Harborne Social 6-1 with K.Biddulph notching a maximum for Mill and P.Sitshebo doing the same for the Social. There were 5-2 wins for Bourneville, Copper Fox ‘R’ and Cock Inn who in turn took out Stag and Three Horseshoes, Lion Bar and Windsor Complex, E.Simpson and A.Hykin both hitting a 180 for Copper Fox ‘R’. Also making it through to the quarter-finals were Crown and Northfield Darts Club who in turn had 4-3 wins over Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club and Weoley Castle Pub.
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It was League Section Cup week in the Kings Norton league, in the top-section games, the top two league teams Northfield and Greenlands squared up to each other with the former getting the narrow 11-10 verdict. Third and fourth placed Bourneville and Bournebrook played each other with Bournebrook running out the 14-7 winners.
In the mid-section games, seventh in the league Cock Inn had a 12-9 win over Stirchley who are two places above them in the table. Joining them in the next round will be Longbridge who handed out a 14-7 defeat to Dingle, once again the lower team in the league, Longbridge, who are eighth, beating their sixth placed opponents Dingle.
The bottom-section games produced the only maximum of the round, P.Smith (Perfection) finding the three treble twenties as his side made their exit, losing 12-9 to Pavillions. E57 had a 13-8 win against Kings Norton Flights.
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John Frost had mixed results in week eleven in the Heartlands Sugardarts M&E Co Double Top League, kicking off the evening with a 2-1 win over Stephen Smith and then losing by the same margin to Matthew Cain. However, despite the defeat, Frost holds on to pole position with fifty-one points from twenty-one games, however he is now closely followed by Steve Cain whose 3-0 win over Alex Downes and 2-1 success against Jordan Rogers leaves him in second place only two points short of Frost with two games in hand. Third placed Ryan Cain is on forty-seven points but has played twenty games while fourth in the league Matthew Cain, after adding on his 3-0 wins over Tony Pedley and Matt Ryan plus his 2-1 win against John Frost, is six points off the top but with three games in hand. Ryan Cain hit the only maximum of the night in his 3-0 win over Steve McCormack.
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Game fifteen in the Sutton and District League brought together the two top division one teams with leaders Highcroft Hotdogs travelling to take on second placed Nomads @ Hollyfields. The result was a 6-3 win for the Hotdogs to see them open up a six points lead at the top of the division, their hosts dropping one place to third on the same twenty-two points as Old Horns Lions and Bishop Vesey. Old Horns Lions moved up into second place after they won 7-2 at Walmley CSC Flights while Bishop Vesey had a 5-4 win at St Thomas Lions to see them move up one place to third.
Rise Club made it fifteen straight wins in division two when they won 5-4 at Sutton Sharks to keep them six points ahead of second placed Great Barr Social who won their home game with Minworth Bulls 7-2. With no result for Pint Pot Flights, they surrendered their third place and dropped to fifth on twenty-two points, Plough and Arrows taking over the number three spot following their resounding 9-0 home win over Misfits @ Holly Lane Sports and Social Club, the win putting Plough on twenty-three points, just one more than fourth placed Hollyfields after they won 5-4 at Beggars Bush.
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Leaders of division one in the South West Birmingham Clubs League Northfield Darts Club handed out an 8-0 whitewash to their visitors Bournbrook to take their points tally to fifteen. Second placed Stirchley United had a 5-3 home win over Quarry Lane Club to keep them within four points of the leaders with two games in hand. Third in the division Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ had a bye and are now on the same eleven points as Stirchley, and with a game in hand on the leaders who are four points ahead of them.
Just one point separates the top three teams in division two, West Heath CEM top the table with fourteen points from nine games after their latest 5-3 home win over former leaders E57 who are now second on the same fourteen points but from ten games. Third in the division Kings Norton Arrows have also played ten games, the most recent, seeing them win 8-0 at home against Longbridge Supremes to leave them on thirteen points. Fourth in the table are Bartley Green FC, they had their fixture with Longbridge Arrows postponed and are now on eleven points but with a game in hand on the both E57 and Kings Norton Arrows who have a slender one points advantage.
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The Netherton Thursday Night 501 League played their singles knockout down to the last thirty-two players and winning their way through were, Liam Homer (Haden Cross), Joe Poole (Rose and Crown, Wordsley), Martin Abbott (Plough and Harrow),Ben Eberie (Rose and Crown, Halesowen), Dave Chesworth (Plough and Harrow), Reece Hodgetts (Plough and Harrow), Mitchell Jeffrey (Gate Hangs Well), Mark Allen (Haden Cross), Brian Young (Bulls Head), Chas Skelding (Netherton Sports and Social Club), Colin Bowen (Bulls Head), Jamie Rollinson (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’), Mark Rollinson (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’), Nick Fullwell (Old Liberal Club), Liam Evitts (Bulls Head), John Clark (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’), Paul Mallen (Plough and Harrow), Matt Hall (Haden Cross), Mark Archer (Hawthorns), Neil Murphy (Old Liberal Club), Phil Tonks (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’), Doug Richmond (Townsend Social Club), Matt Rogers (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’), Carl Hadlington (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’), Jason Southall (Plough and Harrow), Jake Robinson (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’), Grant Jackson (Bulls Head), Jamie Skeldon (Gate Hangs Well), Steve Tipper (Bulls Head), Chris Moreton (Rose and Crown, Wordsley), Abdul Galeb (Townsend Social Club), Dan Homer (Haden Cross).
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Quarry Bank Liberal Club held on to their four points lead at the top of the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League when they won their home fixture with Baggeridge Social 7-2. Second in the league Red Cow ‘1’ had a similar 7-2 win in their game at Wheatsheaf to keep them six points to the good on third placed Gornal British Legion who once again were 7-2 winners, playing at home against The Mill.
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After the opening seven games of the new season in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League, only two points separate the top five teams. Cross hold on to pole position with an undefeated fourteen points, their latest fixture seeing them win 5-2 at Seven Stars, second placed Old Liberal Club have a similar record to Cross, having won all of their seven games, their most recent a 6-3 home win over Bull and Bladder, to leave them just one leg of average short of Cross. After the top two there are three teams, Bird in Hand, Five Ways and Swan, all on twelve points, and in their latest games, Bird in Hand suffered their first defeat, losing 5-2 at Samson and Lion, Five Ways, who have won all of their six games, had a bye and Swan won 4-3 at home against High Acres.
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Bell, are the only team with a 100% win record in division one of the Rowley Monday Night League, they won their latest home game against Wonder 6-3 to give them a two points lead on second placed Gate Hangs Well after they lost for the first time in six games, going down 5-4 at home to Wheatsheaf, D.Homer having a 160 break for the home team.
Bostin Darts ‘B’ lead the way in division two, their 5-4 home win over second placed Double Tops Micro Bar giving them a two points advantage over their opponents and third placed Bostin Darts ‘C’ who won 6-3 at Star Valley. Spring Meadow’s, C.Hubble hit a maximum as his side lost 6-3 at home to Loyal Lodge.
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Leaders of the Brierley Hill Monday Night League, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ had an 8-1 home win over Rose and Crown ‘A’ to give them forty-six points and an average lead on second placed Bridge whose 7-2 win at Railway Inn puts them on the same number of points as the leaders and with a game in hand.
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A 5-2 home win has confirmed Chop House champions of the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League. With only a couple more fixtures to play they have a six points lead over second placed Hollybush who won 7-0 at Old Liberal Club ‘B’. Third placed New Inns also won 7-0 in their home game with Ashwood and will battle-it-out with Hollybush for the runners-up spot.
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The West Midlands Ladies Super League is fast turning into a two-horse race, Evonne Taylor is currently top of the table with 113 points from 31 games with Jacqueline Maiden second with 102 points from 28 games. The latest fixtures saw Taylor win 3-0 against Eloise Milburn while Maiden lost ground as she went down 3-1 to third placed Hannah Davies.
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After the opening ten games, in the West Midlands Men’s Super League, Dog and Partridge top the table with forty-seven points and have a lead of three over second placed Staffordshire Knot who are then two points ahead of third placed Kings Head. The leaders won their latest fixture with Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 5-0 while Staffordshire Knot won by the same margin at hbome against Hot Shots.
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The top three players in the Amblecote RBL Premier League have all played nineteen games and leading the field is reigning champion Jason Lowe with 138 points, followed by second placed Ian Townsend who is on 121 points with a lead of two over third placed Nick Fullwell.
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Although he didn’t play in the latest round of fixtures, Simon Pritchard continues to lead the division one table in the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League. Pritchard has a total of eighty-two points from twelve games and has an eight points lead on second placed Chris Manoila who lost 5-3 to Olly Garratt this week to leave him with two games in hand on Simon Pritchard.
In division two, leader Neville Quinton added a 6-2 win over Keogh Bate to his tally to put him on sevent-five points from ten games which gives him a seven points lead on his nearest rival Dean Showell who was held to a 4-4 draw by Dave Akers to leave him with one game in hand on Quinton.
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No change in the top six places in the singles league of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League, Junction ‘B’ remaining to of the table with fifty-eight points after their latest home win over Milestone, second placed Dog and Partridge ‘B’ winning by the same 6-1 margin at home over Junction ‘D’. Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ are third a further four points adrift on forty-eight points.
A 2-1 win at Pheasant keeps Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ top of the doubles league with forty-six points, but they are only top on average as second placed Golden Lion ‘A’ won their home tie with Bradmore Arms to give them the same forty six points and trailing by just three legs of average.
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