On the fixture card for the Sutton and District League were the semi-finals of their Prestridge Shield and Roy Bird Cup, first the Prestridge Shield which brought together the division one top two teams with current leaders Highcroft Hotdogs taking on second placed Nomads @ Hollyfields. As expected it was a very close game with the narrow 5-4 verdict going to Highcroft Hotdogs. In the second semi-final, division one’s bottom team Rosey Mac’s squared up to Drakes Drum who are three places and eight points ahead of them in the league table, the outcome, a 6-3 win for Drakes Drum with their J.Lockley and M.Pearce both chalking up a maximum.
In the last four games of the Roy Bird Cup, the all division two fixture saw Minworth Bulls beat Deer’s Leap 7-2 and meeting them in the final will be division one side Charley’s Flights who had a 6-3 win against their division two opponents Sutton Sports whose C.Reilly hit a maximum while B.Cady recorded a 160 break for Charley’s Flights.
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The results from game number seventeen in the Harborne and District League saw no change in the league’s top eight teams with Northfield Conservative Club continuing to lead the field with thirty points despite losing 5-4 at home to third placed Northfield Darts Club who are now within two points of the leaders with a game in hand, this was only Northfield Conservative Club’s second defeat in seventeen games. Second placed Copper Fox ‘R’, like Northfield Darts Club, are also on twenty-eight points and with no result for them, they have two games in hand on the leaders. Smethwick Cricket Club are placed fourth, their 5-4 home win over Copper Fox ‘M’ taking their points tally to twenty-eight but they have played seventeen games, their opponents have also played seventeen games and they are fifth with twenty-four points.
The league produced six maximums this week and they came from M.Collins (Smethwick Cricket Club), A.Harvey (Copper Fox ‘M’), M.Bennett (Bourneville), M.Warr (Weoley Castle WMC), A.Busby (Northfield Conservative Club) and J.Evitts (Northfield Darts Club).
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Northfield made it twenty-one straight wins in the Kings Norton League when they won 4-3 at E57, their forty-two points are ten more than their nearest rivals Greenlands who won their home fixture against Longbridge 6-1 to leave them with one game in hand on both the leaders and third placed Bournebrook who are two points behind them after they won 4-3 at home against fifth in the table Stirchley whose twenty-two points are twenty short of the leaders. Fourth placed Bourneville were 5-2 winners at Cock Inn and although some sixteen points behind Northfield, they could reduce those arrears as they have three games in hand.
There were maximums for M.Poolton (Dingle) and N.Porter (E57) this week with J.Downer (Greenlands) having a 160 break.
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With the end of the season, for the Sheldon and District Winter League, now well in sight the finals of their Sheldon Shield was the order of the day and in the last four games, Sheldon Marlborugh Arrows, who are second in the premier league, had a 4-3 win over RAFA, who are placed fourth in the same division. The second of the semi-finals produced something of a shock result as division two side CBMC-A won 5-2 against their division one opponents Banbury Club. The final result was 6-1 to see Sheldon Marlborugh Arrows become champions with CBMC-A runners-up.
There were five rearranged league fixtures played, three in division one and two in division two. The division one games saw Sheldon Marlborough Ridge win their home game against RAFA Arrows 9-0 to finish fourth in the division with twenty-four points, while their opponents finished as champions with thirty points. Trident Spears ended the season in third place with twenty-six points after adding on their 8-1 win at Moseley Rugby Club. There was a final-game win for bottom placed Station Inn, only their third in eighteen games, when they won 6-3 at home over Yardley Ex Colts, who finished next to bottom of the table with four more points than their hosts.
The rearranged fixtures for division two brought together the division’s top two teams, leaders Langley Pints taking on second placed Maggies. Going into the fixture Langley were on thirty points from sixteen games and Maggies, twenty-four from fifteen games. The result was a close 5-4 win for Maggies to leave them four points short of their hosts with two games to play, Langley having one more fixture remaining. However, should Maggies win both of the games and Langle Pints lose their one game, Maggies would stillo finish as runners-up as Langley Pints have the superior average. Mason Webb found the three treble twenties for Pints. The second fixture saw bottom placed Trident Flights lose 7-2 at home to Hunters Moon.
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Matthew Cain consolidated his pole position in the Heartlands Sugardarts M&E Co Double Top League when he beat second placed Steve Cain 2-1 and then won by the same margin against third placed Ryan Cain to put him on seventy-six points from thirty games. The defeat for Steve Cain has seen him drop to third place, six points adrift of Matthew Cain but still with a game in hand after he bounced back from his defeat to win 3-0 against Clive Austin. All-in-all it was not a good night for Ryan Cain as prior to his defeat against Matthew Cain he lost 2-1 to Ramone Stevens to see him drop to fifth place on sixty-eight points from thirty-two games. After 3-0 wins over Dylan Bloomer, Matthew Hoare and Stuart Bloomer, Martin Cooper has moved up two places to second with seventy-four points from twenty-nine games, just two points short of Matthew Cain and with a game in hand. John Frost is placed fourth he followed up his 2-1 win against Roxy Bennett with a 3-0 success over Gemma Whatley to give him a total of sixty-nine points from thirty-two games.
Stuart Bloomer notched the only maximum of the week in his 3-0 win over Clive Austin.
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After playing eleven games in the Camp Hill League, Wakefield Warriors top the table with a perfect twenty-two points from their undefeated run and have a four points lead on second placed Diggitys Bar. The latest round of fixtures saw Wakefield Warriors, with a 180 from D.Davis, win 5-2 at Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club while Diggitys Bar won their home tie with third placed GGSB 4-3 with maximums from their J.Evans and J.Humphries, GGSB on sixteen points, six off the top.
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The South West Birmingham Clubs League have completed all of their domestic fixtures and congratulations go to Northfield Darts Club whose final fixture saw them win 6-2 at home against third placed Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ to give them a final total of twenty-one points, five more than Stirchley United who finished as runners-up after winning their final game at home with Bournbrook 6-2.
The pre-match division one doubles league title went to Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club for their 136 points which was just one to the good on second placed Northfield Darts Club.
West Heath CEM not only won the division two title but also the pre-match doubles division two title, winning the former with twenty-four points, four more than runners-up E57 and the latter for their 129 points which was nine more than second placed Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’.
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With just three more fixtures to play in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League, Quarry Bank Liberal Club require just one more win to secure the title as their latest fixture saw them win 9-0 at home against Stump to give them a six points advantage over their nearest rivals Red Cow ‘1’ who won 7-2 at Baggeridge Social. Third placed Gornal British Legion won 8-1 at Red Cow ‘2’ but are on fifty-eight points, ten fewer than the leaders and four less than Red Cow ‘1’.
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All of the top three teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League handed out 7-0 whitewashes this week. Leaders Old Liberal Club, with a 155 finish from S.Tipper, won at home against Fox Inn (Lye), second placed Cross won at Five Ways and third placed Gornal British Legion, played at home and beat Gate Hangs Well. The Liberal Club have won all eleven of their games and have twenty-two points, second placed Cross have won all ten games they have played and are on twenty points while the third placed British Legion have won nine of their ten games and have eighteen points as do fourth placed Bird in Hand after their 5-2 win at Raven.
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It certainly wasn’t unlucky 13 for Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ in the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League as they won their home tie against Haden Cross 7-2 to make it thirteen undefeated games which gives them a lead of six points over second placed Rose and Crown (Wordsley) who have a game in hand after their latest 7-2 win at Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’. Third placed Old Liberal Club have two games in hand on the leaders but are twelve points behind them after having a bye this week.
There were 180’s for Darren Hadlington (Haden Cross), Chris Moreton (Rose and Crown (Wordsley), Will Cairns (Townsend Social Club) and Kevin Tucker (Gate Hangs Well).
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Amblecote RBL Premier League reigning champion Jason Lowe marches on looks all geared-up to hold on to the title after adding his latest results in which he beat Tom Hanson 6-1 followed by a 7-0 success over Steve Gillam to give him a total of 193 points from twenty-six games. Nick Fullwell replaces In Townsend in second place after he had 7-0 wins against both Joe Woodhouse and Chris Cox to put him on 171 points from twenty-seven games. Townsend slipped to third place with 155 points from twenty-six games after he won 6-1 against Andy Vellender and then 5-2 against Daz Hand.
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A 4-1 win at home over Bostin Darts 180 Bar sees Allen’s Bar ‘A’ hold on to pole position in the Black Country Men’s Super League, their 122 points just two more than second placed Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club who won their home tie with Soccer Zone ‘B’ 5-0. Third in the league Quarry Bank Liberal Club have played one game more than the to teams above them, their latest fixture seeing them win 5-0 at home over Townsend Social to leave them on 117 points.
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Jacqueline Maiden won a crucial fixture in the West Midlands Ladies Super League in week twenty-seven, a game against leader Evonne Taylor, which she won 3-1 to leave her in second place and just two points behind the current leader and six ahead of third placed Gemma Barrett who who beat Crysta Davies-Wilcox 3-0.
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Staffordshire Knot kept their title hopes on course in the West Midlands Men’s Super League when they won 3-2 at home against third placed Dog and Partridge to take their points tally from fifteen games to seventy-two with a lead of four over second in the league Kings Head who were also 3-2 winners at home against Samba Social Darts Academy.
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With two more games to the halfway mark of the Rowley Monday Night League, Bell lead the way in division one with an unbeaten nine games, their latest fixtureseeing them win 7-2 at Hawthorns Tavern. Bell have a lead of four points over second placed Gate Hangs Well who had a similar 7-2 win in their home fixture with Tividale FC.
Bostin Darts ‘B’ lead the way in division two they also made it nine wins in as many games when they won 8-1 at Hasbury to keep them two points ahead of second placed Double Tops Micro Bar who won 6-3 at the Vine.
There were 160 breaks for both L.Dabbs (Bell) and I.Vincent (Waterfall).
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Without playing this week in the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League, Simon Pritchard remains at the top of division one with a total of 101 points and still has a lead of seven points over his nearest rival Chris Manoila who played but lost ground as he went down 8-0 to reigning champion Scott Baker who is gradually playing catch-up and climbing up the table, he has now played ten games and is fourth on 82 points, nineteen short of Pritchard but with five games in hand.
A 7-1 win over Martin Smith keeps Wayne Barratt top of division two, his 114 points eight more than second placed Neville Quinton who has two games in hand, he won his latest against Jenson Jones 7-1.
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Junction ‘B’ made it thirty-four straight win in the singles league of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League when they won 6-1 at Three Crowns, keeping them eight points ahead of their nearest rivals Dog and Partridge ‘B’ who were 5-2 winners at home over Junction ‘A’.
Junction ‘B’ also lead the doubles league with fifty-four points, but are closely followed by Gilbert’s Bar ‘B, Golden Lion ‘A and New Gate Inn who are all on fifty-two points. Junction ‘B’ won 3-0 at Three Crowns, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ won 2-1 at home against Milestone but Golden Lion ‘A’ went down 2-1 at New Gate Inn.
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