Darts News – A West Midlands Round Up
The Majority of teams in the Harborne and District League have seven more games to play and it could not be closer at the top of the table with no fewer than four teams on forty points. Current leaders Copper Fox ‘R’ beat local rivals, and placed fifth in the league table, Copper Fox ‘M’ 7-2 to give them an average lead plus two games in hand on most of the other teams. Second placed Northfield Darts Club won their home tie with Lion Bar 8-1, they have played one game more than the leaders and have one game in hand on the chasers. Third in the league Northfield Conservative Club also had an 8-1 win at Weoley Castle WMC to keep them ten legs of average to the good on fourth placed Smethwick Cricket Club after they also won 8-1 at the Crown. After the top four there is a huge eight point’s gap to fifth placed Copper Fox ‘M’. What a game it was at Northfield Darts Club with no less than four maximums in their game with Lion Bar. There were three for the home side from L.Fowler, L.Allen and J.Corbett plus one for Lion Bar from D.McConomy.
The league produced no fewer than eight maximums this week, the other four coming from, K.Webb (Bourneville), D.Hill (Northfield Conservative Club) and P.Sitshebo (Harborne Social),
Full Results:Game 23:- Weoley Castle Pub 5 (J.Best 100,140, Joe Fletcher 125, D.Lancett 2×100, C.Galvin 108,140, W.Godden 2×100) Bourneville 4 (M.Bennett 2×100, G.Bailes 140, P.Garvey 100,121,123, A.Bailes 100,101,140, S.Hercules 100, K.Webb 119,180, N.Ferriday 100, M.Ferriday 100,125), Weoley Castle WMC 1 (S.Joyce 140, M.Warr 100, A.Heath 100, M.Bolton 6×100,125,140, D.Kight 2×100,105,135, Z.Tuckley 100,134, S.Tyler 100, S.Hale 125) Northfield Conservative Club 8 (D.Hill 4×100,125,2×140, A.Busby 125,140, T.Shipley 100,140, S.Jones 2×100,2×140, S.Busby 2×100,140, D.Hill 180, D.Hill & W.Marshall 16 darts game), Harborne Social 3 (P.Sitshebo 100,109, D.Adams 100,121, S.McGrogan 104, N.Vaughan 100,2×140, P.Sitshebo 180) Windsor Complex 6 (S.Besil 112, S.Hopkins 100,120), Copper Fox ‘M’ 2 (C.Fowler 125,135, A.Harvey 100, D.Kent 129, J.Downer 2×140, A.Faulkner 100,123,125,2×140, G.Dews 123,127,140, M.Davies 100, K.Jukes 100) Copper Fox ‘R’ 7 (J.Hykin 3×100,2×140, R.Mann 100,2×140, A.Hykin 3×100, N.Porter 2×100,2×140, D.Nicholls 100,121,2×140,16 and 17 darts games, T.Hamilton and J.Hykin 16 and 17 darts games), Northfield Darts Club 8 (M.Lloyd 100,121,125, L.Fowler 2×100,129,140,180,17 darts game, L.Allen 3×100,180, J.Evitts 2×100, T.Allen 100,2×140, J.Corbett 100,123,180, L.Fowler and J.Evitts 18 darts game) Lion Bar 1 (D.Latham 100, D.McConomy 3×100,125, J.Eades 140, P.Hughes 3×100,140, F.Goldsby 121, D.McConomy 180), Stag and Three Horseshoes 3 (G.Bolton 140, L.Anderson 100,125, T.Sanders 100,125) Cock Inn 6 (John Fox 100, R.Allcott 3×100,121, A.Hopkins 100, L.Fox 177, D.O’Neill 100,140), Crown 1 (K.Smith 100,125,133, J.Lune 100,125, W.Hands 100, R.Crawford 100, A.Dean 100) Smethwick Cricket Club 8 (M.Collins 100,122,2×140, P.Brookes 100,120, V.Gould 3×100, F.Johnson 100,102,121,140, C.Devenport 3×100,134,140, K.Hopton 2×100,119,140, M.Smith 100, C.Devenport and F.Johnson 16 darts game).
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A 4-4 draw away to third placed Highwood, has cost Langley Arrows the top spot in group one of the Sheldon and District Summer League, they drop down to second place behind new leaders Raven Arrows whose 5-3 home win over Dog Inn Nomads has taken their points tally to eight, one more than Langley Arrows, both teams having played four games. Highwood, whose Chris King hit a maximum, are four points off the top and have played five games.
The top two teams in group two, both hold on to their places, Kingshurst Labour Club top with nine points after adding on their latest 4-4 draw at Family Tree, who are fourth in the group, Kevin Richards notching a maximum for Kingshurst. Second placed Sheldon Marlborough Ridge are on the same nine points as Kingshurst but trail by three legs of average after they won 5-3 at RAFA who drop two places to next to bottom of the group with four points, the same number as bottom placed RAFA Arrows who went down 5-3 at Smithswood Social Club.
Despite going down 5-3 at Langley Flights and with a 180 from their Dave Sheridan, Lyndon Old Boys hang on to the number one spot in group three with nine points, which is one more than their second placed opponents. Raven are third in the group, they lost 5-3 away to their nearest rivals, fourth placed Arran Way Arrows who drew level on both points and average with their opponents.
Maggies had their group four fixture, at Langley Pints postponed and as a result lose pole position and drop to second place behind Station Inn who had a 4-4 home draw with Raven Flights, A.Malloy hitting a maximum for Station Inn. Maggies are now just one point short of Station Inn but with a game in hand. CBMC-A are third, their 5-3 win at Shirley Misfits taking their points to six while fourth in the group Langley Pints are three points off the top of the table with two games in hand.
Castle Bromwich Spitfires have been ousted from their top position in group five their 6-2 home defeat by Yardley District Amateur Darts Team has seen them be replaced by their opponents who have a total of nine points and a narrow one leg of average lead on the Spitfires who also have nine points. Mackadown Sports and Social Club moved off the foot of the table, their 5-3 home win over Langley Bullets moving them up one place with Trident Flights taking over the bottom spot after they lost 6-2 at Weir Raven.
Full Results: Game 6:Group One:- Highwood 4 (Chris King 180) Langley Arrows 4, Raven Arrows 5 Dog Inn Nomads 3 (Micky Clayton 123f), Group Two:- Smithswood Social Club 5 RAFA Arrows 3, RAFA 3 Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 5, Family Tree 4 Kingshurst Labour Club 4 (Kevin Richards 180,120f), Group Three:- Langley Flights 5 Lyndon Old Boys 3 (Dave Sheridan 180), Arran Way Arrows 5 Raven 3, Hunters Moon v Moseley Rugby Club was postponed, Group Four:- Shirley Misfits 3 CBMC-A 5 (Elliot Astley 180), Station Inn 4 (A.Malloy 180) Raven Flights 4, Langley Pints v Maggies was postponed, Group Five:- Mackadown Sports and Social Club ‘B’ 5 Langley Bullets 3, Castle Bromwich Spitfires 2 Yardley District Amateur Darts Team 6, Weir Raven 6 Trident Flights 2.
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The Camp Hill League have played off the finals of the men’s and women’s singles knockouts plus the men’s doubles. Adding to his many, many titles, Neil Parsonage won the men’s singles knockout beating Ant Daly in the final. The doubles title went to Joel Evans and Shay Darby who had a final victory over James Hinkley and Stu Ollerenshaw. Winner of the women’s singles was Pamela Lea with Holly Yardley runner-up.
Full Results:Men’s Singles Knockout:Final:- Neil Parsonage beat Ant Daly, Men’s Doubles Knockout:Runners-Up:- James Hinkley & Stu Ollerenshaw, Winners:- Joel Evans & Shay Darby, Ladies Singles Knockout:Runners-Up:- Holly Yardley, Winner:- Pamela Lea
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Order of the day for the South West Birmingham Clubs League was the quarter-finals of their Bob Price Cup. Biggest winners of the round were Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club who are currently second in division one, they won 6-2 against division two’s bottom team, Longbridge Arrows. In the all-division one clash, third placed Northfield Darts Club accounted for bottom of the division Bournebrook with a 5-2 result. The all-division two game saw top of the table E57, with a 160 break from P.Taylor lose 4-3 to fourth placed Quarry Lane Club. Joining the three winners in the semi-finals will be division one’s second placed side Stirchley United, who with a maximum from S.Hercules beat division two’s fourth placed team Cue Club 5-2.
Full Results:Bob Price Cup:Quarter-Finals:- Bournbrook 2 Northfield Darts Club 5, Stirchley United 5 (S.Hercules 180) Cue Club 2, Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 6 Longbridge Arrows 1, Quarry Lane Club 4 E57 3 (P.Taylor 160b).
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Week twenty-five in the Heartlands Sugardarts M&E Co Double Top League was not a good night for current leader Steve Cain. He began the night on the wrong side of a 3-0 result with George Drennan and then lost 2-1 to both Clive Astsin and Charlie Rogers. Although Steve Cain suffered a trio of defeats he remains top of the table with 129 points simply because he has played fifty-eight games which is more than any other player in the league, twelve more than his nearest rival Matthew Cain who reduced the arrears on the night when he beat both Ryan Barritt and Gemma Whatley 3-0 to put him on 120 points, nine short of Steve Cain but from only forty-six games. Third placed Martin Cooper was another player to close the gap on the leader, as he won 3-0 against Brian Meer and Stephen Smith, his 112 points from forty-seven games. Fourth and fifth placed Ryan Cain and Stuart Bloomer have both played forty-six games and are respectively thirty and thirty-six points behind Steve Cain with seventh in the league John Burdett on eighty-eight points with a huge seventeen games in hand on Steve Cain.
Full Results:Week 25:- George Drennan 3 (112b,2×100,12 darts game) Steve Cain 0, Logan Swords 1 Matthew Hoare 2 (100), Adam Rogers 1 Roxy Bennett 2 (124b), Matt Richmond 2 (121,100) Sue John 1, Alex Downes 3 (112b) Andrew Richmond 0 (125), Sophie Cain 1 Tony Pedley 2, Steve McCormack 0 Emma Cain 3 (120), Brian Meer 0 Martin Cooper 3 (100), Gemma Whatley 0 Ryan Cain 3 (125), Matthew Cain 3 (100) Ryan Barritt 0, Logan Swords 0 Stuart Bloomer 3 (121), Clive Austin 2 (100) Steve Cain 1 (101,140,120b,131,10 darts game), John Yates 2 Charlie Rogers 1 (2×100), Adam Rogers 2 George Drennan 1 (100), Matthew Hoare 1 Ellis Gundy 2, Tony Pedley 1 (100) Bob Cooper 2, John Frost 2 (105b,121) Matt Richmond 1 (100), Roxy Bennett 2 Sue John 1, Clive Austin 3 (115b) Andrew Richmond 0, Martin Cooper 3 (2×100,100b) Stephen Smith 0, Gemma Whatley 0 Matthew Cain 3 (100,140), Stuart Bloomer 2 Brian Meer 1 (100), Ryan Barritt 3 (100) Logan Swords 0, Ryan Cain 2 (100) Adam Rogers 1 (133), George Drennan 3 (100) Ellis Gundy 0 (100), John Yates 3 Sophie Cain 0, Bob Cooper 0 Matt Ryan 3 (2×100), Emma Cain 1 Steve McCormack 2 (103), Charlie Rogers 2 (112b) Steve Cain 1 (100,121), Matt Ryan 1 Alex Downes 2 (12 darts game).
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Besides normal league fixtures the Sutton and District League have also played off a couple of their cup finals. The Keaton Lacey Memorial Cup, division one final saw divisional champions Highcroft Hotdogs win 5-3 against Bishop Vesey who finished as runners-up in the league.
Finishing second in division two, Rise Club collected the silverware with a 7-2 success over Beggars Bush.
Highcroft Hotdogs completed a super trio of wins when they won the final of the Norman Day Cup 13-2 against Charley’s Flights.
With division one league fixtures al done and dusted with Highcroft finishing as champions with thirty-eight points and Bishop Vesey runners-up with thirty-six points all that remained were the final division two fixtures. It could not have finished any closer as Great Barr Social with a maximum from C.Bain won 7-2 t home against Oscott Social to put them on thirty-eight points. Rise Club won 6-3 at St Thomas Arrows to not only put them on the same thirty-eight points as Great Barr Social but also level on exactly the same average. Third placed Pint Pot Arrows rounded off their campaign with an 8-1 win at Misfits @ Holly Lane Sports and Social Club to finish four points behind the top two teams.
Full Results:Keaton Lacey Memorial Cup:Division One:Final:- Highcroft Hotdogs 5 Bishop Vesey 3, Division Two:- Rise Club 7 Beggars Bush 2, Norman Day Cup:Final:- Charley’s Flights 2 Highcroft Hotdogs 13, Game 23:Division Two:- Misfits @ Holly Lane Sports and Social Club 1 Pint Pot Flights 8 (B.Hughes 100,121, A.Clarke 100, L.Lemathy 105b, M.Bagnall 105b,2×100), Hollyfields 4 (D.Ellis 2×100, P.Woodcock 100, C.Roden 100) Sutton Sharks 5 (F.Davis 144b, N.Holmes 100, M.Taylor 140, Jon Boden 100, C.Gardener 100,140, D.Gardener 118), Great Barr Social 7 (M.Duda 100, P.Freeman 103, R.Green 152b,144f, I.Hebberts 108b,2×100, L.Baker 117, K.Green 116b, C.Bain 120b,180) Oscott Social 2 (T.Purcell 110b, T.Pedley 105,120b, T.Bryant 120b, G.Bushell 105b, A.Whitehouse 100), St Thomas Arrows 3 (W.Stanley 104) Rise Club 6 (C.Day 100, L.Gumbley 100,101b, J.Bowen 136b,125, S.Bastable 125, O.Day 100, L.Parry 100), Rosey Mac’s Bar 4 (B.Hayer 121,140, J.Turner 109b,132, J.Nolan 109b, A.Colley 100,121) Deer’s Leap 5 (D.Taylor 117b,115b, D.Stenson 134, C.Andrews 137), Beggars Bush 4 (P.Podmore 120b,112,136b, P.Smith 120b,104,100,135, P.Sheard 115b, K.L.Podmore 105) Minworth Bulls 5 (T.Perks 140).
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With only two more games to go to the midway point of the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League season, leaders Old Liberal Club stretched their unbeaten run to eighteen games when they won 5-2 at Cross, despite their winning run they only have a two points advantage over second placed Gornal British Legion who had a 5-2 home win over Glasscutters Arms ‘B’ which keeps them four points ahead of third placed Bird in Hand after they had a narrow 4-3 home win over Mount Pleasant. Although Cross are currently fourth they have a game in hand on the three teams above them and a win in that game would see them take over third place from Bird in Hand with both teams then on thirty points, Cross having the superior average.
Full Results:Game 19:- Gornal British Legion 5 Glasscutters Arms ‘B’ 2, Netherton Conservative Club ‘A’ 4 Swan 3, Queens Head 2 Seven Stars 5, Cross 2 Old Liberal Club 5, Gate Hangs Well 2 Netherton Conservative Club ‘B’ 5, Bull and Bladder 4 Raven 3, Glasscutters Arms ‘A’ 0 Five Ways 7, Fox Inn (Lye) 0 Samson and Lion 7, Bird in Hand 4 Mount Pleasant 3, High Acres 4 Hinksford Arms 3, Mount Pleasant ‘B’ had a bye.
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A 6-3 home win over Townsend Social Club, has seen leaders of the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League, Dudlkey Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ take their undefeated run to eighteen games and gives them a lead of six points over second placed Rose and Crown, Wordsley who won their home tie with Plough and Harrow 5-4. Plough and Harrow have a game in hand on the leaders and on third placed Old Liberal Club, they hold on to a three points lead over Old Liberal Club after they won 5-4 at home against fourth placed Bulls Head.
There were seven maximums in the league this week, two of them going to Liam Homer (Haden Cross) and one to his team-mate James Wrench. The other four went to Nick Fullwell and George Willetts (Old Liberal Club) and Grant Jackson and Bobby Ratcliffe (Bulls Head.
Full Results:Game 20:- Old Liberal Club 5 (Nick Fullwell 180, George Willetts 180) Bulls Head 4 (Grant Jackson 180, Bobby Ratcliffe 180), Haden Cross 8 (James Wrench 180, Liam Homer 2×180) Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 1, Rose and Crown, Wordsley 5 Plough 4, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 6 Townsend Social Club 3, Rose and Crown, Halesowen 1 Gate Hangs Well 8, Netherton Sports and Social Club 3 Furnace 6.
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With all the domestic fixtures completed, the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League are winding down their season with cup finals and in the John Walters Trophy Hilly House are champions while the John Walters Cup title went to Red Cow 1.
Full Results:John Walters Trophy:Winners:- Hilly House, John Walters Cup:Winners:- Red Cow 1.
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The Silver End Sunday Morning League, played off the preliminary round of their League Cup in which Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ won 5-3 against Old Star ‘B’. The game between New Talbot and Brier Rose finished all-square at 4-4 with Brier Rose winning the deciding leg.
Full Results:League Cup:Preliminary Round:- New Talbot 4 Brier Rose 4,
Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 5 Old Star ‘B’ 3.
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Twenty-one teams kicked-off the new season in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League, and after only five games just two points separate the top fourteen teams. Six teams, Raven, Plough, Swan, Bird in Hand ‘E’, Old Liberal Club ‘A’ and Beech Tree Miners are all on eight points having lost one game each, there are then eight teams with six points, Chop House, Hollybush, Stourbridge FC ‘A’, Stourbridge FC Youth, Fox Inn (Lye), Netherton Conservative Club, High Acres and Ashwood.
Raven suffered their first defeat this week, a 4-3 reversal at High Acres to leave them top of the table by just two legs of average over Plough and Swan in joint second place, after Plough won 5-2 at Ten Arches and Swan won 4-3 at Chop House.
Full Results:Game 5:- Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 2 Stourbridge FC ‘A’ 5, Wheatsheaf 3 Stourbridge FC Youth 4, Hot Shots 3 Netherton Conservative Club 4, Five Ways 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Ten Arches 2 Plough 5, High Acres 4 Raven 3, Railway Inn 3 Beech Tree Miners 4, Stourbridge FC ‘B’ 0 Bird in Hand ‘E’ 7, Chop House 3 Swan 4, Hollybush 3 Old Liberal Club ‘A’ 4, Ashwood had a bye.
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The Rowley Monday Night League, have been involved in their singles knockouts for divisions one and two. The division one knockout was played down to the last sixteen players and winning through were, N.Simms, J.Lowe (Tividale FC), C.Allen, D.Homer, L.Horton, J.Allen (Gate Hangs Well), L.Dabbs, R.Kinsella, C.Dabbs, R.McCarthy, B.Gillies, A.Whitehouse (Bell), M.Archer (Hawthorns), S.Siviter (Wheatsheaf), D.Ogden, M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern),
The division two event was played down to the last eight and making the quarter-finals were, L.Mouldridge, C.Armstrong (Double Tops Micro Bar), C.Bates (Bostin Darts ‘C’), L.Craig (Bostin Darts ‘B’), M.Preedy, A.Johnson (Vine), L.Poultney (Coombs Wood), C.Hardy (Huntingtree).
There was just the one rearranged division two game played which saw second in the division, Double Tops Micro Bar lose 6-3 at home to Star Valley who are three places off the foot of the division.
Full Results:Singles Knockout:Division One:Last Sixteen:- N.Simms, J.Lowe (Tividale FC), C.Allen, D.Homer, L.Horton, J.Allen (Gate Hangs Well), L.Dabbs, R.Kinsella, C.Dabbs, R.McCarthy, B.Gillies, A.Whitehouse (Bell), M.Archer (Hawthorns), S.Siviter (Wheatsheaf), D.Ogden, M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern), Division Two:Last Eight:- L.Mouldridge, C.Armstrong (Double Tops Micro Bar), C.Bates (Bostin Darts ‘C’), L.Craig (Bostin Darts ‘B’), M.Preedy, A.Johnson (Vine), L.Poultney (Coombs Wood), C.Hardy (Huntingtree), Rearranged Leagaue Fixture:Division Two:- Double Tops Micro Bar 3 Star Valley 6.
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On the fixture card for the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night Darts League were the finals of their Gilbert’s Bar Shield, in the last four games Junction D beat Red Lion and Bradmore Arms beat Wheatsheaf.
The final went to the wire with Junction ‘D’ running out the 4-3 winners with Bradmore Arms finishing as runners-up.
Full Results:Gilbert’s Bar Shield:Semi-Finals:- Junction ‘D’ beat Red Lion, Bradmore Arms beat Wheatsheaf, Final:- Junction ‘D’ 4 Bradmore Arms 3.
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