In division one of the UKDA National League West Midlands lost their opening fixture away to Leicestershire 19-17 and then had their second fixture at home to Worcestershire postponed, so they were now anxious to quickly get into winning ways and a win in their away game against high riding Suffolk, who after the first two fixtures were second in the division, would be just the tonic they needed.

It was not a good weekend for the ladies as the ‘B’ side slumped to a 5-1 defeat with Shellbie Simmons (15.18) their sole winner and the ‘A’ side lost 4-2 with Gemma Barrett (20-88) their award winner, Jodie Rowlands the only other winner.

The men’s teams fared better with the ‘B’ team winning 7-5, Mark Craddock taking the match award for his 3-2 win against Kevin Leathers and 27.61 average while the ‘A’ side won 9-3, Scott Baker their top man with a 29.25 average and 4-2 win over Nick Bloom.

The overall result was a 19-17 win for the West Midlands who together with Worcestershire make up the bottom two teams in the division, both having a game in hand on the teams above them with West Midlands eight points short of Merseyside the team who are just above the bottom two.

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2022-11-16