West Midlands, newly promoted to the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division, followed up their opening day 20-16 home win over Kent with another 20-16 win at Hampshire.
There were mixed fortunes for the ladies as the ‘B’ side won 5-1 and the ‘A’ team lost by the same margin. Topping the averages for the ‘B’ was Katherine Jenkins, who in her 3-0 win over Laura Kedge averaged 16.52. The sole winner for the ladies ‘A’ was Evonne Taylor, who had a 22.06 average as she accounted for Tracy North with a 3-2 result.
In the men’s games the ‘B’ side handed out a 9-3 defeat to their counterparts, Will Beaden their award winner with a 29.56 average in his 4-3 win over Steve Lawrence while Jack Aldridge took the man of the match award for the ‘A’ side, beating Sam Rooney 4-0 with a 30.36 average as his team lost 7-5.
The overall win for the West Midlands saw them move two places up the table to second with forty-six points, just one short of leaders Cheshire.
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