In the Andy Wheeler Fisheries Championship Division of the UKDA National League, West Midlands had a home fixture with Middlesex, the two teams being promoted from the L-Style Division One last season. The result for the weekend was a terrific 22-14 win for West Midlands which took them to the top of the promotional table with 147 points, sixteen more than former leaders, and now second in the division Hampshire with Middlesex third on 130 points. The ladies ‘B’ won 4-2 with Shellbie Guest their top player, beating Louise Grannell 3-0 with a 22.77 average. The men’s ‘B’ match award went to Dan Nicholls who won 4-0 against Brian Green with a 29.47 average in his team’s superb 10-2 victory to see the home side carry a 14-4 lead into Sunday’s games.
It was a disappointing start to the ‘A’ games as the ladies fell to a 5-1 defeat with Evonne Taylor the solitary winner beating Margaret Sutton 3-0 with a 19.27 average. Just four winners were required from the men’s ‘A’ to secure a win for the weekend, those four winners came in the first half of the men’s ‘A’ game as they went on to win 7-5 to give an overall 22-14 result to the hosts. Man of the match for the men’s ‘A’ was Daniel Hands, who in his 4-1 win over Brandonn Pearson he averaged 32.87.
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