The South West Birmingham Clubs League, had the final of their Bob Price Cup on their fixture card which was played off between division one sides Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club, who are third in the division and their opponents Northfield Darts Club, who ended the season as runners-up. With a maximum from A.Faulkner, Northfield Darts Club clinched the title with a 6-1 result, leaving Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club as runners-up.
There were also a couple of rearranged league fixtures played, in which Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’, who are two places off the foot of the table, lost 5-2 at home to bottom placed Bournbrook, this being only the second win in fourteen for Bournbrook.
In the division two fixture, fourth placed Bartley Green FC played hosts to Cue Club, who are directly below them in the table. Once again the result was 5-2 which went to Bartley Green FC. Neither of the results had any effect on the league tables.
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The Sheldon and District Winter League are up to week four of their new season and in the premier league the results had no effect on the top eight teams with Langley Arrows consolidating their number one position when they handed out a 9-0 whitewash to their hosts RAFA, keeping them four legs of average to the good on second placed Sheldon Marlborough Arrows who had an 8-1 home win over RAFA Arrows. After the top two there are three teams all on six points, Raven Arrows, Mackadown Sports and Social Club and Trident Spears, who in turn won 6-3 at Banbury Club, 5-4 at home against Family Tree and 6-3 at home against Kingshurst Labour Club.
There were three maximums in the premier league and they were supplied by Will Naylor (Raven Arrows), Ben Proctor (Kingshurst Labour Club) and Paul Nixon (Langley Arrows).
As a result of Lyndon Old Boys having their fixture with Langley Flights being postponed this week, they have been ousted from the top spot in division one and replaced by Langley Pints, who made it three straight wins when they won 8-1 at Hollywood Social Club, giving them a slender one leg of average lead over second placed Lyndon Old Boys. Third placed Sheldon Marlborough Ridge have only played two fixtures, and won them both, the latest being a 7-2 success at Moseley Rugby Club, with Dean Harrison notching a 180 for the victors.
An 8-1 home win over Hunters Moon sees Shirley Misfits continuing to dominate division two their four wins giving them a two points lead on second placed Arran Way Arrows, who have only played three games, the most recent, away to Hunters Moon, being postponed. Third in the division Raven Flights also made it three consecutive wins when they won 6-3 at Trident Flights, with Charlie Condon recording a maximum for Raven.
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After a 5-4 defeat at St Thomas Lions, Bishop Vesey have dropped from pole position to fifth place in division one of the Four Oaks and District League, and replacing them at the top of the division, after their 7-2 win away to Nomads @ Hollyfields is, Great Barr Social. Also on the same four points as the leaders are Edington Arrows, St Thomas Lions and Kingstanding Inn Lions. Erdington Arrows won 5-4 at Scott Armers while Kingstanding Inn Lions had a similar 5-4 win at Old Oscott Arrows.
There was a 160 break for L.Arnold (Bishop Vesey) and a maximum for J.Beet (Nomads @ Hollyfields).
In division two, the three top teams have played and won their opening two fixtures, an 8-1 home win over Misfits putting Plough and Arrows top of the table on average from Walmley CSC Flights who are two legs short of the leaders after their 6-3 home win against Three Tuns, however they have a narrow one leg of average lead on third placed Oscott Social Club whose latest fixture saw them win 6-3 at home against Sutton Sharks. Deer’s Leap and Beggars Bush are undefeated but they have both only played one game so far.
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Northfield Darts Club, with a maximum from L.Fowler, won their home game against Perfection 6-1 in the Kings Norton League, to keep them top of the table with a perfect eighteen points and a two points advantage over second in the league Bournbrook who were 5-2 winners at Pavillions, D.Whitcombe hitting a maximum for the hosts. Third and fourth placed Bournville and Stirchley have both played the same nine games as the two teams above them and are on fourteen points, four off the top, as are fifth placed Cock Inn but they have played ten games.
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Played eight, won eight, that’s the record for Wakefield Warriors in the Camp Hill League. The Warriors kept their winning run going, and their title hopes on course, when in their eighth game they won 6-1 at home against Rosey Mac’s Bar, to give them a six point’s lead on Big Bulls Head, GGSB, Moseley Arms and Wakefield Terriers. Big Bulls Head lost their home tie with Wakefield Terriers 4-3 while GGSB had a 4-3 win at Cotterills Lane EBAHA Club, Moseley Arms also winning 4-3 at Sheldon Marlborough Devils, who are the only team in the league still looking for their first points of the new campaign.
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Leaders of division one in the Sedgley and Gornal Tuesday Night League, Old Liberal Club, had a 6-3 win at Cabin ‘A’ to keep them top on average from Chapel House ‘A’ who went one better with a 7-2 home win over Baggeridge Social. Lamp Tavern, Stump and Wheatsheaf are all two points adrift of the top two teams, Lamp Tavern adding a 7-2 home win over Bulls Head to their tally, while Stump reduced the average arrears slightly by winning 8-1 at home against Hilly House ‘A’. Wheatsheaf had a narrow 5-4 win in their home game with Parks Hall.
After a 5-4 home win against Gospel Oak, Swan top the division two table with eight points, the same number as second placed Fountain Inn, after their 6-3 win at home over Cabin ‘B, and third in the league Rising Sun, who won their home tie with Jolly Crispin 6-3. Then come four teams, Jolly Crispin, Mill, White Lion and Gospel Oak, all on six points. Rising Sun, Jolly Crispin, Mill and White Lion all have a game in hand on the two teams at the top of the table.
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With the Silver End Sunday Morning League fast approaching the midway point of its season, High Acres ‘A’ lead the field with forty-eight points after their most recent 8-0 home win over Portway. Second in the league is Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ whose 7-1 win at Old Star ‘A’ leaves them three points short of High Acres ‘A’, but with a game in hand, and six points to the good on their third placed hosts. Fourth in the table Dudley Sports had a bye this week, they are fifteen points off the top with just two games in hand.
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On the fixture list for the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League this week was the finals of the Captains Cup. In the semi-finals, Alex Homer (Haden Cross) beat Paul Nicholls (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’) 2-0 and was then joined in the final by Bobby Carr (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’) who had a 2-1 win over Chris Hart (Old Liberal Club).
The final was extended to the best of five legs and running out the 3-1 winner was Alex Homer, with Bobby Carr finishing as runner-up.
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The Rowley Monday Night League staged the finals of their League Cup and Plate competitions. Winners of the League Cup were Gate Hangs Well, with their J.Benningfield hitting a maximum in their win over Romsley Cricket Club.
Winners of the Plate were Double Tops Micro Bar with Hawthorns Tavern runners-up.
There was just the one catch-up game this week which saw division one champions Bell win 6-3 at home over third in the division, Wheatsheaf, to complete the fixtures in division one.
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Raven’s 6-1 home win over Plough, in the Stourbridge Wednesday Night League, keeps them in pole position with twenty-four points. Second in the league Chop House also had a 6-1 home win over Old Liberal Club ‘B’ to put them on the same twenty-four points, but from fifteen games, one more than Raven. Old Liberal Club ‘A’ are third, they too have twenty-four points after they also won their latest game at home against Stourbridge FC ‘A’ 6-1. There are four teams all on twenty points after the top three, the chasing pack being High Acres, Swan, Hollybush and Ashwood. Old Liberal Club ‘B’ are they only team in the league without a point so far.
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Leaders of the Black Country Ladies Team Super League, Allen’s Bar ‘B’ suffered a little setback to their title aspirations this week when they lost 3-2 to second placed Allen’s Bar ‘A’. However, despite the defeat, the leaders still have a six points lead, plus a game in hand, on their ‘A’ team winners. The two bottom teams played each other, the next to bottom ‘C’ side winning 5-0 against the bottom team ‘D’.
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Although Gemma Barrett lost 3-1 to Kat McLean in her latest fixture in the West Midlands Ladies Super League, she hangs on to the top spot with thirty-four points from eleven games. Evonne Taylor didn’t play this week but remains second with thirty-two points from eight games. Kat McLean is third and has the same thirty-two points as Evonne Taylor but she had played ten games. Fourth in the league Hannah Davies has also played ten games and is one point behind McLean after she beat both Kerry Dutton and Sarah Baker 3-0. Shellbie Guest had a 3-1 success in her game with Chloe Woodman to put her fifth with thirty points from nine games, sixth placed Jackie Trott having played eight games has twenty-nine points, she didn’t play this week.
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Staffordshire Knot took their lead at the top of the West Midlands Men’s Super League to seventeen points when they handed out a 5-0 whitewash to their visitors Landywood. Second placed Kings Head only managed a 3-2 home win against Carrington Club. Third in the league, Dog and Partridge also won 3-2 at home against Gate Inn to give them in turn a sixteen points advantage over fourth placed Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club who yet again were 3-2 winners at home over Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’. Kings Head, Dog and Partridge and Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club all have a game in hand on the leaders.
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Four of the top five players in the Amblecote RBL Premier League have completed their fixtures and winning the title for a second consecutive season is Jason Lowe who amassed a total of 360 points, forty-seven more than both Paul Wells and Ian Townsend who both ended the campaign with 313 points, Wells having won forty-five of his fifty games and Townsend forty-four. Fourth in the league Nick Fullwell still has three games to play which with 7-0 wins in those would give him twenty-one points and take his tally to 318 and see him finish as runner-up.
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Junction ‘B’, continue to remain in pole position in both the singles and doubles league on the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League. In the singles league they had a 6-1 home win over Triangle to give them a total of fourteen perfect points from their seven games. Dog and Partridge keep hot on the heels of the leaders, they have the same fourteen points after they won 4-3 at home against Ashmore. Third and fourth placed Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ and New Gate Inn are both on twelve points.
As in the singles league the top two teams are unbeaten, they are both on fourteen points, and they are the same two teams Junction ‘B’ and Dog and Partridge in the top two places, with the former having a narrow two legs of average lead on their rivals.
After the top two there are no fewer than seven teams all on ten points, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’, Junction ‘A’, Garden Bar, Golden Lion, New Gate Inn and Red Lion ‘B’.
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