Ian McFarlane, reigning champion and currently leader in the Brook Meadow Individual League played an important game this week against his nearest rival Trevor Frost. With 4×140, 123 and 3×100 McFarlane beat Frost 3-0 and with another vital 2-1 win over fourth in the table Jason Evans followed by a 3-0 success against Terry Blakemore, McFarlane has taken his points tally to 127 from 33 games. Frost however, is still not out of the picture because despite being twelve points adrift of McFarlane has four games in hand which could give him a further twenty points if he won them all 3-0.
Terry Blakemore remains at the foot of the table but he chalked up his fourth win of the campaign this week when he beat Keith Kelly 2-1.
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On the agenda for the Harborne and District Winter League was the Individual Knockout. Taking the honours with a final success against the George’s A.Powell was T.Corbett from Bartley Green F.C. Division one leaders Smethwick Labour Club provided both losing semi finalists, M.Tedstone and G.Johnston.
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Congratulations go to Harborne and District League match secretary Steve Wenlock and his wife Emma, who on Wednesday 11th April gave birth to a 9lbs 7oz boy, who they are to name Kieran Elliott Wenlock. Steve, a regular darts player for Bartley Green F.C. and also a regular contributor to this column informs me that both mother and son are “Doing Well”. Who knows perhaps a player to watch out for the future!!!
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Just one leg of average is still the difference that separates the top two teams in division one of the Pip Club League. Dolphin, after a 5-3 home win over White Lion still hang on to pole position by the narrowest of margins as second placed Globe also won by the same scoreline in their away game against Red Lion ’A’, who as a result are third on fifteen points, two behind the leading pair.
With a massive 7-1 home victory over Red Lion ‘B’, Two Gates Club have reduced the deficit on leaders Glascote Club in the second division to just one point. Glascote were surprisingly held to a 4-4 home draw against bottom of the table Wigginton. However, Glascote do have the advantage of having played one game fewer than Two Gates Club.
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Tonight the G.U.L.P. Charity League will be staging their doubles knockout at four venues. Playing at the Red Lion: S.Sampson / R.Cooper, J.Milton / S.Ollerenshaw, M.King / J.Francis, P.Hartland / J.Young, S.Smith / A.Ashford, M.O’Sullivan / C.Stokes, E.O’Sullivan / P.Coen. Potcheen Still, T.C.Webster / T.Webster, Colin Walsh / S.O’Brian, T.Constable / D.Howlett, R.McConnell / Chris Walsh, J.Norris / J.Miley, N.Ricketts / M.Looby. Victoria Social Club: J.Hall / R.Macken, P.Webster / A.Cooper, T.Comerford / J.McCaffrey, J.Phipps / P.O’Sullivan, R.Hogan / J.Crawley, T.Owens / K.Devaney. The Clock: J.Probert / A.Wilcox, P.Oseman / D.Stokes, E.Bullock / I.Silvester, T.Frost / C.Farrington, B.Phipps / J.Quigley, J.Gorman / B.Glover. Each venue will play down to the last two pairs.
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In their recent Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Championship game in division three, West Midlands played a home tie against Bedfordshire and produced a cracking 22-17 win to put them second in the table with one fixture to play. Both men’s teams finished all square at 6-6 with Mark Jones (31.31) and Mark Lloyd (30.67) taking the respective ’A’ and ’B’ match awards. There were mixed results for the ladies as the ’A’ went down 4-2 and the ’B’ came up with their first win of the season a resounding 5-1 victory. The top players for the ’A’ and ’B’ were Kath Jenkins (18.33) and Kim Fellows (18.06).
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