2000-02-02

There was not much joy for the West Midlands as in division two away game with Worcestershire lost 23-16. The two highlights of the encounter were the fact that the men’s ‘A’ held on to pole position in their division as they won 7-5, in the process maintaining a run of five undefeated games. The second significant point was the game in which Tom Aldridge beat Paul Brookes and chalked up a fabulous 36.66 average which without doubt earned him the man of the match award. Joe Biggs (26.62) took the ‘B’ team’s award as they narrowly lost by 7-5, both ladies teams finished on the wrong side of 4-2 scorelines. The ‘A’ were unable to continue their improved form which saw them record a win and a draw while the ‘B’ side suffered the fifth consecutive defeat. Match award winners were Diane Tolley (22.01) and Claire Downing (18.79) for the A and B respectively.