The Digby chalked up their first win in division one of the Sheldon and District Summer League’s new season, a 6-3 success away to The Highwood as did Marston Green Tavern in division two when they beat George V 5-3.
Division three produced a top of the table clash between leaders Holy Souls and second placed Crown Arrows which saw Holy Souls record a 7-1 win to put them two points ahead of the field.
Both games in division four between Ridgemere Social and Highwood Exiles ‘A’ and Willclare Sports and Social and Iron Horse finished all square at 4-4.
Division six produced another top of the table encounter with Maggies taking on Meadway Sports and Social, the outcome was a 4-4 draw leaving Maggies in pole position just one leg of average to the good on Highwood Exiles ‘B’, Langley Hall Sports and Social Flights and Meadway Sports and Social, all four teams are on three points.
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With John Buckingham not playing this week he has lost pole position and dropped to third place in the Crown at Olton Double Top League, taking over the number one spot is Tony Randell who in week five had a 2-1 win over Paul Nunn and followed that with a 3-0 victory against Dave Hutchings to give him a total of 29 points, Bob Nixon is also on 29 points, he had two 3-0 wins in his games with George Drennan and Paul Nunn. Third placed Buckingham is on 27 points with a game in hand, John Sidwell is also on the same points as Buckingham.
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For most of the season in the Winmau Centre Monday Night League The Untouchables have lived up to their name setting the pace and leading the table, but with no game this week The Bully Boys, who for the past couple of weeks have been closing the gap on the leaders actually replaced them at the top when they handed out a massive 48-0 whitewash to their host’s Keep It In The Family to give them 704 points an advantage of eleven over the former leaders.
At the other end of the table Make Mine A Double moved up one place off the foot of the table after a 24-24 draw with Here For The Beer, Double Trouble replace Make Mine A Double at the bottom of the table losing 43-5 to Three Men And A Lady.
No fewer than thirteen maximums were recorded in this week’s round of fixtures.
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Just one result from group one in the South Birmingham League this week which saw St John’s win 5-3 at The Trident, St John’s moving to within one point of the leaders Mackadown Social who have one less result than St John’s.
In group two, Erdington Members Club opened up a two points lead at the top of the table when they beat their nearest rivals St John’s Flights 5-3. Bottom of the table The Kingfisher fell two points adrift of the rest of the league after a 5-3 defeat away to Smithswood Social, this being Smithswood’s first win in five.
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Riley’s Red Arrows continue to fly high in division one of the Forest of Arden Summer League their latest fixture seeing them win 6-1 against Highwood ‘C’ and maintain their two points lead over Journeys End, Greville Arrows and Iron Horse plus they have a game in hand on the rest of the division.
Division two leaders Chelmsley Town suffered a setback to the title aspirations as they lost their home game to their nearest rivals Sheldon Marlborough Flights who are now just two points behind Chelmsley. Third placed Crown Arrows beat Shard End Crown Flights 5-2 and although two points adrift of the leaders do have a game in hand.
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The Halesowen Friday Night League played their doubles knockout down to the last eight and battling it out in the quarter finals will be R.Hill & T.Johnson, R. Lenton & M. Rutter, K. Dauncey & L. Eaves, K. Harris & R . Harris, M. Tonks & R. Rose, M.Archer & J. Archer, A. Hill & Siviter, V.Handley & P. Hackett.
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This coming Sunday Riley’s Snooker Bar, Solihull will be staging their Pub Players Darts Competition, for a £6 entry fee the event has a guaranteed prize fund of £150.
Registrations will be accepted up to 12.45pm on the day with a 1.00pm start. Up to 32 entries and there will be a Round Robin competition, over 32 and it will be a straight knockout.
The knockout is for pub players only, anyone playing BDO County or PDC after 1st January 2015 are not eligible.
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The Winmau Centre in the Wolverhampton Sports Arena staged another of their increasingly popular first Thursday in the month knockouts and the number of entrants keeps growing with every event.
The final of this latest one was a repeat performance of the previous one involving Warwickshire county player Ashley Hykin and PDC Derbyshire man Matt Padgett and the outcome was more or less the same as before with Padgett on this occasion winning 6-4 as opposed to last time when he won by a closer 6-5.
So who is going to stop Padgett making it three in a row, why not give it a try there is a guaranteed £100 for the winner and the entry is just £5 per player.
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There were shocks for the leading duo in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League as leaders Dudley Sports ‘C’ somewhat surprisingly lost 5-4 to their local rivals Dudley Sports ‘A’ who are sixth in the table and ten points behind them. Despite the defeat the top team hold on to their two points lead as second in the table Bridge ‘B’ also lost. Playing at home Bridge ‘B’ went down 5-4 to Black Horse who are sixteenth in the table and a huge 20 points behind their host’s. Rose and Crown (Brierley Hill) drew to within four points of Bridge ‘B’ with a 5-4 win over Dog and Lamppost ‘A’.
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The Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League staged the semi finals of their Rickuss Cup and league leaders Dewdrop had a very close 4-3 verdict over Jolly Collier who are third in the table. The other semi final saw Old Hop Pole storm into a decisive 5-0 lead and now the league’s top two teams will meet in the final.
Just one rearranged league fixture was played which saw Sow and Pigs beat Hayes Social 5-2.
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Week three of the Small Heath League saw top team East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association drop their first leg of the season as they won 8-1 against Moseley All Service giving them a perfect score of six points, Mitre are also unbeaten in their opening three games and have the same number of points as EBAHA, their 6-3 win at Emerald Flights leaving them five legs short of the leaders.
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A 4-3 home defeat at the hands of the Lions as seen Scruffy Ringers fall two points behind leaders Cotterills Lane Club in the Camp Hill League, Cotterills have taken their points tally to 26 with 5-2 win over third placed Journeys End, who are nine points off the top.
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The Greets Green Bar, Whitehall Road, West Bromwich will be staging the latest of their Second Sunday Darts Competitions this coming weekend with a top prize of £400 for the eventual winner.
For a £7 entry fee there will be cash prizes down to the losing quarter finalists plus one for the player with the most 180’s.
Anyone requiring any further information should contact Stu on 0121-557-1388.
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With only three fixtures remaining in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League Ashwood have had their lead cut to just two points at the top of the table after losing 5-4 away to second in the table Ten Arches. Although Ashwood have such a slender lead they do have the better average but nevertheless it should be an interesting run for the final few games.
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A final reminder that this coming weekend the Winmau Centre at the Wolverhampton Sports Arena, Dunstall Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 0QU will be staging the West Midlands regional round of the prestigious Worthington Champion of Champions Competition.
With free entry the competition carries an amazing total of £17,500 prize money with a top prize of £5,000 for the eventual national winner plus cash prizes down to the last 32 players.
All men, women and juniors aged 14 or over qualify for free entry the eventual winner of the heat will then go forward to the grand finals in St David’s Hall, Cardiff on August 30th with the chance to walk away with an amazing £5,000.
The competition is organised by Red Dragon Darts, but further information for the West Midlands play off can be obtained either by logging on to wolverhamptonsportsarena.co.uk or ringing 01902 420827.
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There were wins for the top two teams in the Halesowen Monday Night Ladies League as leaders Spring Meadow won 5-2 at Townsend and second placed Park Lane Tavern had a close 4-3 success at The Widders. Park Lane remain four points behind Spring Meadow but have played ten games as opposed to Meadow’s eleven.
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The Harborne League played off their Singles Knockout and the winner of the competition was Court Oak’s Ashley Hykin with a final close 3-2 win over Mark James (West Heath Snooker Club).
In the semi final Hykin beat Richard Hosey while James took out Jamie Hykin.
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A 2-1 win over Jack Mahon has kept James Clarke’s four points lead at the top of the Safe Harbour Double Top League intact. Second placed Paul Morris was also a 2-1 winner in his tie with Ron Clarke. Third in the table John Green fell further behind the leading duo as he lost 3-0 to Gez Oldfield.
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As the halfway mark fast approaches in the Brierley Hill Friday Night League Miners (Wollescote) added another win to their score beating The Bridge 5-4 to keep them top of the table with 32 points. Three teams Dudley Sports ‘B’, Brickmakers Arms and Pensnett Welfare Club are all on 28 points, Dudley Sports ‘B’ winning 7-2 at Bulls Head (Netherton), third placed Brickmakers had an impressive 6-3 win over Pensnett Welfare Club who dropped from second to fourth in the table.
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Two rearranged fixtures in division two of the Pip Club League Sports Bar ‘180’ beating Gate (Amington) 10-6 to move up one place to second in the table and in the other game Globe ‘A’ had an 11-5 win at Old Liberal.
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The top three teams in the Cradley Tuesday Night 501 league all won this week, top of the table Crown ‘A’ had a close 5-4 win at Plough and Harrow, while second and third placed White Horse and Crown ‘B’ had 7-2 wins against respective teams The Vine and Netherton Sports and Social ‘A’.
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After playing eleven games only two points separate the top four teams in the Rowley Monday Night League, Crown ‘A’ and Springfield Social Club are both on an unbeaten 22 points while The Bell and Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ each have 20 points. In the latest round of fixtures leaders Crown ‘A’ won 8-1 at Britannia, Springfield were 6-3 winners at Riddins Tavern, The Bell won 8-1 at The Plough and there was a 7-2 home win for Ex Serviceman’s ‘A’ against Crown (Netherton).
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Dolphin ‘A’ lead the way in the Tamworth League their latest 6-1 win over Old Liberal House giving them a total of 175 points, second placed Belgrave Club handed their visitors a 7-0 whitewash while reigning champions Fox and Dogs in third place had their game with Dolphin ‘B’ postponed and now with 168 points are seven points off the top with a game in hand.
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Average is the only difference between the top two sides in division one of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League, leaders Wednesfield FC won 7-0 at Riley’s ‘D’ to give them 28 points and with the same points ECC had a 6-1 win at Chillington Club.
Pheasant continue to lead division two their fixture at Riley’s ‘B’ saw them win 7-0 while Fordhouses CC who are two points adrift of ECC had a close 4-3 win away to seventh placed Boat ‘B’.
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A rare win for Brewood British Legion in the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League as they recorded only their second victory in nineteen games to lift them off the foot of the table and be replaced by Dog and Partridge who Brewood beat 6-1, both teams are on four points Brewood having the better average.
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Newcomers to the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League Gornal Conservative Club took their unbeaten run to nine games when they defeated Ten Arches ‘B’ 4-3 to knock their opponents down two places to fourth in the table. The two Ashwood’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ are both riding high the ‘A’ side winning 7-0 away to The Leopard to put them in second place on 16 points and the ‘B’ having a 6-1 home win over The Fox (Lye) giving them 14 points and third place. Ten Arches ‘B’ and The Bell both are on the same 14 points as Ashwood ‘B’ but with an inferior average.
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The Kings Norton League have got their new season underway and the early pacesetters are reigning champions Court Oak with a 7-0 win over Toby Jug Flights, close behind them are Stirchley United WMC and Toby Jug ‘A’ who in turn had 6-1 wins against Kings Heath and Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club.
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