The Warwickshire county squad will be travelling to the south west this coming weekend to take on Devon in what will be their final fixture of the season in the premier division of the BDO Inter County Championships and a win in this final game could well see them finish in fourth place in the table one place higher than what they finished last season.
Lining up for Warwickshire will be Men’s ‘A’:- Bob Nixon, Dean Stewart, Richard Foster, Jamie Atkins, Jamie Hughes, Mark Carter, Mark Strong, Mark Westgarth, Noel Grant, Antony Allen, Tom Aldridge, William Naylor, Men’s ‘B’:- Simon Power, Carl Green, Ian Shaw, Luke Kennedy, Dan Green, Matt Edgar, Paul Deslandes, Peter Hughes, Simon Fairbrother, Rob Hawker, Tom McGlone, Dave Atkins, Reserves:- Colin Laffar, Neil Pritchard, Nigel Heydon, Women’s ‘A’:- Trina Gulliver, Donna Pinch, Melanie Hill, Kerry Bambridge, Sue Gulliver, Wendy Adams, Women’s ‘B’:- Nina Bolt, Angela Jones, Denise Keyte, Helen Rigg, Lisa Whitmore, Marian Conway, Reserves:- Lucy Keyte.
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In division two of the BDO Inter County Championships West Midlands are currently in second place with 183 points just four short of leaders London who they play hosts to in what will bring down the curtain on their season. The result will undoubtedly decide who will get promotion to division one as champions and could also see the losing team get promotion as runners up as West Midlands have a lead of eleven points over third placed Berkshire.
Selected to play for the West Midlands are Men’s ‘A’:- Keith Allman, Michael Baker, Gavin Baker, Shaun Carroll, Mark Craddock, Nick Fullwell, Ian Jones, Chris Mason, John Morris, Avtar Singh, Lewis Venes, Gary Watts, Men’s ‘B’:- Scott Baker, Danny Coyle, Ash Khayat, John Mycock, Danny Nicholls, Richard Platt, Neil Pointon, Paul Price, Mark Rollinson, Robert Smith, Mark Watkiss, Paul Wells, Women’s ‘A’:- Sophie Singh, Sarah Roberts, Lisa Astbury, Debbie Loon, Kath Jenkins, Gemma Barrett, Women’s ‘B’:- Heather Wright, Shellbie Simmons, Jacqueline Maiden, Samantha Maiden, Claire Hobbs, Kirsty Shaughnessy
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With only three game to play only four points of average separate the top two teams Crown at Olton and Crown at Shard End in the premier division of the Sheldon and District Winter League the former taking over in pole position after winning their latest fixture against The Pavillions 6-3 and a rearranged game against Langley Hall Sports and Social Arrows 7-2. Crown at Shard End also played a rearranged fixture against The Pirates and won 6-3.
Solihull Moors with 30 points from 17 games have one hand on the division one title Highwood KB’s and Iron Horse in second and third places are both on 24 points from 16 games.
Crown Arrows lead the way in division two with 28 points second placed Highwood Arrows are four points adrift but have a game in hand.
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The Four Oaks and District League played off their Central Container Services sponsored Derek Masters Singles Trophy. In the quarter finals the top two first division teams Beehive and Boldmere St Mikes dominated the competition providing five of the eight finalists yet the only two second division players R.Bazeley (Erdington Arrows) and M.Archer (Bishop Vesey) made it to the semi-finals and actually played each other in the semi’s Archer having a narrow 2-1 win over Bazeley. In the other semi final previous winner R.Hawker (Boldmere St Mikes) won 2-1 against K.Reynolds (The Beehive).
The final was a triumph for the second division player Archer who beat his division one opponent R.Hawker (Boldmere St Mikes) 3-0.
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The top two teams in the Shirley and District Monday Night League Highwood and Shirley Red Lion consolidated their positions with 9-0 wins over respective opponents Shirley Legionnaires and Sharmans Cross, Highwood holding on to pole position with a two points lead and taking their unbeaten run to twelve games.
Third placed and reigning champions Crown Jewels were not far behind with their 8-1 win over Shirley Spartac but they trail the leaders by four points.
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It was the final week of the Winmau Centre Thursday Night Champions League’s season that decided the winner of the title as the top two players Mick Baker and Kevin Harris played each other. Harris after beating Simon Meredith 5-2 lost by the same margin to Baker and with a final 7-0 win for Baker against Rob Harris he took the title with 136 points ten more than Harris.
As champion Mick Baker not only collects a lucrative cash prize but also a twelve months sponsorship deal from Winmau.
The league will be getting underway again very shortly with another Winmau sponsorship deal on offer anyone wishing to enter should contact the centre on 01902-420827 or e-mail [email protected]
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The Winmau Centre Monday Night League have completed week four games and the new leaders after their 41-7 win over Full Montie are The Outcasts with a total of 148 points just one more than the team they ousted from the number one spot The Untouchables who suffered their first defeat of the campaign a 30-18 loss against What’s The Point.
3 Yam Yams and A.Stokie are the only unbeaten team in the league they won 45-3 against Where’s My Team and are in third place with 139 points.
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The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League played their singles knockout down to the last eight players and making the quarter finals were R.Pierce, S.Aitkens, C.Fox (Ten Arches ‘B’), S.Tonks, R.Colly, D.Simpson (Britannia), K.Harris (Ashwood) and M.Rollinson (Ten Arches ‘A’).
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The Pip Club League had the semi finals of their Divisional Cup’s on the fixture card and in the division one games making the final were Belgrave Club and Prince of Wales while winning through to the division two final were Winning Pot and Globe Trotters.
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It was cup finals week in the South Birmingham League and winning the divisional cup in division one were Erdington Members Club with a 6-3 win over Coleshill Social, The Dog won the division two title with a final 5-3 win against The Gate.
Left – Erdington Members Club (Division One Cup Winners) Right – The Dog (Division Two Cup Winners)
The final of the Captains Cup was contested between Nigel Groves (The Gate) and Paul Moran (Banbury Flights) which saw the latter take the title.
Paul Moran (Captains Cup Winner) and left Sue Kingdon (League Secretary)
Dean Young (Mackadown Social) won the Secretary’s Cup with a final success over Steve O’Brien (The Dog).
Dean Young (Secretary’s Cup Winner) an Sue Kingdon (League Secretary)
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The final of the Forest of Arden Winter League’s Pairs Cup was a somewhat surprising result as Ivy Leaf from division two beat Journeys End who are second in division one 12-3.
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Pensnett Liberal Club lost their second place and dropped to fourth in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League when they lost 7-2 at home to leaders and reigning champions Dudley Sports ‘C’ who now after an unbeaten twelve games have a six points lead over The Bridge, Bulls Head (Netherton) and Pensnett Liberal Club.
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The Netherton Thursday Night League will be holding their AGM to form their new season on Thursday 5th May at 8.30pm at the Bulls Head, Netherton all teams old and new who want to participate in the new season are cordially invited to attend.
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Court Oak took their 100% win record in the Harborne and District League to thirteen games when they won 6-3 away to Crazy Horses who are third in the table and now some eight points behind Court Oak and have played on game more. Second in the table Hillyfields ‘A’ with a 180 from J.Best and a 149 finish from R.Mann won their home tie with Bartley Green FC 7-2 to put them level on 26 points with Court Oak but they have played two more games than their rivals.
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After only three fixtures have been played in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League just three teams remain unbeaten. Brickmakers Arms 7-2 win over Crestwood has taken them to joint top with Miners Welfare who won 6-1 against Dudley Sports. Ashwood ‘A’ are third their 6-1 win at Hollybush leaving them just two points of average behind the leading pair.
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Eight games remain in the Bilston League and that is the number of points lead The Nutan have at the top of the table after their 6-1 win at White Hart ‘A’ this being their twenty seventh win from twenty eight games. Lanesfield RBL are second on 46 points, they had a close 4-3 win away to Golden Cue and a further two points behind is third placed Tilted Barrel who with a bye this week have now played the same 28 games as the two teams above them.
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J.Gale, second in group ‘A’ of the Halesowen Friday Night Singles League suffered a setback this week when he lost 6-1 to ninth placed L.Law. Leader R.Hill with 2×180 had a 7-0 win over D.Dakin followed by a 5-2 success against R.Lenton to put him on 59 points ten more than Gale and with a game in hand.
D.McConomy leads group ‘B’ a maximum and a 7-0 win over J.Habernathy giving him a total of 52 points plua an eleven points lead over second placed T.Johnson although he has played one game more than Johnson.
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Wins for the top four teams in the Pensnett and Bromley Tuesday Night League Samson and Lion maintaining their two points lead at the top with a 5-2 home win over Sedgley Golf Club. Second in the table The Bridge went one better with a 6-1 success against Saracens Head whose A.Green hit a maximum.
After the leading duo comes a gap of four points to Pensnett Welfare Club ‘A’ and Dudley Sports Club both with 16 points.
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Cotterills Lane Club continued their fine start to the new season in the Camp Hill League making it eight straight wins with a 5-2 victory away to Devil’s Club which keeps them four points ahead of Holy Souls and Hay Mills Lions who both won 6-1 in turn against New Inns and Station Flights.
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Wagon and Horses dropped from third to fifth in the Small Heath League table following their crushing 9-0 defeat away to league leaders East Birmingham Allotment Holders Association who took their unbeaten run to five games and gives them a lead of two points over second placed Mitre who lost their home tie with third in the table Gulp Tribe 6-3, this being Mitre’s first loss of the current campaign.
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A 6-1 defeat away to White Horse has seen Spring Meadow lose top spot in the Halesowen Monday Night Ladies League to their victors who now have a two point’s advantage over both Spring Meadow in third place and second in the table The Bell who because of their late result are showing as they have a game in hand.
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Played eleven won eleven that’s the record for White Horse in the Cradley Tuesday Night League their latest conquest being a close 5-4 win over Wheatsheaf but no matter how narrow the win it keeps them four points ahead of Brickmakers Arms and Crown (Station Road), Brickmakers winning 7-2 at Bulls Head and Crown having a 6-3 win away to Crown ‘A’ (Netherton). Members Club lost fourth place to White Swan after losing to them 5-4.
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With Haden Cross ‘Z’ having a bye this week in the Rowley Monday Night League they dropped two places to sixth, all of the other teams in the top six won. Bacaba lost 7-2 to leaders Springfield Social Club and are replaced in seventh place by Fairfield who won 8-1 against Ex Serviceman’s ‘B’.
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After the first ten fixtures in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League just two legs of average separate the top three teams Dewdrop’s 5-2 win over Ivy Bush putting them in pole position with The Vine second after a close 4-3 win over Sportsman. Making up the trio is Old Hop Pole who after a somewhat shaky start to the season have now settled down and their 7-0 win against Horseley Tavern bringing them back into the running as title contenders.
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Riley’s ’A’ and ‘B’ have swapped places at the top of the Tettenhall Wednesday Night League the ‘B’ side moving into the number one spot after a massive 7-0 win at ECC ‘B’ and the ‘A’ going down to second after a 5-2 defeat at home to fourth placed Otter and Vixen, the ‘B’ team with 18 points now have a two points lead over the ‘A’ and Whitmore Reans WMC who won 6-1 at The Bull.
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Bird in Hand dropped three places to sixth in division two of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League following their 4-3 reversal away to The Bull who are on six points in third place two behind both top side Dog and Partridge and second placed Riley’s ‘A’, Dog and Partridge winning 4-3 at Woodfield Social and Riley’s A’ having a 7-0 win over Red Lion.
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Crown ‘A’ added a 4-1 win over The Cabin to their tally in the West Midlands Men’s Super League to give them a total of 110 points and a massive 22 points lead over second placed Staffordshire Knot who were also 4-1 winners away to Wednesfield FC. Third placed Greets Green are a further three points adrift after their close 3-2 win against Crown ‘B’.
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Wigginton ‘B’ were the only losers in the top five teams in the Tamworth League and dropped to sixth after losing 5-2 away to third placed Prince of Wales ‘B’. The top two teams Prince of Wales ‘A’ and Fox and Dogs were 7-0 winners against respective opponents Sports Bar ‘180’ and Three Tuns (Fazeley).
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