After winning promotion last season West Midlands will begin their season in division one of the BDO Inter County Championships with an away fixture against Hampshire who were relegated from the premier division last season so it will be no easy opener for the Midlanders. The last time the two teams met was four years ago when West Midlands were the hosts and the visitors went home with a 21-15 victory something the Midlands side will be hoping to emulate in this their latest meeting.
Selected to play for the West Midlands are Men’s ‘A’:- Keith Allman, Gavin Baker, Michael Baker, Shaun Carroll, Mark Craddock, Ian Jones, Ash Khayat, Chris Mason, John Morris, Lewis Venes, Gary Watts, Men’s ‘B’:- Scott Baker, Danny Coyle, Sam Guest, Glen McGrandle, John Mycock, Danny Nicholls, Richard Platt, Paul Price, Dave Redding, Robert Smith, Mark Watkiss, Paul Wells, Reserves:- Glen Cullen, Michael Hoult, Jack Routledge, Women’s ‘A’:- Lisa Astbury, Gemma Barrett, Kath Jenkins, Debbie Loon, Sarah Roberts, Sophie Singh, Women’s ‘B’:- Claire Hobbs, Jacqueline Maiden, Samantha Maiden, Kirsty Shuaghnessy, Shellbie Simmons, Heather Wright, Reserves:- Kim Fellows, Wendy Waine.
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