With all of the domestic fixtures completed in the Kings Norton League and Copper Fox acclaimed champions with a total of forty-two points, six more than runners-up Bournebrook and a massive thirty-six more than Kings Heath who took the Wooden Spoon, the league staged the semi-finals of their League Cup. Northfield and Thurlestone finished third and fourth in the league both on thirty-four points with Northfield having just four legs of average to the good on their rivals. The two teams met in the cup semis with the close 4-3 result going in favour of Thurlestone. The second of the last four play-offs saw Rubery Social Club, who finished their campaign fifth in the table beat runners-up Bournebrook 5-2.
In the Consolation Cup semis, both games finished with a 5-2 result as Cock Inn beat Coppice and Bourneville defeated Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club.
Full Results: League Cup:Semi-Finals:- Thurlestone 4 (R.Waldron 100, N.Watts 100,123, C.Airey 120b, R.Hosey 100,101b) Northfield 3 (A.Busby 100b,125,140, J.Taylor 100, M.Lloyd 118), Bournebrook 2 (D.Collins 109b, M.Bathurst 122, C.Ryan 119, M.Welsh 140) Rubery Social Club 5 (J.O’Neill 100,140, M.Cormell 140, A.Faulkner 100,104f,120b, J.Ford 111b, R.Higgins 119f), Consolation Cup:Semi-Finals:- Coppice 2 (A.Chidley 100,112b, A.Aindow 112b, A.Ward 100b, M.Mooney 100,120, S.Jacques 100) Cock Inn 5 (K.Jukes 118, A.Harvey 100b,119, Joe Fox 100, A.Vaughan 120, K.Vaughan 100), Bourneville 5 (M.James 125,137, P.Smith 100, J.Guy 110b,140, G.Carver 100) Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 2 (T.Shaw 100).
In the Four Oaks and District League fixtures for game eleven saw both of the top two teams in division one lose 5-4. Leaders Nomad Flights lost at home to Bishop Vesey who are fifth in the division on fourteen points and second-placed Highcroft Social also lost their home game to Charley’s Flights who are bottom of the division. The top two are now joined on the same sixteen points by Old Horns Lions who had a 5-4 win over Walmley CSC Flights. Old Oscott Arrows are fourth in the division on the same fourteen points as Bishop Vesey after they were another team to lose 5-4 at home, their victors being next to the bottom of the table Golden Hind Lions.
Division two leaders Oscott Social sailed close to the wind away to fellow title contenders and third in the division St Thomas Arrows as at 4-2 up they required just one more win to take the points but the home side rallied and levelled the match at 4-4 before Oscott Social Club took the final game 2-1.
There were four 180s recorded this week with three of them coming from the second division, they were achieved by K.Shorthouse (Highcroft Social), G.Stait (St Thomas Arrows), O.Day and M.Felkin (Scott Armers).
Full Results: Game 11:Division One:- Nomad Flights 4 (R.O’Brien 100, B.Lysaght 100, D.Jarvis jnr 113,100, C.Hill 3×100,105,121, K.Smith 120b,100, C.Winters 2×100, T.Colley 123) Bishop Vesey 5 (N.Smallwood 100, D.Sammons 135,131, D.Walton 140, A.Jones 171,139, S.Abbott 106b,100,125, N.Sammons 3×100), Heartlands 6 (Jim Frost 128, S.Cain 123,100, J.Rogers 102f, G.Drennan 140, T.Pedley 100, A.Downes 112b, G.McCormack 100b) Red Lion 3 (D.Vickers 109b,2×100,114, J.Collins 3×100, R.Lowe 114, L.Vickers 2×100,140, C.Austin 100, B.Hughes 100, T.Vickers 100), Old Horns Lions 5 (J.Greaves 125,100,107, T.O’Kereke 135, B.Stephens 105b,2×100,103b, M.Ashton 100b,100, P.Byrne 120,121,118,100) Walmley CSC Flights 4 (J.Liggins 2×100,127, G.Gaughan 2×100, B.Liggins 140,135, R.Smith 100,120, B.Cadby 2×100, J.Kavanagh 100), Highcroft Social 5 (T.Pallett 3×100, K.Shorthouse 125,,100,180,125,9 darts game, S.Paling 100b,100, J.Alexander 121) Charley’s Flights 4 (P.Nicholls 2×100, R.Franks 2×100, K.Hewings 3×100, D.G.Bond 160b, A.Gough 140), Old Oscott Arrows 4 (D.Page 126, M.Page 108b,100, M.Maher 100, P.Locke 121,103b,2×100) Golden Hind Lions 5 (A.Lilley 120,140,100, J.Clarke 100,140, M.Pearce 100b,101b,100, J.Mahon 121), Division Two:- The Funky Bear 2 (A.Trimwater 138, E.Stambollin 140,110f, S.Murcott 105, M.Lucas 108b,100,101f, L.Williams 100) Minworth Flights 7 (M.Partridge 3×100, Z.Prince 128, J.Prince 105,2×100,112b,140, N.Clarke 2×140,100, R.Barritt 120, C.Vann 125), St Thomas Arrows 4 (R.Nelson 106b,140,2×100, G.Stait 160,180) Oscott Social Club 5 (G.Bushell 133,104,140, A.Whitehouse 120,125,2×100, D.Shannon 117, D.Hodgkins 100, T.Whyley 137), Deers Leap 3 (T.Ross 121,100, D.Stenson 100, L.Sinclair 131,100) Pint Pot Flights 6 (J.Moon 115, J.Fountain 2×100, M.Phillips 100b, M.Bagnall 3×100,121,110,140, P.Smith 104f, P.Southall 2×140,3×100), The Scott Armers 4 (T.Kelly 125,2×100, O.Day 180, M.Felkin 2×100,180, L.Gumbley 100,140, L.Parry 108b,2×100,125) Erdington Arrows 5 (H.Sadler 140, L.Dells 3×100, M.Phillips 2×100, L.Cooksey 123,125,111f), Sutton Sports and Social 3 (D.Boyle 2×100, C.Marston 113, J.P.Roddy 115) Sutton Sharks 6 (C.Gardener 100b,140, Jon Boden 100, Jack Boden 100), Plough and Arrows 6 (K.Gow 3×100,108f) Rosey Mac’s 3 (A.Poole 112b,140,119, J.Cox snr 100, M.Clarke 100, S.Wintle 110,125,2×100,10 darts game, N.Bradley 2×100).
In the Camp Hill League leaders Erdington Nomads beat the Tyseley Bears in the League Cup to make up the last four teams while Peaky Blinder beat the Moseley Arms in a first-round cup rearranged game.
Game thirteen in the Sheldon and District Winter League brought about no changes whatsoever in the Premier Division despite leaders Sheldon Marlborough Arrows having a bye, however second placed Langley Arrows managed to reduce the arrears to just two points with a 7-2 win away to the bottom of the division Hollywood Social. Third, in the division, Dunky’s Boys won by the same 7-2 margin at Kingshurst Labour Club but they have now played one fixture more than the two teams above them.
There was just one change in division one with Maggies and Shirley Misfits swapping places, Maggies moving up one place to fifth and the Misfits dropping one place to sixth after they lost at Hornet, this being only the third time bottom of the division Hornet have won in eleven games. Langley Flights hold on to pole position despite losing 6-3 at home to the Dingle and although their Darren Tudor notched a maximum, one of only three recorded this week, the other two provided by Nathan Wykes (Highwood Gerry’s Boys) and A.Sharpe (Maggies), Langley also staying four points clear at the top as second-placed Yardley Ex Colts lost 5-4 at home to Maggies. Yardley and third-placed Journeys End, who had a bye this week, are both four points off the top but with a game in hand.
For only the second time in eleven games division two leaders Brian’s Flights lost, going down 5-4 at home to Sheldon Marlborough Ridge who move one place up the table to sixth. Despite the defeat Brian’s Flights still have a two point’s advantage over Iron Horse Rebels, whose game at Castle Bromwich WMC was postponed, Trident Spears, who won 7-2 at Raven and Hampton and Solihull Cricket Club, who beat The Irish Centre 5-4.
Full Results: Game 13:Premier Division:- Kingshurst Labour Club 2 Dunky’s Boys 7 (Andy Hutchings 9 darts game, Highwood Gerry’s Boys 5 (Nathan Wykes 180) Sheldon Dukes 4, Hollywood Social 2 Langley Arrows 7, Sheldon Marlborough Arrows and Raven Arrows had a bye, Division One:- Hornet 5 (Garry Stait 102f) Shirley Misfits 4, Yardley Ex Colts 4 Maggies 5 (A.Sharpe 180), Langley Flights 3 (Darren Tudor 180, Dudley Palmer 10 darts game)) The Dingle 6, Willclare Sports and Social and Journeys End had a bye, Division Two:- The Raven 2 The Trident Spears 7, Brian’s Flights 4 Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 5, Hampton and Solihull Cricket Club 5 The Irish Centre 4 (D.Smith 101f), Castle Bromwich WMC v Iron Horse Rebels was postponed, Lyndon Old Boys had a bye.
The Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League played off the final of their League Cup in which Stourbridge FC had a close 4-3 victory over Bell to lift the winners silverware.
Full Results: League Cup:Final:- Stourbridge FC 4 Bell 3, Singles:- C.Slater 2 K.Aspinall 1, J.Glazzard 1 (10 darts game) A.Dimmock 2, I.Bishop 1 (180) A.Nicholls 2, D.Fox 2 (110f) R.Riaz 1, C.Smith 2 D.Hunt 1, Doubles:- J.Glazzard & I/Bishop 2 R.Riaz & A.Dimmock 1, J.Gilligan & L.Zirra 1 A.Nicholls & K.Aspinall 2.
There was just the one rearranged fixture played in the Netherton Thursday Night League, a game that takes the league to the halfway point of the season, however, it was a significant result as second in the table Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘A’ lost 5-4 at home to the Clock whose win moves them up two places in the table to third and are now level on twenty points with their hosts, the two teams now four points behind leaders Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’.
Full Results: Rearranged Fixture:- Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘A’ 4 The Clock 5.
Horseley Tavern lose their number one spot in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League and drop to fourth after suffering their first defeat in four, a 4-3 reversal at Allens ‘B’ who are fifth in the league but on the same six points as the four teams above them. Taking over at the top of the table is Allens ‘A’ whose 4-3 win at Waggon and Horses gives them a five legs of average lead over second in the table Cottage Spring who won 4-3 at home against Vine ‘A’ who drop four places to sixth. Ivy Bush are third in the league after their 5-2 win at Sow and Pigs. Sow and Pigs and Albion are the only two teams without a point so far.
Full Results: Game 4:- Vine ‘B’ 5 Albion 2, Allens ‘B’ 4 Horseley Tavern 3, Sow and Pigs 2 Ivy Bush 5, Cottage Spring 4 (G.Gardner 160b) Vine ‘A’ 3 (P.Edwards 8 darts game), Waggon and Horses 3 (M.Price 8 darts game) Allens ‘A’ 4, Tamebridge had a bye.
The Stourbridge and District Monday Night League have reached the midway point of their season and leaders Cross (Oldswinford) have completed the first half of the campaign without losing a game. In the latest round of fixtures, Cross won 5-2 at sixth-placed Bell to keep them two points to the good on second in the league Old Liberal Club who had a 6-1 win at Raven. There is then a four point gap to third in the league Netherton Conservative Club who won a vital home tie with fifth-placed Princess 4-3, Princess now on twenty-eight points, the same number as fourth in the table Ten Arches who won 6-1 at Crestwood.
Full Results: Game 19:- Britannia 2 Fox Inn (Lye) 5, Netherton Conservative Club 4 The Princess 3, Crestwood 1 Ten Arches 6 (T.Cunningham 160b), Glasscutters 3 Rose and Crown ‘B’ 4, Rose and Crown ‘A’ 0 Gate Hangs Well 7, Bell 2 Cross (Oldswinford) 5, Bird in Hand 5 Church Tavern 2, Raven 1 Old Liberal Club 6, Old Cat Inn 0 Seven Stars 7, Mount Pleasant had a bye.
It’s as you were for the top five teams in the Rowley Monday Night League after leaders Bell took their undefeated record to five games with a 6-3 win at Tividale FC, the win keeping intact their two points lead over Hill and Cakemore, Gate Hangs Well, White Swan and Windmills End. Hill and Cakemore won 7-2 at Plough and Harrow, Gate Hangs Well beat Spring Meadow 7-2, White Swan were 8-1 winners at home against Loyal Lodge and Windmills End had a 6-3 success at Huntingtree. Whiteheath Tavern moved up two places to sixth with a 5-4 home in over Romsley Cricket Club.
Full Results: Game 5:- Whiteheath Tavern 5 Romsley Cricket Club 4, Wonder 3 (S.Thompson 180) Waterfall 6, Huntingtree 3 (L.Radcliffe 180) Windmills End 6, Tividale FC 3 Bell 6 ({.Bishop 160b), Gate Hangs Well 8 Spring Meadow 1 (M.Divine 160b), White Swan 8 (M.Tedstone 9 darts game) Loyal Lodge 1, Plough and Harrow 2 Ex Servicemen’s 7, Rowley Labour Club 5 Rowley Bar and Grill 4 (A.Bunch 160b).
With nine of the sixteen teams in the Black Country Men’s Super League having completed their fixtures only three fixtures were played this week the most significant one being the game between fourth placed Yeltz Bar ‘A’ and second in the league Railway Tavern. The result was a close 3-2 win for the home side Yeltz Bar ‘A’ to keep them in fourth place on 146 points, Railway remain second with 154 points, twenty-five short of leaders Allens Bar ‘A’. In the other two games played Rowley Bar and Grill made it eight wins from thirty games with a 3-2 home victory over next to bottom of the table Horse and Jockey ‘A’ while Yeltz Bar won their home tie with Allens Bar ‘B’ 4-1.
Full Results: Game 31:- Rowley Bar and Grill 3 Horse and Jockey ‘A’ 2, Yeltz Bar 4 Allens Bar ‘B’ 1, Yeltz Bar ‘A’ 3 Railway Tavern 2.
Nick Fullwell played and won two games in the Black Country Thursday Night Singles League this week beating both Neil Murphy and Shane Passey 6-2 to take his points tally to 49 from six games, but it was not enough for him to hold on to pole position as Gareth Johnston with 50 points from seven games replaced him in the number one spot. Johnston however did not have the best of starts to the night as he slipped to a 6-2 defeat against third in the league Shane Price. Johnston nevertheless was quick to recover as he beat Danny Bridgwood 7-1 and then went one better with an 8-0 success over Alex Mason. Third placed Price is on 47 points from seven games.
Full Results: Week 3:– Alex Howells 6 Grace Angell 2, Shane Price 6 Gareth Johnston 2, Neil Murphy 5 Cheryl Allcock 3, Rich Bowen 7 Shane Passey 1, Gareth Johnston 7 Danny Bridgwood 1, Nick Fullwell 6 Neil Murphy 2, Alex Howells 6 Alex Mason 2, Benjamin Hollowood 5 Danny Knight 3, Lewis Handley 6 Grace Angell 2, Neil Murphy 4 Dennis Bull 4, Rich Bowen 8 Alex Mason 0, Cheryl Allcock 7 Sarah Jane Parker 1, Shane Price 5 Alex Howells 3, Benjamin Hollowood 7 Grace Angell 1, Nick Fullwell 6 Shane Passey 2, Shane Price 8 Neil Murphy 0, Gareth Johnston 8 Alex Mason 0, Dennis Bull 6 Cheryl Allcock 2, Lewis Handley 6 Alex Howells 2, Danny Bridgwood 6 Danny Knight 2.
After completing week four games in the West Midlands Men’s Super League the top four places remain the same Kings Head ‘A’ despite having a bye lead the field with 19 points, the same number as second in the table Dog and Partridge whose fixture away to Gilbert’s ‘B’ was postponed. Third in the league Bridgtown Social are on fifteen points four short of the top two and from one game more than them, their latest seeing them win 5-0 at home against Gilbert’s ‘A’. Gilbert’s ‘B’ are fourth on 14 points.
Full Results:Week 4:- Bridgtown Social 5 Gilbert’s ‘A’ 0 (Ian Jones 4 Jon Blakemore 2, Mick Baker 4 Paul Harrison 1, Kevin Bambrick 4 Simon Mountford 1, Glen McGrandle 4 Jon Simms 0, Mark Craddock 4 Steve Lynch 2), Gilbert’s ‘D’ 2 Chase Social 3 (Connor Abercrombie 0 Adam Johnson 4, Jordon Smith 2 Sean Craig 4, Chris Hill 1 George Coulter 4, Rob Pitt 4 Roger Harris 2, Rushpal Bhogal 4 Jordon Craig 2), Kings Head ‘B’ 3 Gilbert’s ‘C’ 2 (Kevin Taylor 4 Adam Teasdale 1, Stewart Pryce 4 Tom Hollowood 0, Clark Cook 2 Doug Cotton 4, Sean Jennings 4 Keith Hollowood 0, Ian Tolley 1 Alex Simmons 4), ECC 4 Three Crowns 1 (Ryan Locker 4 Paul Penfold 2, Karl Hughes 4 Jon Williams 1, Jack Aldridge 4 Emmet Leonard 1, Luke Griffiths 4 Riley Ward 0, Steve Jarvis 1 Roger Ward 4), Corpus Christi 2 Staffordshire Knot 3 (Mark Frumenzi 1 Scott Hall 4, Dave Lucas 0 Ian Stanton 4, Andrew Jarvis 4 Luke Wildman 2, Kerion O’Driscoll 0 Paul Price 4, Mark Watkiss 4 Mark Rollinson 2), Gilbert’s ‘B’ v Dog and Partridge was postponed, Kings Head ‘A’ had a bye.
In division one of the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League Ben Johnson remains the only player to remain undefeated although in his latest fixture he was held to a 4-4 draw by John Simms. Johnson with 50 points has a nine points lead over second placed Jon Blakemore who beat Phil Clarke 6-2.
In division two Colin Wood is in a similar situation as Johnson as he hasn’t lost in his seven games played so far the most recent seeing him win 7-1 against Ben Smith to take his points to 53 with a slender two points advantage over second in the division Clark Cook who beat former leader Tony Singh 7-1.
Michele Pritchard continues to lead division three her 6-2 wins over Artur Lubkowski and Joe Bartolo giving her 69 points from nine games and a lead of nineteen over second placed Thomas Hollowood who has two games in hand.
Full Results: Week 7:- Ben Johnson 4 John Simms 4, Adam Teasdale 3 Ben Hollowood 5, Phil Clarke 2 Jon Blakemore 6, Simon Mountford 7 Martin Angell 1, Rushpal Bhogal 5 Ian Stanton 3, Paul Price 2 Steve Lynch 6, Jamie Webb 5 Reece Cook Lucas 3, Ben Hollowood 3 Paul Price 5, Chris Hill 3 Malcolm Pugh 5, Colin Wood 7 Ben Smith 1, J.J.Rowley 3 Neville Quinton 5, Keith Hollowood 4 Allan Davies 4, Tony Singh 1 Clark Cook 7, Ben Smith 2 Jason Hough 6, J.J.Rowley 2 Nathan Jones 6, Jamie Aplin 6 Jacqui Simmons 2, Michele Pritchard 6 Artur Lubkowski 2, Sara Emma Jones 4 Sandra Beardsmore 4, Thomas Hollowood 7 Andy Poole 1, Warren Bower 3 Gemma Barrett Jenkins 5, Eddie Gripton 3 Alex Bryant 5, Alan Melling 4 Robert Harris 4, Michele Pritchard 6 Joe Bartolo 2, Thomas Hollowood 4 Artur Lubkowski 4, Eddie Gripton 1 Robert Harris 7.
With Nick Fullwell not playing in week eleven of the Ashwood Premier League there was a chance for his chasers to reduce the arrears and with a 5-2 win over Sam Aitkens followed by a 6-1 win against Carl Hipkiss John Green did exactly that and moved up one place into second on 124 points, ten short of Fullwell but from one game more. Chris Williams was formerly second, he played just the one fixture which he won 7-0 against Craig Lowin to leave him third in the table on 122 points, again from one more game than Fullwell.
Full Results: Week 11:- Jake Robinson 4 Mitch Pickett 3, John Green 5 Sam Aitkens 2, Cayden Smith 5 Craig Lowin 2, Carl Hipkiss 4 Matt Davies 3, Alan Bate 5 Chris Eacock 2, Kevin Harris 6 Andy Vellender 1, Dave Simpson 7 Carl Hipkiss 0, Josh Pickett 5 Neil Murphy 2, Mark Jones 5 Rob Pierce 2, Shane Passey 5 Wozza Pritchard 2, Gavin Smith 6 Ash Marson 1, Tom Stockton 7 Jayden Harper 0, Martyn Harper 5 Alan Bate 2, Alan Bate 4 Ash Marson 3, Mark Jones 4 Shane Passey 3, Sam Aitkens 4 Neil Murphy 3, Dave Simpson 5 Andy Vellender 2, Jack Pritchard 4 Mitch Pickett 3, Chris Eacock 4 Cayden Smith 3, John Green 6 Carl Hipkiss 1, Chris Williams 7 Craig Lowin 0, Kevin Harris 6 Jack Pritchard 1, Martyn Harper 6 Wozza Pritchard 1, Rob Pierce 5 Jayden Harper 2, Gavin Smith 5 Matt Davies 2, Josh Pickett 7 Andy Vellender 0, Tom Stockton 6 Jake Robinson 1.
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Alan Towe writes with the support of Red Dragon Darts
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