After three wins and a draw in their opening four games in the UKDA National League’s L-Style Division One Black Country had a home tie with Leicestershire. Before the fixture got underway Black Country were leading the division with ninety-three points and their opponents were ninth just two places off the foot of the table with fifty-eight points but with a game in hand.
However, despite the game in hand a win for the home side looked to be well and truly on the cards if current form was the deciding factor but the weekend didn’t have the best of starts for the divisional leaders as the ladies ‘B’ slumped to a 5-1 defeat with Doreen Hunt their sole winner, Doreen’s straight 3-0 win over Sam Harris and 17.08 average earning her the team’s match award.
As Saturday drew to a close Black Country found themselves trailing 13-5 as the men’s ‘B’ lost 8-4 with their top player being Mark Jones who had a 3-2 win against Adam Marziano and averaged 26.07.
After going 2-1 down the ladies ‘A’ finished all-square at 3-3 with Tammy Chance their top player, Tammy wining 3-2 against Shannon Reeve with a fine 21.71 average. The men’s ‘A’, like their ‘B’ team finished on the wrong side of an 8-4 result with man of the match Rich Bowen taking the award for his 4-3 win over Ben Quenby and 27.09 average.
The defeat has seen Black Country drop to third in the table on 105 points, five short of new leaders Gwent and six behind second placed Suffolk.
Full Results:
Men’s ‘A’:– Black Country MA 4-8 Leicestershire MA: Jamie Rollinson 3 Darren Tyler 4, Jamie Barrowman 3 Matthew Dickinson 4, Paul Wells 4 Michael Hibbert 1, George Willetts 2 Anthony Sutton 4, Dan Nicholls 2 Ricky Sudale 4, Wayne Hobday 2 Paul Ablett 4, Tom Bissell 1 Jason Lole 4, Martin Price 4 Jaikob Selby-Rivas 0, Shane Price 2 Bradley Coltman 4, Trev Brennan 4 Grant Brown 2, Rich Bowen 4 Ben Quenby 3, Rob Smith 0 Andrew Hibbert 4.
Men’s ‘B’:- Black Country MB 4-8 Leicestershire MB: Aaron Colley 2 Dave Barker 3, John Green 3 Billy Jackson 0, Mark Rollinson 0 Jim Walker 3, Sam Bissell 3 Dave Watson 1, Ian Townsend 1 Leigh Peet 3, Ali Hickinbottom 1 Tyler Beasley 3, Gavin Smith 2 Dave Crosssland 3, Mark Jones 3 Adam Marziano 2, Gareth Johnston 2 Derek Allsopp 3, Cayden Smith 2 Wayne Beaumont 3, Connor Whitehouse 2 Phil Want 3, Carl Sparrow 3 Akan Warrington 2, Black Country
Women’s ‘A’:- WA 3-3 Leicestershire WA:Heather Wright 3 Kirsty White 2, Sarah-Jane Parker 0 Angela Sheffield 3, Maxine Prosser 2 Kelly Welsh 3, Tammy Chance 3 Shannon Reeve 2, Amy-Leigh Tolley 3 Liz Brunt 1, Chez Allcock 2 Julie Booth 3,
Women’s ‘B’:- Black Country WB 1-5 Leicestershire WB:Abbey Hunt 1 Mel Bell 3, Doreen Hunt 3 Sam Harris 0, Angie Carroll 2 Teek Newberry 3, Natalie Hulson 1 Krissie Long 3, Lacey Hughes 2 Mem Martin 3, Grace Angell 2 Angela Wright 3.
Overall Result: Black Country 12 Leicestershire 24:
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