With their opener to the new season in division one of the UKDA National League, a home tie against local rivals Black Country postponed West Midlands first fixture played was an away game against newly promoted from division two, Clwyd.
It was not a good weekend for the ladies as the ‘B’ side lost 4-2 and the ‘A’ went down 5-1. Winners for the ‘B’ team were Shellbie Simmons who defeated Jayne Andrews 3-0 and collected the match award for her 15.34 average, and Gemma Barrett who won 3-2 against Abby Hamilton. Evonne Taylor was the sole winner for the ‘A’ side, beating Nia Price 3-2 and averaging 16.13.
The men’s ‘B’ earned a 6-6 draw after trailing at one stage 5-1 and then 6-3, man of the match Ash Khayat winning the very last game of the day to seal the draw. Khayat won 4-0 against Chris Dobbins with a 29.47 average with other wins coming from Will Beadon, Karl Hughes, Martin Price, Shane Price and Glen McGrandle.
The men’s ‘A’ lost and after going down 4-1 did well to keep the final deficit down to 7-5. A 29.47 average and a 4-2 result over Rob Lawrence earned Shaun Carroll the man of the match award. The other winners were Rob Thompson, Kevin Bambrick, Richard Platt and Gavin Baker.
The overall result for the weekend was a 22-14 success for Clwyd who are third in the division with thirty-eight points, seven short of leaders Middlesex while West Midlands who have only played one fixture are lying next to bottom of the table with fourteen points, bottom placed Buckinghamshire are yet to play a game.
UKDA National League: Game 2
Match Results: Clwyd 22 West Midlands 14
Division One:
Clwyd MA 7-5 West Midlands MA:
Men’s ‘A’:
Shaun Thompson (23.13) 4-2 (23.67) Karl Hughes, Phil Jones (26.31) 4-3 (26.35) Michael Baker, Nick Hailes (23.39) 1-4 (27.10) Rob Thompson, Cole Davey (24.01) 4-1 (22.14) Dean Simmons-Fullwood, Jon Darlington (23.74) 4-3 (25.60) Ryan O’Connor, Gareth Killa (22.55) 3-4 (22.77) Kevin Bambrick, Derek Williams (26.80) 4-3 (25.75) Jack Aldridge, David Davies (24.85) 4-3 (23.17) Darren Williams, Rob Lawrence (27.82) 2-4 (29.47) Shaun Carroll, Ben Walley (25.56) 0-4 (26.03) Richard Platt, Luke Smith (28.61) 4-1 (22.58) Ian Jones, Phil Hughes (22.99) 0-4 (25.69) Gavin Baker.
Clwyd MB 6-6 West Midlands MB:
Men’s ‘B’:
Andrew Ingman (19.92) 4-1 (18.63) Anthony Whitehouse, Paul Gillam (20.12) 1-4 (24.25) Will Beadon, Paul Caveney (24.17) 4-2 (24.49) Kieran O’Mahoney, Mark Leach (27.05) 4-2 (24.16) Ian Stanton, Steven Probert (22.77) 4-0 (21.72) Luke Griffiths, Daniel Stapleton (27.45) 4-0 (25.14) Adam Teasdale, Chris Moore (23.00) 2-4 (24.56) Karl Hughes, Andy Hopwood (23.32) 3-4 (26.04) Martin Price, Jodie Challinor (24.82) 4-2 (25.36) Mark Craddock, Bradley Roberts (21.81) 0-4 (27.08) Shane Price, Craig Billingsley (20.29) 0-4 (28.63) Glen McGrandle, Chris Dobbins (26.30) 0-4 (29.47) Ash Khayat,
Clwyd WA 5-1 West Midlands WA:
Women’s ‘A’:
Nia Price (16.08) 2-3 (16.13) Evonne Taylor, Bethan Jones (16.85) 3-2 (16.23) Jodie Rowlands, Nat Davey (16.50) 3-1 (15.82) Jacqueline Trott, Leanne Topper (21.78) 3-0 (15.50) Tara Simmons-Fullwood, Rachel Kingdon (18.56) 3-0 (14.44) Jacqueline Maiden, Judith Williams (13.66) 3-0 (12.56) Sarah Maybury,
Clwyd WB 4-2 West Midlands WB:
Women’s ‘B’:
Hayley Street (15.59) 3-1 (14.62) Kelly Doleman, Jayne Andrews (14.80) 1-3 (15.34) Shellbie Simmons, Del Stapley (14.74) 3-0 (12.90) Julie Emery, Alex Foulds (20.04) 3-0 (11.36) Debbie Davies, Abby Hamilton (13.22) 2-3 (14.52) Gemma Barrett, Rachael Simpson (17.41) 3-1 (16.47) Hannah Davies.
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