Black Country’s eighth fixture in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League was a home tie with Buckinghamshire and prior to the game the hosts were riding high in third place with 152 points and their opponents bottom of the table with 105 points.
Saturday’s games saw the ladies ‘B’ finish all-square at 3-3 with wins from Paige Robbins, Leanne Wilson and Amy-Leigh Tolley with Paige Robbins taking the match award for her 3-2 win over Lisa Webb and 15.50 average. The men’s ‘B’ chalked up a 9-3 victory with their top player being Rob Smith who won 4-2 against Gary Price and averaged 27.42.
Sunday’s games began with a 4-2 win for the ladies ‘A’ and collecting their match award was Chez Allcock who beat Ann Wakefield 3-1 with an 18.70 average.
A 6-6 draw was the result for the men’s ‘A’, Cayden Smith topping their averages when he won 4-0 against Craig Cox with a 30.83 average.
The overall 22-14 win for the Black Country saw them move up one place in the table to second with 177 points, fifteen short of leaders Middlesex who had a narrow 19-17 win at Merseyside.
Full Results: Black Country 22 Buckinghamshire 14:
Black Country MA 6-6 Buckinghamshire MA:
Men’s ‘A’: Steve Jones (26.38) 4-3 (23.59) Steve Mcleod, Martin Greenwood (21.08) 4-3 (21.94) Steve Vaughan, Cayden Smith (30.83) 4-0 (16.82) Craig Cox, Dan Homer (25.74) 3-4 (27.06) John Woodbridge, Michael Powell (26.35) 4-2 (27.95) Liam Maughan, Harry Williams (26.05) 4-2 (26.23) Martin Hill, Dave Edwards (16.81) 0-4 (17.89) Leo Beechey, Aaron Colley (18.67) 0-4 (20.88) Damien Fyffe, Al Smith (20.08) 0-4 (22.77) Glen Young, Jamie Barrowman (23.91) 2-4 (24.19) John Ayris, Trev Brennan (25.87) 4-1 (22.55) Stuart Robinson, Alex Howells (27.86) 0-4 (28.23) Karl Deacon,
Black Country MB 9-3 Buckinghamshire MB;
Men’s ‘B’: Mark Rollinson (25.15) 4-1 (22.91) Clive Wilford, Wayne Hobday (19.96) 4-3 (21.54) Jack Arnold, Rob Smith (27.42) 4-2 (26.10) Gary Price, George Willetts (21.55) 4-0 (18.40) Dan O’Connell, Rich Bowen (22.99) 4-2 (24.06) Steve Reed, Sam Bissell (24.59) 4-1 (23.27) Tim McGarry, Neil Steventon (24.15) 4-1 (24.02) Liam Maughan, Mark Jones (25.52) 4-1 (23.90) Matt Heffer, Andy Garratt (22.42) 3-4 (21.57) Karl Higgins, Al Smith (26.05) 2-4 (24.48) Colin Singleston, Ian Townsend (25.48) 1-4 (25.34) Darran Butters, Jake Shipley (24.47) 4-2 (21.80) Paul Stefanovic,
Black Country WA 4-2 Buckinghamshire WA:
Women’s ‘A’: Stella Sims (17.98) 3-2 (17.30) Kelly Rose, Maxine Prosser (19.07) 1-3 (22.09) Barbara Legge, Heather Wright (17.42) 3-1 (15.79) Gerry Johnson, Doreen Hunt (15.18) 2-3 (16.42) Kirsty Gibbs, Abbey Hunt (14.84) 3-1 (13.99) Kelsey Battams, Chez Allcock (18.70) 3-1 (16.94) Ann Wakefield,
Black Country WB 3-3 Buckinghamshire WB:
Women’s ‘B’: Kirsty Shaughnessy (16.77) 0-3 (18.11) Alexandra Dorney, Paige Robbins (15.81) 3-2 (15.08) Lisa Webb, Leanne Wilson (12.67) 3-1 (13.70) Courtney Amos, Grace Angell (12.77) 0-3 (13.92) Lorraine Bowen, Amy-Leigh Tolley (11.81) 3-2 (11.45) Remi Martin, Sarah-Jane Parker (15.55) 2-3 (14.63) Janet Weedon.
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Images: JDC
