Northfield Conservative Club extended their undefeated run to nineteen games in the Harborne and District League when they won their away game against Cock Inn 8-1. The win keeps the Conservative Club four points to the good on both second and third placed Copper Fox ‘R’ and Northfield Darts Club who in turn won 8-1 at home against bottom of the table Windsor Complex and 7-2 away to Lion Bar. As a result of having a bye this week Copper Fox ‘M’ drop one place to fourth on thirty-two points, but a win in their game in hand would see them return to third in the table.
Just three players found the three treble twenties this week and they were A.Beagrie (Thimble Mill), P.Brookes (Smethwick Cricket Club) and E.Simpson (Copper Fox ‘R’).
Full Results: Game 19:- Lion Bar 2 (D.Windsor 125, C.Millward 100,140, D.McConomy 125,139,140, J.Eades 116, C.Tranter 105) Northfield Darts Club 7 (L.Allen 125,128, L.Fowler 100,125,140, J.Evitts 100, A.Faulkner 100,140, B.P.Davies 125,2×140, J.Needham 128,140, N.Procter 100), Thimble Mill 3 (A.Beagrie 2×100,180, J.Jukes 100,140, J.Goulding 105,125,140, T.Goulding 133, K.Pearsall 121, J.Perry 100) Bourneville 6 (P.Garvey 100, A.Bailles 3×100,140, C.Evans 100, G.Bailles 140, C.Garvey 100,122), Cock Inn 1 (L.Fox 4×100,140, N.Hurst 121,125, A.Vaughan 121,125, Joe Fox 100, L.O’Neill 100, John Fox 123) Northfield Conservative Club 8 (R.Hosey 100,120,2×140, M.Lloyd 100,123,140, D.Hill 2×100,3×140,14 & 15 darts games, A.Sutton 2×100,137,140, C.Airey 121,123,140, S.Jones 100, T.Shipley 100), Smethwick Cricket Club 8 (A.Bomber 2×100, M.Collins 140, M.Smith 100,101f, P.Brookes 140,180, V.Gould 2×100,108,2×140, S.Bond 160) Weoley Castle WMC 1 (M.Warr 3×100,140, A.Heath 100,101,103,140, M.Bolton 100,140, P.Coombes 100, S.Joyce 4×100,140, D.Cornwell 140), Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 7 (A.Fenton 3×100, M.Hanley 2×100,140, R.Foxhall 140, K.Foxhall 2×100,126, J.Butcher 133, C.Foxhall 2×100) Harborne Social 2 (M.Harnett 103, K.Williams 121,135, S.Adams 150, D.Goldsmith 104), Weoley Castle 7 (T.Godden 2×100, J.Best 100, D.Lancett 3×100,125, C.Galvin 100) Avenue Social 2 (P.Gilliland 160, C.Morgan 100,160, T.Crowley 3×100), Copper Fox ‘R’ 8 (E.Simpson 180,16 darts game, N.Porter 3×100, T.Hamilton 3×100,121, R.Mann 3×100, J.Forrest 3×100,114) Windsor Complex 1 (R.Gerrehy 140, S.Hopkins 120,139,140, P.Singh 100,139, C.Harrison 100), Copper Fox ‘M’ had a bye.
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Northfield have a record in the Kings Norton League of having played twenty games and won all of them, the latest of which saw them win 5-2 at home against Toby Jug. The win leaves Northfield six points ahead of their nearest rivals Copper Fox with six more games to play. Copper Fox kept the deficit down to four points with a 6-1 win at Longbridge which at the same time keeps them four points ahead of third placed Bournebrook who had a close 4-3 home win over Cock Inn. Bourneville are fourth in the league, their twenty-eight points some twelve fewer than leaders Northfield after they added their latest 6-1 win at Kings Norton Flights to their account.
There were four maximums in the league this week and they were supplied by G.Dews (Copper Fox), M.Lloyd, N.Steventon (Northfield) and R.Waldron (Greenlands), Bourneville’s G.Carver recorded a 160 break.
Full Results:Game 20:- Longbridge 1 (R.Broadhurst 2×100,114f, L.Jordan 140, J.Wood 2×100, S.Hockell 116) Copper Fox 6 (E.Simpson 100, D.McConomy 100,139,140, R.Mann 100,121, N.Porter 100,125, T.Hamilton 3×100,140, G.Dews 120,121,180), Stirchley 2 (M.Welsh 3×100,110,140, M.Cormell 100,135, L.Rooney 100,125, M.Heath 116, G.Lee 100) Perfection 5 (N.Smith 2×100,120,140, P.Smith 126, Kyle Astbury 100,135,140, H.Davies 125,137), Kings Norton Flights 1 (J.Butcher 135, Jamie Fisher 2×100, A.Fenton 2×100, R.Foxhall 3×100,120, D.Willis 100, K.Foxhall 100,101,140, C.Foxhall 100) Bourneville 6 (M.Collins 140, A.Bailles 125,134,137, G.Carver 100,133,160f, A.Deeley 120, D.Murray 130,140, M.Ferriday 120), Bournebrook 4 (M.Henson 100,120, T.Jeffs 121,140, C.Ryan 100, M.Bathurst 140, K.Webb 2×100,111f,140, D.Collins 3×100,123,140, A.Jeffs 100, R.Chambers 121) Cock Inn 3 (L.Fox 2×100,140,160,16 darts game, R.Allcott 125, N.Hurst 100, A.Vaughan 100, Joe Fox 3×100, L.O’Neill 100,119), Northfield 5 (L.Allen 2×100,140, M.Lloyd 2×100,105,121,140,180, A.Faulkner 100, J.O’Neill 140, P.Draper 100, N.Steventon 139,140,180,17 darts game, J.Evitts 2×100) Toby Jug 2 (A.Ward 2×100, R.Packer 100,121, S.Jacques 105, M.Mooney 100,132, B.Heath 100,140, P.Jevans 100,121,140), Greenlands 4 (B.Andrews 119,140, R.Docker 2×100, J.Downer 100, N.Watts 118, R.Waldron 100,121,140,180, D.Reynolds 100,125,140) E57 3 (D.Markland 120,125, A.Reynolds 100, D.Griffiths 117,135,17 darts game, G.Williamson 3×100).
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On the fixture card for the Sheldon and District Winter League were the finals of their Sheldon Shield. In the semi-finals Kingshurst Labour Club, who are runners-up in division one beat their division two opponents Raven while in the other last four game, division one team Old Salts Darts won against their division two opponents Lyndon Old Boys.
The 5-2 result in the final went to Old Salts Darts who ended their campaign in division one in third place, with their division one rivals Kingshurst Labout Club once again finishing as runners-up.
There were a couple of rearranged fixtures played off, in the Premier League Mackadown Sports and Social had a 6-3 win at Brian’s Flights which had no effect on the league placing’s while in division two Digby won their home tie with Sheldon Marlborough Flights 6-3 to see them move up two places in the table to sixth.
Full Results: Sheldon Shield: Semi-Finals:- Kingshurst Labour Club beat The Raven, Old Salts Darts beat Lyndon Old Boys, Final:- Old Salts Darts 5 Kingshurst Labour Club 2, Rearranged Fixtures:Division Two:Game 5:- The Digby 6 Sheldon Marlborough Flights 3, Premier League:Game 17:- Brian’s Flights 3 Mackadown Sports and Social Club 6 (Anthony Savage 11 darts game).
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The Four Oaks and District League staged the semi-finals of their Prestridge Shield in which bottom of the division one table Rise Club lost 7-2 to currently second placed Nomads @ Hollyfields, joining the Nomads in the final will be Bishop Vesey who won the all division one battle with Old Horns Lions 5-4.
There were two rearranged division two games played in which St Thomas Misfits first lost 8-1 to Erdington Arrows and then went down 7-2 to Sutton Sports, the win for Erdington Arrows seeing them move up one place to second in the table.
Full Results: Prestridge Shield: Semi-Finals:- Rise Club 2 Nomads @ Hollyfields 7, Bishop Vesey 5 Old Horns Lions 4, Rearranged League Fixtures:Division Two:Game 19:- St Thomas Misfits 1 Erdington Arrows 8, Game 22:- St Thomas Misfits 2 Sutton Sports 7.
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With John Burdett not playing this week in the Heartlands Sugardarts M&E Co Double Top League, he has lost pole position and dropped to fourth place on twenty-two points, taking over at the top of the table is Martin Cooper who had a 3-0 win over Charlie Rogers in which he notched a maximum and followed that with a similar 3-0 success over John Frost to put him on twenty-seven points from ten games. Steve Cain moves up one place to second with twenty-five points after he beat Ryan Barritt 2-1 and Logan Field 3-0. Before losing to Martin Cooper, John Frost beat John Yates 3-0 to put him third in the league with twenty-three points. Both Steve Cain and John Frost have played eleven games.
L.J.Austin was the only other player to find the three treble twenties this week, Austin hitting the maximum in his 3-0 win over Sue John.
Full Results:Week 6:- Dylan Bloomer 3 (100) Dean Bond 0, Tony Pedley 2 Hayden Valovec 1 (100,120), Adam Rogers 4 (100b,120b,120) Alex Downes 0 (100), Sue John 0 L.J.Austin 3 (180,120b,100,11 darts game), Steve McCormack 1 George Drennan 2, Charlie Rogers 0 (2×100) Martin Cooper 3 (137,126,125,180), Gemma Whatley 2 Stephen Smith 1, John Frost 3 (121) John Yates 0 (121), Emma Cain 1 Ryan Barritt 2 (135), Sue John 1 Dean Bond 2 (2×100), Logan Field 1 (102b) Clive Auston 2 (100b,2×100), Adam Rogers 2 Tony Pedley 1 (119), L.J.Austin 1 (105b) Alex Downes 2 (112b,100), Hayden Valovec 0 (2×100) Charlie Rogers 3 (100), George Drennan 3 Ryan Cain 0, Gemma Whatley 0 Steve McCormack 3, John Yates 1 (100,124b) Dylan Bloomer 2, Ryan Barritt 1 Steve Cain 2, Martin Cooper 3 (100,112b,123) John Frost 0, Stephen Smith 3 Emma Cain 0, Sue John 0 Adam Rogers 3 (140), Ryan Cain 2 (2×100) Hayden Valovec 1, Clive Austin 1 (120b,140f,100,9 darts game) Dylan Bloomer 2 (100,102), Steve Cain 3 (100,145,120b,11 darts game) Logan Field 0,
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With only four more games to go until the midway point of the season in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League, leaders Old Liberal Club with a 7-0 home win over Raven ‘A’, took their undefeated run to fourteen games which gives them a two points advantage over second placed Gornal British Legion as they lost ground this week in the title race after suffering their first defeat of the season, a 6-1 home loss to Bird in Hand who are placed sixth with twenty-two points. In addition to Bird in Hand on twenty-two points so are third, fourth and fifth placed Glasscutters ‘A’, Five Ways and Ten Arches ‘A’, Glasscutters ‘A’ and Five Ways in turn won 6-1 against Seven Stars and Raven ‘B’ while Ten Arches ‘A’ had a bye. Five Ways have played one game more than any of the other teams in the top six places.
Full Results:Game 16:- Old Liberal Club 7 Raven ‘A’ 0, Ten Archers ‘B’ 4 Gigmill 3, Seven Stars 1 Glasscutters ‘A’ 6, Queens Head 3 Gate Hangs Well 4, Netherton Conservative Club 6 Ashwood 1, Raven ‘B’ 1 Five Ways 6, Mount Pleasant 4 Glassworks 3, Glasscutters ‘B’ v Gornal British Legion , Crestwood 1 Bird in Hand 6, Ten Archers ‘A’ had a bye.
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With only five more fixtures to play in the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League, leaders Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ already have one hand in the winners silverware as their latest 7-0 win over their nearest rivals, second placed Old Liberal Club has seen them open up a gap of nine points between the two teams. A 9-0 walkover for third placed British Oak puts them on the same fifty-four points as Old Liberal Club and gives them a six points breathing space over fourth in the league Plough and Harrow who were 8-1 winners at Old Glasshouse, B.Broadhouse and A.McGee both hitting a maximum for the home side. Other players to hit a 180 were M.Rollinson (who hit two 180’s) and J.Rollinson, both from Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’. All of the bottom three teams Old Glasshouse, Rose and Crown and Cherrywood lost 8-1, Rose and Crown at Bulls Head and Cherrywood at Spring Meadow Pub.
Full Results:Game 21:- Old Glasshouse 1 (B.Broadhouse 180, A.McGee 180) Plough and Harrow 8, Netherton Sports and Social Club 2 Townsend Social Club 7, Spring Meadow Pub 8 (D.Ferney 14 darts game, B.Welch 102b) Cherrywood 1, Bulls Head 8 S.Tipper / P.O’Brien 14 darts game) Rose and Crown 1, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 7 (J.Rollinson 180, M.Rollinson 2×180, M.Rollinson / H.Williams 14 darts game) Old Liberal Club 2, Spring Meadow Social 5 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 4, Cottage Spring 0 Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 9 (walkover), British Oak 9 Netherton Conservative Club 0 (walkover).
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The big question in the Brierley Hill Monday Night League is, can any team catch current leaders Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’? Although the leaders had their most recent fixture against High Acres ‘A’ postponed they remain at the top of the table with seventy-two points from thirty-nine games and even though they have played one fixture more than second placed Bridge, they have an eight point’s advantage after Bridge added their latest 5-4 home win against Rose and Crown ‘B’. Third placed Maverick had a 7-2 home win over Raven to put them on the same sixty-four points as Bridge but they have played two games more than them.
Full Results:Game 42:- Mount Pleasant 6 Tommy Turners ‘B’ 3, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 6 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 3, Roebuck ‘B’ 6 Starving Rascal 3, High Acres ‘A’ 6 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 3, Bridge 5 Rose and Crown ‘B’ 4, Glasshouse ‘A’ 6 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 3, Tommy Turners ‘A’ 1 Old Bush 8, Maverick 7 Raven 2, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 5 Glasshouse ‘B’ 4, Rose and Crown ‘A’ 8 Brickmakers Arms 1, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ v High Acres ‘B’ was postponed, Roebuck ‘A’ had a bye.
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As the Rowley Monday Night League begin the second half of its season, Wonder remain undefeated, making it sixteen wins in as many games when they won 6-3 at Gate Hangs Well, the win keeping intact their two points advantage over second placed Bell who were also 6-3 winners at home against Loyal Lodge. After the top two there is a gap of six points to third in the league Tividale FC who made it 6-3 wins for all of the top three when they defeated bottom of the table Vine, J.Tart having a 160 break for the winners. Plough and Harrow and Snooks are fourth and fifth in the table, both teams on twenty-two points. S.Layton (Romsley Cricket Club) hit the only maximum of the week in his team’s 5-4 defeat at Hawthorns ‘A’.
Full Results: Game 16: Hawthorns ‘A’ 5 Romsley Cricket Club 4 (S.Layton 180), Tividale FC 6 (J.Tart 160b) Vine 3, Plough and Harrow 6 Rowley Bar and Grill 3, Spring Meadow 4 Huntingtree 5, Gate Hangs Well 3 Wonder 6, Rowley Labour Club 2 Whiteheath Tavern 7, Ex Servicemen’s 4 Tividale Sports 5, Snooks 4 Hawthorns ‘B’ 5, Bell 6 (T.Brennan 8 darts game) Loyal Lodge 3.
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Allen’s Bar made it a dozen straight wins in the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League when they won 7-0 at Vine ‘B’ to keep them two points ahead of Vine ‘A’ who had a 6-1 win at Ivy Bush. Cottage Spring and Sandwell are third and fourth and both have twenty points, four off the top and in turn they won 6-1 against Horseley Tavern ‘A’ and 4-3 at Wonder ‘A’. At the other end of the table Royal Yeomanry are still seeking their first points of the season.
Full Results: Game 12: Ivy Bush 1 Vine ‘A’ 6, Wonder ‘A’ 3 Sandwell 4, Vine ‘B’ 0 Allen’s Bar 7, Horseley Tavern ‘B’ 2 Three Horseshores 5, Royal Yeomanry 3 Tipton Sports 4, Cottage Spring 6 Horseley Tavern ‘A’ 1, Sow and Pigs 5 King Arthur 2, Waggon and Horses 3 Wonder ‘B’ 4.
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With Staffordshire Knot losing 4-1 at Chase Social they have fallen from top to second place in the West Midlands Men’s Super League. Taking over from Staffordshire in the number one spot is Kings Head whose 5-0 home win, over Landywood has taken their points tally to fifty-three, three more than the former leaders. Although Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club won 4-1 at home against Gate Inn they have also dropped one place to fourth as Dog and Partridge’s 5-0 home win over Cottage Spring has given them one more point than the Ex Serviceman’s, plus they have played one game fewer than them.
Full Results: Game 13: Junction ‘A’ 3 Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 2, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 5 Junction ‘B’ 0, Kings Head 5 Landywood 0, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 4 Gate Inn 1, Dog and Partridge 5 Cottage Spring 0, Chase Social 4 Staffordshire Knot 1, Hotshots 4 William Harper 1.
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The results from week seventeen in the Amblecote RBL Premier League had no effect whatsoever on the top six places with Jason Lowe holding on to pole position with 6-1 wins over Martyn Harper and Ryan Green giving him a total of 228 points and a lead of 30 over joint second placed Ian Townsend and Nick Fullwell. Townsend didn’t play this week, both players have two games in hand on Lowe. Fullwell, after suffering a setback when he lost 4-3 to Jake Robinson then went on to win 6-1 against Rhys Cox. Fourth in the league Paul Wells began with a 5-2 win over Ryan Hardman and then beat Shane Sheridan 6-1 to leave him 44 points short of Lowe and 14 behind Townsend and Fullwell but with five games in hand on Lowe and three on Townsend and Fullwell.
Full Results:Week 17:- Jason Lowe 6 Martyn Harper 1, Paul Wells 5 Ryan Hardman 2, Pete Illic 7 Matt Halliday 0, Jake Shipley 5 Trevor Cunningham 2, Mark Hopkins 7 Craig Lee 0, Jake Robinson 4 Nick Fullwell 3, Tom Gantley 4 Carl Hipkiss 3, Steve Gillam 4 Mark Nassralla 3, Rhys Cox 5 Bayley Owen 2, Matt Halliday 5 Martyn Harper 2, Joe Poole 5 Jon Underhill 2, Michael Harding 6 Craig Lowin 1, Rob Hartill 4 Tom Hanson 3, Grant Jackson 6 Jake Robinson 1, Jason Lowe 6 Ryan Green 1, Shane Sheridan 5 Matt Davies 2, Cayden Smith 7 Trevor Cunningham 0, Kian Rogers 7 Mark Nassralla 0, Nick Fullwell 6 Rhys Cox 1, Gavin Smith 4 Tom Hanson 3, Carl Hipkiss 5 Grant Jackson 2, Paul Wells 6 Shane Sheridan 1, Mark Hopkins 5 Pete Illic 2, Steve Gillam 5 Rob Hartill 2, Jake Shipley 7 Bayley Owen 0, Craig Lowin 4 Ryan Green 3, Cayden Smith 5 Jon Underhill 2, Joe Poole 7 Lee Craig 0, Michael Harding 5 Kian Rogers 2, Ryan Hardman 5 Tom Gantley 2, Gavin Smith 6 Matt Davies 1, Shane Sheridan 6 Bayley Owen 1, Cayden Smith 6 Rhys Cox 1, Cayden Smith 4 Kian Rogers 3.
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Leader of division one in the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League, Scott Baker, didn’t play this week but his 100 points from 12 games keeps him top of the division with a lead of four points plus three games in hand on second placed Chris Manoila who had a 5-3 win over Allan Davies.
Top of division two is Michael Smith who was held to a 4-4 draw by Alex Owen but still has a lead of seventeen points over second and third placed Joe Bartolo and Wayne Barratt. Bartolo has played two games more than Smith after beating Jon Williams 5-3 while Barratt, who has played three games more than Smith went down 5-3 to Warren Bower and 6-2 to Neville Quinton. Well done to Claire Hobbs whose 5-3 win, over Martin Smith has seen her move off the foot of the table, this being Claire’s first win of the campaign.
Olly Garratt leads the way in division three his convincing 7-1 win over Liam Davis taking him to 117 points from 14 games, while second placed Michele Pritchard also won 7-1 in her game with Jennie Seedhouse to put her on 95 points from 15 games. Third placed Charlie Baker is on the same 95 points as Pritchard but from fourteen games after being held to a 4-4 draw by John Bate.
Full Results: Game 16: Justin Evans 6 Alan Melling 2, Dave Lopez 5 Andrew Jervis 3, Simon Pritchard 3 Brian Dolman 5, Allan Davies 3 Chris Manoila 5, Justin Evans 6 Shane Passey 2, Simon Pritchard 3 Ben Forrest 5, Andrew Jervis 6 Jon Blakemore 2, Dave Lopez 6 Simon Mountford 2, Joe Bartolo 5 Jon Williams 3, Alex Owen 8 Artur Lubkowski 0, Richard Brown 3 Andy Mullinder 5, Wayne Barratt 3 Warren Bower 5, Kobi Holyhead 1 Ben Wright 7, Michael Smith 4 Alex Owen 4, Martin Smith 3 Claire Hobbs 5, Wayne Barratt 2 Neville Quinton 6, Eddie Gripton 0 Tanya Dolman 8, Matt Ford 8 Sarah Barrett 0, Ffoebi Bower 2 Joanne Meachin 6, Troy Simmonds 3 John Bate 5, Dave Akers 5 Gareth Walsh 3, Michele Pritchard 7 Jenni Seedhouse 1, Troy Simmonds 6 Alex Bryant 2, Keogh Bate 7 Josh Rowley 1, Olly Garratt 7 Liam Davis 1, John Bate 4 Charlie Baker 4.
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Fulll Results: Silver End Sunday Morning League: Game 6:- Brickmakers Arms 7 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 1, Old Star 5 High Acres ‘B’ 3, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 8 New Talbot ‘B’ 0, Bell 1 Tenth Lock 7, Portway 2 Spring Meadow 6, Old Liberal Club 5 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 3, Union 5 Old Cat 3, New Talbot ‘A’ 2 Ten Arches 6, High Acres ‘A’ 4 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 4, Brier Rose 6 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 2.
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Alan Towe writes with the support of Red Dragon
