Black Country went into their fourth fixture away to Merseyside in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League having won two games and lost one, lying fourth in the table with sixty-five points and their hosts ninth with forty-one points but having played only two games.
The ladies ‘B’ ended all-square at 3-3 with Scarlett Sullivan taking the lady of the match award for her 14.05 average in her 3-0 win over Debbie Robinson. The men’s B’ lost 7-5 with their match award going to Matt Coleman who beat Phil Lloyd 4-1.
Things got worse on Sunday as the ladies ‘A’ lost 5-1 with Sarah-Jane Parker their sole winner beating Molly Brash 3-0 with an 18.56 average. Like the men’s ‘B’, the men’s ‘A’ also lost 7-5, their top player being Paul Wells whose 4-3 win over Ben Jones and 29.36 average earning him the match award.
The overall 22-14 defeat for Black Country has seen them actually move up one place in the table to third with seventy-nine points some seventeen short of leaders Clwyd. The win saw Merseyside move up two places to seventh on sixty-six points but still with a game in hand.
Full Results: Merseyside 22 Black Country 14
Merseyside MA 7-5 The Black Country MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Ben Jones (26.11) 3-4 (29.36) Paul Wells, Steve Gow (26.61) 4-3 (27.83) Harry Williams, Dave Harnick (26.00) 3-4 (26.99) Alfie Busby, Jack Boardman (26.40) 4-2 (25.06) George Willetts, Waynne Lang (20.79) 2-4 (21.78) Jordan Grainger, Joe Brady (28.76) 4-3 (28.91) Trev Brennan, John Prescott (28.62) 4-2 (25.22) Dan Homer, Tom Gater (25.88) 4-3 (26.73) Jamie Rollinson, Robbie Gorst (23.86) 2-4 (25.96) Steve Jones, Anthony Brown (24.64) 4-1 (22.13) Mark Jones, Bradley Williams (21.81) 1-4 (25.22) Michael Powell, Paddy Williams (27.02) 4-1 (24.20) Dave Edwards,
Merseyside MB 7-5 The Black Country MB:
Men’s ‘B’:- Johnny Brammeld (23.20) 4-3 (23.26) Danny Chiswell, Chris Heath (21.31) 4-3 (22.29) Wayne Hobday, Danny Russon (25.80) 4-3 (23.05) Sam Bissell, Paul Smith (22.00) 4-1 (21.66) Matthew Lloyd, Lewis Unsworth (22.23) 2-4 (21.61) Martin Greenwood, Phil Lloyd (25.77) 1-4 (26.15) Matt Coleman, Dan Nuttie (24.39) 3-4 (23.52) Andy Garratt, Aaron Jones (21.63) 3-4 (22.64) Mark Rollinson, Jay Gillan (20.98) 2-4 (24.42) Neil Steventon, Tom Lockyer (26.72) 4-0 (24.10) Rich Bowen, Clive Rule (21.50) 4-2 (20.43) Al Smith, Mike Warren (23.60) 4-2 (23.46) Ian Townsend,
Merseyside WA 5-1 The Black Country WA:
Women’s ‘A’:- Vicki Lloyd (20.29) 3-1 (16.27) Heather Wright, Molly Brash (15.21) 0-3 (18.56) Sarah-Jane Parker, Jane Robson (19.11) 3-2 (17.64) Chez Allcock, Emma Barlow (14.59) 3-0 (13.96) Abbey Hunt, Viv Cullimore (16.52) 3-0 (13.20) Doreen Hunt, Adele Mulligan (12.04) 3-2 (12.33) Paige Robbins,
Merseyside WB 3-3 The Black Country WB:
Women’s ‘B’:- Debbie Robinson (12.97) 0-3 (14.05) Scarlett Sullivan, Lucy Prescott (16.75) 3-2 (15.80) Kirsty Shaughnessy, Janet Sorrell (11.14) 1-3 (11.11) Leanne Wilson, Sandra James (16.34) 3-1 (14.97) Sarah Tromans, Julie Whelan (15.10) 3-2 (14.18) Stella Sims, Sandra Rule (14.26) 1-3 (13.81) Grace Angell.
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