In the UKDA National League’s L-Style Division One West Midlands had an away game against Berkshire. Lying fourth in the table with 148 points, West Midlands were three places above their hosts but the difference between them was a slender five points.
The ladies ‘B’ handed out a 6-0 whitewash to their counterparts with wins from Hannah Davies, Julie Emery, Shellbie Simmons, Sarah Maybury, Kelly Doleman and Kat McLean.
With a 3-1 win and 17.92 average over Vanessa O’Connell, Sarah Maybury picked up the lady of the match award. The men’s ‘B’ ended all square at 6-6 with their top average man Alex Simmons winning 4-1 against James Johnson with a 25.72 average.
Once again on Sunday the ladies were in top form with the ‘A’ side winning 5-1, a straight 3-0 win against Ally Judge and a 22.77 average earning Evonne Taylor the match award. The men’s ‘A’ recorded an 8-4 win with Jack Aldridge’s 27.09 average and 4-1 win over James Wiggins seeing him collect the team’s man of the match award.
The overall 24-12 win for the West Midlands saw them remain fourth in the table but now only two points behind local rivals and second placed Black Country.
Full Results: Berkshire 12 West Midlands 24:
Berkshire MA 4-8 West Midlands MA:
Men’s ‘A’:- Stephan Wood (28.55) 4-1 (27.02) Ryan O’Connor, James Wiggins (24.08) 1-4 (27.09) Jack Aldridge, Peter Bisset (21.86) 2-4 (21.99) Neil Pointon, Paul Self (26.13) 3-4 (24.79) Gavin Baker, Archie Self (33.97) 4-0 (26.53) Shaun Carroll, Anthony Dean (27.34) 4-3 (26.88) Rob Thompson, Jake Hobbs (20.35) 0-4 (24.14) Scott Baker, Joe Lacey (26.00) 1-4 (26.55) Richard Platt, Terry Stubbs (23.03) 1-4 (24.85) Mark Craddock, Richard Stride (18.76) 0-4 (20.04) Darren Williams, Karl Williams (18.74) 0-4 (22.02) Alex Simmons, Paul Hogan (27.63) 4-1 (23.86) Glen McGrandle,
Berkshire MB 6-6 West Midlands MB:
Men’s ‘B’: Ryan Newton (18.60) 1-4 (18.71) Ryan Locker, Lewis Doe (21.34) 4-1 (18.71) John Simms, Steven Hobbs (22.76) 3-4 (22.67) Adam Teasdale, Ian Hobbs (25.16) 4-3 (24.14) Will Beaden, James Clifton (22.29) 3-4 (22.63) Callum Parkes, Kevin Morley (25.03) 4-2 (21.69) Cameron Baird, Steven Baggaley (24.99) 3-4 (24.30) Luke Griffiths, Paul Holloway (25.65) 4-2 (22.04) Paul Price, Doug Harwood (21.61) 4-2 (20.83) Chris Slater, Jack Mayoh (21.02) 4-1 (21.59) Kieran O’Mahoney, James Johnson (23.66) 1-4 (25.72) Alex Simmons, Thomas Grigg (21.50) 1-4 (23.34) Ian Stanton,
Berkshire WA 1-5 West Midlands WA:
Women’s ‘A’: Debbie Shadwell (16.77) 1-3 (21.46) Gemma Barrett, Tania Burdett (14.73) 1-3 (15.53) Jacqueline Trott, Kelly Ellis (18.33) 3-0 (14.81) Claire Hobbs, Hayley Watts (19.17) 2-3 (18.63) Jacqueline Maiden, Ally Judge (18.60) 0-3 (22.77) Evonne Taylor, Karen Jackson (14.85) 0-3 (18.79) Kat McLean,
Berkshire WB 0-6 West Midlands WB:
Women’s ‘B’: Marie O’Brien (12.29) 0-3 (13.66) Hannah Davies, Chris Ruffell (11.32) 0-3 (12.74) Julie Emery, Carole Holroyd (15.42) 2-3 (17.20) Shellbie Simmons, Vanessa O’Connell (16.79) 1-3 (17.92) Sarah Maybury, Sarah Walker (13.12) 0-3 (16.89) Kelly Doleman, Tracey Kingston (14.40) 2-3 (16.41) Kat McLean.
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