Martin Cooper suffered only his third defeat in twenty-six games in the Heartlands Sugardarts M&E Co Double Top League when in week fourteen he lost 2-1 to John Frost however he quickly recovered to win by the same margin against Emma Cain to put him on sixty-five points from twenty-seven games.
Second in the league Steve Cain took full advantage of Cooper’s slip-up to reduce the arrears on him to just two points by winning 3-0 against Sue John and 2-1 against Steve McCormack.
Third placed Matthew Cain has two games in hand on the two players above him and is only three points off the top after he didn’t play this week.
Meanwhile, John Burdett moved up two places in the table to fourth after he beat George Drennan and Ryan Cain 2-1 and although he has a game in hand on leader Cooper he is nine points behind him.
The only maximum of the week came from Ryan Barrittt in his 2-1 defeat to Steve McCormack.
Full Results:Week 14:- L.J.Austin 0 Adam Rogers 3, George Drennan 1 (123) John Burdett 2 (140), Ryan Barritt 2 Alex Downes 1, Dean Bond 0 (118,101b,140) Tony Pedley 3 (105), John Frost 2 (2x100b) Martin Cooper 1 (140), Sue John 0 Steve Cain 3 (100), Gemma Whatley 1 Clive Austin 2, Adam Rogers 2 (100) Emma Cain 1 (100), Ryan Cain 1 John Burdett 2 (121,140,100), L.J.Austin 3 (120b) Charlie Rogers 0 (105), Dean Bond 3 (138) Stephen Smith 0 (119), Matt Richmond 2 (100) Tony Pedley 1, Steve McCormack 2 Ryan Barritt 1 (135,180), George Drennan 2 (100,137) John Frost 1 (100,121), Sue John 0 (114) Ryan Cain 3, Emma Cain 1 Martin Cooper 2 (100), Stephen Smith 2 Gemma Whatley 1, Matt Richmond 2 (100) Alex Downes 1, Clive Austin 2 Charlie Rogers 1, Ryan Barritt 2 (136) Adam Rogers 1 (100), Steve McCormack 1 Steve Cain 2.
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Just a few catch-up games were played in the Kings Norton League this week, Bourneville the only team in the top five to play, winning 4-3 at home against Perfection who are eighth in the league and twelve points behind their opponents. The win takes Bournevile’s points tally to thirty-four the same number as third and fourth placed Bournebrook and Greenlands. Northfield stay top with an unbeaten fifty points from their twenty-five games with Copper Fox second, eight points behind Northfield with a game in hand which will see them finish as runners-up and Northfield champions.
Full Results:Game 27:- Cock Inn 4 (John Fox 100,121, L.Fox 100, A.Vaughan 140, L.O’Neill 100f,140, D.O’Neill 2×100,120) Toby Jug 3 (A.Aindow 2×100, R.Packer 100,140, M.Mooney 100, A.Cotter 100, P.Jevans 100, L.Williams 100), Dingle 6 (N.Edwards 100,180, C.Richards 123, M.Poolton 2×100, J.Needham 140, O.Fallon 122, G.Edwards 100,119,2×180, B.Johnson 120) Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 1 (D.Witcombe 117, S.Corbett 140, P.Fisher 100,110, S.Brown 2×100, L.Bandy 100,114,116,140), Bourneville 4 (A.Bailles 100, G.Carver 2×100, A.Deeley 100, D.Murray 100, P.Garvey 2×140, G.Bailles 100,2×140, M.Collins 2×100, J.Seymore 125) Perfection 3 (N.Smith 100,140, P.Taylor 100,125,135, M.Davies 100, Kyle Astbury 105,134,2×140, H.Davies 100).
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Although Raven Arrows had their fixture with Mackadown Sports and Social Club in group one of the Sheldon and District Summer League postponed, they hold on to pole position with nine points and have a lead of one point over Langley Arrows who have replaced Trident Spears in second place after they won 7-1 at Highwood and Trident Spears were held to a 4-4 draw at home by bottom of the group Brian’s Flights, this being the first point Brian’s Flights have picked up in five games.
Banbury Club made it five wins in six games in group two when they won 6-2 at home against third placed Kingshurst Labour Club. Banbury have a slender one point advantage over their nearest rivals RAFA who lost ground as they finished all-square at 4-4 in their hoe tie with bottom of the table Hunters Moon, however they do have a four points lead on Kingshurst Labour Club. A 5-3 home win over EBAHA has seen Smithswood Social Club move up one place from their previous next to bottom position with their opponents replacing them in fifth place with four points, just one more than bottom team Hunters Moon.
Old Salts Darts top group three with ten points from six games, their latest fixture seeing them win 5-3 at home against Moseley Rugby Club to extend their lead over second placed Raven to four points after they were held to a 4-4 draw playing away against Sheldon Marlborough Ridge. Sheldon Marlborough Ridge move up two places in the table to third with five points while Langley Flights, who were previously third, lost 6-2 at home to Shirley Misfits, this being Misfits first win but they still remain at the foot of the group with three points, two short of next to bottom Langley Flights.
There are just three legs of average difference between to top two teams in group four. A 6-2 win at Langley Pints keeping Lyndon Old Boys top of the table with second placed Station Inn having the same result in their home game against Trident Flights to put them level on points with the Old Boys. Sheldon Marlborough Flights are third, their 5-3 win at Maggies leaving them two points short of the top two teams.
This week’s fixtures produced three maximums and they came from Paul Nixon (Langley Arrows), Frazier Jones (Moseley Rugby Club) and Darren Tudor (Langley Flights).
Full Results:Week 6:Group One:- Highwood 1 Langley Arrows 7 (Paul Nixon 180, Richard Mills 13 darts game), Trident Spears 4 Brian’s Flights 4, Raven Arrows v Mackadown Sports and Social Club was postponed, Group Two:- Smithswood Sports and Social Club 5 (Kevin Lapper 157f) EBAHA 3, RAFA 4 Hunters Moon 4, Banbury Club 6 Kingshurst Labour Club 2, Group Three:- Old Salts Darts 5 Moseley Rugby Club 3 (Frazier Jones 180), Langley Flights 2 (Darren Tudor 180) Shirley Misfits 6, Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 4 (Nigel Davis 110f) Raven 4, Group Four:- Station Inn 6 Trident Flights 2, Langley Pints 2 Lyndon Old Boys 6 (Leigh Palmer 111f), Maggies 3 Sheldon Marlborough Flights 5.
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Although there was no result for Northfield Conservative Club, and they have played one game more than their nearest rivals in the Harborne and District League, they hold on to the number one spot with forty-eight points from twenty-four games and have a lead of six points over second placed Northfield Darts Club after they won their home fixture over fifth in the league Smethwick Cricket Club 7-2. Copper Fox ‘R’ and Copper Fox ‘M’ are respectively third and fourth in the table, both on forty points after ‘R’ won 5-4 at home against Thimble Mill and ‘M’ won 6-3 at Harborne Stores whose D.Goldsmith was the only player to find the three treble twenties this week.
Full Results:Game 25:- Harborne Stores 3 (P.Sitshebo 132, K.Williams 3×100, D.Latham 100, D.Goldsmith 2×100,125,180, D.Adams 100, S.McGrogan 100) Copper Fox ‘M’ 6 (C.Fowler 2×100,2×140, J.Loughran 100, G.Dews 100,123, D.Kent 100, A.Harvey 100,101f,121, M.Davies 2×100, C.Fowler 118f), Bourneville 2 (N.Mellors 121, P.Garvey 2×100, A.Bailles 121,140, C.Evans 2×100,125, M.Ferriday 100) Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 7 (A.Fenton 100,100f,140, James Fisher 140, K.Foxhall 100, Jamie Fisher 125, C.Foxhall 100), Northfield Darts Club 7 (L.Fowler 3×100,140, N.Steventon 3×100,121,125,137,140,15 darts game, J.Evitts 100, A.Faulkner 2×100, J.Needham 100,125, R.Needham 2×100,2×140, B.PriceDavis 2×100, A.Faulkner 102f, N.Procter 2×100) Smethwick Cricket Club 2 (A.Bomber 2×100, M.Collins 140, M.Smith 100,119,140, P.Brookes 100,2×121, V.Gould 2×100,123,125,140, S.Bond 111), Windsor Complex 0 (S.Hopkins 140, C.Harrison 100,124, D.Harper 101, N.Harrison 102) Cock Inn 9 (L.Fox 100,135, A.Vaughan 121, Joe Fox 3×100,125,140, L.O’Neill 100, D.O’Neill 100,140, A.Hopkins 100,119, John Fox 100), Copper Fox ‘R’ 5 (E.Simpson 2×100, J.Hykin 3×100,3×140,16 darts game, N.Porter 100, T.Hamilton 100,125, R.Mann 2×100) Thimble Mill 4 (A.Beagrie 140, J.Jukes 2×140, J.Goulding 100, T.Goulding 2×100,121, A.Gough 111, A.Beagrie 116f), Lion Bar 4 (C.Millward 3×100,140, D.McConomy 100,105, A.Mills 121, C.Tranter 100,101) Avenue Social 5 (M.Gilliland 171, T.Williams 100,121).
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It was cup quarter-finals week in the South West Birmingham Clubs League, the Bob Price Cup, in which two games finished with clear-cut 6-1 results and the other two games had much closer 4-3 verdicts. Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club got the better of Moseley All Services Club with a 6-1 win and Stirchley United had the same result against Longbridge United with S.Hercules hitting a maximum for Stirchley United. The 4-3 results went to Northfield Darts Club and Bartley Green FC who in turn defeated West Heath CEM and Bournbrook whose H.Cottrell hit a 180 while for Bartley Green FC J.Newbury had a 160 break.
Full Results:Bob Price Cup:Quarter-Finals:- Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 6 Moseley All Services Club 1, Longbridge United 1 Stirchley United 6 (S.Hercules 180), West Heath CEM 3 Northfield Darts Club 4, Bournbrook 3 (H.Cottrell 180) Bartley Green FC 4 (J.Newbury 160b).
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It’s as-you-were for the top six teams in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League, Old Liberal Club continuing to lead the field after adding a 5-2 win at Bird in Hand to their account to put them on forty points from twenty-one games, plus the Liberal Club had a 160 break from S.Tipper. Gornal British Legion are second, their 6-1 home win over Gate Hangs Well keeping them hot on the heels of the leaders with thirty-eight points which is two to the good on third placed Ten Arches ‘A’ who also won 6-1 at home against Ashwood.
Full Results:Game 22:- Mount Pleasant 2 Raven ‘A’ 5, Crestwood 3 Glasscutters ‘A’ 4, Glassworks 2 Gigmill 5, Gornal British Legion 6 Gate Hangs Well 1, Five Ways 6 Ten Arches ‘B’ 1, Bird in Hand 2 Old Liberal Club 5 (S.Tipper 160b, S.Tipper / J.Batham 14 darts game), Glasscutters ‘B’ 3 Queens Head 4, Raven ‘B’ 0 Netherton Conservative Club 7, Ten Arches ‘A’ 6 Ashwood 1, Seven Stars had a bye.
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A 5-3 win at New Talbot helped Old Star to hang on to pole position in the Silver End Sunday Morning League, their thirty-six points three more than second placed Dudley Sports ‘A’ who won their home tie with Tenth Lock 6-2. Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club are third, just one point behind Dudley Sports ‘A’ but they ghave played one game more than them, the latest of which saw them win 7-1 at Old Cat. A 5-3 win at Ten Arches has seen Everest Cottage move up one place to fourth with three points fewer than the Ex Serviceman’s Club.
Full Results:Game 14:- Portway 2 Brickmakers Arms 6, Old Liberal Club 8 Bell 0, Union 5 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 3, New Talbot 3 Old Star 5, High Acres ‘A’ 8 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 0, Brier Rose 5 High Acres ‘B’ 3, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 6 Tenth Lock 2, Ten Arches 3 Everest Cottage 5, Old Cat 1 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 7, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ had a bye.
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Played seven, won seven that’s the record for Chop House in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League. In the latest round of fixtures, Chop House consolidated their number one spot in the best possible way as they handed out a 7-0 whitewash to their hosts Beech Tree Miners to keep intact their two points lead over second and third placed Stourbridge FC ‘A’ and Raven. Stourbridge FC ‘A’ fell behind the leaders as they suffered their first defeat of the campaign, a huge 6-1 reversal away to fourth in the league Bird in Hand ‘E’ who are now just two points behind their opponents. Raven had a 4-3 home win over New Inns putting them on the same twelve points as Stourbridge FC ‘A’ and only one leg of average behind them. In addition to Bird in Hand ‘E’ having ten points so do fifth and sixth in the league table Old Liberal Club ‘A’ and Ashwood, the former winning 4-3 at Hollybush and the latter winning by the same margin at Five Ways.
Full Results:Game 7:- Five Ways 3 Ashwood 4, Swan 5 Netherton Conservative Club 2, Hollybush 3 Old Liberal Club ‘A’ 4, Bird in Hand ‘E’ 6 Stourbridge FC ‘A’ 1, Raven 4 New Inns 3, Beech Tree Miners 0 Chop House 7, Stourbridge FC ‘B’ 4 Wheatsheaf 3, Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 3 Fox Inn (Lye) 4, Plough 5 Brickmakers Arms 2.
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An 8-1 home win over Spring Meadow Social all but seals the title for Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ in the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League. The leaders are now on eighty-one points with three more games to play while second placed Old Liberal Club after their 6-3 home win over Townsend Sports and Social Cub are six points adrift with only two more games to play, but they should now finish as runners-up as third placed British Oak’s 5-4 win at fifth in the table Bulls Head leaves them with sixty-nine points with three more games to play.
Full Results:Game 28:- Bulls Head 4 (G.Jackson 180, C.Bowen 180, S.Tipper 160b) British Oak 5 (D.Hand 180), Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 8 Spring Meadow Social 1, Rose and Crown 5 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 4, Hill and Cakemore Ex Serviceman’s Club 4 Plough and Harrow 5 (G.Male 180), Old Liberal Club 6 (C.Pickett 180) Townsend Sports and Social Club 3, Netherton Sports and Social Club 9 Cherrywood 0 (walkover), Riddins Tavern 9 Old Glasshouse 0 (walkover).
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A 4-3 home defeat by Wonder ‘B’ has cost Allen’s Bar the leadership of the Hilltop Friendly Tuesday Night League as they drop to second place behind new leaders Vine ‘A’ whose 6-1 home win over Horseley Tavern ‘A’ gives them a two points advantage over the former leaders. Third placed Cottage Spring are also just two points adrift of Vine ‘A’ following their 4-3 win at Horseley Tavern ‘B’.
Full Results:Game 19:- Vine ‘A’ 6 Horseley Tavern ‘A’ 1, Wonder ‘A’ 3 King Arthur 4, Allen’s Bar 3 Wonder ‘B’ 4, Sandwell 6 Waggon and Horses 1, Ivy Bush 3 Sow and Pigs 4, Horseley Tavern ‘B’ 3 Cottage Spring 4, Royal Yeomanry 0 Vine ‘B’ 7, Three Horseshoes 3 Tipton Sports 4.
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The Rowley Monday Night League played their Top Half Doubles Knockout down to the last eight pairs and winning through to finals night were, B.Smith & H.Kainthal (Tividale FC), M.Hall & D.Homer (Gate Hangs Well), L.Hawthorn & M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern), S.Green & A.O’Driscoll, J.Green (180) & T.Johnson (Hawthorns ‘A’), A.Galeb & R.Ahmed (Plough and Harrow), L.Sims & N.Bradley (Snooks), T.Brennan & B.Gillies (Bell).
Full Results:Top Half Doubles Finalists:- B.Smith & H.Kainthal (Tividale FC), M.Hall & D.Homer (Gate Hangs Well), L.Hawthorn & M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern), S.Green & A.O’Driscoll, J.Green (180) & T.Johnson (Hawthorns ‘A’), A.Galeb & R.Ahmed (Plough and Harrow), L.Sims & N.Bradley (Snooks), T.Brennan & B.Gillies (Bell).
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Just the one fixture played in the West Midlands Men’s Super League which saw Dog and Partridge win 5-0 at home against Gate Inn.
Full Results:Week 12:- Dog and Partridge 5 Gate Inn 0.
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Jason Lowe made it 44 wins in 46 games in the Amblecote RBL Premier League when he won 7-0 against Craig Lowin and 6-1 against Ryan Hardman to give him a total of 312 points and a lead of 12 plus two games in hand on second placed Nick Fullwell who had narrow 4-3 wins over both Tom Hanson and Dave Simpson. Third placed Paul Wells is on 285 points after he beat Joe Poole 5-2 and Mark Hopkins 6-1.
Full Results:Week 26:- Shane Sheridan 6 Connor Whitehouse 1, Dave Simpson 6 Rhys Cox 1, Nick Fullwell 4 Tom Hanson 3, Connor Whitehouse 5 Matt Davies 2, Michael Harding 7 Ian Kelly 0, Grant Jackson 4 Ryan Hardman 3, Jason Lowe 7 Craig Lowin 0, Pete Illic 5 Steve Gillam 2, Lee Craig 4 Rob Hartill 3, Gavin Smith 5 Shane Sheridan 2, Dave Simpson 6 Ian Kelly 1 Trevor Cunningham 5 Jon Underhill 2, Paul Wells 5 Joe Poole 2, Ryan Green 5 Mark Nassralla 2, Jake Robinson 7 Mark Hopkins 0, Steve Gillam 4 Lee Craig 3, Nick Fullwell 4 Dave Simpson 3, Craig Lowin 4 Grant Jackson 3, Connor Whitehouse 7 Jon Underhill 0, Shane Sheridan 5 Michael Harding 2, Jason Lowe 6 Ryan Hardman 1, Pete Illic 4 Rob Hartill 3, Rhys Cox 5 Ian Kelly 2, Trevor Cunningham 7 Mark Nassralla 0, Tom Hanson 4 Ryan Green 3, Matt Davies 5 Jon Underhill 2, Jake Robinson 4 Michael Harding 3, Gavin Smith 4 Joe Poole 3, Paul Wells 6 Mark Hopkins 1, Connor Whitehouse 7 Mark Nassralla 0, Shane Sheridan 5 Jon Underhill 2.
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It now looks as though the three divisions in the Gilbert’s Bar Monday Night Singles League are all a two horse race for the winners and runners-up positions as all three divisional leaders have big leads on their nearest rivals and the second placed players in turn are well ahead of their chasers. Scott Baker leads division one with 164 points with second placed Simon Mountford on 139 while the leader of division two is Michael Smith, his 173 points is 35 more than Joe Bartolo who is second. Topping division three is Olly Garret who with 160 points is 36 to the good on Troy Simmonds who is second.
Full Results:Game 24:- Dave Lopez 3 Alan Melling 5, Allan Davies 2 Andrew Jervis 6, Scott Baker 6 Brian Dolman 2, Simon Mountford 6 Alan Melling 2, Justin Evans 7 Dave Lopez 1, Jon Blakemore 1 Ben Forrest 7, Kurt Wright 6 Simon Pritchard 2, Richard Brown 7 Wayne Barratt 1, Andy Mullinder 5 Reece Cook Lucas 3, Warren Bower 1 Joe Bartolo 7, Kobi Holyhead 0 Michael Smith 8, Neville Quinton 3 Ben Wright 5, Claire Hobbs 5 Martin Smith 3, Alex Owen 3 Michael Smith 5, Ben Wright 4 Malcolm Pugh 4, Alex Owen 0 Malcolm Pugh 8, Tanya Dolman 5 Joanne Meachin 3, Matt Ford 3 Josh Rowley 5, Gareth Walsh 4 Troy Simmonds 4, Olly Garratt 6 John Bate 2, Liam Davis 4 Alex Bryant 4, Eddie Gripton 1 Charlie Baker 7, Dave Akers 7 Michele Pritchard 1.
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Junction ‘B’ and Dog and Partridge ‘B’ are the only two teams with a 100% win record in the singles league of the Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League. Junction ‘B’ made it five straight wins with a 6-1 win at Pheasant while Dog and Partridge ‘B’ went one better with a 7-0 success at home against Golden Lion ‘B’, after the top two come five teams all two points off the top, Ashmore, Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’, Three Crowns’ New Gate Inn and Wednesfield Legion.
New Gate Inn are the only team to have won all their games in the doubles league, they are being chased by six teams who are all two points behind them, and they are Ashmore, Junction ‘B’, Junction ‘D’, Dog and Partridge ‘B’, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ and Junction ‘C’.
Full Results:Game 5:Singles League:- Ashmore 7 Bradmore Arms 0, Dog and Partridge ‘B’ 7 Golden Lion ‘B’ 0, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 4 Milestone 3, Golden Lion ‘A’ 5 Woodfield 2, Junction ‘A’ 4 Dog and Partridge ‘A’ 3, Junction ‘C’ 3 Three Crowns 4, New Gate Inn 1 Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 6, Pheasant 1 Junction ‘B’ 6, Red Lion 4 Wheatsheaf 3, Wednesfield Legion 5 Junction ‘D’ 2, Doubles League:- Ashmore 3 Bradmore Arms 0, Dog and Partridge ‘B’ 2 Golden Lion ‘B’ 1, Gilbert’s Bar ‘A’ 2 Milestone 1, Golden Lion ‘A’ 2 Woodfield 1, Junction ‘A’ 3 Dog and Partridge ‘A’ 0, Junction ‘C’ 2 Three Crowns 1, New Gate Inn 2 Gilbert’s Bar ‘B’ 1, Pheasant 1 Junction ‘B’ 2, Red Lion 1 Wheatsheaf 2, Wednesfield Legion 2 Junction ‘D’ 1.
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