Many of the West Midlands leagues got their cup fixtures underway over the last couple of weeks with the usual mix of shocks and heavy early round wins.
The Sheldon and District Winter League have been involved in the first round of their Punchbowl Trophy and winning their way through to round two were Langley Arrows, Sheldon Marlborough Ridge, Mackadown Sports and Social Club, Dog Inn Nomads, Trident Flights, Highwood, Maggies and Trident Spears.
Biggest win of the round went to Sheldon Marlborough Ridge and Dog Inn Nomads, who in turn handed out 7-0 whitewashes to Castle Bromwich Spitfires and Yardley Ex Colts.
There were also four rearranged league fixtures played, the 5-4 win for RAFA over Smithswood Social Club had no effect on the Premier League table neither did the division one game which saw Banbury Club win 5-4 at Langley Flights. With two division two games being played, a 6-3 home win over Digby saw Hunters Moon move up one place to sixth and the away team also move up one place to seventh. In the Raven Flights versus Shirley Misfits encounter, the former dropped two places to eighth while the latter remains in fifth place after Shirley Misfits won the game 7-2.
Full Results:Punchbowl Trophy:Round One:- Langley Arrows 5 Sheldon Marlborough Arrows 2, Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 7 Castle Bromwich Spitfires 0, Hollywood Social Club 3 Mackadown Sports and Social Club 4, Dog Inn Nomads 7 Yardley Ex Colts 0, Trident Flights 4 Station Inn 3, Highwood 5 Langley Pints 2 Ryan Monaghan 10 darts game), Maggies 4 RAFA Arrows 3, Brian’s Flights 3 Trident Spears 4, Rearranged Fixtures:Premier Division:- RAFA 5 Smithswood Social Club 4, Division One:- Langley Flights 4 Banbury Club 5, Division Two:- Hunters Moon 6 Digby 3 (Spencer Holland 161f), Raven Flights 2 Shirley Misfits 7.
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The South West Birmingham Clubs League had their Divisional Cups on the fixture card this week, all of the fixtures producing numerous scores of a ton or over. In the divisiion one games there were 7-2 wins for Northfield Darts Club and Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club, who in turn accounted for Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ and Perfection with J.Garghan hitting a maximum for Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club.
The division two fixtures produced a 6-3 win for West Heath CEM over Bartley Green FC with R.Crawford notching a maximum for West Heath CEM. In the other fixture Cue Club had a narrow 5-4 win over Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’.
Full Results:Divisional Cups:Quarter-Finals:Division One:- Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ 2 Northfield Darts Club 7, Perfection 2 Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 7, Division Two:- Bartley Green FC 3 West Heath CEM 6, Cue Club 5 Northfield Conservattive Club ‘A’ 4.
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After the opening eight games in the new season of the Harborne and District League, only two teams, from the starting line-up of sixteen remain undefeated. Copper Fox ‘R’ top the table with an average lead over second placed Smethwick Cricket Club. In the latest round of fixtures Copper Fox ‘R’ were involved in a local derby, taking on rivals Copper Fox ‘M’ who prior to the fixture were third in the league table. The result was a narrow 5-4 win for Copper Fox ‘R’ to consolidate their pole position while Copper Fox ‘M’ dropped one place to fourth and are now four points behind their opponents.
Second placed Smethwick Cricket Club won their home game against Crown 6-3 leaving them some nineteen legs of average behind Copper Fox ‘R’ but on the same sixteen points. A convincing 8-1 home win over Weoley Castle WMC has seen Northfield Conservative Club move two places up the table to third, just two points behind the leading duo. After the Conservative Club there are three teams all on twelve points, four points off the top, and they are Copper Fox ‘M’, Northfield Darts Club and Thimble Mill
No fewer than ten maximums were scored this week, two of them coming from R.Hosey (Northfield Conservative Club), and one for his team-mate C.Airey. The seven came by courtesy of D.Lancett (Weoley Castle), P.Sitshebo (Harborne Social), C.Fowler (Copper Fox ‘M’), G.Bolton, L.Anderson (Stag and Three Horseshoes), M.Collins (Smethwick Cricket Club)and John Derbyshire (Crown).
100,121) Crown 3 (K.Smith 2×100, R.Derbyshire 100, D.Derbyshire 100, John Derbyshire 180).
Full Results:Game 8:- Bourneville 7 (M.Bennett 2×100, P.Garvey 100, C.Evans 120, T.Taylor 121,140, J.Garvey 100) Weoley Castle 2 (J.Best 2×121, D.Lancett 180, T.Godden 100, C.Galvin 100), Northfield Conservative Club 8 (R.Hosey 2×100,180, C.Airey 130,180, A.Busby 2×140, A.Sutton 2×100, S.Jones 132) Weoley Castle WMC 1 (S.Joyce 2×100, M.Warr 101,125, A.Heath 100,140, P.Coombes 140, D.Kight 2×100,112, Z.Tuckley 100,140), Windsor Complex 4 (L.Pearce 100, S.Hopkins 100, P.Singh 3×100) Harborne Social 5 (P.Sitshebo 140,180, C.Singleton 100,135, H.Tharoo 2×100,140, N.Vaughan 125, B.Harding 100, S.McGrogan 121), Copper Fox ‘R’ 5 (E.Simpson 2×100, J.Hykin 100, A.Hykin 3×100, N.Porter 5×100, D.Goldsmith 118) Copper Fox ‘M’ 4 (C.Fowler 100,135,180, J.Loughran 2×100, A.Harvey 140, D.Kent 100,135,140, J.Downer 125,140, A.Faulkner 160, G.Dews 2×100), Lion Bar 2 (D.McConomy 2×100,140, P.Hughes 100,123,140, D.Rushton 100) Northfield Darts Club 7 (M.Lloyd 4×100,120f, L.Fowler 2×100, L.Allen 3×100, J.Evitts 2×100,2×140, M.Hopkins 3×100, L.Louch 100, P.Draper 125,140), Thimble Mill 5 (K.Biddulph 2×100,121,140, T.Goulding 2×100, J.Goulding 2×100, J.Jukes 100,2×125) Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 4 (A.Fenton 119,123, R.Foxhall 3×100,115, J.Butcher 119, C.Foxhall 100,115,136, R.Nibblett 2×100, N.Reynolds 100,129, James Fisher 2×100), Cock Inn 5 (R.Allcott 119, A.Hopkins 100, A.Vaughan 2×100, L.Fox 100,119,140, Joe Fox 100,135,140, D.O’Neill 2×100,140, A.Underwood 132,135) Stag and Three Horseshoes 4 (G.Bolton 2×100,105,140,180, L.Anderson 109,180, D.White 100, S.Anderson 120,100, S.Barlow 100,115), Smethwick Cricket Club 6 (A.Bomber 100,125,140, M.Smith 140,145, M.Collins 100,180, P.Brookes 100,121) Crown 3 (K.Smith 2×100, R.Derbyshire 100, D.Derbyshire 100, John Derbyshire 180).
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It was Jubilee Knockout Cup week in the Sutton and District League, the event being staged at four different venues, playing down to the last two teams at each to venue produce eight teams to play on finals night. Winning through from Old Oscott Sports and Social Club were Great Barr Social ‘D’ and Old Oscott ‘A’, while from Castle Vale Residents Association it was Nomads Newbies and Oscott Social. The two winners at Erdington Club were Gall FC and Blue Nomads and making up the last eight from Rosey Mac’s, the winners were The Arrows and Walmley ‘2’.
The last eight teams will play-off on Tuesday 9th June at Walmley Sports and Cricket Club.
Full Results: Jubilee Knockout:Venue Old Oscott Sports and Social Club:Preliminary Round:- Old Horns Lions ‘2’ 2 Great Barr Social ‘B’ 1, Old Horns Lions ‘1’ 1 Great Barr Social ‘D’ 2, Great Barr Social ‘A’ 1 Rise Club ‘3’ 2, Rise Club ‘2; 3 Old Oscott ‘B’ 0, Old Horns Lion ‘4’ 0 Great Barr Social ‘C’ 3 (Ian Hebberts 15 darts game), Round One:- Rise Club ‘3’ 1 Great Barr Social ‘D’ 2, Old Oscott ‘A’ 3 Old Oscott ‘C’ 0, Old Horns Lion ‘2’ 3 Rise Club ‘1’ 0, Great Barr Social ‘C’ 2 Rise Club ‘2’ 1, Round Two:- Great Barr Social ‘D’ 2 Old Horns Lions ‘2’ 1, Old Oscott ‘A’ 2 Great Barr Social ‘C’ 1, Venue Castle Vale Residents Association:Preliminary Round:- Charley’s Flights 2 Heartlands ‘3’ 1, Round One:- Beer Boys Bulls 2 Charley’s Flights 1, Misfits Mark ‘3’ 1 Sutton Sharks ‘2’ 2, Oscott Social 2 Misfits Mark ‘1’ 1, Nomads Newbies 2 Bishop oVesey ‘1’ 1, Round Two:- Beer Boys Bulls 0 Nomads Newbies 3, Oscott Social 2 Sutton Sharks ‘2’ 1, Venue Erdington Club:- Preliminary Round:- Bishop Vesey ‘4’ 0 Blue Nomads 3 (D.Chiswell 2×180,10 darts game), Rosey Nac’s Bar ‘4’ 1 Charley’s Arrows 2, St Thomas Lions ‘2’ 1 Heartlands ‘1’ 2, Round One:- Misfits Mark ‘2’ 1 Blue Nomads 2, Gall FC 2 Bundy’s Bullseye 1, Charley’s Arrows 3 Heartlands ‘1’ 0, Sutton Sharks ‘1’ 0 Aces 3, Round Two:- Aces 0 Gall FC 3, Charley’s Arrows 1 Blue Nomads 2, Venue Rosey Mac’s:- Preliminary Round:- Heartlands ‘2’ 1 Walmley ‘2’ 2, Walmley ‘1’ 2 UTV 1 (D.Davis 180,131f), St Thomas Lions ‘1’ 3 Charley’s 0, Rosey Mac’s Bar ‘2’ 1 Bishop Vesey ‘3’ 2, Round One:- Bishop Vesey ‘2’ 2 St Thomas Lions ‘1’ 1, Hardknocks 2 Bishop Vesey ‘3’ 1, Walmley ‘1’ 0 The Arrows 3, Walmley ‘2’ 2 Rosey Mac’s Bar ‘3’ 1, Round Two:- The Arrows 2 Bishop Vesey ‘2’ 1, Hardknocks 1 Walmley ‘2’ 2.
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As the Sedgley and Gornal League fast approaches the midway point of its season, leaders Quarry Bank Liberal Club stretched their undefeated run to eighteen games by handing out a crushing 9-0 defeat to their hosts and sixth in the league Parkes Hall. The win keeps intact a two points lead on second placed Red Cow ‘1’ who won their home game against bottom of the league Meadow Lark 7-2. Third placed Netherton Sports and Social Club are on the same thirty points as Red Cow ‘1’ after winning 6-3 at fourth in the league Gornal British Legion who are now two points behind their victors. Bulls Head and Parkes Hall make up the to six, both teams are on twenty-eight point’s, Bulls Head had a 6-3 home win over Baggeridge Social.
Full Results:Game 18:- Gornal British Legion 3 Netherton Sports and Social Club 6, British Oak 3 Cabin ‘1’ 6, Bulls Head 6 Baggeridge Social 3, Cabin ‘2’ 5 Jolly Crispin 4, Parkes Hall 0 Quarry Bank Liberal Club 9, Red Cow ‘1’ 7 Meadow Lark 2, Red Lion 2 Hilly House 7, Royal 7 Red Cow ‘2’ 2, Stump 4 New Inn 5, Mill 3 Wheatsheaf 6.
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After the opening nine games in the John Edwards Thursday Night League there are three teams at the top of the table all on sixteen points. Wonder top the table on average following their latest 8-1 home win over Island Inn, they are three legs of average to the good on second placed Bell whose 7-2 win away to bottom of the league Brandhall Labour Club keeps them just one single leg of average ahead of third placed Tividale Sports who had a 6-3 home win over Red Cow. Third and fourth placed Whiteheath Tavern and Club ‘99’ are both on fourteen points, only two points off the top.
Seven players found the three treble twenties thid week and they were Archie Bennett (Blackheath Liberal Club), D.Braznell (Club ‘99’), N.Hodgkins (Whiteheath Tavern, Rhys Boswell (Double Tops Micro Bar), Spencer Cree (Tividale Sports) plus Christopher Devonport and Marc Perkins (Wonder). Whiteheath Tavern’s Kirk Harrison had a 160 break.
Full Results:Game 9:- George 3 Blackheath Liberal Club 6 (Archie Bennett 180,13 darts game, Ryan Hardman 102f,120f) Club ‘99’ (D.Braznell 180) 6 Oldbury British Legion 3, Ivy Bush 3 Smethwick Cricket Club 6, Whiteheath Tavern 6 (Kirk Harrison 160f, N.Hodgkins 180,13 darts game) Double Tops Micro Bar 3 (Rhys Boswell 180), Tividale Sports 6 (Spencer Cree 180, Harminder Kainthal 125f) Red Cow 3, Bostin Darts ‘A’ 7 Mill 2, Brandhall Labour Club 2 Bell 7 (Rodger Kinsella 102f), Artisan Micro Bar 6 Navigation 3, Wonder 8 (Christopher Devonports 180, Marc Perkins 180) Island Inn 1.
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Congratulations to Old Liberal Club whose 6-1 win at Queens Head confirmed them as champions of the Stourbridge and District Monday Night League, ending the season with sixty-six points from their thirty-five fixtures which gave them a four points advantage over runners-up Gornal British Legion. Third placed Ten Arches ‘A’ rounded off their campaign with a 6-1 home win over Crestwood leaving them six points off the top but four points ahead of fourth in the league Bird in Hand.
Full Results: Game 38:- Raven ‘A’ 2 Seven Stars 5, Ten Arches ‘B’ 0 Glasscutters ‘A’ 7, Ashwood 2 Gate Hangs Well 5, Netherton Conservative Club 5 Gigmill 2, Queens Head 1 Old Liberal Club 6 (S.Hall 160), Glasscutters ‘B’ 3 Glassworks 4, Ten Arches ‘A’ 6 Crestwood 1, Mount Pleasant 2 Bird in Hand 5, Five Ways had a bye.
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The Rowley Monday Night League played their Masters Knockout down to the last sixteen players and winning through were, T.Brennan, B.Gillies (Bell), H.Kainthal, J.Tart (Tividale FC), W.Cairnes, M.Hadley, R.Lenton (Rowley Labour Club), L.Homer, A.Wallace, D.Homer (Gate Hangs Well), I.Vincent (Hawthorns Tavern ‘B’), L.Hawthorn, M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern), R.McCarthy (Bell), S.Edmunds,
Full Results: Masters Finalists:- T.Brennan, B.Gillies (Bell), H.Kainthal, J.Tart (Tividale FC), W.Cairnes, M.Hadley, R.Lenton (Rowley Labour Club), L.Homer, A.Wallace, D.Homer (Gate Hangs Well), I.Vincent (Hawthorns Tavern ‘B’), L.Hawthorn, M.Crumpton (Whiteheath Tavern), R.McCarthy (Bell), S.Edmunds, R.Poll (Spring Meadow).
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It was the Doubles Knockout week in the Silver End Sunday Morning League and winning their way through to the quarter-finals were, R.Lenton & P.Homer, S.Gough & C.Hadlington, J.Perks & C.Willetts, S.Blewitt & G.Jackson, D.Wicklow & S.Cooper, S.Davies & R.Bennett, J.Billingham & B.Watts, W.Whittaker & S.Guest.
Full Results:Doubles Knockout Finalists:- R.Lenton & P.Homer, S.Gough & C.Hadlington, J.Perks & C.Willetts, S.Blewitt & G.Jackson, D.Wicklow & S.Cooper, S.Davies & R.Bennett, J.Billingham & B.Watts, W.Whittaker & S.Guest.
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Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ made it fifteen wins in seventeen games in the Brierley Hill Monday League when they won 6-3 at Mount Pleasant, the win keeping them two points ahead of second and third placed Lamp Tavern and Raven. Lamp Tavern had a similar 6-3 win away to Rose and Crown ‘B’ while Raven had a closer 5-4 success at High Acres. Fourth in the league Bridge also won 5-4 in their fixture at Starving Rascal and although they are four points off the top of the table they do have two games in hand which could see them join Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ on the same thirty points.
Full Results:Game 16:- High Acres 4 Raven 5, Tommy Turners 1 Pensnett Liberal Club 8, Starving Rascal 4 Bridge 5, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 3 Wombourne Club 6, Little Barrel 5 Rose and Crown ‘A’ 4, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 5 Roebuck ‘A’ 4, Roebuck ‘B’ 5 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 4, Rose and Crown ‘B’ 3 Lamp Tavern 6, Mount Pleasant 3 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 6, Stourbridge Cricket Club 3 Kingswinford British Legion 6, Tipton Sports and Social Club 2 Railway 7.
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The Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League played their Doubles Knockout down to the last sixteen pairs and winning through were:
Full Results: Doubles Knockout:Last Sixteen:- A.Nicholls & R.Riaz, J.Wrench & A.Homer, W.Green & C.Pickett, N.Fullwell & K.James, N.Cooper & I.Jones, C.Smith & C.Slater, S.Hill & L.Slater, C.Pickett & J.Glazzard, D.Hadlington & M.Hall, M.Redding & G.Gethen, C.Newton & A.Galeb, G.Marson & A.Marson, S.Tipper & C.Davies, M.Moore & D.Haden, B.Jukes & R.Lawley, S.Skidmore & J.Churchill.
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As early as game three in the Netherton Thursday Night 501 League and only four teams from the starting line-up of thirteen are able to boast a 100% win record. A 5-4 win away to fifth placed Townsend Social Club keeps Bulls Head top of the table with nine points. Second placed Old Liberal Club have only played two games and won both of them 8-1 against Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘B’ and Furnace to leave them on six points but with a game in hand on the leaders. Also on the same six points as the Liberal Club are Plough and Harrow, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’, Townsend Social Club and British Oak, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ and British Oak have both only played two games.
Chalking up maximums this week were, Gavin Moreton (Old Liberal Club), Carl Wakeman (Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘B’), Liam Homer, Finn Allen (Haden Cross), Bobby Ratcliffe (Bulls Head) and Mark Rollinson (Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’).
Full Results:Game 2:- Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘B’ 1 (Hayden Johnson 180, Carl Wakeman 180) Old Liberal Club 8 (Andy Floyd 14 darts game, Mark Fellows, Brian Neale), Furnace 5 Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘A’ 4, Bulls Head 7 (Grant Jackson 2×180,14 darts game, Mark Fellows 180, Brian Neale 180) Hawthorns 2, Haden Cross 3 British Oak 6, Plough and Harrow 9 (Gary Male 180, Martin Abbott 180) Rose and Crown 0, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 2 (Dan Mucklow 180) Townsend Social Club 7, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ had a bye, Game 3:- Old Liberal Club 8 (Gavin Moreton 180) Furnace 1, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 3 (George Peters 2×180) Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘A’ 6, Netherton Sports and Social Club ‘B’ 2 (Carl Wakeman 180) Haden Cross 7 (Liam Homer 180,136,12 darts game, Finn Allen 180), Townsend Social Club 4 Bulls Head 5 (Bobby Ratcliffe 180,129f), Plough and Harrow 4 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 5 (Mark Rollinson 180, 14 darts game), Hawthorns 7 Rose and Crown 2, British Oak had a bye.
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Allen’s Barr ‘A’, hold on to pole position in the Black Country Ladies Super League despite losing 3-2 to Allen’s Bar ‘C’. The ‘A’ side stay top with thirty-seven points while the ‘C’ team drop one place to third with thirty-four points, one fewer than the ‘B’ side whose 4-1 win over the ‘D’ team gives them thirty-five points, the ‘D’ team remain bottom with twenty-six points.
Full Results:Game 13:- Allen’s Bar ‘C’ 3 Allen’s Bar ‘A’ 2, Allen’s Bar ‘B’ 4 Allen’s Bar ‘D’ 1.
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Although the two top players in the West Midlands Ladies Super League, Jaqueline Maiden and Evonne Taylor didn’t play this week, they both hold on to their respective top and second positions, in fact the top four players remain the same with Gemma Barrett placed third after adding on her 3-2 win over Tara Fullwood and Kath Jenkins fourth after she beat Jacqui Simmonds 3-1. The top four positions see Maiden on seventy-six points from twenty games, Taylor on sixty-seven points from eighteen games, Barrett has sixty-six points from twenty-one games and Jenkins, who has played eighteen games is on fifty-six points.
Full Results:Week 14:- Kelly Aston 3 Sarah Barrett 0, Jackie Trott 3 Jade Wellings 1, Kat McLean 3 Kelly Aston 2, Sarah Barrett 3 Julie Emery 1, Kath Jenkins 3 Jacqui Simmonds 1, Gemma Barrett 3 Tara Fullwood 2, Kat McLean 3 Jackie Trott 1.
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