Sasha Grokhotov, kept Curdworth in the Premier Division title race, with a magnificent treble, in the 5-5 draw with Colebridge Aces.  The Birmingham Midland League star beat Navinder Matharu 11-9 in the fifth after an epic battle, after crushing wins over Edward Lynn and Neil Wheatley.  Hall Green 'B' go marching on, in their first season in the section, inflicting a shock 6-4 defeat on Kingshurst Bribar 'B'.  The sides were locked at 4-4, when John Ludford came back to win from 10-6 down to Tony Carter in the decider, then Dean Hicks overpowered Karl Manning.  Alan Caffery produced a classy maximum for Kings.

West Midlands Police 'A' beat leaders Sutton 'B' 7-3 in Division One, despite a treble from Sutton's Nabil Khalfey.  Sandwell Unison were 4-1 down to Kingshurst Bribar 'D', but roared back for a 6-4 success.  Sutton Coldfield had previously beaten their 'A'' team 7-3, with another maximum from Khalfey.  George Hutton of Unison edged Roger Morris 11-6 in the fifth, in a match between the two oldest players in the competition.  Colebridge Eagles had a revenge 8-2 success over Colebridge Giants, which saw Alan Hall and Mahroof Hussain gaining maximums.  The Giants and Bournville 'A' drew 5-5, with Bhavesh Amlani the only hat-trick man for the visitors.  Jacombs have started their annual fight against relegation, with the 6-4 defeat of Quinborne.  Mark Georgevic had a comfortable hat-trick for Jacombs, after Glenn Whitlock of Quins had started the match with a 16-14 deciding game success over Barry Sterling.

 
Division Two leaders Smithereens had a crucial 6-4 victory over promotion hopefuls Hall Green 'D'.  Hall Green 'C' kept their hopes alive with a 6-4 triumph at Colebridge Falcons, although the home side put up strong resistance thanks to a quality maximum from Oliver Lin.  Beaufort Sports 'B' were surprisingly held 5-5 by Sutton 'D', with Howard Knight in sparkling form for the visitors.  Sutton 'C' had a narrow 6-4 success over Colebridge Hawks, with Alan Baker's 11-9 in the decider against Ann Lloyd, the crucial set in this match.  Pete Worship had a maximum for Sutton 'E' against Streetly in an 8-2 result, although Streetly youngster Shane Gales made a fine impression at this level.

 
Colin Platt was unbeaten for West Midland Phones, in their 8-2 mauling of Kingshurst Bribar 'E' in Division Three.  Baverstock 'A had a jolt to their title hopes, following a 6-4 home defeat to Bournville 'B'.  Darren Williams was outstanding for the winners, although the home side fought back strongly from 5-0 down.  Paul Thomas continued his fine season for Ivy Leaf 'A', in their 7-3 success over Beaufort Sports 'C'.

Farhan Petkar and Steve Bailey trebles led Sutton 'F' to a 7-3 victory at Walmley 'C' in Division Four.  Streetly 'C' had an impressive 8-2 win at Kingshurst Bribar 'F', courtesy of hat-tricks for Jordan Colen and Shane Gales.  Buster Cobley inspired Kings to a 7-3 win at Lodge Road, being unbeaten and including exciting wins over Alton Burnett and Tony Shim.  Streetly 'D' just edged Sutton 'G' 6-4.

 
The Colebridge Jaguars trio of Fadi Ezaddin, Roy Holloway and Tim Fell blitzed Baverstock 'C' 10-0 in Division Five, then followed up with an emphatic 8-2 success against Colebridge Indians.  Baverstock were again on the receiving end, as they lost 7-3 at Sutton 'H', despite a maximum for Jim Ferguson.  Tom Moy and Perry Nash both inflicted rare defeats on Ron Fraser of West Midlands Police 'B', as Kingshurst Bribar 'G' roared to an 8-2 victory, with the two promising players both unbeaten.  The youngsters, along with Mitchell Nash had previously whitewashed Baverstock 'B' 10-0.  Barry Sullivan helped himself to a hat-trick for Jacombs 'C' over strugglers Team SCC in an 8-2 victory.

25th January