Hamstead A recovered well to record a 6-4 success at reigning Premier Division champions Smiths Wood A to throw the title race wide open.  The visitors were 4-3 behind following excellent wins for England cadet Jack Williamson over the Bertie brothers.  Pete Waite proved too experienced for Williamson, before Lester Bertie crushed Michael Browne in straight games, which enabled Steve Bertie, the current Birmingham champion, the chance to clinch the win against his former side beating Scott Prime 11-5 in the decider after being two games down. Chris Burgess won three for Colebridge Braves at West Midlands Police A, but the home side still won 6-4, with two singles wins for Andy Hare on his debut.  Streetly A gained a crucial 6-4 at Sutton Coldfield A, while Smiths Wood B beat their C side 6-4, thanks to a maximum from Alan Caffery.

In division one youngster Perry Nash produced a magnificent maximum for Smiths Wood D, in a 6-4 win over Sutton Coldfield B.  Dave Smye clinched victory for Smiths with a thrilling 14-12 success over the unorthodox Graham Williams.  Quinborne A edged home over Smithereens A 6-4, despite three from Simon Bailey for the visitors, which included a first ever win over Dan Ranford.  A hat-trick from Pete Roddy enabled Colebridge Dinosaurs to draw with club-mates Chiefs.  Three good wins from Mark Georgevic enabled F.Jacombs A to draw with Sandwell Unison.  Linden Douglas was pushed hard by Bournville A but came through to inspire Hamstead B to a 7-3 victory.

Promotion contenders Beaufort Sports B and Maypole A played out a hard fought draw with a succession of close matches.  West Midland Phones A just scraped by Sutton Coldfield D with a hat-trick from Colin Platt, including a 14-12 finale against Pete Worship in the final set.  Close encounter of the third in division 2 this week saw Colebridge Eagles and Giants draw, with six sets going the distance and three to four.

In-form John Cox went through the card for Colebridge Falcons giving them a 7-3 success in their division three clash with Sutton Coldfield E.  Claire Baker replied with two for the visitors including 15-13 in the 4^th and 5^th games over Fadi Ezaddin.  Beaufort Sports C march on at the top courtesy of a treble from Rob Rowson.  Other contenders Maypole B just missed out on a whitewash when Ann Lloyd spared Colebridge Imps blushes when she beat Peter Kirkham in the final set of the night.  Graham Fleet and Richard Parks helped give Streetly C an 8-2 win at Bournville B.  Paul Thomas was the star for Ivy Leaf A, winning his three, two in the 5^th, to share the spoils with Smithereens B.

Walmley B went down 9-1 to Colebridge Jaguars with Bernard Oliver and Fadi Ezaddin recording maximums.  They fared a little better later in the week when they lost 7-3 to their A team.  A hat-trick for Mitchell Nash proved to be the difference in the battle of Smiths Wood in division four, the E beating the F 6-4.

Colebridge Knaves saw off near rivals Sutton Coldfield H thanks to a maximum from Amann Ubhi.  Derek Turner reeled in two for Sutton.  Quinborne B's 10-0 demolition of Lodge Road A keeps their 100% record and relentlessly in pursuit of Knaves.  Trebles for Tony Badham and Tony Griffin helped give Streetly E a 7-3 victory over West Midlands Phones B.

Colebridge Lions ran out 10-0 winners over newcomers Lodge Road C.  Youngster Anthony Hughes pushed the experienced Ivy Leaf B trio to the limit, coming away with just one win along with team-mate Keegan Crawford.  Alan Winspur and Derek Palser were both unbeaten to take maximum points for Leaf from Smiths Wood H.  An all-round team effort by Sutton Coldfield I's Belle Halliwell, Janet Matthews and Ron O'Malley proved to be too much for a Lodge Road B side inspired by maximum man Steve Wright and ran out 6-4 winners.