Matches shot on 19th April 2007.

This week we shot the 4 A-side competition to its conclusion.

The quarter finals of the 4 A-Side Competition took place on Thursday 12 April when Binton A gave 3 points and the draw to Home Guard A. The score was 121 points each so Home Guard A went through to the next round. Home Guard B were at home to Wilmcote A who gave the home team 9 points and the draw. The score in this match was 125pts to 123pts so the second Home Guard team went through to meet their team mates the first semi final.

MEB B gave 6 points and the draw to Avenue Sports & Social Club (ASSC). ASSC did not need the handicap and won the match 130pts to 123pts to go through to the next round. MEB A gave 3 points and the draw to Binton B. The final score in this match was 122pts to 123pts and Binton B went through to meet ASSC in the second semi final.

The semi and final rounds of the competition were shot at the Home Guard Club, Tiddington on 19 April. Home Guard A, with an average of 119pts, gave the B team 3 points and the draw. This was a very close match with Colin Fulford for the A team shooting 33 as did the Goodman brothers Sam and Ben for the B team. The final score was 122pts each so with the draw in their favour, the B team went through to the final.

In the other semi final match, Simon Dale substituted for Andy Smith so Binton B gave ASSC just one point and the draw. As all too often happens it was the threes that lost the match. ASSC B team shot 2 threes but Binton B shot 4 and despite Simon Dale's 32 and Mark Oakey's 31 the team were knocked out by ASSC whose final score was 118pts to Binton's 116pts.

In the final the teams were well matched with Home Guard B having a team average of 115.80 and ASSC one of 116.50. Bill Gately was first up for Home Guard B. Bill who admits to not having had a particularly good season shot a surprising 32 to get Home Guard off to a good start. Fran Westwood for ASSC B shot a three and ended on 29pts. Derek Powers went next for Home Guard and shot his personal average of 29. Jo Everett
for ASSC was disappointed with her 28. Sam Goodman who has shown improvement after improvement in this his first season of competitive shooting kept his pellets tight to the bull, to shoot 31pts. His score was equalled by Steve Everett for ASSC. Ben Goodman was last man for Home Guard. Everyone wondered if he would equal his personal best score (33) in the previous round. Unfortunately not, a couple of stray threes which were balanced out with a couple of bulls meant his score took the team to a total of 120pts. Carl Rapson for ASSC had it all to do. He started with a bull then three fours followed by another bull. He ended on two fours to give him 30pts altogether and the team score was 118pts. The 4 A-Side cup was won by Home Guard B with ASSC B as runners up.

The final of the Thompson Knock Out Cup will be shot this Thursday 26 April at Stratford Football Club when Binton the 2006/07 league winners will meet Wilmcote, league runners up. This is sure to be a closely shot match.