Cricket: Flying Darts head for Old Hill; CLUB CRICKET.

Byline: By Trevor Catt

OLD Hill are next in the path of West Bromwich Dartmouth's charge towards the Birmingham League title when they visit the Premier Division leaders tomorrow.

As the season prepares to hit its halfway stage after tomorrow's games, Dartmouth have a 12-point lead at the top over second-placed Walsall.

They will be looking to keep up the pressure on their pursuers with victory over an Old Hill side themselves in decent form after beating Knowle & Dorridge by two wickets last week.

Walsall, with an identical record to Dartmouth - won six, drawn two, one abandoned and just a single defeat - aim to maintain the pursuit with victory at Coventry and North Warwickshire.

The title race appears to be turning into a two-horse affair, although Kenilworth Wardens could still mount a challenge if they can start turning draws into victories.

The Glasshouse Park side sit third in the table but while they, like the two above, have lost only one game, they have drawn seven of their 10 outings so far.

Last week a Scott Stenning century engineered a precious victory at Shrewsbury. If Wardens can follow that up by beating visitors Moseley tomorrow, they will start to build the sort of momentum that challengers need turning towards the business end of the season.

Kidderminster Victoria will expect to enhance their top-four placing at the expense of lowly Wellington.

Himley need to bounce back from last week's trouncing by Walsall when they host Barnt Green, while hapless Shrewsbury travel to Knowle & Dorridge.