WHITE Hart are beginning to recover after a difficult few months in the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Saturday Premier League.

Their fine 217-157 home win over Stoke Prior in Division Five has lifted them to fourth from bottom of the table.

Captain Tony Sugden won 21-6, Ken Brown 21-7, Dave Kings 21-8, Stuart Rice 21-8, Ian Humphreys 21-9 and Matt Higgins 21-2.

In the Heart of England League Division Two White Hart easily beat Maggies B at home 151-109 and are in third place.

They had five winners – Stan Pritchard 21-4, Ray Richards 21-7 Tim Hollingshead 21-10, Paul Matthews 21-11 and Sheila Humphreys 21-14.

The B team struggled away at the league leaders – Olton Tavern A – where they had only two winners in a 157-93 defeat.

The over-60s A team suffered a 116-105 defeat at home to Black Horse A in Division One.

Norman Batchelor (21-15) and Ray Richards (21-17) were their only winners and they stay in seventh position.

The B team occupy second place in Division Three after a fine 121-105 away win at Central Edgbaston.

where they had winning cards from Rob Faulks 21-17, Graham Arnott 21-17, Sue Sugden 21-18, Sheila Humphreys 21-14 and captain Brian Chatterley 21-18.