EX-SERVICEMEN maintained their 100 per cent start to the winter with a 73-pin victory over new boys Nynehead Club in the Wellington Ex-Services Skittles League’s Chris Bullock Championship with Geoff Hamlyn again top scoring for the winners with 55.
It meant Ex-Servicemen kept top spot with a seven-point lead over second-placed Scuppas who gained a 35-pin win over defending champions Mowers who have now lost four games - two in succession.
Cottage Pies also maintained their unbeaten record - they have drawn one game - after they beat Relyon by 29 pins in the Gerald Thorne Championship.
It meant they stayed four point clear of second-placed Reservists who won by an impressive 83 pins against Fireguard A with Darren Sparks being the player of the match with a knock of 66.
Results - Chris Bullock Championship: Ex-Servicemen 392, Nynehead Club 319; Mowers 377, Scuppas 412; Foresters 381, United Services 438; All Stars 366, Here 4 the Beer 383; King Pins 351, Odds & Ends 329; Outsiders 343, Home Guard IV 312.
Gerald Thorne Championship: Cottage Pies 361, Relyon 332; Fireguard A 322, Reservists 405; OBA 359, Holywell Lake 396; Club Rockers 310, Home Guard II 335; Shooters 364, Bell Green 372; Hot Shots 334, Rebels 327; Report Centre A v Queens Legs (postponed).