DTH Engineering League

MBE had been temporary leaders, but they came unstuck when they faced a vibrant FT's team who were certainly up for the challenge.

Only Straw could muster any defence against the onslaught after he defeated Fox 13-11 in a thrilling five set match.

In a match played in a great atmosphere, the Humpties whitewashed the Marbles by a 10-0 scoreline.

Robert Vaughan, Leighton Richards and Kartik Lakhani had no answer to the strength of the opposition who were in top form and now lead the division, albeit just on a one set difference over the Roosters.

The Roosters remain in the mix after they quietened the Lions' roar with a convincing 9-1 win.

The victory starred Piotra Sliwa and Steve Lyons who each registered trebles with Terry Curran then adding a brace to complete the singles.

Ryton Park Adders were on the wrong end of a 9-1 drubbing by Redlands Outlaws, who now stand in a comfortable mid-table position.

Clive Mitchell and the experienced Dave Gascoyne netted maximums after giving solid displays.

The Morris Men move up into third place in Division Two following a double over Carlton Rovers, winning 8-2 and 7-3.

In the re-arranged game Nigel Stent and Keith Bloomfield hit excellent hat-tricks while Owen Shutt halted the challenge of John McClellan with a straight sets win.

In a thrilling doubles match Shahidi and McClellan defeated Pingree and Shutt 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9 to leave the score-line 7-3 to the Morris Men.

In Division Three the Echidnas won their third game of the season with a comfortable 9-1 win over the Rookies, who are struggling at the foot of the table.

Lee Bohan and George Agnew starred for the winners following excellent trebles, while a pair from Ewan Pickersgill wrapped up the singles.

The result of the joint second placed teams, the Cougars and the Academicals, resulted in stalemate following a 5-5 draw.

They are both now one point behind the leaders Ryton Park Dragons.

Matthew Lemon continues his fine form for the Cougars with his fifth treble in five games, while Dave Rix overcame James Maher before joining Lemon at the table to take the doubles and ensure the points were shared.

Mike Tunningley Shield Preliminary Round

Manton Tigers 288 Manton Sports 375

THIS derby clash resulted in a fine win for Second Division Sports over their First Division counterparts.

They actually won the game by 52 points prior to the handicap points being added, with John Lowde top scoring with 120 points, Russell Kemp 116 and Phil Fisher 104.

However, Tigers' Paul Allison remained undefeated netting the maximum 126 points in reply.