BOWLING: Brintons A opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Kidderminster and District Mid-week League after a slip-up from St John's A.

They fell to second in Division One following a defeat at Bewdley A but Brintons A held their nerve with a home win over Kinver B and Ombersley went third.

Stourport WMC Victoria maintained their unbeaten run by defeating Royal Mail A in Division Two, although Cookley A kept up the pressure after beating Wolverley B.

Chainwire A continued their hot run with a three-shot victory over Stourport D.

Top team Bewdley C were without a fixture in Division Three which allowed the chasing pack to catch up but St Johns D missed out by losing at Stourport C by a nine-shot margin.

Wolverley A took the opportunity to leap up to second spot with a home win over Chester Road B, while Brintons B were finally off the mark with a success over St Ambrose C.

Gilt Edge D are another with an unbeaten record though they edged to a one-shot win at Carolians in Division Four.

Stourport WMC RO B are second after defeating Cookley B and basement side Chainwire C clinched a first point of the season with a home draw to Kinver C.

No-one is stopping Division Five leaders Chainwire B who beat Cookley C and Kinver D are second with a victory over point-less Brintons D.

In the Thursday League Division One, Franche recorded a heavy victory over Kinver A, as did St Johns OB A against Ombersley.

The league are taking entries for the FN Hay Knockout Cup up until Tuesday.

Results, Div One: St Ambrose A 136, Stourport B 124; Franche A v Bewdley B - no result card; Bewdley A 134, St Johns A 100; Brintons A 141, Kinver B 93; St Johns Tomkinsons 125, Ombersley A 127.

Div Two: Kinver A 138, Franche D 87; Stourport D 119, Chainwire A 122; Royal Mail A 113, Stourport WMC Vic 132; Cookley A 126, Wolverley B 111.

Div Three: Wolverley A 130, Chester Road B 96; Stourport C 130, St Johns C 121; Brintons B 123, St Ambrose B 107; St Johns B 132, St Ambrose C 94.

Div Three: St Georges BWP 119, Bewdley D 116; Chainwire C 120, Kinver C 120; Carolians 118, Gilt Edge D 119; Stourport WMC RO B 130, Cookley B 99.

Div Four: Gilt Edge A 108, Bewdley E 141; Chainwire B 139, Cookley C 107; Ombersley B 139, Nomads 74; Kinver D 130, Brintons D 112.

Best cards: R Scotford (Cookley A) 15-2, L Brown (Kinver A) 15-1, R Bywater (Brintons B) 15-1, A Taylor (Chester Road B) 15-2, J McCarthy (Carolians) 15-2, R Barney (St Georges BWP) 15-1, C Lawson (Chainwire C) 15-2, S Taylor (Kinver D) 15-2, G Barnett (Ombersley A) 15-1, K Prescott (Chainwire B) 15-2.

Thursday League Div One: Bewdley A 91, Stourport B 96; Franche 117, Kinver A 73; St Johns OB A 103, Ombersley 74.

Div Two: Kinver B 93, Bewdley B 88; Carolians 104, St Johns OB B 114; Chester Road 116, Gilt Edge A 83; Bewdley C 102, Little Lakes 81.