BOWLS: St Johns A and Brintons A are battling it out at the top of Kidderminster and District Midweek League Division One.

Both recorded victories with St Johns beating Franche A by 22 shots and Brintons winning by a 27-shot margin at Stourport B.

Kinver B moved into third spot by beating Bewdley A, while there were also wins for Bewdley B and Ombersley.

Division Two leaders Cookley A crashed to a 36-shot defeat at Franche D, allowing Stourport WMC Victoria to claim top spot by beating Stourport D.

Royal Mail A overcame Wolverley B by one shot and Chainwire A recorded their first win of the season to move off the bottom.

Despite losing their unbeaten record at St Johns C, Bewdley C still lead Division Three but with St Johns C hot on their heels.

In Division Four, Gilt Edge D recorded their fifth straight victory at home to Chainwire C with Bewdley D up to second.

Division Five shows the only other unbeaten record in the league with Chainwire B recording a narrow seven-shot victory at the Nomads.

Results, Div One: Stourport B 103, Brintons A 130; St Johns A 132, Franche A 110; Kinver B 136, Bewdley A 113; Bewdley B 131, St Johns Tomkinsons 96; Ombersley A 143, St Ambrose A 75.

Div Two: Franche D 131, Cookley A 95; Stourport WMC Vic 129, Stourport D 107; Wolverley B 126, Royal Mail A 127; Chainwire A 122 Stourport WMC RO A 117.

Div Three: Chester Road B 135, Brintons B 110; St Johns C 134, Bewdley C 123; St Ambrose B 138, Stourport C 94; St Ambrose C 118, Wolverley A 125.

Div Four: Bewdley D 124, Carolians 99; Kinver C 126, Chester Road C 108; Gilt Edge D 135, Chainwire C 92; Cookley B 100, St Georges BWP 137.

Div Five: Bewdley E 109, Ombersley B 100; Cookley C 95, Little Lakes 138; Nomads 125, Chainwire B 132; Brintons D 115, Gilt Edge A 117.

Best cards: N Hudson (Kinver B) 15-1, M Garfield (Chester Road B) 15-2, D Wilding (Bewdley E) 15-1.

Thursday League Div One: Chainwire 106, Franche 100; Kinver A 98, Bewdley A 97; Stourport B 103, St Johns OB A 100.

Div Two: Bewdley B 112, Chester Road 75; Gilt Edge A 100, Carolians 84; St Johns OB B 103, Bewdley C 99; Little Lakes 118, Kinver B 71.