THE two teams equal top of Worcester and District Skittle League Division Two met at the Barbourne Ex club.

Home team Avengers built up a steady lead, winning the first three legs by six, 12 and 11 pins respectively.

Alleycats won the fourth leg by a single pin and were left needing 110 to win after Avengers' final effort of 81.

But they could only manage 76 and lost the game by 33 pins.

Avengers now lead the division on 20 points with Alleycats and Floaters equal second with 18.

DIVISION ONE Scaplehorns 409 (B Powell 42), Back Scuttlers 420 (A Fisher 42); Old Reynards 371 (L Miles, R Stevenson, C Stevenson, CW Griffiths 34), Poachers 394 (I Woodfield 38); Sausagemen 350 (P Yorke 37), Saints 359 (G Ryland 43); Westsiders 430 (R Randle 42, K Ingram, 41, C Griffiths 40), All Blacks 408 (R Gilbert 43); Arbos 410 (G Roberts 43), Hanley Sports 358 (D Walker 43); C' Siders 433 (S Duffett 43, Martin Birbeck 42), Warlords 460 (D Collins 48, M Jauncey 42, A Jauncey 41, G Collins 40); Budgies 414 (A Smith 43, N Cale 42), XS Pins 387 (T Parker 41); Tearaways 442 (A King 49, S Franklin 47, C Waine 41), Playboys 413 (D Wilding 38).

DIVISION TWO Hallow A' 396 (W Hodgetts 46), Barbourne BC 384 (D Coopey 41); Redhill Dropouts 398 (M Lawrence 44), Brewers Arms 344 (R Jones, S Price 35); Floaters 412 (J Shelton 44), Newsmen 419 (M Mitchell 41, N Silvester 40); Settlers 413 (T Burton 43, A Crawford 42), Independents 377 (J Burdon, S Candlin, C Pugh 34); Wanderers 410 (K Chambers 41), Cradley Sports 415 (R Heard 38); Avengers 417 (B Taylor 39), Alleycats 384 (C Stretford 40).

DIVISION THREE Droitwich RBL 415 (T Dawson 41), The Outsiders 389 (J Davies 44); Volunteers A' 398 (M Carter 38), Heenans A' 397 (A Sherwood 37); Blackpole 346 (C Vinall, D Murphy 34), Grosvenor Vikings 368 (P Keville 35); Monarchs 370 (P Griffiths, A Smith 36), Misspins 367 (P Heywood 46); Sarry's Z 387 (M Griffiths 38), Woodmen 377 (J Dunn 37); No Hoppers 351 (W Davis 36), Grasshoppers 342 (G Clarkson 36).