THE first round of matches in the Worcester and District Skittles League’s Mick Potter Memorial Trophy produced the first drawn game of the season.

Monarchs and Volunteers ‘A’, both from Division Three playing on the Bell Inn, finished with 357.

Volunteers had the better start and led by 10 pins with just the last leg to bowl.

But Monarchs, with the highest leg of the night, regained the 10 pins to draw.

DIVISION ONE Warlords 392 (D Houghton 40), Saints 406 (D Jones 39); Budgies 380 (J Weston 37), Avengers 398 (D Woodward, B Woodward 38); Newsmen 419 (A Oliver, A Silvester 40), Arbos 445 (R Green, D Eade 42, P Gardiner 41, G Roberts 40); Scaplehorns 418 (I Simpson 41), Tearaways 408 (R Bennett 42); Hallow ‘A’ 396 (N Smith 41, J Marshman 40), Sausagemen 382 (C Grubb 40); XS Pins 409 (N Clarke 42), ‘C’ Siders 381 (D Smith 38); Back Scuttlers 414 (A George 40), Westsiders 438 (S Heywood 42, C Griffiths 40).

Mick Potter Memorial Cup Group One: Redhill Dropouts 393 (M Collins 40), Outsiders 385 (P Shuard 43).

Group Two: Independents 445 (C Pugh 45, L Willis 43), Brewers Arms 419 (R Edwards 42, S Jones, C Wilde 41).

Group Three: Monarchs 357 (K Kirkland 35), Volunteers ‘A’ 357 (D Jarvis, G Bowen 35); Floaters 392 (R Insall 39), Grasshoppers 363 (T Barber 36).

Group Four: Woodmen 371 (M Rushton 38), Archdales ‘B’ 373 (D Finch 37).

Group Five: Wanderers 371 (D Wright, K Chambers 37), Hanley Sports 329 (T Burton 37).

Group Six: Winning Post 411 (K Waring 44), Old Reynards 415 (J Bonehill 39).

Group Seven: Rebels 344 (T Waters, DC Robinson 32), Heenans ‘A’ 360 (A White 36).

Group Eight: Cradley Sports 380 (A Kingdom 37), Droitwich RBL 408 (K Gwillam 44).