CRUSADERS remain joint top in Division One of the Newton Abbot and District Skittles League after racking up the highest team and individual scores of the week when they travelled to Kingsteignton's Oakford Club to beat Jokers 442-397, writes John Balment.

Phil Loder led the way on 72 (15, 7, 17, 9, 16, 8) backed by Mike Stevens on 70 (16, 9, 8, 14, 14, 9), with Jokers' best score coming from Tony Teague with 71 (17, 14, 12, 14, 7, 7).

Forde Alls opened with an 83 leg in their home Division Three match against Boilersuits on Forde Hall two, and never looked back running out 418-375 winners.

Heading the scoring was Marcus Crocker with 70 (14, 8, 16, 7, 9, 16) for Forde Alls while Paul Tapper had 54 for Boilersuits.

In Division Four, Dynamos produced a four spare fifth end 91 to sink Bovey Drones 397-360 at the Keyberry Hotel.

Anchor Colin Barrett scored 58 for Dynamos and sharing top score for the visitors were Cyril Honeywill and Paula Dunford with 53.

A 22 double flopper helped Cedric Munslow to a score of 66 for Bovey Bees as they recorded a 400-396 Premier Division win over King Pins for whom Max Ellis hit 60, at the Bovey Tracey Football Club.

Results: Premier Division – Cricketers 379 (Chris Hunt 58), Saracens 394 (Colin Balment 59); Force 8 377 (Alan Hewings 52), Bottlewashers 383 (Richard Pike 60); Telecoms 381 (Simon Bates 59), Aardvarks 369 (John Sheffield 51); Barbarians 391 (Neil Caunter 68), Livewires 376 (Roger Bush 60); Newton Rangers 388 (Pete Crawford 58), Kestrels 387 (Peter Webber 59); Harvesters 382 (Ashley Harvey 57), Gulls 423 (Ken Howard 61); Commuters 352 (Bob Netherway 49), Kango Gang 352 (Colin Cake 56); Bovey Bees 400 (Cedric Munslow 66), King Pins 396 (Max Ellis 60).

Division One – Castaways 361 (Adam Yeomans 58), Royals 361 (Robbie Smith 58); Checkmates 354 (Dawn Widdicombe 50), Nomads 344 (Stuart Beckenham 49); Jokers 397 (Tony Teague 71), Crusaders 442 (Phil Loder 72); U2's 359 (George Sydenham 57), Dee Gees 320 (Dave Guest 53); Strange Brew 360 (David Upton, Mark Andrews 53), Tumblers 352 (Bobby Veale 64); All Whites 382 (Martin Wills 58), Blake's 8 392 (Phil Voaden 58).

Division Two – Turkeys 381 (Paul Channon 62), Pedlars 365 (Zoe Buckley 51); Allsorts 393 (Nick Harvey 58), Dumplings 361 (Rob Burridge, Eddie Shanahan 50); Breakaways 420 (Tim Sharp 58), Ringers 387 (Keith Truscott 59).

Division Three – NAGS 413 (Tom Whitehead 60), Shipmates 392 (Paul Sercombe 61); Mutineers 392 (Anne Smeaton 61), Shunters 390 (John Bebbington 57); Parish Rogues 398 (Colin Williams 61), Mutineers 437 (Norman Wallis 62); Shunters 347 (R Friend 63), NAGS 384 (Phil Williams 54); Teign Village 388 (Vic Beer 64), Goldtops 377 (Vernon Smith 54); Forde Alls 418 (Marcus Crocker 70), Boilersuits 375 (Paul Tapper 54); Sports 373 (Darren Wills 53), Parish Rogues 383 (John Bibbings 54); Black Diamonds (Anne Lock, John Cude 49), Hounds 373 (Benn Emerson 61).

Division Four – Ladybirds 368 (Lynn Narramore 53), Shamrocks 351 (Jim Neil 48); Dynamos 397 (Colin Barrett 58), Bovey Drones 360 (Cyril Honeywill, Paula Dunford 53); Strollers 357 (Mike Witherington 52), Oakapples 306 (Zoe Sharp 45); Con Men 358 (Jim Perkins 49), Moby's Mob 369 (Julie Bolt 57); Lion Kings (points awarded) v Yo Yo's; Shamrocks 316 (Jim Neil 48), After 8's 355 (Avril Metters 53); Strikers 410 (Maggie Goldthorp 68), Rambo's Rogues 367 (Simon Wombwell 58).