EIGHTEEN spares were floored in the Newton Abbot and District Skittles League Division Two match between Late'uns and Teignton Stars, at the Newton Abbot Royal British Legion, writes John Balment.

Late'uns came out on top with the highest team score of the week – 442 – with Chris Bunning on the best individual return of 74 (9, 16, 9, 18, 14, 8).

Teignton Stars finished on 396, with Derek Old getting a hat-trick of spares in his 63.

On the same alley there were 21 spares in the Premier Division clash between Bottlewashers and Crusaders in which the former took the spoils 436-405 to move into joint second place, two points off the pacesetters, Cricketers.

Richard Pike was the in-form player with 63 for Bottlewashers, with Rob Shaw on 59 for the visitors.

Forde Alls made it eight from eight in Division Six, captain Marcus Crocker leading by example with 67, on Forde Hall two, in their 417-369 win over Oakapples for whom Pat Whane had first and last end spares in her 60.

Also retaining their 100 per cent record were Southern Comforts who won their Division Three game 384-364 against Tumblers, on Kingsteignton RBL alley two. Iain Howarth was the toast of Southern Comforts with 63.

In the same division, Darrin Burley guided Falcons to a 364-336 local derby success over Dumplings at Teignbridge 76 Club, scoring 71 (5, 7, 12, 16, 18, 13) in the process.

One pin separated Breakaways and Shipmates in their Division Four encounter at the Newton Abbot Constitutional Club, but it cost Breakaways their 100 per cent record, as they went down 329-328 to Shipmates.

It was a game which saw only two spares, both of them for Shipmates whose leading player was Paul Sercombe with 54.

Mutineers and Lion Kings fought out a 363-363 Division Five draw at Newton Abbot RBL, Tim Treeby on 55 for Mutineers and Stella Leaman getting 54 for their opponents.

Results: Premier Division – Cricketers 386 (Barry Widdicombe 56), Saracens 395 (Ivor Wright 55); Barbarians 392 ((Iain Williams 62), Force 8 390 (Jim Chanter 59); Bottlewashers 436 (Richard Pike 63), Crusaders 405 (Rob Shaw 59); Kestrels 374 (Ken Martin 46), Gulls 361 (Phil Underhill 53); Harvesters 389 (Tim Woolnough 58), Bovey Bees 393 (Pete Rae 56); Telecoms 403 (Roger Stark 59), Commuters 418 (T Olver 58).

Division One – U2's 338 (John Carey 47), King Pins 380 (Max Ellis 59); Rough Diamonds 371 (Christine Gregory 57), Kango Gang 372 (Eric Bush 59); Jokers 375 (K Johns, Phil Williams 52), Rough Diamonds 408 (Alan King 58); Kango Gang 398 (Lorna French 63), Two Legions 366 (Nick Wathen 65); No Norts 327 (Alan Webb 51), Royals 345 (Robin Baker 53); Aardvarks 407 (Tom Sheffield 57), Livewires 402 (R Fitzpatrick 57); Prospectors 400 (Ashleigh Stephens 59), Newton Rangers 381 (Rob Duddle 57).

Division Two – All Whites 347 (John Vincent 55), Dee Gees 355 (Mike Maddicks 53); Raiders 413 (Steve Warren 64), Blake's 8 360 (Martin Gilpin 56); Mauricemen 343 (Ben Gosnell, Jamie Bowen 48), Strange Brew 365 (Mark Andrews 59); Checkmates 364 (Dave Waters 56), Castaways 377 (Russell Read 58); Late'uns 442 (Chris Bunning 74), Teignton Stars 396 (Derek Old 63); Clay Pigeons 329 (Dudley Price 56), Pedlars 340 (Julian Young 53).

Division Three – Turkeys 359 (Neil Beer 53), Hounds 352 (Paul Frost 51); Nomads 386 (Pam Lofthouse 56), Anglers 346 (Paul Thompson 53); Ringers 378 (Ray Maunder 62), Knighton Tigers 341 (Norma Chapman 51); Dumplings 336 (Harry Duff 51), Falcons 364 (Darrin Burley 71); Southern Comforts 361 (John Dickenson 53), Ringers 381 (Andrea Riggs 56); Allsorts 383 (John Street 64), Teign Village 379 (Dave Beer 62); Tumblers 364 (R Cann 56), Southern Comforts 384 (Iain Howarth 63).

Division Four – Shunters 293 (Terri Artus 50), Moby's Mob 356 (Chris Bolt 53); Goldtops 376 (Kelvin Willcocks 56), Shunters 390 (John Bebbington 63); Alleycats 330 (Sylvia Higgott 51), Boilersuits 379 (Andy Morris 60); Sports 351 (Lynda Wills, Lyn Pike, Dave Frost 49), NAGS 401 (Lorna Williams 57); Parish Rogues 360 (Phil Leach 61), Bookworms 372 (Les Rook 52); Moby's Mob 364 (Bob Sawyer 59), The Kings 384 (James Webber 54); Breakaways 328 (Merv Sanders 48), Shipmates 329 (Paul Sercombe 54).

Division Five – Lion Kings 310 (Wendy Hunt 58), Triards 335 (Paul Melhuish 50); Yo Yo's 388 (Roger Turner 67), Black Diamonds 353 (Ian Perks 52); Strikers 393 (Jo Williams 61), Abbots 363 (Chris Cleary 50); Mutineers 363 (Tim Treeby 55), Lion Kings 363 (Stella Leaman 54); Con Men 339 (Brian Denly 49), Ladybirds 321 (Jackie Besford, Gloria Chalk 46); Bovey Drones 380 (Keith Stribling 57), Triards 353 (Jean James 50); Riff Raff 353 (Malcolm Cooper 51), Dynamos 342 (Fred Walling, Rosemarie Hammacott 50).

Division Six – Strollers 329 (Simon Lendzion 51), Shamrocks 298 (Bernie Winsor 52); Forde Alls 417 (Marcus Crocker 67), Oakapples 369 (Pat Whane 60); Odds and Ends 306 (Shane Glanfield 43), After 8's 336 (Teresa Landon 52).