THE Section A champions could be decided tonight if Darcy Lever CC A beat Rupert Ladies.

In Section D Darcy Lever CC C now appear strong favourites to win the section.

The Volunteer have become champions of G Section when they beat Apollo Motors.

Edge Hill Ladies beat K2 Ladies 115-101 and the last game of the season between K2 and Esporta Ladies A will decide the champions of I Section.

Rupert Ladies beat Heaton CC A 129-101 but Heaton were pleased with the team performance. The match card revealed that only 13 bad balls were recorded over the four innings.

Heaton Ladies A in D Section have won their last five league matches but the team had a poor start to the season when they won just one game in their first seven.

Crompton XI took a step nearer the title when they beat second placed The Grapes 94(1)-81.

Dave's Shoes Keys led ASAP 90-41 after the first innings. The second innings was a reversal when ASAP had a 62-run advantage to win the match 163-150.

Victory Hotel COR have shown considerable improvement over the last few weeks and are now challenging for runners up spot.

Valley Scooters XI and Darcy Lever CC B had a close encounter at Eagley CC with Valley taking the points with a 116-109 victory.

First points

CRS took a step nearer to the title (F) when they had a convincing win 109(1)-89 against Lower Pools.

Bolton Lads & Girls Club A won by the narrowest of margins when they played White Horse Ladies K section. The final score 142-141.

Bromley Cross XI's record was 14 games played and 14 defeats, however they recorded their first points of the season when they beat M Jays 266-190. After the first half, Bromley trailed by 46 runs but recovered in the second half.

Teams are reminded that play-offs for section winners and runners up will be played on Tuesday, August 28. Teams involved will be contacted as soon as possible. Any team who believe they have a chance of being involved in a play-off could help this week by telephoning Dennis Foulkes, the Results Secretary, the night of the match with their result in addition to a match card being forwarded.

The Express Electrical Chadwick Cup between Little Lever XI and Rupert Ladies is at Heaton CC on Friday commencing at 6.45pm. Both teams share joint second place in the top section and a good game appears likely.

Sunday is the semi finals of the Finestyle Windows and Dorothy Clarke competitions. All games will be played at the Bolton Indian CC, Hacken Lane, with the first two semi finals commencing at 1pm with the other two commencing at 2.30pm.