LEADERS Ramsbottom Cricket Club illustrated their dominance of the Premier Division with a 25-8 demolition of second-placed Flixton Cricket Club A with maximum nines from Amirul Hussain and Kyan Chin.

Third-placed Ramsbottom Town A beat second-bottom Heaton Cricket Club A 27-7 with all players on top form.

Fourth-placed Hilton A had a close 21-17 victory over Little Lever Cricket Club A thanks to nine points from Andrew Michnowiec.

Little has changed in the relative positions of the top four since things took shape last November.

A mid-table clash between Radcliffe Cricket Club and Wharton two places below saw Radcliffe win 27-7 with all players on top points.

Mid-table Nomads A cruised to a 26-3 victory over bottom team Coburg A with nines from Fred Turban and Arek Wojciak.

Mid-table Flixton Cricket Club B had a 25-7 win against 10th-placed Ladybridge A with nines from Jordon Potts and Tony Vaughan.

Remarkably the top four teams in Division One are also in the same relative positions as last November.

Top team Burning Desire, who cannot be caught, beat fourth-placed Hilton B 25-6 with nines from Dennis Collier and Brett Haslam. Second-placed Acre Bottom also had an expected win against Farnworth SC A 23-7 with a nine from John Hope.

Third-placed Nomads B beat 10th-placed Little Lever Cricket Club B 23-12 with a maximum nine from Keith Dale.

Mid-table Ramsbottom Town B overcame bottom team Meadow Ben A 24-10 with nines from Keith Howarth and David Kay.

Fifth-placed Coburg B beat sixth-placed BRASS TTC A 18-14, and mid-table Wingates beat second-bottom Hilton C 17-15 thanks to a nine from Alan Bradbury.

In Division Two, the top three are the same as last November. Top team Hilton D look destined for the title after beating mid-table BRASS B 23-10 with a nine from Stuart McCaig.

Third-placed Meadow Ben B lost 19-12 to Hilton E just below them assisted by a nine from Gary Hilton.

Mid-table Ladybridge B beat second-bottom Boyzone 21-11 with a nine from John Birchall, and mid-table Hilton F beat a two-man Top Spinners 27-2 who have been bottom all season.

In Division Three, third-placed Farnworth SC B edged Polonia Club just below them 20-18 helped by a nine from Bernd Dumpelnik, while Meadow Ben C beat Hilton G 19-14 with a nine from Ian Wheeldon.

At the top of Division Four, juniors Hilton I beat their third-placed H team 21-9 with a nine from top of the averages Steven Gao.

Second-placed Meadow Hill A could only manage a 16-16 draw against two-man Irlam Steel SC for whom second in the averages David Yates provided a maximum nine.

The top two meet in a decisive clash this week.

Second-bottom Ladybridge C had an unexpected win against mid-table Meadow Ben D, beating them 22-17 despite a resisting nine from Alan Weall.

Two-man bottom team Meadow Hill B – who have been bottom consistently over the last three years – lost 27- 7 to Albany two places above them.

This week sees the final league matches.