BLACK Horse B are leading Section Three in the Bolton & District Winter Pool League.

Black Horse B came unstuck last week going down 3-4 to Wellington Boots but still have an 11 point lead in the top spot. Little Lever Cricket Club, who are in second place, had a 5-2 win over Little Lever Working Men's Club to close the gap on the leaders to 11 points.

In third place are Tempest Trickers who also had a good win 5-2 over Stone Heads to keep in touch with the top two.

Next week's competition is the League Rules Individuals Knockout to be played Wednesday April 11. Competitions coming up are Monday April 16 Colliers team knockout semi-finals, Wednesday April 18 Pairs Knockout, Wednesday April 25 World Rules Individuals, Wednesday May 2 Quarter Finals Mixed Pairs. The draw will be given out a next week's meeting.

Next Tuesday, April 10, is the Delegates Meeting to be held at the Churchills, Manchester Road, with an 8pm start. League rules apply.

League Rules Individuals KO. All matches are to be played on Wednesday April 11 starting at 8.30pm prompt. It is the responsibility of the winning player to ensure that the result is at the league headquarters no later than 8pm on the following Sunday. Each match is played best of three frames with the winners going into the next round. Players must play at appointed venues.

Churchills -- P Cain (Lamb Guzzlers) v S Gough (Staff of Life)

Colliers Arms -- A Clayton (Spread Eagle) v P Wood (Seditionaries)

The Volly -- S Bibby (Lamb Guzzlers) v M Caldercott (Black Horse Bombers)

Shakespeare -- P Wallace (The Volly) v A Burton (Gibraltar Rock).

WORLD RULES PREMIER DIVISION

P W L F A Pts

Lamb Guzzler... 18 15 3 89 37 119

Staff of Life... 17 13 4 82 37 106

Spread Eagle... 17 11 6 71 48 93

Gibraltar Ro A... 18 10 8 64 62 84

Shakespeare... 18 7 11 54 72 68

Black Bull Sed... 18 6 12 51 75 63

Riley's Redeg... 18 6 12 46 80 58

Black Bull B... 18 3 15 41 85 47

Results -- Black Bull Seditionaries 2, Spread Eagle 5; Gibraltar Rock A 3, Riley's Redegades 4; Shakespeare 4, Black Bull B 3; Lamb Guzzlers 2, Staff of Life 5.

DOVE BANK GARAGE DIVISION ONE

Victory Reform... 13 11 2 55 36 77

Black HorseBo... 14 8 6 51 47 65

The Volly... 12 8 4 48 36 64

Finishers... 14 6 8 51 47 63

GibraltarRo B... 12 8 4 47 37 63

Brass Cat... 13 7 6 48 43 62

Beaumont A... 14 7 7 49 49 61

Lever Bridge... 14 6 8 47 51 59

Levers-Alone... 12 4 8 40 44 48

Seven Stars A... 12 5 7 36 48 46

Colliers Arms... 12 1 11 25 58 27

Results -- Finishers 6, Colliers Arms 1; Lever Bridge 3, Gibraltar Rock B 4; Beaumont Arms 3, Brass Cat 4; Bombers 2, Victory Reform Club 5; Levers Alone, Steven Stars A and Volly open week.

THE FACTORY SHOP DIVISION TWO

Smoking Barrels... 15 12 3 73 32 95

Churchills... 16 11 5 67 45 89

Stallions... 16 11 5 67 45 89

Bowling Green... 15 9 6 56 49 74

Sportsman... 14 10 4 54 44 72

Stalkers... 16 7 9 54 58 68

Turkey Trotters... 16 7 9 53 59 67

Founders (Globe)... 15 7 8 52 53 66

Tonge CC... 16 8 8 52 60 66

Moses Gate B... 16 6 10 52 60 62

The Rocket... 15 5 10 44 61 52

FA Raiders... 16 4 12 44 68 50

Super Stars B... 16 4 12 40 72 48

Turkey Trotters 4, Moses Gate B 3; Super Stars B 3, FA Raiders 4; Stallions 4, Stalkers 3; Bowling Green 3, Tonge CC 4; Rocket 3, Churchills 4; Sportsman v Founder (Globe) no card. Smoking Barrels open week.

PHENCARR COLLIES DIVISION THREE

Black Horse B... 18 14 4 86 40 112

LLCC... 18 13 5 79 47 101

Tempest Trickers... 18 11 7 73 53 95

Gunners... 18 10 8 61 65 79

LLWMC... 18 8 10 57 69 73

Central Bar... 18 6 12 58 68 68

Wellington Boots... 18 8 10 50 76 62

Stone Heads... 18 2 16 40 86 42

Results -- Little Lever Cricket Club 5, Little Lever Working Men's Club 2; Wellington Boots 4, Black Horse B 3; Stone Heads 2, Tempest Trickers 5; Central Bar 5, Gunners 2.