In the premiership this week ward & stobbart had a 24 - 13 away victory over ramsbottom ‘a’, keith ward with three straight wins and keith jackson’s only loss being at the hands of graham hoy.buraccs had an impressive 28-9 home win over rovers, graham coupe & new recruit colin parkinson the unbeaten duo.

Kay st ‘c’ played host to nets & edges in div 1 winning 24-14, matt hirst the unbeaten player on the night. ramsbottom  b with matthew fields &  martin holt in superb form crushed ksb ‘b’ 28-4.hyndburners made a clean sweep with their match with whalley eagles in a 30-11 home victory, dave fred & dan the winning trio. old masters made a worthwhile trip to brierfield winning 23-12, roger whewell winning all his matches on the night.

Low moor ‘b’ shared the points with ksb ‘d’ in a  19-19 draw in div 2, scott thompson the man in form for the home side.clive shedlow with three superb wins helped doals cannons draw with whalley kestrels 20-20.despite mick cage taking maximum points on the night shahsmen lost to the misfits 20-16.in the all ksb  clash ksb ‘d’ defeated their ‘e’ team 27-14, grant saggers the star for the winners.

In div 3 whalley phoenix eased past doals foundation in a 27-11 victory, eric ronnan & john price in unbeatable form.doals army took the honours in a 23-15 derby win over doals marauders, gerald laxton with maximum points for the winners.despite carlton cooper winning all his games his games kay st ‘f’ lost to hyndburn juniors 20-12.doals army with gerald laxton continuing his impressive form were worthy winners 27-12 over ksb ‘g’.

Ged simpson – press sec east lancs table tennis