THE three top teams in the Premier Division (Bolton Table Tennis League) have all played 13 matches, and at this time champions Rammy A are undefeated with a nine-point advantage and look well placed to retain their title.

Tameside's 8-1 win at Cricketers moved them into second spot, four points ahead of Farnworth.

Little Lever C now top the Second Division following two wins. Perhaps the 7-2 win over Rammy C will prove most decisive.

The other matches returned some close results, Hilton C winning 5-4 at Heaton D thanks to three wins by Pete Bladen, Rushtons won by the same scoreline at Heaton C thanks to the treble from Brian Lowden. Mel Brooks' Egerton Park and Geoff Hall for Halls both scored trebles but finished on the losing side but Gareth Palmer trebled for Nomads who ran out winners against Ladybridge.

The top of the table match in Division Three resulted in a 6-3 win for the team in second place, Ladybridge D, over the leaders Meadow Hill A. Star performer was Paul Pover who treble for Ladybridge.

In third place, five points adrift with two matches in hand are Hilton F, who returned to action with a 6-3 win over Little Lever which included three wins apiece by Craig Bradbury and Brian Hall.

The other three matches finished with a 7-2 scoreline. Jim Collier and Jack Riley trebled for Meadow Hill B who won at Farnworth, Barry Walsh and Dennis Lomax each scored three wins for Hilton D who won at Ellesmere, as did Brian Greenhalgh for Ladybridge C who beat Hilton H.

Division Four's top two won 7-2, leaders Hilton J beating their L team with three wins by Eamon McEntee and second placed Hilton I winning against BEN B with Lee Davenport scoring three wins.

Brian Lomax won the three sets in Heaton G's 6-3 defeat at Ladybridge F and there were trebles by Stephen Ross and Gilbert Wilkinson plus two by George Laks in Hilton K's 8-1 win at Meadow Hill C.

RESULTS

TOP TEN

PREMIER DIVISION

P W D L F A Pt

Rams'tom A... 13 13 0 0 91 26 91

Hilton... 13 10 0 3 82 35 82

Farnw'th SC A... 13 11 0 2 78 39 78

Little Lever A... 14 9 0 5 71 55 71

Lostock... 13 6 0 7 59 58 59

Rams'tom B... 13 6 0 7 52 65 52

Hilton A... 13 5 0 8 52 65 52

Horwich Hilton... 12 4 0 8 51 57 51

Cricketers... 13 5 0 8 50 67 50

Wharton A... 12 2 0 10 32 76 32

Mosses A... 13 0 0 13 21 96 21

Results: Mosses 1 Lostock 8; Cricketers 1 Tameside 8; Hilton A 3 Little Lever A 6.

Top Ten: 31 M Moir; 30 M Ramsbottom; 28 R Durose; 26 A Jackson, A Bleakley; 25 S Stringer; 22 J Chadwick, M Gibson; 21 J Hilton; 20 D Howarth, M Dore.

DIVISION ONE

Carlton... 14 10 0 4 80 46 80

Nomads A... 11 9 0 2 68 31 68

Little Lever B... 12 6 0 6 63 45 63

Hilton B... 11 4 0 7 54 45 54

Mosses B... 11 8 0 3 53 46 53

Wharton B... 11 8 0 3 51 48 51

Wingates A... 12 6 0 6 50 58 50

Ladybridge A... 13 6 0 7 49 68 49

Chorley OR... 11 4 0 7 47 52 47

Heaton A... 12 3 0 9 43 65 43

Heaton B... 12 1 0 11 27 81 27

Results: Ladybridge A 0 Carlton 9; Chorley Old Road 9 Heaton B 0.

Top Ten: 32 K Chapman; 25 R Simmons; 24 J Scowcroft; 23 C Johnson, D Collier, J Bradbury; 22 R Costello, P Branwood, S Williams, D Hadfield.

DIVISION TWO

Little Lever C... 15 14 0 1 99 36 99

Heaton C... 15 10 0 5 82 53 82

BEN A... 15 10 0 5 81 54 81

Rams'tom C... 14 9 0 5 79 47 79

Heaton D... 15 8 0 7 76 59 76

Halls... 15 9 0 6 72 63 72

Egerton Pk... 15 6 0 9 64 71 64

Nomads B... 14 6 0 8 58 68 58

Hilton C... 15 5 0 10 55 80 55

Ladybridge B... 15 5 0 10 53 82 53

Halliwell Meths... 15 4 0 11 42 93 42

Rushtons... 15 3 0 12 40 95 40

Results: Little Lever C 7 Rammy C 2; Halliwell Meths 5 Egerton Park 4; Nomads B 6 Ladybridge B 3; Heaton C 4 Rushtons 5; Heaton D 4 Hilton C 5; BEN A 6 Halls 3; Halls 3 Little Lever C 6.

Top Ten: 42 I Lansdale; 41 G Hall; 38 D Buckley; 36 S Barber; 32 M Audsley; 26 G Palmer; 25 P Mort, P McCormick; 24 B Dobbins, C Higson, R Hall, G Pilling.

DIVISION THREE

Meadow Hill A... 16 13 0 3 100 44 100

Ladybridge D... 16 12 0 4 96 48 96

Hilton F... 14 13 0 1 91 35 91

Rams'tom D... 15 11 0 4 82 53 82

Hilton D... 15 8 0 7 79 56 79

Little Lever D... 16 9 0 7 78 66 78

Hilton G... 16 8 0 8 74 70 74

Ladybridge C... 16 9 0 7 73 71 73

Hilton E... 15 8 0 7 71 64 71

Heaton E... 15 7 0 8 70 65 70

Hilton H... 17 5 0 12 54 99 54

Meadow Hill B... 17 4 0 13 49 104 49

Farn'th SC B... 15 2 0 13 42 93 42

Ellesmere A... 15 0 0 15 22 113 22

Results: Hilton F 6 Little Lever D 3; Farnworth 2 M.Hill B 7; Ladybridge D 6 M.Hill A 3; Ellesmere 2 Hilton D 7; Hilton H 2 Ladybridge C 7.

Top Ten: 40 P Noden; 36 C Bradbury, A Crompton; 34 S Jones, J Birchall; 33 M Martin; 32 K Chauhan, B Hall; 30 D Marland; 28 J Taylor.

DIVISION FOUR

Hilton J... 12 11 0 1 83 25 83

Hilton I... 12 11 0 1 81 27 81

Bolton YMCA... 12 9 0 3 74 34 74

BEN B... 15 8 0 7 70 65 70

Hilton K... 13 7 0 6 62 55 62

Ladybridge E... 11 7 0 4 58 41 58

Heaton F... 10 7 0 3 55 35 55

Meadow Hill C... 14 5 0 9 47 79 47

Jubilee... 14 5 0 9 46 80 46

Heaton G... 13 4 0 9 41 76 41

Ladybridge F... 14 2 0 12 38 88 38

Hilton L... 14 1 0 13 38 88 38

Results: Ladybridge E 4 Heaton G 5; M.Hill C 1 Hilton K 8; Hilton I 7 BEN B 2; Ladybridge F 6 Heaton G 3; Hilton L 2 Hilton J 7.

Top Ten: 32 L Davenport; 31 P Yates; 28 G Wilkinson; 27 J Birchall Snr; 26 J Pilkington, M Roberts, E McEntee; 25 B Lomax, A Roz; 24 A Revell.