Drumchapel Glasgow II (with a maximum 16 points) carried on where they had left off, although they won’t be eligible for a place in the Premier Division play-offs and with Ormesby II (11 points) only able to compete in the Play-Offs if their Premier division side are relegated, you can expect a real battle to secure third and fourth spot. Elgre Nottingham (10 points) and Barrow Fastbats (10 points) lead the way at present.

Drumchapel Glasgow (Craig Hardie, Terry McLernon, Richie Main and Chris Main) faced a tricky test against Ormesby in round five, and although they were never behind victory wasn’t assured until the last game when Chris Main saw off Eddie Fambely 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 to make the score 5-3. Craig Hardie didn’t put a foot wrong, beating Andrew Wilson 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 as well as another Premier division hopeful Patrick Thomas by a very impressive 13-11, 11-2, 11-7 scoreline, Thomas‘s first defeat of the campaign. Elgre Nottingham also caused the Champions-elect numerous problems before succumbing 5-3, and again Craig Hardie led the way from the no. one position by winning his two singles. His 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 victory over England no. four Veteran Lee Neil being particularly clinical.

Drumchapel’s 6-2 win over Sheffield was never in doubt, although Simon Pugh and Paul Johnson both impressed here by beating Terry McLernon 3-1. Drumchapel were equally dominant against Northfield I, again coming out on top 6-2. Both Northfield wins were achieved by former Scottish international Keith Rodger who rolled back the years, as he beat Terry McLernon 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8 and Craig Hardie 4-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5.

The big shock came in round seven where Elgre Nottingham overwhelmed Ormesby II 7-1, yes 7-1! On paper the two teams: Elgre – Chris Rogers, Lee Neil, David Arrowsmith and Stewart Mudie and Ormesby – Patrick Thomas, Andrew Wilson, Steve Brunskill and Karina Lefevre looked evenly matched. Not so. Elgre stormed into a 7-0 lead before Karina Lefevre saved her team from a whitewash by getting the better of Stewart Mudie 11-7, 11-8, 12-10. Chris Rogers, still a force to be reckoned with beat both Andrew Wilson (3-1) and Patrick Thomas (3-1) whilst Lee Neil was even more dominant, beating Thomas 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 and Steve Brunskill 11-8, 11-8, 11-4. With their team on a real high David Arrowsmith was determined to get in on the act as well and how well he played. He beat Karina Lefevre 13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 13-11 and in a really determined display Andrew Wilson (9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-0).

With seven points out of eight Barrow Fastbats enjoyed a good weekend and their success owed a lot to the form of Bradley Evans and Jonathan Crawford, both of who won seven singles out of eight. Jonathan Crawford (still under-rated at no. 61 nationally) tasted defeat in his first singles against Keith Rodger, but, from there on he left an impressive list of scalps trailing behind him. He beat Lindsay Taylor, Simon Pugh, Paul Johnson, Dave Harvey, Eddie Roofe, Richard Lightowler and Garry Watson. Bradley Evans accounted for Keith Rodger and only tasted defeat once, when beaten 11-1, 9-11, 9-11, 8-11 by an inspired Chris Ford (Halton I). Improving Scott Crawford also impressed in the match against Halton and he scored an excellent 11-8, 1-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9 victory over the afore-mentioned Chris Ford.