Stroud Table Tennis League

Division One: THORNBURY A have taken a commanding lead at the top of the division after beating their closest contenders, Forest Green A on their home turf.

Maximums from Dave Reeves and Anthony Kent ensured the visitors came away with a 7-3 win.

Phoenix A went down 3-7 at home to Woodchester B with Clive Ellison finishing as man of the match for the visitors with a max.

Phoenix B were edged out 4-6 at home to Yate but with Liwu Wei unbeaten in singles for the home side.

Maximum scores for Dave Lloyd and Mark Farrow guided Woodchester A to a comfortable 8-2 victory over the visiting Frampton B.

Division Two: BOB Waters was on good form and scored a max for Phoenix C which enabled them to leave Cam A with a 7-3 victory.

Dave Pugh scored a max to finish as man of the match for Nailsworth A but couldn’t prevent his side from losing 3-7 at home to Whiteshill B.

Thornbury B had a comfortable 8-2 win over the visiting Forest Green B with Gavin Rogers unbeaten for Thornbury.

Division Three: MAXIMUMS from John Bunn and Barry Morgan helped Woodchester C defeat the visiting Phoenix D 8-2.

Randwick C produced a strong performance to beat the visiting Cam B 8-2 with Roger Dickenson and Ralph Perry recording maximums.

Phoenix F recorded a comfortable 9-1 victory against a weakened Thornbury C, Sam McIvor and Jon Ramsbotham took advantage of the situation and returned maximums for the home side.

Division Four: CAM C and Nailsworth C shared the points at five apiece but Nigel Meredith was unbeaten scoring a maximum for the home side.

Phoenix H moved to the top of the table after leaving Nailsworth B with a 7-3 victory, thanks in part to a Chris Hampton hat trick.