RAMSBOTTOM A went back to the top of Division One as a result of this week's matches.

Whilst they were beating Location 9-1, second placed Little Lever were beating third placed Cricketers 7-3 but by dropping those three points Ramsbottom A moved into pole position and they have a match in hand on their rivals,.

The other two Ramsbottom teams in the Top Division had mixed fortunes. The C team beat Seedfield Meths A 6-4 thanks to a treble from Clive Strettle whilst the B team went down by 8-2 to Mosses A for whom Paul Cicchelli and Ben Armstrong were both unbeaten.

The teams at the top of Division have yet to find their form of before Christmas.

St Philips A increased their lead at the top with a fine 9-1 victory over their own B team, but second placed Ramsbottom D could only manage a 6-4 victory over Prestwich A, thanks to three wins from Derek Buckley.

Carlton Club B, surprisingly, went down by the same 6-4 scoreline to Maccabi A thanks to Jeff Ingber's three wins for Maccabi.

ELPM A continue to struggle down at the bottom of the table, going down 8-2 to Prestwich B whilst the Prestwich C team were on the wrong end of a 7-3 scoreline against Adelphi, Tom Ryan being the Adelphi player to remain unbeaten.

Hamer continued to pull ahead at the top of Division three with a 9-1 victory over BGSOB A this week whilst 2nd placed Seedfield Meths B, although they won, dropped four points against Red Hall.

Elton Vale A beat Claybank 6-4 thanks to three wins from David Hall who retains his place at the top of the individual table whilst the Elton Vale B team went down 9-1 to Prestwich D.

Every point is vital at the top of Division Four so whilst the two top teams both won YMCA B dropped two points whilst Maccabi C only dropped one and consequently increased their lead at the top of the table. All the other matches in Division Four this week ended in 8-2 victories.

ELPM B beat Maccabi D, Holmar A beat Seedfield D and BGSOB B beat their own C team.

Results in Division Five were even more emphatic with three of the four matches ending in 20-3 victories.

The two teams at the top had little difficulty in beating their opposition by the maximum scoreline whilst Seedfield E moved into fourth place after winning against Holmar C without dropping a point.

Third placed BGSOB D only dropped two points against ELPM D.

All players are reminded:

The semi finals of all Cup Competitions are due to take place during the week commencing February 23, and in order to be eligible to play in these matches a player should have played at least five matches for their Club before February 1.

Entries can now be taken for the end of season tournament. Entry is free -- just fill in the form in the handbook and send it to the Tournament Secretary.

Any team with a match due to be played on Good Friday, April 9, who wish to bring it forward should agree a date with the opposing team and notify the Match Secretary at least seven days prior to the arranged date. Please note that re-arrangements can only be brought forward as this is the last week of the season.