THE 89ers lead the Chard Town Skittles League by 11 points after beating second-placed Chubbees by just one point in a real thriller.

RESULTS - 3 C's 335-12 (P Dennis 48), Lucky Eights 305-0 (S Farley 45); Donyatt Strikers 302-2 (J Woolford 50), Choughs 343-10 (M Sheepard 52); Bell & Crown 379-11 (P Brister 53), Snoopy 345-1 (P Druce 52); The Wrecks 287-0 (I Holmes 41), Phoenix 342-12 (M Warry 52); Chubbees 426-4 (A Knight 61), 89'ers 427-8 (R Seymour, T Hardiman 62); Choughs Rangers 312-3 (S Marshall 47), Alley Cats 314-9 (A Genge 44); Drifters - Bye. Back match - Drifters 367-1 (P Dennis 52), 3 C's 423-11 (P Banfield 73).

P W D L Ps 89'ers 9 7 0 2 78 Chubbees 9 6 0 3 67 Phoenix 8 6 0 2 66 3 C's 8 6 0 2 66 Choughs 8 5 0 3 54 Choughs Rangers 7 5 1 1 50 The Wrecks 8 5 0 3 50 Drifters 7 4 0 3 44 Donyatt Strikers 9 2 1 6 36 Lucky Eights 8 3 0 5 36 Alley Cats 8 2 0 6 32 Snoopy 8 3 0 5 31 Bell & Crown 9 1 0 8 26