BARBOURNE comfortably beat previously undefeated Vikings by 39 pins to go joint top with Cradley Sports in Worcester and District Skittles League Division Two.

The hosts won the first three legs to lead by 27 and lost the fourth by one but comfortably claimed the fifth to triumph 10-1 on points.

All Blacks lost their 100 per cent record too.

In Division One, YoungUns made it five straight wins, narrowly beating Scaplehorns by three pins.

RESULTS — DIVISION ONE

Backscuttlers 405(9) M Pawley 41, XS Pins 383(1) P Hughes 38, A Ledington 38; Old Reynards 420(10) C Stevenson 42, D Stevenson 41, Saints 403(1) N Raw 46; Newsmen 423(2) L Minton 43, K Smith 42, M Smith 40, Westsiders 438(9) L Thomas 43, S Skates 42, D Fryer 40; Brewers 392(3) C Jones 39, Arbos 396(8) S Oliver 42, J Collins 40; Warlords 401(11) G Collins 38, Red Hill 359(0) T Waghorn 36; Budgies 407(4) J Greaves 40, Playboys 410(7) D Smith 41; Poachers 407(1) T Clarke 42, Rebels 421(10) D Playdon 45; YoungUns 424(9) D Evans 43, A Cornes 41, Scaplehorns 421(2) R Bennett 39, I Simpson 39.

DIVISION TWO

Maple Syrups 389(9) S Turner 38, All Blacks 387(1) J Ringe 43; Heenans 364(2) M Yates 36, Hallow 365(9) M Davies 36; Monarchs 375(2) P Griffiths 46, Alma 382(9) J Jackson 40; Grasshoppers 395(10) D Turner 45, Outsiders 366(1) J Farmer 36; Hanleys 386(3) R Thompson 40, Cradley 388(8) J Crumplin 39; Barbourne 403(10) M Carter 38, D Pickford 38, Vikings 364(1) A Footman 37; Avengers 383(8) B Taylor 37, Floaters 399(3) J Phillips 35.