DESPITE an excellent double from Andrew Smith, Kingfisher C lost 7-3 to joint Division One leaders Kingfisher B, Krasimer Ivanov holding firm for the B team as he recorded a maximum.

Yonatan Slobodskoy again starred for Our Lady of Peace A as they beat Sonning Common & Peppard A 7-3 in a tight match.

The beaten side bounced back with an 8-2 victory against Kingfisher D to keep themselves clear of any danger at the bottom, Gary Morgan with a treble supported by doubles from Jason Roberts and Joe Barraclough.

The two bottom teams, Kingfisher D and Kingfisher E, played out a 5-5 draw, Phil Mead starring for the D team with a treble, while Sagar Sawant gave the E team their first point of the season.

Jon Willis starred as Division Two leaders Curzon Club A won a hard-fought match with Kingfisher F 8-2, Grant Wheatley picking up the consolation victories.

Tidmarsh B put a further dent in Tilehurst Methodists A’s promotion hopes by beating them 8-2, Dom Cutter with a treble supported by doubles from John Golding and Francois Durrand.

At the bottom, Tidmarsh C moved out of the drop zone after a 6-4 win at mid-table Sonning Common & Peppard C, Lee Calcutt completing a treble.

Milestone B continue to look hot favourites for the Division Three title, Sanket Dave and Zoltan Keleman both getting trebles as they trounced clubmates Milestone A 9-1 after also winning 6-4 at Tilehurst Methodists B.

Springfield A remain second after a 5-5 draw with Sonning Common & Peppard E.

Mark Jones maximum helped Sonning Common & Peppard E to a 6-4 win against Kingfisher I, while Sonning Sports A were 7-3 winners over Kingfisher H.

At the bottom, David Wells, Nils Wedi and Joaquin Sabater all contributed as Kingfisher J won what could be a crucial match at Tilehurst Methodists B 7-3.

In Division Four, leaders Saiyan Brothers smashed Kingfisher K 10–0 with hat-tricks from Kaan Kitay, Alex Horscroft and Vidhu Ravinath.

Our Lady of Peace D maintained second place by beating bottom side Sonning Common & Peppard F 8-2, Binit Bhaskar winning all three.

In the Curzon derby, despite Nick Lean winning all three for the B team it was the C team who came out on top by winning 6–4 with Tracy Maynard and John Walker both obtaining doubles.

Springfield B moved away from the bottom by winning 7-3 at third-placed Reading FC A.

For more, visit www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport Peter Gurney did the business by obtaining a very good maximum, while Tilehurst Methodists C had a great 6-4 win at Our Lady of Peace E despite a treble from Johnson Xu for the home team.