LEAGUE leaders Brumby Hall Flyers suffered their first defeat in 11 weeks during a 3-2 loss to Waddingham.

John Lawrence's 47 break gave the Flyers an early lead, but Merv Page, Tim Cousins and Jim Cousins sealed the win for Waddingham.

Scunthorpe Cons Rocketeers kept up their challenge when they beat Rileys Crystals 4-1 on the road.

There was no change at the top of the first division after both leading teams won comfortably.

Hibaldstow Empsons took the honours at Winterton, 4-1, while Cottage Beck Hamlets reeled off four straight wins to beat Jeff Cundy AA and stay one point behind the Empsons on 73 points.

RESULTS

BRIAN EMPSON PREMIER DIVISION

Waddingham 3 Flyers 2: S Cousins 15 J Lawrence 77, M Page 54 T Barley 45, T Cousins 62 A Adams 50, J Cousins 44 D Cooper 21, Cousins/Page 36 Adams/Cooper 58.

Crystals 1 Rocketeers 4: P Hutchinson 17 L Ashton 64, G Platts 29 P Spriggs 76, S Foster 65 R Parkinson 26, I Hewitt 45 M Steeper 59, Foster/Hewitt 52 Steeper/Spriggs 81.

Cons E 2 Sherpa 3: D Palmer 52 T Brown 63, G Oades 40 M Pottage 51, A Sims 44 P Beacroft 41, S Cooper 25 S Southwick 64, Palmer/Oades 63 Southwick/Beacroft 54.

Cemetery Road Clan 3 Mill Road 2: J Campbell 55 R Musgrave 28, A Campbell 15 S Dobbs 57, S Campbell 39 L Grimbleby 47, R Campbell 71 R Hewson 29, Campbell/Campbell 42 Thompson/Hewson 19.

Burton C 2 Beer Bellies 3: C Render 46 D Palmer 21, P Marshall 41 R Mortimer 56, N Render 53 G Burnett 2, D Straw 22 I Bonner 60, Render/Marshall 17 Mortimer/Bonner 65.

JW COUSINS FIRST DIVISION

Winterton 1 Hibaldstow 4: T Andrew 25 K Yorath 78, G Sewell 28 B Empson 69, J Andrew 53 P Bradshaw 18, L Pontin 43 D Cummings 56, Pontin/Andrew 11 Cummings/Empson 73.

Ashby I Cons 2 Tee Men 3: B Payne 86 K Paxton 45, S Richards 20 P Borrell 73, E Hart 63 S Wright 39, B Richards 32 M Padley 41, Bulliment/Payne 26 Borrell/Padley 64.

Cemetery Road C 1 All Mod Cons 4: J Smith 44 S Barlow 38, I Short 9 K Mychajluk 72, P Burkitt 24 R Hainsworth 54, M Palmer 20 M Foottit 42, Hollingsworth/Palmer 43 Mychajluk/Hainsworth 55.

JC Spiders 3 Broughton C 2: P Brown 45 P Thompson 30, D Brown 46 C Mayfield 64, D Coyle 50 K Kilmore 36, P Reeder 39 S Newton 63, Reeder/Coyle 59 Mayfield/Newton 35.

Bullets 2 Breakers 3: D Riggall 49 B Coombes 19, B Matysial 59 S McClure 16, J Fallas 34 T McCarthy 43, S Welsh 30 J Fish 56, Riggall/Hibbert 14 Cundy/McCarthy 48.

CB Hamlets 4 JC AA 1: B Rylatt 44 F Hussain 43, C Garrard 61 R Underwood 41, M Wiseman 67 A Underwood 31, P Cope 60 P Buckley 10, Ellis/Johnson 30 Buckley/Underwood 50.

Bounce Back 2 Old Boys 3: J Beeson 31 D Horsfall 47, D Drury 50 R Johnson 42, C Beeson 40 J Rogers 61, R Thompson 52 B Creasey 18, Drury/Thompson 37 Rogers/Creasey 49.

Ferry A 1 Ferry B 4: M Salmon 38 W Crowther 62, N Monopoli 50 M Walker 57, D Fletcher 44 J Pottage 16, T Laynes 15 D Walker 56, Bartlett/Fletcher 20 Walker/Crowther 45.