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Lloyds' lead

1/ 5/2008

BOWLS: LLOYDS Hotel are the pacesetters in the Goodies Manchester Premier League after enjoying a 100 per cent start to the new season after four games.

Lloyds crushed big local rivals and frequent champions Budenbergs 12-4 to take their points tally to 48 – 8.5 clear of their nearest rivals Garrswood Hall who are the new British champions.

Buds have slipped to sixth place some 15 points behind Lloyds, South Manchester RBL went down 10-4.5 to St Josephs, while Sale Excel had a 12-4 win at Pierpoint and Bryant.

Fallowfield continued their bright start in division one of the Sale and District League, walloping newly promoted Trinity by 64 chalks.

The other promoted team, Roebuck, are also finding it tough going in the top flight as a 58-chalk defeat at reigning champions Cringlewood A saw them drop into the basement position.

A local derby saw Bowling Green push Chorlton into the bottom two with a comfortable win.

In division two, Brooklands continue to set the pace as they kept up their 100 per cent record but they had to work hard for a 20-chalk success at bottom club Carrington Spur.

Pickering are the only other unbeaten team as they cruised to a comfortable win over Cringlewood B.

South West B lost out for the first time this season as lowly Partington were emphatic winners by 55 chalks.