THREE teams with maximum points head the Premier Division of the Burnham, Highbridge and District Ladies Skittles League – Blinders, Hotshots and Nitwits.

At the Orchard Inn, Blinders took the points from Cannonballs by 19 pins, Nitwits emerged winners over Eight Belles at the George Hotel and Hotshots smashed the pins down at Pawlett Pavilion to win by 60, leaving Pin Ups still trying to make their mark.

Top scoring for Hotshots was Sue Watts with 77 and backed up by Peggy Foord 69, Janie Padfield Haque 64 and Lyn Galley 63.

Maybee’s put points on the table, beating Watchfield Belles by 16, leaving Belles still to get off the bottom of the table. Crown Jewels also got their first points by defeating Berrow Breezers at Berrow Club.

Division 1 is led by Country Girls, who narrowly beat visitors Old Railway and Bristols who overcame Tri-ards.

Nightmares gained their first points by beating Coopers Boozers at the Coopers Arms in a low-scoring match. Young Ones triumphed over Wayward Wanderers by twenty seven at the Railway Inn.

At the top in Division 2 are Applecatchers, Berrow Club B and Red Devils.

Applecatchers overcame Wanderers at the Highbridge Social Clubm and Burnham Utd fell to Berrow Club B by 38 who had three players in the 60s and, in a tight match at the 37 Club, Coasters went down by five to Red Devils.

Pink Ladies, playing sergeant major, were held to a draw by Pawlett Legion.

Results: Premier Division – Berrow Breezers 375, Crown Jewels 420 (Jan Acreman 60); Blinders 358, Cannonballs 341; Nitwits 410 (Judy Clarke 60), Eight Belles 371; Pin Ups 394 (Sue Bird 61), Hotshots 454 (Sue Watts 77, Peggy Foord 69, Janie Padfield Haque 64, Lyn Galley 63); Watchfield Belles 400 (Les Phillips 61), Maybee’s 416 (Chris Bunn 67, Sandra Lee 61).

Division 1 – Bristols 388, Tri-ards 376; Coopers Boozers 333, Nightmares 346; Country Girls 421 (Pat Cross 64), Old Railway 414 (Rose Jenkins 65); Wotsits, bye; Young Ones 427 (Kate Hibbert 71, Amy Watkins 61), Wayward Wanderers 400.

Division 2 – Burnham Utd 400, Berrow Club ‘B’ 438 (Carol Dyer 69, Sandra Mathews 64, Jo Clarke 60); Coasters 349, Red Devils 354; Pink Ladies 406, Pawlett Legion 406 (Pam Whitehead 65); Victoria Vixens 389 (June Gripton 60), Bombers 343; Wanderers 390 (Chris Harding 61), Applecatchers 423 (Karen Beard 62).