RUDHEATH are the first side to beat champions Gladstone C in a Northwich and District League top-flight fixture this season.
They raced into a 4-1 lead before Rod Scott and Darryl Fallows limited damage done to the leaders’ record by taking the final two frames.
Castle D closed a gap to six points at the Division One summit when they saw off Castle C, while Castle B hammered Castle A.
Owley Wood B prop up the table following a narrow 4-3 defeat at Gladstone B.
The teams occupying a promotion position in Division Two both suffered defeats.
Leaders Greenbank A went down to Barn Owl B after Barry Watkins won a deciding seventh frame, while Broken Cross put behind them successive defeats when they out second-placed Greenbank C by the same score.
Witton Chimes A closed to within a point of the top two when they won three successive frames to end Lion A’s challenge.
Elsewhere Iron Bridge A climbed from the relegation zone as a reward for a swift start against back-markers Witton Albion.
Division Three leaders Green Dragon A were made to work for an eighth successive victory by Blue Barrel in their head-to-head.
Greenbank B have the same points tally following a 5-2 win at Green Dragon B, where frame successes for Matt Capper and Toby Tomlinson moved them clear.
Winnington Rec recorded the biggest victory when they thrashed Wheatsheaf while Slow & Easy B put the brakes on third-placed Iron Bridge H with a 4-3 win.
Results
Northwich and District Pool League
Week 11
Wednesday, November 28
Division One: Castle B 6-1 Castle A; Castle C 2-5 Castle D; Gladstone B 4-3 Owley Wood B; Rudheath 4-3 Gladstone C. No game: Gladstone E
Division Two: Broken Cross 4-3 Greenbank C; Greenbank A 3-4 Barn Owl B; Iron Bridge A 5-2 Witton Albion; Lion A 2-5 Witton Chimes A; Owley Wood A 4-3 Gladstone B
Division Three: Blue Barrel 3-4 Green Dragon A; Green Dragon B 2-5 Greenbank B; Slow & Easy B 4-3 Iron Bridge H; Winnington Rec 6-1 Wheatsheaf; Witton Chimes B 4-3 Slow & Easy A
Fixtures
Week 12
Wednesday, December 5
Alan Backhouse Team Knockout Cup
Quarter-finals: Castle C v Castle A; Gladstone C v Owley Wood B; Greenbank A v Castle D; Iron Bridge H v Wheatsheaf
Supplementary Shield
Quarter-finals: Gladstone D v Rudheath; Greenbank C v Green Dragon A; Owley Wood A v Iron Bridge A; Witton Chimes A v Slow & Easy A
Additional reporting by Rob Winnington
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