THE Prince of Wales are two points clear at the top of Division One in the Bridgwater and District Men’s Darts League after they beat Crown Inn 5-4, despite an Andy Balsom 152 away shot.

Hope Inn moved into second spot with a 7-2 defeat of British Flag, which included a Jason Blackmore 160 away.

Hope moved above The Three Lions on legs after they went down 6-3 to The Squib in a match including a Patrick Verncombe 180 for Lions and a 150 away for Squib’s Les Read.

Pete Wright hit a 148 away as OVH Wanderers beat Railway A 6-3 and Martyn Loaring had a maximum 180 for Riversiders as they overcame Malt Shovel 5-4.

The Buccaneers stay top of Division Two as a Kalib Bowers 180 helped them to a 6-3 win over White Hart A.

They are still just two legs ahead of Railway B, who were 6-3 winners over the Sportsman.

The top two are four points clear of Sydenham Centre, who had a 5-4 win over Globetrotters.

Withy Lions followed up last week’s first win by beating White Hart B 6-3 and a Jack Burns 180 helped New Foresters to a 6-3 success over Blake Arms.

Results and merits. Division One – The Three Lions 3 (A. Watts 125, M. Harris 140, 100x2, J. Richards 121, 100x4, 114o, S. Watts 128, 140, 100x2, P. Vearncombe 100, 140, 180, M. Riddle 120a), The Squib 6 (J. Hancock 100x2, Mark Prosser 120a, 100x5, Matt Prosser 100, T. Cooper 121, 120, 100x4, M. Cooper 140, 100x3, L. Read 150a, 100x3); Crown Inn 4 (M. Salter 125, 100x4, G. Pye 116a, 123, 100x5, A. Balsom 152a, 100, 125), Prince of Wales 5 (B. Bacon 140, 100x3, C. Turner 130, 100, 121x2, P. Blackwell 112a, 140, 100x2, J. Davis 125x2, 140x2, 100x3, R. Saunders 100x2, S. Davey 140, 100); Blake Riversiders 5 (C. Haworth 100, M. Loaring 140, 100, 180, J. Dorse 140, 100, K. Thorpe 137, 100, K. Lawrence 108a), Malt Shovel 4 (N. Burnett 100, S. Webb 125, 100, S. Durant 121, C. McKinley 140, 132, N. Aisthorpe 100, T. Crook 100x2); British Flag 2 (M. Chave 136, 116, 123, 125, 100x2, D. Bendle 100, 121, C. Lambert 101a, 100, 140x2, P. Mortimore 100x2, R. Royce 122, D. Taylor 127, 140x3, 100x2), Hope Inn 7 (J. Blackmore 160a, 121, 125, 124, 100x4, C. Royce 140, 100x3, G. Watts 140x2, 100x5, N. Poole 100x3, K. Smith 100x2, 100o); Railway Club A 3 (K. Standerwick 115, 140x2, 100x3, G. Blake 140, 115, 100x2, N. Tett 100, R. Evis 123, 140, 100x2, A. Western 137, 100, D. Draper 100x2), OVH Wanderers 6 (N. Lane 100, 121, 115, M. Hawker 118, 100x3, P. Wright 148a, 100x3, S. Modley 121, 100, 120, S. Foster 108a, 100x5, J. Foster 100).

Division Two – Sportsman 3 (N. Allen 125, 100x2, M. Allen 100x2, B. Patrick 100, M. Burgess 100, S. Roberts 100x6), Railway Club B 6 (S. Bird 100x3, I. Turner 112a, 126, 135, 100, 140x2, 18dl, L. Tomlinson 121, 117, 120, M. Bird 121, A. Bird 140, 100); The Spectres v No Hopers – no card; Buccaneers 6 (A. Cooze 100, K. Bowers 180, 100x2, G. Bowers 112a, 140, R. Clark 140, 100x3, I. Galloway 112a, 100x2, P. Spriggs 122, 121, 100x4), White Hart A 3 (P. Biddiscombe 140, M. Nicholson 101a, 100, N. Woods 100, T. Mockridge 100x3, R. Nicholson 100a, 100x2, R. Pople 108a, 100); The Globetrotters 4 (C. Hobbs 100x2, N. Foster 107, 120, R. Walters 100, R. Fox 100, C. Whale 140), Sydenham Centre 5 (F. Hemmings 100x3, O. Carter 121, 100x2, C. Nunn 125, 140, S. Duke 100); White Hart B 3 (P. Lanham 125, B. Walcroft 100x2, M. Stamford 140), Withy Lions 6 (G. Durham 112a, 140, 137, R. Stewart 121, 100x2, D. Williams 139, 140, M. Trunks 123, 115, 139, 100, K. Hall 100, R. Williams Snt 122, 100); New Foresters Arms 6 (B. Bowdery 100, J. MacDonald 140, R. Foster 140, J. Burns 125, 140, 180, 100x3), Blake Arms 3 (T. Samotyj 121, 123, 140, S. Dale 100, D. West 125, 100, M. Mouzoure 140, 100).