BIDFORD will take an 11-shot advantage into the second leg of the Bob Dawson Cup at Stratford.

There was an even tighter finish when the Salford Road club visited Broadway before a notable hat-trick was completed with a comfortable home win over Lillington.

Rink scores - Bidford 95, Stratford 84: R Harris, G Hall, N Undery, B Kendry 18-18. M Onions, J Sheppard, R Curtis, A Halliwell 19-15. R Draper, M Deakins, N Arnold, R Powell 21-20. K Catherall, R Sherlock, B Tyrrell, I Wilkins 16-15. A Jones, D Mayrick, W Ford, D Bennett 21-16.

Broadway 97, Bidford 105: M Deakins, B Groom, I Wilkins 14-20. J Sheppard, W Ford, B Tyrrell 26-14. K Catherall, R Curtis, A Halliwell 14-17. R Harris, G Clarke, D Bennett 22-20. T Watkins, L Boulton, B Kendry 18-11.G Steed, D Mayrick, R Powell 11-15.

Bidford 122, Lillington 94: J Sheppard, G Rainer, R Sherlock, W Ford 28-17. R Harris, A Davis, G Clarke, I Wilkins 19-18. L Smith, E Hall, R Stephens, R Powell 15-16. K Catherall, M Burman, R Curtis, D Bennett 17-16. R Draper, E Wilson, C Moffatt, B Kendry 25-11. M Deakins, B Groom, N Arnold, L Boulton 18-16.