NEW Raiders are champions of the E & E Engineering/Banks's Brewery Worcester Friendly Skittle League Wednesday Division One following a 51-pin victory away to the Legionaires.

They are 34 points ahead of Highwaymen with one game left.

Division Two winners Redhill All Stars went down by 44 pins away to Bell New Boys.

Three teams -- Casuals, Needlemen and Nu-Alma -- are still in contention for the Division Three crown.

Division One

Vics 383 (18) C. Wood 38, Freshmen 372 (2) P. Wyatt 37; Gunshots 423 (2) M. Purser 49, J. Russell 48, L. Russell 40, Rams 455 (18) D. Pegram 55, A. Collins 44, A. Lannie 42, C. Awford, S. Cannon 41; Albert Hall 374 (2) J. Evans 37, Rushwick Cavalier 406 (18) K. Heywood 38; Highwaymen 456 (16) M. Fowles 47, M. Humphreys 43, A. Tidder, M. Chambers 40, Outlaws 433 (4) M. Partridge 41, B. Allison, N. Webley 40; Windshields 439 (20) I. Vass 43, C. Glover, S. Smith 40, Here' Bulls 398 (0) M. Bushell 50, D. Gill 44; Tower All Stars 457 (4) T. Simmonds 46, R. Harris 42, D. Gwillam 41, Morganite 484 (16) R. Gandy 60, S. Ayers 49, D. Manton, D. Denslow 43, D. Tyler, I. Willis 41; Legionaires 380 (0) T. Melhuish 40, New Raiders 431 (20) K. Truby 45, B. Wallace 43, J. Balance 40; New Castings 435 (5) L. Carey 45, G. Hughes 43, D. Brace 42, D. King, R. Pegram 41, J. Bradley 40, Surfers 452 (15) M. Price 46, Hudspith 44, Bushell 44, Owen 41, T. Grainger 40.

P W D L B Pts

New Raiders 29 26 0 3 204 464

Highwaymen 29 23 2 4 190 430

Morganite 29 19 0 10 174 364

Rams 29 19 0 10 162 352

Outlaws 29 16 3 10 165 340

Vics 29 15 2 12 156 316

New Castings 29 16 0 13 144 304

Surfers 29 13 2 14 153 293

Tower All St 29 15 0 14 133 283

Rushwick Cv 29 11 1 17 139 254

Windshields 29 11 0 18 138 248

Here' Hse B 29 11 0 18 126 236

Legionaires 29 10 1 18 113 218

Freshmen 29 7 4 18 115 205

Gunshots 29 7 0 22 107 177

Albert Hall 29 6 1 22 101 166

Division Two

Blue Calf R.B.L 381 (16) M. Clegg 44, J. Bishop 40, Foxies 372 (4) D. Woodward 38; Polecats 403 (4) T. Playdon 45, B. Cook 41, Bell New Boys 422 (16) G. Bishop 45, S. Taylor 44; Redhill All Stars 378 (6) S. Bellamy 37, Talbots 379 (14) M.K. Sandoz 37; B.R.M & E 382 (5) N. Doherty, P. Oake 36, Ramblers 384 (15) J. Wynne, A. Shakespeare 38; Troubleshooters (6) lost to Barbarians (14).

Redhill All S 24 17 1 6 137 312

Ex-Cons 23 14 0 9 131 271

B.R.M & E 23 14 0 9 125 265

Polecats 23 12 0 11 136 256

Troubleshtrs 24 12 0 12 119 239

Norton Tavs 23 11 1 11 120 235

Barbarians 23 14 0 9 95 235

Bell New B 23 11 1 11 119 234

Talbots 23 12 0 11 109 229

Foxies 24 10 1 13 103 208

Blue Clf RBL 23 9 0 14 114 204

New Bees 23 8 0 15 118 198

Ramblers 23 8 0 15 88 168

Division Three

Needlemen 361 (3) P. Kavanagh 37, Punchbowlers 386 (17) D. Penn 40; Nu-Alma 380 (16) D. Pingriff 37, Hi-Flyers 368 (4) L. Minton 37; Sketchleys 363 (4) M. Lewis 36, Frowouts 378 (16) M. Powell 40; Casuals 366 (16) V. Webley 35, Leapers 358 (4) K. Gilbert 40; Prince 'A' 415 (18) B. Hemming 44, Groundhogs 399 (2) D. Hartshorne 46; Tobys Taverners 377 (16) B. Crowther 38, Invaders 372 (4) I. Barnett 35.

Casuals 26 20 0 6 148 348

Needlemen 26 19 0 7 154 344

Nu-Alma 26 18 0 8 160 340

Prince "A" 26 16 0 10 140 300

Hi-Flyers 26 14 0 12 154 294

Harvesters 25 14 0 11 131 271

Cads 27 13 0 14 140 270

Frowouts 27 15 0 12 118 268

Punchbwlrs 26 12 0 14 131 251

Invaders 26 12 0 14 121 241

Leapers 25 9 0 16 111 201

Groundhogs 26 9 0 17 110 200

Tobys Tav 26 8 0 18 109 189

Sketchleys 26 4 0 22 94 134