FRANCHE A have opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Kidderminster and District Midweek Bowling League after a 42-shot win over Oldington A.

Kinver B stay second after a 37-shot win over Franche D, who drop into the bottom two while St Johns Tiger Turfs' win over Stourport B saw them leapfrog their opponents out of the bottom three.

Cookley A continue to lead Division Two after a 43-shot success over Wolverley B, with St Johns B moving into second after a 46-shot win away at Stourport D

Division One: St Johns Tiger Turf 126, Stourport B 103; Bewdley A 150, SW Victoria 65;Franche A 144, Oldington A 102; Kinver B 142, Franche D 105; St Johns A 144, Ombersley A 79.

Division Two: Stourport D 102, St Johns B 148; St Ambrose B 125, Kinver A 118; Oldington B 115, Royal Mail A 111; Cookley A, 142 Wolverley B 99.

Division Three: Stourport C 139, Oldington C 122; Bewdley C 141, Chester Road C 132; SW Royal Ordnance B 149, St Ambrose C 80; Chester Road B 89, St Johns C 113.

Division Four: Kidderminster Carolians 131, Cookley B 121; St Georges BWP 117, Kinver C 114; Oldington D 139, Gilt Edge A 101; St Ambrose RO A 137, Bewdley E 92.

Division Five: Ombersley B 123, Oldington E 114; Kinver D 141, Nomads 88; Franche B 141, Little Lakes 95.

Thursday Division One: Stourport B 119, Bewdley A 76; Bewdley C 102, Kinver A 114;Ombersley 108, St Johns OB A 79; Oldington 101, Franche 94.

Thursday Division Two: Kinver B 108, Little Lakes 75; Bewdley B 115, Stourport A 67; St Ambrose 120, Chester Road D 55; St Johns OB B 112, Carolians 88.

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Division One: Bewdley A v SW Victoria - P Byng 15-0; St Johns A v Ombersley A - J Allington 15-0. Division Two: St Johns B v Stourport D - R Hotchkiss 15-2; Cookley A v Wolverley B - M Evans 15-2. Division Three: Bewdley C v Chester Road B - R Hall 15-2.

Division Four: Oldington D v Gilt Edge A - K Prescott 15-1; Oldington D v Gilt Edge A - N Bates 15-0; Kinver C v St Georges BWP - A Watson 15-2. Division Five: Kinver D v Nomads - T Bache 15-2; Franche B v Little Lakes - C Homer 15-0; Franche B v Little Lakes - S Ferguson 15-2. Thursday Division Two: Kinver B v Little Lakes - P Ashley 15-2.