XS Pins edged out Backscuttlers by one pin in Marston's Worcester and District Skittles League Division One.

The hosts at The Auto Club, Malvern, lost the first leg by seven but won the next two to gain back three.

Backscuttlers took the fourth to go 15 ahead but Pins put in a high last leg of 84.

The visitors needed 70 to win but were edged out.

Dean Banfield of YoungUns scored 71 (15-18-16-9-13) at the Saracens Head.

In the top-of-the-table Division Two clash, Barbourne beat Vikings at the Portobello 423-430 and lead by 20 points having gone 10 games undefeated.

RESULTS — DIVISION ONE

Scaplehorns 488(2) R Newman 51, B Green 48, L Edwards 48, D Knight 43, I Simpson 43, D Hundley 40, M Vale 40; YoungUns 546(9) D Banfield 71, A Cornes 48, M Grainger 47, A Ingram 47, R Gallagher 46, S Hooper 45, S Evans 45, C Robinson 41, J Gallagher 41, A Hudspith 40; Rebels 432(9) D Robinson 46, R Crutchley 42, Poachers 428(2) D Harris 41, M Hitchman 40; Playboys 448(3) An Davies 48, I Morris 45, Pe Wilding 43, J Wilding 42, Budgies 469(8) D Jones 58, J Foley 49; Red Hill 396(2) R Harrison 39, Warlords 419(9) M Llewellyn 42, G Rudge 40; Arbos 414(2) A Jones 38, Brewers 416(8) A Wills 42, S Jones 40; Westsiders387(7) S Wilkes 37, Newsmen 382(2) M Bosley 38; Saints 448(1) J Robbins 46, M Robbins 45, G Ryland 43, C Awford 40, Old Reynards 465(10) J Bonehill 47, D Stevenson 42, CW Griffiths 41, CM Griffiths 41; XS Pins 391(9) T Parker 38, Backscuttlers 390(2) S Knott 38; Budgies 397(2) D Jones 42, Scaplehorns 403(9) D Weston 39; Poachers 398(1) I Woodfield 41, Playboys 413(10) D Freeman 40, Ph Wilding 40; Backscuttlers 425(11) S Knott 42, M Pawley 41, Rebels 383(0) B Clarke 41, B Gill 40; Old Reynards 405(1) CM Griffiths 44, J Cooper 42, XS Pins 412(10) P Hughes 46, D Walters 44; Newsmen 460(10) N Silvester 52, K Smith 51, S Graham 43, A Silvester 43, Saints 399(0) F Raw 40; Brewers 413(1) A Wills 41, Westsiders 429(10) K Ingram 48; Warlords 437(10) P Jauncey 45, A Jauncey 44, M Jauncey 41, J Allen 40, Arbos 379(1) I Jones 35, G Oliver 35, A Moss 35; YoungUns 468(10) D Banfield 48, S Hooper 47, C Awford 43, A Cornes 42, M Grainger 40, Red Hill 407(1) M Lawrence 39, B Collins 39.

DIVISION TWO

Floaters 394(9) P Wall 39, C Sobers 39, Avengers 390(2) T Burton 37, B Munn 37; Vikings 423(1) R Bowstead 47, A Scriven 43, Barbourne 430(8) M Carter 50; Cradley 390(9) J Palmer 37, S Monk 37, Hanleys 370(2) R Thompson 37; Outsiders 401(1) D Gardner 42, Grasshoppers 404(9) A Butler 44; Alma 371(9) D Chapman 38, Monarchs 352(2) A Smith 34; Hallow 365(8) R Price 39, Heenans 333(2) T Cunliffe 35; All Blacks 405(2) R Carey 46, Maple Syrups 410(9) J Burfitt 44, G Jackson 40; Hanleys 399(10) P Thompson 44, Floaters 384(1) C Smith 36, P Hudspith 36; Barbourne 390(10) J Patrick 38, Cradley 363(1) J Palmer 37, S Eaves 37; Maple Syrups 357(4) D Davies 36, Vikings 376(7) J Matthews 42; Heenans 361(2) M Wood 35, All Blacks 377(9) R Bennett 41, J Ringe 41; Monarchs 368(1) P Griffiths 41, Hallow 398(10) A Lundy 44; Misspins 424(10) G Barker 45, S Bishop 44, Alma 397(1) B Tearne 39; Avengers 353(1) L Hodgetts 35, SF Taylor 35, Outsiders 387(10) J Allen 38.

KING PIN

Last 16 (to be played tonight): Old Reynards v Scaplehorns (Barbourne Ex); Misspins(+25) v XS Pins (Archdales); Barbourne(+25) v Backscuttlers (Gun Tavern); Cradley(+25) v Westsiders (Claines RBL); Alma(+25) v Newsmen (Madresfield Club); Avengers v Maple Syrups (The Blackpole); Playboys v Grasshoppers(+25) (Portobello); Rebels v Budgies (Punchbowl).