TWO points still separate the leading trio after wins for Stanton, Lygon Arms and Offenham RBL.

Stanton easily overcame bottom of the pile George and Dragon with Jackie Laming again top scoring with 47. Martin Smith was the home side's best with 46.

James Cuthbertson boosted the Lygon with his first maximum of the season in a 20-point defeat of Campden RBL, for whom Bob Winkett notched 47.

Offenham almost matched their rivals' victory margin as they defeated Bidford mainly thanks to scores of 48 from Ady Lewis and Jamie Beadle.

The destiny of the championship will be decided on the final night of the season on March 28 when the Lygon visit Stanton in what promises to be a real thriller.

Further down the table, Badsey had just two points to spare as they claimed victory at Wickhamford, while Martin Houghton's score of 49 was all in vain as Hampton lost by four points against Nomads.

There was another away success in the final encounter as Badsey RBL overcame Evesham SMC by ten points with both Roger Davies and Brian Jelfs registering 47s for the winners.

Results

Evesham SMC 264 (F Wilks, D Littlewood 46), Badsey RBL 274 (R Davies, B Jelfs 47); George & Dragon 242 (M Smith 46), Stanton Club 266 (J Laming); Hampton WMC 266 (M Houghton 49), Nomads 270 (A Sexton 47); Lygon Arms 283 (J Cuthbertson 50), Campden RBL 263 (B Winkett 47); Offenham RBL 275 (J Beadle, A Lewis 48), Bidford RBL 256 (J Shrimpton, J Collins, S Golder 45); Wickhamford SSC 272 (A Beadle, P Nicholls 47), Badsey Rec 274 (G Byrd) 48.

League standings

S W D L Pts Aver

Stanton Club 21 19 1 1 39 275.5

Lygon Arms 21 18 2 1 38 276.5

Offenham RBL 21 18 1 2 37 281.889

Campden RBL 21 14 1 6 29 272.364

Badsey Rec 21 12 1 8 25 267.182

Badsey RBL 21 11 0 10 22 271.364

Wickham SSC 21 10 0 11 20 268.1

Evesham SMC 21 7 0 14 14 259.4

Bidford RBL 21 5 1 15 11 257.091

Nomads 21 4 0 17 8 253.167

Hamp WMC 21 3 0 18 6 256.1

George & Drag 21 2 1 18 5 244.7