THERE were contrasting fortunes for the two Clee Cons teams in the Premier Section of the Roy Ling Mutual Grimsby Snooker Doubles League
Clee Cons B won their match 4-2 at Hainton B, while the A team went down at home by the same score to Hainton A.
The leaders started slowly as Craig Waddingham, Mike Bridge, Steve Donner and Mark Goss had to settle for 1-1 draws with Andy McArthur, Mick Dobson, Keith Atmore and Ray Hammond.
Jon Steel and Brian Bridge won the last two frames to give them the victory.
Jimmy Yates and Paul Beasley won two frames for the Cons A team, but that was all they could manage as Dan Frosdick, James Wooton, Dave Bartlett and Dave Cox all won 2-0 for Hainton A.
Taylor Made Carpets lost the first two frames to Geoff Ford and Jim McLachlan of Clee Bowls C, but try as they might, they couldn't pull it back as Colin Grey, Gil Clark, and Dave and Pete Cullum all won a single for the Bowlers against Keith Tomlinson, Craig Taylor, Mark Stevens and Fred Parker in a surprise 4-2 victory.
Blossom Way B thrashed New Street Lads 5-1 when Andy Johnson, Dave Robertson, Myles Kennan and John Rowson all won 2-0, before Rob Collins and Danny Smith saved the slam for the Westlands lads with a single against Kev Johnson and Brian O'Bee.
West End A lost 4-2 at home against Linden Homes B.
Dads & Lads closed the gap on Nats to just a point after beating Healing Men's 5-1 in Section A.
Played at Cue World, Pete and Alfie East shared the first two frames with Dave Leen and Brian Woods, but from then on it was all the home team as Ivan Harvey, Brad Burrell, and Jase and Mathew Lawton won the rest of the frames.
Nats scored four in their home game against West End B when Danny Hargrave and Steve Drinkell both won 2-0 and Dave Burton, Steve Austin, Ryan Johnstone and Mick Goodwin shared with Paul Stiff, Walt Simpson, Mike Needham and Michael Boulton.
Adam Boyington and Pete Gibson won the first frame for Standard A at Cromwell B but that was their lot as Daz Roche and Phil Revell levelled things up before Art McDougal, Ray Revell, Dave Telfer and Jim Litchfield all won two in a 5-1 victory.
A four-man Blossom Way A beat Clee Bowls B 4-2 when Dave Erdman, Brad Mowforth, Ross Lowther and Albert Potterton won all the frames played.