Chapel End unseat Cabbage shufflers; FRIDAY GAMES.

STOCKINGFORD AA's shufflers have dropped off the pace in the M&B Nuneaton Friday Night Games League following a surprise old game defeat at struggling Chapel End Social.

The Cabbage are now four points adrift of leaders Bermuda in the 5s&3s section following the 4-1 setback in which Dave Millward saved them from further embarrassment by taking the second game. The shufflers on winning form for Social were Les Boddington, Roy Atkins, Tony Griffiths and Roy Jones.

But overall it was Stockingford who took the honours with their darters on target in a 6-3 success, the trio of Pete Smithson, Eric Bird and Adam Smithson giving them a 3-1 advantage after Gary Turvey's victory in the opener had put Social in front.

Allan Prime then cut the arrears to 3-2 before another three-game blitz from the arrows of Graham Rowe, Steve Coburn and Dave Millward decided the outcome although Ian Mumford made the scoreline a little more respectable for the hosts on the anchor leg.

No luck either at the old game for Chapel End as they lost out 4-1, pegging well for the AA were Alf Harper, Graham Rowe, Ken Warner and Pete Smithson before Pat Ison halted what looked to be an impending dry run by winning the fifth game.

Bermuda kept their one point lead at the top of the championship table with a 14-5 mauling of Stockingford Social in which they won all three sections to keep them on course for a clean sweep of all divisions.

Second placed Bentley Road cruised to an effortless 15-4 triumph at Bucksford whose only consolation came at the dartboard where Steve Jayne had a maximum 180.

The only dry rub of the night came at Boro Social as Alan Ashby beat Coton Libs' John Box 7-0 at the old game.